Ling Chen, Shui Ruo --- Part 2

He will never forget the promise that Shui Ruo made to him using her slightly childish voice when she was 12: “When I grow up, I have to marry big brother…” This amazing promise, became her motivation to never change this entire time.

But now, Isrock has made her most lovely wish, into an impossible reality. That she could endure until now, is enough to demonstrate how strong she is, but, he knew, Shui Ruo’s vitality at the moment was as weak as a young blade of grass, a slightly stronger wind or rain could inadvertently take away her life. Just one hour ago, the doctor used what seemed to him as a cruel voice, telling him: “At most she has three months… this is also under the most optimistic conditions. Once she falls asleep, there’s always the chance that she’ll never wake up. That she has persisted until now is already a miracle, give up…”

Give up? He (?)… how could he give up!

“Un, I will keep trying, I will try as hard as I can to endure until that day… but, can you agree to one of my requests?” Ling Shui Ruo flashed her eyes, asking softly.

Ling Chen: “…”

“If… if I can’t endure until that day, you can’t be sad for too long, especially not lonely, and then, big brother has to find a beautiful, gentle, kind girl who likes brother to take care of you, always by your side, okay?” Ling Shui Ruo nestled in his chest, saying dreamlike words.

Ling Chen bit his lips hard… Words like these, the strong Shui Ruo had never said them before. Evidently, she knew the she no longer had the strength to continue surviving. He shook his head, using a slightly trembling low voice he cried out: “Ruo Ruo, don’t say such silly things, I will surely… definitely not let you leave me!!”

Ling Shui Ruo did not speak again, she snuggled in his embrace, enjoying every precious moment with him.

Mama said, after people die, they will go to a place called Heaven, that place is very cozy, very peaceful, it will make everyone happy. But, there is no big brother there…

A place without big brother, how can it be Heaven.

I really want to keep living, living until the day that I can marry big brother… and then spending my entire life with him, I never want to see him hurt or lonely…

After feeding Shui Ruo lunch, he carries her back to her bed in her room, gently kissing her forehead and quietly withdraws. Everyday at this time Ling Shui Ruo sleeps. Carriers of Isrock need large amounts of sleep so as to reduce the loss of vitality up to a certain extent, or else it will quicken the time of death.

Glancing at the time, Ling Chen sits on the sofa, turning on the television. He usually doesn’t watch t.v., and doesn’t pay much attention to anything besides stuff related to Isrock treatment. When Ling Ruo Shui contracted Isrock, he invested all of his time and energy on her.

“…The world of ‘Shen Yue’ will open up this month on the 7th at nine in the morning throughout the entire world at the same time. ‘Shen Yue’ is once again another landmark in the history of virtual world gaming, it will show to all players a mysterious world that surpasses imagination…”

Randomly flipping through a couple channels, they were all related to “Sheh Yue” promotions. Ling Chen turned off the t.v., half lying on the couch, eyes squinted, lightly letting out a breath of air. Right now all of his thoughs are about Ling Shui Ruo, whatever “Shen Yue”, whatever virtual game world, all of it had nothing to do with him.

“Big brother! Big Brother, hurry and wake up, you’ll get a horrible burn lying on the ground like that. Big brother…””

“I don’t have water… will this do? It’s very cooling, and very sweet…”

“Is it tasty? If it tastes good then drink the rest of it o (?)…”

“Nn…mama, why did you carry me aside, big brother is thirsty, he really wants to drink water…mama, papa, can you guys save him please? Papa, you’re a great doctor, you’ll definitely save him right…”

Ruo Ruo, that year, you called me back from the border of death. But this time, what should I use to save your life.

“Ding Dong…”

“Ding Dong…”

The sound of the doorbell that rang in his ears made Ling Chen open his eyes, sit up straight and slightly tighten his forehead. In this area, almost ever resident knows that an Isrock carrier lives in the number 12 villa, and so, his house practically never gets visitors, people don’t even dare to get close, the sound of the doorbell hadn’t been heard in a long time. What he cared more about though, was whether or not the noisy doorbell would wake up Shui Ruo who was sleeping.

Okay, I’d like to clarify that this is not an erotica. So there might be a few more scenes like that in the future. I’m most likely just going to briefly mention them and then move on. I only did the full translation this time because it was the first time. Moving on…