#you'll see a totally new side of shaw in his recent dates which I also am having a hard time believing that it's truly him HAHA

[sylvia-forest]

[CN] Shaw's No Access Date

⚡ Warning: This post contains detailed spoiler's for Date which hasn't released in EN yet!⚡

[This date was translated with the help of Google translate and by my friend!]

✧[Part 1]✧

The winter sky was clear and bright, and the warm sunlight gave the illusion of warmth.

I had just left the warmth of the taxi and was shivering in the cool winter wind. Wrapping up my scarf, I walked quickly into the lively West Moon Street.

With New Year's Day just a few days away, this ancient street has entered the New Year's atmosphere early, and the shops on both sides are decorated with festive decorations.

And I didn't care to hang out, my mind was filled with the message which Shaw had just sent me.

Shaw's message: "We have a big problem, come quickly. "

.. I couldn't contact him through the phone, and I didn't know what trouble he had caused. I immediately crawled out of the bed and rushed over without stopping.

Following the directions, I walked through the small streets.

MC: Lane 102, West Moon Street….

I didn't expect that the end point would be an unremarkable and everyday tea restaurant. After confirming again and again, I pushed open the door suspiciously.

The shop was not big, and I saw the familiar figure in the corner at a glance.

It's peaceful here, and the "help seeker" was leisurely holding a cup of hot pear tremella soup.

Didn't get tied up, not even feeling desperately anxious.

Shaw: You came pretty fast.

As if he had heard my footsteps, he turned around and raised his eyebrows as if he were not the one who had just sent the help message.

At this point, I knew I had fallen into his trap again.

I was relieved and angry that I had been tricked. I took a deep breath and put on a "kind" smile.

MC: Was this the big trouble you were talking about? Did you choke on your tea? Did your pants get stuck on the stool? Let me help you call the emergency services?

Shaw: Good imagination, but you didn't guess right, try harder next time.

As he spoke, he pushed over the still steaming brown sugar glutinous rice cakes.

Shaw: Here, let's start with a sugar boost.

Shaw: And then thank me again for calling you out to bask in the sun on such a nice day.

MC [angrily]: I really have to thank you!

I sat next to him angrily, picked up a piece of brown sugar glutinous rice cake and put it in my mouth.

The crispy glutinous rice cake has just the right temperature, crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, sweet and delicious, and the sweetness in the mouth makes the bad mood of being fooled dissipate a little.

MC: You called me out early in the morning, just to let me have breakfast with you?

Shaw: Of course not .

Shaw: It's true that there's trouble, but…

He turned his head and bit off the half-eaten glutinous rice cake on my chopsticks.

Shaw: Let's fill up the stomach first.

✧[Part 2]✧

Unexpectedly, the "trouble" Shaw mentioned was to go out shopping and sweep goods before New Year's Day.

With a full stomach and a warm body, I was now in the mood to enjoy the roadside stalls.

Perhaps because it's time to buy new year's goods, Huapu Street today was particularly crowded.

MC: Is there anything you want to buy?

Shaw: Whatever, just buy something that can decorate the shop.

MC: I didn't expect you to be too lazy to celebrate the festival, but you still have a sense of ritual for New Year's Day.

Shaw: I don't have much interest, but the old man used to make some things during the holidays.

Shaw: The shop is in my hands, so I can't make it cooler than before.

His faint eyes drifted to the festive street, and I don't know what came to his mind. When I saw this, I took his cool hand and shook it.

MC [excitedly]: Then let's go shopping and make your antique shop lively for New Year's Day!

I ambitiously started to shop, dragging Shaw through the wide range of stalls.

But he was a bit bored with the shopping.

Shaw: This couplet looks good after being hung up, just left with the word Fu and we should be done.

Looking at the old-fashioned couplet he was pointing at, I decided to drag him to another stall with more products.

MC: If you're here, why not choose something more suited the atmosphere?

