WBLNOFY Chapter 20

Chapter 20 – Because It’s You (Part 3)

Chapter 5: Because It’s You, Part 3

Novel Title: We Best Love: 永遠の１位 (We Best Love: No. 1 for You)

Original Script Writer：林珮瑜 (Lin Peiyu)

Author：羽宸寰 (Yu Chenhuan)

Japanese Translator 1：李佳歆 (Li Jiaxin)

Japanese Translator 2：夏海 (Natsumi)

English Translator: K (@kin0monogatari)

Protagonists: 周書逸 (Zhou Shuyi -MC) & 高仕德 (Gao Shide -ML)

*Please read at knoxt.space, the original site of translation. TQ*

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A few years ago, she met her fiancé. He, too, had experienced the pain of divorce and had a daughter from his first marriage. He had cared deeply for her and her son. Their meeting had felt like two incomplete circles finding each other—imperfect but fitting. Though both of them had been scarred, they hadn’t given up on finding the right person.

When he proposed, he said, “I want us to be partners who support each other.” She’d accepted. Soon, she would leave Taiwan and move to America to start a new life with her new family.

Now, returning to the present, she answered her son with the calm confidence that came from years of experience.

“Pain makes men more appealing. And pain makes women wiser. When I was younger, I chose people based on whether they loved me. But now… I look for someone who not only loves me, but also loves the people I care about—like my family.”

Tears welled in her eyes. She took her son’s hand and, with deep emotion, spoke the words she had kept inside for years.

“Shide, thank you—not just for being my son, but for being my best friend, someone I could always talk to. You helped me through the hardest years of my life. Now that I’ve found happiness again, my only wish is to see you happy too—with the person you truly love.”

“Mom…”

Gao Shide’s voice trembled as he squeezed her hands, overwhelmed by the warmth and love flowing through them. So many emotions filled his chest, it was impossible to speak.

Sensing the heaviness, his mother wrinkled her nose and smiled to lighten the mood. Lifting her face to hold back her tears, she said in a playful, girlish tone, “Just so you know—even if your romance works out, you can’t stop me from moving to America! And remember, Shide, don’t forget about your mother once you get a lover. Don’t you dare be cold to me.”

“Of course not! I’ll keep my promise.”

He would take her hand on her wedding day as her only escort—and lead her toward her own happiness.

“That’s my boy. Now eat. I actually cooked today, you know—it’s a rare event.”

She reached for some documents sitting on the table, ready to read through a contract while eating, but Gao Shide took them away and handed her chopsticks instead.

“You went through the trouble of cooking, so don’t read contracts while we eat. Enjoy dinner with your son.”

“I will, my precious son.”

“That’s better.”

Seated side by side, they each picked up something from the dishes and placed it into the other’s bowl.

Their laughter and conversation filled the house. And though the room was large, not a hint of loneliness lingered in the air.

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~Zhou Shuyi’s Home

Sitting in his room, Zhou Shuyi looked down at the bandages wrapped around his right foot and thought back to the time he had spent with Gao Shide…

―――“Are you Gao Shide?”

―――“Yeah.”

―――“Damn it! I’ll remember this!”

Back then, Gao Shide had followed him everywhere, like a ghost haunting his shadow.

Wherever Gao Shide went, Zhou Shuyi’s title as ‘forever number 2’ followed. Every spotlight, every bit of praise—Gao Shide had taken it all.

That’s why Zhou Shuyi ‘hated’ him.

Hated him with everything he had.

―――“Zhou Shuyi, stop being stupid! Are you trying to get yourself killed?”

―――“You’re the stupid one! Why the hell did you kiss me?”

―――“I called out to you so many times!”

―――“It’s none of your damn business!”

―――“So you really like Yuxin that much? Her confessing to Zhengwen hurts you that badly, huh?”

―――Wait a second… how do ‘you’ know about that?”

―――“You were spying on me?”

―――“It hurts, doesn’t it? You don’t have to pretend to be fine…”

―――“Get out! Or do you want me to hit you?!”

He later found out that the girl he had been in love with for years liked his best friend.

He had run to the empty indoor pool, collapsed in tears, and when the pain became too much, he’d jumped into the water to hide his crying face. But Gao Shide, who had followed him in secret, pulled him back into the painful reality he’d wanted to escape from.

