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

Chapter 24 Idiot
After thanking his boss, Zhao Yu sang the Japanese version of Fairy Tale Town, and this time Youhua finally understood it.

"That's great. It reminds me of my childhood when my grandfather loved to tell me fairy tales." Youhua's voice was a little low. She felt a little homesick when she heard Zhao Yu's singing.

"What was Youhua like when she was a child?" Zhao Yu asked.

"I'm not actually from Tokyo. My hometown is in Kansai, and I always lived with my grandparents..." Yuka began to tell the story of her childhood in a low voice.

"Later, in order to help me develop better, my parents let me transfer to Tokyo, but I didn't like this city at all. Everyone seemed to be in a hurry to do something and never stopped for a moment."

"I'm so stupid that it's hard for me to keep up with everyone. Sometimes I wonder if it would be easier if I hadn't come to Tokyo."

"But it's wrong to escape like this. I can't just give up like this..."

As expected, Youhua does have a lot of stories, Zhao Yu sighed lightly.

A girl came to a big city with her parents where she was unfamiliar with the place and everything here was so strange to her.

She tried clumsily but tried hard to blend in, but found that no matter how hard she tried, she could only barely catch up with everyone else.

"Are you lonely, Yuhua?" Zhao Yu said in a low voice.

Youhua did not answer Zhao Yu. She had calmed down a little now. If she admitted it just like that, the mental defenses she had built up with great difficulty would completely collapse.

A big part of the reason why she could chat so well with Zhao Yu was actually because Zhao Yu was Chinese and they had no interactions other than on the Internet.

So Yuka can tell him without any scruples what is bothering her, and can also make friends with him without any burden.

But Youhua would never be willing to show her vulnerability in front of Zhao Yu.

Even though she is a silly and naive person, Yuka has a self-esteem that does not want to be pitied.

"I can feel Youhua's hard work. Even though she's working as a video blogger and working part-time as a playmate, she has never fallen behind in her studies. Youhua is amazing..." Zhao Yu continued.

"But such efforts are not enough..." Youhua interrupted Zhao Yu.

"I must...I must work harder..."

Yuhua recalled the appearance of her parents and their expectant eyes, which she still cannot forget.

"Yuuka, you are a child of the Ueno family, you must be better than everyone else!"

"We put a lot of effort into getting you into the Imperial Tea House."

"Don't let mom and dad down..."

Yes, no one asked Youhua what she thought, and her father sent her away from home without telling her grandparents.

Yuka came to Tokyo alone where she was unfamiliar with the place. Whether she was laughed at for her strange accent or excluded for not being a Tokyo native, Yuka had to endure it all by herself.

But she didn't give up. If her accent was wrong, she worked hard to practice it. If she was rejected by others, she looked for opportunities to integrate with them. In short... she couldn't let her parents' efforts go to waste.

Over time, Youhua has forgotten the last time her father praised her. She only knows that she must not bring shame to the family.

"If hard work doesn't work, then just keep trying harder..." Yuka muttered to herself.

Fairy Tale Town is beautiful, but people always grow up. The older she gets, the more Yuka wants.

She wanted to stand out, she wanted freedom, she wanted to meet her parents' expectations, but this was too far away for her.

"Youhua..." Zhao Yu suddenly spoke.

“You can’t try harder.”

"Huh?" Yuka asked in confusion.

"You are just an ordinary person. You need to learn to relax and work in moderation. If you keep it as tight as a bow, it will break sooner or later," said Zhao Yu.

"No, you don't understand...I..."

"No, I don't mean to tell you to give up. Not working hard doesn't mean giving up. You should rest when you are tired. Just regroup and stand up again."

Although Zhao Yu didn't know why Youhua worked so hard, he was very sure that Youhua was definitely not doing it just for him.

Only when you bear the expectations of others will you suppress your own nature and choose to numb yourself with hard work.

"If you work so hard, you will get nothing in the end. People are not machines. You have to learn to cherish yourself and think about yourself."

