When The Silver Bell Of Charlotte's Pharmacy Rings (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 101
It isn’t easy to stop a thought once it surfaces. Charlotte struggled to banish the whirlwind of images flashing through her mind, but her efforts were futile. Some of them even returned more vividly embellished than the actual experiences themselves….
“Enough thinking.”
She shook herself off with a defiant tone, as if declaring a revolution. Clenching her fists, Charlotte slammed them down on the counter and strode briskly across the shop.
“I need to get to work. What on earth has this place turned into? Even customers who come in are about to run away. I have to tidy up—this simply won’t do.”
Muttering to herself—though no one was around to hear—she took down the dried herbs hanging on the wall. They were perfectly dried, their toxins fully leached out, ready to be ground or boiled into tinctures. She tossed the scattered eggshells in the corner into the trash bin and swept every inch of the wooden floor with a long broom.
Charlotte, absorbed in cleaning until beads of sweat gathered on her brow, turned her head at the faint jingle of a bell.
“Welcome…”
Her voice trailed off, and she sighed, planting both hands firmly on the broomstick. Matiel’s ever-present cane tapped sharply against the immaculate floor.
“What are you doing?”
Charlotte looked around the shop, her expression clearly saying, “Can’t you see for yourself?” Matiel didn’t seem to ask out of genuine ignorance; instead, he stared blankly at the boxes Charlotte had pulled from the corner and stacked nearby. They gave off a beet-like odor—or perhaps the damp, musty smell one might expect from some dark cellar corner.
“Come out for a while.”
His tone sounded more like a declaration than a request, causing Charlotte’s eyebrow to arch sharply.
“As you can plainly see, I’m busy cleaning.”
“Don’t lie. It’s not something that absolutely must be done right now. Or is it that you dislike me and are just making excuses?”
“You wouldn’t know.”
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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To be honest, Tae Mi is my favorite character in this novel.
Wow that’s grotesque. I didn’t think this novel was going to be so gorey