Now what should I do?
Naturally, I couldn’t just give up like this.
Even disregarding the fact that she was the first woman I coveted, I didn’t want to lose anything to Tae-seok.
Yeah. In the end, the problem was Seo Tae-seok. Ji-hyuk reached a conclusion.
The lead in their relationship was in Tae-seok’s hands. Of course. A reserved and quiet woman like Choi Yeoreum couldn’t take the lead in a relationship, especially with someone like Ji-hyuk.
Unfortunately, Ji-hyuk’s deductions had already gone astray from this point. Ji-hyuk first met Yeoreum during the darkest period of her life. He had no idea what kind of personality she originally had.
The Yeoreum of that time was a concentration of depression mixed with various negative emotions.
It was a time when he couldn’t laugh wholeheartedly, and even delicious things didn’t bring any joy. It was a period of gray, passive days with no confidence, no self-esteem.
Ji-hyuk thought Yeoreum’s smiling face was pretty, but he had never seen a face that truly laughed perfectly. He didn’t know her confident and bright personality well enough.
“Yeah. The problem is Seo Tae-seok. How can I deal with that hyung…”
He was wrong. Even though it seemed like Yeoreum was losing, she was leading the relationship from beginning to end.
“I told you it’s not possible.”
Yeoreum’s firm voice.
When she refused even to hold hands, Tae-seok’s complexion turned pale. Even when Summer unilaterally notified him of their breakup two years ago, it had started to crack with such rejection.
Tae-seok struggled, and Summer’s heart softened a bit. However, Summer showed no sign of weakness and raised her chin even more firmly.
“It feels like I’ve become a fool. You can’t until I tell you.”
Turning halfway back, expressing perfect rejection, Tae-seok looked as if the end of the world had come.
“I feel like I’ve become a fool. It’s not allowed until you tell me.”
When Tae-seok reached out again, Summer tactfully rejected it.
“I’ve been treated badly by Jihyun-jeong, so why should I remain ignorant?”
Summer poured out heavy rain to find out about Tae-seok’s secret. No matter how many times she pleaded, he remained resolute, so there was no choice.
If she didn’t give what he wanted, she could only raise the white flag. What Tae-seok wanted most was Choi Yeoreum herself. I’m sorry, but today, I plan to use that feeling a little.
She decided to postpone the happiness that Tae-seok’s embrace brought for the sake of her goal.
“I’ll handle it.”
“Sorry, but no. And I want to know the identity of that video.”
“Choi Yeoreum, stop being so stubborn.”
“I want to go home. I don’t plan to come for a while.”
Summer stood up with her bag and coat. Although Tae-seok, with his significantly larger height and shoulders, blocked her way, both knew that even a slight touch of a finger would push him away.
“Don’t drive me crazy. Don’t say that with that expression.”
Tae-seok looked at Summer with an uncertain expression.
The unfamiliar yet sexy Summer, without a trace of a smile, made Tae-seok excited. He wanted to hug her without permission, kiss her.
He’s crazy. When your lover is angry, having such thoughts…
Tae-seok has lost his mind. From the moment he comes home after filming, he couldn’t even lift a finger, but now he suddenly decides to go home, huh? Once he’s stubborn, he doesn’t stop.
“Move. I’m leaving.”
Barely reaching the chest, Choi Yeoreum raised her head, locked eyes with Tae-seok, and uttered harsh words, tapping her fingers. The injury was severe. Those lips, that’s all she could use.
“…First, let’s sit and talk. Let’s find a solution.”
“Don’t act difficult. Just tell me.”
Ha.
Unable to endure any longer, Tae-seok took a step closer and swept Summer’s lips with his thumb. It was truly the limit.
If he was doing this on purpose to show a different side, it was a perfect success. However, Summer shook her body slightly and pushed his hand away.
“No, I don’t like it. Until you tell me.”
Anyway, stubbornness understands. Really…
“…Fine.”
In the end, Tae-seok raised the white flag. It took exactly 3 minutes for Summer to achieve the result of persuading him to let her go home.
“Yeah. Anything. Whatever you want to do.”
Tae-seok could never beat Summer.
“So now, you can.”
