I caught a Pokémon

"Of course I am here, please come with me."

Led by the young lady, Xia You and Xiao Yao entered the dojo, passed through the huge greenhouse, and arrived at a Japanese-style room.

Upon arriving at this location, the young lady asked the two to wait a moment before going into the room to inform them.

Watching the girl's departing figure, Xiaoyao tilted her head.

Of course she knew about Xia You and Li Jia's relationship, but she didn't understand why it had to be so complicated.

Seeing her confusion, Xia You explained softly, "Yuhong City is different from other places. As you can see, not only is the entire dojo very grand, but there are also many people coming and going around it. Here, Lijia's identity is first and foremost that of a dojo master, and only then that of our friend. Before everything is made clear, we have to follow the dojo's procedures."

Xiaoyao nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite.

Because she hadn't seen the scene outside the Goldenrod Gym where Sabrina leaped into Xia You's arms, she genuinely believed it was as Xia You had said.

She also understood that adults sometimes have things beyond their control, unlike children like her and Xiaozhi who were more carefree.

Just then, the door to the Japanese-style room was opened.

Dressed in her finest attire, Lijia walked out with a smile, accompanied by the young lady from before. Upon seeing Xia You, she gave a slight bow.

Just like Xia You just said, no matter how much they end up in bed together in private, in front of outsiders, before their relationship is made public, both Li Jia and Xia You must act perfectly normal.

Of course, this is also related to Rika's personality.

Even if she marries Xia You in the future, she will only be dignified and composed in front of outsiders, unlike Na Zi who is indifferent to other people's opinions.

"You've arrived?"

Looking into Lijia's tender eyes, Xia You nodded.

"Yes, I've come to see you."

No need for passionate kisses or hugs, just a glance or a simple greeting can make people feel endless love flowing in their hearts.

Chapter 808 It's a Pokémon that symbolizes love!

The young woman who had led the way tactfully left after they arrived at this point.

However, before she left, she glanced at Xiaoyao, seemingly wanting to take this bright little light bulb with her, leaving Xia You and Li Jia some alone time. But Xiaoyao's attention was completely drawn to the sumptuous dinner laid out in the Japanese-style room, so she didn't care about anything else.

It seemed as if she would not hesitate to go forward and have a big meal as soon as Xia You gave the order to start eating!

Even just standing outside the door, the aroma of food wafting from inside made her mouth water.

There was nothing the young lady could do but shake her head with a wry smile at her gluttonous appearance and walk away alone.

Seeing that Rika was also looking at Haruka at this moment, Xia You smiled and explained, "Haruka will be traveling with me starting today. After things are over in Kanto and Johto, we will go to the Sinnoh region together."

Actually, Lijia already knew about this through a phone call. Xia You's words now are simply to bring the matter into the open and make it more legitimate.

"That's really too much trouble for you." Rika looked at Haruka and said gently, "Please take good care of things from now on."

"Not at all..." Xiaoyao quickly waved her hand, "Miss Lijia, you're too kind. I'm the one who should be saying thank you. I'm the one who should be learning from Brother Xiayou!"

“Let’s not stand on ceremony.” Lijia stepped aside and gestured for her to proceed, smiling as she said, “We’re all family here. Alright, let’s eat before the food gets cold.”

This is exactly what Xiaoyao was waiting for!

Although she really wanted to start enjoying this feast right now, it was just a thought. As a child from a dojo, she was very polite. After following Xia You into the Japanese-style restaurant, she waited until Xia You and Rika were seated before she prepared to sit down.

However, when she wanted to sit next to Xia You, she found that Li Jia had already sat there. After a slight pause, she didn't think much of it and sat down directly opposite Xia You.

It doesn't matter where you sit, it's still sitting.

With that thought in mind, Xiaoyao picked up her chopsticks instantly, but little did she know that this would become the decision she regretted most that day!

Although the table was laden with a sumptuous meal, which satisfied her appetite, she also ended up eating a lot of dog food (a Chinese slang term for witnessing public displays of affection).

At this moment, she finally witnessed what true virtue and gentleness meant.

