“Do you get angry if I’m happy with someone else? Am I not allowed to be happy?”
At those words, Do Ha seemed to lose his color and couldn’t say anything.
Hyun Seo, who was quietly watching that scene, couldn’t stand the situation any longer and rose from his seat to the door.
“Please leave now. I’m busy. I don’t have time for pointless conversations.”
With that, Hyun Seo personally opened the door to the office.
Do Ha looked at her with a face still full of things to say. The bewildered face of the secretary was visible outside the door.
Since there was nothing he could say in front of the open door for the secretary to hear, Do Ha had no choice but to move his feet.
After taking a confirming hit, he had no choice but to leave the office with his battered heart.
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Do Ha came out to the parking lot, staggering. He felt drained, having not eaten or slept since yesterday, enveloped in a great mental shock.
Yet his mind was so clear that he felt like he was going mad.
Do Ha, who had climbed into the driver’s seat, couldn’t leave Songhwagung easily and just sat there.
Although he had started the car, he was just holding the steering wheel with a blank face. Eventually, he let go of the steering wheel and picked up the phone.
The signal didn’t last long. The other party answered the phone with a cheerful voice as always.
Yes, Executive Director Chae. How are you?
“Director Yoo……. Are you busy?”
I’m okay right now. What’s the matter?
“I have a question.”
Yes, please ask anything.
Do Ha, who was holding the phone with a gloomy face, asked with a wary voice.
“Director Yoo……. What’s your relationship with Director Hyun Seo?”
…….
The other side of the phone was quiet for a moment. Lucas Yoo seemed to be taken aback, just like Hyun Seo, by the direct question without any preamble.
Excuse me?
He knew it was really strange to ask this abruptly, but it was not the time to care about such appearances.
The world had crumbled. Even the thought of business and transactions seemed meaningless.
He wasn’t sure if Director Yoo knew that Hyun Seo was Do Ha’s exwife. If they were a couple, it was possible to know such a past, but he seemed to be unaware.
Whether he knew or not, there was no doubt that they were now in a relationship where they would be wary of each other.
“I’m asking what Hyun Seo is to Director Yoo.”
When he once again threw a curveball, Lucas Yoo’s voice came through, seemingly unable to hide his bewilderment.
Hehe…….
Do Ha waited for his answer, shooting into the void.
Hmm……. Executive Director.
Finally, Lucas Yoo let out a serious voice.
Hyun Seo is my woman.
“…….”
Do Ha was frozen like ice. It felt as if the blood in his body was rushing in reverse.
He had never even imagined hearing another man call Hyun Seo ‘my woman’.
But why are you curious about that, Executive Director Chae?
Do Ha could tell. Now even Lucas Yoo was no longer friendly towards him.
Do Ha didn’t answer his sarcastic question. Then Lucas’s voice was heard again.
I’ve noticed for a while that you have feelings for Hyun Seo.
Do Ha’s forehead twitched. Lucas added more.
She’s my woman. And the mother of my child.
Do Ha clenched his eyes shut. He felt suffocated as if he were going to choke.
So, Executive Director Chae. You can’t mess with my woman. Do you understand?
Do Ha ended the call without responding to Lucas’s last words.
As soon as the call ended, he impulsively threw his phone. The thrown phone hit the front glass of the car and fell.
Muttering a low curse, Do Ha finally grabbed the steering wheel with his trembling hands and bowed his head.
He couldn’t control his anger. It was a kind of problem that he couldn’t solve on his own.
Hyun Seo stood still, leaning against the door he had closed himself. Quite some time had passed since Do Ha had left, yet he remained unconscious of the passage of time.
Why did he always become so childish in front of that man?
The fact that he wasn’t married to Lucas was a truth that would be revealed sooner or later.
Did he just want to torment him for a moment?
Did he want to see his reaction?
There was absolutely no chance of starting over with that man. Yet he also honestly wanted to try and make a dent in his heart.
Hyun Seo wanted to know. He wanted to know if by doing so, he could really hurt him, or make him pine for her.
It was a sight he had never seen since he was young, the sight of him breaking down.
He felt a childish satisfaction in it, but it also seemed like his pain was boomeranging back to her.
Three years had swiftly passed, but how much had Do Ha faded for her?
He had been longing for one person for far too long.
It was because of that.
It was the day Young Suk and Hye Mi were going to Songhwa Palace.
Hye Mi, who was riding in Young Suk’s car driven by Driver Kim, asked about the beautiful box in Young Suk’s hand.
“Mother, what is this?”
“It’s an upgraded gift.”
“Is it for the Director of Songhwa Palace?”
“Yes. We should try giving something better.”
In fact, after the first gift was rejected, she had prepared another gift and sent it by courier to the Director of Songhwa Palace’s office, but it was returned by courier intact.
Young Suk sneakily opened the box to show Hye Mi.
“Oh my, Mother. When did you get this?”
“Over the weekend.”
“That quickly?”
“We didn’t have it in stock at the store, so I asked someone for a favor.”
“It’s so beautiful.”
“I’ve never seen her, but I have a feeling that Director Luna Lee would suit a Kelly bag more than a Birkin.”
“Do you really need to impress her this much?”
Hye Mi looked at the bag with envious eyes. What Young Suk had prepared was a Hermès crocodile skin Kelly bag.
“It looks more beautiful than the one you gave me.”
Whether it was out of unnecessary jealousy or the grass looking greener on the other side, it appeared more beautiful than her own.
“This… This isn’t just for my benefit, you know. If I rise, will I rise alone?”
“Mother, you’re really the best.”
The bag was a little too precious to give to someone else, but thinking about the promotion to the main center made her excited. She was dying to see how luxurious the service would be.
After finishing their schedule at the death center, the two looked around and walked towards the director’s office.
“Mother, what are you going to do?”
“For now, just watch quietly.”
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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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