Chapter 539: Return to the Madam Route
Dinner was over, and everything they needed to discuss had been settled. Li Ke got up to pay, but Shen Qi stopped him.
"No matter what, this one's on me."
Li Ke and Hinako had come all the way from Pewter City to watch Shen Qi's finals. After the race, they had given the research project their full support, and tomorrow they would set off for the Pewter Science Museum to make preparations.
With friends coming all this way for him, how could Shen Qi let them pay for dinner?
"All right, all right, I won't fight you for it."
Li Ke knew Shen Qi had won the final prize of 400,000 b, so his finances weren't as tight as before.
"We're off, then~"
Hinako affectionately hugged Li Ke's arm. His initially rather dashing movements stiffened, and his face turned bright red.
It was perfectly normal behavior with his girlfriend, yet he still felt terribly embarrassed and shy.
"Hey, look at you. Hopeless." Shen Qi couldn't resist teasing him.
Li Ke immediately fired back, "Then why don't you get a girlfriend too!"
"I... probably can't anytime soon."
He had a mountain of things to do, and besides... Shen Qi still had a child to look after!
After seeing Hinako and Li Ke off, Shen Qi gathered his Pokémon and headed back to rest.
The third preliminary round and today's finals had truly worn him out. Having to use the [Love Savings Bank] was proof enough of just how much mental energy Shen Qi had spent.
After the finals, the [Love Savings Bank] had 76% charge remaining.
He had to admit, this thing's energy really lasted. Bonds between men were just that resilient and enduring.
But!
*I, Shen Qi, absolutely cannot keep relying on