Lijia, sitting next to Xia You, was very gentle, serving him food, pouring him wine, peeling shrimp for him, and wiping his mouth with a tissue, making Xia You feel very comfortable.

This made the food in her mouth suddenly taste less delicious.

In her memory, it seemed that her mother, Mitsuko, only took care of her like this occasionally when she was very young.

As expected, she's a completely different type of person from Miss Naz...

After the meal, the young lady reappeared and led her away from the Japanese-style room towards the guest room.

Before leaving, she glanced back at Xia You one last time and saw that he, already slightly tipsy, was being helped away in another direction by Li Jia.

That must be Miss Rika's room, right?

Doesn't Xia You need to sleep in the guest room?

The moment the idea crossed her mind, she immediately realized that she seemed to be being a little too naive.

Even if Xiaoxia didn't say anything, she could tell that both Miss Lijia and Miss Nazi were in a romantic relationship with Xia You.

While this may seem surprising and morally questionable, it becomes understandable when considering how outstanding Xia You is.

Whether it was due to family reasons or because she had broadened her horizons through travel, Xiaoyao understood things better than most girls. Although she didn't know what the two of them would do next, she knew that tonight they would sleep in the same bed as her parents.

But for some reason, just as she had this thought, she suddenly felt her heart race and her ears suddenly turned red!

Not daring to think too much, I quickly averted my gaze, cleared my mind of all distractions, and followed behind the young lady with my head down.

……

That night, Xiaoyao couldn't sleep.

Although she wasn't particularly sensitive to sleeping in unfamiliar beds, she was in a strange place with no familiar faces around, and after eating so much that night, her mind started to wander.

But she wasn't thinking about herself.

In the first half of the night, she was thinking about the upcoming Goldenrod City Grand Festival; at midnight, she was thinking about her upcoming trip to Sinnoh; and in the second half of the night, her mind was filled with thoughts about the relationship between Xia You, Li Jia, and Sabrina.

Do Miss Lijia and Miss Naz know of each other's existence?

If they knew, did they all tacitly approve of it?

If they didn't know, wouldn't it mean that Xia You had lied to them and was two-timing them?

Then I remembered the thing Xiaoxia asked me to do: to be wary of Ryukia and the other girls. Miss Kelika and Miss Nazja shouldn't be included, right?

In short, Xiaoyao was extremely worried that night.

Just when she was finally starting to feel sleepy, a light rain suddenly started falling outside the window. The pitter-patter was annoying and woke her up again.

That same night, Xia You also suffered from insomnia.

Actually, that's not accurate. It should be said that he simply didn't have time to sleep!

If Xiaoyao's brain is constantly working, then Xiayou's body is constantly toiling.

There are only oxen that die from exhaustion, not land that is over-plowed.

The more an ox plows, the thinner it becomes, while the more land is cultivated, the more fertile it becomes.

All night long, the dojo's accommodation area was filled with suppressed breathing. Fortunately, the dojo's female staff had all gone home after get off work, and no one noticed anything amiss.

But since that's the case, and seemingly afraid that Xiaoyao might hear inappropriate sounds, Rika still tried her best to control the volume.

……

The next day, Xia You woke up very late.

The clock showed it was already past 10 o'clock, which was considered a long sleep for him, as he was always an early riser.

I tried to get up, but my eyelids felt incredibly heavy, and my body felt completely drained.

Looking around again, Lijia was nowhere to be seen, only the neatly folded bedding remained.

He looked out the window again, staring blankly at the flowerpot on the windowsill filled with rainwater. He sat there for a long time before his mind finally cleared up.

After getting dressed, Xia You had time to look around the room since she had been asking for things as soon as she entered the room last night.

This is undoubtedly Rika's bedroom. The overall style is Japanese, with a very elegant layout and decoration. There are calligraphy and paintings as well as vases, making her look like a lady from a prominent family.

After looking around the room for a while, Xia You turned and left.

When he arrived at the Japanese-style room where he had dinner the day before and met Xiaoyao, they were both surprised to see each other's dark circles and noticed how haggard they looked.

Xia You naturally knew how she got her dark circles, but what about Xiao Yao?

