"Xiao Bai, long time no see."
"Cynthia! What brings you here? Come in!"
Su Bai was delighted to see Cynthia and hurriedly welcomed her inside.
Luckily, he hadn't been stuffing his face in his room that day.
"Pika pi!"
Pikachu happily leaped straight into Cynthia's arms.
"Pikachu looks full of energy."
Cynthia cuddled Pikachu, while Arcanine happily circled around her.
"You've evolved too."
When Cynthia lowered her hand, it landed right on Arcanine's head. Her affectionate rubbing made Arcanine wag its tail happily.
Su Bai was puzzled. Why had Cynthia suddenly come to C City?
Cynthia simply said she hadn't had much to do lately and wanted to take a trip somewhere, so she'd come to see Su Bai.
Su Bai didn't believe that, though. Cynthia was the Sinnoh Champion now. Sure, she was always neglecting her duties, but how could she suddenly have so much free time?
"Xiao Bai, will you take me around the city tomorrow?"
"Sorry, Cynthia."
Su Bai understood now. Uncle Qi must have contacted Cynthia, and that was why she'd come.
How could he do that? Sure, he meant well, but how could he go tattling to my fiancée?
"I have a match tomorrow afternoon. I'll definitely take you out tomorrow evening. C City's night markets are really good. I'll treat you to ice cream, stinky tofu, and big sausages."
"Hmm... all right."
Sitting on the sofa, Cynthia rested her chin on her fingers and considered it before giving Su Bai her answer.
Su Bai was touched. His fiancée really did understand him.
Although Uncle Qi and Director Li's concern touched him, what moved him even more was that, when everyone else told him to take a break, Cynthia stood by his side and supported him as he kept soaring.
"Thank you, Cynthia. I really..."