T/N: Implied slight NSFW at a part, please proceed carefully!
Editor: Amaris
Iâll do whatever Chen Chen says. That was how willful Movie King Ren was after having a âwifeâ.
Ye Chen earnestly asked for Ren Jingâs advice on how to act out these scenes.
Ren Jing also explained to him seriously. He even suggested, âLetâs practice for a bit?â
Ye Chen nodded repeatedly. âOkay!â
Ye Chen adjusted his feelings. He performed the first half of the scene very well. The happiness was shown clearly in his words and manner, bringing a tiny bit of the feeling as if his unrequited love was being reciprocated, which was very charming.
Ren Jing said his first line, âWhy did you come again?â
Ye Chen looked at his eyes and suddenly felt a chill in his heart. He was unexpectedly brought into Zhan Chenâs emotions.
Ren Jingâs acting was pretty contagious. His acting which sometimes made people unable to tell real from fake was truly frightful, because you absolutely had no idea if he was acting or not. You would take his acting to be true if you let your imagination run wild even just for a bit.
Ye Chen suddenly found a âshortcutâ. If he wanted to perform well in this section, the focus must be on Ren Jing instead of him.
As long as Ren Jing took control of the atmosphere and was seriously engrossed in the acting, Ye Chen would definitely get dragged in.
However...
Whenever Ye Chen showed a tiny bit of sadness, Ren Jing would promptly disengage from the performance. Even though he was saying his lines out, his eyes showed that he was distressed.
Seeing Ren Jing like this, Ye Chen also got disengaged from the performance shortly after.
Ye Chen shook his head and smiled as he said, âRen Jing, thereâs another reason why I wanted to shoot this movie well.â
Ren Jing hummed, âHm?â
Ye Chen really wasnât trying to talk nonsense, his words were his true feelings. Even though they sounded quite childish, these were what he truly felt.
He said slowly, âEverything has always been going smoothly throughout my life... I have a family who loves me dearly, friends who care for me, and even more fortunately for me, I am able to meet you. Iâve gotten so much and I feel truly happy. Yet, Iâm a little worried. Iâm worried that Iâve gotten too much. Someday, when Heaven canât put up with it any longer and would take everything back, what should I do then?â
Ren Jing knitted his eyebrows. âThat wonât happen!â
Ye Chen appeased him, âI know it wonât, but I just want to make sure.â
He blinked, then said with a slightly playful voice, âLetâs deceive him, okay?â
Ren Jing was dumbfounded, still had yet to reply.
Ye Chen said, âYou see, Zhan Chenâs life and mine are complete opposites. He had been unfortunate since he was young until he was an adult. He was also hurt after falling in love with Yan Han. It was only at the end that the hard times were finally over and the good times began for him.â
Ren Jing still couldnât quite catch what he meant.
Ye Chen felt quite embarrassed when he said, âIâm acting as Zhan Chen and youâre acting as Yan Han. Weâve suffered all kinds of torment in the movie and deceived God. With that, maybe He would not subject us with any more suffering in the future?â
Ren Jing finally understood his words.
Ye Chen scratched his head, then said bashfully, âPlease donât laugh at me. I know this is very childish, but...but...â he said under his breath, âI truly want to be happy together forever with you.â
After letting the torments pass by in the movie, there would only be sweetness left for them in reality.
This seemed to be âthe law of conservation of energyâ.
How could there be such a nice Ye Chen? Ren Jing softly heaved a sigh of relief, then held Ye Chen in his arms as he whispered, âI understand.â
Parents, close friends, a lover... A lot of people had them, but most didnât consider them as happiness, thus they didnât cherish them.
After all, happiness was what one gave to oneself.
The next day, everyone had a whole new level of respect for Ye Chen after seeing his performance.
As expected, as long as Ren Jing got serious, Ye Chen would automatically be affected. He need not to deliberately ponder over the feelings. The moment he got immersed in the emotion, everything would go naturally.
Director Li felt so happy he might go insane soon. He persistently said to everyone around him, âLook, look! A Chenâs acting is so good! Itâs simply amazing! Ren Jing is pretty good too, of course. Theyâre very suitable for each other. My eyes are truly too vicious!â
Vicious... Everyone wore the same expression in response to Director Liâs words: Emmm!