MC: Moreover, you have called me out, and today I will be "responsible to the end".

Hearing this, he laughed.

Shaw: All right, this is what you said, don't renege halfway.

The aroma of roasted sweet potatoes and popcorn on the street, the elaborate New Year's ornaments and Year of the Rabbit trinkets are a sight to behold.

I carefully compared the koi ornaments and the lantern strings, and was a bit hesitant.

MC: Which one do you think is better?

Turning my head, I saw Shaw holding a small fluffy hairpin and gesturing at the side of my hair.

MC: ...... Can you be serious!

Shaw [in a good mood]: How am I not serious?

As he said this, he put the red rabbit-eared floppy hat in his hand on my head, and the little bells dangling from it tinkled in my ears.

Shaw: But I am seriously choosing the "New Year's goods" that can make me happy.

—

We were very efficient and quickly bought everything we needed.

MC: Couplets, window decorations, lucky fruits, lanterns ...... Seems to have bought almost everything.

Seeing my ankle that was a little sore from walking around, Shaw glanced at me.

Shaw: I'm going to buy something to drink, you wait here, don't run around.

After Shaw left, I planned to find a place with few people and wait for him to come back.

The benches around were full of people, and after looking around, I found a wonderful stall.

A sign with “secret advisory service” written was placed on the simple, crude booth. An old man who wore a fashionable sunglasses sat behind the table, swaying his fan.

The interesting sign caught my attention, and with nothing else to do, I walked over to it with great interest.

MC: Old man, what kind of advice can you give?

Old man: Give me your horoscope, wealth luck, love luck and new year luck can all be counted.

Out of curiosity, I half-believed and told him my horoscope, and he counted with his fingers, looking amazed.

Old man: Looking at your fate, you will survive a catastrophe, and you will have future blessings.

Old man: It's not easy recently, is it? Your career luck is back to life, and there are signs of bankruptcy.

I was taken aback. The company did almost lose a big project before.

Although the staff and I managed to turn the situation around in the end, we lost the newly purchased necklace during our business trip.

I didn't expect that a few words would be right on target with my recent fortune, and I became more convinced of this mysterious master.

MC: Can you help me to check my marriage luck?

He calculated, his complexion became subtle.

Old man: Your destiny is younger than you, and your meeting was caused by various variables. How wonderful…

Old man: But the relationship between the two of you will be unstable next year, and there will be a catastrophe.

Seeing my face change slightly, he smiled and shook his fan.

Old man: But there is a way to resolve it.

Old man: The beads I have here are all enlightened and each of you wears one string to ensure that evil will not invade.

I was hesitant to pay an IQ tax for peace of mind when Shaw's voice suddenly sounded behind me.

Shaw: I just went to buy a drink, how did you get fooled again?

✧[Part 3]✧

As soon as I turned around, the hot cup was stuffed into my hand.

Shaw looked at the fortune-telling booth in front of him, his eyes showed a bit of playfulness.

Shaw: Yo, your stall has been renamed, wasn't it still called "Oriental Divination House" a few days ago?

The fortune teller narrowed his eyes when he saw Shaw.

Old man: I see, your partner is this youngster, I was thinking why your fortune is going through ups and downs.

Shaw: Don’t always help others by giving luck, you’re old already, you should just watch your own luck.

With the old fortune teller stroking his beard and staring at me, Shaw dragged me away.

Shaw: If you want to calculate these things , you should just ask me.

MC: If it's up to you, you'll definitely make a bunch of requests, such as eating with you, playing games, or watching movies with you.

I grimaced, thinking about the result of the calculation just now, and the mood which was good before coming out for shopping was now a little clouded.

The hand that was being held was clasped even tighter, and when I raised my head, I saw Shaw's gaze fall on me. 

Shaw: Playing games with me is better than paying IQ tax to this old man?

In a casual tone,with a little imperceptible reassurance, I tilted my head to look at him, 

MC: So I have to thank you for helping me save money? 

