Jongsoo's Favorite

I loved this shit, it's a really good story...I guess I wasn't not the only one that found third couples story kinda unclear so i found some explanation on reddit

"OK firstly, apparently the author said they'll be back with a bonus to explain the king and ja chanseong cp.

Next is my own interpretation of what happened so far. Ja Cheonseong is the official serving the king, Lee Seon, back in the past life. Remember how the King went to Dohui and asked about Choi Joohwan at first? If I remember correctly, the king didn't even know the name Choi Joohwan so I think that name and persona is one separate from Ja Chanseong.

Also, the author left a hint in the conversation between current day Dohui and Choi Joohwan where Dohui tells him that he can "quit" if he can clear up the unresolved wishes in his past life and find out what is the cause.

So while Choi Joowan's wish was to lead a normal life, Ja Chanseong's wish was to be with the king. Hence, even after the king left Choi Joohwan, he felt tortured even more because that was not what Ja Chanseong wanted.

At the last part where Choi Joohwan said "it's not you?" I think it means that the one haunting him with the dreams of the past was not the king which means it has to be Ja Chanseong dreaming up the memories of his past with the king.

Now this last part I'm really just guessing, Ja Chanseong said "your forgiveness lies with me". At this point, the king alr became a demon and Ja Chanseong had some unresolved resentment because the king had him killed by poison back then, so he chooses to accept the king and asks the king to accept him as he exorcises him as a shaman and have both their souls trapped in the shaman's tiger bells forever. So in a way, they got to be together in the end albeit a super tragic way?

I hope the author addresses this in their bonus that is to come after their break. I do want to reiterate that this is just my interpretation and not facts. So take it with a pinch of salt."

for anyone trying to find the link for the novel, here is the link but it isn't completed yet, the translated chapters are up until chapter 61 (which was when one of the concubines pushed Yu'er from the carriage).

https://flextapescans.wordpress.com/silent-lover/

If you're curious and want to read the whole novel including the extras, here's a raw translation, it's a bit confusing because it's just raw translation

https://m.shubaow.net/111/111011/

This is still available on manganato.com you can read it there!

Ch 58 translation:


--narration--
"Dialogue"
'Thoughts'
*scene/emotion description*











(T/N: this Ch is kind of a flashback to thw last 4 chapters just in DG's perspective instead of Jiwon's perspective. It flashes back all the way to the first day of class)

***BJ ALEX LOGO***
CH 58

--first day of class--
*panels of DG getting dressed*

*panel of DG sighing getting ready to leave*

DG thinking: 'let's get this over with without hesitating'
*Arthur meme fist panel* (T/N: lol)

*scene change to first day of class at campus*


Student Council person: "hey everyone, please wait a moment. The student council has something to say"

*panel of Jiwon standing in the front and staring at the class and to DG especially*

*panel of DG surprised and flinching*

DG thinking: *turning around avoid eye contact * 'ugh...!'
*panel of him awkward*
'Why out of the whole class you had to look at me?'
'so awkward...'

Student Council person: "you guys can go now"

*panel of DG scurrying off in a hurry*
DG thinking: 'ugh, i should leave quickily'
*gets up*
*cell phone on desk highlighted*

*scene change to DG outside a convenience store drinking water*
DG: "Ah... I'm still nervous from that"
"For us to lock eyes right on the first day of classes...."

"Oh wait... My telephone!!" "Where is it??!"
*shocked. Flinch* *DG doing the pat dance when you can't feel something in your pocket*

DG: *running* "Ah...the classroom!!"

*opens door to classroom*
*panel of Jiwon noticing DG*
*panel of DG surprised*
DG: "Ah!"

DG thinking: 'why is sunbae here..?!'

Jiwon: "this phone is your's right?"
"I was waiting so I can give it to you"
DG: "...."
*takes phone then dashes away*

*DG outside the classroom nervous and leaning on the wall. Heavy breathing*
DG thinking: 'uh...he really surprised me'

'Wait a minute. Sunbae was waiting in the classroom?'
'He did that in oroder to give me back my phone?'
*sweatdrop face and confused. Slight blush but mostly confused*

*panel switch to chibi DG*
'No. It's just a coincidence. But I'm glad i got my phone back T_T'

--that day was only the beginning to everything --

*beginning of montage*
*panel of Jiwon staring from the desk behind*

--lately I found myself running into and in vicinity of sunbae a lot. It was strange--

*panel of DG at a desk in the library while Jiwon is behind him pretending to get a book that's so "conveniently" behind DG*

--Every time I noticed, be it in class or at lunch time, I felt his gaze on me.--

*panel of Jiwon looking at DG as he's passing by with his lunch tray in the cafe. Jiwon has that glasses twinkle. Sharp look*
DG: *nervous* (T/N: not looking but feels as if someone is watching him. And he's right lol) "...."

*panel of the scene where Jaejin took the picture with Jiwon in the background*

DG thinking: *as he's looking at the photo* *confused and embarrassed* 'sunbae is definitely in this photo'
*panel of Jiwon in the picture zoomed in on his face*
'Could it be... He's following me?'

