How does ordering someone to play with you become your girlfriend?

Chapter 160 How can I bear to leave you?

"Don't always focus on weird things!" Yuka subconsciously crossed her arms over her chest, causing a splash of water.

However, if her face was still half covered just now, now the intense movement allowed Zhao Yu to see it more clearly.

When the two of them came to the only hot spring where they could bathe together, Youhua even found a rockery to cover herself and changed her clothes, leaving Zhao Yu no chance.

Even when she entered the hot spring, she was wrapped in a towel, but now...

"Thank you for the hospitality." Zhao Yu said with his hands clasped together.

"Yujun! You are so bad!" Youhua angrily started to splash water at Zhao Yu with her hands.

"Huh? You dare to sneak attack me! Watch out!" Zhao Yu had his face splashed with hot spring water and began to fight back against Youhua.

"Ah!" Youhua screamed and started playing with Zhao Yu.

After a few minutes, Zhao Yu leaned on the edge of the hot spring with Youhua sitting next to him. The two of them looked at the snow scenery on the distant mountains.

After a moment's silence, Zhao Yu spoke first.

"Actually, I was a little thirsty just now, so I wanted to ask the boss lady if there was anything to drink in the hot spring. I didn't mean to talk to her on purpose."

He had not forgotten how jealous Yuka had been before, so he specifically explained to her why he had met the boss lady.

But if it was just a simple inquiry, maybe Zhao Yu wasn't in the mood to play around with Youhua right now...

Zhao Yu’s thoughts went back to half an hour ago.

The hot spring with a slight smell of sulfur really made him feel that all his recent fatigue was swept away.

But once people relax, the thoughts in their brains will begin to diverge, and the things that they had previously stopped thinking about will all come to mind again.

Before he knew it, Zhao Yu recalled some things that happened before he came to this parallel world.

At that time, there was a very loving young couple in his company. Zhao Yu remembered very clearly that when the boy had just joined the company, the girl came to see him off and gave each old employee a small gift.

When the girl gave gifts and asked everyone to take good care of the boy, the boy would scratch his head and grin foolishly. Everyone was especially envious of him for having such a lovely girlfriend.

After that, the boys had different lunch boxes every day at noon. Zhao Yu was really jealous at that time, just like some of the viewers in his live broadcast room now.

Of course, boys also care about girls very much. After get off work, they never attend social events and go home to accompany girls as soon as possible. They also always think about buying gifts for girls with their bonuses.

They can be said to be the most talked-about couple in the company, and everyone believes that they will be together for a long time after marriage.

But later, after they actually got married, things suddenly changed.

Boys rarely bring lunch boxes and smile less often. The most common thing they see is working overtime in the company. They will even take over other people's work when there is no other work.

Zhao Yu, who was in the same department as him, was naturally curious, so he asked him about the reason for his change one day.

The boy answered like this, he said: "I used to think that life would lose its meaning without her, but after being together for a long time, I found that sometimes promises really can't outrun time."

"If you like her, you can't just accept her good points. You also need to consider whether you have the determination to give everything for her..."

"She is a workaholic. After she got a job, she rarely took care of the family. I don't have any big ambitions, so the longer we get along, the more I can see the gap between us. Every day when I come home, I hear her ask me if I have handled the relationship with my colleagues well and how I can get promoted faster. It's really tiring..."

At that time, Zhao Yu felt a little surprised. Isn't this boy already working so hard? Why is he still so distressed?

His promotion speed is not too slow. Everyone in the company knows that he is the most diligent.

But the boy said: "Such efforts are not enough, because of our parents, we don't need to consider the house problem, but she has thought further... the future education of our children, our retirement, and whether we will be promoted by the company when we are older..."

"These things really suffocate me. I never thought that a girl who used to love lying on the bed with me and playing games to relax has now become someone I am a little afraid of."

"Life is so short, I hope she can leave some meaningful memories with me, instead of thinking of the past as hard times like our parents..."

His narration was vivid and Zhao Yu put himself in his role and immediately felt what boys call the feeling of suffocation.

Can this be said to be the girl's fault? Not entirely, right? After all, the girl is also considering the future of both of them.

There is nothing wrong with the boys either. Everyone's life is different, and no one can tell others how to live.

And they don't have the pressure of mortgage, so it should be easier for them...

But they just couldn't convince each other, so this situation happened.

In the days that followed, their marriage lasted only a little over a year before it ended.

According to the boy, he doesn't want to prevent the girl from becoming a better person, nor does he want his life to become a cage day after day.

Finally, he warned Zhao Yu not to get married early like him before he had completely adjusted the way he and his partner got along...

