Title: The OOC Villainess and the White Moonlight Heroine are BFFs
Translator: Little Bamboo Spirit
Extra 9 - Marriage? (1)
T/N: Skipping ahead to raw chapter 64.
Until now, Yue Xia had never put any thought into getting married. Many people viewed life as a series of stages: birth, elementary school, middle school, high school, college, work, marriage… they got married simply because they had reached the age when people were expected to get married.
However, the reason why Yue Xia thought about getting married wasn't because of her age or because of other people's urging. It was because she suddenly thought that getting married to Shi Yunjian would be pretty good.
"Although… getting married doesn't seem like it would change anything…"
Wang Shiya was lying on the bay window as she said, "Look, you two are living at home right now. You don't have pre-marital assets. If Shi Yunjian isn't worried that he'll be disliked, he would probably rush to resign from his job and become a full-time househusband. Even if you want children, you don't need to get married. The only difference is that…
(T/N: Wang Shiya first appears in chapter 42 and is Yue Xia's avid social media defender. In the untranslated, second half of the novel, she's often seen playing MOBA and shooter games with Yue Xia.)
"It's the sense of ritual that a wedding has," Yue Xia solemnly said.
Wang Shiya curled her lips. "Ritual?"
On the plus side, getting married meant one could reasonably address one's partner's parents as "Dad" and "Mom". Or maybe, it was that one can rightfully refer to one other half as "my husband" or "my wife". However, these things were insignificant.
When Wang Shiya thought about the weddings she had attended, the first image that came to mind was the bride being led to her husband by her father. That always left her feeling uncomfortable.
"Yeah." Yue Xia laid down beside her. She sighed, "I don't know when it started, but my feelings during weddings changed from "Oh, so wonderful" to worrying "Will it really be okay in the future?..."
Sigh.
Wang Shiya: "Do you want to get a marriage certificate?"
Yue Xia: "No."
Wang Shiya: "Do you want to propose?"
Yue Xia: "No."
Wang Shiya burst into laughter. "Why does it sound weird?"
"Umm.." Yue Xia furrowed her brow and solemnly said, "but that's not what I mean."
She couldn't quite express her intentions, but Jiang Shuyao, who was next to her, could probably understand her thoughts.
"You want a wedding, but you don't want the additional meaning that comes after it?" Jiang Shuyao could now easily talk about Shi Qingyin. "I think I can understand. I thought about marriage a lot back when I agreed to get engaged."
Yue Xia raised her head to look at her. "Hmm?"
"I was happy at first. It felt like acknowledgement and approval."
Jiang Shuyao tied up her messy hair and shared her memories. "That happiness was soon overwhelmed by worry. Who's house would I live in from now on? How would I take care of my mother? How should I handle the relationship between my family and his? Can I leave when I want to?... There was a heap of things. In the end, I can't tell who gained more or who lost more."
Yue Xia blankly said, "It feels like just getting a marriage certificate means I'll be burdened by something and like I'm handing something over."
Although she trusted Shi Yunjian enough, the nature of the matter was like this. It couldn't be changed by trust.
Wang Shiya seemed to understand Yue Xia's meaning now. "So, you want to stop things at the "happy" stage."
Yue Xia: "Yeah."
"That's pretty good." Jiang Shuyao said with a big grin, "I'm curious. Why did you suddenly have these thoughts?"
Yue Xia said, "Luo Ze recently adopted a puppy…"
***
Luo Ze's puppy wasn't actually a puppy. It was an adult border collie.
Luo Ze had always liked dogs, but she never got one. She seemed to lack the courage, or perhaps, she was missing an opportunity. After all, it was difficult for her to make the decision to be responsible for a life.
However, she saw her employee post in her Friend's Circle that her relatives were moving away and couldn't raise their dog in the new place. If they couldn't find a new owner, they would throw the dog away.
Luo Ze saw the dog's melancholy eyes in the photo. It seemed like it was aware of its impending fate. In the end, she gritted her teeth and brought the dog home.
It was a nameless small female dog. Her previous owners left her at the door all day. Her fur was dry, her eyes were dull, and she had a skin disease. After Luo Ze adopted her, she had to leave her in the pet hospital for three days for deworming. Just when she was about to bring the dog home from the hospital, she suddenly received news.
There was an issue with a multinational project. She had to go abroad for half a month.
The dog became a problem again.
Jiang Shuyao was just as busy as Luo Ze. Wang Shiya was scared of dogs. Yue Xia practically worked from home, but her house had other animals.
Just as Luo Ze was struggling whether to speak, Yue Xia went to her home to pick up the dog.
"I'm great at raising geese!" Yue Xia said, "I should be pretty good at taking care of a dog too!"
That's right. The border collie named Super Smart moved into the Yue's home.
Yue Xia had asked her family in advance, and no one had any objections. When she got home, she saw Shi Yunjian sitting on the sofa and Super Smart crouched on the carpet. They were quietly looking at each other.
"Do you like dogs?" Yue Xia asked Shi Yunjian.
Shi Yunjian shook his head. "I can't say I like or dislike them."
Yue Xia was about to speak when she heard Shi Yunjian say, "But I'll take good care of her."
T/N: I was confused what Yue Xia was trying to get at, but it'll be cleared up in the final chapter part.