Nuptial Chamber Next Door Chapter 21

I haven't posted for some time. We are back to three years ago in this chapter. In case you've forgotten, YZ comes to pick up BB from the shop she works in and they reunite. After spending a day frolicking , they come to celebrate Brother Feng's birthday dinner. During t he dinner, YZ gets a call and BB watches him from afar as he carries out a very serious conversation outside the shop. Then…

The sky was getting darker and the lights brighter.
In Osaka, no matter how many lights or how many cars were on the road, the city always seemed deserted and quiet.
Only in our shop was the atmosphere very lively.
It took one to be out of the country to realise that only in Chinese places would you hear such unbridled laughter and human interactions.
The lights were all on in the shop. Cold blue light fell on the flushed face of Qin Xue. She had a few gla.s.ses of Asahi Beer and was laughing at Jiao Shui.

Since Ye Zhengchen had left, her mood seemed to have improved. She sat next to the boys and was laughing and talking to them.
In the past, Qin Xue did not like mingling with men, especially in such large gatherings. No matter how funny the jokes were , and how much I laughed, she would maintain a woman's modesty.

I don't know when Qi Xue started to change, and when she became this person who was not like Qin Xue..
Looking at the empty seats next to me , I found a bowl of food. I pulled the bowl closer to me , shovelled in a big portion and started chewing. I drank some more c.o.ke, but the cold I was feeling in my bones did not dissipate.

I hadn't finished swallowing my food when a slightly drunk Brother Feng came and sat beside me. He was holding a can of beer. Without asking me, he poured the beer in the empty gla.s.s in front of me.
" Sister in law, have a drink with Elder brother." The term ' sister in law' shook me to the bones.
Before I had a chance to speak, Brother Feng's closest friend Lin Rui, the judge in our murder game, shouted, "Lao Feng, if you flirt with the beauty while Feng Sang is at home, see how Feng Sang punishes you when you go home."

"When I go home, she will make me kneel on the washboard. I am so used to it, my whole body feels uncomfortable if I miss it for even a day", Brother Feng said with righteous indignation.

Lin Rui's girlfriend smiled and asked, " Brother Feng, where did you get the wash board? Can I buy one ?"
Brother Feng said, " My family's chaff has brought nearly ten from the country. I'll give you two."
Lin Rui immediately retorted, " I am touched by your kindness. Take as much time as you need. "

I finally laughed out loud, especially as I heard Brother Feng
refer to his wife as ' my family's chaff'

In fact the relations.h.i.+p between Brother Feng and his wife was really sweet. They met as college students and got their marriage certificate as soon as they graduated. They had no car, no house , but they were happy with their possession less marriage.
Feng Sao was a woman who knew how to sacrifice for her love. When Brother Feng wanted to do a doctorate abroad after his masters degree, she quit her generous job in China to accompany him to j.a.pan.
She didn't complain at all as she cooked for Brother Feng while working in a factory to save money. They hoped to save enough money for a down payment for a house.
Their apartment had no luxurious furnis.h.i.+ngs. Their bed was filled with lovely dolls and there was a wedding photo on the wall.
Feng Sao was wearing a simple ts.h.i.+rt and Brother Feng was wearing an ill fitting suit as they swore in front of the national emblem.
So cute, so beautiful..
Brother Feng was always joking whenever he mentioned his wife, " My family's chaff, My family's chaff.."
But n.o.body understood how much love was invested in this simple nickname !

" Sister in Law…" , Brother Feng put the gla.s.s in my hands with mock reverence, "Brother must toast you!How much will you drink ?"

Brother Feng's toast was the typical forthright talk of a northerner.

In the first meeting itself, I had refused Ye Zhengchen's request and said that I did not drink. Now he was waiting to see my reaction, whether I would refuse his request as well
Just because he had genuinely cared for me in the last six months, I could not publicly embarra.s.s Brother Feng.

