I've decided to try my hand at translating a BL novel. If anyone could tell me if 小柴猫 (chai cat) means, like if it has some special name, could you please tell me? Yikes! I took this planning for it to be a side project... but then I ended up focusing all my time on it... >_< Chapter 1 The annual double eleven was here. This was a big holiday for Pei Bu Fan.
He is a man, a penniless man to be exact. Either that or he was a man who could only go digging around the internet in the hopes of earning extra points, occasionally dying in the hands of a gunman. His daily life assets consisted of instant noodles, clothes, figurines, and even toilet paper, all bought through online shopping. Nevertheless, the double eleven not only brought him happiness, but at the same time, it also brought him pain. Fucking no delivery! Fucking lost my item! He gritted his teeth, he had finally managed to buy the Sesshōmaru figurine... Yet it was now gone. The express company's attitude was quite good, they kept apologizing as he talked to them on the phone. The seller's attitude was also quite good, not only did they promise a full refund, they also promised that no matter what he bought in the shop, they would definitely give him a discount... Indeed, it is a refund, not a replacement. This is due to the fact that the Sesshōmaru figurine was a limited edition one, and hence was sold out. He didn't want anything, only the Sesshōmaru figurine! His sorrow had overflowed and become a river. Seeing that many people in the second group were showing off their new baby under the sun, Pei uncharacteristically thought that he would love for all these people to be sliced to death. No one understood his pain! However, in life, the way things develop are always the road twists and turns, and the dense willow tress and bright flowers are an enchanting sight in spring time. (TN: The whole thing basically means that after going through pitfalls and suffering, life will take a turn for the better and good things will start happening.) Pei Bu Fan who was nesting in his blankets fir three day suddenly received a call from the express company. They had his express mail! Express mail! The only thing he didn't receive from the double eleven's express mail was... the Sesshōmaru figurine! It was only that the express mail he received appeared a bit too big. Pei looked carefully at the name and address on the receipt - an uncommon occurrence for him, and it was all in order. However, the delivery address was completely blank. The company would dare to send this kind of express mail? Raising his head, he realized that the little brother who did the delivery was long gone. When he reached home, he picked up knife, eager to open the package. ...... Was there a ticking sound? An illusion? The next moment after he opened the package, all he could hear was the deafening sound of an explosion. The quiet alley erupted with noise. That night, on the internet, the news 'Otaku received a bomb through express delivery, died a tragic death at home' occupied the first place on the internet with many clicking on it. Pei Bu Fan was pissed, after he died...... He could be considered living quietly, but dying in chaos. The whole country was mourning. discussing about how the express delivery mail security checks was not good enough. When Pei Bu Fan regained consciousness, he was greeted with a mass expanse of darkness. Feeling muddleheaded, he thought for a long time before he could finally react. He was probably, at least it seemed like he was dead? How did he die? Who will explain it to him? There was no sound or even a response. Everything happened too fast. The last thing he could recall was opening the package? Then a split second of heat. After that... After that there was nothing, then he was here. He did not know where he was, or what time it was. Curling himself into a ball, he was surprised to realize he had a body! It seemed that right now he was a...... fetus? It was just that... The position of the head and hand wasn't quite right...... There was also a long thing on his legs. ...... Umbilical cord? Fuck me! This is the first time... Hey...... He couldn't open his eyes! Who was going to tell him what exactly was happening? . . . So frustrating. It shouldn't be that he was going to have to stay here for a lifetime right.... Ten months pregnant, but his body was already formed. Following this timing, it seemed that he would still have to lie here for another month. Fortunately, he wasn't some great person. Three years, he could still survive. The baby shouldn't be a dead house too. Other people love their family, but he loves the fetus. Not knowing how much more time had passed, he felt his surroundings begin to rotate, in fact, it was a rather huge rotation. Just who on earth was this mother who didn't see things properly and actually did such a risky movement? What if he ends up not developing well because