Tokyo: The story begins with a confession.

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"Qianyi, what's wrong? You seem to be sleeping a lot lately."

Upon hearing this, Uesugi Kenichi nodded and couldn't help but recount his recent situation.

"Yes, I've been having a lot of dreams lately. Before, I had nightmares about very sad things, but today, maybe it's related to my mood, I had a good dream."

He smiled.

Reika Uesugi listened with great interest and asked a question.

"Oh? What a sweet dream? Qianyi, what did you dream about?"

Therefore, Kenichi Uesugi kept thinking about that dream.

"I don't know how to explain it, but in my dream, I seemed to have two dreams. It was like I was a special person in the dream, and quite willful, I..."

He suddenly smiled and looked at his mother.

"I really don't know how to say it."

Seeing the happy Uesugi Kenichi, Uesugi Reika smiled and comforted him.

"If you don't know how to say it, then don't say it. Qianyi, the most important thing is that you are happy. I can't worry about anything else."

Upon hearing this, Uesugi Kenichi sullenly withdrew his gaze.

He thought for a moment, then said somewhat sullenly.

"Mom, I don't know if it's because of my age? Actually, I really want to ask you, is it true that when everyone reaches this stage, they start to think a lot, overthink, and eventually reach the point of doubting everything?"

Kenichi Uesugi looked up at his mother.

Uesugi Reika was taken aback when she heard his words.

She looked at Uesugi Kenichi in surprise.

After a moment of silent thought, Uesugi Reika began to explain.

“I don’t know. Maybe it’s a stage that everyone goes through at this age. Maybe not. When I was your age, I also had all sorts of wild thoughts. But the environment we were in back then was completely different from what you are in now. So, Mom doesn’t really understand your feelings. Qianyi, you know, when Mom was your age, there wasn’t even the internet.”

Upon hearing this, Uesugi Kenichi was extremely surprised.

He thought for a moment, then asked instinctively.

When was the internet introduced to our country?

Reika Uesugi answered.

"Mid-1990s"

Seeing this, Uesugi Kenichi was speechless. That was about the same age as him when he was born, which meant that the Internet had just been introduced to their country when he was born.

At that moment, Uesugi Kenichi froze, unsure of what to say.

Reika Uesugi looked at him and said.

"Therefore, the era we live in is completely different, and our mental state is also incomparable."

This time, Uesugi Kenichi listened and began to understand.

He thought for a moment, then smiled.

Kenichi Uesugi said to his mother.

"Mom, I simply can't imagine how you survived without the internet."

Upon hearing this, Uesugi Reika smiled and replied.

"It's very simple, that's how we survived. So, in our time, we didn't like to run around. Unlike your generation, who listen to those online celebrities every day and run here and there without ever thinking about the word 'danger.' I really admire your generation."

Kenichi Uesugi smiled at this.

He had to admit that was true.

Sometimes, what you see online is completely different from what you experience in real life.

Kenichi Uesugi would also experience a significant sense of disappointment.

Later, he stopped liking to run.

"I think it's fine as it is," Uesugi Kenichi said, turning his gaze back to the ceiling.

"Mom, I've been thinking about living without the internet for a while. I'm currently trying to quit the internet. I want to see how long I can last."

Surprisingly, his mother was very supportive of him doing so.

Uesugi Reika agreed.

"Well, I really hope you can quit the internet for a while. It's because I feel you have too high expectations for the internet. If you quit for a while, you won't think so much. Last time Ram told me about your situation, I felt that you were poisoned by the internet. Quitting for a while would be good. But, how long do you think you can stick to it?"

Uesugi Reika asked him.

Upon hearing this, Uesugi Kenichi looked over, thought for a moment, and then answered.

"I don't know, but I will try my best and hope to succeed."

In response, Reika Uesugi said to him.

"Yes, you must persevere. Once you've truly quit the internet, you'll understand, Qianyi, your mindset will be completely different."

Hearing this, Uesugi Kenichi remained silent.

He had tried to quit the internet before, and it seems that Uesugi Kenichi can understand that feeling.

Without the internet, they have no way to contact the outside world.

This way, you won't come into contact with negative things, which is actually a really good thing.

Kenichi Uesugi said to his mother.

"Okay, Mom, just you wait and see. I'm sure I'll be able to quit the internet. Just you wait and see. This time, it'll be super long."

He told his mother so firmly that he would take the bet.

Chapter 306 Liberating Oneself

After starting to learn how to quit the internet and no longer using it, Kenichi Uesugi suddenly felt like he had more free time.

In his spare time, he studies at home.

If he really doesn't want to study, when he sits on the edge of the bed and wants to play on his phone, he'll find something to do. In short, no matter what, he won't let himself play on his phone.

Because everyone already knows that what's above is all fake.

Those beautiful things are only one side of the story; on the other side, they might be living even worse lives than you.

So what's there to envy about their lives?

Kenichi Uesugi went to find a rag and started wiping the entire bedroom floor. He was planning to take a shower after he finished wiping.

After wiping everything down, Uesugi Kenichi took a look at the entire floor.

It's definitely much cleaner than before.

He was in a good mood and thought it was really great. In the past, he would rather spend this time playing online than doing housework.

So they didn't care that the floor was dirty.

But the internet only provides temporary mental comfort; afterwards, you'll still feel incredibly empty.

But when it came to housework, she did it thoroughly.

The result is that one's living space becomes truly clean.

Kenichi Uesugi was very pleased with his masterpiece.

He believes this is a good habit, and that if he continues to maintain it, it will definitely help his life.

With that in mind, Uesugi Kenichi went off to get busy.

He took a shower, then lay on the bed, feeling completely refreshed and incredibly comfortable.

Kenichi Uesugi stared at the ceiling.

At that moment, he preferred to spend his free time quietly staring at the ceiling rather than browsing the internet and wasting time doing meaningless things.

Kenichi Uesugi thought that these days without the internet weren't so bad.

He lay down for a while, and then went to sleep peacefully.

the next day.

After waking up, since Uesugi Kenichi insisted on not playing online games anymore, and he was just sitting there with nothing to do, he could only go into the kitchen.

Kenichi Uesugi rarely cooks for himself.

But today, he took the opportunity to cook something himself. He made some snacks because he didn't know what to make.

Moreover, if you can't finish it, you can put it in the refrigerator.

As Kenichi Uesugi was working, his mother came to the door.

She saw that Uesugi Kenichi was busy in the kitchen. Since Uesugi Kenichi rarely worked in the kitchen, Uesugi Reika was very surprised.

Reika Uesugi looked at Kenichi Uesugi and couldn't help but say something.

"Qianyi, what are you doing?"

Upon hearing this, Uesugi Kenji looked over, saw his mother, and smiled as he answered.

"I'm making food."

Seeing this, Uesugi Reika was genuinely surprised by Uesugi Kenichi's change, and she couldn't help but say something.

"Qianyi, you've really changed a lot. To be honest, I didn't expect it."

Upon hearing this, Uesugi Kenichi smiled.

He answered.

"Because I'm trying to quit the internet, I'm bored and don't want to study. It's so boring. I haven't found anything interesting to study yet, so I'm doing something else."

Seeing this, Uesugi Reika spoke to him.

"That's good, Qianyi. Now you see, you have more time to go out, right? You don't have to spend all day online anymore. Now you have more time to do what you're interested in."

Kenichi Uesugi nodded as well.

"Yes, I feel it, so I quite like this state. If I live a good life in this state in the future, then I will continue to do so."