Is the adjustment period between Youhua and I really long enough? Zhao Yu couldn't help but feel nervous when he thought about the ending of this couple.

It's only been a few months at best, right? Not even half a year.

Although I slept in the same bed with Yuka during this period, it was still far from being a true cohabitation.

Zhao Yu used to be very confident that he could overcome any difficulties, but once he really encountered such a problem, he was still a little unsure.

Two Chinese people will expose various problems over time, not to mention an international couple like him and Yuhua.

It was absolutely impossible to separate from Youhua, but how could he find a long-term way to get along with her? Zhao Yu was in a dilemma.

The more he thought about it, the more irritated he felt. A dry mouth arose spontaneously, and Zhao Yu decided to leave the hot spring and find something to drink.

As soon as I came out, I saw the proprietress. She looked like a cigarette vendor in the old society, holding a shallow wooden box filled with various drinks.

"Are you thirsty? Let me recommend milk. This is what you should drink after taking a hot spring bath." The proprietress pointed to the milk in the box.

"This sales method is too stupid, isn't it? Aren't there a lot of vending machines in Japan?" Zhao Yu took a can of milk and couldn't help but complain.

"In order to preserve its original ecology, I didn't leave too many wires inside the hot spring, so naturally there's no way to install a vending machine." The proprietress shrugged.

"How much?" Zhao Yu asked. He was ready to go back and continue soaking for a while.

"Don't be anxious. I notice that your face doesn't look right. Are you worried about something, young man from China?" The proprietress sat on a wooden bench nearby and looked at Zhao Yu before speaking.

"This has nothing to do with you, boss lady, right? Or are you very curious about the privacy of your guests?" Zhao Yu didn't want to say too much to a stranger.

"Let me guess, it's about Miss Youhua, right? Young people only have these worries." The proprietress ignored Zhao Yu's words and spoke to herself.

"If you don't mind, as someone who has been through this, I can give you some sound advice."

"Suggestions?" Zhao Yu stopped and suddenly felt that it might be ok to listen to it.

He had originally planned to take some time to learn from Shinichiro Ueno or his mother. It wouldn't be a bad thing to have someone to share experience with before that.

"Actually it's like this..." Zhao Yu briefly recounted his troubles.

"Puchi, you are so cute, young man from China... Considering my advice to you, you won't stop me from smoking this time, right?" The proprietress smiled faintly and took out a cigarette from somewhere.

"Go ahead and smoke if you want to. You are the proprietress of this hotel anyway." Zhao Yu said helplessly.

After lighting a cigarette and taking a puff, the proprietress continued speaking.

"How many people do you think get married after they have figured out how to deal with everything?"

"I do not know."

"The answer is that most people haven't thought about it that much, right?"

"Impossible? If so, how can the marriage last?"

"That's the reality. Many people's marriages are just muddled..." The proprietress shook her head.

"In our time, many people got married hastily after just meeting each other once, but they still made it to where they are today, right?"

"It should be survivor bias, right?" Zhao Yu started to refute, but when he thought of some old couples from the 80s, his expression became a little unconfident.

"Look, you're not that sure yourself, are you?" The proprietress exhaled a puff of smoke.

"In fact, divorce after a failed adjustment is common, but becoming an old married couple is not uncommon either. The latter is nothing more than finding a balance."

"Balance point?" Zhao Yu looked at the proprietress in confusion.

"That's right, balance it." The proprietress nodded.

"I've seen you and Ms. Yuka on TV shows, and I've noticed that you two are very considerate of each other. In fact, if you can do this, you're already halfway to success..."

"And the other half?"

"A change in mentality... If you want to get married, you can't just consider each other. You need to think of the two of you as a whole. This is the difference between a couple and a lover." said the proprietress.

"Unlike lovers, husband and wife are essentially a mixture of love and family affection. She is already an inseparable part of your life, so there is no need to separate them so clearly. Only by treating them as a whole can the differences between the two sides be reduced."

Is that so? Zhao Yu thought of his colleagues before he traveled through time. Maybe this was the reason why they couldn't convince each other?
When considering a problem, we always subconsciously think from our own perspective. It is no wonder that our thoughts are out of sync.

But if we imagine the two people as a community, then there is a better solution.

For example, you can plan when to be romantic and when to work, or you can work on your partner's personality, giving her some surprises and slowly changing her mind...

"It seems that you have thought it through... Let me give you one last word of warning." The proprietress bent down and extinguished her cigarette on the ground, then looked up.

"Marriage has a lot of problems, but as long as both parties face them together and solve them as a community, then they are not a problem. And the things you are worried about, don't they also need to be discussed and solved by both of you in the end? Communicate well with Miss Yuka, I believe she will be happy to be relied on by you..."

