Lexus was biding his time.
Soon, there would be a banquet to celebrate the day Lexus ascended to the throne.
Lotera had made Lexus the emperor that day.
And Lexus would oust Lenisha from her position that very day.
To insult Lenisha as much as possible.
The aides glanced at Lexus, who was wearing a sly smile.
“Why those faces?”
“Ah, Your Majesty.”
The aide bowed his head with a cringing look.
He was careful not to offend the emperor’s feelings in any way.
“The envoys have brought a gift. They say they want to repay the grace bestowed upon them by Empress Lenisha when they visited before.”
“Grace bestowed by the Empress?”
“Yes, Your Majesty. A year ago, the youngest princess and the envoys from Shandar Kingdom visited.”
“And?”
“At that time, the youngest princess was critically ill with a local disease, but Empress Lenisha helped her recover.”
Lexus pushed up the flesh around his eye with his finger.
The sharper look struck the aides.
“Is the Empress a god? Or does she have excellent medical skills? How is that the Empress’s merit? It’s the merit of the palace physician who eats the salary I give in this Imperial City!”
“Uh… The youngest princess’s disease was critical, and she was on the brink of death, but Empress Lenisha sent down a precious medicine from Lotera.”
“Precious medicine?”
“Yes. A medicine that can revive anyone unless they are dead, perhaps you know of ‘Rasha’s Tears’?”
“Rasha’s Tears?”
“Yes. It’s known as a miracle drug, though I don’t know what it’s made of.”
Lexus scratched his chin.
He had heard of it. No, he was sure of it.
It must have been the day Lexus first visited the Lotera family.
Lexus was dying then.
[Star Icon][Star Icon][Star Icon]Lexus gasped for breath as he crossed the gate.
A dying crown prince. The discarded shame of the royal family.
No noble would open their doors to such Lexus.
Finally, the door Lexus knocked on to escape the assassins chasing him opened.
“……Thank you.”
He didn’t even know whose house it was.
Before Lexus’s eyes stood a little girl, about Lexus’s age.
Knights holding torches surrounded the girl.
Her brilliant platinum hair embroidered with night and pink eyes were beautiful.
She had the power to captivate anyone’s eyes instantly.
“……Who are you? Where is this place?”
“I am Lenisha of the Lotera family, Your Highness, the Crown Prince. This is the Lotera mansion.”
Lenisha spoke with a flowing and neat voice.
“Lotera…… Thank you. I will never forget this favor.”
Blood was flowing incessantly from a deep wound from a sword.
Fever had gone to his head. His heart was pounding. His vision was blurred, and all sounds were distant.
Whether it was a feeling of relief or not, only then did the pain rush in.
Lexus gritted his teeth, but he couldn’t stop his collapsing consciousness.
“Bring Rasha’s Tears.”
“But, Miss!”
“A dying life must be saved.”
The last words he heard with his faint consciousness.
[Star Icon][Star Icon][Star Icon]Lexus recalled his past memory.
It was an old memory, but something he could never forget.
That day, Lexus survived with Lotera’s help.
The one who opened the door to Lotera was Lenisha’s will.
The one who saved Lexus, who had been discarded by the royal family, was also Lenisha.
Lotera, who belatedly grasped the situation, was troubled.
They could have been entangled in a political battle.
They may have had to give up Lenisha.
Instead of making that choice, Duke Lotera decided to make Lexus the emperor.
“I remember that.”
Lexus licked his lips with his tongue.
The favor he vowed not to forget was really unforgettable and had been tormenting Lexus to this day.
Lexus is the emperor made by Rotera! The true emperor is not Lexus but Lenisha!
Everyone was looking at Lexus with such eyes.
Lexus chuckled.
“Her Majesty the Empress always does things for me that she doesn’t need to.”
“But… if the youngest princess had died here, there would have been an international dispute with Shamdhar, Your Majesty.”
The aide reported, almost banging his head on the desk.
In fact, Lenisha always saved the nation in times of crisis.
So it had become a habit to run to Lenisha whenever a problem arose.
When a big bridge had collapsed during a heavy rain some time ago, the ministers quietly gathered the documents and went to find Lenisha.
Afterwards, they would formally report to the emperor.
“You would think so. Anyway, isn’t it a good thing? Be lenient with the ones sent from Shamdhar.”
“Yes, Your Majesty!”
“It would be best to give all of them to Kanaria. The Empress is leaving here soon, isn’t she?”
The aides had a disappointed look, but Lexus didn’t go back on his word.
They had no choice but to obey.
[Star Icon][Star Icon][Star Icon]Terion was holding a blue suit, pondering where and how to tear it to make a usable tie.
Finding someone to sew was not difficult, but finding good blue fabric was tough, so he was thinking of tearing up and altering the brought suit.
Then, as if their savior, Turiel visited the mansion.
“Madam Turiel!”
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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