Before It ShrivelsCh44 - End of the Main Story

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I was packing in my room the night before we left. The luggage had been checked in advance of time and consisted of little souvenirs. hdAvGc

Zhou Chen purchased a little double apartment there, and when you open the window, you could view the turquoise Danube River.

I dislike living in a large house. He jokingly said that I didn’t have a luxurious life since I married into a wealthy family but didn’t know how to appreciate it.

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I told him to have fun, and he didn’t have to drill into my tiny quilt if he had the ability to.

He bullied me, pulled me up, and tossed me on the bed, claiming that the little thing was becoming more bad. YotQjg

“I have sharp teeth and a sharp mouth, but soft skin and bones,” I purposefully yanked his shirt with my toes. Do you want to give it a shot? ”

His gaze was intense, and it lingered on my waist a few times, telling me to act properly.

Why should I be proper if the night was long?

“Sir…” I knelt and walked over, clinging to his neck and biting his chin.” You can’t do it?”

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Sir was excellent.

While changing condoms in the middle, I grabbed his hand and voiced a topic I had been thinking about for a long time. “Zhou Chen… Do you want to have a child?”

His eyes darkened.

“I asked the doctor… My womb isn’t damaged and it is usable…although the chances are slim, however…” 4EXLQd

Our situation at the moment, with such words, made me blush with shame.

He sighed and hugged me tenderly. “It’s enough for me to have you. You’re my little friend.”

“But…”

I could see he was concerned about my health and the significant risks of beta fertility. But what if I leave too soon and he’s left all alone… ZoHbdj

Zhou Chen seemed to see through my heart, saying, “You will live a long life and will spend a lifetime with me. I’ve given all my love to you, baobei. I have nothing to give to anyone else, not even to my children.”

I pressed my brow on his shoulder and couldn’t help but notice a foul taste on my nose. “You’ve made far too many sacrifices for me…”

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There was nothing I couldn’t put my heart and soul into, so it was not hard to love him wholeheartedly. But I couldn’t fathom how much love it would have taken for him to give up his belongings easily, his family business position, his connections, his career, and a family with a house full of children and grandchildren in his old age for me.

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He said in a low voice, “At that time, I couldn’t determine my relationship with this world until I met you. Growing up with you is also a way for me to connect with the rest of the world. It’s not the same as a parent rearing a child or an alpha marking an omega. There is no physical bond between us, but your life is inextricably linked to mine.”

Zhou Chen’s voice could always make me feel as if I were in a warm deep sea, and the discomfort in my heart gradually returned to tranquility.

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“You may not realize how significant it is to me that there is one person in this world whose existence is linked to mine.

“I am who I am today, not falling, not rotting, because of you. 2EdKfa

“So I didn’t save you, you saved me.”

He kissed my forehead lightly as he said, “Of course, now, this connection has a new name, called love.”

It was the first time he’d spoken to me about the past since I discovered the CD and journal.

remembered him saying that he and Qi Shu had similar upbringings and blood, therefore he should have been the same cold and ruthless guy, but he wasn’t. VpTL2K

Maybe it’s also because of me…

He kept his love and affection for me, and I gave him renewed courage.

It turned out that everything had been arranged a long time ago.

In the everyday sunset, we loved the world again because of each other. zUN8cF

When we arrived in Vienna, it was pouring. I’d been struggling for a long time the night before, and I didn’t get any sleep on the plane. My bones felt like they were crumbling. As we drove home from the airport, Zhou Chen was helpless and concerned, and he wouldn’t even let my feet touch the ground. I was exhausted and drowsy, so I fell asleep in his arms unwittingly.

I awoke in a trance to find myself in an unfamiliar room with a strange bed. For a time, I had no idea where I was. Fortunately, the scents around me were familiar. It was a pheromone released by Zhou Chen to appease me.

I stepped out with my slippers and spotted him in the kitchen preparing porridge.

The rain had ceased outside the window, and when I opened it, the Danube River in the distance sparkled brightly in the light. L0rnPd

The entire city exuded classical romance and grandeur, and the approaching wind was blowing with sleeping notes.

I was yanked back by the waist and the window slammed shut before I could blink.

“You’ve only just gotten out of bed, yet you’re already letting the wind blow on you. Do you want to give me trouble again?” Zhou Chen’s expression was not good.

I had to turn around and apologize to him, saying sorry while I tiptoed to kiss his lips. rO3a9M

I did my best to coax him until the porridge was finally cooked.

During dinner, Zhou Chen mentioned that Mr. Evans was on tour with the orchestra and would be back in a few days; during this time, he could show me about and have fun.

