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"Is there a mistake! How could you actually let such a good man die?! The author's eyes must have been blinded by shit*!" Xu Ziyu threw the mouse away angrily as his gentle and handsome face contorted with anger.
On the screen in front of him was the latest update of a novel he had been chasing, 《The Prince Playing A Scholar》.
This novel could be described as a typical scumbag attack story. Originally, this was the type that Xu Ziyu hated reading the most, but because the novel had been strongly recommended to him by his friends, saying that the male supporting character was just his type*, he still reluctantly chose to keep up with the new updates.
Actually, his friends had been right; the supporting character in question was indeed to his taste. That man was tall with a steady demeanor, while being resolute and daring. Although he seemed taciturn and perhaps even cold, in fact he was the typical type of man who seemed cold on the outside but had a soft heart in reality, which just happened to be Xu Ziyu's favorite*.
Regrettably, 《The Prince Playing A Scholar》was a novel where besides the male leads, there were all kinds of other scum and the plot was also awfully unrealistic. But these things had only been enough to make Xu Ziyu complain endlessly while still reading honestly, up until the latest release, in which the author actually dared to pit his father* and killed his most beloved man... And he still died in order to save that cheap little bitch, Xu Ziyu was really about to overturn the table too!
The author must have had a grudge against Qi Yuxuan!
After all, he was such a perfect man! It was fine if you wanted to let him have a bad night with that little bitch, it was also okay if you wanted to make him fall in love with said little bitch afterwards, but in the end the perfect man was still used to protect a bitch who didn't even love him, and used as a shield until death!
Xu Ziyu firmly believed that Qi Yuxuan didn't really fall in love with that cheap shou at all, and only thought that he did because the innocent appearance of the other had moved him - in short, the good man had been lonely for too long, and the timing of the little bitch's appearance was just right. There was also the matter of the accidental one-night stand between the two, and only the combination of these unfortunate events could have led to such a result!
Although he was extremely dissatisfied with the author's treatment of the man he liked, Xu Ziyu could still understand the hardships of writing a novel, and he couldn't bear to leave a negative score in the end...
Silently turning off the computer, Xu Ziyu crawled back into his bed. His beloved man was dead, and there was no need to read the novel anymore. Besides, because of the author's inclination to the scum's character, the little bitch still ended up returning to the slag gong's side to live with the slag's three wives and four concubines... Really, so boring!
"God, why don't you give such a good man to me! I promise to love him well every day, pamper and cherish him for a lifetime! I would never leave him alone and sad..." Xu Ziyu muttered, shrinking his neck as he rolled himself tighter into the quilt.
The large double bed started to feel more and more empty around him, and he didn't know when there would be someone to share the covers with...
He felt so hot...
It felt as if he was surrounded by fire...
His whole body seemed to become soaked in sticky sweat, making him feel unbearable...
"Woke up, he woke up! He woke up!"
It was almost as if someone was talking beside his ear, as loud as a thunderbolt, but he could only hear the buzzing of his mind.
Xu Ziyu opened his eyes in a daze, but he could only see a vague figure above him.
"Great, he woke up finally! Doctor Liu, will he be fine?" The rough voice asked anxiously.
"En, as long as he can wake up, he'll be fine, don't worry. You should go back, I'll take care of him." An old man's voice replied.
"Okay, then I'll go first... Tsk-tsk, Doctor Liu, can you talk to him, how could he want to die so much... This time he was still lucky that the general happened to be passing by, otherwise..." The voice sighed.
"Okay, don't worry, I'll persuade him." The man who was called Doctor Liu agreed warmly.
"Then I'll leave first, the general is still waiting for my report!" After the rough voice finished, the sound of leaving footsteps could be heard.
Xu Ziyu only felt that his brain had turned into a hot paste, and even though he seemed to have heard a lot, he was unable think about the meaning of the words.
"Oh you child, why are you so difficult." Doctor Liu took a look at Xu Ziyu's blank eyes and sighed slightly before checking him again, "Take a good rest. When you wake up, it'll all be over."
Xu Ziyu really closed his eyes obediently. In fact, he also knew that he couldn't do much in his current situation. His instinct as a doctor told him that he was in a fever-reducing phase, and the only way to recover was by resting.
In his state of drowsiness, Xu Ziyu had a long dream.
He dreamt that there once lived a youth who looked like him, and had grown up in a small mountain village. This youth's grandfather had been a doctor, and the youth also studied medicine from a young age.
His grandfather was not a particularly brilliant doctor, so the youth's medical skills were naturally very common. After his grandfather passed away, he became a wandering doctor in the countryside. Although he wouldn't starve to death, he still didn't live a good life.
The youth fell in love with another young man from the same village, and their relationship gradually deepened. That young man had great ambitions and was not willing to live his entire life in the small village. After discussing with the youth, he decided to join the army.
The youth had lost all of his relatives long before, and he felt that the only person he had in this world was his lover, so he did not object. After packing up a few of their belongings, the two joined the army.
Life in the army was difficult, and their kind of ordinary civilians without any background could only start from the lowest rank amongst the soldiers. Fortunately, General Qi led his troops like a god*, and although the battles against the foreigners were dangerous, the two of them still managed to survive.
Since the youth's physical condition was not very good but he still had some medical skills, he soon ended up transferred to the army's medical battalion.
Having a military doctor as a lover also made the young man's status improve; after all, everyone understood that the battlefield was full of dangerous situations and people got injured easily. If there was someone in the medical camp who would be willing to treat you just a little bit earlier than others, it could save your life.
The young man fought bravely on the battlefield and performed exceptionally well. After several battles, he quickly improved, and while the young man was happy for him, he also felt a little uneasy.
Gradually, with the rise of the young man's position, the youth could feel that the other became more and more indifferent towards him. His anxiety grew, but there was nothing he could do.
Finally, a few days ago, he inadvertently saw the man standing together with a young and beautiful woman. The two were looking at each other with deep emotions, and the affectionate eyes that used to only look at him carried the shadow of someone else at this time.
The youth was hit hard by the revelation, and he tried to find out the reason behind the young man's actions, but because he was timid by nature, he didn't even dare to question him.
In despair, the youth simply threw himself into the river. If it wasn't for the general passing by, he would probably be a floating corpse now...
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notes
*the character 翔 (xiang) is used here, interpreted as the slang form of the word.
* raws use the character 菜 (meaning vegetable/dish) in the context of '他的菜'. The closest English equivalent to this would be 'his type', which is used in the translation.
* raw is '戳爆了徐梓渝的所有萌點', meaning something along the lines of 'poking all of xzy's cute-spots'. For the lack of better alternative, it's translated as seen above.
* 坑爹 is old internet slang for completely ruining something. By 爹 xzy could also be referring to himself.
* 用兵如神 is an idiom meaning that someone is exceptionally talented at conducting military manoeuvres. Lit. as translated.
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Thank you for the chapter. This sounds interesting, I can’t wait to see what happens next.
ReplyDeletethank you for translating. seems like a promising start!
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