It couldnât be helped, Director Li was blind and his brain was damaged, but fortune kept on favoring him completely!
In the first half of the movie, it focused on Ye Chenâs performance as he created the perfect atmosphere; in the latter half of the movie, it focused on Ren Jingâs performance as he created a heart-wrenching atmosphere, so heart-wrenching unlike one had seen before or since. Countless people on the shooting site were brimming with tears as they saw him act.
Oh, to put it simply, the heart-wrenching part of the latter half of the movie wasnât on Zhan Chen, but on Yan Han instead.
After sweeping through several scenes for an hour, the climax was Zhan Chenâs return from abroad. The two main leads met again. The discouraged Zhan Chen took his current boyfriend back, making Yan Han so distressed he was torn to pieces.
There wasnât any difficulty in this part for Ye Chen. It was just a bit awkward to act as a lover with Old Yu.
Fortunately, they were fake lovers in the movie, so the awkwardness was very well done. The awkward feeling made their acting become more real than ever!
Old Yu had become addicted to this âplayâ. He felt that he could be considered to have been a âloverâ with Ye Chen in his life. He felt content and didnât have any other demands.
It was just...uh...Was SUN really not going to come back anymore? QAQ
The highlight of this part was on Ren Jing. His monodrama was so flawless it deserved full marks.
Ye Chen who watched from the side felt his eyes brimming with tears, feeling deeply moved.
Director Li said to him, âRen Jingâs acting is very good, but youâre the best actor in my heart.â
Wake up, Director Li. No one wants to be comforted by you!
Hearing Director Liâs words, Ye Chen immediately denied. âI feel that Ren Jing is the best!â
Director Li, âNo need to be modest, youâre really good.â
No one is being modest, Director Li. Youâre speaking badly of someoneâs husband...heâs troubled, of course!
The onlookers on the shooting site had become full after eating lots of melons. Not only had they been stuffed with Movie King Ren and Ye Chenâs melons, they had also eaten enough melons from Director Liâs non-functioning brain and blindness.
Ye Chen was living a very happy and comfortable life. Before he knew it, it was already the end of the film shoot.
At the closing banquet, Director Li was dead drunk, a total mess. He took Ye Chenâs hand as if he was his own son and kept on singing praises of him. Furthermore, he asked Ye Chenâs schedule because he still wanted to work together with him on his next movie.
Ye Chen said straightforwardly, âI might be leaving the showbiz for a while. My father has grown old, I have to go back and lend him a hand.â
Director Liâs eyes widened. âYouâre retiring??â Why must such a flawless gem quit his acting career so soon!!n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Ye Chen said, âThank you so much for taking care of me this whole time, Director Li.â
The news came like a bolt from the blue for Director Li. The people around him took advantage of his shock to fill a few more cups of liquor for him and he almost became immortal in the end.
Ye Chen and Ren Jing slipped away first since they only drank a bit. In the last half a month, in order to catch up with the schedule, they had been very busy and didnât have time to be intimate properly.
Now that they were finally free, Ye Chen immediately received a random mission.
Death System laughed mischievously. âRandom mission: Have xxx with Ren Jing. The rewards will be given according to the total time. Thirty minutes for one life point. The maximum limit is ten life points.â
Ye Chen, â!!!â
Death System said cheaply, âChen Chen~~ Itâs time for you to show your love for Ren Jing!â
There wasnât anything wrong with its words. This is ten life points weâre talking about, itâs such a huge amount! But did that mean he had to endure for five hours??? Fair enough, Ren Jing would live and he would die.
Death System added, âI didnât say that you have to continuously do it for five hours straight, you have 24 hours in a day anyway. Now, become the embodiment of a seductive man!â
We wouldnât pry into peopleâs private affairs. In any case, Brother Chen earned six life points in the end, that was already the limit. Even though it was a pity, in keeping with the absolute principle of sustainable development, earning this much was already considerable.
After the two stuck together closely for a few days, Ye Chen received a questionâwhich had been repeatedly asked 188 times beforeâfrom his mother, âIsnât this the right time? Chen Chen, can we meet Little Jing now?â
It was still far from half a year, but Father Ye and Mother Ye had obviously been enduring too much that they reached the end of their patience!