Shaw: You're welcome.

Shaw: I'm the one who brought you out, so of course “I'll be responsible till the end”.

Although Shaw said that fortune-telling was unreliable, but I still have some doubts in my heart.

So I quietly went to the gold store and chose two gold beads, one for myself to wear, and the other to weave into a pendant.

—

The day before New Year's Day, I brought the pendant to Shaw's antique shop. I saw him standing on the stool, hanging the lantern he had just bought that day.

Shaw: You finally came at last, Mr. Qian from nextdoor just visited and had a look around, he also said that my store is the only shabby one amongst the entire street.

Shaw: He just hung two lanterns and pasted up a couplet in his house, and when we decorate it, we will hit him in the face.

MC: By then, we will be the most beautiful store in the whole street!

We quickly decorated everything, and the dull store was instantly given a New Year flavor with the red decorations.

After cleaning the high part of the shelf, I put the last ornament on it.

At this time, I suddenly noticed that there seemed to be a few dusty copper coins in the corner of the shelf.

Before I could look any further, Shaw's voice came from below.

Shaw: Come down for dinner, it's too late.

It was getting late, and the last sunset of the year was sinking into the horizon. Through the window, we can see the lanterns on the street swaying in the night.

The dishes on the table are exquisite and the aromatic flavors instantly stir up the cravings in the stomach.

A skit of the New Year's Eve program was being played on the TV, and a person holds three copper coins for divination.

MC: The copper coins on your shelf are similar to this one.

Shaw: That is the money of the Five Emperors, which the old man used for divination.

[T/N]: Five Emperor Coins: Refers to the copper coins cast during the reign of the five prosperous emperors of the Qing Dynasty, namely Shunzhi, Kangxi, Yongzheng, Qianlong and Jiaqing.

Stringing these five copper coins together will have the functions of warding off evil spirits, attracting wealth, and praying for good fortune.

Thinking about the results of the fortune telling two days ago, I was still a bit upset, so I moved closer to him.

MC: Idle is also idle, let's calculate our luck for next year ?

Shaw: Okay, skateboarding with me one time, playing games one time, the price was clearly marked, no cheating. I'll calculate it for you.

I said to myself "profiteer" and squeezed out a smile.

MC: We'll see, we'll see.

He glanced at me with a half-smile, took the copper coin off the shelf and put it in my hand.

Shaw: For the six lines of the hexagram, read the question in your mind and shake it six times with three copper coins.

[T/N]: The I-Ching or yijing divination book consists of 64 hexagrams 卦 "guà", (combination of 8 trigrams). A hexagram in this context is a figure composed of six stacked horizontal lines (爻 yáo), where each line is either Yang (an unbroken, or solid line), or Yin (broken, an open line with a gap in the center). These lines are combined into 8 trigrams (three lines each) which are then combined into 64 hexagrams. And the trigrams in I-Ching represent 8 basic forces of nature.

The ancient coins covered with age marks were heavy, so I closed my eyes and shook the coins in my hand.

MC: Please, God of Wealth, bless me with abundant wealth this year!

Shaw [sighs]: Are you here to ask for divination or to make a wish?

MC: With metaphysics, it's always about being pious so you can achieve what you desire!

Shaw drew six layers of horizontal lines long and short on the paper with the result of my throw, looking amazed.

Shaw: It's been a long time since I've seen such a bad result.

MC: ... Are you fooling me?

[T/N]: I skipped a line here since it was related to yijing divination and it was pretty difficult to translate 😭. Anyways what shaw got here was 屯 (zhūn) “sprouting” which is the 3rd 卦 hexagram, meaning “difficulty at the beginning” simply put they'll suffer a misfortune so one must be careful!

[Sylvia's note]: The first time in my life where I wanted to pluck out my hair because of yijing divination 🥹 I was literally this much close to have a mental breakdown🫠

—

Shaw: Next year, don't delay your work. It'll be bad if you won't sleep well until it affects your health.

