Eun Jae, who had donned a bathrobe over her still damp body, emerged from the bathroom.
She had barely taken one step when she bumped her forehead into the hard chest of a man, standing as still as a rock. Looking up at the tall man with wideeyed surprise, she wondered how long he had been standing there.
Tilting her head back as far as she could, his striking features, perfectly arranged, came into view.
“Why……”
She intended to ask why he was standing there, but fearing his response, she changed the question.
“When did you come?”
“Just now.”
His eyes were the same as they were last night. Even in the darkness, she could clearly sense the meaning behind his gaze.
With a lustful look in his eyes, he swept over Eun Jae’s body from head to toe.
“Dinner…”
“No.”
As if he knew what she was about to ask, his curt reply fell before she could finish her sentence, causing Eun Jae to swallow dryly, unable to continue her sentence.
From the beginning, it seemed like he had no intention of answering her question.
It seemed like dinner was not what was important to him right now.
“Please, put something on.”
Feeling as though she was stripped bare under his unabashed gaze, Eun Jae looked down, tightly clenching the front of her robe.
All she could think about was getting away quickly.
As she silently stepped to the right, he moved in the same direction, blocking her path.
And again, one step to the left. The man showed no intention of stepping aside, blocking her path once again. This time, he closed the distance even further, making the situation even more suffocating.
In an instant, the man’s hand reached out and touched the side of Eun Jae’s face. He would have well known that his gesture was threatening enough to her.
The heat of his fingers penetrated the damp fabric of Eun Jae’s robe, tracing along her slender collarbone, quickly reaching her shoulder.
As he gently caressed her exposed shoulder with his palm, the front of her robe gradually parted.
She swallowed the breath she had drawn sharply due to his sudden actions.
The events from the previous night played out sequentially in her mind, making her dizzy.
Eun Jae clasped her hands over his, as if to prevent it from moving elsewhere, her lips parting to speak, her voice revealing her trembling emotions she could not hide.
“… Please, step aside.”
Despite her firm rejection, the man seemed amused by her quivering eyelashes that fluttered as though they were wings.
The corners of his mouth turned upwards slightly, and his eyes, halfclosed, were filled with deep desire.
“It was just a glass of wine.”
“…”
“You couldn’t have gotten drunk from just that.”
Even in his smallest gestures, his gaze was murky, filled with a terrible desire for possession.
“You too, me too. Isn’t that so?”
“…”
The man played with a strand of Eun Jae’s hair that had slightly fallen, relentlessly following her gaze.
“Ji Eun Jae, we are a married couple.”
“We are just a married couple?”
Even though she was worse than others.
Her heart felt like it was about to burst at any moment, but she didn’t want to show it.
“I like the sound of ‘we’.”
A sweet smile, like cotton candy, spread across the man’s lips.
Last night, under the influence of alcohol.
In the ripened atmosphere.
The intense kiss they had shared as if being led into it, played repeatedly in her mind.
As he had said, it wasn’t a mistake.
It was an intensely emotional physical contact.
It was the most honest day of my feelings living in the same house with him.
At this rate, today could evolve from a kiss to something more.
Even if you embrace me like this, I wouldn’t even resist.
His gaze, which looked straight at me and not my thoughts, told me so.
As the man took a step forward, Eun Jae took a step back. Her back immediately touched the bathroom door, still warm.
With nowhere else to retreat, the man continued to close the distance.
Sun Woo, who lifted Eun Jae’s chin which was about to drop, made heated eye contact, as if telling her to look into his eyes.
As a result, the towel wrapped around Eun Jae’s head dropped to the floor. Her long hair cascaded over her white shoulders.
“About that kiss last night—”
Her heart warmed at the man’s touch, gently brushing her tousled, damp hair.
“Was it just for fulfilling the contract?”
No, it’s because I’ve started to like you.
“Is that how Ji Eun Jae wants me to take it?”
I think it’s not right to go further here.
This heat that feels like it could burn up any moment, is it you or me?
“If so, is it a breach of contract?”
His face, sharply turned, left no room for her to push away, finally making hot contact with Eun Jae’s lips.
“I’ll take all of your time.”
As her breath got sucked away in an instant, her consciousness began to fade.
“Give it all, to me.”
When she tightly closed her eyes, that day began to vividly draw in her mind.
That day three months ago when I first met you.
There wasn’t a single quiet day in my life.
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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