Miss Lin is a hunky VTuber today?

At this point, Yuzu paused for a moment, seemingly organizing her thoughts on how to best tell the story that followed.

Seeing that Yuzu didn't speak, Iris turned to look at her and asked.

"and then?"

"And then, she confessed her feelings to me."

"It felt strange because she was the first girl to confess to me. After all, I'm a notorious 'bad girl,' and most girls would avoid me like the plague www"

“We did all sorts of things during the two weeks we were together. She is such a wonderful girl. She is like a warm spring that embraces me and warms my heart. Really, Sister Yuanchu.”

"I almost succumbed to it."

"If I hadn't happened to catch her secretly crying in the bathroom one day..."

"I still don't know why she cried, but I know that the real her is not the way I saw her. That hot spring was just a facade she forced herself to create."

"So we broke up. I brought it up, and she agreed with a smile."

"I don't know what she was thinking, but after we broke up, when I asked her why she was still clinging to me, one of her sentences has stayed with me ever since."

"I know I don't have a chance, I just want to stay by your side a little longer."

"She was still smiling when she said that."

"Extremely beautiful."

Chapter 98, Section 289: Half an Hour Before the Premiere (Part 2)

The story of the pomelo is finished.

The room fell silent for a long time.

Yuzu was immersed in her past memories, although she couldn't remember many things clearly, and the girl in her memory didn't resemble Tobi-Hina at all.

But for some reason, she felt that Yuan Chu and that woman were the same kind of people, both of whom liked to keep all the sadness to themselves, so she told Yuan Chu this story.

This was a knot in her heart that she couldn't untie for a long time. She had never been able to truly understand that girl, just as she had never been able to understand the girl, Yuan Chu, who was now lying by the bedside, silently watching her with an indescribable complexity in her eyes.

Both of them were people Xu You couldn't understand.

"What are your thoughts after hearing this story, Sister Yuanchu?"

Finally, Yuzu couldn't help but break the sudden silence by speaking up.

Because she really wanted to know what Irishime was thinking.

"Thoughts..."

Tobi sat up and stared calmly at Yuzu, trying to find a trace of reluctance in her eyes.

but.

Just like her nickname suggests, Xu You is a girl who wanders like a wanderer. The past will remain in her heart, but it will never stop her from moving forward.

Like a gentle breeze, it blows ceaselessly.

"My thought is, Yuzu, you're a real scumbag."

Yuanchu sighed and lay back down.

She understood what Yuzu wanted to say, but now she couldn't say anything else.

Has she let go of Wakaba? Yes, she has.

That's for sure.

The reason is the same as the reason Yuzu brought up breaking up.

Because the Ruoye she liked was not exactly the same as Xu Lin in reality.

Just like that girl who seemed like a warm spring in front of Yuzu, she wasn't actually that strong and gentle inside.

But don't you feel even a little bit of regret?

How could there not be?

Just like the girl in the story of Yuzu, perhaps many years later, when she recalls her youth in the quiet of the night, she will still regret why she wasn't more assertive in keeping Yuzu by her side.

She can see through stories that Yuzu can't understand because she can empathize with them.

But what can they do?

Even if I wanted to, I couldn't.

This is reality.

The person I like doesn't like me.

The person I like doesn't yet understand what love is.

The two girls from different times and spaces had different reasons for letting go, yet they also shared so many similarities.

How could Yuzu, who doesn't even understand what love is, possibly understand that sense of powerlessness?

"Sister Yuanchu is so mean. I was clearly doing this for that girl's own good."

Yuzu pouted in dissatisfaction and protested by waving her little fists.

"Ugh..."

Yuan Chu sighed helplessly, wanting to ignore her, but ultimately couldn't help but sit up.

He sighed again.

"Grapefruit."

"Ok?"

Do you know why that girl, who liked you so much, still agreed to break up?

Yuanchu felt a sense of disappointment and frustration.

She felt sorry for that girl, and she also felt angry at Youzi, but couldn't bring herself to be angry.

Very complicated.

After all, it's impossible to say who's right and who's wrong in this matter.

"I don't know, Sister Yuanchu, do you know?"

Yuzu shook her head blankly.

"Because she loves you, it's that simple."

"what?"

She didn't quite understand.

"She probably knows why you broke up with her. I don't know if she figured it out from your change in attitude or if you told her yourself, but that's not important."

Looking at this girl who had once made her somewhat disgusted, but whose opinion had changed and who was now like a younger sister to her, Yuan Chu couldn't help but want to educate her.

At least, let's hope this tragedy never happens again.

"The reason she agreed was because she knew you didn't understand what love was."

"I don't know why she likes you, but I can tell you that when a girl likes someone, there are generally two states."

"One type is someone who will give you her whole heart and soul, believe whatever you say, and listen to whatever you do; it's an unreserved dependence."

"The other type is to do everything in their power to pamper you, tolerate you, and grant any request you make, as long as you are happy."

After Yuanchu finished speaking, she looked at Youzi, who seemed to be deep in thought, and sighed softly again.

"So that girl probably saw the fact that you two were not meant to be together through this incident, and gave up."

"Tsk tsk tsk, this kid is really pitiful for falling in love with a clueless, heartless woman."

Iris shook her head and lay back down. The room returned to silence, broken only by the crisp click of the mouse.

"..."

Yuzu quietly displayed her standby screen in the live stream, without saying a word.

The reality was too shocking; she needed time to process it.

So that's how it is.

I remember that on the night when Yuan Chu first came to Ye Hai, Xu Lin said something similar to her.

"Admit it, Yuzu, you've never experienced love, so you can't understand Tobi-Hina's feelings."

These were Xu Lin's words at the time, which she dismissed with disdain, thinking to herself that she had already experienced liking someone.

Now she suddenly realizes that she really doesn't understand that what she thought was love was just a little girl's longing for an older sister, and a dependence on someone who can accept her completely.

She has only scratched the surface of what truly makes someone give so selflessly.

It's time to start the broadcast.

Yuzu quickly gathered up her scattered thoughts and tried to recall the script in her mind.

But then I heard the voice of the kite chick.

"Remember your persona when you're live streaming."

"what?"

"Psychological shift is a reality; the career plan arranged for you requires your previous mindset."

"Yes, I know."

Yuzu nodded and agreed with a smile.

Needless to say, Yuanchu awkwardly comforted her, saying that she understood and felt it, and that was enough.

Actually, she didn't need to dwell on it so much. The past may have had its rights and wrongs, its regrets and resentments, but it was just a wisp of sorrow in her mind. Since it was irreversible, she might as well let it go.

She doesn't need to worry about the relationship between Yuan Chu and Xu Lin.

These two are almost back to normal.