"Tick, tock, tick—"
The clock on the wall ticked crisply.
In the quiet room, two silent figures sat on the bed.
The two Pokémon seemed to sense the unusual atmosphere and were obediently staying by the door, not daring to make a sound.
"I want to die." An Shiyu looked utterly despondent, then muttered, "Let the world be destroyed..."
Ye Chuan chuckled dryly and then said, "It's not that bad, is it? Think about it, we used to bathe together all the time when we were little."
"How old are we now?!" An Shiyu let out a cute wail, flopped onto the bed, and buried her face in the pillow: "Being seen by Ah Ye..."
"My bad." Although Ye Chuan hadn't expected An Shiyu to be showering in the middle of the day, since he was in the wrong, he still adopted a good attitude of admitting his mistake.
An Shiyu raised her head, tears still glistening in the corners of her eyes. She looked at Ye Chuan for a while, then suddenly asked in a small, red-faced voice: "Was it... nice to look at?"
"Huh?" The sudden question made Ye Chuan愣了一下, but he still gave a thumbs-up and smiled: "Yeah, very nice. It felt like I could eat three bowls of rice just looking at it."
"Pervert Ye!" An Shiyu immediately reached out with her small fists to hit Ye Chuan's shoulder. After playing around for a while, Ye Chuan realized that she wasn't actually angry; it seemed that shyness was the main emotion.
An Shiyu stood up with a huff and walked out of the room: "Dinner's ready, pervert Ye."
Ye Chuan smiled helplessly. It seemed this nickname wouldn't change anytime soon, but the most important thing right now was to fill his stomach. He and Charmander were both starving.
Going down to the dining room on the first floor, An Shiyu's expression had returned to normal. However, noticing Ye Chuan's gaze, she puffed out her cheeks slightly: "What, pervert Ye?"
"Nothing."
"What time did you get up this morning?"
"A little after seven. Then I just made some simple breakfast and went to the sports center for training," Ye Chuan said, eating the stir-fried beef, and sighed, "As expected, the food you make is the best. I wish I could eat it all the time."
"It's not like you can't eat it all the time," An Shiyu looked away, saying softly.
"But we can't eat together forever," Ye Chuan said, then his eyes narrowed with a smile: "Unless you're planning to marry me?"
An Shiyu's face immediately turned red, and she stammered, "I-idiot... idiot..."
Then she picked up the rice scoop and kept adding rice to Ye Chuan's bowl.
"That's too much!"
"You're the one who said you could eat three bowls of rice!"
"..."
An hour later, Ye Chuan and Charmander returned to their own house with full stomachs.
"Burp, so full." Ye Chuan returned to the second floor. Although he was very full, he was quite satisfied, after all, the food was delicious.
Charmander also let out a burp, and even some sparks came out.
The afternoon was naturally for studying. Ye Chuan rested for a while, then sat in his study, looking at books about Pokémon knowledge.
Charmander stood beside him, raising its head, looking very curious.
Ye Chuan glanced at Charmander, then reached out and put it on his lap before continuing to read.
The reason he could accurately sense Pokémon's emotions was actually because of the Aura he possessed. Although abilities like seeing through objects required focusing the Aura in his eyes, sensing emotions was a passive skill that he couldn't turn off even if he wanted to.
This was also why, at the moment he first encountered Charmander, Ye Chuan stopped the staff from using a Poké Ball to subdue it, because he could feel at that time—
Charmander was very scared.
It was emitting emotions of fear all over its body, which was why it kept attacking the people around it like a hedgehog.
"What a convenient ability." A faint blue light covered Ye Chuan's eyes. The house began to turn blue and translucent. He subconsciously looked towards An Shiyu's house. At this moment, on the second floor, a deep blue figure was lying on the bed. The next second, she rolled around on the bed while hugging the blanket, and finally with a thud, accidentally fell to the ground.
Ye Chuan: "..."
Withdrawing his Aura and pretending he hadn't seen anything, Ye Chuan began to concentrate on reading. Charmander, curled up on his lap, fell asleep without realizing it.
"Tick, tock, tick—"
In the quiet study, there was only the ticking of the clock and the rustling of book pages turning. Ye Chuan's mind was completely immersed in the books.
The entrance exam for the Pokémon Department of Silver Mountain High School was divided into a written test and a practical battle section.
The written test examined knowledge about Pokémon. Ye Chuan's memory was much stronger than ordinary people's. For this kind of knowledge, as long as he read it a few times, he basically wouldn't forget it. But the tricky and most important part was definitely the practical battle. Otherwise, understanding Pokémon knowledge without applying it in battle was just empty talk.
This city was never short of geniuses and people with resources. Moreover, with so many people vying for a single guaranteed admission spot, there might very well be several trainers who were both talented and had a strong background.
However, these things couldn't shake Ye Chuan's resolve.
"I have to work hard," Ye Chuan smiled softly.
At seven in the evening, Ye Chuan put down his book and then stretched lazily. He had been training and studying all day, but it felt like he could keep going without much problem.
After having dinner at An Shiyu's house, Ye Chuan took a shower and went to bed early, giving himself an hour of free time.
Ye Chuan felt that combining work and rest was very important. He turned on Bilibili to watch anime. Recently, he had become fond of an anime called "Kaguya-sama: Love Is War," which was about two tsundere individuals trying to get the other to confess their love first.
"The secretary is a real man." After watching the latest episode, Ye Chuan turned off the lights and went to sleep.
He had a dream. He dreamed that he became a very powerful trainer, leading Charizard to win various competitions, from class tournaments to city-level competitions, then provincial and even national tournaments. Finally, Ye Chuan held up the championship trophy of the World Pokémon League. Not only that, he also dreamed that he had a beautiful wife who was a great cook, and every time he returned home, she would ask him if he wanted to eat dinner first or eat her first.
"Ding—"
The sound of the alarm clock pulled Ye Chuan back to reality.
Sunlight streamed in from the window, indicating that the next day had arrived.
"I can't see my wife's face clearly," Ye Chuan sat up, recalling his dream, and shook his head.
Just as he was about to get out of bed, a sound suddenly came from the balcony behind him. A figure skillfully climbed over and opened the door: "Ah Ye, wake up!"
Seeing An Shiyu, whose eyes were curved like crescent moons and who was smiling brightly, Ye Chuan was stunned for a moment: "Why are you up?"
"Of course! Breakfast nutrition is very important, so leave it to yours truly, An Shiyu!" An Shiyu extended a finger. Rowlet was still standing on her head, flapping its wings as if saying good morning to Ye Chuan: "Hoo!"
"Wife," Ye Chuan suddenly said subconsciously.
An Shiyu blinked: "Eh?"