Chapter 408 You Are the Star (3) - Ending + Epilogue
That night, after Si Zhong and Ning Shu finished their shameless "exercise," Ning Shu lay on Si Zhong's chest and started gossiping with him.
Have you noticed?
After satiating himself, Si Zhong looked languid and asked Ning Shu's seemingly random question with a puzzled expression, "What did you discover?"
Ning Shu looked at Si Zhong with a gossipy expression: "Your brother has been acting strangely lately."
Strange? Is that so? Si Zhong frowned.
Ning Shu said impatiently, "Haven't you noticed? He's been coming back to stay more often lately; before, he almost never came home at night."
This prevented her from freely wandering around the manor, mainly because she had to face Si Chen constantly at work, and she didn't really want to see him after get off work.
She sighed, and Si Zhong pulled her closer: "Why are you sighing?"
Ning Shu explained, "Why isn't the person I'm dealing with you? Your brother is so serious."
Si Zhong smiled helplessly: "Is it possible that it's because of our relationship that we can't work together?"
ha?
Ning Shu thought about it for a moment and understood—avoiding suspicion, right? She understood.
But can't we find someone else to work with? She could work with Bai Yan; she and Bai Yan are quite familiar with each other.
"But this is good, it shows that my brother is slowly settling down, and my father will be very happy."
Si Zhong imagined his father's gratified look; he and his brother had caused their father no small amount of worry.
Ke Ningshu didn't listen because—she fell asleep.
The love story of Ning Shu and Si Zhong has attracted much attention and has been adapted into several versions in folklore.
Regardless of the version, they all share the same core message—Si Zhong is utterly in love with Ning Shu.
With Valentine's Day approaching on Blue Star, Si Zhong secretly orchestrated a series of events to surprise Ning Shu, all of which Ning Shu kept completely in the dark.
On Valentine's Day, Si Zhong had Ning Shu dress up nicely and then took her to the central square of Youcheng City, saying he had a surprise for her.
Ning Shu was indeed looking forward to it; she had never received a surprise before in her life.
She was somewhat excited as she looked at the object, which was three stories high and two stories wide, covered with a red cloth in the center of the square.
Si Zhong handed her a button: "Press this button, and the red cloth will fall down. Inside is the surprise I prepared for you."
Ning Shu smiled so broadly her eyes disappeared. How could she accept this? She quickly took it and pressed it down immediately.
Sure enough, the red cloth fell down, revealing the object it was covering.
When the full picture was revealed, Ning Shu's smile froze, and her face stiffened.
What... what is that thing?
A trash can made of gold?!
What the heck? Why is it a trash can?!
Wait a minute, this looks familiar, like I've seen it somewhere before.
She remembered, could it be what she thought?
She looked at Si Zhong with a stiff smile: "What—does this mean?"
Si Zhong looked pleased with himself and said, "This is the first gift you gave me. Have you forgotten? That trash can prop."
Of course she remembers! But why was the gift she received a trash can?!
It's made of gold, for crying out loud!
She was speechless: "Why a trash can?"
Si Zhong coughed lightly: "I've done my research. Humans have a tradition of using tokens of love. They say that the first gift a man and woman exchange is a token of love."
What a "token of love"! Doesn't he think it's a bit outrageous to use this as a token of love?
Ning Shu was speechless: "Don't you think it... is not quite appropriate as a token of love?"
Si Zhong was unaware of the seriousness of the matter: "What's inappropriate?"
Ning Shu didn't know how to explain: "It...is not pretty."
Si Zhong: "No, look at it, it's so shiny and golden, what's wrong with it? It has to be beautiful because it's so luxurious."
He did a special investigation and found that gold ranked first among the most popular objects among humans. Although he didn't understand what was so appealing about this metal, he respected it.
Ning Shu: "...Then didn't you think of using something else as a substitute?"
I gave you quite a few gifts, including a little golden tiger, and... a jianbing (Chinese crepe).
Looking back now, it seems she didn't give him many gifts, and most of them were from in-game events.