Yujun, you can rely on me more in the future.

Youhua's voice sounded in Zhao Yu's mind. He looked at the proprietress with wide eyes. Why would the proprietress say the same thing as Youhua?
"Don't be surprised. You are exactly like my husband. He is also a male chauvinist. Even though he says he wants to face everything with me, he always faces difficulties alone." The lady boss sighed. "But the memories between husband and wife are more than just sweet interactions... Isn't everything we experienced together worth remembering? No matter whether it is a disagreement or a difficulty, when we get through it and look back, our relationship will only get better and better, instead of becoming strangers."

"I understand... Thank you very much, boss lady." Zhao Yu bowed to the boss lady.

Only now did he understand that there is no such thing as a marriage that will be smooth sailing all the time. A life filled with conflicts and disagreements is one worth looking back on.

Who can say that reaching a certain consensus with the one you love is not happiness?
On the contrary, it is because of your own timidity that you are most likely to be misunderstood by your lover.

If the boss lady hadn't reminded him, it might have taken Zhao Yu a long time to think it through.

"I'm glad to know. By the way... I have a hot spring here that allows shared bathing. You two can have a good time with each other." The proprietress winked at Zhao Yu.

Next, Yuka ran over, and then the proprietress took them into the mixed bathing pool.

"I want to apologize to you first." After finishing his memories, Zhao Yu looked at Youhua seriously.

"Why do you want to apologize?" Yuka asked.

"I've been worrying about our future married life recently, but I neglected to face it with you... I will try to rely on Youhua." Zhao Yu said.

"That's why I said Yujun has always been a fool. We are about to become a family, will you be polite to your family?" Youhua said in a low voice.

"You're not that stupid, are you? Haven't you figured it out now?" Zhao Yu said embarrassedly.

"You still say that! You dared to gamble your future with me without even confessing your feelings to me. You believed so much that I would not betray you, so why are you unwilling to believe that I can face married life with you?" Yuhua's eyes were full of reproach.

"You know everything?" Zhao Yu showed a hint of embarrassment on his face.

"Hmph! You always do some willful things behind my back. If you hide it from me again next time, I will be angry, okay?" Yuhua raised her chin high.

"I'm sorry, Lady Yuhua." Zhao Yu clasped his hands together and apologized.

"There's no sincerity at all..." Yuka said.

"Then what kind of apology would you accept?" Zhao Yu asked.

"Try calling me Tsuma? I really want to hear this from Yujun." Youhua lowered her head and thought seriously for a few seconds, then raised her head and looked at Zhao Yu.

"Or as you Chinese call me, call me...wife?"

When she said this, Youhua's gentle eyes were full of anticipation, which made Zhao Yu stunned.

I think Yuuka looks better now...

"Then... I'm sorry, my dear wife." Zhao Yu organized his words and spoke tentatively.

"I forgive you, my...husband." Yuka said with a smile.

"I got to experience the names we'll be called after marriage in advance, and it seems pretty good. It looks like we'll get along well in the future, right?"

"Yes! It will definitely happen..." Unconsciously, the anxiety in Zhao Yu's heart completely disappeared, and he nodded heavily.

"Come to think of it, I'm quite satisfied with Yu-jun today, so... how about a small reward~" Youhua stood up from the hot spring and approached Zhao Yu.

"Ah this..." Zhao Yu swallowed, his eyes seemed to be blinded by something.

"Aren't you curious about whether you can float? Why don't you try it yourself?" Yuka's devilish expression reappeared.

Oh no! Could it be that... Yuhua's inner personality has appeared again? Zhao Yu complained in his heart.

During this time, he discovered a secret, that is, whenever Yuka's favorability reaches a certain limit, a very bold mode will be activated, and she will be completely different from the shy her.

He called this pattern the inner personality, and the gentle and obedient Yuka was the outer personality.

But... who can refuse a girlfriend with such a contrast? No, according to the current situation, I should call her my wife, right?

In the evening, inside the hotel.

After soaking in the hot spring, the waitress served them dinner, which was a very traditional kaiseki cuisine.

"I'm a little curious, why were you two able to soak in the hot spring for so long? We were both back almost an hour ago and you guys just came back, wouldn't you faint?"

Li Qingwan spoke in confusion while eating the cooked appetizers served by the waitress.

"Well... there are various reasons anyway." Zhao Yu paused with the chopsticks in his hand and spoke as if nothing had happened.

"Something's wrong..." Li Qingwan looked back and forth at the two people opposite her, until Youhua and Zhao Yu blushed at the same time, then she spoke.

"Nine out of ten things are wrong."

