Mr. Melancholy Wants to Live a Peaceful LifeChapter 3

Chapter 3

You Zhengping flew to the bathroom at top speed and called the boys together. His younger brothers peered around surreptitiously and asked, “How was it? did you scare away your blind date?” eNsGAR

“Shut up!” You Zhengping slapped the back of the head of the one who’d spoken. “Hurry and get me some normal clothes and my hair, my God, what am I supposed to do with this colorful hair!”

His little brothers were all stunned by their boss’ change in mood. One second, he was determined to get this blind date to fail and the next second, he was ready to grow old with his blind date. Their boss’ temper was as fickle as summer rain.

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Cen Xiao glanced at the faucets in the bathroom and quickly signaled Shi Yongfu with his eyes. Shi Yongfu quickly blocked the bathroom door to prevent people outside from entering the bathroom.

“Boss, control your temper.” Cen Xiao said, pointing to the sensor-activated faucets. All the faucets were dripping and letting out gurgling sounds. RaFyOp

You Zhengping hurriedly calmed down, not allowing his special abilities to affect his surroundings.

Among the guardian his special abilities were the strongest as well as the most difficult to control. In order to stabilize his emotions and control his abilities, You Zhengping would challenge all sorts of extreme sports after his closed training. He needed to experience various extreme emotions in order to challenge his control over his abilities.

You Zhengping has experienced all sorts of extreme emotions such as the despair experienced when one was on the verge of dying, fear of the unknown, extreme anxiety at the possibility of his teammates dying, so on and so forth. In order to control himself, he’s tried to experience every kind of emotion. His parents only saw him doing extreme sports, but they didn’t know that You Zhengping had stayed alone in a dark house for more than a month.

He knew that he was a double-edged sword and to master this sword completely, he had to overcome all hardships.

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He had already succeeded but who could have known that all his hard work would be undone by a single blind date.

He had experienced all kinds of emotions, but he had never been in love.

His younger brothers hurriedly jumped out the bathroom window to look for clothes. They were all well-trained, strong and vigorous. Within five minutes, they returned one by one, they found a suit, tie and leather shoes for You Zhengping.

“There’s really nothing we can do about your hair,” Shi Yongfu said, “How about you use a wig to deal with it for now. I’ll find you a wig that most resembles your previous hairstyle.” zZxvrW

All of them worked hard and finally stabilized You Zhengping’s emotions. The faucets were no longer leaking out water.

Cen Xiao opened the bathroom door and gave You Zhengping a thumbs up. “Boss, go get him! You can do it!”

You Zhengping felt like his suit had turned into armor. He nodded to the boys, adjusted his tie and wig, and then walked out with an expression as though he was out to conquer the entire universe.

As soon as he left the bathroom, his younger brothers collapsed on the ground in fright. This love affair of their boss’ brought about a world war level sense of crisis. BHCrvL

You Zhengping glanced at his watch. He’d told Yu Hua five minutes, but it had taken fifteen. He didn’t know if Yu Hua had already grown tired of waiting and had left.

He took a deep breath and opened the door to the private room. He saw that Yu Hua had taken off his suit jacket and was wearing a dark gray shirt. With hands sporting powerful knuckles, he was holding the teapot full of classically fragrant tea and pouring tea into two cups.

After pouring the tea, Yu Hua put down the teapot and turned to look at You Zhengping who was standing by the door. he didn’t ask what he’d been doing out there for so long nor did he care about the sharp contrast in the clothes he was wearing now and the ones he’d been wearing before. Instead, he stood up, with the smell of tea wafting about, he smiled and said, “You’re back.”

In that instant, You Zhengping heard the loud sound of his heart jumping to his throat. jWFrcP

“Ba-dump”, “Ba-dump”.

He followed Yu Hua to his seat in a daze. Yu Hua handed over the menu and said, “I don’t know what you like so I only ordered some cold cuts and pastries. I was waiting for you to come back before I order the main dishes.”

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You Zhengping basically couldn’t see what was written on the menu so he ordered a few dishes indiscriminately.

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It was probably because his desire to protect Yu Hua won the upper hand, You Zhengping forcibly held back and listened patiently to Yu Hua’s explanation as to why he came to this blind date.

Yu Hua was 23 years old this year, two years older than You Zhengping. He has just worked in his company for more than a year, and after his internship period he became a regular employee, an HR assistant in the company’s human resources department. Yesterday, the general manager of the company suddenly called in all men under the age of 25. He sent away all the ordinary-looking men, leaving behind a few good-looking ones. 9gDFuV

The general manager said that there was a considerable amount of investment hanging on the line. Whether they could successfully negotiate it, depends on them young ones.

