To You Whom I Don’t Love That Much (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 151
Extra Episode 1.
The admiral’s eldest son, heir to the Eastern Seas, son of Montrosa, junior marquis of the glorious Esperanda Empire, the future focal point of the royalist faction, the empire’s most promising bachelor, the society’s diamond cake…….
The last title was somewhat embarrassing for someone merely sixteen years old, yet even that sounded restrained in the face of countless noblewomen eagerly awaiting his coming of age. Cardier himself, however, welcomed none of these appellations.
Names bestowed upon him at birth carried such immense weight that they pressed down on his chest like a suffocating tide. Individuality easily erased, only the family name remained standing. He felt like a dried fish spread open under the sun—on display, treated no differently than an asset set aside for the future. As he withered away like this, even the family’s outcasts and deserters who had abandoned their duties began to seem enviable.
It was springtime, when he turned sixteen. Around then, Cardier grew utterly weary of Montrosa, of Esperanda’s aristocratic society.
“Hss.”
Cardier exhaled sharply, lifting his sword. He darted forward briefly toward an imaginary opponent, twisted the blade’s direction, and delivered three swift strikes. Each motion flowed seamlessly into the next. At every flash of steel, the air hummed sharply.
His sword training had long since become a solitary pursuit. He had no master. The sword instructors assigned by the admiral were all too fearful of leaving so much as a scratch on the Montrosa heir, and lessons limited to pacing the training ground and building basic stamina had grown unbearably dull. After replacing five sword masters in a single year, the admiral finally realized it was pointless to assign his son another.
“Young master.”
At the sound of someone approaching from behind, Cardier instinctively pointed his sword. Beads of sweat trickled from his chin, rolling down his still-soft but firm collarbone and chest.
Recognizing the figure, Cardier lowered his taut blade slightly.
“Vigo?”
“Yes, it’s me. Goodness, put that sharp thing away more gently.”
The man approached, brushing his short hair back with his hand. True to his northern barbarian roots, he had white hair and yellow eyes. A visible scar, torn by something, ran along one eyebrow. He appeared less fierce and more like a subdued predator. Fifteen years ago, he’d settled in Siclide as a foreigner, and for the past six years, he’d unofficially served as Cardier’s sword instructor—though closer to a sparring partner than a true master.
“How did you know I’d be here?”
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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