In a bar with a pleasant atmosphere where soft music flowed, Ji Sung and Ra Hee were staring at each other intensely and intriguingly.
Ra Hee, dressed in a revealing black dress, looked more dazzlingly beautiful than ever.
Her fair face, pert nose, and clear eyes shone endlessly.
However, Ji Sung couldn’t take his eyes off her lips.
Looking at her moist lips, Ji Sung’s heart pounded unknowingly. Ra Hee gave a slightly intriguing smile, feeling his hot gaze.
Her red lips felt more captivating that day.
“This place is really nice.”
Ra Hee parted her lips as she looked at the night view outside.
“I… I like… you…”
“What about me?”
“I like… you.”
Ji Sung unknowingly grasped Ra Hee’s hand tightly.
“Oppa? What’s wrong?”
His breath was getting heavier. That’s right. At that moment, he couldn’t see anything else.
He had long lost his rationality. All he could see was this woman in front of him.
He was desperately hoping that she, who was right in front of him, would accept him.
“Don’t you know how I feel?”
He was so excited that his voice was trembling. When he confessed his feelings, she looked at him with an aloof expression.
“I don’t know. We agreed not to do this.”
At her words, he replied with a lump in his throat.
“No, I can’t stand it anymore.”
“What?”
“Let’s go.”
“Where?”
“I’ll show you my feelings.”
Ji Sung grabbed Ra Hee’s wrist, pulled her up, and walked quickly to the counter.
“I’m in a hurry, can you please settle the bill quickly?”
Ji Sung finished paying in a rush, as if he was being chased, and Ra Hee wore an expression of reluctantly following him.
However, the corners of her mouth could not hide her true feelings.
Trying hard to appear calm, she followed Ji Sung down to the underground parking lot where his luxury foreign car was parked.
“Oppa, this hand.”
“Huh?”
“It hurts.”
“Oh… I’m sorry, Ra Hee.”
“Oppa, didn’t we agree to stay as friends?”
Ra Hee asked, looking at him with her sparkling eyes.
“Can you do that?”
“What if I can’t? There’s nothing I can do.”
“Then, we should. We both know each other’s feelings better. Come here.”
He reached out his arm to hug Ra Hee, but she subtly avoided his arm and turned her body.
“Ra Hee?”
He felt a profound sense of disappointment at her attitude, pulling away after making him yearn to do something for her.
“Why are you doing this? I want you this much.”
“Oppa, can I take responsibility?”
“What?”
“I don’t want to meet you as a fleeting connection. You are that precious to me.”
“So am I. I feel the same way.”
Ji Sung’s eyes were shaking intensely.
He was staring at her with desperate eyes, as if he would burst into tears if she rejected him.
“Oppa… can you leave your wife?”
At Ra Hee’s sudden question, Ji Sung was surprised and momentarily speechless.
“See, you can’t leave your wife. We can’t even be friends.”
Her eyes became moist as a wave of disappointment swept over her when Ji Sung could not answer.
“Oppa, let’s stop seeing each other.”
With sorrowful eyes, Ra Hee looked at him, then turned her back on him and started to walk away.
Surprised, Ji Sung immediately walked up to her with quick steps and grasped her arm.
“Let me go. It will be hard, but I will try to forget you.”
Ra Hee’s voice was shaking severely because of the tears pouring down her face.
“Don’t. Don’t make that effort.”
“Oppa, you… forget me…”
Before Ra Hee could finish her sentence, he placed his lips on hers.
Then he began to passionately kiss her.
As if they couldn’t separate for a moment, they had no hesitation in expressing their feelings for each other.
As soon as Ra Hee’s sweet lips touched Ji Sung’s, he felt a thrilling shiver throughout his body.
It was such a euphoric experience that he couldn’t easily part his lips.
When they reluctantly pulled away, Ji Sung gently caressed Ra Hee’s face and spoke affectionately.
“You are the only one for me. I’m sorry for making you anxious.”
“Oppa!”
Hearing the answer she wanted from Ji Sung, Ra Hee hugged him tightly.
“Let’s go.”
Ji Sung spoke tenderly looking at Ra Hee and walked her to the car, opening the passenger door for her.
She climbed into the passenger seat, giving Ji Sung a smile.
Soon after, Ji Sung got into the car too. With a face full of excitement and joy, he vigorously pressed the ignition button.
On the other hand, So Myung was eagerly waiting for Ji Sung to come.
Recently, with frequent company dinners and many late nights, she had been worried about her husband.
So Myung and Ji Sung were a campus couple who met at a university orientation event.
So Myung had long hair, a pure white face, and when her hair fluttered in the wind, all the men around her couldn’t take their eyes off her, such was her beauty.
Ji Sung was no exception. The moment he saw So Myung for the first time, he fell for her at first sight.
Even though So Myung was not in the same department as him, he wracked his brains to become friends with her in any way possible.
He even showed his enthusiasm by joining the same club as her.
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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