She didn't sleep a wink last night either, and just got up now?

Just as they were about to ask, Rika, who exuded amazing charm and radiance, walked in carrying their breakfast.

"You're up?" Lijia smiled gently as she placed breakfast in front of the two of them. "I saw you were sleeping soundly, so I didn't disturb you. Are you hungry? Come and eat something."

In some ways, this woman is really scary.

Despite having been intimate with him until very late last night, Rika seemed completely unaffected, radiant and even more beautiful than before, and truly looking more and more radiant.

However, Xia You felt like her bone marrow was almost gone.

Since she arrived last night, Xia You couldn't just pack up and leave after a tiring night; she had to stay for at least another day.

This also provides a good opportunity to replenish the energy that has been used up.

Of course, this is on the premise of not continuing to work hard.

But... that seems impossible.

After breakfast, Xia You, having nothing else to do, went to the gym's greenhouse and let her Pokémon roam around. She then found a deck chair and lay down.

Despite his arrival here, Rika still couldn't neglect her work at the dojo and perfume shop.

Just then, a challenger came to challenge him. Xia You only glanced at the battlefield and saw that, with Li Jia letting him win, the challenger left happily with his badge. He then lost interest and went to the greenhouse to enjoy his leisurely vacation.

But while he can rest, Xiaoyao can't.

Thanks to her wild thoughts last night, she has a new idea for her practice and is currently practicing in front of a group of girls at the dojo.

These young ladies were very curious about Xia You, but because of Li Jia, they couldn't ask him directly. So they gathered around Xiao Yao, trying to subtly find out some things about Xia You through this girl.

Unfortunately, they asked the wrong person.

Xiao Yao had never experienced those epic adventures with Xia You. Apart from what she saw at the conference, almost everything else she knew came from Xiao Xia's descriptions.

Moreover, she wasn't the type to boast, and she knew what she could and couldn't say. So, when faced with these young ladies' questions, she would simply answer what she felt she could, and pretend not to know anything about what she felt she shouldn't answer, never revealing a single extra word.

Despite this, Xia You's performance at the Rainbow Dance Competition still amazed the group of young ladies after Xiao Yao described it.

“That sounds amazing…” one of the green-haired girls exclaimed. “If I had known this would happen, I would have watched the game with Lijia when she was secretly watching it.”

“It’s not too late to watch it later,” another girl laughed. “Isn’t he going to Sinnoh? We can watch it with Rika when the Sinnoh tournament starts.”

A group of girls were chattering away, bursting into laughter after only a few words, which made Xiaoyao hesitate to speak.

She really wanted to train quietly by herself for a while, but these people wouldn't give her that chance at all...

The group then shifted the topic from Xia You to Xiao Yao.

"Huh? You just said you came in 8th place at the Hoenn Grand Festival?"

"Not 8th place," Xiaoyao said weakly, "...we made it into the top 8..."

"That's really impressive. It's rare for a newcomer to achieve such results in their first time participating in such a large-scale competition."

"What do you mean, no? Have you forgotten that Xia You won the championship on her very first time participating in the tournament?"

"I have to say, Sister Lijia has really good taste in men!"

Hearing the group of women gossiping again, Xiaoyao sighed helplessly.

She finally understood what "three women make a drama" meant, let alone the fact that there were six or seven people in front of her!

As soon as they open their mouths, no matter what they're talking about, a constant cacophony fills the air, only to eventually return to a chorus of laughter and banter.

Just then, in the woods on the other side of the greenhouse, a small, green thing flashed by and caught Xiaoyao's eye.

"What is that?" she asked instinctively.

"what?"

Upon hearing her words, the group of young women all stopped and looked in the direction Xiaoyao was looking, but there was nothing there except for plants.

Even so, they seemed to know what Xiaoyao was referring to.

"That..." one of the young ladies who took Xia You and Xiao Yao to see Li Jia yesterday said with a smile, "It's a secret here. Originally, Miss Li Jia gave a gag order, and it shouldn't be revealed to outsiders. But you're different. You came with Xia You as a companion. Didn't he tell you?"

Xiaoyao was even more surprised: "Tell me what?"