After hearing Cynthia's words, Liu Qing felt a tidal wave surge through his heart. A thought suddenly came to him: When a woman loves you enough to give herself to you, it means her love for you has already taken deep root.
"Nana, do you really mean that?" Liu Qing's voice had grown a little hoarse.
"Yes!" Cynthia no longer seemed shy. She nodded firmly and looked into Liu Qing's eyes. "I've thought about it a lot. I know what happened today wasn't your fault, but I still hurt you... Will... will you come?"
"All right, Nana. Go back to your room and wash up first." Liu Qing took a deep breath and continued, "I'll be over in a little while." He then headed toward his room. Cynthia watched him go before slowly returning to her own room.
Back in his room, Liu Qing filled the bathtub and stepped inside, letting out a soft breath. As he recalled everything that had happened that day, including Cynthia's final invitation to her room, he couldn't shake the feeling that using schemes on someone who loved him so deeply was despicable. If he accepted her offer tonight and took her body, then once Cynthia realized what had happened, even if she didn't regret it, a crack would surely form between them...
After a long while, Liu Qing made his decision. He stood up, rinsed himself off under the shower, put on a bathrobe, and took two Custom Poké Balls before leaving his room and heading toward Cynthia's.
When Liu Qing knocked and Cynthia opened the door, he found that she, too, was wearing a bathrobe. Having just bathed, she had let her golden hair fall loose. Her silver-gray eyes seemed veiled in mist, and a blush colored her cheeks. A faint fragrance drifted