Reluctantly, I took those copper coins back into my hand.

MC: Calculate my career luck.

I cast another three copper coins.

Shaw: Not bad, There will be a few troublesome problems, but they can be resolved smoothly.

I breathed a sigh of relief, and put the three copper coins into my hands again.

MC: There's one last question! However, can we leave this question aside?

Shaw: Ok.

Thinking "What will happen to me and Shaw next year", I threw the copper coins out.

After throwing six times, I looked at Shaw with some anxiety.

He finished the last stroke and glanced at me hesitantly.

Shaw [in a low voice]: Extreme misfortune.

[T/N]: Shaw basically got 天夬 the 43rd 卦 hexagram. 夬 (guài), “displacement”. Meaning “resoluteness”, “parting”, and “break-through”, simply she'll suffer an extreme misfortune! (It still cracks me up when I think MC luck for next year is way more horrible than mine 😂 three misfortunes in a row LMAO)

✧[Part 4]✧

My heart instantly went cold.

Maybe it's because my emotions were confiscated, Shaw also saw my terrible expression.

Shaw: Your face looks pale, what did you ask for?

MC: Nothing….

Seeing me touch my nose in a concealed manner, Shaw narrowed his eyes.

Shaw: Is that so? Originally, I knew a way to avert the disaster, but since you said it's nothing, I shouldn't use it, right?

MC: Really?

I always felt that there seemed to be a hint of cunning in his eyes just now, and I looked at him dubiously.

Shaw: Don't believe me, then forget it.

MC: Eh, no, I didn't say I didn't believe it. Master Shaw, teach me?

I hastily grabbed him and smiled flatteringly. He just "reluctantly" continued.

Shaw: Put your hands together and raise them above your head.

I put my palms together and raised them above my head as he said.

Shaw [changes his voice]: Yes, close your eyes, turn three times to the left, then turn three times to the right.

Shaw: Say out loud, "Spirits of the sky, spirits of the land, I invite you to come down to eliminate and prevent disasters as soon as possible!”

Seeing that his expression didn't seem to be fake, I took a deep breath, turned left and right three times, and closed my eyes.

MC: "Spirits of the sky, spirits of the land, I invite you to come down to eliminate and prevent disasters as soon as possible!”

For a while there was only the sound from the TV, I opened one eye and saw Shaw was suppressing a smile, his shoulders were trembling slightly.

Shaw [burst out laughing]: Puff haha you are such a talent hahaha.

MC [blushing]: …. Shaw!

The most retarded thing I have done this year was to believe in his nonsense!

Looking at Shaw who was laughing wildly, I scolded myself in my heart for believing in Shaw half a minute ago.

No, I can't let him be so arrogant. With this thought, I silently withdraw my hand and sat down with my back to him without saying a word.

His laughter gradually stopped.

Shaw [stifles his laughter]: Hey, it may seem funny, but that's a serious way to get rid of disasters.

This guy is still stubborn! I pouted, but still ignored him.

Shaw: Don't believe it.

He lightly dropped a word, stood up and left the seat.

.. actually left? !

I froze in place, concretizing a little Shaw figure in my heart, and pinned it to the ground with all my strength, ravaging it crazily.

Stinky Shaw, bad Shaw, a big fool who doesn't understand style......

If you have the ability, don't come back!

Shaw [whispers]: What are you muttering about?

I didn't know when he came back and sat down behind me.

Shaw: Then I'll try another method, do you want to see it?

My heart moved, but because I couldn't give in so quickly, I didn't turn around.

Shaw: You don't want it? Then I can take it all by myself.

A burst of sweet breath came from behind.

Shaw [in a regretful tone]: It's rare for me to do it myself, and I didn't expect that someone would not appreciate it.

After all, I couldn't resist my curiosity, I turned my head slowly, and saw Shaw holding a piece of steaming pastry in his hand.

Shaw: Open your mouth.