he slipped!? Who will take responsibility? It's a life! He reaches out with his hand and hits a hard edge. ....... Hard? Slowing stroking his surroundings, his finds out that his surroundings are all hard! ....... An egg, what the fuck! No wonder he had the feeling that he wasn't growing quite right. It was all because it turned out he wasn't even a human! He must have had done many horrible things to have Yama throw him down into the Animal Path. (TN: Yama is the King of Hell in Chinese mythology. The Animal Path is one of the realms people can be reborn into after they die (Buddhism) Read more about it here.) King Yama you better come out for me! I want to talk with you! Ahhhhhh! (TN: He's crying) Almost as though he had been picked up, Pei Bu Fan felt his surroundings become even more more turbulent. Due to a moment of carelessness, his head smashed against one of the directions. He squinted, claws frantically scrabbling around for somewhere to hold onto. Some time ago he had heard the sound of something breaking. Great! It was time for him to break out of his shell! He was suffocating. The place which he had hit against cracked open slightly, biting cold winds entering from the small gap. Little Pei Bu Fan followed the wind, poking out his claws, he extended his head outwards. The wind became even stronger causing Pei Bu Fan to shiver. From his half opened eyes a few tears emerged involuntarily. Slowly opening his gold, amber pupils, it was a cold type of beauty. Pei Bu Fan, who had just emerged from his shell, found himself in the hand of a very handsome youth. When Pei Bu Fan looked the youth, he noticed the youth was looking at him with eyes filled with dislike and puzzlement. ... So, so handsome. Pei Bu Fan opened his small mouth, emitting a soft humming noise as his mouth began dripping saliva. The youth became even more disdainful. Using his other hand, he pinched the back of Pei Bu Fan's neck and lifted him upwards. He then used his remaining hand to throw the egg shells away. "Return." He said. Pei Bu Fan looked at the direction the youth was bringing him towards. There, a bearded man stood at a stall selling eggs. His whole person, no, his whole meow became silly. It was not only because he suddenly realized is current situation, but mostly because when he saw the youth, his mind suddenly emitted a mechanical sound. <Owner found, system activated, restarting......1%......17%......69%......100%> 'Owner, what owner?' Pei Bu Fan opened his mouth to ask but all that came out were a few soft meows. Pei Bu Fan, "......" The system did not cheat him. The first task was issued right after the restart. <Please follow the owner of the host> <Prize for completion: 1000 experience 10 gold coins A cute bell collar for a cat 1/4> <Failure to complete task: Obliteration> It was like a game, just that he had never seen such a terrible punishment for a game. Why on earth was he here? <Do you want to open the tutorial?> "Meow!" Of course I want to open it! Zi Che was currently in an argument with the boss of the familiar egg stand when he was cut off suddenly causing him to become shocked. Looking down at what he originally thought was a listless chai cat, he noticed the cat baring it's teeth at him. The cat did not look like it had a weak constitution like he had thought earlier. "Look here sir. The eggs I have here are definitely all healthy, good eggs. Although your luck isn't quite good, getting a low-leveled chai cat... this kitten is actually quite cute. Many girls will like it, you can always give it to your lover. After all, even though the level of this chai cat isn't quite high, it is still quite rare. You don't have to use it, having it as a pet is also fine." Zi Che frowned. He had not spent three thousand low quality spirit stones just to buy a kitten. "Do you really not have anymore pure black eggs here?" asked relentlessly, repeating his question again. "Really isn't anymore, just that one!" The egg seller vowed. Turning away, long white slender fingers stroked the chai cat's black fur as Zi Che finally gave up. After all, being born again, everything was different from his past. The egg that was supposed to hatch into a nether bird actually ended up giving him a stupid cat. It really wasn't expected. Could it be, he wasn't actually alive? Zi Che laughed coldly, he refused to believe it!
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So I've changed sites and moved to weebly. I'm sorry if it inconveniences anyone but the site on Blogger was just a temporary one. Anyway the previous chapters are still on the previous site. Thank you for reading! This chapter is quite sweet. Chapter 3 Part 2 Du Yu Shu was in her own independent dressing room with her make-up artist Li standing besides her. As Sister Li applied makeup to Du Yu Shu's face, she asked a question. "Why is the colour of your face so poor today? Looking at it, it's really white."
