To You Whom I Don’t Love That Much (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 126
126.
The Imperial Princess glanced first at Cardier, who seemed too distraught even to offer a proper greeting, then at Nick collapsed beside him, and then alternately at the pirates kneeling obediently with their hands bound. The Imperial Princess stammered out her question.
“I wonder how you managed to track them down.”
“Is that more urgent than my wife’s life?”
Cardier, his eyes bloodshot, growled as if only now regaining his senses. Had he been fully rational, he would never have dared speak thus to the Imperial Princess—but given how critically ill his wife appeared at first glance, no one thought to reprimand him. Moreover, Lieutenant Montrosa was now a legitimate war hero… perhaps, along with his wife. The Imperial Princess took a step back.
“No. No, of course not. Summon the royal physician at once.”
The reason this war had dragged on was not due to any deficiency in Esperanda’s naval strength, but rather because of an unforeseen remnant of the age of magic: pirates who attacked without warning amid thick fog, and a witch capable of summoning storms. It was a tale that belonged in fairy tales—something nearly impossible to believe until witnessed firsthand. Without Lieutenant Montrosa’s abilities, they might never have even found a clue.
The Imperial Princess cast her gaze toward the distant sea. The sun, now fully risen above the horizon, sparkled across the golden waves.
“It is our victory.”
* * *
“Why hasn’t she regained consciousness yet?”
The question came out sharp and dry. An anxious gaze pressed heavily upon the elderly royal physician. The physician rolled up the woman’s sleeve, checked the color of her tongue, and flipped back each eyelid. The woman appeared merely asleep. Were it not for her extremely faint heartbeat, she might have been mistaken for someone simply exhausted from fatigue.
The physician attempted auscultation once more. After decades of military service, he had seen all manner of patients, but never one with such faint and sluggish heartbeats. Not only were they weak, but unnaturally slow—likely due to the abuse of Truvado in someone already frail. No sooner had he lowered the stethoscope than the demand came flying.
“Any symptoms?”
“She appears only to be asleep. There are no serious injuries.”
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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