As she matched each event and Elina’s actions one by one.
“Ugh. What is this…?”
Swearing comes out involuntarily.
“…Huh? What did you say?”
Cedric asked the lady who was suddenly looking for bread with a grim expression.
“Oh, no. But how did Cedric find out that Elina knows?”
“I heard it from those who tried to confine you in the villa.”
“You found those people?”
For a moment, the blue pupils seemed to freeze with coldness.
“Did you only find them?”
A voice that pushed the end excessively.
As Lamein, who had been staring blankly, cracked a small gap with a red seam.
…My lord. You met those two first.
“People who play with human lives should be treated the same way.”
The voice without a gap was firm.
“Especially if the opponent is you, do I have any reason to endure it?”
The eyes that had no intention of holding regret were unusually sharp.
Phew. Cedric, who briefly exhaled a sigh with a lot of meaning, calmly smoothed his expression.
“Elyna won’t bother you for a while.”
“…Why?”
Looking at the eyes filled with question marks, he slowly recounted what had happened with Elina.
Lamein, who listened silently to the story, gradually calmed down her expression.
After the story concluded, Cedric silently gazed into Lamein’s eyes, filled with tangled thoughts.
“Did I talk unnecessarily?”
Lamein’s eyes, which had lost focus, found their shape.
“No, it’s not like that. It’s just…”
As Lamein’s voice trailed off, she let out a faint sigh.
“I was worried about you getting hurt, and also about others getting hurt because of me. That’s why.”
Cedric, who had been gazing steadily, let out a short sigh mixed with laughter.
It would be good if no one got hurt.
That was always her one and only wish.
But strangely, Lamein herself seemed to be excluded from that category.
“Of course, I can’t guarantee or promise that there won’t be any dangerous situations.”
He honestly expressed his thoughts.
“But if going through those procedures is necessary to stay by your side, then I have no reason to hesitate.”
“…”
“Do what you want to do.”
To me standing in front of the dark and uncertain road, where the end is not visible.
“Protecting you is something I will do.”
He says he will be your beacon.
“So, make sure to hold on tightly.”
“…”
“At least until you let go of my hand, our story is a happy ending.”
No matter what happens, you are the protagonist of my life.
Looking at you holding me so tightly.
Lamein, who had erased the worries filled in her eyes, slowly raised her eyebrows.
“Why are you so confident? Go ahead and try letting go. I’ll watch everything with my eyes wide open.”
…I’ll watch you.
In a playful manner, Lamein, who raised her eyebrows for a moment, suddenly raised her eyelashes.
The long fingers that crossed over without permission flowed down her cheek smoothly.
Leaving behind a tingling sensation, the dropped fingertips gently pressed once against her plump lower lip and passed by strangely.
A subtle sensation spreading after the slow movement.
The heat that had momentarily disappeared seemed to ignite on her body again.
“Cedric, you must be tired. Let’s go to the room…”
…Let’s go back.
The final words were swallowed into her husband’s mouth, covering her lips.
Thump. Thump.
As she pulled the waist and lightly tapped the large upper body approaching as if in rebellion with her fist.
“Don’t ask, just do it. I won’t stop until the end.”
The man, murmuring with his lips covered, began to color her delicate interior with his breath.
…
“What the heck…”
Phew. Lamein, who let out a long breath, covered her reddened cheeks with her palms.
The man who had been passionately kissing as if he would burn the night had returned to the room a while ago.
The sound of her heart pounding was still vivid.
Lamein, who had left the bed after a long time, opened the window wide.
Feeling the flowing wind, the heat that had endlessly risen from her body gradually subsided.
She, who had been standing guard in front of the window for a moment, turned towards the mirror. She let the gown that was draped over her, facing her own reflection directly in the mirror, fall to the floor. And then, she slowly turned her body.
The faint marks she had seen in the bathroom became a bit darker. She slowly lowered the strap of the slip nightgown hanging over her shoulders. Along the slender waistline, new marks began to emerge.
“……. ”
As she gazed at her own body as if engraving it into her pupils, she averted her gaze as if avoiding the unwanted reality she didn’t want to face. She pulled up the strap of her nightgown over her shoulders again.
And she headed towards the bed.
Thud.
Lamein, who threw her body onto the bed, tightly clutched the pillow. At that moment, just like Cedric, she remembered the subtle changes happening in her body, changes she should have stopped before he saw. She had to stop because she wasn’t emotionally prepared yet. Although it was a story that would eventually need to be told, she had hoped it wouldn’t be today.
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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