I bit my lips and brought the gla.s.s to my lips.
j.a.panese beer was lighter, but still bitter. I simply closed my eyes and chugged it . Then I put the empty gla.s.s in front of him.
Brother Feng immediately straightened, a look of pride in his face.

There's always a cute, lovely vigour to be found when men drink.
Brother Feng poured himself a gla.s.s, and patted my shoulder.
"Brother really admires you. In this world, no woman has ever succeeded in fixing Ye Zhengchen."
He is the one taking care of me, okay ?
I rubbed my dizzy head. " Perhaps, I simply benefited from proximity."

Miumiu : 近水楼台先得月吧 – the pavilion closest to the water enjoys Moonlight first. Another lovely Chinese idiom

"I'll tell you a secret", Brother Feng said, "Last night when I invited him to dinner, he kept looking outside at the rain. I asked him what he was watching. He said, " Feng Ge, what would you do now if you were separated from Sister in law for some reason?"I said , " Miss her , think of her every moment!"
Then he said, "I can't let myself think of her…"
I found the open can of beer next to me . Holding the can, I filled my gla.s.s. My hand was trembling as I poured out the beer.

I took the gla.s.s and looked up as the cold beer sc.r.a.ped my tongue, my throat…

Hot tears gathered and slid down from the corner of my eyes to my temples.

For Brother Feng, for Ye Zhengchen, love was actually so simple and straightforward.

Even if you yourself have never experienced everlasting love , you can't deny that there is such a thing in this world.
Whether you choose to cry in a BMW, or in a bike, his smile is part of your vision of the future.
You can choose someone who takes you to eat seafood everyday or one who is willing to peel the last piece of ice shrimp for you and place it in your bowl.
Believe in life, believe in love.

It just depends on who you choose. And whether you choose to stick to your choice!

…… …

We chatted about various things. Brother Feng only spoke to me , and what he had to say was endless.
"l.u.s.t is a man's basic instinct! Men like beauty. Who doesn't like good things in life ? …But you can only stare at Cecilia Cheng. The woman you really want to marry, to take home , is the one who you can laugh and cry with ..
Even if you give me ten beautiful women, I will not change my family's chaff… beautiful women are everywhere, but she is unique. I can't lose her.."

I nodded. "You absolutely cannot find a woman better than Feng Sao."

Then he said, " Many people say that Ye Zhengchen is fickle in matters of the heart. I know him for more than two years. I have seen him help beautiful girls repair their electric appliances, invite them to dinner, take them shopping.."
I was still nodding. "I know ! "

Feng brother shook his head.

"But you don't know this; when I came to Osaka, it was winter. I couldn't speak a word of j.a.panese. I couldn't tell southwest from northwest. A j.a.panese student sent me to this apartment. The day I met Ye Zhengchen , he gave me an old phone so that I could call him in case I encountered any difficulties. He helped me carry the luggage. He saw me carry in the mattresses and bed sheets, so he went back and got me a blanket.
He helped me buy groceries . He even drove me around to show me where to buy cheap appliances, where to buy cheap food, where Carrefour was… he took me to make my ID card, helped me with the visa procedures for my wife.."

"When my wife came here, he invited us for a meal…that's why it's ok for him to come for a meal anytime at my house.
When I broke my leg, he came to see me everyday at the hospital…"

I tightened my grip around the beer can. An inexplicable heat seemed to have entered my body, my blood was boiling!
Brother Feng looked in the direction of Qin Xue mockingly, " Do you think he likes me ? We both broke a leg!"

" Sometimes people just look at the surface. They don't believe him, they believe in what others say"
He said, " He may not care what others think. But I just hope you can see the kind of person he really is."

…… …

I was drunk. I had finished a can of beer all by myself!
Fortunately, my tolerance for alcohol was very low.
I did not cry and cause any trouble. Instead I continued chatting and giggling with Brother Feng, nodding my head a bit unsteadily.

When Ye Zhengchen came back, I was still giggling with a gla.s.s in my hand. "Brother Feng, come. Let's do one more toast."

