When Toru Kongmu received the call from the housekeeper while he was in a meeting, he doubted its authenticity. After all, Mai should be accompanying that brat Luther at Suzuran Island at the moment.
With a trace of doubt and a trace of anxiety, Kong Mute hastily announced the end of the day's meeting and hurried home.
On the way, Kongmu Che thought of many possibilities, ranging from Luther bullying Mai to Mai realizing Luther's true face.
He tried hard to think about what to say when they met, but when Kongmu Te stepped into the door of the house, he was stunned.
On the balcony of Mai's room, Sun Coral directed the Night Dark Demon to move out the wardrobe where Mai kept her clothes.
Mai didn't have much she wanted to take away. In fact, she just wanted to take away the things that the elves liked.
Sun Coral is fond of this cabinet. She was hatched in this cabinet and cooperated with Mai to hide and hide until she was discovered.
The Night Demon played the role of an excellent porter at this time. He carried the cabinet and floated into the courtyard, packed the cabinet in strong bags, put it on the Qixi Blue Bird, and tied it up.
Gengar was talking to the wild elves in the courtyard.
Gengar took the elf food and distributed it one by one. The wild elves in the courtyard said goodbye to Mai on the balcony.
Under Boscodora's feet is his companion who has just been put into the ball.
He moved out his treasured iron ore, intending to put it on the back of the Tanabata Bluebird and take it away with him. After seeing the fierce look in the Tanabata Bluebird's eyes, Boscodora knew that there was no chance, so he had to eat the iron ore on the spot.
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This scene gave Kuangmu Tetsu a bad premonition. He was about to go upstairs, but found Mai standing on the edge of the balcony, looking eager to jump.
Before Kongmu Tetsu could stop him, Mai jumped down from the balcony with a slight leap.
The dark night demon caught Mai firmly in mid-air and brought her to the ground.
Gengar was still handing out elf food, Boscodora was still eating iron ore, the Chinese Valentine's Day bluebird flapped its wings twice to show that it was wonderful, and the desert dragonfly turned its head away disdainfully.
None of the elves were surprised or worried, but Kongmu Te broke out in a cold sweat. He was about to step forward and scold Mai loudly, trying to make her understand how dangerous such a move was.
However, the moment his eyes met with Mai's, Toru Kongmu swallowed back his words.
The expression was very indifferent, as if he was looking at a stranger. The feeling of alienation made Kong Mu Terang feel heartache for no reason.
Kongmu Che couldn't say a word that he thought about.
The same goes for Mai.
She had imagined what she would say after meeting Kongmu Tetsu, and decisively said goodbye by fate.
But when things came to pass, she couldn't say anything.
"Are you...going to leave this home?" Kongmu Che asked in a trembling voice.
Mai leaned on the soft wings of the Tanabata Blue Bird, hesitated for a moment, and nodded heavily.
Kong Muche took a deep breath and tried to exhale the depression in his chest: "Shall we go into the room and talk?"
"No, let's talk here."
Mai didn't want her hard-earned determination to waver.
There were too many memories of the past in this manor, and those memories could burst out of her mind at any time. She was afraid that she would suddenly become soft-hearted.
Seeing Rongmei, the housekeeper asked the servants to stand at the door of the house and watch from a distance. Kong Muche sighed.
"Is it because of Rongmei's problem? I admit that I also know that this will make you sad, but I really hope that you can always have a better environment to live in."
Mai shook her head: "It has nothing to do with her. I have talked with her. She is a very kind person. Please treat her well in the future. No matter what you think in your heart, she really likes you."
Being persuaded by his own child in this way, Kongmu Che felt a little confused on his face and could only respond vaguely.
"If it wasn't for Rongmei, why did you insist on leaving?" Kong Muche asked urgently, "This will always be your home."
Mai's heart was stabbed. She didn't know how to face Kongmu Tetsu, so she had to lower her head and think hard for a moment.
"Because of you."
The three fluttering words made Kong Mu Che's face filled with astonishment, and he shuddered as if he was electrocuted.
"Me?" Kong Mu Te asked.
"You still don't admit it?" Mai looked at the ground and said through gritted teeth, "What's going on with Hirakawa Kazuto, and what's going on with Uematsu Hayabusa?"
"Are you really going to tell me you have no idea?"
"Are you trying to tell me that this was done by the Uematsu family and has nothing to do with you at all?"
A series of questions left Kongmu Che speechless. His lips trembled slightly, and after a long while, he sighed: "Yes, I admit that Kazuto is related to our family, and they are trainers sponsored by our family."
"But what you said on the phone, what he said about Luther really had nothing to do with me. I never directed him in this way."
After hearing this, Mai actually laughed: "When I was a child, you taught me that when a lie is exposed, you should either not admit it or admit it selectively."