Du Yu Shu looked helplessly at her refection in the mirror, her face really did look a bit pale. "A relative of mine is suffering, so I'm tired." "I'll bring you a hot water bottle in a moment," said Sister Li. "As girls we ought to take care of ourselves, our bodies are our biggest asset." (TN: Actually says that our bodies are revolutionary capital.) Du Yu Shu didn't say anything. In the studio during summer, here she was clutching onto a hot water bottle. Wasn't it just too hot. As Sister Li had been with her for five years as her exclusive make-up artist, she understood Du Yu Shu's temper very well, and hence didn't say anything more. Finishing up the make-up, she laughed and said, "Let Little White go and buy porridge. This is your body, you shouldn't let it fall ill." Du Yu Shu nodded to express her understanding. In the studio she had her own place to rest, however she disliked to use it preferring to sit outside and watch other people act. Today was no exception. Quite some time ago, Wang Jie had sent Xiao Bai to go and buy porridge. However, noticing that Du Yu Shu's lackluster appearance as she read the script, she couldn't help but feel distress, "Drink some hot water. Do you want a hot water bottle?" "It's fine," Du Yu Shu waved her hand. "It's just a little sweat since it's hot." Today a majority of the scenes they would be filming were the scenes with Du Yu Shu and Ye Jing An together. There were also a few with the flower shop owner and her. As she was flipping through the script for was while, the actress, Zhang Yi who played the flower shop owner walked to her. She hesitated as she approached Du Yu Shu, then giving a nervous smile, spoke. "Sister Shu, it will be our turn to perform together soon. Will you practice with me? I am a bit nervous." Finished speaking, she bowed her head, shyly stroking her hair. Zhang Yi was originally a singer, only beginning to act last year. In the film 'My Dear, Good Morning" she could be considered a newbie. She was rather low key, diligent, and placed a lot of effort into her acting. Du Yu Shu found her okay and watching her nervous expression, decided to agree. "Can." Actually, she didn't feel so good, but while reading her lines with the little lady she was serious and focused. Xiao Bai stood at the side for a while with the porridge, but did not put the porridge out. When the scene finally ended, the porridge had cooled. Xiao Bai lowered her head, feeling slightly depressed, then speaking with Wang Jie, said, "Since the porridge has cooled, I'll go and buy another one." "Don't buy anymore." Du Yu Shu flipped the script. "It's fine, in a moment it will be my turn to be filmed. Even if you buy, I won't have anytime to eat it. After Zhang Yi finished filming her parts with Du Yu Shu, she began to talk with Du Yu Shu. Although Du Yu Shu was quite cold and polite, Zhang Yi felt relieved inside, no longer feeling as nervous as before. The two of them were chatting for several minutes when Zhang Yi suddenly said, "Sister Shu, what kind of guy do you like?" Du Yu Shu originally did not want to answer this question but when she turned her head, she noticed Ye Jing An sitting behind. Sneering in her heart, she began to speak. "Their height must be more than hundred and eighty, they must have masculine handsomeness, be cheerful and finally, able to give people a feeling of security." These conditions were created after comparing to Ye Jing An. In fact, Ye Jing An did not fulfill any of her conditions. After saying this, Du Yu Shu couldn't help but feel uncomfortable to the point where even her stomach churned in discomfort. Zhang Yi did not notice anything at first but after she looked up to see Ye Jing An's twisted expression and Du Yu Shu's sneer on her face, how would she not know what was going on? Even without meeting, these two people would still find opportunities to attack each other! The little lady quickly for and excuse to run away, leaving Du Yu Shu to continue flipping through her script. Actually, she did not like to talk with unfamiliar people, but it also wasn't convenient to chase the person away. She could only resort to obscuring the facts. Ye Jing An's assistant Xiao Song arrived back, a bag of porridge in her hands. Upon seeing it, Ye Jing An coldly stated, "Throw it away." Xiao Song, ".... Ah?" Ye