Si Zhong countered, "Look, you yourself can't even name anything you've ever given me."
After racking his brains for a long time, Ning Shu finally came up with a trump card: "Didn't I give you a daughter? Isn't that a gift?"
...Well, Si Zhong had nothing to say; this was indeed undeniable.
Ning Shu felt that giving this gift was the same as not giving it at all; she couldn't take it with her, so it could only remain in the square as a decoration.
Finally, Si Zhong and I had a meal nearby and watched some fireworks, which was how we celebrated Valentine's Day.
Si Zhong was unaware that his act of giving away the gold trash can had already caused a huge uproar online, immediately topping the trending searches, with the comments below being even more appalling.
[Having fought aliens: Seriously, Mr. Si is hilarious! Giving his wife a trash can for Valentine's Day?]
[I am a mountain, not the sea: Upstairs, you just don't understand. If someone is willing to give me gold, I'll take even a trash can, let alone such a big one.]
[I Want to Be Mrs. Si: Although the gift wasn't anything special, it was full of sincerity. That huge trash can, how much did it cost?!]
[I'm a straight guy: Although, I'm just so envious of their love, I'm so sad.]
This golden trash can stands in the central square of Youcheng, becoming a prominent landmark of Youcheng.
Years later, it became a legend and a wishing well for couples.
There's a folk tale that says the best way for couples to strengthen their bond is to go to the central square.
If you throw the wooden plaque with the two people's names on it into the golden trash can, they will be happy forever.
Eventually, more and more people came to visit, which led to the official authorities of Youcheng having to clean out this golden trash can regularly.
Two years later, Ning Shu finally had the opportunity to accompany Si Zhong back to Soya Star to visit his parents.
They spent three months on interstellar travel. Although it took three months in terms of time, they actually spent those three months lying in hibernation pods.
When Ning Shu woke up, she found that Soya Star was a very beautiful planet.
The air on this planet is similar to that of Earth, although the proportions of some components are slightly different, but this does not affect human activity.
She successfully met Si Zhong's parents, who indeed looked young. Although they were slightly older than Si Zhong, they were not of a different generation.
As king and queen, they treated her very well and were not arrogant at all.
They also extended their greetings to Ning Shu and Si Zhong's child, but unfortunately, interstellar travel was not suitable for a child who couldn't leave the living water, so the two elders were unable to see their granddaughter for the time being.
Ning Shu stayed on Soya Star for quite some time, but she still wanted to return to Blue Star as soon as possible, worried that Si Chen might run into problems if he stayed on Blue Star.
Before she left, Si Zhong took her to a special place on Soya Star, where she could see the entire galaxy, a hundred times more beautiful than the Milky Way.
Ning Shu held his hand and looked at the starry sky above. Suddenly, she said, "Ah Zhong, thank you. I'm so grateful to have met you."
Si Zhong was taken aback, then smiled and said, "You're welcome. To me, you're like a star."
Ning Shu grinned and pressed on, "What does that mean?"
Si Zhong blushed: "You have to think for yourself, why do you have to tell others everything?"
Ning Shu refused, shaking Si Zhong's hand and pleading, "Tell me, tell me, I want to hear you say it."
Si Zhong bent down and leaned close to Ning Shu. Ning Shu thought he was going to say something, but Si Zhong instead gave her a quick kiss on the cheek.
"Ugh~"
Ning Shu chased after Si Zhong, who laughed and dodged. The two chased each other under the beautiful starry sky...
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postscript:
(A message to the readers:)
Because of poor data, many parts of this story were omitted, which also meant that a lot of the back-and-forth between the male and female leads was cut off, resulting in some abrupt scene transitions.
There was no other way, because I didn't want to disappoint the readers who had already added the story to their favorites, so I had to cut out the minor details and finish the main plot.
The unfinished plot and omitted side stories in this story will be explained here :)
1. The "You Are the Star" part should also include the sweet life of the male and female protagonists, spanning 300 years.
During this period, she raised three children, all of whom were daughters. The eldest and second daughters looked like Si Zhong, while the third daughter looked like Ning Shu.
