Card Captor Sakura - episode 70

Why would Lee ever tell Sakura that he likes her? Such is the question that Sakura keeps reflecting on, without any exclamations. She remains bewildered by the weight of the uttered words, she isn't just unsure about what to make of it, she has no idea about her feelings for him. To set aside the cruel doubts, Sakura learns that Eli is to leave for his home country of England and, before it's too late, sets out to pay him a visit in hopes of a last opportunity to clarify some matters to her satisfaction. Once inside the powerful kid's house, Eli expounds to the visting students that a new master was needed to take care of the cards. Just handing over the cards to a new master wouldn't suffice though. There needed to be a supporting reason to justify the switch, or else the cards would run amok. This tidbit also explains the unusual occurrences: they were engineered to buttress the justification to call upon the power imbued in the cards. His identity had to be concealed to not disturb Sakura, as getting the best out of her efforts would require her to remain in the dark about, implying that it was Sakura's belief in herself and her friends which carried her through. To round this off, Ms Mackenzie steps into the scene and gleefully says that she had always known about Eli's real identity, the latter adding that he was the one who gave her her bell. Eli though reassures Sakura that everything had been planned out from the beginning, that he knew how the fateful events would unfold, except for Lee and Sakura's budding romantic affections. Lee, who had remained largely a background for most of the visit, silently plans to get back to Hong Kong. Later, he is seen getitng ready to leave, and Maddison just barely learns of his intended return before telling Sakura of his move. Crestfallen, Sakura rushes over to the airport and catches up with Lee, who gives her a teddy bear and departs, storngly hinting at the possibility that they will be eventually together.