Pokémon: What should I do? My father-in-law always wants to tear me apart

"Relax a little. If you lose your mentality, it will affect the next game."

Zhuge An's words of comfort were like a gentle breeze, trying to blow away the haze in Li Ye's heart.

Li Ye closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and tried to calm himself.

He knew that Zhuge An was right, and a stable mentality was crucial for the next game.

"Well, I see."

"Why on earth do you want to participate in the Little Phoenix Cup?"

Zhuge An really couldn't figure it out, and finally couldn't help but start to guess:

"Is it because you were chosen by those famous schools and were qualified for admission? But with your ability, even if you don't participate in the Little Phoenix King Cup, you can still be admitted to a good university, right? After all, your practical and theoretical subjects are among the top three in the grade."

"for money!"

Li Ye answered without hesitation, causing Zhuge An to look sideways.

He went on to say, “You’ve been to that orphanage before, and you should know that it’s located in a remote area, the conditions there are very difficult, and it has lost funding from the Alliance.

Now, the orphanage's operations are almost entirely dependent on Director Liu's pension, but this is far from enough to meet the needs of the children."

Li Ye looked at the Poké Ball in his hand, his eyes revealing a hint of desire, and continued:

“So, if I can become one of the top 16, top 8, top 4… or even the champion of the Little Phoenix Cup, there will be a huge bonus.

In this way, not only can the orphanage's financial problems be solved, but it can also be used as an opportunity to let more people know about the orphanage and help more children in need."

"Why do you keep wanting to help that orphanage?"

After hearing this, Li Ye paused slightly, then closed his mouth and did not answer his question.

Zhuge secretly thought to himself that it was not good, it seemed that he had stepped on the opponent's landmine.

He quickly changed the subject: "If it's money, isn't there another way? Isn't it said that your father is an Alliance operator?"

Li Ye narrowed his eyes and asked with a hint of doubt in his tone: "How do you know? I have never mentioned this to anyone else."

Zhuge An scratched his head and smiled awkwardly:

"Well, I saw it on the confession wall in our school."

"What is the confession wall? Is there such a place in our school?"

Zhuge An: "..."

Zhuge An's face was filled with black lines, feeling embarrassed as he wanted to popularize science but didn't know where to start.

Li Ye's experience in high school was quite tortuous. At the beginning, his handsome appearance attracted the attention of many girls and made him the focus of the campus.

However, when a girl plucked up the courage to confess her love to him, Li Ye chose to reject her directly and firmly because he was not interested in love.

This direct attitude made the girl sad and lost for a while.

But in the long run, it is better to reject her directly than to keep her hanging and avoid causing her more harm.

However, the story does not end there.

The girl's friends were unhappy with Li Ye's rejection and spread rumors about him on the school's confession wall, even fabricating a rumor that his father was an Alliance operator, implying that he looked down on other people because of that.

These rumors spread quickly, seriously affecting Li Ye's image among his classmates and causing his friends to distance themselves from him.

Despite this, Li Ye has excellent academic performance and a personality that doesn't like to be taken advantage of. He is the type of person who would kill you if you scold him.

Fortunately, the rumor storm did not turn into bullying.

He himself knew nothing about the rumors and was just confused as to why the friends he had had dinner with yesterday suddenly stopped talking to him.

But Li Ye doesn't care about it. To him, friends are not an indispensable part of life.

The girl who spread the rumors found that Li Ye didn't care about her rumors at all, and felt very frustrated, so she finally gave up attacking him.

This incident also earned Li Ye a reputation as a difficult person to get along with in Imperial Capital High School, and even people at the neighboring Imperial Capital University had heard of his story.

Zhuge An initially misunderstood Li Ye and looked at him with tinted glasses, but with deeper contact, he found that Li Ye was actually a very kind person at heart.

After all, how could he be a bad person when he was so gentle to children?

"I don't know what confession wall you're talking about. As for my father in the alliance..."

Li Ye rubbed his neck unnaturally, his eyes looking to the side, and his tone was flat.

"Don't mention him."

Li Ye's words were short and powerful, showing his resistance to this topic.

Zhuge An immediately realized that he might have touched a sensitive area, and he expressed his understanding with an OK gesture and stopped asking questions.

Li Ye exhaled, then glanced at the clock on the wall and said:

"It's time for dinner again. Let's go and eat. By the way, I may not be here this afternoon. I need to stay at the Pokémon Center to keep my Beedrill company. Please tell the others for me."

"Okay, leave it to me!" Zhuge smiled and nodded, indicating that he understood.

Unlike the previous training at the Bird's Nest, during the Little Phoenix King Cup this time, as long as the contestants bring their player passes, they can enjoy all the facilities in the Bird's Nest for free, which of course includes the cafeteria.

In addition, even the routes to the cafeteria, Pokémon Center and other facilities are equipped with special passages and seats, fully demonstrating the concept that the players are the most important during the competition.

This atmosphere reminds people that during the college entrance examination, the whole society provided convenience and support to candidates, but compared with that time, the treatment now is more superior and comprehensive.

The group of reporters were still standing outside the cordon, staring at the contestants walking in and out of the contestant channel, their eyes shining, wishing they could rush forward to catch them all and interview them one by one.

Unfortunately, they can only think about it. This morning, I heard that a reporter took photos without permission and was arrested and taken to the police station.

All reporters, including the media he worked for, were not allowed to conduct any interviews or publicity for this Xiao Feng Wang Cup.

This move of killing the chicken to scare the monkey is still very effective. At least now these reporters can only watch, and they dare not bring any small equipment that can be used for filming, not even mobile phones.

When Li Ye and Zhuge An walked into the cafeteria, they immediately felt an unusually lively atmosphere.

I saw a lot of people gathered in the special seating area for the contestants, which is a phenomenon that would never happen under normal circumstances. After all, only contestants, team leaders or relatives of contestants can sit here.

However, the situation today is different. It seems that something special is happening, attracting the attention of many people.

The surrounding crowd was talking one after another, some were cheering and some were exclaiming. These voices gathered together to form a unique atmosphere.

"Come on!"

"Young man, I'm counting on you, don't lose to him!"

"How can this boy drink? He drank two boxes and his face didn't even turn red."

Hearing the crowd in front of them making such noises of watching the fun, Li Ye and Zhuge An looked at each other silently.

As a contestant, young man, I can drink.

Putting all these words together, they could only think of one person.