LRAB Chapter 404: Sakura reconciles and confesses her true feelings
Chapter 404: Sakura reconciles and confesses her true feelings
As the computer host made a slight shutdown sound, the originally bright monitor screen instantly fell into darkness.
The game screen disappeared, and the final boss that made Sakura Fubuki struggle in agony for a full 8 hours also disappeared into the darkness.
The whole room suddenly became unusually quiet, with only the low hum of the air conditioner making it sound.
Sakura Fubuki was stunned for a few seconds before she realized what was happening.
She turned her head suddenly and stared at Hua Yu beside her with bloodshot eyes.
There was anger, confusion, and a hint of betrayal in that look.
"What do you mean?"
Sakura Fubuki's voice sounded a little hoarse, obviously caused by concentrating on the game for a long time and lack of rest.
There was obvious anger and questioning in her tone:
“Why did you turn off my computer?”
"I'm fighting the boss!"
"Do you know that I had a lot of hope just now? I clearly had a chance!"
Faced with Sakura Fubuki's angry questioning, Hua Yu took a deep breath and tried to keep her tone calm and gentle.
She knew that Sakura Fubuki was in an extremely sensitive and irritable state, and any extreme response might make the situation worse.
"Xiaoxue, you've been playing for too long."
Hua Yu said in a concerned and patient tone:
“从早上8点到中午12点，又从下午2点到现在已经快晚上11点，整整13个小时。”
"Look at your current state. Your eyes are so red."
"It's not good for your health to keep going like this. You need to take a rest."
"Wouldn't it be better to continue fighting this boss tomorrow?"
However, Hua Yu's well-intentioned persuasion did not have the desired soothing effect.
On the contrary, Sakura Fubuki became even more agitated and angry.
"Why am I in such a bad state?"
Sakura Fubuki almost yelled:
"I was so close to finding a way to defeat it!"
"And then you suddenly turned off my phone!"
"Do you know how perfect my operation just now was?"
"Maybe with a few more tries I can get through it!"
"Do you deliberately not want me to pass the level?"
"Can't you see me succeed?"
Seeing Sakura Fubuki's excited reaction, Hua Yu felt helpless and distressed.
She never expected that her kindness would be understood as such maliciousness.
But she also understood that Sakura Fubuki was now completely overwhelmed by frustration and stubbornness, and would not listen to any rational persuasion.
There are some things that Sakura Fubuki simply cannot do.
Then only she can do it.
Who makes her more mature than the other?
"Xiaoxue, you think too much."
Hua Yu tried hard to suppress the grievance in her heart and continued in a gentle tone:
"I'm just worried about your physical condition. Seeing you in such a bad state, I'm really worried."
"And you've been trying for such a long time without success. Even if you continue to stay up late, will you definitely be able to succeed?"
“Sometimes excessive pursuit of speed and progress can backfire.”
"When a person is tired and anxious, his or her operational level and judgment ability will drop significantly."
"What you need most now is not to continue to hold on, but to take a good rest and adjust your condition."
"If you challenge again tomorrow with a better mental state, your chances of success will be higher."
However, Hua Yu's earnest persuasion not only failed to calm Sakura Fubuki, but made her even more excited and angry.
Ying Fubuki suddenly stood up from her chair and yelled at Hua Yu in an almost hysterical tone:
"Don't pretend to be doing this for my good!"
"How I play games, how long I play, whether I stay up late or not, that's all my own business!"
"What does it have to do with you?"
"Who are you? Do I have to listen to your advice and arrangements?"
“Is our relationship that good?”
"Or do you think you have the right to control my life?"
Sakura Fubuki is very upset now, and her heart is filled with all kinds of complex and contradictory emotions.
She felt that the more she failed to defeat the boss quickly, the more embarrassing it would be.
Especially in front of Hua Yu, this feeling of frustration seemed particularly strong and glaring.
After all, before the show started, she boasted in front of Hua Yu about her technical level and said that the difficulty of this version was nothing for her.
As a result, except for the beginning when it was still fine, now I have been beaten by a boss for a full 8 hours without any decent progress.
This made her feel extremely ashamed and angry.
And now Hua Yu actually advised her to take a rest, which Sakura Fubuki thought was simply a mockery of her incompetence.
If she had really followed Hua Yu's advice and taken a rest.
Doesn't that mean admitting that my skills are indeed not good enough and I really can't beat this boss?
Wouldn't that be equivalent to completely admitting defeat and giving in in front of Hua Yu?
Her self-esteem would never allow her to show such weakness and compromise in front of Hua Yu.
Hua Yu looked at Sakura Fubuki in front of her, listening to her words full of anger and doubt, and an unprecedented complex emotion surged in her heart.