*panel change to DG walking with Jaejin and Jiwon watching from a distance. (T/N: panel is in symbollic style. They're like 5 feet apart but in the classic red and black loom background)
--As time went on, sunbae and I found ourselves crossing paths a lot more and that made everything more difficult--

*DG's confused face*
DG thinking: 'why? Shouldn't he hate me? He was really annoyed and mad before'
'It's as if he's hovering over me just to find me somehow'
'But why if we're finished...?'

--what I don't understand is...--

*panel of DG facing forward still but looking back at Jiwon discreetly slightly blushing*
--why am I still thinking about him? Even when I'm firmly and definitively trying to control my feelings for sunbae--

DG thinking: 'Stop over thinking. This is a small campus and it's common to bump into the same people often'
'I think I'm just too overly conscious of him'

*scene change to the present where Jiwon is standing outside DG's door out of breath and DG sick*

DG: "huh..?"
DG thinking: 'sunbae...why...?'
'Why did he come to my house?'
'I don't want to be with you sunbae now...'
'Until recently I was so lonely and sad...'

*DG coughing and collapsing onto Jiwon*

DG thinking: 'i wanted someone to be with me...' (T/N: as in to take care of him while sick)

*couple of panels showing Jiwon prepping food and medicine for DG*

DG thinking: 'sunbae... Why are you now being nice to me?'

*panel of Jiwon placing a cool rag onto DG through the eyes of DG*

'Ah sunbae...'

*panel of DG feverish and laying in bed with the cool rag*
DG: "..."
"Sunbae, honestly, you can go now"
DG thinking: 'whether I'm sick or not doesn't really matter to you anyway'

*DG coughing and turning over in bed*
DG thinking: 'Don't keep on confusing people.'

Jiwon: "move over a bit"
DG: *surprised* "!"

*panel of them spooning. Jiwon big spoon and DG little spoon. Jiwon did this to warm him up ;)*

Jiwon: "Stay still. When you fall asleep I'll leave. The medicine will take effect soon"

DG: *badump badump badump*

*panel of DG's "feverish's" (T/N: *wink*) face. He's blussssshinnnngggggg*

DG thinking: 'Sunbae... Why are you doing this to me...'
'Right now...'
*panel of them spooning side view*
*badump badump badump*
'It's like you love me.'

*panel of DG's face zoomed in. Brows furrowed and nervous*

DG thinking: 'if this keeps up, I will not be able to stay away from him.'

--I feel really dizzy, I'm not sure if it's from the fever or sunbae--
--the only thing I know for sure--
*panel of Jiwon's arm wrapped around DG*
*badump badump badump*
--is that in sunbae's arms it's so warm that I don't feel cold anymore--

*panel of their heads as they lay together*

DG thinking: *smiling as he's laying with Jiwon* 'How did everything turn out like this?'

*white background with narration boxes*

--The heart I promised I would strengthen, closing it off firmly...--
--seemed to melt a little from sunbae's warmth.--


*********TBC********

*table flips.* (╯°Д °)╯╧╧
another week to find out what happens afterwards. Does he leave when he falls asleep??? Do they makeup??? The suspense T_T

I hope next week will continue the story. I have a feeling it may be a Chanwoo+MD chapter but I hope not. With the timing, seems like something the author would do lol. I like the pair A LOT but I just need to know what happens with Jiwon and DG. XD

Ch 57 translation

--narration--
"Dialogue"
'Thoughts'
*scene/emotion description*












--a few hours earlier--
*scene of Chanwoo handling the register at the cafe*

*door opens*

Chanwoo: "welcome~!"

*Jiwon walks up to the counter*

Chanwoo: "....!"

Jiwon: "Nam Donggyun... isn't working today?"

Chanwoo: "what?" (T/N: genuinely does look confused Lololol)

*Chanwoo recalls him running into that cafe in the rain a couple chapters before*

Chanwoo: "....." *becomes annoyed* "ah..." (T/N: it's this mofo)

Chanwoo: "why are you looking for Donggyun? What do you want?"

"Have you no shame? Why are you interested in Donggyun now?"

"After all you did to him?"

"Leave before I get seriously mad"

Jiwon: "...."

"I know very well I don't deserve to even to this"
"I decided not to interfere in his life anymore..."
"But... I'm really worried about Nam Donggyun"
"I came here to give you this"

*places a bag on the counter from the pharmacy*

Chanwoo: "!"
"Medicine? Why does DG need medicine?" (T/N: in the Korean raws chanwoo's nickname for DG is Dongdong but the English version uses DG so I'm going to use DG"

*chanwoo's phone vibrates*
*DG calling*

Chanwoo: "Ah..!"

