I was infatuated with the 3rd Prince before I regressed. Although I had to give up on my passion after suffering a lot, I was still in love with the 3rd Prince at this time.
There’s no doubt the disciple was mocking me on purpose. Because he won’t know that I, standing in front of him, have already given up on my feelings for the 3rd Prince.
Or there would be no reason for him to say that to me, famous for being a playboy and lustful.
Not being able to keep my expression, I hid my face with my glass and sleeve and drank. But even pouring alcohol into the bubbling inside was useless.
Finally giving up on drinking, I looked at the disciple again, and he was drinking water alone after pouring me a drink.
“You say to admire the flowers while drinking, but Your Majesty is only drinking water.”
Not liking that either, the disciple replied without even putting down his glass of water.
“I poured a drink for my Master. There’s no one to fill my glass.”
“That’s true. My apologies for not noticing.”
I took his glass to show off, filled it with alcohol until it was about to overflow, and handed it to him.
After putting down the bottle, the disciple expressionlessly took the glass and gulped it down at once.
He was certainly expressionless, but in my eyes, it seemed like he was mocking me, and I got even angrier.
This situation was annoying, and the fire of jealousy was fueled even more by the disciple’s face, as beautiful as a midsummer flower.
I deliberately poured him more alcohol. Get drunk.
The disciple obediently took it and drank. His Adam’s apple moved slowly.
As soon as the disciple put down his glass, I poured him another, and he drank it without refusing.
‘Is he not getting drunk?’
Then our eyes met again. As soon as our eyes met, the disciple asked as if he had been waiting, in a soft voice.
“Have you made up your mind?”
“Just drink more.”
“Will I be able to hear your answer before the bottle is empty?”
“Just keep drinking.”
Even though it was a proposal to tease me, did he intend to hear my answer by any means? If I say that I love him, he’ll insult or mock me, and if I say that I can’t love him, will he scold me for being reckless?
I clenched my teeth in my mind, about to pour him another drink for the snakelike child, but changed my mind and poured just enough to wet the bottom of the glass.
The disciple tried to gulp down the drink again, but seeing the urinelike small amount I poured, he paused, laughed, and looked at me.
“What’s this, Master?”
Did I make it too obvious that I was trying to think slowly…?
“Alcohol should be drunk slowly.”
But when I replied sternly, pretending not to know, the disciple smiled broadly and asked.
“Are you worried about my health or the aftermath of rejection?”
“Both.”
When I saw the disciple eating fried rice cake as a side dish, a story from before the regression came to mind.
Right. Come to think of it, the disciple had an enormous tolerance for alcohol. Before regressing, there was a time when the disciple suddenly rose to prominence in the battle for the throne.
He and the 8th Princess had a drinking bet. At that time, the 8th Princess drank too much and died, but the disciple was fine.
At the time, I heard that the two people had been drinking all day long… Well, with that kind of tolerance, they wouldn’t get drunk with the few drinks I’m pouring now.
I weakly picked up my glass of alcohol and took a couple of sips. Unlike my pupil, I’m not a talker when it comes to drinking, so I should drink moderately. If I get drunk and talk nonsense, that would be big trouble.
Then, at the moment when a cold sensation went down my throat, suddenly a good idea popped into my head.
The reason my pupil was asking me to woo him was that he knew I wooed the third prince before my regression. So I was upset about it. But on second thought, couldn’t I make use of this?
After all, my pupil is neither a lover of men nor does he like me, so there was no way he would accept my feelings if I said I had a crush on him.
If I openly tell him that I’m wooing him, he might make fun of me and laugh at first, but later on, he will actually become annoyed.
Perhaps that annoyance might even lessen his guard towards me a bit.
Although it seemed that my settings changed a little when I pretended to be a flirt and clung to him… that’s other people’s perspectives. My pupil seems to know that I wooed the third prince, doesn’t he?
If I pretend to be infatuated with the thirteenth prince, wouldn’t the thirteenth prince find me less strange even if I acted differently than before my regression?
‘Wow. Am I a genius? Now that I think about it, this is a great way?’
Okay. Let’s do that.
However, if I suddenly change my target of affection from the third prince to the thirteenth prince, it will look suspicious, so I should start with both legs at first and then slowly switch over.
‘Wow, this is really good. Am I really a genius?’
I asked nonchalantly as soon as I made up my mind.
“Are you still curious?”
My pupil stopped pouring himself a drink and looked at me, wearing an expression that had forgotten even the proposal he made to me.
“The answer, about the wooing.”
When I quickly explained briefly, my pupil finally wore a strange smile and said,
“It sounds like the pupil is the one who asked the master to woo him and waited for the answer first.”
“…….”
“Yes. I am still waiting for your answer.”
My pupil smiled with his eyes.
I suppressed the urge to smack his forehead and calmly took a deep breath.
Then, with an intentionally charming expression that I would wear when pretending to be a flirt, I spoke brightly.
“I think it might be fine to woo His Highness.”
As soon as my words ended, my pupil’s smile slightly faded. It was his idea, but it seemed he didn’t expect me to answer obediently. Perhaps my pupil thought my answer would be a refusal.
Seeing him look displeased, I deliberately added,
“Among all the people I’ve seen, His Highness is the most noble.”
“!”
This was the first time since our drinking began that he seemed genuinely shaken by my words. It was so delightful that I almost laughed.
But, suppressing my laughter, I rambled on like a lustful admirer.
“His Highness is much purer than the winter chrysanthemums he admires. But such a noble person, I dare not even harbor thoughts about. But since you’ve laid the groundwork first…”
I smiled without finishing my sentence, and my pupil, who had been staring at me intently, exhaled a short sigh, “Ha.”
Then, with a laugh almost like a fake chuckle, he muttered in a barely audible voice,
“Will you really go that far?”
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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