“Tell the people in the villa that the soldiers will storm in soon, so don’t resist unnecessarily and just do as they say.”
“Yes, Miss.”
Decain, sensing my concern for the employees in my tone, smiled faintly as if he couldn’t stop me.
So, with a few people brought by Decain, we set off.
Click, click, click!
The sound of horse hooves filled the forest.
Askan, whose hearing had been enhanced through experiments, seemed to feel something different and spoke to me in a low voice.
“There seem to be soldiers from the Rajent Empire nearby.”
Decain seemed surprised by Askan’s unexpected ability, but instead of asking about it, he quickly assessed the situation.
“Can you determine where they are? It’s dangerous if we encounter them now.”
Askan seemed to close his eyes and concentrate, then pointed in one direction.
Decain nodded and drove the horse as far away as possible from that place.
Askan’s hearing was helpful, but it could not be said that the current situation was safe. If someone discovered us, we would be immediately exposed to danger.
‘Should I have brought K01 for selfdefense? I didn’t bring anything thinking I would just relax on this trip, and now I regret it.’
Although I was regretful, I couldn’t afford to regret what had already happened.
As I was wondering if there was something I could do, an idea flashed into my mind.
It was the magic stone ring on my finger. It was a gift from Olland when I left for the trip, warning me to be careful of water play.
‘Come to think of it, I can manipulate water with this ring.’
Although I couldn’t manipulate a large amount of water like Noxia, it was still a significant amount if I used the magic stone until its magic was exhausted.
A good idea came to me as I quickly thought.
“Askan.”
At my word, Askan, who had been driving the horse, turned around.
“I will use the magic stone ring to gather water, and you heat it up with your fire ability.”
“What are you trying to do?”
“If you heat the water, it becomes steam. We need to create fog in this forest temporarily.”
If the steam created fog that obscured our form, we would be able to escape the forest much more safely than now.
Decain, who heard my words, looked at me as if amazed.
“Tanashia, I knew you were genius, but really?”
Decain’s praise was appreciated, but before answering, I looked at Askan again and asked.
“The temperature cannot be too high. Can you control it?”
“I will try.”
At Askan’s words, I nodded and concentrated. Through the magic engineering ring, I was gathering droplets of water in the forest.
The blue magic stone embedded in the ring like a gem emitted a brilliant light for a moment.
Thus, the water streamed soundlessly gathered behind the horse we were riding. The sight of the water, like a cloak made of water, flapping in the air was magnificent.
Askan’s golden eyes glowed red for a moment, and soon a flame was generated in the air.
The sight of water and fire blending together behind us as we galloped, creating a hazy steam, was incredible.
Soon, dense steam, like fog, covered the area around us.
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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