Translated EXCERPTS from Love Like the Galaxy Novel

Chapter 102

The description of when ML first met FL is so beautiful. He saw her during the lantern festival in chapters 22-23. She didn't see his face. He saw hers and remembered:

 She looked like a doll with her hair tied up on two sides. Her big dark eyes were so bright that they lit up the sky: innocent and curious, they appeared to look directly at his heart; the lantern lights were bright and lit up the city, but they are not as beautiful as her eyes!

A lot of exciting things are starting to happen  ... I am on Chapter 153. The FL actually got engaged for the 3rd time (the third fiance and FL are the same in terms of personality- they are practical except that he fell in love with her and threw caution to the wind.). Of course, right after she got engaged, the ML returned. Things are so interesting when the ML's past was revealed. I can understand if they make Leo the main character. The conflicts in the ML's life provided a more compelling story. 

This is a description of when ML met FL after 5 years:

He tilts his head to look at her, time seems to stop. Although he hasn't met her in  5 years, she still has soft skin,  (black blue indicating young) eyebrows, red lips ... her appearance like the spring: soft and gentle.  She is like a little girl with no worry, spreading her soft wings to leave her warm nest to look outside.

Her impression of him (so sad!)

He is only wearing a black outfit, a little worn, with no embroidery. His face is weathered (exact translation: face shows it has gone through wind and fog).  His hair is slightly gray (he is now 26-28 and she is 19-20). Because he is handsome but cold, it makes people who look at him feel painful.

I hope someone will translate the book for you. I told my DH that this writer is so expressive. She can describe feelings of looking at someone so well.

New development: no surprise, ML wants to take back his fiance and publicly declared it. To him, she is the only woman that he wants to marry. If not, he would remain single.

How is he different from other men? The discussion between the 3rd fiancee and FL shows the ML's personality.

3rd fiance: 

So what did he say to you? Did he claim that he would respect you, support you, and your family would be well off? Or did he say he would give you all his property so that you could feel proud  ...  so that no one can bully you anymore? Or did he ...

FL:

"He did not say that to me.  He never said that to me! ... He only said 2 words:   感情  "love + feelings" - Chinese likes to put words together to form a phrase that is so much more profound ("the sum is better is its parts") ...  感情   ... the first word is used in many other two-word phrases to mean feeling, emotion, senses, awareness, etc ... ) When used together they imply a moving feeling of relationship and sentiment. Sometimes the emotion associated with Chinese phrases is often lost in English translation. Only the people who use or read them in context can feel the emotions of these words.

"I am not going to lie to you. Now when I meet him, I am afraid. He is different from us. He is a person who is eager to shoot arrows in the hot sun (a passionate person who doesn't mind hardship). Even if he sacrifices himself, he will pursue the sun hopelessly even though he might lose his strength and die. He would try to move the mountain for months and years ... 

"Everyone says that he matures early, his heart is unfathomable. But sometimes, he is more innocent and simple than people like us. For him, love and hatred are both strong and enduring ."

Just finished the book ... 

In this story, the FL is faced with a dilemma: how to select the right man for marriage. She has 3 choices: #1 a man who can be controlled because he is inexperienced and insecure, #2 a predictable man because he is a male version of herself, and #3 a mysterious and unpredictable man who asks her to take a leap of faith to trust him.

Initially, she didn't understand that settling for #1 and #2 was actually a sacrifice of herself and an ultimate loss of independence because she couldn't make a choice without fear! She thought that settling for a safe and predictable life would make her happy and independent. However, true independence is not about controlling others or confronting predictable situations. It's about having the confidence, courage, and ability to live a life that is fulfilling by reaching for your dreams. It's about what she has in herself, independent of her partner.

When she met #3 again, it wasn't a leap of faith to accept his love. He hasn't changed. She has! I do think that the author overdramatized his devotion to her to show that his absolute loyalty has lessened her insecurity and made her forgive him. Although there are men like that in real life, I feel it's more meaningful to emphasize the fact she has become an independent and less fearful woman. During his absence (5 years), she worked in the palace and did her own things. She grew up and became a person who didn't need to be rescued all the time. She developed her hobbies and followed her dreams. She became a mature intelligent woman who can empathize with his needs.  She is finally ready to accept his love as an equal partner. 

This character development from a fearful teen to an independent woman is what makes her journey believable and more interesting to read than just a romantic story. 

Yes, he does!

Thank you! I enjoy translating it because I haven't read any non-English for a long time. And this book is so well written.

If the screenwriters don't mess it up, you will enjoy both character development: more 3-dimensional ... In WRTW, the screenwriters simplified/romanticized the characters too much, making them almost like comic characters.

Thanks for the snippets from the novel. Realistically speaking this novel is so long I don’t expect anyone to translate it, even the LBY n CSS scenes together are quite a lot. But these bits help us glimpse into the era and environment where they both lived in.