The elongated stage was sensual and flashy.
The two people’s seats were also in the front row where the show could be seen best.
However, Hae Joo couldn’t enjoy the show and gasped with irregular breathing.
It was due to Do Jun’s lips that secretly brushed against her in the short moment of darkness.
“Hae Joo, breathe.”
Just then, the first model in line began to walk, dressed in a unique outfit.
But Hae Joo’s flushed face didn’t easily subside.
Then, she caught eyes with Jin Han who was sitting across the stage.
Amidst the models quickly walking out, he seemed surprised to see Hae Joo’s red face.
‘Are you okay?’
He mouthed the question when everyone was focused on the model.
Hae Joo nodded and shifted her gaze.
By chance, she caught eyes with Yoon Ji who was sitting next to Jin Han. Hae Joo, who gave a rough eye greeting, struggled to focus on the show.
“Hmm.”
In contrast, Do Jun was leisurely.
After causing an incident, he watched the models with a relaxed expression, crossing his long legs.
The sight of him mechanically nodding was even annoying.
‘No one saw, right?’
The fact that Hae Joo was loved by the public also contributed to her clean private life.
Then a scandal broke out, and the public was shocked by the fact that they had been married for 3 years.
Now they managed to recover somehow, but Hae Joo was still afraid of public criticism.
“Your face is red.”
Do Jun murmured so only Hae Joo could hear.
She who was making a haughty expression like others retorted.
“If you do that again in front of people, I won’t let you off.”
“We are a couple. What’s wrong?”
Hae Joo wanted to stop talking.
In fact, in her first movie, she only hugged the opposing actor. She doesn’t know how nervous she was then.
To her, what Do Jun did was a great offense.
“The clothes are quite good.”
Do Jun seemed nonchalant.
Only Hae Joo’s face was burning and her insides were noisy.
As expected when there are many women….
‘You’re skilled.’
Hae Joo quietly raised her hand and brushed the place where Do Jun’s lips had touched. The remaining sticky sensation was very fresh.
In front of her, elegant models were walking. While her eyes followed them, Hae Joo’s mind couldn’t escape from what happened a moment ago.
Unconsciously, she kept touching the place where Do Jun’s lips had touched. In the meantime, she accidentally touched her earring and it fell off.
“Ah!”
Everyone was focused on the stage.
There was no one who even breathed for the models on the stage.
The earring should be worn while looking at the mirror, so Hae Joo quickly picked it up.
Do Jun saw this.
“Give it here.”
Hae Joo took it to mean that he would hold the earring and quickly handed it over.
But.
“……!”
“Don’t move.”
Do Jun enveloped Hae Joo’s earlobe with his hand.
Surprised by his unexpected touch, she straightened her back.
An earring, curved into a semicircle, emerged through the tiny hole.
Only after confirming that the earring was safely secured, did he sit up properly.
“If you’re conscious about it, it’ll only be harder for you.”
It was absurd for the person who had made her conscious to say something like this.
Feeling a strong thirst, Hae Joo swallowed her dry saliva.
The final model began walking on the stage.
Hae Joo tried to watch her, but her eyes met with Jin Han again.
As expected, his expression wasn’t good.
“Haah.”
He seemed to be paying attention not to the model on the stage, but to Hae Joo and Do Jun.
It was more than just uncomfortable, but she pretended not to notice.
Just then, the lead designer of L brand led the models, who were wearing his outfits, onto the stage. Bowing in a Koreanstyle greeting, he disappeared behind the stage.
Two more shows followed afterwards.
Only when they were finally over, did a relaxed Hae Joo send applause and cheers at the ending.
“Let’s talk when we get home.”
“Wasn’t the physical contact officially allowed?”
“Not in this way.”
What Hae Joo had in mind as official physical contact was something like holding hands in front of the camera. Unexpectedly touching sensitive areas like this was clearly cheating.
No sooner had the show ended than people began to rise and converse. Interviews by journalists from fashion TV and magazine reporters were taking place everywhere.
Just then, Jin Han approached.
With a courteous smile, he offered a handshake first.
“It’s nice to see you, CEO Park Do Jun.”
Given the circumstances, Do Jun also didn’t act up today. He accepted Jin Han’s handshake and responded.
“I heard that GN hosted the show. Thank you for the invitation.”
“Not at all. Let’s go greet the lead designer of L brand together.”
Jin Han had arrived early and finished his interview.
This time, he led Do Jun and Hae Joo backstage, as if they were a burdensome assignment.
He started a conversation with the lead designer in fluent English.
“I’ve brought the two people you were so eager to see.”
“Oh, is that so?”
The busy lead designer turned around to greet them enthusiastically.
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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