Based on what the general managers said, the boss of a particularly wealthy investment company (that is, the old comrade of You Zhengping’s father) has a short-tempered junior who loves to hit others; male and is currently looking for a good partner. Their company was currently fighting for am investment. Although this matter may not necessarily influence the father investor’s opinions, it was though, an opportunity to strengthen their ties.

These young employees who’d just entered society never expected that when they went to work, they would also be expected to sell their sex appeal. One after the other, they expressed their sexual orientations weren’t the same and thus they were unqualified. The general manager had no choice but to use the oldest and most primitive method–drawing lots.

Yu Hua won that lottery. The other party had seen his educational background and photos and was very satisfied with Yu Hua. The general manager said that he had to do well when he goes there. Only the other party could reject him, he himself had no qualifications to graciously decline. D6 x5K

Of course, Yu Hua wouldn’t bow his head to capital forces, and he wouldn’t just stand up his blind date. This time, he came to explain his reasons in person.

“Ah…” You Zhengping’s heartbeat calmed down. He looked at Yu Hua, his face filled with distress.

Originally this was a good thing. Both parties were simply forced to go on this blind date, and both of them came with the idea of ​​rejecting the other. They would have sat down and had a good talk before going back and telling their elders/general manager that the other party didn’t find them to their liking. They would have been together from the first beat and they would have gotten the best of both worlds.

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You Zhengping stared at the tea cup in his hand and saw that the tea was starting to freeze. He took a deep breath and told himself to calm down!

Yu Hua said in a gentle tone of voice, “I am a person with no ambitions. My plan for the future is to have a peaceful and ordinary life. To be honest, I have never been in love, and I don’t know how to fall in love.

“My plan for a romantic relationship is to follow the prescribed other and meet someone who yearns for a warm family like I do. It doesn’t matter whether it’s a man or a woman. After a period of dating, we’d start be a family before the age of 30. Our days may be very trifling and trivialities may fill up the latter half of our lives. We might have some quarrels, but this is life.”

“We’d quarrel and make a fuss for half of our lives and when we’re old, my love and I can feel relieved about everything that happened when we were young. We’d hold hands as we grew old together.” kN9GB1

The peaceful life he portrayed was too beautiful and it eased You Zhengping’s mood a lot.

You Zhengping did not dare to look directly into Yu Hua’s eyes. He looked down at the cup of tea that now had a layer of ice floes, thinking that he couldn’t give Yu Hua such a future.

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He’d lost his love. You Zhengping drank his tea to cover his face whose expressions he could no longer control. He drank that cup of ice cold tea in one gulp, like he was drinking beer.

“That’s perfect. It just so happens that I was forced by my family to go on this blind date. I want to play around for a few more years.” You Zhengping threw the teacup on the table, expression firm. He was a strong person and wasn’t going to be knocked down by such trivial things! 4r28SJ

At this moment, the little brothers who were eavesdropping in the private room next door were about to die of anxiety. They were really afraid that a rejected You Zhengping was going to explode right where he stood.

Shi Yongfu moved his lips and said soundlessly, ‘Do you want to report to our superiors and open the category A emergency contingency plan?’

Cen Xiao put his ears on the wall and shook his head at everyone. ‘Wait a minute, there might be a favorable turn.’

You Zhengping slammed the tea cup on the table and got up to leave. He must leave the private room as soon as possible. He had to drive to a place where there was no one else around to prevent his abilities from going berserk. MFVIjp

“Please wait!” Yu Hua grabbed You Zhengping’s hand and said seriously, “please listen to what else I have to say, okay?”

There was nothing else to say, You Zhengping tore off his wig in grief and consternation. It left him wearing a string bag over his hair, making him look like he has a colorful bald plate as he looked at Yu Hua.

It took Yu Hua a lot of effort to hold back his laugh. His ability to manage his emotions was top-notch. No matter how dangerous things got when he was traveling through the worlds, he could keep his face unchanged. But after meeting You Zhengping, he almost broke his composure twice.

God knows how long he broke down laughing as soon as he turned a corner after leaving the off-road vehicle. dHxjbT

When he’d finally gotten himself to stop laughing, he sat in the reserved private room thinking about what he was going to say to reject the other party. Then You Zhengping suddenly walked in with that bubble gum. Seeing his rainbow-colored head, Yu Hua almost burst into laughter again.

Fortunately, You Zhengping rushed out of the room and gave Yu Hua fifteen minutes to laugh.

