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    Chapter 84.4: “No more overtime, never again in our lifetime.”

    Ji Lin remained completely unaware and continued to mock Bai DuanDuan. Bai DuanDuan, with her lips pressed together, watched him, calculating a hundred ways to deal with Ji Lin. Then she heard Ji Lin’s words on the screen.

    “But I still really like her. I find her cute in every way. She went through a lot of hardships when she was young, and I don’t want her to suffer even a bit of pain or injustice anymore.”

    The barrage exploded.

    Duan Yun also exploded, “Oh my god, I never thought I’d become a fan of Ji Lin in my lifetime. He’s really adorable. I never expected him to be so good when it comes to love! He’s so generous to his girlfriend. She’s so lucky to be loved by a guy like him. And it sounds like she’s not that great herself, liking to hit people, being wasteful with cooking that can kill, constantly arguing with her future mother-in-law. Duan Duan, what’s so good about this kind of woman… huh? Duan Duan? Where’s Duan Duan?”

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    …..

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    Bai DuanDuan felt that she couldn’t continue staying in the private room any longer.

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    ……..

    Ji Lin was held back by the annoying interview program, having to deal with it for over ten minutes before finally escaping. He breathed a sigh of relief, feeling like he had talked too much today. However, he reassured himself that when the program aired, his face would be pixelated, so no one would be able to connect it to him. With that in mind, he calmed down again.

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    While he was organizing the gift boxes he had just bought and checking if there were any omissions on the shopping list, someone suddenly hugged him from behind.

    He was startled, and the person hugging him emitted a faint smell of alcohol. Ji Lin frowned and instinctively tried to break free from this drunken person who had appeared out of nowhere. However, before he could make a move, he heard a familiar soft voice with a hint of coquettishness coming from behind. This time, her voice also had a slight nasal tone as she called out,

    “Ji Lin, I’ve caught you.”

    ………

    Bai DuanDuan held onto Ji Lin like that for a while before finally letting go.

    Ji Lin pulled her into his embrace and stared at her slightly flushed cheeks for a moment. “Why did you drink alcohol?”

    Bai DuanDuan obediently nodded. “I did. I thought you didn’t want me anymore.”

    Ji Lin furrowed his brow in confusion.

    Bai DuanDuan broke free from his embrace and stood up straight. She struggled to stay sober as she looked into Ji Lin’s eyes. “Ji Lin, I have something to tell you.”

    “What is it?”

    Bai DuanDuan glanced at the bags in Ji Lin’s hands. “I don’t want your gifts anymore.”

    Ji Lin’s expression turned sour, and he pursed his lips. “Why? Don’t you like them?”

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    “Mm, I don’t like them.”

    With those words, Ji Lin was caught off guard. Despite his calm facial expression, he seemed somewhat at a loss. “Then what do you like? I’ll buy it for you.”

    “No, I don’t want anything.”

    Bai Duanduan’s eyes welled up with tears. The alcohol heightened her emotions. She looked at Ji Lin and said, “I don’t want gifts anymore. I don’t want to buy luxury goods, bags, jewelry, necklaces, watches, shoes, scarves, or anything at all.”

    Ji Lin saw Bai DuanDuan crying, and the confusion on his face was no longer concealed. “What’s wrong? Don’t cry. If you don’t want me to buy them, then I won’t. What happened?”

    Instead of answering him directly, Bai DuanDuan whispered, “Do you know why I liked buying luxury goods and shopping so much? It’s because when I was in my adolescence, we were very poor. After my dad’s accident, we owed debts to Lin Hui and other relatives and friends. We lived on a tight budget every day. I… I never bought myself any new clothes. I wore hand-me-downs from my cousins… I never had my own bag or anything.”

    During her teenage years, Bai DuanDuan couldn’t have anything that belonged to her. Her adolescence was deprived and pale, and the comparisons and jealousy among girls made her life even more difficult.

    “My female classmates used to mock me in private, calling me poor and unfashionable. Every time I passed by those luxury brand stores, I would think, ‘When I have money, I’ll buy everything and never have to wait again.’ I believed that buying those things would make me happy, bring me happiness, and compensate for what I lacked in the past…”

    “So once I started working and had money, I began to spend recklessly. Spending money and buying luxury goods gave me a sense of security. It felt like the little girl who was once mocked no longer existed, and it seemed like those past years were being compensated for. I know it’s unhealthy, but I can’t change it…”

    As Bai DuanDuan spoke, Ji Lin’s gaze softened. “It’s okay, you don’t need to change.”

    “I used to tell myself the same thing before. Since I can earn money, I thought I didn’t need to change. It’s good to enjoy life. Besides, this distorted view of consumption has been with me for so long that it’s not easy to change. If I detach myself from those luxury goods, I feel like I have nothing, just like before—poor and unfashionable.” Bai DuanDuan pursed her lips. “That’s why I haven’t been determined to change.”

    “It’s okay, Duan Duan. I won’t blame you for that. You don’t have to change anything, and that’s fine.” Ji Lin was caught off guard by Bai Duanduan’s tears and clumsily comforted her. “In my eyes, you are beautiful, very beautiful.”

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    But Bai DuanDuan was resolute. “No, Ji Lin, I want to change now.”

    Ji Lin was taken aback.

    Bai DuanDuan looked up, wiping away the tears in her eyes. “It’s something I want to change. It’s not good. I don’t want my boyfriend to work overtime every day just to satisfy my distorted desire to consume and buy bags.”

    At first, Ji Lin was stunned, then he realized something. He furrowed his brow, his expression turning sour. “Was that live-streamed?”

    Idiot, you just realized it.

    Bai DuanDuan felt like crying and laughing at the same time. “I want to change because I’ve realized that I don’t actually love buying luxury goods as much anymore, nor do I love shopping that much. Because compared to bags and jewelry, I want you more.”

