My aunt is a magical girl, and so am I.

Chapter 20 Aunt Gu's Best Friend

When Chu Sheng woke up in the morning, his phone was pressed under his face, and the screen was still on Tafei's live stream.

She's still broadcasting.

Chu Sheng turned over and stared blankly at the ceiling.

He plans to go to the branch office today to pick up the equipment from Shangguan Fengyi. But the problem is, how do he get out?

Chu Sheng got out of bed, sat on the edge of the bed with the quilt in his arms, and frowned.

He already used the excuse of meeting up with classmates from the small town yesterday, is he going to use it again today?

Gu Yanru wouldn't be that stupid. Does he think his small-town classmates are everywhere in Haicheng?

"You want to visit the school in advance? School hasn't started yet, Gu Yanru will definitely drive me there."

You said you were going to buy books? The study on the third floor—what kind of book do you need? Liu Bei?

Chu Sheng felt increasingly overwhelmed. He scratched his messy hair, trying to come up with an excuse, when a soft knock came from outside the door.

"Xiao Chu, are you up?"

Chu Sheng quickly turned off his phone screen and stuffed it under his pillow: "Get up! Get down right away!"

There was a moment of silence outside the door: "Okay, come down for breakfast after you've washed up. Auntie isn't in a rush to go to school today."

broken.

This is even scarier than rushing to school!

Gu Yanru hadn't slept well all night. Last night, when she stood at Chu Sheng's door and heard that strange, trembling voice coming from inside, her heart sank.

The child has started again.

She had just reminded him to be more restrained, but that night he hid in his room watching those kinds of videos and even played the sound out loud.

Gu Yanru is no longer a young girl. She has been teaching for so many years and she is not ignorant of boys of this age.

At eighteen or nineteen, full of energy, having just left their parents for a big city and now living with unfamiliar elders, they feel constrained, nervous, and insecure. With things bottled up inside, they are prone to using unhealthy ways to relieve stress.

The child looked well-behaved, but her eyes were very unfocused. On the very first day, I carefully observed her expression, dared not take too much food with my plate, and always looked for her reaction before speaking.

Gu Yanru felt increasingly distressed as she thought about it. Was she setting the rules too strict? Was this family too oppressive for him?

Her intention in taking in someone else's son was to care for him, not to turn him into a mouse who only dares to sneak food under the covers at night.

The problem is that letting it run rampant isn't an option either. Once young people become addicted to those messy things, they can easily get deeper and deeper into it.

Last night, Gu Yanru sat on the edge of the bed, wearing a bathrobe and holding a book, but unusually, she didn't read a single word. She ended up sending a message to an old friend she hadn't contacted in a long time.

"Yunyi, are you free tomorrow? I'd like to bring my child to visit you."

The other party replied almost instantly.

"Professor Gu finally remembered I exist? Boy or girl? How old?"

"Boy, eighteen years old, just came to Haicheng to study at university."

"Your son?"

"Don't talk nonsense, it's a friend's child."

"Got it, illegitimate child."

Gu Yanru looked at the screen and rubbed her temples.

Her old friend has always been a bit of a joker since college, but she's surprisingly reliable.

Xie Yunyi is a well-known psychologist in Haicheng who runs her own private mental health clinic. She comes from a family with a medical background, and after studying abroad for several years, she returned to China to specialize in psychological counseling for teenagers and those in high-pressure occupations.

Many people in the industry would secretly seek her out when they encountered problems they found difficult to talk about.

Gu Yanru didn't want to treat Chu Sheng as a patient. She just wanted a professional to take a look and see if the child was under too much pressure.

Breakfast was laid out on the table: plain white porridge with fried eggs, and a dish of pickled radishes.

Chu Sheng sat opposite Gu Yanru, his expression obedient, not daring to look up.

Gu Yanru wore a light apricot-colored knitted top with a thin off-white cardigan over it, and her hair was loosely tied up with a wooden hairpin. She didn't wear heavy makeup at home, only very light lipstick, which made her eyebrows and eyes look even softer.

But Chu Sheng had no interest in appreciating it at all; his mind was full of excuses.

He glanced up at Gu Yanru, who was slowly and deliberately eating her porridge. She didn't seem inclined to speak; her eyelashes were lowered, as if she were deep in thought.

Chu Sheng felt even more guilty. Had Aunt Gu already discovered something?

Gu Yanru was also secretly observing Chu Sheng.

The child has dark circles under his eyes today and seems restless; he clearly stayed up late again last night.

She gently put down the porcelain spoon: "Didn't sleep well again last night?"

Chu Sheng shuddered: "Sleeping...sleeping is fine."

"You've got dark circles under your eyes." Gu Yanru looked at him and said gently, "Xiao Chu, Auntie isn't trying to control you, it's just that you've just arrived in Haicheng and your lifestyle has changed all of a sudden. If you carry all that pressure on yourself, it will cause problems in the long run."

Chu Sheng was completely confused. Pressure? Of course he was under a lot of pressure.

Paru debt collection, voluntary labor, Vtuber equipment, and so on.

But can these things be said? No.

Chu Sheng lowered his head and ate his porridge, saying vaguely, "Aunt Gu, I'm really fine. I have a very good attitude and a very strong ability to withstand pressure."

Seeing his feigned nonchalance, Gu Yanru felt even worse. She sighed softly, "Last night..."

Chu Sheng almost spat out his porridge.

Gu Yanru paused for a moment, clearly finding it difficult to speak, and a blush inevitably rose on her cheeks.

"Did you watch those emotionally charged videos again last night?"

The virtual streamer section is indeed quite emotionally charged. Especially when he saw other people's captains showering him with gifts, Chu Sheng's emotions were so intense that he wanted to jump into the screen and snatch them away.

He nodded cautiously: "I guess so."

Gu Yanru pursed her lips. Sure enough.

Seeing her expression turn serious, Chu Sheng quickly added, "But Aunt Gu, those things actually have a legitimate side! It belongs to a new media industry ecosystem, which includes content operation, user interaction, commercial conversion, and more..."

Gu Yanru frowned; the child's condition was more serious than she had thought.

Chu Sheng stopped talking as soon as he noticed Gu Yanru's increasingly strange gaze.

The restaurant fell silent again, each lost in their own thoughts. Chu Sheng picked up a pickled radish, wondering how to bring it up later; Gu Yanru watched Chu Sheng, wondering how not to hurt his pride.

Chu Sheng first mustered his courage: "Aunt Gu, could I... today?"

Gu Yanru spoke at the same time, interrupting him: "Xiao Chu, Auntie is taking you to meet someone today."

Chu Sheng was taken aback: "See whom?"

Gu Yanru put down her chopsticks, folded her hands, and said with proper posture: "A psychologist."

Chu Sheng was stunned. Was watching virtual streamers such a serious matter?

Could it be that the "manipulation disorder" mentioned online is actually a kind of abnormal disease?

He opened his mouth, "Aunt Gu, I don't think this is necessary?"

"Auntie doesn't think you're sick." Gu Yanru softened her tone, trying to show her gentle side so as not to make Chu Sheng resist. "It's just that you've just arrived in a new environment and you have something on your mind that you don't want to talk to your elders about. It would be better to talk to a professional. Just treat it as a normal conversation."

Chu Sheng looked distressed. The psychologist asked him what was bothering him lately; what could he possibly say?

"Hello doctor, I recently wanted to become a virtual YouTuber, but my guardian hates magical girls, and I happen to be a magical girl myself. By the way, I'm a guy, but I transform into a girl, and I'm drowning in high-interest loans."

"Can you cure it?"