My own war game

Chapter 30 Selfishness
"So you both happened to eat too much at night, and both happened to plan to exercise after 12 o'clock, and then there happened to be a power outage so you thought the other party was an illegal intruder, so you started fighting?" Lisa, who was wearing cotton slippers and pajamas, stood with her hands on her hips and looked at the two embarrassed guys angrily.

He Chi's arms were covered with bruises, there were scratches on his neck, and there was a clear tooth mark on his wrist.

Lola's hair was disheveled, her calves were red and swollen, she had an ice pack on her face, and she would twist her butt from time to time while sitting there.

However, in response to Lisa's questions, the two people gave surprisingly consistent answers, that is, they recognized the wrong person at night, so they had a fight.

Lisa slapped her forehead with her hand. "Okay, if you must say that, I'm not going to dwell on this issue."

She raised her hand. "But you have to promise me that this won't happen again, ok?"

The two of them nodded obediently.

"Okay, it's late now, let's all go to bed and clean up here tomorrow morning. Especially you, Lola, you will be responsible for cleaning the entire gym tomorrow!" Lisa arranged everything like a hostess.

It was only then that He Chi realized that the usually gentle Lisa could actually have such a serious side once she got angry.

"He, come here." When returning to the room, Lisa took a few steps behind and pulled He Chi.

Later, He Chi sat upright in Lisa's room.

This was the first time he came to a girl's room. It was a standard American high school girl's room. The decorations on the bed were mainly light pink, full of girlish elements. There was a poster of the lead singer of a band called "Crossbow" on the wall, and the cabinet next to it was filled with various trophies and photos.

There are many commemorative photos on the table, including the commemoration of outstanding scouts in childhood, outstanding graduates from two schools in middle school, and a group photo of the best cheerleader of the National Student Games...

At the end of these photos is a group of family photos, showing the parents of two families each holding their daughters with different hair colors at the beach on holiday.

In the photo, the blonde girl, who was about seven or eight years old, was smiling naturally, while the smaller black-haired girl was hiding timidly behind her father's thighs, revealing half of her face.

"That was a photo of me and Lola when I was eight years old." Lisa walked into the house and handed a cup of coffee to He Chi.

That is, nearly ten years ago? He Chi looked at the shy black-haired girl in the photo and couldn't connect her with the current Laura.

As if she knew what He Chi was thinking, Lisa began to explain, "Actually, Lola was not like this when she was a child. At that age, she was more shy than her peers. She liked small animals and stuffed toys, loved to listen to some childish comic stories, and always liked to pull up her uncle's clothes when she saw a stranger..."

The blonde girl seemed to be lost in memory when she said this. "Later, my parents and uncle disappeared, and my grandfather hasn't come back yet. Lola's mother probably didn't want to cause trouble, so she arranged for us to go to boarding school together for a while."

"It was a church-run school, only for girls, the rules were strict, and as expected, we two fatherless kids were bullied."

"They tore up our picture books, put glue on the seats, and even cut my hair with scissors just because of the color of my hair." Perhaps because she was a little cold, Lisa hugged her shoulders with her hands.

"Lola started crying, then she started fighting back, punching the bigger kids, biting them with her teeth, and later throwing water-filled balloons onto their beds."

"She protected herself, and more often than not, she protected me, who was two years older than her. Thanks to her, I was able to hold on until my grandfather came to pick me up. But you also saw the change in Lola's personality afterwards." Lisa said seriously, "He, I owe Lola."

He Chi nodded to show his understanding. If he were in his shoes, it would be difficult for him to survive if he did not fight back in that environment.

Lisa's expression became serious when she said this. She took something out of the cabinet beside her and handed it to He Chi. "He, take a look at this."

He Chi took it and found it was a CT film. He glanced at it and said, "Isn't this my CT film?"

"He, take another look." Lisa pushed the film back.

He Chi took the film back and looked at it carefully again, and found that it was indeed not his. The tumor on the person in the film was obviously smaller and the location was slightly different from his own.

"This is…"

"This is Lola's CT scan." Lisa said calmly.

"He, I'm sorry. Grandpa actually has selfish motives in keeping you here." Lisa lowered her head and apologized to He Chi.

"When Lola was ten years old, she was diagnosed with a tumor in her head. The location was difficult to treat with surgery, and Grandpa never came up with a good solution. Lola's tumor grew bigger every year."

"When your CT scan came out a few days ago, the results were almost identical to Lola's, and the disease was more advanced. Grandpa tried to use your pathology to estimate Lola's survival time, and even contacted a professor in Hawaii."

"And your tumor has shrunk a few days ago. This has given Grandpa great encouragement. Maybe, just maybe, you and Lola have a chance of recovery."

"So..." He Chi pondered for a moment. He felt that Lisa's expectation might not be so easy to achieve. His life was extended because he exchanged time in the system. This was completely different from Lola's brain tumor that had been developing for five years.

Seeing He Chi didn't speak, Lisa thought he was angry, and held He Chi's hand anxiously, "He, I know this is a bit too much, but please don't blame grandpa, he just cares too much about Laura."

He Chi shook his head. "No, that's not what I meant. No matter what Mr.'s starting point was, he saved my life after all, and to cure Laura, he must cure me first. There is no contradiction. I am still very grateful."

"Huh~ Great! I was really worried that you would get angry and leave." Lisa patted her chest with her hand, and then sincerely requested, "Lola is just too sensitive about my affairs sometimes. She shouldn't be too excessive after today. Grandpa will be back soon, so please be patient for a few days."

He Chi nodded and agreed, "Don't worry, Oriental people are trustworthy. I will do what I promised you from beginning to end. Besides, Mr. Constantine is doing this for my own good. It's late, go to bed."

Only then did Lisa realize that she had actually invited a man to her room in the middle of the night. She said goodbye to He Chi in a panic, and her previous calm aura disappeared without a trace.

"Oh my God, I could have told him in the morning, what did I do?" Lisa buried her blushing face in the pillow.

(End of this chapter)