Jing An ground his teeth, taking in several deep breaths, he spoke. "Give the porridge to the crew. There is also a small bag of sugar, give it to them also." As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Jing An left in the direction of the lounge. Xiao Song scratched his head in confusion. Wei Meng patted his head, saying, "Why aren't you hurrying to send it? Remember to give it to that Queen of Movies. Just now, the two people had another fight." The agents didn't really worry, only for their own artists would they begin to worry. "Oooooh!" Xiao Song nodded his head, walking toward Du Yu Shu. Meanwhile, Wei Meng cursed under his breath, chasing after Ye Jing An. Xiao Song cheerfully gave the porridge to Wang Jie who then turned around to pass the porridge to Du Yu Shu. Holding the porridge with her two hands, it felt rather warm. Besides it was a packet of sugar. Seeing this, Du Yu Shu smiled widely, "Today really so thoughtful?" Du Yu Shu liked to eat sweet foods, however, eating these sweet foods will make her fat so Wang Jie usually restrained her from eating them. Du Yu Shu poured the sugar into her porridge, finding out that the porridge was actually red date porridge. Not to mention, there were even some dates buried in the porridge. With this, Du Yu Shu's mood changed for the better. Wang Jie didn't say anything. Watching as Du Yu Shu spooned mouthful after mouthful into her mouth, she faintly said, "It wasn't me. It was Xiao Song who brought this over. Xiao Song is Ye Jing An's assistant." Du Yu Shu's mouthful of porridge almost sprayed out. "There's isn't any poison inside?" "Eat you!" Wang Jie rolled her eyes. "The whole crew also has some." Du Yu Shu suddenly didn't feel like eating anymore. Wang Jie then stated bitterly, "Ye Jing An has already issued an truce, so you cannot quarrel with others for a while. Later you two must play a sweet, loving couple." Du Yu Shu was expressionless. Wang Jie was distressed. "Comrade Du Yu Shu!" Du Yu Shu looked at the red dates porridge in her hands, saying softly, "He cannot show weakness. Just you wait, later during the filming, he will definitely anger me to death." "This is what everyone in the crew has. You shouldn't think too much." This was all said in a very light voice, with not a single hint of emotion. Wang Jie felt really bitter. In the lounge, Wei Meng faced Ye Jing An and chattered on endlessly while Ye Jing An ignored him. It was only when Wei Meng stopped to breath did he ask question. "Is there any way to increase in height?" "Ah?" Wei Meng eyes widened. "Increase? What are you thinking of? Are you not tall enough? "Nothing." Ye Jing An coldly said, feeling frustrated in his heart. Ignoring this episode, Wei Meng earnestly continued talking, "In the end, what hatred do you have with Du Yu Shu..." "Height must be more than hundred and eighty, they must have masculine handsomeness, be cheerful and finally, able to give people a feeling of security." In his mind appeared Du Yu Shu's words. Ye Jing An frowned in anguish. Would wearing something to increase the height to one hundred and eighty five work? Was it necessary for it to be one's natural height?" At this moment, the door to the lounge range. Assistant Song gave him a reminder. "Brother An, it's your scene now." "Okay." Ye Jing An nodded, calmly and gracefully walking out. Director Zhang began scolding after Du Yu Shu and Ye Jing An stood on the stage. "Today if you both waste my time, I will definitely throw the two of you out!" All of a sudden, the pink peach blossom petals began to drift down, creating an ambiguous atmosphere. Du Yu Shu who leaned against a tree, with the petals in the sky joyfully floating to and fro, let out a peal of sweet sounding laughter, reminding people of silver chimes. From the distance, Ye Jing An came with his back to the light. Holding an umbrella, he wore a white shirt and a gentle smile. He looked like the focus of every student's crushes. "Ah Yao ......" He called gently, eyes with a trace of sweetness and indulgence. His tone was light as though he was afraid to disturb her. It was like the two of their hearts were in harmony. Du Yu Shu looked back and laughed. Under the sky filled with flying petals, the two people's gazes meet. |
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