(T/N: DG's side of the convo we saw in the previous chapter)
Chanwoo to DG over phone: "Hey DG! ah... What? My shift is over at 10pm"
"...why does your voice sound weird?"
"What??? I understand"
"As soon as I finish I'll go to your house. Yeah. Okay~"

Jiwon: "...." (T/N: he doesn't hear DG)

Chanwoo: ".... Nam Donggyun, that guy has a really hard time when he's not healthy"

"YOU! IT'S YOUR FAULT FOR BEING SO BOTHERSOME THAT NOW MY BABY IS SICK!" *yell*

Jiwon: *flinch* *sweat* "!"
(T/N: they're in the chibi gag form doing this lol)

Chanwoo: "ah... DG's condition is not good"
"And he's alone today because I get out late from here..."

Jiwon: "then I can give him the medicine in your place"

Chanwoo: "What are you saying?!!!"
*slams his hands on the counter*
"But you don't even like Donggyun!!"

Jiwon: *surprised* "that's not true!"

Jiwon thinking: 'ugh!' *nervous*

*flustered*
Jiwon: "N-no wait.. I meant..."

Chanwoo: "Then what? Do you like him or not?"
"If you do, prove it"

*panel of Jiwon with author's signature red black loom background*

Chanwoo: "if you can admit it in front of me, if I can hear you say it,"
"Then I'll let you go to Donggyun."

Jiwon: "....!!"

*panel of Chanwoo looking smug*
Chanwoo: "can you say it?"
"Someone as proud as you, can you even say it?"

*panel of Jiwon flustered sweating yet looking determined*
Chanwoo: "C'mon let's see"

Jiwon: "...." *swallow*


****TBC LOL JK. BJ ALEX LOGO****
Ch 57

*scene change to Jiwon at DG's door present time*

DG: "S-sunbae, why?"

Jiwon: "I came...in Chanwoo's place" *avoiding eye contact saying this. Slightly flustered*

Jiwon thinking: 'i did something so Damn embarrassing to come here...'

Jiwon: "Are you...okay?"

DG: "..." *cough* "I'm fine. There was no need for you to come here"
*cough cough* *falls*

Jiwon: "!"
"You aren't good at all"

*scene change. DG in bed and Jiwon coming in placing the bags down*
DG: *coughing*

*panel of DG coughing like crazy and Jiwon looking*

Jiwon thinking: 'I'm now here but I don't know what to do.'
'Donggyun already hates me as it is but this situation is very frustrating' (T/N: as in it's frustrating that he thinks DG hates him but he's worried and wants to be near him)
'I think I have to get through this first though'

Jiwon: "Did you eat get?"

DG: "no"

Jiwon: "I bought some porridge as well as medicine"
*panel of the bags*

DG: "I'm fine"
*tummy growls*

Jiwon: "..... Come."

DG: " Okay.." *Head down embarrassed*

*couple of minutes later*

DG: "thank you for the food..."

Jiwon: "okay now take the medicine. Tomorrow go to the hospital so they can check you out"
*hands out the Medicine*
DG: "I-I'll be fine in a day. It's not necessary"
*takes the medicine*

Jiwon: "even in your current condition you aren't going to go?"

DG: "Honestly this isn't a big deal sunbae... You can go now..." *coughing*

Jiwon: *furrows brow in frown*
"I'm not going"
*gets up to scooch closer*
"You have a high fever"
*places his hand on his forehead*

DG: "!"

Jiwon: "You're burning......."
*looks down at DG*

DG: *looking up at him* *gasp* ".....?"

Jiwon: *embarrassed. Quickly jerks his hand off.* "Anyway, you should definitely go to the hospital!!!" (T/N: gag panel)
Jiwon thinking: 'what was I doing?'


Jiwon standing up: "quickly get some rest. If needed I'll bring a cold towel"
DG: "okay..."

DG: *tucking himself in. Shivering* "ugh...cold..."

Jiwon: "Are you really cold?"

DG: *sits up* "going to find something to change into"

Jiwon: "No. You need to rest. I'll find you a shirt and some shorts?" *walking into the bathroom for a cold towel*

DG: "what? Ah..."

Jiwon: "turn off the lights"

*Jiwon sitting on the bed next to a lying down DG placing a cold towel on his head*
DG: "Sunbae, it's okay now, you can go..." *cough*

*DG turning over having a coughing fit*

Jiwon thinking: 'how could i leave just like that?'
*sigh*

*panel of him taking off his jacket*

Jiwon: "move over a bit"

DG: "?"

*panel of Jiwon resting his hand on the bed*

*panel of his arm wrapping around DG*

***beautiful panel of them spooning***

DG: ".....!"

Jiwon: *flushed face* "this way you aren't so cold"

DG: " su-su...s-sunbae...???!! T-this... W-what are you doing...." *shook*

Jiwon: *eyes closed* "stay still. When you fall asleep I'll leave"
"The medicine should take effect soon"

"Go to sleep"

*panel of DG's towel falling off.* *badump*

*panel of DG's flustered face (T/N: not just the fever ;) ) * *badump * *badump * *badump*
DG: "....."

*panel of DG closing his eyes*
*badump badump badump badump*


-------------TBC----------


Aaaahhhh. Will he leave when he falls asleep :O nooooo. Lol. This is the first DG+Jiwon interaction in awhile.
These chapters are getting so suspensefulll.
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