The third daughter was the next Queen Soya after Sichen.
2. Years later, when Ning Shu returned to Soya Star with Si Zhong to visit relatives, she accidentally discovered a shocking secret.
The Soya aliens are actually descendants of humans. They are the descendants of the group of humans who led the group away from Earth when it was invaded by the Loy aliens and wandered in the universe.
When they were wandering, they accidentally entered a distorted space and traveled back a thousand years. After settling on an unnamed planet, they named the planet after the name of their leader, Liu Shuoya.
Because they also encountered an invasion by an alien civilization, they lost their original Chinese civilization, and even their writing system had to be recreated.
That's why they aren't familiar with the Chinese language, but are interested in Chinese civilization; what's in their blood can easily be awakened given the right opportunity.
In a sense, they are also trying to find their "ancestors".
Through technological advancements and autonomous evolution, the descendants of these people became the Soya aliens, who had more outstanding appearances and longer lifespans.
In some respects, Ning Shu can be considered Si Zhong's ancestor.
After this incident came to light, Si Zhong's status rose accordingly, proving the point they had made in the "Book of Plain Words" earlier.
The Soya aliens believed that Si Zhong possessed exceptional insight, enabling them to "recognize their ancestors and return to their roots."
Blue Star became the "home" of Soya Star, maintaining its independence while avoiding invasion from other alien planets, allowing it to recuperate and develop its own technology.
The differences between our understanding of the Soya aliens and other issues on Earth are the result of development, and will not be explained at length here.
3. Regarding Si Chen, the reason he was so easily tricked by Ning Shu and fell into Li Dong's hands was actually because Si Zhong secretly helped him.
Having read so many Chinese treasures, Si Zhong deeply admires Chinese civilization. Coupled with his love for Ning Shu, he decides to help Ning Shu realize her wish and assists her in devising a plan against Si Chen.
Of course, he knew that Si Chen could protect himself, and his men were also protecting Si Chen in secret.
Si Chen was aware of Si Zhong's actions and understood his reasons for doing so.
He cooperated with Ning Shu and the others in their act not because of Si Zhong, but because he wanted to get one step closer to the throne.
Because of Si Zhong's actions, Suo Ya's interests were actually harmed, and she lost her qualification to reach the top. While losing a competitor, she also gained a powerful assistant.
His cooperation with Si Zhong's plan was actually motivated by a desire to do Si Zhong a favor so that he could better leverage Si Zhong's power in the future.
Si Chen actually had feelings for Ning Shu, but based on his desire for the throne, he chose not to touch his brother's woman.
However, he did not do nothing. He integrated Ning Shu's data from the game and created a virtual Ning Shu.
After that, he can do whatever he wants by entering the game and the virtual Ningshu. Those who know, know.
(I originally wanted to write a side story for this part, but after thinking about it, I figured it wouldn't be able to be published, or it would be deleted beyond recognition by the system.)
Let's just forget about it and let everyone use their imaginations. Whatever you imagine is reasonable.
The virtual Ning Shu is real in the game, and her behavior and logic are completely no different from the original Ning Shu in the game.
The only difference between them is that the virtual Ning Shu doesn't have the mindset of the real Ning Shu after she grew up. That's all, and that satisfies Si Chen to some extent.
Ning Shu's third daughter's ability to become the next Queen Soya was inseparable from the support of her father Si Zhong and uncle Si Chen.
Si Zhong's actions stemmed from his love for his daughter, and of course, Ning Shu's influence behind the scenes also played a role.
Ning Shu spent his entire life buying time for Blue Star to develop, hoping to make his daughter the next queen, all in an effort to strengthen the bond between Blue Star and Soya Star.
Si Chen believed that his third niece was indeed a suitable candidate for the Queen, and that he chose her because she could create a better future for Soya Star.
(These are the main points that weren't mentioned in the original text. If you have any questions about the plot, please leave a comment and I will reply.)
Thank you all for your continued support, especially those who followed me from my last book. Thank you for your unwavering loyalty.
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