Ye Zhengchen waved at everyone, then s.n.a.t.c.hed the gla.s.s from my hand, " I will toast you. "
I blinked. Ye Zhengchen's frowning face in front of me was wavering. I shook my head to clear my vision.
I grabbed his s.h.i.+rt with the ridiculous thought that it would stop him from wavering. " You're back ? "
Ye Zhengchen did not pay any attention to me. He instructed the waiter in j.a.panese , " Bring back fuve bottles of sake and ten cans of beer. "
Lin Rui pointed a Brother Feng and laughed in glee, " Ah! Now you're dead."

I couldn't remember anything after that .

A few fuzzy fragments was all I could scavenge from my memory. I remember Brother Feng lying on the table, unable to get up. I shook him , "Brother Feng, don't sleep. We have to chat. "

Ye Zhengchen was trying to take me away, but I continued to sit at the table shamelessly. "I don't want to go. Brother Feng, you don't go. I haven't finished talking to you. What happened after you broke your leg?"

Later Lin Rui took him back.

After that, what I remembered most clearly is this.

I was lying on Ye Zhengchen's back, rambling away, " You are a good person. You are good to everyone….some people understand you, some people don't understand you…ok..I understand…I understand you enough!! "

" Brother, why are you not driving ?"

"Oh, yes, you can not drive!”

He did not speak to me all the way. I figured I was in deep trouble. I was sorry !
I kept talking." Brother, can you borrow a military uniform ?"
" I want to unb.u.t.ton your uniform, one by one, slowly undressing you.."
"I want to take off your uniform, take off that solemn and official looking dress…"
" oh, in fact, that white coat you wear also looks very solemn..I would like to try…"
He finally could not bear it. "Shut up ! "

My face was buried in his shoulder. I was crying, my tears falling on his shoulder.
" Brother, I really like you. One day, if we are separated, I will really miss you, miss you for the rest of my life."

He didn't respond. I said," I know you won't think of me! There are women more beautiful than me everywhere…"

…… …

The last part of my memory is extremely vague.
I vaguely remember that he took me home, threw me on the bed then poured a sour liquid down into my mouth. After I drank it, my stomach felt a lot more settled.
After that, he frantically tore at my clothes, and I tore at his clothes.
He bit my neck,chest, thigh and I bit his shoulders, ribs, arms..

He entered my body with a rush.
I looked up. My body bowed upwards, and the room was filled with my moans.

The cherry blossoms at the window were shocked.

Alcohol had paralysed all my senses. I felt soft and weak as he turned my body at will and ravaged me. I was confused and disoriented.
I laughed and cried.
I also kept declaring, " Brother, I love you!"

I love you even when you are such a beast with me.

…… …

I had been drunk three times in my life.
The first time I got drunk was when I graduated from college. I held my roommate and cried myself to sleep.
The second day, I had a huge headache. I swore never to drink again.

The second time, I really appreciated why people drank. I really wanted to lie in his arms as a drunk, never to wake up!

The third time…

That night , he was crazy. He was like a beast with me on the bed.
But I was unable to resist. I was powerless , watching him as he behaved like he had lost all control.

He really did it.

He forced my legs apart and entered me.
It hurt even more than my first time…
My world shrunk as I trembled, getting immersed in a bottomless sea of sensations. I felt like I was drowning.

Since then, I completely quit alcohol.
I would never drink again.

Author's remarks : "Brother, can you borrow a military uniform …
Ye Zhengchen said, " Rest a.s.sured, you will get that opportunity! "

Chen quietly told the girl , just remember, slowly undress me, slowly…"

Miumiu : ha ha. I love how Ye Zhengchen teaches Brother Feng a lesson for getting his girlfriend drunk. I guess this protective quality of his is what makes him so famous as he is often named in online polls as a favorite hero.
And ofcourse we get to know a bit more about YZ
I wish all my readers a merry Christmas and a happy new year. This year is when I started translating , and this is my fifth novel so far. It's been a surprisingly rewarding and enriching experience and that's thanks to all you readers.
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