Ye Chen pondered over it for a bit. He felt that...the time seemed to be just about right?
He told Queen Mother, âIâll tell him that you want to meet him. But you have to promise me that youâll be indifferent, serious, and expressionless when you meet him.â
Mother Ye replied very quickly. âDefinitely, definitely! Mom is originally a cold, serious, and poker-faced person!â
Ye Chen: Mom, thatâs not true at all!
Ye Chen clutched his cellphone tightly. When Ren Jing returned, he seized the opportunity to talk, âUm...â
Ren Jing had bought some snacks for him. He asked, âIt had just been baked. Have a try?â
Hence, Brother Chen ate the snacks. He felt a bit thirsty after eating, so he drank water. After drinking water, he felt very sweet inside his heart, thus he kissed Ren Jing.
The two men being intimate like this had unintentionally lit a big fire from a single spark. They kissed each other inside out for a few while.
Afterwards, Ye Chen who was panting for breath leaned on Ren Jingâs arms as he said, âMy parents want to meet you.â
His hands which were gently caressing Ye Chenâs back suddenly paused. Ren Jingâs muscles were clearly tensed up.
Ye Chen said, âDonât worry... They wonât make things difficult for you.â
Ren Jingâs voice trembled when he said, âAre they willing to meet me?â
Ye Chen was in a daze for a while before finally responding. His heart felt sour yet sweet, but he still pretended. âThey...wonât be able to change my mind.â
Ren Jing paused for a moment before saying, âChen Chen, I donât want to make things troublesome for you.â
Ye Chen felt distressed yet sweet. He really wanted to say: âMy parents have been wanting to meet you so much theyâre going crazy soon. Youâve become the son of my family, Iâm just an adopted son.â
However, he couldnât say them out... He had to keep pretending, so he said instead, âWe have to face this sooner or later anyway. Donât worry, theyâll definitely accept you.â
Ren Jing grunted softly, âMn.â
Ren Jing didnât get a blink of sleep that night.
He wasnât nervous or scared, he was worried.
He was worried that Ye Chen would be sandwiched between him and his parents and be in a dilemma.
The next day, Ye Chen went together with Ren Jing after agreeing to meet at a certain place with his parents.
Throughout the journey, Ye Chen restlessly consoled Ren Jing. âDonât worry, since my parents want to meet you, they mustâve accepted us!â
âEven if they donât, Iâll persist until they accept us!â
âRest assured, theyâre in good shape, their health would not be affected even if they were angry.â
After comforting Ren Jing, he sent a message to his parents. [Be cold! You have to be cold!]
Father Ye and Mother Ye: [Alright, alright, alright!]
[Donât be too affectionate, you canât be too affectionate!]
[Yes, yes, yes!]
[Donât ask about too many things. You must be reserved, reserved!]
[Sure, sure, sure!]
After sending a pile of messages randomly to his parents, Ye Chen felt that it should be enough to calm them down.
Who would have imagined that Queen Mother would actually send a picture and asked: [Chen Chen, do you think these clothes look good on Mom? Will Ren Jing like it?]
Ye Chen, â...â
Queen Mother said again: [Cough, cough, what Mom meant is... Do these clothes look cold enough?]
Ye Chen: [Where is it even cold? Mom, are you dressing up for a wedding or what?]
Queen Motherâs words implied something when she replied: [How can it be? The clothes Iâll wear at your wedding will not be ready until next year.] It would be a completely dazzling, 100% handmade, haute couture dress.
Ye Chen, â..................â
Sensing something unusual from Ye Chen, Ren Jing thought that he was nervous, and he became somewhat nervous too as a result.
Hence, he held Ye Chenâs hand.
Ye Chen suddenly sensed the warmth from his palm.
Ren Jing...was so nervous that his palm was sweating all over!
Ye Chenâs heart softened so much that it became a total mess. He looked at Ren Jing and said tenderly, âNo need to think too much, Iâm sure youâll be able to get along with them.â
Ren Jing tightened the grip on his hand.