Kong Muche hesitated to speak, with an angry look on his face: "Whether I was on the phone or now, I said I didn't know anything about it. You accused me of targeting Luther, but I really didn't do that!"
"I am your father...the person who has loved you most since childhood..."
"That's enough." Mai said in a lowered voice.
"Do you still remember that when you were sick, I always stayed by your side day and night?"
"Do you still remember that time you ran out to play secretly and picked up Eevee? Do you know how afraid I was of losing you after you fainted?"
"besides…"
"I said, enough is enough!"
Mai's shout made Kongmu Te stunned.
"Why..." When she raised her head, tears flowed from Mai's eyes, "Why do you want to mention your childhood..."
"I also want to go back to my childhood...I want to know why my father became like this."
"Why do I stay with you? I can only feel uncomfortable now..."
Boscodora stuffed the last piece of iron ore into his mouth. Seeing Mai's expression, he quickly walked to Mai's side and glared at Kongmu Tetsu.
Kong Mu Te wanted to reach out and touch Mai, but Mai's cold eyes made Kong Mu Te put down his hand feebly.
"I really didn't target Luther. I thought about finding someone to challenge him, but I finally chose to give up..."
"I wanted to contact the alliance at the beginning of the conference and let Luther take advantage of our family's sponsorship...but taking care of your mood, I didn't dare to do so."
"After all, this may make you think that this is me interfering with Luther's game... Looking back, promising trainers were either caught first or refused to accept sponsorship, so we finally chose Kazuto."
Kongmu Che's eyes turned red: "Why...you just don't believe me."
Mai couldn't stop crying, and spoke with choked sobs: "I really want to believe you... You are my father. You raised me up, and you protected me from the wind and rain since I was a child..."
"But... I really don't know how to believe that what you said is true. Don't you feel something is wrong?"
Mai needs to speculate on every word that Kongmu Tetsu says, and needs to think about whether it is another lie.
Frozen three feet is not as cold as a day, Mai does not remember, nor does she know what the first and last lie that Kongmu Te told her would be.
He promised that he would be able to travel after he recovered from his illness, but in the end he locked himself in the house and even expelled the spirits in the house.
After the father and daughter had a long talk, Kong Muche went back on his word.
When he got his breeder qualification certificate, Kongmu Teru tried to break his promise.
Too many lies.
Too much backtracking.
Parents also have a credit rating in their children's minds. When parents lure their children with attractive rewards again and again, when their children fail to fulfill their promises after working hard to achieve their goals.
In the eyes of their children, such parents are no different than liars.
In particular, parents always think that their children have not grown up, and they still use the methods they used when they were children to keep their children's hearts in check.
It’s not that Mai doesn’t believe it, it’s really that Mai doesn’t believe it!
"We are father and daughter...Why do I have to guess whether your words are true?"
Mai's crying caused the tears that Kongmu Teru tried hard to suppress to burst out.
It shouldn’t be like this, so why did it evolve into what it is today?
Kongmu Che held his head in pain, he really wanted to know what he had done wrong.
"Let me go... Let's stay far away. Let me go far away. Maybe we will all change in the future. At that time, after each taking a step back, we may be able to understand each other." Mai begged, "Let us stay."
Would you like to have the last bit of family affection?"
"I really like Luther. You may think that I am still a child and don't understand what liking means..."
"When he gets up early, he will help Geely Egg make breakfast. If I oversleep, I can have a hot breakfast together."
"When I was taking the qualification certificate exam, I stayed up late reading and accidentally fell asleep. He secretly closed the window for me and covered me with a blanket."
"Whenever he is in danger, he will always protect me first."
"On the way to Qifeng City..."
There were too many, and when she recalled it now, Mai realized that she had so many unforgettable memories with Luther.
It was a very ordinary daily life, and when she thought about it, it was just some trivial fragments, but it made her want to have more.
Mai choked with sobs and said softly: "Dad, I want to make my own decision this time."
Mai took the Poke Ball from Boss Cordora and put it into her bag.
After putting Boscodora, Gengar and Night Demon into the elf ball, Mai climbed onto the desert dragonfly.
Kong Muche turned around dejectedly and said in a hoarse voice: "Let's go."
As if the shackles on Mai's body were untied, Mai relaxed and patted the desert dragonfly.
The desert dragonfly fluttered twice and flew into the air, followed by the Chinese Valentine's Day bluebird carrying the wardrobe.
Mai waved vigorously towards the old housekeeper and servants until the entire manor gradually became an invisible point.
Feeling the wind blowing on her face, bathing in the warm sunshine, and her hair flying in the wind, Mai wiped away her tears.
Taking out the Poké Ball from the backpack, each Mai rubbed it with their cheeks.