She originally thought that she could remain rational and patient, but now she found that her patience was almost reaching its limit.
After a moment's silence, Hua Yu suddenly reached out and grabbed Sakura Fubuki's wrist.
"Anyway, you have to go and rest!"
Hua Yu's tone became firm and unquestionable.
She was too lazy to consider how Sakura Fubuki would react, so she simply pulled her up from the chair and prepared to forcibly take her away from the computer desk.
Feeling Hua Yu's sudden tough attitude, Sakura Fubuki immediately began to struggle violently.
"Let me go!"
Ying Fubuki tried hard to break free from Hua Yu's hand, and shouted angrily:
"Why do you control me like this?"
"You are not related to me, what qualifications do you have to force me to do anything?"
"I must defeat this boss tonight!"
"I don't need you to control me!"
“Let go of my hand!”
There was almost hysterical anger and unwillingness in Sakura Fubuki's voice. She tried desperately to break free from Hua Yu's control, and her body kept shaking.
Noticing Sakura Fubuki's fierce resistance and seeing that she could no longer restrain her, Hua Yu simply hugged the struggling Sakura Fubuki.
She could no longer maintain her previous gentle and rational attitude, and her emotions finally burst out:
"Because you are the person I care about most now!"
"I even consider you as my closest family member!"
"Who else do you think is willing to take care of your shit?!"
"Who wants to waste time here listening to you lose your temper?!"
Hua Yu's sudden roar plunged the entire room into a shocking silence.
There was an unprecedented level of emotion in her voice, completely unlike the gentle and rational Hua Yu that she usually was.
Sakura Fubuki was stunned for a moment after being yelled at by Hua Yu.
She stopped struggling and stared at Hua Yu in front of her with wide eyes, her eyes filled with disbelief and shock.
At this time, Hua Yu seemed to realize that she was too excited just now.
She took a few deep breaths, trying to calm herself down, then let go of Sakura Fubuki and continued in a relatively calm but still trembling tone:
"After Xiaolei passed away, I have never been able to get out of the haze."
"At that time, I blamed myself every day, blaming myself for not fulfilling my obligations and responsibilities as a sister."
"I have always thought, if I could do better, find a better doctor, find a more suitable bone marrow match, spend more money and energy..."
"Then Xiaolei won't leave me, right?"
"Can you continue to stay with me?"
At this point, Hua Yu looked directly into Ying Fubuki's eyes, and her tone became more sincere and affectionate:
"Xiaoxue, you stayed by my side during the darkest time."
"It is you who has been patiently guiding me, comforting me, and encouraging me."
"If you weren't by my side, I would never have been able to get over the pain so quickly. I don't know what I would have become in the end."
"I may never even be able to return to a normal life."
"Believe me, I care about you more than you think and cherish our relationship more."
"So, considering that I have cooked so many delicious meals for you before, and considering that we have known each other for such a long time..."
"Listen to me and stop playing games, okay?"
"If you keep going like this, I'm really afraid that you will be completely broken like I almost was before..."
Hua Yu's voice was obviously choked and trembling by the end of her speech.
Hearing Hua Yu's sincere and affectionate words, Sakura Fubuki's emotions gradually calmed down.
She lowered her head and no longer looked directly into Hua Yu's eyes, but her tone still carried some resentment and dissatisfaction:
"Then you can't question my strength..."
"I'm not bragging, I really have the skills..."
"It's just that those bosses take time..."
For Sakura Fubuki, everyone can actually question her gaming skills and technical level.
She completely ignores the doubts and ridicules from the black fans in the live broadcast room, passers-by, or even other game anchors.
Anyway, she doesn't know those people, so she doesn't need to care about their opinions and comments.
Other people's doubts would actually be proof of her strength.
However, the only thing Sakura Fubuki doesn't want Hua Yu to question her strength.
Because she doesn't have many friends.
Hua Yu is one of the few people she truly cares about and values, and the one she truly hopes to be recognized and supported by.
If even Hua Yu didn't believe in her technical level, it would undoubtedly be the biggest blow and hurt to her.
Hearing Sakura Fubuki's words full of grievance and dissatisfaction, Hua Yu's mood also became complicated.
She looked at Sakura Fubuki deeply, then sighed softly and said in a slightly apologetic tone:
"But Xiaoxue, if you didn't question my ability and didn't go against me in plot analysis..."
"I probably wouldn't have said those hurtful things."
"I was also mad at you, that's why I spoke without thinking."
Hearing Hua Yu say this, Ying Fubuki suddenly felt a little embarrassed and flustered.
She realized that her previous behavior was indeed inappropriate, and when Hua Yu was analyzing the plot, she did appear too disdainful and dismissive.