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

"Use...toilet water...to wash your face?!"

Lin Yi felt as if struck by a bolt from the blue. He froze in place, and repeated these words with his lips trembling slightly. Each word was filled with shock and astonishment, and his tone rose unconsciously due to extreme disbelief.

He slowly lowered his head, his eyes falling directly on Jirachi who was rubbing his clothes affectionately with his little face. His eyes were wide open, full of disbelief, as if the little guy in front of him had instantly turned into a monster.

For several full seconds, time seemed to be stuck in thick syrup, and Lin Yi suddenly seemed to break free from the quagmire of extreme shock, and his brain instantly resumed functioning.

He subconsciously stretched out his hands and roughly lifted Jirachi out of his arms, holding it firmly in both hands, as if he was holding a "hot potato" that was both precious and a headache.

Lin Yi's eyes were like two searchlights, carefully scanning Jirachi's little face inch by inch, his brows tightly furrowed into the shape of a "川" character.

As for Jirachi, who was originally immersed in the warmth and security brought by Lin Yi's embrace, rubbing his clothes comfortably, was now completely confused by Lin Yi's sudden action, which was like an eagle catching a chick.

Its round eyes widened instantly, and its little hands waved in the air in panic, trying to grab something to calm its mind. It muttered softly, with a bit of grievance and confusion in its voice:

[Oh, I just saw that there was water inside, it was sparkling and looked very clean, I really didn’t think too much about it.]

Mi Yu was standing aside, already trying to hold back his laughter to death.

She was so exhausted that her face turned red. She finally caught her breath and said incoherently while panting:

"Lin Yi, we really had no way to deal with it. I just turned around and was about to grab a towel. Before I could see how it moved, it made a 'plop' sound and plunged its head straight into the toilet like a small cannonball.

By the time we realized what was happening, it had almost been washed, and it looked very happy. The cream on its face was gone, but this…"

As she spoke, she couldn't help laughing, bent over, and clapped her hands on her thighs, laughing so hard that tears welled up in her eyes.

Ruan Yaoyao was also laughing so hard that her tears were about to burst out. She nodded repeatedly and agreed:

"That's right. Thinking back on that scene now makes me both angry and amused. We thought that since the face was washed in the toilet, there must be a lot of dirty stuff on the body.

So we decided to give it a bath and clean it up, but it was so stubborn and resisted, and it made such a scene."

"So, you rubbed me after washing your face with toilet water?"

Lin Yi's face, which was originally full of lively expressions, suddenly seemed to be covered by a layer of frost and became expressionless. Only the slightly twitching corners of his mouth revealed the surging emotions in his heart.

His voice was low and cold, as if it carried with it wisps of chill, making the air around them seem to cool down. Frightened Jirachi so much that cold sweat broke out on his back, and his little body couldn't help but tremble slightly.

[Yes, yes...Ah! Lin Yi! What are you doing?!]

Jirachi's eyes widened in horror as he watched Lin Yi stretch out his big hand, firmly grasp one of its calves, and stride straight towards the bathroom. No matter how it struggled in the air, he did not loosen his grip at all.

"I'll help you take a bath. I'll do it myself."

Lin Yi was like a ignited gunpowder barrel, his face was so gloomy that water could drip out of it. He spoke word by word through gritted teeth, and every word seemed to jump out from between his teeth, revealing an unquestionable determination and a majesty that could not be resisted.

"Be prepared to wake up!"

"So why do you have to be prepared to take a bath?!"

Jirachi was panicked, and its little head turned around in the air frantically, hoping to find a "life-saving straw" from Mi Yu and Ruan Yaoyao. Its eyes turned straight to Mi Yu for help.

As for Komi Yu, she was so frightened by Lin Yi's performance that she took a few steps back. Although a smile still remained on her face, she put her hands together and made a funny gesture of "have a safe journey" to Jirachi.

The meaning is clearly "leave it to yourself", without any intention of helping.

The bathroom door, under Jirachi's desperate gaze, slowly and eerily closed, like a barrier separating "heaven" and "purgatory".

After a while, Jirachi's shrill screams that pierced the air were heard from the bathroom, as if he was experiencing a "torture" of "dire straits".

The noisy sound of water splashing echoed in the house for a long time, causing Mi Yu and Ruan Yaoyao outside the house to laugh at each other, but they did not dare to laugh too loudly for fear of offending Lin Yi.

In the bathroom, Jirachi's screams continued, accompanied by Lin Yi's serious and helpless scolding, and the sound of violent splashing water, interweaving into a "chaotic movement".

Lin Yi held the shower head and adjusted the water temperature to just the right level, but Jirachi was like a frightened deer, jumping up and down in the bathtub, trying to avoid the spraying water.

"Jirachi, be quiet! If you move again, you won't get any energy cubes to eat tonight!"

Lin Yi frowned, trying to use this "lethal threat" to make Jirachi behave himself.

When Jirachi heard this, he paused, but when his fearful little eyes saw the water coming closer, he couldn't help but wave his little paws in resistance.

[Lin Yi, I was wrong. Don’t splash water on me. It’s so scary!]

Its trembling sound echoed in the small space of the bathroom, sounding even more pitiful.

Lin Yi sighed helplessly, slowed down his movements, squatted down, gently stroked Jirachi's head, and softened his tone.

[Don't be afraid, wash it thoroughly and it will be clean. Nothing will happen.]

With Lin Yi's comfort, Jirachi gradually calmed down, but its body still twitched from time to time, and it allowed Lin Yi to wipe its body carefully with a towel.

When applying shampoo, it looked full of foam, like a fluffy cotton ball, but the timid look in its eyes still revealed uneasiness.

After finally finishing his bath, Lin Yi wrapped Jirachi tightly in a large bath towel and carried him out of the bathroom.

Jirachi curled up in the bath towel and secretly glanced at Mi Yu and Ruan Yaoyao in the living room. Seeing that they were holding back their laughter, he quickly shrank his head back and muttered:

[It’s all your fault. You didn’t help me and you still laughed!]

Mi Yu came over and poked its wet head.

"Who told you to do such an outrageous thing? Lin Yi is willing to help you clean it up, so just be happy."

Ruan Yaoyao also smiled and handed over an energy cube.

"Okay, eat something to calm your nerves."

Jirachi's eyes lit up, he grabbed the energy cube and stuffed it into his mouth, his cheeks bulging as he ate with relish, the fear just now seemed to be thrown away in an instant.

Seeing this, Lin Yi smiled and shook his head, then turned and walked into the bathroom.

He wants to take a bath too!