"Brother Ye Feng, long time no see."
Xiaoxia opened her room door, and the scent of a girl's room wafted into Ye Feng's nostrils, very pleasant.
"Long time no see, Xiaoxia. You've grown into a young lady."
Xiaoxia invited Ye Feng into the room. Ye Feng sat on a chair while Xiaoxia poured him tea.
"Brother Ye Feng, after all these years, you seem the same as before. You haven't changed at all and are still as good-looking as ever."
Ye Feng: "People get old eventually, I just maintain myself well."
Xiaoxia: "That's wonderful! It's like time has left no trace on your face!"
After praising Ye Feng, Xiaoxia remembered that Little Zhi was still in the closet. Concerned about him, she said:
"Brother Ye Feng, you haven't visited me in so long. What brings you here today?"
"I came to ask if you know where Little Zhi is."
"Hanako misses him. This child hasn't returned for ten years."
Ye Feng held the teacup and sighed deeply.
Xiaoxia almost blurted out that Little Zhi was actually right there, but remembering Little Zhi's earlier words not to expose him, she held back.
"Brother Ye Feng, did something unpleasant happen between you, Aunt Hanako, and Little Zhi? Otherwise, why hasn't Little Zhi returned for ten years, and why is he deliberately avoiding you when he knows you're looking for him?"
Ye Feng pretended ignorance: "I don't understand, I really don't."
At this moment, Little Zhi, hiding in the closet, felt a sense of despair and powerlessness.
How could you, Ye Feng, not understand?
Why has he, Little Zhi, been avoiding you all this time?
It's because he sacrificed his own happiness to fulfill yours.
But what about you?
You thought he didn't know what was going on between you, yet you still came looking for him, dragging him back into those painful memories?!
Little Zhi had no intention of seeing Ye Feng and Hanako. The reason was that seeing them brought back those extremely painful memories.
Did you expect him to pretend to know nothing and live with you?
Little Zhi cried.
He cried a pathetic, mournful cry.
A silent cry.
In the room.
The air was somewhat quiet.
Ye Feng drank his tea, moistening his throat, and looked at Xiaoxia now.
When Xiaoxia was in her teens, she was still young, but now it was different.
She was vibrant and youthful, possessing everything she should have.
It was time to pluck the fruit.
"Xiaoxia, how do you feel about being a gym leader?"
"It's okay, just a bit tiring. There are quite a few challengers."
"By the way, do you have a boyfriend?"
Ye Feng's question made Xiaoxia blush.
She stammered, "No."
"Then do you have someone you like? Or a type?"
Xiaoxia stared at Ye Feng's flawless face, thinking that when she was a child, she had thought he was her Prince Charming.
But she knew it was impossible between them.
However, at this moment.
Ye Feng suddenly took Xiaoxia's hand.
Xiaoxia's face turned very red.
Ye Feng said, "I know your dream is to become a great Pokémon trainer, an excellent gym leader in the Kanto region."
"Simply put, you are the strong woman type, and ordinary men cannot conquer you."
"Even though you are a strong woman, you still need a shoulder to lean on, don't you?"
Xiaoxia was no longer a little girl. Seeing Ye Feng leaning closer, she knew what he wanted to do.
She didn't refuse this.
But, not now!
Little Zhi is still here!
Xiaoxia wanted to refuse. As for Ye Feng...
Even though Little Zhi was hiding in the closet, Ye Feng wasn't unaware of it.
After all, with his abilities, it was hard for him not to know.
But what of it?
Just like how he and Hanako started.
In Little Zhi's room, right in front of him, that would be more exciting, wouldn't it?