I Need to Tell You Something-Don't Be Afraid

Although it was a little abrupt, Sylveon did not refuse Suiren's request to take a photo together.

But Suiren was not satisfied after taking the photo. Blushing, she ran over to Milotic and said something as outrageous as, "Can I pet you?"

Seeing how innocent and adorable the girl was, Milotic gave a slight nod in consent. Suiren immediately threw her whole body onto him, stroking his smooth scales while making blissful, incoherent noises like "Mmm, ahh..."

In any other setting, this girl would definitely have been treated like a pervert.

But considering Suiren's particular love for Water-type Pokémon, the scene before them was understandable.

After clinging to Milotic for quite a while, Suiren reluctantly climbed down from him, her face full of utter satisfaction.

"Thank you for your hospitality. I had a wonderful time today!"

That was what Suiren said.

Xia Chen's mouth twitched. What did this girl think she was, treating his girl—no, his Pokémon—as hospitality!

He corrected her, "You should be thanking yourselves for the hospitality. Sylveon and the others and I really enjoyed today's meal."

"Really? Mom will definitely be so happy to hear that!"

Suiren said, "This restaurant belongs to my mom. She developed all the dishes herself."

So this was her family's restaurant?

Xia Chen recalled what he knew about Suiren's family.

As he remembered, Suiren's family had five members: her parents, along with a pair of twin younger sisters named Shiting and Shihan.

The reason he remembered the twins so clearly was that, in an environment where everyone had Western-style names like "Lillie" and "Mallow," names with such a distinctly Gen Z Chinese feel really stood out.

Suiren's father was an avid fisherman, one who often came home empty-handed. Perhaps under his influence, Suiren had also grown to love fishing.

But her fishing