LonelinessCh24.2 - Extra 2

During the last class in the afternoon, the sky suddenly darkened. The loud thunder caused a disturbance in the class. The teacher slapped the desk, quieting everybody down.

Five minutes later, it started to rain. The dark clouds stretched across the sky, and the sound of the pouring rain covered the teacher’s voice. KSg8a6

Chen Dong Lan didn’t bring an umbrella. Lowering his head to look, he had on a pair of canvas shoes.

When the bell sounded, the students did what was needed: borrowing umbrellas or calling their parents. Chen Dong Lan considered whether or not to buy an umbrella. But looking at the heaviness of the rain, he would be drenched before reaching the shop so he decided to give up on the idea.

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In front of the school building, he took off his school jacket, covered his head and was about to run into the rain when he heard someone calling from behind. “Wait.”

He turned his head. It was Yuan Yuan. epqBJF

Yuan Yuan was holding a long-handled umbrella. He looked at his face to the school jacket over his head, then back to his face. “Chen Dong Lan, you didn’t bring an umbrella?”

Chen Dong Lan’s inexplicable nervousness kept him holding the school jacket over his head. He said, “Yes, I didn’t think it would rain today.”

Yuan Yuan nodded and opened the umbrella. “Let’s walk together. I remember meeting you in the metro. We take the same train, right?”

Chen Dong Lan nodded and put down his jacket, asking doubtfully, “You’re not playing basketball?”

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Although it was raining, the indoor gymnasium was open.

Yuan Yuan didn’t hear him clearly. “What?”

Chen Dong Lan shook his head. “Never mind.”

Yuan Yuan didn’t ask again. He held up the umbrella, took a step down the school building stairs and brought the umbrella closer to the fringe of the eaves. He said to Chen Dong Lan, “Come on.” RpkWh4

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Chen Dong Lan’s heart was beating very fast and his body felt considerably lighter. He walked under the umbrella and bumped into Yuan Yuan’s shoulder. “Thank you…Do you want me to hold the umbrella?”

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After that, he released his grip.

Chen Dong Lan thanked him softly, but his head had long become giddy because of this touch.

The rain was very heavy, but upon reaching the metro station, Chen Dong Lan’s sleeve wasn’t that wet. vWlz7H

It was the peak hour and the trains were nearly exploding with people. Chen Dong Lan and Yuan Yuan stood very close to each other, but not touching.

Chen Dong Lan tried his best to lean back, afraid that if the two of them were to touch, his intense heartbeat would be discovered.

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“Do you normally go home alone?” Yuan Yuan suddenly asked.

Chen Dong Lan stared blankly. “Yes…” n6QHSF

“We take the same train. Why don’t you walk with me? We can be companions.” Yuan Yuan said.

Chen Dong Lan lowered his head and looked at his own fingers. “I’m okay alone.”

Yuan Yuan didn’t say anything else.

His home was very near, and after just a few stations, he would reach his stop. Yuan Yuan said goodbye to Chen Dong Lan in advance. “I’m going off first.” N0jxs9

Chen Dong Lan nodded.

Yuan Yuan handed over the umbrella. “You take the umbrella.”

Chen Dong Lan waved his hand. “Then what about you? This umbrella is yours. I don’t mind.”

Yuan Yuan forced the umbrella handle into his hand. “I mind. You take it.” zZ6DFs

The metro slowed and arrived at the station that Yuan Yuan needed to alight at. He wasn’t in a hurry to go and said, “Next time, let’s go to and from school together every day.”

Chen Dong Lan’s nose started to sting. “You’re not going to play basketball anymore?”

The metro stopped. Before he got off, Yuan Yuan turned his head and said, “I’m not going to play. From now on, I’ll accompany you every day.”

Chen Dong Lan nodded forcefully. Jl1yoc

Yuan Yuan laughed and disappeared outside the train door.

How nice. Chen Dong Lan thought.

It was so nice but he kept crying and couldn’t stop.

Bewildered, Yuan Yuan turned but didn’t feel Chen Dong Lan beside him. h1u7GM

They hugged each other every night before sleeping. Although they would separate in their sleep, they would always stick together, being able to touch each other with a slight stretch of a hand.

Yuan Yuan woke up at once. The room was black and it obviously wasn’t time to get up. He turned on the light and propped himself up to gauge the situation. Not only was Chen Dong Lan not on the bed, he wasn’t in the room either.

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“Chen Dong Lan?”

No response. WbQc27

He turned to get out of bed. Without putting on his shoes, he walked bare-footed into the bathroom. There was nobody there.