MC: Huh?

In the moment of my bewilderment, a piece of sweetness was precisely stuffed into my mouth.

[Fifth anniversary bgm starts playing]

The sweet but not cloying taste carries the warmth of his fingertips on the corners of my lips, along with the taste buds to the heart.

MC: …Steamed sponge cake?

Shaw: It's Chinese New Year, let's add some color. I hope that next year, you’ll not be corrupted or poisoned by others and be rich overnight.

MC: Did you make this?

Shaw: Yes, I tried it when I was bored at home.

MC: Then I will try my best to help you finish it.

I pretended not to care, put the lunch box in my arms, and picked up another piece and put it in my mouth.

MC: The taste is not bad, barely passable.

Shaw [clicks his tongue]: The requirements are quite high.

He looked at me, and there was an imperceptible temptation in his tone.

Shaw: It's OK, you've got rid of the big trouble just now.

I coughed softly as I took the short end of the stick.

MC: For the sake of the steamed sponge cakes, fine. But in view of your performance, I have to reconsider whether to give you a New Year's Day gift or not.

Shaw raised his eyebrows, apparently he didn't expect that I had additional conditions. He threw away the copper coins in his hand.

Shaw: What’s so hard about this, let God fix it for you. If it’s YangYao, then give it to me.

MC: ….Let me tell you first, you are not allowed to play tricks.

Shaw: Who cheated?

Shaw: But I have a hunch that God is definitely on my side.

I picked up the coins and shook them a few times and scattered them on the table, one forward, one backward and one spinning.

When it was about to fall over, an invisible flash of lightning caused the coin to shake and fall in the other direction.

The two positive lines and one negative line are the Yang lines.

MC: Just now I seem to see something flickering…

Shaw [acts normal like he wasn't the one who did that]: Are you seeing things? Bring it here.

His smiling eyes were sly and bright, and they caught my eyes straight away.

MC: I am generous, this time I will forgive you ….

I handed him the gift box. Shaw took out the pendant inside, played with it in his hand.

Shaw: After all, you are still very concerned about the results of the old man's fortune-telling.

MC: After all it's about our luck and I want to make it better.

His hand paused, and a moment of enlightenment flashed across his eyes.

Shaw: The extreme misfortune divination that you just asked before, was also this?

When I didn't say anything, he reached out and pressed his hand onto my hair and rubbed it "viciously" a few times.

Shaw: And here I asked you, what kind of divination made you look so worried?

Shaw: The divination that the old man gave me before was not auspicious. But aren't I still alive and kicking to this day?

MC: Was it because it didn't work?

He changed his position and leaned loosely against me.

Shaw: It's basically all efficacious, but this is just what I wished for.

Shaw: Smooth sailing is so boring, if you want something, you have to fight with your fate.

There was a hint of certainty in his lazy expression, it seemed that no ominous suffering could fall into his eyes.

It was like a solitary confidence that suddenly shattered all the unpredictable prophecies that had distressed me.

MC: It seems that my gift was superfluous.

Hearing this, he turned his palms, and hid the beads in fear of my repentance.

Shaw [clicks his tongue]: It takes a little motivation to fight against fate.

Shaw: How about it? Do you want to wipe out all the ominous divinations you made with me?

The careless ending of his sentence lifted the clouds of boredom that had been lingering in the mind for the past few days.

MC [happily]: Of course, you should take me with you for such an exciting event.

I raised my head and felt the warm breath blowing towards my face.

The second hand of the clock moved forward one by one, and there seemed to be cheers of countdown coming from the street in the distance.

I clasped it through his fingers and raised a smile.

It doesn't matter if this divination wasn't good, anyway, with him, even if there is a barren land ahead, we will definitely be able to blaze a path that only belongs to us.

As the hands overlap with the 12 at the top, there was a long chime and cheer outside the window.

MC: Happy New Year, Shaw.

Shaw: Happy New Year .

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