Ye Chen chuckled. âYou guys are the people I love, and all of you love me. So rest assured, it would be fine.â
Everything would be fine.
His future with Ren Jing would simply be filled with sweetness and happiness.
Main story (main text) completed.
The author has something to say:
All good things must come to an end.
This would be a story that will never end.
Brother Chen and Ren Jingâs life would forever be filled with sweetness. I hope that the little angels who have read this story could cherish the happiness before their eyes and be able to live a happy and sweet life.
The main story is completed, but there would still be side stories after this.
Those who are interested to read it might need to wait. Iâll write it after taking some circumstances into account!
T/N: Hihi! This chapter marks the end of the main story. So, in a sense, the story is completed~ For those who liked the side characters just like me, there would still be 10+ more chs for the side charas (the word count makes them worth more than 13 chapters, but letâs just pretend itâs how it is (?)), so I hope youâll look forward to them! Iâd also like to apologize in advance because Iâll be taking a break for three weeks to one month at most before continuing with the side stories. Exams are around the corner, so Iâd like to focus on that first. Hope you could understand!
Lastly, I know the haters wonât make it until this far, but remember: if you donât like, donât read! Itâs that simple. No need to spread hate just because you donât like something. Everyone has their preferences, of course, but if you donât like something, that doesnât mean the whole world had to hate it too and vice versa. Personally speaking, this novel isnât something for people to judge based on only 20 chs because things started getting serious after ch. 50, but who am I to judge lol~ Yeahhh in any case, please smell some grass instead of spreading hate, have a nice day <3
ted talk
Note: This might be gloomy at some parts, please donât read if youâre not comfortable with these.
hi. sorry i havenât said anything or replied to comments at all. to put it simply, well, iâm just...tired, i guess. so many things happened that theyâd be too long to be told. in any case, this chapter marks the end of the main story, so i ought to write a thing or two i think. more like a ted talk, but oh well.
in my opinion, the story ended pretty well. it might not be the perfect ending for some, but i think itâs the best for everyone. this is a happy ending yes, but author left it for us to decide how the couple lives on. i wonât say much because my opinion doesnât matter anyway, but again, letâs respect what the author writes, especially how she has decided to end this story. please remember that this story was completed in 2017, which was like three (or four?) years ago. the way she writes might have been different, and iâm sure she has improved a lot. i honestly like her simple approach in writing this story, because the story focuses on Ye Chenâs daily life. hey, i like complex writing/stories too, but reading such a light-hearted story is also great in my opinion. not everything has to be âcomplexâ to be âgoodâ. and hey, who doesnât like a happy ending? ð
starting from this paragraph forward would be more about me. anyhow... i started playing Yakuza~ itâs primarily consisted (?) of beat âem up, but there are a lot more array of genres inside the game too, mostly in the mini-games. long story short, i got very, very invested (?) with the plot... really, itâs a lot more than just âbeating people upâ. myfuckinggod thIS CHARA IS DED!? wounded charas? tragic backstories?? hUH MORE PUNCHES??? PLS STAPHâ
coughs iiiiiiin any case, i kin Kiryu Kazuma so very much. pls. heâs another baby who deserves pats and love and everything?? istg iâd take a fucking bullet for him,,, pls im so sed over all the charas, ded or alive,,, canât believe iâd get so engrossed in a âYakuza crime dramaâ game.........
alright, back to the story... there would still be thirteen side stories for this novel; six for Gu Xi and seven for Yu Xingzhe. i like them as much as the main stories because damn, iâm a sucker for side characters lol. i hope youâll look forward to them soon! iâll also re-translate chapter 1-18 for completionâs sake after iâm done with side stories. though, i think iâll take a short break before resuming. it wonât be long i promise. you see, i need to clean up my mess haha. soooo yeah. i guess iâll be back when iâm done with them.
this turned out to be so long... but in any case, thatâs them for now. thank you for staying with me in this journey, i appreciate it. i donât know if i still want to keep on translating because damniâve felt enough inferiority complex and iâm tired uh coughi mean translating is hard, i hope i could still carry on after this... also you might want to find me on some scan groups while you wait in the meantime, i do typesetting and translating sometimes. uwu