    “If you work overtime to buy me bags and jewelry and don’t have time to accompany me, I’ll be even more unhappy.”

    “Ji Lin, starting from today, don’t work overtime anymore. I just want you to be with me.”

    “I’ll use very little from now on, I don’t want anything anymore. No more Hermes, no more Chanel. I can just go out with a grocery shopping bag. No more designer shoes and clothes either. After all, I’m beautiful. I’ll look good even wearing rags and flip-flops.”

    “I’ll be thrifty and take care of our home. If our finances become tight in the future or if artificial intelligence completely replaces lawyers and we both lose our jobs, I can eat less. I’ll become very easy to take care of, not expensive at all. Please stop working overtime.”

    While speaking, Bai DuanDuan couldn’t help but cry again. Her voice sounded nasal as she said, “I really, really like you. I’m also a very clingy and troublesome person. I can’t be away from you even for a moment. So from now on, you can’t work overtime at night, and you can’t be away on business trips all the time. I won’t allow it.”

    Ji Lin suddenly became calm. He looked at Bai DuanDuan in front of him and wondered how there could be someone who completely tailored themselves to his preferences. It seemed that every time, he couldn’t help but fall for this person over and over again. He couldn’t refuse anything she said, and her tears would always soften his heart without any principles.

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    Bai DuanDuan sobbed, and then she found herself being embraced in a wide embrace.

    “No more overtime, never again in our lifetime.”

    Bai DuanDuan felt a bit dizzy from the alcohol. She started to protest, “We can’t never work overtime in our lifetime, right? Wouldn’t Shenglin close down then? Shall we both go hungry?”

    Ji Lin kissed her teary eyes, feeling a bit helpless. “Okay, let’s continue with selective overtime. Is that fine?”

    Bai DuanDuan thought for a moment and then stubbornly overturned her previous decision. “Forget it, let’s not work overtime after all. If Shenglin closes down, so be it. We have enough savings, and I can eat less. We can still get by. Let Yang Fan and the others be laid off.”

    “Okay, I’ll follow your lead and let Yang Fan and the others go hungry.”

    Bai DuanDuan nodded vigorously, as if she had made up her mind to make Yang Fan beg for food under a bridge. “Yes!” She thought for a moment and added, “Even begging for food has QR code payments now, so it’s fine. Yang Fan can still live a good life. If he begs, his business skills won’t be lacking.”

    “Okay.” Ji Lin released Bai DuanDuan. “But do you really want to change?”

    Bai DuanDuan nodded solemnly and said, “I need to change, and Aunt Meng also needs to change. Otherwise, even if you don’t buy it for me, you’ll still have to work overtime because you need to buy it for her.” She said seriously, “I will help her change too.”

    Ji Lin lifted the bags in his hand, “What about these? Do we still need them?”

    Bai DuanDuan struggled internally for a moment, “Well… since we’ve bought these, let’s still keep them… but we won’t buy any more in the future, really.”

    Ji Lin gently played with Bai Duanduan’s long hair. “This habit has formed over many years, so it might not be easy to change. It’s okay if you can’t change it.”

    “I will change,” Bai DuanDuan paused, “but changing this mindset may indeed take a very long time.”

    She looked up at Ji Lin, “It may take a lifetime. Will you accompany me?”

    Ji Lin was stunned for a moment, then he didn’t say anything. He just lowered his head and kissed Bai Duanduan’s lips.

    He put down the bags of luxury goods and passionately kissed Bai Duanduan amidst the bustling crowd on the street in the commercial district.

    Luxury goods weren’t important, money wasn’t important. What mattered was always being with the person who would walk through life with you. It was an everlasting love.

    I love you, I want to accompany you for a lifetime, whether in wealth or poverty.


    Author’s note: The main story is over, but there will be a few extra chapters. You can find me on Weibo @晋江叶斐然. Thank you all for your company. I really love Bai DuanDuan and Ji Lin~ Thank you for liking them too.

    [Small Theatre]

    Yang Fan: Sheng Lin Law Firm has gone bankrupt! Partner Ji Lin, obsessed with beauty, refuses to work overtime and has run away with his petite wife, who can knock down three people with a single punch! Dear fellow villagers, if you pass by, please scan my QR code and give me some money! Humble lawyer, begging online!


    Translator’s note: Main text ends here and only 3 extras are left. Thank you for staying up till here. Leave some comments on the chapters or I will password protect all the extra chapters 🙂.


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    5 Comments

    1. U_u7
      U_u7

      Only 3 extra chapters left… I feel like there’s so many things I need to see happen. JL meeting BD’s parents, Mrs. Meng’s reaction, the reaction to this live interview, how their cats are doing so far, them going on their first date, getting married, having kids and so many other things… I’m not ready for the end I still want to read more 😭😭😭 Thank you for finding this story and translating to English Mily!!!!

    2. pyotr
      pyotr

      Mily thank u so much for translating this novel!! I would’ve left so many more comments but I always forget my password to my account 🤪
      Honestly with this author I expect more *ahem* chapters with lovey dovey scenes🫣 (based on her other novels ) but I’m satisfied 😌
      It always feels great to finish a novel and I appreciate u pumping out multiple chapters at a time 🥹🫶

    3. Anan1234

      Don’t password lock the chapters please 😂😂😂 i always read but i was always being kicked out so im lazy to log in 😂😂 3 more chapters to go!!

    4. aurorabutterfly7

      I can’t believe I actually cried reading this (how embarrassing XD)

      This novel is definitely one of my favourites. Thank you for all your efforts in translating<3

    5. Tt090
      Tt090

      Damn, those bags will take lots of space. Just buy gold, and keep them in the bank instead