Tae-seok immediately overlapped his lips. He nibbled on her soft lower lip and drank in her scent. It felt damp all the way to the brain.
Choi Tokki learned how to control herself as a hostage. Realizing that she could only be helpless in the face of that damn method, she sighed lightly.
Tae-seok released his lips and gazed at Summer.
“Where did the rabbit learn fox-like behavior…”
An uninvited guest unexpectedly joined the meeting known as the ‘Seo Tae-seok Project,’ so-called by Director Hong. Summer greeted each person who came into the house with a bright smile.
“Hello. Can I call you Mr. K?”
“I’m Lawyer Moon Sung-hoon. Nice to meet you. Welcome.”
“Hello, senior.”
“Oh, Reporter Oh! Nice to see you again.”
When male lead is the homewrecker
“I know she doesn’t love him.”
I’ve read the novel below twice already. Girls, I’m highly recommending it to you!
The female lead? Not a good person.
The second male lead? Not a good person.
The male lead? Willingly plays the third party, breaking up the female and second male lead’s relationship despite all the warnings from his friends—so yeah, he’s definitely not a good person either.
Basically, nobody in this novel is simple-minded or without scheming.
The female lead starts off as the male lead’s secretary, but don’t worry—later on, she takes over the company while the male lead steps back to support her. He won’t steal her spotlight, overshadow her, or dull her shine.
I love novels where men are out here snatching wigs, tearing each other down, and going to war just to win the female lead’s affection. And this is exactly that kind of novel. Most of Hai Dai Ran’s works have this dynamic. You’ll see the male characters’ emotions being pushed to the absolute extreme.
There’s even a scene where the second male lead exposes the male lead online for being a homewrecker. The brotherhood immediately gangs up on him, dragging him through the mud. I find it compelling —it completely flips reality on its head, where usually, women are the ones fighting over a man and getting torn apart by the sisterhood.
For me, female leads in the novels I read should only struggle in their careers, not in love. But if the brainless romantics in the story are all men? I have zero complaints.
I’ve pretty much read all of Hai Dai Ran’s novels and even translated all of them—her works are just my thing. I’ll slowly upload everything here. One day, when my website is official, I hope I can invite her to join as one of the star authors.
Here’s the story synopsis:
One-line summary: She is his lifelong obsession, to the point where he was willing to be a third wheel, scorned by society, just to wedge his way into her relationship with her fiancé.
Cold-hearted and indifferent female lead + Scheming and subservient CEO male lead
Intro 1:
“I know she doesn’t love him.”
With blood trickling from his clenched fist, Rong Xiu gazed at the woman before him, his eyes clouded with anguish. Hidden in the wardrobe, he had witnessed Fan Xia – the woman he desperately loved – in an intimate embrace with her fiancé. Yet his heart still yearned for her, defying all reason.
Fan Xia, the elegant and composed assistant, carried something mysterious in her eyes whenever she looked at her fiancé, Wen Lan Sheng. Strange occurrences began to surface – secret meetings with the young Gu Jin Yi, an unexplained withdrawal of 5,000 yuan… Then suddenly, her fiancé’s sister, Wen Jing, violently attacked her.
In this matriarchal society, Rong Xiu had risen to become the chairman of a powerful healthcare conglomerate, breaking through gender prejudices. But for the first time, he willingly stepped into the shadows as the other man, disregarding his friends’ warnings to become her secret lover.
Because he had discovered the truth – Fan Xia wasn’t the pure angel everyone believed her to be. And perhaps, he was the only one capable of helping her execute her mysterious plan…
Intro 2:
Rong Xiu’s biggest regret in life was missing out on Fan Xia.
He secretly loved Fan Xia for 7 years.
Watched her go public with her boyfriend.
Watched her kiss her boyfriend at their wedding.
Until that man blissfully nestled in Fan Xia’s arms, obtaining everything he could only dream of.
The crazy jealousy stripped away his hidden secret love, layer by layer, burning like wildfire.
Fan Xia, how can I have you!
【Reading and Trigger Warning Guide】
1. Female dominant, male submissive, male pregnancy
2. Male lead schemes his way to the top, male competition
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