You Zhengping thought he saw Yu Hua pouring tea elegantly, but what he actually saw was Yu Hua, who got extremely sore abdominal muscles from laughing so hard, using the act of pouring tea to cover up his inappropriate laughter.

“What I’d said was just my idealism,” Yu Hua picked up the wig, not daring to look at You Zhengping’s colorful head covered with the net bag. He stared at the wig and said, “When you walked into the room just now, I realized how childish my thinking had been.” y0I WX

“Huh?” You Zhengping’s took on a cautiously hopeful expression as he looked at… The top of Yu Hua’s head. Yu Hua was looking down at the wig and couldn’t see his eyes!

“The peaceful life I imagine was so black and white.” Yu Hua said affectionately to the wig, “I had a hunch that if I missed out on you, I would lose the only chance to fill my life with color.”

Hilarity was fine, affection was also fine. Yu Hua must admit one thing though, You Zhengping was adorable.

The moment he met You Zhengping hanging outside the off-road vehicle window, Yu Hua saw endless vitality and energy in him. At that moment, he knew that if he missed this person, his life would really be just a pool of calm stagnant water. xLBH3n

So Yu Hua quietly wrote down the license plate number, intending to seriously and politely refuse his blind date, then use that license plate number to look for those eyes so filled with life.

But life had a flair for the dramatic. A few minutes later, he saw that colorful hair now more vivid than before barge into the private room.

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“Are you saying that you want to seriously date me?” You Zhengping squatted down, raising his face to be sure to look directly into Yu Hua’s eyes.

Yu Hua: “…” PjCAqf

He raised his head and looked directly at You Zhengping, bringing forth all his willpower. “Yes, I don’t want our feelings to come from being forced and having no choice but to come here. So, I had to explain to you the reasons for this blind date first, and then ask you if you would allow me to pursue you.”

While speaking, Yu Hua gently put the wig back on You Zhengping’s head, only then did he reveal a knowing smile.

That scene froze in You Zhengping’s heart and became one of his most cherished scenes of his love life.

It also became Cen Xiao and the others’ nightmare. T cWo5

Four years, four whole years, every time there was any new development or trouble in his love life, You Zhengping would recount it all again.

This time Yu Hua got fired and the relationship between the two had reached a freezing point. You Zhengping couldn’t help but say, “You don’t know how good he is to me.”

In fact, they did know, he’s told them hundreds of times. Cen Xiao and his other younger brothers exchanged looks, and began to quietly listen to You Zhengping’s recounting of Yu Hua’s righteous look when he appeared outside the window of the off-road vehicle, of You Zhengping’s patience and thoughtfulness while waiting for You Zhengping to change clothes, of Yu Hua’s gentle smile as he put that wig back on for him…

In the end, You Zhengping concluded, “He must be feeling really sad this time. How can I help him?” SrxcaK

Cen Xiao rubbed his face and was just about to answer when suddenly a strange voice chimed in, “He must still be worried about your financial situation at home. Your monthly salary is indeed too low.”

“Yes, I…” You Zhengping’s expression instantly turned cold, “Who are you?”

Only then did Cen Xiao and the others discover that a man dressed in extremely shiny, flashy clothes, like a peacock, stood among them. They didn’t even know when this person appeared.

“I,” the man took off his sunglasses, showing a pair of peach blossom eyes, he took out his ID card from his pocket, “I came to get a residence certificate issued. When I came in, I heard you saying how your husband was being cold to you.” gAzD5C

“The residence certificates are issued by the community center across the street.” You Zhengping said seriously.

“Isn’t this the community center?” Peacock man asked doubtfully.

“We are here as a temporary emergency office of the sub-district Office. Only when the community center and the local police station are too busy, will we be brought in to help. The official seal is with the community center across the street. Please go there to have it issued.” You Zhengping’s answer was very official.

“So that’s it. Sorry for bothering you.” Before leaving, the peacock man cast a wink at You Zhengping, “You have to make money so your husband won’t feel so pressured.” BCbddj

“En, thank you for your suggestion.” You Zhengping got up and sent Peacock man away.

After the Peacock man left, You Zhengping immediately said, “Check the surveillance and see when he walked in.”

Story translated by Chrysanthemum Garden.

Cen Xiao called up the surveillance replay and saw that the Peacock man had been standing outside the door for about three minutes. During this period, You Zhengping had been retelling his history of love and the recent troubles of his married life. They hadn’t mentioned anything about special abilities.

They were trained to speak and do things very carefully. Even if they needed to talk about missions or abilities, they would use code words and they will never say it directly. HZeCFM

“Send the ledgers over to the community center,” You Zhengping told two of the boys, “Keep an eye on this person.”