"There's nothing wrong with that! I just asked why Yujun made such an outrageous treaty with Xiaowan without telling me." Youhua retorted in panic.

Her legs are a little weak now. She originally thought that Zhao Yu had already come up with enough clever ideas when they were in the apartment, but she didn't expect that this was the time for him to really show his talents.

As a otaku who often watches anime, Youhua thinks she has read countless anime, but she still underestimated Zhao Yu.

She only realized today that there can be so many new and interesting tricks without a home base. It really opened her eyes.

"Is that all?" Li Qingwan still didn't quite believe it.

"Okay, what else can we do? We haven't even gotten married yet..." Zhao Yu said helplessly.

"That's right, you won't do anything messy before getting married." Hearing Zhao Yu's words, Li Qingwan nodded.

Considering the degree of responsibility Zhao Yu has towards Youhua, he shouldn't do anything here.

But she forgot that sometimes it is not necessary to go to the last step.

Nanamiya Shiori, who had been silent, was also observing the two of them silently, but unlike Li Qingwan, her attention was not on the fact that Yuhua and Zhao Yu were wasting so much time.

She found that after coming back, Zhao Yu no longer looked as worried as before, and Youhua seemed to be much happier.

Could it be that...these two people have already thought of the answer that belongs to them? Thinking of this, Nanamiya Shiori inexplicably breathed a sigh of relief.

Great, in that case... no matter what, the happy ending is already predetermined, right?
"This is today's main course, a sashimi platter from Hokkaido and a neon sukiyaki pot." The waitress appeared again and brought today's main course.

"Hehe, of course we have to eat seafood when we come to Hokkaido!" Li Qingwan's eyes lit up and she couldn't help but speak.

You should know that the Hokkaido fishery is one of the largest fisheries in the world, so the variety of seafood here is also very rich, and the huge sashimi platter almost occupies most of the table.

"Um, I have a question." Zhao Yu suddenly spoke when the waitress was about to leave.

"Is there anything else you need me to do?" The waitress bowed slightly.

"I don't ask you to do anything, I just want to find out something. Why do I only see the proprietress in the hotel? Where is your boss?" Zhao Yu asked.

He was a little curious just now. The boss's wife kept talking about her husband, but he didn't see the boss show up.

"Actually, there is only the proprietress in our store. The boss... passed away a few years ago. In order to commemorate him, the proprietress has been running this hotel." The waitress hesitated for a moment and spoke.

"Is that so?" Zhao Yu fell silent.

No wonder the landlady showed that expression when I asked her why she insisted on running a hotel with few visitors.

And... shared memories. Perhaps she feels that this experience is so precious because she and her lover have overcome so many difficulties?

Thinking of the proprietress who was holding on alone, Zhao Yu couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Just like she said, if we hadn't experienced it together, how could we miss it so much? Maybe... this is the real meaning of being married?

Zhao Yu couldn't help but secretly reach out and hold Youhua's hand on the table.

"Yujun?" Youhua turned her head and looked at Zhao Yu in confusion.

"It's okay." Zhao Yu shook his head, looked at Youhua, and suddenly laughed.

Just grasp the present moment, and leave the future to your future self. As long as the two of you are still together, nothing will be a problem.

After dinner, everyone played the hotel’s board games for a while and then went back to their rooms.

After Zhao Yu made the bed, he found Youhua lying beside him, tapping her phone with her fingers, as if she was recording something.

He quietly came behind Youhua and looked at the screen of the mobile phone. He saw the time and place marked on the memo, which seemed to be a diary.

On February 2, I took a hot spring bath with Yujun. He called me his wife for the first time, which felt quite interesting. Maybe I will make a good wife.

In addition to this line of text, a photo of the two people after they came out of the hot spring was also attached.

"Are you writing a diary?" Zhao Yu asked.

"No, I'm just recording things that are worth recording. After all, there haven't been any live broadcasts recently..." said Youhua.

It was the consensus of several people not to broadcast live. If they came out to avoid the limelight and broadcast live, wouldn’t this deliberately reveal their travel location? So in the past few days, except for friends and relatives, no one else knew where they went.

"Why record this?" Zhao Yu was a little curious.

"Of course it's to prepare for the future?" Youhua stood up and looked at Zhao Yu seriously.

"If we quarrel or have disagreements in the future as Yujun worries, I can take it out and look at it. Seeing how sweet we were in the past, I won't be angry anymore, okay?"

Not only for the future, Youhua also wanted to give Zhao Yu more confidence.

"You..." Zhao Yu didn't know what to say, he just reached out and hugged Youhua tightly.

"How can I bear to leave you?"

(End of this chapter)