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I seldom travel, so when I heard we’d have a good time, the porridge in my tongue was no longer fragrant.

“First, eat,” he replied, caressing my brow. “Little buddy.” 5OZUe2

Autumn in Vienna was stunning. The city was covered in golden leaves, and the structures from centuries past glowed like frozen music in time.

We kissed at the highest point of the Platt Park Ferris Wheel, hugged in the red leather train on Schafberg Mountain to watch the sunset, and were intertwined in the hot springs of Badgastein, with a blue sky over our heads and snow-covered Alps behind us.

I told Zhou Chen I loved him 10,000 times, and he responded 10,000 times.

I love you, therefore I’ll share my love for the world with you. keqM2d

On the day we went home, we picked up a kitten under the apartment building.

The more than three-month-old milky white kitten was lying in a cardboard box with a note under its body, saying, “Please take me home.

So we took it home.

When it was brought to the vet for a checkup, the kitten was docile and gentle, and it didn’t cause any trouble. It only whimpered when it was vaccinated, as though lamenting about human violence. skbJtv

Zhou Chen was overjoyed. “It’s like you; when you’re bullied, you just cry and not fight back.”

I instantly gave him a solid pinch to establish that I was not what he claimed I was.

When we arrived home, the first thing we did was name the kitten.

Zhou Chen said without thinking, “Call it Xiao Dao.” v67zo1

“Why? It’s weird.”

“If I tell you, you mustn’t be angry.”

Puzzled, I replied, “Okay. ”

Zhou Chen said that during the time he was hospitalized at the age of nine, he’d listen to an uncle next door playing the cello everyday, and he became familiar with him. He knew that this uncle had a little baby in his stomach. lDW5Zd

The little baby grew bigger and bigger. Zhou Chen was overjoyed. He’d always sat on the sidelines, watching. Later, he was allowed to get near to the baby occasionally to listen to its fetal movement.

He asked his uncle what the little baby’s name should be, but he said he hadn’t decided yet. Xiao Zhou could help him think of one.

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Zhou Chen thought for a while, and said, “My name is Xiao Zhou, so name him Xiao Dao ba.

Uncle was taken aback, then laughed loudly, and said, “Xiao Dao has a foreign taste, no good, no good. Let’s call it Xiao Yu ba. Dao and Xiao Yu’s yu have the same meaning.” rfYDwd

So the little baby had this name.

And the “Xiao Dao” that was denied, after many years, fell on the poor cat’s head.

“Xiao Dao.” I held up the cat’s face, and it looked at me innocently with wide eyes. “If you don’t like this name when you grow up, don’t blame me, blame Papa.”

Xiao Dao may not understand what I said, but he meowed cooperatively. NmpUlA

“Hmm. Good boy.”

A few days later, MPO returned to Vienna from its tour, and Zhou Chen accompanied me to meet Mr. Evans.

The whole process went so smoothly that I never dreamed that I would join the best orchestra in the world.

On the same day, Zhou Chen told me that he had returned to his job and formally accepted the appointment of the hospital as a gland surgeon. bG9gaB

A rare bottle of red wine was opened in the evening, and in the beating candlelight, I raised a glass to Zhou Chen. “To health and life.”

He chuckled slightly. “To music and art.”

To all the encounters and waits in the world.

To love and freedom. VSM5Ti

——End——


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The time, weather, and just, everything in general wouldn’t sync with me so I got delayed uploading this. First of all, thank you everyone for sticking with me for the past few months! We finally finished the main story!! Yeyy!~ Translating this was tough. Other than the dramas and shenanigans, I almost lost my fire continuing this, but hey we got to the main ending!! I’ll treat this as me completely done with BIS, but I’ll still upload the extras once they’re ready! Once again, thank you, guys! See you in Application for Divorce (AFD) and Re-Engraving Adolescence (REA)!!

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English in raws

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not really his blood-related uncle (this is Xiao Yu’s beta dad btw)

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is the character used, which means boat. Remember the star he bought for our Xiao Yu named ‘Boat Heading For An Island’? Hehehe so it’s like, Zhou Chen heading to Xiao Yu xd hehe

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岛 means island

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屿 also means island

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43 comments

  1. ✨ Everything is destined. ✨ Only if you follow your heart. If Zhou Chen still stayed in the sidelines, XY would have been gone by now. So, ZC stepped up to take care of XY before he shrivels. sigh Thank you for a happy ending.

