“Just a moment, really just a moment, Ansel… lot…! Ah!”
I understood Anselot’s intention, but simply being bombarded with attacks didn’t mean I could magically awaken and use the power of the pendant right away.
“Take deep breaths and feel the beating of the pendant.”
Anselot kindly explained while simultaneously attacking fiercely.
“How can I take deep breaths, deep breaths in this situation!”
“If a situation arises where you need that power, Princess, it will surely be much more urgent than this.”
Anselot continued to attack relentlessly while explaining.
“Ah, shriek! The beating, how do I feel it!”
“Deep breaths.”
“Hu, ha, hu, ha!”
I grasped the red pendant tightly and tried my best to follow Anselot’s instructions, taking deep breaths and focusing on the pendant.
Focusing, focusing, focusing…
And then, for a moment.
Thump!
It felt like I could feel the beating of the pendant.
Flash!
A red light emanated from the pendant, forming a protective barrier around me.
“……!”
The threatening white lights created by Anselot disappeared instantly.
I didn’t immediately realize what I had done and just blinked my eyes, then later, I exclaimed with a bright smile.
“……I did it!”
Anselot chuckled at my happiness.
“Now I can relax a bit.”
He approached me and extended his hand in an escort-like manner.
“Well done, Princess.”
“Thank you.”
I placed my hand lightly on his, responding.
Just as Anselot and I were about to step out of the training ground.
“Princess!”
Someone rushed towards us with urgent footsteps.
“Are you alright!”
“Knight Klaus?”
The usually composed Klaus was panting in front of me.
“The knights passing by said the sounds coming from the training ground where the Princess is… didn’t seem normal…”
Klaus’s expression hardened as he glimpsed the disastrous state inside the training ground.
Then he clenched his fist and glared at Anselot.
“Did he put you in danger?”
“No, Knight. It was just a sparring session with Prince Anselot.”
“How can this be a normal sparring session!”
Klaus raised his voice.
True to his words, the training ground, cracked and shattered in places, didn’t look like it had been the site of a normal sparring session.
‘Well, it wasn’t a normal sparring… no, it wasn’t even sparring. I was just dodging one-sided attacks.’
Moreover, unlike Anselot’s neat appearance, my clothes were crumpled and dirty from running around and rolling on the ground.
It was no wonder Klaus misunderstood.
‘Actually, it was a bit, no, really dangerous…’
But I couldn’t honestly tell him what happened inside the training ground.
“No, I’m really fine…”
“Princess. I am now your knight. If there is anyone threatening your safety, it is my duty to deal with them.”
Klaus spoke through gritted teeth.
Then a cold snicker came from the side.
“Deal with?”
Anselot curled his lips provocatively towards Klaus.
“You, deal with me?”
Wow… Even though he’s not talking to me, it’s really annoying…
Not just me, but Klaus’s eyes twitched as if feeling the same.
“Doesn’t the Prince of Luenhart know any manners?”
“Wow, how did you guess?”
The moment I felt sparks flying between Anselot and Klaus’s eyes.
“Both of you stop!”
Unable to bear it, I shouted, interrupting their increasingly childish argument.
Anselot and Klaus both clamped their mouths shut at the same time.
“Knight, did you come to see me?”
“Yes. About the oath I swore to you yesterday…”
“Alright. It’s hard to talk in this condition, so wait for me in the drawing room of the Third Princess’s palace. Anselot. You can leave now.”
“……Well, if our Princess commands.”
Anselot raised his eyebrows as if displeased but complied with my request obediently.
Having returned to the Princess’s palace, I took a thorough bath and changed into fresh clothes before heading to the drawing room.
Klaus was sitting upright, waiting for me.
His demeanor, sitting upright with his chin propped up, sharply contrasted with Anselot’s casual way of sipping tea with a tilted head.
“Did you wait long?”
“I greet Your Highness, Luivel Ajester, the Third Princess.”
Klaus promptly stood up and bowed deeply as he greeted me.
‘This mannerism is so different from Anselot’s.’
Without thinking, I compared him to Anselot and then shook my head, wondering why I was thinking about Anselot at that moment.
“Your Highness…?”
“No, it’s nothing. Please sit.”
I gestured for Klaus to sit and took a seat opposite him.
Only then did I notice that neither his name nor his affection meter was visible above his head. Piya must have turned off the system.
Once we were seated, Seira brought in some fresh refreshments.
I began to talk to Klaus about the events of the previous day over tea.
“I really appreciate what you did in the space. But it was too reckless.”
“…”
“I’ve told you before. I didn’t want to hide behind you and be protected.”
“…It wasn’t just about protection.”
Klaus, who had been silently listening to me, responded slowly.
“It was a knight’s loyalty and devotion to his lord.”
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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