“I’ve always liked you.”

Hezen extended a ring to me with a bright smile.

“I love you, Lulu. Will you spend your life with me?”

His voice, sweet as honey-dipped, made my heart feel like it stopped.

“Hi, hiccup!”

A sudden hiccup escaped me, and I hurriedly covered my mouth with both hands.

Hezen’s eyes softened at my gesture, as if he found me adorably helpless, his expression sweetly endearing.

“No, no way! How…!”

“Do you dislike my proposal that much?”

Hezen asked with a slightly sad tone in his voice, letting his eyelids droop.

Even his crestfallen expression was as beautiful as a masterpiece, making my heart race.

“No, it’s not that…!”

I blushed and shook my head vehemently.

‘How could I dislike it!’

His hair shone like spun gold in the sunlight. His green eyes sparkled like jewels every time he blinked.

The most beautiful appearance in the empire, coupled with a kind and gentle personality, and the reputation of being the youngest swordmaster – a perfect setup.

‘Indeed, the protagonist…’

The world I had been thrown into was the classic fantasy novel .

In short, , a 21st-century masterpiece that sparked a global resurgence of classic fantasy!

Hezen, the future hero who saves the continent, was the protagonist of this story.

Ladies from all over the empire, regardless of their status, loved Hezen.

I was no exception.

However, Hezen, the protagonist, was destined to be with the beautiful and kind heroine, the Saintess of Light, Maria.

And I was… an extra who wasn’t even mentioned in the original work.

From the moment I saw him, I had been diligently trying not to fall for him.

But before I knew it, my efforts had dissipated like bubbles.

I found myself newly falling for and being thrilled by every word and gesture of his.

It was as if I was fated to love him.

But I never expected my love to be reciprocated, knowing the ending of the story.

Thus, this situation, where Hezen was confessing to me, was completely unexpected.

‘But there’s no way Hezen could like me…’

This was a different development from the original story.

“If it’s not that you dislike it…”

Hezen’s fingertips gently touched my cheek.

My heart pounded fiercely.

With a deep gaze, he tilted his head slightly towards me and asked,

“Will you accept my proposal, Lulu?”

Boom…!

My heart felt like it was going to burst.

“Ye… Yes!”

I nodded without realizing it.

Whoosh!

“I love you, Lulu!”

Hezen embraced me, whispering his sweet love.

“I will make you happy forever.”

It felt unbelievable, like a dream.

Was this the privilege of a transmigrator, the so-called ‘twisting of the original’?

…Until that moment, I believed I had changed the original story.

Believing that the world I was transmigrated into was from the novel I adored.

[SYSTEM] ‘s affection increased by +1,000,000! (Affection: 999)

[SYSTEM] Affection is already at its maximum, so the increase is not reflected!

‘Pfft, too easy.’

Hezen smirked inwardly as he saw the system window pop up.

In real life, he never even held a woman’s hand, but in this world, raising a woman’s affection was too simple.

Contrary to Louibel’s belief that she was transmigrated into the classic fantasy , this world was actually a virtual reality game adapted from the novel, .

Players must awaken their powers, gather companions, and defeat the Dragon threatening the empire.

The structure of the game is simple:

Choose one of the four heroes.

Complete the tutorial quest [Awakening].

Progress through the scenario, gathering the remaining heroes as companions.
Defeat the Mad Dragon (the final boss) threatening the empire.

Player Hezen was in the midst of completing the tutorial quest, [Awakening].

[Awakening] is an original element unique to the game, not present in the original novel. Once players clear the conditions for awakening, the story of the original begins.

And Hezen’s condition for awakening was [the death of a lover].

Louibel Azester, the 3rd Princess of the Azester Empire

Affection: 999

Hezen looked at the affection meter above Louibel’s head and smirked.

“Will you accept my proposal, Lulu?”

“Uh… Yes!”

Louibel answered, her face flushing red.

[SYSTEM] has accepted your proposal!

[SYSTEM] You have successfully conquered !

[SYSTEM] ‘s status is upgraded from [Conquest Target] to [Lover]!

[SYSTEM] [Temporary] attribute added to !

[SYSTEM] Maintain a relationship with for 30 days to meet the conditions of awakening, then achieve awakening through her death!

Louibel Azester was the chosen sacrifice for his awakening.

Now that he had just become Louibel’s lover, all he needed was for her to obediently die in 30 days, and he would complete his awakening and clear the tutorial!

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

_____

Please help me, I want to bring you the best possible things.

If you find any chapter or novel with poor translation and editing quality, let me know by commenting directly under that novel or chapter. I will retranslate it as soon as possible.

[Touch the gear icon in the bottom right corner of the screen to move to the next chapter if you want.]