    Congratulations on finishing this one! You did g reat! See you in your next projects. ♥️

  2. Thank You for translating and sharing this story with us! ( ˘ ³˘)❤ It was a great journey with a whole psychological and mental development and catharsis at the end (´∩ω∩`) Maybe plot wasn’t amazingly complicated, but the whole emotional load and wonderfully built characters made my heart doki doki XD I don’t know what to say anymore! One more time thank You and congratulate on finishing BIS! Magnificent work. Love You and take care ~~ See You with other projects! ღゝ◡╹)ノ♡PS. Have You read ‘娘娘腔’? I recently read it and I thought that novel can be in Your taste ^^

    • Indeed! It has been an emotional ride for all of us. Thank you for completing this journey with me. I hope to see you in my next project as well! 🎶💕Love love~ And yes I’ve read 娘娘腔!! I’m a sucker for angst 🤧

  3. Thank you for continuing this translation.❤❤❤❤

    This reminds me of the story ‘everyone loves pei jiu’. At least this had a happy ending… I’m happy 😊 because of it….

  4. My goodness this was such a ride😭 I honestly couldn’t have really imagined there would be HE with all the crap going on… i’m glad the angst is over and our MC and ML are living happily ever after!!!!

    Thank you so much to the translator/team for translating this gem to us!!! I can’t even imagine your suffering💀🙏

    Thank you for your hard work and see you in the next projects!!!💜💜💜💜💜

    • Hi, sisi! Seen you since day one and I’m glad you stayed until the end. I didn’t really expect for a happy ending as well with the continuous crap Xiao Yu’s been put through, but luckily it all ended well for both ZC and XY 🤧

      Thanks and see you as well!

      • Thank you for having me!!!💜 I actually sometimes procrastinated when i saw the new chapters because i don’t take angst really well😭 That’s why i wait until i feel brave enough and until more chapters are published so i have an easier time reading an angsty novel lol

  5. Dear translator, I appreciate you finishing this story and understand how it could affect your fire – it was a tough read for most of the story. I look forward to your other works and wish you happy holidays.

    P.S. ZC is one of my favorite leads! He is super awesome.

    • Oh, gosh I finally found you! Hi, Luoyuan. Thanks so much for all the support! 🤧🤗 ZC is one of my fave mls out there as well (imagine the dedication, the willingness to wait, and the prior selflessness to give XY a happy life) 🤧

      I look forward to seeing you in my other projects, too. Happy holidays🥂✨

  6. This is one of my favorite novels and it is definitely hard to forget. It really left an impression on me.

    • Hello translator! Thank you for translating this wonderful story for us!

      I never expected the angst and all the pain as I read through the story. The author captured my heart, made me cry and let me feel happy again after. I’m new to the danmei world and I really appreciate reading an awesome novel. Makes me look forward to the next novels I’ll be reading from this website. I can’t seem to stop myself aaaa ✨️✨️

  7. Thank you so much for translating this!!

    The story is really al about faith huhu i realy love it. T_T

  8. Thank you so much for giving me hope and warmth.Their love for each other is something that I want to have someday!!

  9. suddenly remember you’re also translator for AFD and my question is, how tf you can endure this tear-jerking novels? are your nose and eyes okay?? 👁️💧👄💧👁️

  10. oh and thank you so much for perfectly delivering this novel till the end!

    (ps: can you gather all the song into one playlist? :3 i miss it cause i rushed this novel but once I look it up it was such a good song QAQ)

  11. Ohh!! the main story is over I’m sad to bid goodbye… I really want to continue see them get more happy and sharing their beautifully love together. PS. looking forward for the extra hopping theirs love continuous and our baby to be happy 😊.

    Thanks u for the sharing with us this novel it was jerking sad, bitter but beautiful ending. I will miss them my babies>.<

  12. Such a lovely & moving love story. I’m sorry for QS but too bad it was him who realized it too late.

  13. It’s been a roller coaster ride reading this. I’m a reader who would still prefer the first male lead no matter how bad his personality was as I believed in redemption. But reading this, made me realise the second chance in all aspect and MC deserved to be loved by the second one who had been in love and been there for him ever since. So in the end, I think it’s justified and I love them both.

  14. Finally! Survive yeahh! I really don’t know what’s wrong with me. I try to mess myself up right when I’m already emotionally stable. See how crazy I am. I was so somber throughout reading this novel.

    Thank you so much TN nim for ur efforts & for finishing this. ❤️

  15. Another roller-coaster ride for angst enjoyer pips like me. Glad I stumble and stayed till the end.

    It’s late but thanks for your effort translator-nim.

  16. Thank you for the translation.. I hope QS also can find happiness eventually.. meet someone new, fall in love, treat him right, healed and loved… and they all can go on a double date with XY and ZC… that’s the HE i want ❤