“Where have you been, and now you’re coming in?”
Hwang Sae, who met Exchange at work and came home, was surprised when he took off his shoes at the entrance.
“Sister, what’s wrong with your face? Haven’t you eaten anything all day again?”
When he touched her half-faced sister, Hyojin, who was about to enter the room, flinched as if she had touched a germ and slapped her palms together.
“Hey! Where are you touching?”
He, who usually didn’t care about whether his sister was sick or alive, said.
“Mind your own business.”
“How can I not care? You’re my sister.”
What did this kid eat wrong?
“Who the hell is it? Just tell me. Who is making my sister’s heart ache like this? I’ll go grab him by the collar and bring him here right now.”
Hwang Sae was convinced that Exchange had a one-sided love for Hyojin and got severely scolded.
He should have noticed when he jumped, saying there was no relationship at all.
“Give me the phone number and name right now. Where he lives and what he does. I’ll meet him and settle this.”
Hwang Sae crossed his arms.
“If you’re doing this to show off because you need money, you’re dead to me.”
“Why are you being so harsh between family members? I’m just worried about my sister. If you have any difficulties or problems in the future, tell me everything. Don’t starve yourself just because you’re upset about a guy. That’s what family is for.”
“What nonsense is this? I asked you to buy me painkillers for menstrual cramps, and you took money from my wallet and spent it all at the arcade.”
This sister, really. What if the boss hears about this?
“I’ll pay. I’ll pay with interest, so please don’t bring up that old story again. It’s embarrassing.”
“Did I get shot? Who talks like this because they’re embarrassed?”
“Although it’s a very desirable attitude, I’m no longer the old Hwang Sae. I have an investment professional qualification, and my sister is already in a state of having the future’s top investor!”
“You pathetic guy.”
Hyojin went into her room without even listening, using her ear as a shield.
Huh, it seems impossible to find out through my sister. I should call the boss.
Since I told her to tell me if anything happens to my sister.
Confirming that the door to Hyojin’s room was closed, Hwang Sae devoutly calmed his heart and found the contact information of the final boss stored in his phone.
Hwang Sae, pressing the call button, leaned his ear to the phone with an earnest feeling, as if waiting for a divine response.
Ring.
[Dash] What’s the matter?His head involuntarily bowed as if standing in front of the charismatic voice.
“Oh, yes. I’m sorry to bother you, but I didn’t call because you were busy.”
[Dash] Get to the point.Exchange responded coldly, discarding unnecessary greetings.
“I came home today, and my sister’s face is half gone.”
There was only the sound of rough breathing like a sigh from the phone, with no response.
“Originally, my sister has a strong pride, so even if something hurts, she won’t tell anyone. It’s not like she’s ever stopped eating or drinking. I don’t know what’s making her like this because she won’t say anything as her brother.”
Hwang Sae mumbled, his words becoming unclear, and he listened intently to the sound of Exchange through the phone.
Certainly, if you have an interest in your sister, you can’t help but worry.
He said that she was refraining from eating and drinking.
[Dash] Have you taken her to the hospital?
Of course. He behaved as if he had no interest in me, just as usual.
“What? The hospital?”
Hwang Sae deliberately asked as if he didn’t understand anything.
[Dash] She’s not eating, right? Instead of calling me, shouldn’t you take her to the hospital and get some nutritional supplements? What if she collapses? What will you do then?“Oh, as you know, my sister’s stubbornness is extraordinary.”
If I say this, he’ll probably say that I’m easily giving up as a brother again.
“I’ll take her even if I have to make her faint.”
[Dash] Fainting? Are you saying you’ll use violence on her right now?“No, absolutely not. Violence, what’s that.”
He’s taking the ad-lib seriously.
“Excuse me? A photo?” [Dash] You said her face is half gone? I’m curious how bad it is.
Uh-oh. If I say I’m taking a photo, my sister will surely blow a fuse. What should I say?
However, due to Exchange’s personality, Hwang Sae hesitated in front of Hyojin’s room, holding the phone.
Knock, knock.
“Sister, what are you doing?”
Opening the door.
“Get lost.”
Hyojin, who was recording a voice message on a worry doll made to give to Seungyul, was ready to kick as if she had been touched by a germ.
“Get out right now.”
Just when she was creating the atmosphere and recording, she was being disturbed loudly.
“Sister, are you perhaps lucky?”
Oh, how annoying.
Hyojin, who was writing a voice message to Seungyul and got emotional, turned her back and sat down to hide her wet face.
Suddenly, click! The sound of taking a photo with a cellphone was heard from the side.
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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