“Is there any problem?” Cen Xiao asked.

“He’d been standing in front of our door for three minutes and none of us noticed him. How could be possibly be just an ordinary person?” You Zhengping said grimly, “Come with me to the Public Security Bureau. We’re gonna investigate all his files.”

The moment the Peacock man took out his ID card, You Zhengping had already noted down his ID number. X ZRxp

Everyone split up. You Zhengping and Cen Xiao remained silent on their way to the Public Security Bureau. Cen Xiao thought to himself that although their boss was not reliable when it came to his love life, his ability to perform his job was still top-notch.

When they were approaching the Public Security Bureau, You Zhengping suddenly said, “Yu Hua has been providing for me all these years, so I’ve secretly saved all my subsidies and bonuses. I’ve got about three or four million in savings. How about if I tell Yu Hua that I won the lottery?”

Cen Xiao: “…”

His mouth twitched and he said, “I don’t think Yu Hua’s…simple and easy to fool like you.” sKpqQl

“Oh, then we’ll have to think of another way.” You Zhengping sighed.

The author has something to say: Yu Hua: Us unlimited flow survivors have been professionally trained, no matter how funny the situation, we will not laugh. Unless we can’t help it!


Translator’s note: First off, I have to say that I love this novel. I really, really do and that is why I have decided to cede this project to another translator who can give this the proper focus (i.e. frequent updates). E. Danglars has reached out and asked if she could take over this novel as she has been planning on translating this for quite some time. She’s done great work translating novels before and I’m sure she will do a great job at this one as well. So, not only will the readers get quality translation, they will also get frequent updates as she is planning to do a daily release of this novel starting next Saturday. This novel is great; thank you for reading my translations and I hope you will go check out hers.

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25 comments

  1. uwa im sad to see you drop this but also happy to see someone else be able to do daily translations~

  2. Thanks for translating this few chapters <3 !! Now I’m really curious how things are going to develop in the future 😆 I’ll definitely check out her translation!

  3. The two of them trying not lose control (in two very different ways) bc of the each other is both hilarious and adorable! And lmao I feel sorry for You Zhengping’s friends. Having to hear the same thing over and over again for four whole years… I would’ve long reached my limit ngl xD

    Also, I’m glad you’re leaving this in capable hands. And daily releases sound awesome!

    Thanks for the chapter and all your hard work in bringing us this novel till here! 🙂 💝

  4. thank you for this chapter!

    picking novels and having to give up on one sounds so difficult… like a mother and a son ending their relationship so the son can have a better life…

  5. Awww thank you for introducing me to this novel, I really love it even just 3 chapters in. And I’ve known the other translator too from her other work on They’ve All Said I Meet a Ghost so I’m really excited!

    Once again thank you for translating and sharing this novel ❤

  6. Thank you for your work on this! I’m already hooked! It must be hard to give up something you’ve committed to, but I trust that this will be in good hands.

  7. Thanks you for the translations so far! Will E. Danglars’ translations be on Chrysanthemum Garden as well?

    • I think they’ll do it on their own site. They’ve translated two other novels and they’re fantastic!

  8. 3 chapters in and I already wanted to go read the raws… Now with daily updates I think I’ll just wait in order not to butcher this novel 😍

    Thanks for the chapter~

  9. Thank you for translating this so far! It’s given me a lot of laughs & introduced me to a new story! I’ll be sure to check out her translation of it, too! 💖

  10. Thank you so much for translating it so far. I really enjoyed the story so much. Will look forward to read more~ ❤️❤️

  11. Thanks for translating the first few chapters!!!

  12. Haha when I saw the page on NU, I was like “???” at first. So that’s what it was 😀

    Since you left this one for her, I guess you’ll be picking another novel to translate in the future? If so, I’m looking forward to that’ll be~ (´▽`)

    Gosh being a translator must be quite stressful xD I still remember your Q&A note at the beginning of “This cannon fodder is covered by me” where you said the 3 chapter release by Iso gave you a fright for a moment xD

    • There are times when it’s very stressful. Especially, yeah, when picking up a new project. There’s never really a good way to see what every translator is working on or thinking of picking up. Before cannon fodder, I actually had two other projects, one after the other, that I was working on and was forced to drop because just when I was ready to post (i kid you not), the day before, someone else picked it up.

      I am thinking of getting into another translation pit, but I’m being careful about my selection. With two current projects, I’d need to really fall in love with it before I decide. I hope to see you on whatever project I do decide to take on in the future. =)

  13. 3 chapters in and I already like it, I like it, I like