If he wasn’t underwater, he couldn’t hide. He couldn’t stop the tears.

―――“Zhou Shuyi! There you are.”

―――“Come on, let’s grab lunch. You promised, remember? We’ve got lectures again this afternoon.”

―――“Sorry, I’m borrowing him for a bit.”

Even Fang Zhengwen and Jiang Yuxin hadn’t noticed how awkward things were—but Gao Shide, who’d barely ever talked to him before, had.

―――“Let go! Gao Shide, I said let go!”

―――“You’re coming with me, aren’t you? Do you even realize the look on your face? You want Yuxin to notice you like her?”

―――“I don’t care…”

―――“What if I send this video to Jiang Yuxin and Fang Zhengwen?”

―――“You bastard!”

―――“What the hell do you want from me? Are you trying to threaten me?”

―――“Yeah. Actually, I need someone to run errands for me. Just do what I say — and I’ll keep this video, and your little crush on Jiang Yuxin, a secret.”

Looking back now, apart from the threat that started their so-called ‘contract’, being Gao Shide’s so-called errand boy had been nothing like servitude. In fact, Zhou Shuyi was the one being looked after.

If there was food he didn’t like, he’d put it into Gao Shide’s bowl. If he wanted shrimp but hated peeling it, Gao Shide would do it for him. He was supposed to be taking lecture notes—but more often than not, he’d end up asleep, leaning against his employer’s shoulder instead.

―――“Then tell me! Who is it??”

―――“I don’t want to say.”

―――“Why not? You know my secret, so let me hear yours too!”

―――“I just don’t want to tell you.”

Not “I don’t want to tell you.”

But just you… “I just don’t want to tell you.”

Only now did Zhou Shuyi understand why he’d said it that way.

That small difference—it was the line between friendship and love.

If it were just a friend, he might have been able to say it with a laugh. But when the person asking was someone he liked—he couldn’t.

I just don’t want to tell you.

―――“Just be honest.” Jiang Yuxin had said. “These days, it’s not weird for a guy to like another guy. If you really like him, you should go for it! Zhengwen and I will totally support you!”

―――“Yuxin—”

―――“I’ve got something to take care of, so we’ll be leaving first.”

He’d almost said it right then—almost blurted out the secret he’d hidden for so long: “Jiang Yuxin! The person I’ve always loved, past and present, is you!”

But before he could, Gao Shide—who’d been watching quietly from a distance—suddenly came over and pressed his hands gently over Zhou Shuyi’s eyes, shielding his tears from view. Then, using a harmless lie, he’d pulled him out of that unbearable situation.

“Damn it!” Zhou Shuyi yanked the pillow from behind his back and hurled it at the wall, his anger spilling over.

―――“Zhou Shuyi… my feelings are my own. Don’t worry about them. I’ve deleted the video I used to blackmail you. Thanks for putting up with me until now. Starting tomorrow, you’re free from being my errand boy. And… Forget what I said the other day”

Why?

Why would he say something like that?

Why did Gao Shide have to fall for him?

Why can’t they even stay friends anymore?

“You said it’s none of my business? The one you like is me! How could it be none of my business?”

The more he said it, the angrier he became.

He kicked the nearby chair with his injured right foot, pain shooting up his leg until tears welled up from the shock.

They’d finally become friends—and now Gao Shide was just throwing that away…

How infuriating.

Utterly infuriating.

He’d imagined throwing ‘him’ away before, but being the one ‘abandoned’—that was something he couldn’t accept.

“From childhood until now, not once has anyone said the word ‘goodbye’ to me. Gao Shide, fine! If that’s how you want it, do whatever you want!”

Overcome with anger, Zhou Shuyi tore off the bandages around his ankle and threw them to the floor.

Then, with red eyes and a limp, he staggered toward the bathroom—to wash away the sticky sweat clinging to his skin.

But what he truly wanted to wash away was the person who had taken over his thoughts— the one he couldn’t stop thinking about, no matter how hard he tried.

―――Gao Shide.

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*Translator’s Note: Have you ever like… wanted to break up with someone, but then they broke up with you first? I’ve been there before. Really pissed me off. Hahaha. I think that’s kinda what Zhou Shuyi thinks he’s feeling. 😝 -K

Next update: 2026.09.21

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