Translated by: Jellylynn
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Names mentioned in this chapter (which can also be found in the glossary ):
-云舒( yún shū)- Yun Shu, the female lead
– 舒 儿( shū ér)- Shu’er, Yun Shu’s nickname.
– 傅然( Fù rán)- Fu Ran, the male lead in our novel and the original novel
– 方灵( fāng líng)- Fang Ling, a scriptwriter and Yun Shu’s friend.
“Isn’t the world always like that?”
The female lead finished speaking with immense sorrow. She leapt forward and vanished into the darkness.
Silence fell upon the venue. It was unknown how long it took before the first audience started clapping, then a few people came to their senses and followed suit. The small applause became increasingly in unison and as enthusiastic as thunder.
Yun Shu and the rest of the actors did the curtain call. Sweat and tears were indistinguishable on their faces.
At that moment, as if she could sense something, her eyes moved towards a particular area in the audience and accurately met Fu Ran’s eyes.
She smiled sweetly. Even though her makeup made her look much older, it could not hide her beauty.
Fu Ran froze and reached out to touch his chest.
—— The old deer in his heart should slowly hit. <sup>[1]</sup> What if he dies from a collision?
……
Yun Shu was in the dressing room removing her makeup when Fang Ling knocked on the door and entered the room. She said, “Shu’er, let’s go to the celebration party together later.”
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Yun Shu nodded in response and told Fang Ling to wait for her. When she finished changing, she seemed to remember something and took out her phone to call.
“Shu Shu?”
“It’s me.”
Yun Shu suddenly remembered that it seemed like she hadn’t spent a reasonable amount of time with Fu Ran for a long time.
It wasn’t easy for them to be more intimate, but she had ended up making them more unfamiliar again.
Yun Shu was overwhelmed with guilt.
A soft chuckle sounded from the other end of the phone, waking Yun Shu up with a start. She heard Fu Ran’s voice saying, “Shu Shu, why are you calling and not speaking? Are you facing some kind of trouble? Do you need me to come over to you now?”
Somehow, hearing the man’s slightly anxious voice dissipated the uneasiness in Yun Shu’s heart. Her voice unconsciously became more mellifluous. She said, “I’m fine. I’m just calling to inform you that I’ll be back later tonight.”
Fu Ran understood and replied, “Is it a party?”
“Mm, mm.”
“Do you want me to pick you up after the party?”
“Eh?” Yun Shu looked at the time. It was already past eight o’clock, and it would be at least eleven o’clock after the celebration party was over, so it was going to be a bit late. She said, “No need. I can share a ride with someone else.”
With a slight pause, Fu Ran said, “But I don’t feel at ease. I don’t feel at ease in leaving you with someone else. I want to come and pick you up, okay?”
His last sentence was extraordinarily gentle and affectionate.
Yun Shu raised her hand and touched her chest. It took her a long time before she could find her voice. “Okay… Okay then.”
Fu Ran softly chuckled. “Mm. Send me the address later.’
“Oh, okay.”
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“Shu’er, are you not….”
Fang Li poked her head in and then looked at Yun Shu silently before finishing her sentence.
Yun Shu looked at her puzzledly, “What’s wrong?”
Fang Ling slowly entered the door. Then, she closed the door and said, “I should be the one asking you ‘what’s wrong with you?’. You look like you are in heat with your face flushed and glowing.”
“No way!”
“The mirror is to your left. Look at it yourself.”
Yun Shu groaned and turned her head. Then, she saw a charming woman’s face and ears flushed with her face glowing as she shyly stroked her cheeks with one hand.
Yun Shu, “….”
—— Eh?!!
Fang Ling said, “See. I was right. So, what’s wrong with you?”
Yun Shu was even more embarrassed and said in a whisper, “I just finished talking to someone on the phone.”
Fang Ling had an “oh, I see” look and said, “So you were talking to your man.”
“What are you talking about? He’s not my man!”
“Then why are you blushing? What are you so shy about? Even if he’s not your man now, it seems like he will be your man soon.”
“What kind of nonsense are you babbling?!”
——Fang Ling was indeed not talking nonsense. After a while, Fu Ran became Yun Shu’s man.
<sup>[1]</sup> This is actually a play of words from the literal translation of the idiom “the young deer hits randomly” (小鹿乱撞(xiǎolùluànzhuàng)- At first, it describes the heart beating rapidly due to fear, but later it was mostly used to describe the heart fluttering between men and women. Thus, it means restlessness due to fear or strong emotions.)
Translator’s Note: I think it would be very weird if I translate “old deer” as buck and “young deer” as fawn. Hence, I decided to translate the title literally so that it would be more obvious that the “old deer” refers to Fu Ran while the “young deer” refers to Yun Shu. Technically, it just means that both of their hearts are fluttering.