He exited the room, but there was nobody in the living room, dining room or kitchen. He grabbed at his hair, deeply worried.

He went towards the balcony, nearly running, and opened the door with a bang. What he saw was the back of Chen Dong Lan, who was leaning against the railings.

His heart settled back heavily. 6UzT3n

He walked up and wrapped Chen Dong Lan in his arms from behind, grumbling, “Why are you out here in the middle of the night exposed to the cold wind? You gave me a scare.”

Chen Dong Lan moved and turned his head to look at him. “Why are you awake? Did I affect you?”

Chen Dong Lan’s shoulders were cold, showing that he had already been there for some time. Yuan Yuan used his hands to warm him, at the same time saying, “Yes, when you’re not beside me, the impact is huge.”

Chen Dong Lan turned and buried himself in his embrace. “I’m sorry.” Bwn19k

Yuan Yuan kissed his forehead. “What happened? A nightmare?”

“No.” Chen Dong Lan looked across his shoulder, vaguely seeing the warm lights of the master bedroom.

“I just…” he said, “had a good dream.”

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  1. Damnnn, how many more extras until this lovely story ends??? Yuan Yuan and Chen Dong Lan is so sweet…. And I just love it how the simplest things make CDL happy and how YY really cares for CDL. They are so cute and precioussss… Although I wanted more plot, I am wholly satisfied… Thank you for translating, this was a wonderful readd… (◍•ᴗ•◍)❤

  3. AWWWW!! Bless these two extras for giving me fluff and dog food!!! 😭😭💞💞

    Thank you so much for bringing this novel to us! I really enjoyed the ride! Although it was angsty in the beginning the ending was definitely worth it! I love CDL and YY so much!! Especially how YY is so sweet to CDL!! 💞💞

  4. Awwwww. What a perfect dream. Yuan Yuan is taking care of Chen Dong Lan even in his Dreams. Nice! They deserve all the happiness in the World.

    Thanks for translating this novel. I loved it!

  7. This was such a cute and bittersweet story, I’m sad it’s over.

    CDL is such a sweetie but he still has many demons and I hope he gets a psychologist. Also I love how reassuring Yuan Yuan is. (Also every time I read his name I kept thinking it looked like a nickname lol)

  8. I’m crying my tears all over the floor, this was such a poignant and beautiful ending…. Wishing many blessings to the happy couple throws flowers

  10. Thank you so much for all of the efforts you done with this story.

    At first I was overwhelmed with Chen Dong Lan’s secret feeling.

    But then Yuan Yuan not only aware, but also return then confirmed his feelings for Chen Dong Lan over and over again.

    Ah, such a wonderful story.

    This is definitely going to be my favourite story.

    Again, thank you very much for everything.

    This story is so precious.

  11. Thanks a zillion for translating the story. Love both of them tears of joy and hope they lived happily ever after.

  15. What a sweet dream!!! Thank you for your translations!

  16. Thank you for translating this sweet novel!!

  17. AHHH im getting diabetes from the sweetness and the soft angst made me a masochist MM. THANK YOU so much for translating this novel, its a true blessing

  18. Thank you for translating this story. Dong laaaaaaannnnnnnn ;___; <333

  19. So sweet. Thank you for the translation. It’s like unrequited love but bl lol.

  21. Thank you so much for this story.

    Stories like this are my favorite because it’s a lot more real. It was therapeutic for my soul because I went through something very similar to what happened on this story, although the way mine ended was not the same as Yuan Yuan and Chen’s.

    Thanks again and keep up the good work. You guys are amazing

    Love

    R

  25. Thank you so so much for translating this work! I am in love with these two and sniffs ahhh their relationship is so beautiful. My heart is overflowing!! <3

  27. Such a lovely and heartwarming story this was! Read it earlier and reread it today!

    I loved that we really got to see the emotions they both felt, they felt like such real characters. We felt the love and pain along with them. Thank you so much for translating this novel for us to read!

  28. i really shed tears in these chapters. CDL really reminds me a lot of me and I was truly scared about what gonna happen to him after the confession😭. Everything sail smoothly in a good way and I really like the simplicity of the story yet the intrigued feeling of fondness and love. Thank you for all the chapters I really enjoyed it.

  29. I was expecting something that would make me so sad that I’ll cry but I never thought it would touch my whole soul and make me feel like I’m so loved even though I’m alone af. ☹️ Hahahahahaha Fighting for you too! I just imagine somewhere out there in this vast world has the same story as them. A story that is unconsciously told by us, strangers. ❤️

  30. This ending is so satisfying and cute ಥ‿ಥ

    Thank you for translating this novel, it was a nice read!