This was the first time someone said this to Youhua, and for a moment she didn't know how to answer Zhao Yu.

"Sorry, Yujun... I'm a little tired today. Let's play together next time." Youhua said reluctantly and hung up the phone.

【What happened to Yuuka? 】

[It feels like something that has been suppressed for a long time suddenly exploded]

【Everyone has their own difficulties...】

"Everyone, that's it for today's live broadcast. I'm also going to end it..." Zhao Yu was not in the mood to continue the live broadcast. After hurriedly saying something to the audience, he closed the live broadcast room at the speed of light. In the apartment, Youhua lay on the bed, staring blankly at the ceiling.

"It seems like I messed up..."

Will Yu Jun be angry with me for interrupting him so rudely?

"Forget it, I'm just an idiot anyway and can't do anything right..." Yuka sighed.

The soft mattress was like a swamp, and Yuka felt like she was sinking deeper and deeper.

Buzz buzz buzz...a cell phone vibrates.

Youhua picked up her phone and took a look. It was a message from Zhao Yu.

"what are you doing?"

"Get ready for bed, Yujun, let me be quiet for a while."

"I have one last word for you."

"what?"

“Excessive expectations and efforts are a form of self-abuse. You have to learn to accept your own imperfections.”

"I understand. That's it..."

Ding-ling-ling! The phone rang and Youhua had no choice but to answer it.

"What else do you want to say, Yujun?"

"Nothing, let me tell you a story..." Zhao Yu on the other end of the phone spoke softly while standing on the balcony looking downstairs.

"Tell me..."

"There was once a man who, like you, thought he was carrying certain expectations. He always wanted to fulfill these expectations, but in the end, he became an ordinary office worker." Zhao Yu recalled the distant past.

"He also thought, is he really worthy of other people's expectations? Later he found that everyone is like this, and ordinary people are the majority in this society."

"So, what do you mean?" Yuka asked.

"What I want to say is, if this expectation is not what you are good at, or it makes you suffer, how can you achieve it? Your life should not be planned by others..." Zhao Yu said.

“No one can control you. Most of the time, expectations are imposed on yourself. Don’t ignore the love of others because of certain expectations…”

"But will anyone really care about me?" Yuka was a little confused.

My parents talk all the time about the family's glory. Many of my friends in Tokyo are just casual acquaintances. No one in this world cares whether I am tired or not, and no one loves me.

"Have you forgotten? Your grandfather who often tells you fairy tales, at least he wouldn't think that you will make him happy by doing this, right?" Zhao Yu reminded.

If it were grandparents, would they worry about trying too hard?

The kind faces of her grandparents appeared in her mind, and Yuka couldn't help but think so.

The result is naturally affirmative. After all, if it were not the case, my father would not have sent me to Tokyo without telling my grandparents.

A gleam of light gradually appeared in Youhua's eyes. At least... at least she couldn't let her grandparents worry.

"And aren't we friends? I would also be very worried about your mental state." Zhao Yu said.

After spending these two days together, he has almost figured out Yuhua's personality. She is a very naive girl who is also very persistent.

He didn't want to see this kind of mental exhaustion continue.

"I really can't do anything about you, forget it... just take a good rest recently..." Yuka suddenly felt warm in her heart.

Is this what it feels like to be cared for? Suddenly, I feel a little happy...

"Speaking of which, is Yujun a little too concerned about me?"

"Ah? I didn't. I just don't want you to exhaust yourself like this."

"Is that so~" Yuka said teasingly.

"You are the one, right? You care so much when I find someone else to play games with." Zhao Yu retorted.

"Stupid"*2
The two people said this at the same time, and then laughed together.

"Thank you, Yujun, I will adjust myself well." After laughing for a while, Youhua said.

"That's good, good night..." Zhao Yu hung up the call.

Youhua came to the computer desk, turned on the recording of the live broadcast room, listened to Zhao Yu's singing, and smiled.

(End of this chapter)