Hearing Cynthia's words, Xu Mu fell silent.
He waited for evening to come.
To be honest, Xu Mu was looking forward to it.
But seeing how things stood now,
Xu Mu felt a little helpless.
For one thing,
Cynthia still refused to tell him what it was.
She insisted he wait and see for himself.
What else could Xu Mu say?
All he could do was wait for evening.
He looked at the Pokémon.
Xu Mu called out to them,
"Come back!"
It wasn't for any other reason.
The Pokémon had gotten a little too carried away playing.
As far as Xu Mu was concerned,
he had only wanted them to get some proper training in.
He hadn't meant for them to play nonstop for so long.
So Xu Mu called them straight back.
Night fell!
Stars rose into the sky.
Xu Mu was tidying up
when his phone rang again, drawing his attention.
He glanced at the screen.
The caller was none other than
his aunt,
Xu Hong.
The moment he saw her call, Xu Mu knew what she wanted.
He answered
and said into the phone,
"Aunt!"
"What's wrong?"
At the sound of Xu Mu's voice,
Xu Hong seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.
She hurriedly said,
"Xiao Mu!"
"When are you coming?"
Hearing Xu Hong's voice,
Xu Mu replied calmly,
"Aunt!"
"Don't worry!"
"I'll be there soon!"
Hearing that, Xu Hong said,
"Xiao Mu!"
"I've already sent someone to pick you up!"
"You'll see them as soon as you step outside!"
Xu Mu felt a little helpless when he heard that.
Seriously?
Was Aunt that afraid I wouldn't go?
She even sent someone to pick me up.
Xu Mu shook his head helplessly.
Then he looked down at his clothes.
Satisfied, he nodded.
He locked