“Nelia.”
Duke Hart, still in his sleep, was about to rise, when a strong arm gripped her waist.
“Weren’t you asleep…?”
Duke Hart slowly opened and closed his eyes.
“I was awakened.”
At least if there were the sound of footsteps, she should wake up then. To wake up as soon as she gets up, isn’t that too much?
“Nelia was about to run away again.”
Duke Hart stared at Nelia for a long time. And then he pulled at her waist.
Overpowered by his strength, Nelia fell back onto the bed.
“Why do you keep running away?”
“That’s because you seem to be asleep…”
As Nelia mumbled in excuse, Duke Hart buried his face in her shoulder.
“Don’t leave.”
His mumbling voice tickled her collarbone.
“Without Nelia, I will change again.”
“I know that…”
Nelia mumbled, gazing at the radiant man leaning on her.
This man, holding her tightly without any gap in his innocentlooking expression, is the cruel and ruthless villain of the novel, Duke Hart.
While hiding his identity as a villain, he is reputed to be a great person admired by all in the empire.
However, he had a huge secret that others could not believe, besides being a villain.
Nelia remembered the day she learned the secret and nodded inwardly.
‘I really couldn’t imagine.’
A minor supporting character like herself would discover the secret of the villain.
Just as the flap of a butterfly’s wings could cause a storm on the other side of the planet, all these events started from a very small thing.
Back to before she met the villain.
[Star Icon][Star Icon][Star Icon][Star Icon]In her past life, Nelia lived as a university student in South Korea.
Very unhappily, that is.
Having died from overwork at the mere age of 21, no one could deny this.
Thanks to the loan sharks who came almost every day, there was no parttime job she hadn’t done since her student days, and life as an adult was even more painful.
Others would buy pretty clothes and drink alcohol when they became adults, but all of these were like dreams to her.
Just, ‘I want to eat till I’m full.’ was her daily wish and goal.
Then one day.
While stocking the shelves in the convenience store, she found a book that someone had left behind.
The book with a pretty pink rose drawn on it remained unclaimed no matter how much time passed.
So she read the book when there were no customers.
Thinking about it now, the content of “Andrian’s Flower” wasn’t particularly special, but she read it with a sense of wonder as it was her first romance novel.
‘Of course, that was before I knew I was going to be reincarnated into this novel.’
She reincarnated into a character named ‘Nelia’ in this novel as soon as she died.
At first, she had no idea what was going on. The hair colors were all different and the houses were in a Western style.
She had always been very adaptable in her previous life, even in strange and difficult situations, but this was an exception.
The surrounding environment, the people around her, and even her own face in the mirror were so unfamiliar that it was hard to adapt.
That’s when a maid mentioned the name ‘Andrian’, and she finally understood what was going on.
“…what did you say?”
“I said it’s the National Foundation Day of Andrian!”
Andrian was the name of the empire in “Andrian’s Flower”.
‘Could it be…’
She asked again to confirm.
“Who’s the current emperor…?”
“His Majesty Arhen?”
Staggering.
Arhen was the emperor of the Andrian Empire.
Nelia, with her pale face, dismissed the maid and sank into thought.
She found herself inside the book “”. She recognized the empire and the emperor’s name that had just been mentioned by the maid in the book.
“” was a romance novel where the pretty and kind female protagonist Charlotte supports the gruff male protagonist Carlos, who has many internal wounds, and they fall into a fiery love.
It was a common romance novel, but the world combined with fantasy was a bit unusual, and the male protagonist’s wretched past and the gradually intensifying love triangle gave off a somewhat dark atmosphere.
Recalling the content, Nelia realized she had to clarify one thing immediately.
“People called me ‘Nelia’….”
…Who is Nelia?
As she was trying hard to remember the name, she opened her eyes wide.
She remembered! Nelia!
However, Nelia’s expression soon darkened.
If it goes according to the original, she will soon die.
Nelia in the original story grew up in a wealthy and harmonious family, but her personality wasn’t that good. Rather, she was so spoiled that she lacked maturity.
That personality eventually caused a big trouble.
The beginning of the incident was from the party hosted by the royal family. That day, the emperor wanted all the nobles of the capital to attend the party as he had an important announcement.
‘No one knew that the important announcement was the introduction of Crown Prince Carlos, who had never revealed himself in any official occasions.’
This was also the case with Nelia in the original story.
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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