“……Yes?”
When Liz inquired, Hersis blinked his eyes slowly and repeated once again.
“Now, we can have a marital relationship.”
“……. ”
Even after hearing it twice, it was a strange statement.
Of course, Liz herself felt a bit shy today. She wanted to be held in his arms after a long time.
“But with this… body?”
Liz lowered her gaze, looking down at her belly. The first thing that met her eyes wasn’t her chest but the bulging belly. But still… was that possible?
She couldn’t imagine it at all.
“If you don’t feel like it, we don’t have to. I’m fine with it.”
Hersis said with a faint smile on his lips.
Although the discomfort still lingered below, his face remained so serene.
No. Looking again, it wasn’t calmness but detachment. Detachment!
Suddenly, he looked pitiable.
At twenty-six, in the prime of life, it must have been difficult to endure without expressing how he truly felt.
Liz cautiously asked again.
“Really… Did the doctor say that we can now?”
“Yeah, that’s what he said.”
Hersis nodded.
Although he spoke calmly, the hopeful glimmer in his eyes betrayed a sense of matured hope. In fact, Liz’s heart was leaning quite a bit in that direction.
Suddenly, she vaguely recalled the words she heard from a friend who had been pregnant in a past life, making Liz’s decision much easier.
“They say it’s good for the child if mom and dad share love happily.”
Liz blushed and said with a shy expression.
“Yes, but… please be gentle.”
“Of course.”
Hersis chuckled softly. It was a bright and lovely laughter like sunshine. However, soon after, the coquettish gaze, parted lips, and the subtle tension emanating from delicate fingertips swept away the sunshine in an instant.
Hersis let out a soft laughter. It was bright and lovely, like sunshine. However, the enchanting gaze, parted lips, and the peculiar tension emanating from delicate fingertips soon swept away the sunshine.
He gently wrapped Liz’s jaw and slowly brought their lips together.
The kiss started lightly and deepened gradually.
The soft things intertwined and explored each other persistently. It was a persistent kiss, as if declaring that even a single ridge belonged to them.
Stopping the kiss was frightening. The thought that once the kiss ended, another place might be persistently tormented lingered.
Gradually, the body tilted backward, and Liz felt the soft sensation of the sheet beneath her back.
While he momentarily moved away, Liz slowly turned and lay down. As she did, the Daisy flower painting on the wall caught her eye. The sinister light from the pointed stinger of the honeybee, still hovering above the flower, seemed to glitter.
As the light went out, and the painting was engulfed in darkness, the eerie memory also disappeared.
A feeling of sinking beside the mattress was sensed. A broad and firm chest carefully embraced from behind.
Liz closed her eyes.
She could feel the bulging veins on the arms surrounding her, the rough breath flowing through the slightly open mouth, and from their connected bodies, Liz could sense how much he was struggling with his desire and fighting against his instincts.
But eventually, his self-control prevailed.
He remained consistently gentle. Incredibly gentle, as if melting…
⭐⭐⭐
The day to go see a play arrived.
The performance was scheduled to start at eight in the evening, so they decided to have a light meal at the palace before departing.
While dinner was being prepared, Liz rechecked the palace documents that had come up in the morning.
The festival proceeded as usual this year. No one opposed when I suggested it and offered to cover the expenses under the pretext of being the heiress of Beriumga.
Seeing the smooth progress of what I had arranged, Liz felt proud.
At the moment when a satisfied smile was about to form on her lips.
“Oh!”
Liz squinted her eyes and dropped the documents she was holding.
It was because of her belly.
The bloating had become less frequent as the child grew. Fortunately, it didn’t last long, but every time her belly bloated, Liz would gasp, hold her breath, and stop moving.
The doctor said it was a natural phenomenon. However, when Liz mentioned the frequency, he warned her with a slightly concerned expression.
“If you push yourself too hard, it could happen. For a while, let go of your work and take a rest.”
Well, she had been pushing herself a little lately.
If there was anything she didn’t know about her duties, Liz delved into it until she understood. Thanks to that, the palace management had to call her over several times a day.
She consistently responded kindly, even going so far as to praise Liz’s enthusiastic attitude, which gave her additional momentum. With that drive, Liz held piles of documents from morning to evening.
After that, as the bloating of her belly became less frequent, it seemed to be clearly related to fatigue. According to the doctor’s advice, she needed to take a break.
Liz rang the bell to summon the attendant.
“Did you call, Your Majesty?”
“How much time is left until the meal is ready?”
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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