公园南路 by 夏大雨

From Changpei:

There’s an audio drama with the same name on Manbo, it’s now concluded. Please tune in.

A frail koala came across a large tree in the wilderness.

A frozen person approached a source of warmth amidst the wind and snow.

They sustained, thawed, and warmed each other, and since then, their hearts grew closer and never separated again.

This book leans towards realism, but please don’t substitute it for real life.

The affection is always mutual, with an overall sweet undertone, but a little sombre towards the latter part.

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TLs Notes:

I’ve seen some people say that the name of the book is based on a park which is known for prostitution, but I don’t think that’s the case. If there’s evidence that the author intended that, you can let me know.

Friendly reminder that this book has got an age gap of 13 years, with the gong being older. When we meet the shou, he is a prostitute and 19. If this makes you uncomfortable, please don’t read it. Furthermore, the gong often affectionately refers to the shou as “kid”—don’t make it weird. If you want to make it weird, kindly see yourself out.

This book is free to read on Changpei, but it has been heavily censored. Please support the author by using the links provided, either by giving “gifts” to the author on Changpei, or buying one (or more!) of their other books.

As usual, I’ve tried to keep it close to the original but still readable for English, while preserving the original tone of the text. I’ve changed out many terms for consistency throughout the entire novel—if you have any queries as to why I’ve TLed something the way I have, please feel free to ask. I think this book is also quite readable for someone who’s starting to read webnovels, as someone has picked it up as their second webnovel, so if you can do that, maybe give it a shot instead!

I haven’t translated the extras yet—I myself have only read a few and came across more while I was searching the raws. As such, the extras will take me a bit longer to do. When I upload them, it might be here on my website, or on Ellipsus. I’ll let everybody know when I do. I’ve started a new job, so it will definitely take me a bit longer to update those.

Thank you for reading my translation! I’ve tried my best, but there are bound to be mistakes. Feel free to point them out to me.