“I can’t walk. Hug me again.”
Adele reached out both hands like a child begging to be held. When Kristin, looking narrow-eyed, opened his eyes, she continued to act cute.
“What are you doing? Hurry up.”
“I’m not that easy of a man.”
“I know. It means I find you extremely, incredibly difficult. Also, it’s because you love me so easily. Always grateful.”
“Ha, whatever.”
But Kristin’s face had already softened.
It was clear that Adele was the one who found him easy.
“Sorry. I worried you.”
Adele tightly held his waist and buried her face in his chest. Only then did Kristin gently stroke her head, revealing his true feelings.
“I thought you were bleeding to death. I had all sorts of thoughts because I was afraid something might happen to you, cursed Stone.”
“Me too.”
Then Adele quickly lifted her head.
“No, nothing.”
In fact, Adele didn’t know just how anxious she had been, wondering if Kristin was truly the Silver Wolf.
As much as she desired to encounter the Silver Wolf, she fervently hoped that what entered the greenhouse wasn’t the Silver Wolf.
So when she confirmed that the one who came to find her was Kristin, she felt a sense of gratitude she didn’t even realize.
“Yeah, the one who killed my mother was Stone from the wolf tribe, and now that he’s caught, it’s all over.”
Adele looked up at him with a slightly mischievous smile.
“It’s nice. Having you worry about me.”
“You’re smiling like that after making everyone worry?”
“Why, is it pretty when I smile? Does it make you want to love me even more?”
“Ha, say that after looking in the mirror.”
Adele, who fought fiercely against Stone, had messy hair and torn clothes, with blood here and there. Even in such a pitiful state, she spoke so innocently.
But to Kristin’s eyes, it seemed beautiful.
“So, am I not pretty?”
“You’re pretty.”
“I don’t feel sincerity.”
“Sincere. Is that enough now?”
Kristin, who was playfully crossing the garden, stopped his steps.
In the dark shade of the garden, a man dressed in work clothes, holding pruning shears, stood.
“Thank you, Viscount.”
He bowed deeply, his waist almost touching the ground.
“Thanks haven’t been given yet. And I owe you a great debt today as well.”
“It was a matter of course.”
Adele, who had been listening to their conversation, asked out of curiosity.
“Chris, who…?”
He seemed to be Oswald’s servant, but Adele had never seen his face before. One side of his face was badly distorted by burns. However, his voice was polite and dignified, unlike that of a typical servant.
“He is Joseph, the gardener of the mansion.”
“Stone informed me that you were brought to the greenhouse.”
Kristin’s words prompted Adele to express her gratitude.
“Oh, thank you so much. Thanks to you, I’m unharmed.”
“Oh, no, not at all.”
As Joseph looked at Adele, his gaze was tender.
“More… than I thought, similar.”
“What?”
“No, nothing.”
Then Joseph, holding scissors, disappeared back into the shadow of the trees.
Joseph was the man Kristin had met at Oswald’s mansion.
He was the brother of Stone, who killed Kristin’s wife. Since Stone’s wife had been adopted at a young age, Oswald was unaware of Joseph’s existence.
Therefore, Kristin extended his hand and hired him as the gardener. He had also informed him of Stone’s movements until now.
Thanks to that, they were able to find Adele without Kristin transforming into the Silver Wolf today.
Time had passed, but Tanya’s whereabouts were still unknown.
Joseph also stated that he hadn’t seen Tanya entering this place. Moreover, Kristin couldn’t sense her presence in the mansion.
“Try sniffing around a bit!”
Zimmer’s taunt made Kristin’s gaze turn fierce.
“I don’t care if you’re not a hunting dog.”
“Anyway, why don’t you try utilizing that ability of yours, like when you were looking for Adele!”
Kristin looked at Zimmer, who was shouting, with a bewildered expression.
Among the White Ghost Knights, he was known for his gentle and quiet personality. Of course, in battle, he could transform to the point of being suspected of having a dual personality.
“Do they happen to… be dating?”
Kristin squinted her eyes as if sensing something.
“Don’t jump to conclusions!”
Zimmer’s face turned red even though he jumped.
However, Kristin didn’t pretend to know.
“If Tanya is definitely here, she might be in a place with a strong scent. Or maybe trapped in a place with a lot of water. So her scent might have disappeared.”
“That makes sense! I’ll search again!”
Zimmer seemed to have caught onto something.
After a polite bow, he shouted while running.
“Search the sewers!”
Then, discontentment poured out among the imperial guards.
“Sewers?”
“Didn’t they say the missing person was a maid?”
Zimmer understood why they were grumbling.
The imperial guard was a military composed of nobles’ children to protect the emperor. As such, some had strong pride and a sense of superiority.
“The missing person is not a maid but a subject of the Emperor. If you delay, a life could be in danger. Hurry!”
But they grumbled with dissatisfaction.
“We’ve done enough. Why should we search for a maid and the like!”
“The marquis might have played with her and then threw her into the sewer…”
The jaw of the imperial guard who muttered and grumbled suddenly twisted around.
Thunk!
Still not calming down, Zimmer rushed towards him again.
“Stop.”
At that moment, Kristin’s rapier blocked Zimmer’s path. He smiled slyly at the dirt-covered imperial guard.
“Judging by your attire, it seems perfect for searching the sewers. Now, anyone else dissatisfied, come forward. I’ll give you the opportunity to swim in the sewers. Anyone else?”
“No, sir!”
The imperial guards responded with seriousness.
Kristin still ruffled Zimmer’s hair, which hadn’t cooled down yet.
“I understand your feelings, but some problems can’t be solved with violence.”
“It’s not very convincing when the captain says that.”
“Well, you have a point.”
Kristin shrugged coolly, acknowledging it.
Even though he laughed absurdly, Zimmer knew why he acted this way.
This was his way.
When a fight broke out within the order of knights, he would playfully pick a fight. Thanks to that, the tension that seemed like it would lead to a bloodbath immediately crumbled away.
So far, he had led these rough men without major incidents.
He was merciless, but also an incredibly friendly leader.
“Now that the excitement has died down, let’s go to the wine aging room.”
“What? The wine aging room?”
“Adele found the key to that place. There’s a huge wine aging room in the mansion’s annex.”
“Ha! Thank you! Thank you!”
After bowing his head in gratitude, Zimmer rushed away in a hurry.
Watching his retreating figure, Kristin clicked her tongue.
“And yet he says not to jump to conclusions?”
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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