  31. Awwww thank you for translating this novel♡

    I’m gonna miss this heart wrenching feeling I tortured myself with. This uncontrollable tears I poured for this lovely couple. Waaahhhh!!!!

  32. Awwww thank you for translating this novel♡

    I’m gonna miss this heart wrenching feeling I tortured myself with. This uncontrollable tears I poured for this lovely couple. Waaahhhh!!!!

  33. This love is only possible BCS IT’S A NOVEL!!!! T∆T

  35. Thanks for translating! This was a wonderful story that made me feel all the emotions~ Still wiping away tears lol ╰(´︶`)╯♡

  37. Thank you for translating this story. I want permission to translate it into Portuguese, please

    And again, thanks for the translation!!!

  38. Author can me and my friends make a fanfiction of webtoon/comics about this short story?

  40. This hit hard. You can clearly see CDL hasn’t entirely shake off his insecurity. Everytime he fears everything is just a dream, a dream that overlapped with reality that he couldn’t distinguish anymore when did such a dream started, and if it was indeed the case, then he’d just rather cling to that illusion. All those years of loneliness had engraved such thoughts to him. Thankfully, Yuan Yuan’s slowly making it better. Such a bittersweet ending. Thank you for translating this. It’s a very good read ❤️

    • Ahh I love this story, I want more chapters. I love the interaction between YY and CD. Its a fresh air from yandere MLs that I’ve been reading this past few days.

  41. Making me go all up and down,author is really good at torturing my emotions 😤making me cry so much😭…Im so happy that they end together happily.

    Thank you so much for translating thisthis beautiful story ❤️

  42. This left a bittersweet feeling to me. Their story was sweet and beautiful, but sadly for me, it has to end. But I’m wholly satisfied by this extra, I think this is a great way to end such a good novel. I will surely, surely comeback here.

  45. aaahhhh i want more QAQ but it’s okay, i really enjoyed reading this!!!! hoping for more happy years to come between the both of them~ thank u for thw hardwork in translating this :>

  47. Oh, how lovely! Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your awesome translation! And thank you for providing these amazing translations!

  48. Hands down, this pushes through to the top of my list of favourite BL stories I have read this year. Thank you so much for this.

  49. even though this story was pretty short, the development and pacing was really good!! i’m so glad my son xiao lan is happy now 😭💕 also yuan yuan takes such good care of him AAAAAA

    THANK YOU TRANSLATER-DAREN FOR SHARING THIS WONDERFUL STORY !!

  54. Flareax, Thank you for your translation! It was such a satisfying story to read 🤗 I appreciate you making it possible for me to read it.

  56. Omo…. how can in the extra it still make my heart sting….poor DongLan…. He really love YuanYuanhope there is more chapter with lovely dovey Yuan yuan and DongLan

  60. Wahhhhh 😭 I’m crying this was such a bittersweet story. but IT WASN’T ENOUGH wuuu 😭 I wanted Yuan Yuan to learn more about CDL’s pains and loneliness like literally I was soo glad he gave him the love and made him happy in these last few chapters but the loneliness CDL felt for such a long time huhu it breaks my heart even if the story has already ended I feel so sad for CDL. Well, All in all, it was a good read even tho my exams are coming up the next day and I have no time to waste I felt that this was worth it because as I was reading this, I was able to think more about some stuff that I had been avoiding and I feel like I can have the strength to face them all alone. Thank you soo much for translating ❤

  61. Oh man this novel really had me crying from the heartache, angst and frustration to the Sweet Love that just can’t help fill up my heart Truly a great short novel😊 especially the spicy moments🤭

  62. Simply precious! This is my second read of this novel and I still like it. Thanks for the translation.

  65. I’m a little overwhelmed after reading this novel in one go ｡ﾟ(ﾟ∩´﹏∩ﾟ)ﾟ｡ I thought about people who feel insecure and anxiety and can understand why author name it 'Loneliness'. I can feel all emotions of our dear CDL and that's why I can't stand his family. Neglecting child because you feel guilty? Don't joke &gt;&lt; I'm super happy for our main characters that's they found themselves and have a beautiful relationship in which they can support each other (*´꒳*) It was satisfying plot, thank You for Your amazing work and that You show this novel to us~! (｡’▽’｡)♡

  66. Thank you so much for translating this lovely story! Chen Dong Lan is such a sweet bun that deserves all of Yuan Yuan’s hug and kisses (which he WILL get 😌). This has become one of my favorite stories and I’ll probably re-read this many times 🥹 thank you very much for your hard work! 💖