[Holy shit! Getting all puffed up over that?]
[The streamer really knows how to describe things.]
[Sure enough, once the Sakura girl showed up, the show got good.]
The viewers who had originally planned to leave because Yuuka was not coming all stayed after she arrived.
With the help of the unofficial subtitle group, they were also able to watch Zhao Yu and Yuuka's conversation in real time.
Everyone had thought Zhao Yu was some kind of relationship expert, but he actually said something so bluntly straight-guy that they could not help but laugh.
"Um... anyway, it was all Lord Yu's fault!"
It took Yuuka a long time to understand what "puffed up" meant. Unable to find the right words to refute him, she could only mutter softly.
"That really hurts, Yuuka..." Zhao Yu's voice sounded somewhat dejected.
"Huh?" Yuuka noticed the change in Zhao Yu's tone as well and let out a worried little gasp.
"We were having such a great conversation before. I thought that since you were interested in China, you would like Chinese food too, so I sent you that picture in the middle of the night." Zhao Yu paused, then continued as if heartbroken.
"But then you blamed me for making you gain weight. That is so hurtful. I thought we were friends, but that is how you see me."
Yuuka clearly panicked at Zhao Yu's words and hurriedly explained anxiously, "I did not mean to blame you. It was just... just..."
In truth, part of the reason she had not replied at first was because she resented having gained a little weight, but more than that, it was because of certain unspoken rules.
Japanese people generally did not reply to messages too quickly. They felt that doing so would put a lot of pressure on the other person, so Yuuka naturally did the same.
She even felt a little embarrassed when she recalled how quickly she had replied yesterday. Would Zhao Yu think she was the kind of girl who was overly intense?
Yuuka had forgotten that Zhao Yu was Chinese and did not understand Japan's unspoken rules at all. After waiting just a few minutes, he said he would find someone else to play with.
That made Yuuka anxious. She had thought Zhao Yu had enjoyed playing with her yesterday and had sincerely considered her a friend.
Now Zhao Yu was turning around to find someone else to play with, and Yuuka immediately felt like she had been getting carried away on her own.
So she borrowed Zhao Yu's behavior from last night to vent some of her dissatisfaction.
But Zhao Yu's little act completely threw Yuuka off.
She did not know how to explain herself to Zhao Yu. If she admitted she had gotten upset over something like that, would it not make her seem childish?
So he really did see her as a friend. Yet she had acted so willfully. What should she do? Yuuka's mind became a complete mess, and she could not think of how to explain herself at all.
Wait, she actually believed him? Hearing Yuuka's flustered voice, Zhao Yu froze and did not speak for a long while.
This girl was way too innocent, was she not? She believed whatever he said.
In truth, Zhao Yu had deliberately been trying to tempt people with food late at night yesterday. He had thought Yuuka had realized it, so he had casually made up that excuse.
He had not expected Yuuka to actually start explaining herself because of his nonsense, and she even sounded extremely anxious.
[Be a decent person, streamer.]
[You are still explaining? Who would believe it was not late-night food temptation?]
[Are Sakura girls this easy to fool? She even believed such an absurd excuse.]
The Bullet Screen was not Yuuka. They understood Zhao Yu's real intentions after listening for only a short while.
After all, in China, who did not have some awful friend who tempted them with food every night? Everyone had done something like that at one point or another.
"Ahem, all right, you do not need to explain. I was not actually angry at you, Yuuka." Seeing Yuuka still anxiously trying to explain, Zhao Yu hurriedly stopped her.
"Lord Yu was not angry?" Yuuka asked weakly.
"Of course not. Why would I be angry with you?" Zhao Yu said.
"Lord Yu really is a good person!" Yuuka let out a sigh of relief and praised Zhao Yu.
"Pfft..." Zhao Yu could not help laughing out loud.
Zhao Yu was certain that if Yuuka were standing in front of him, he could probably trick her into going home with him directly.
"What is Lord Yu laughing about?" Yuuka asked, confused.
"Nothing. I just thought of something funny," Zhao Yu said.
"Something funny?"
"Never mind. What should we play today?"
Rather than explain further to Yuuka, Zhao Yu changed the subject.
"Um, exams are coming up soon, so I am not really in the mood to play games," Yuuka said somewhat embarrassedly.
"Then you still took my order?" Zhao Yu felt a little guilty now. Only then did he remember that final exams were nearly here.
"But did Lord Yu not say that if I did not take your order, you would find someone else?" Yuuka spoke softly.
[Tsk tsk tsk, case closed. The Sakura girl definitely has a crush on the streamer!]
[No way? My Sakura girl got taken down by the streamer just like that?]
[This is fake! Hahahahaha, stop trying to fool me!]
The Bullet Screen seemed to notice that something was off and immediately began flooding the chat.
"Yuuka does not like me playing games with other people?" Zhao Yu asked.
"N-no, do not misunderstand! I just... I just thought other people probably would not click with Lord Yu as well as I do... no, I mean... it is just..." Yuuka began explaining incoherently.
"All right, actually, I do care about that a little."
After explaining for a long time without getting anywhere, Yuuka seemed to give up resisting and spoke her true thoughts.
"Since you care that much, then let us make a promise. From now on, I will only play games with you," Zhao Yu suddenly said.
"Huh? Lord Yu... why?"
"Are we not friends? Listening to a friend's thoughts is only natural, right?"
"Thank you, Lord Yu," Yuuka said.
Right after that, Zhao Yu seemed to hear a very soft murmur.
"I have another friend now. That is wonderful..."
It looked like Yuuka had a story he did not know about. Zhao Yu thought to himself.
He had actually vaguely noticed Yuuka's inexplicably soaring affection for him. Other people might not think much of it.
But Zhao Yu had originally worked in foreign trade and dealt with Japanese people often, so he understood these awkward people quite well.
They were actually very reserved. Even if they seemed friendly toward you on the surface, they always maintained just the right amount of distance in their hearts.
Sometimes, you thought you had become friends, but in reality, they were merely being normally polite.
Yuuka was definitely an oddity among Japanese people. They had only played games together for one afternoon, yet she had become so familiar with him. No other Japanese person would have acted like this.
"If we cannot play games, how about we find something else to do?" Zhao Yu asked.
"Sure. What does Lord Yu want to do? If we are just chatting, it will not delay my studying later," Yuuka said.
"Let me think..." Zhao Yu pondered for a while. Looking at the Bullet Screen in his livestream, he suddenly got an idea.
"How about we ask each other things we are interested in?"
"Hm? Ask each other questions?"
"Yes. A lot of new viewers have come to my livestream, and everyone is very interested in Yuuka. If you do not mind, I will randomly pick some questions to ask you," Zhao Yu said.
"Of course, after I am done asking, you can ask me some questions too."
"Ask Lord Yu questions?" Yuuka's eyes gradually lit up.
"Sure! When do we start?"
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