Old Wounds, New Growth - Chapter 31

Translator: Deyonna


Shen Baoshan took Li Chishu’s class notes from grades 10 to 12 and shared them in their community group, ultimately selling the various subjects collectively for around 10,000 yuan.

The first thing Li Chishu did with the money was to buy two very beautiful bouquets of flowers for his parents’ graves. The second thing he did was to buy Shen Baoshan a fountain pen. He felt that Shen Baoshan lacked nothing, and the only thing that could replace a disposable item with something long-lasting was a pen. Buying Shen Baoshan a fountain pen made the gift he gave seem to have more meaning and usefulness for Shen Baoshan.

Then Li Chishu bought himself a second-hand smartphone with a camera function. His old handy phone had been used from junior high school all the way to senior high school, and almost all its functions, other than making calls and sending messages, were practically useless. By buying a new second-hand phone, he could also take photos of Shen Baoshan and use Shen Baoshan as his own wallpaper. Li Chishu knew that Shen Baoshan had actually wanted to change his phone for a long time, but he had never shown any thoughts in this regard, so Shen Baoshan didn’t bring it up. When it came to non-essential matters, Shen Baoshan always prioritized Li Chishu’s wishes.

As a result, during the period right after graduation, to be precise, starting from the night when he got his final grades, Li Chishu had originally planned to give the fountain pen to Shen Baoshan before going to bed that night. However, he was so caught up in everything that he completely forgot about it.
This does not refer to the period from that night until 5 a.m. the next day, but rather the many consecutive days following that.

Shen Baoshan had been resisting eating meat for too long and just started indulging, with no limits at all. Li Chishu felt like he was facing a formidable enemy every night, but that didn’t last long. Within a few minutes, Shen Baoshan would remove him from his "facing" state, leaving him too preoccupied to think of anything else.

He had also subtly hinted to Shen Baoshan. "I’ve heard that being too lustful is not a very good thing…"

This young master promises a lot during the day but refuses to listen at night.

Finally, Li Chishu couldn’t stand it anymore, so he decided to express his protest in his own way.

So one noon when Shen Baoshan was cooking for him, he quietly approached with his newly bought smartphone and played a recording of the "heart purifying mantra" repeatedly in Shen Baoshan’s ear.


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Translator's Corner: It's only a super short extra but the last one will be a bit long.   I decided not to translate the last extra from Weibo. Although I was halfway through translating it, I decided to drop it for some reason. It was also my fault, as I had promised to translate it before reading it (that's why I never translate things I have not read). I will drop the link to the raw in the comment section, and you can decide whether to read it or not. But be warned, it is NSFW. You may or may not like it.





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  1. Thank you again for translating this story! I MTL-ed the last extra and was kinda disappointed when reading the sex scene. Feels very forceful and I’m not into that unless it’s bdsm. Anyway, I still appreciate and enjoyed the chapters we have here!

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  2. i cried so hard reading this, thank you for the translation❤️

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  3. where is the link i will read it this is too cute

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    1. sorry i didn't see it. now i know.. thanks for the translation

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  4. I feel emotional finishing this story. I love how MC is so devoted to ML. Really happy for them. Thank you for translating this story !

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  5. This story healed my 18 years old who read 10 years I have loved you the most. Thanks for the translation.

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  6. this was a beautiful story about healing and love, thank you so much for translating!!

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  7. TYSSMMM for bringing me to this masterpiece, I just wanna rob your tbr now and find all gems it has even if its just raw I want them all .This healed so many parts of me that I was afraid to touch again . I feel lcs and want to be my own sbs now it's hard but I want to try again , this story makes me wanna sob but it wipes those tears before they could gather too.As someone with the same illness , not diagnosed yet,I see myself at so many places . The best thing is it's sbs pov so its full of warmth and yet I relate so much that I understand lcs too well , actually he is far better than me , more courageous ,he continued to strive forward and wait for his wishes and obsession to be completed.But maybe being such a coward is what makes me live more because I made so many mistakes by giving up , being tired or trained so maybe I care for myself a bit more than him.
    Also many feel that it's wrong for sbs to blame himself but it's just a part of his frustration , after living a pampered life he finds his loml slipping away, pained from living, he tries to empathize,but his other half has lost the will to live already and then one day the last speck of sand managed to slip away living him an empty palm full of longing to gaze at .Lcs's trauma is his life surving in hell of earth while sbs's trauma is watching his beloved burning in the abyss until even his ashes sink into lava.
    so his over cautiousness and self blame is just after effects or regret of not being their sooner that any person feels , The feeling of 'if only i was there before' is totally normal .
    Now it's been too long so I will reluctantly stop , again tysm .


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