Tokyo Sick Girlfriend

Chapter 78 The Truth
After arranging a hospital room for Hojo Shione and collecting her prescribed medication, the tense atmosphere dissipated considerably.

Hojo Suzune hung up the phone with her mother and looked at Shiratori Seiya with a complicated expression, saying:

“I told my mother what you said and asked her to come over tomorrow morning.”

"Ah."

Shiratori Seiya nodded, and after a moment of silence, glanced at Takahashi Mio, who was leaning against the wall and yawning, and said:

"Lingyin, you're going back to school tomorrow, right? There's only one bed available for a patient at the hospital, so you should go back and get some rest."

He turned to look at Mio Takahashi and said:

"Mio, could you please take her back to her hotel? Just call me if anything happens on the way."

"I……"

Upon hearing this, Hojo Suzune's eyes widened, and she instinctively wanted to refuse. However, Takahashi Mio, who was standing to the side, walked over, rubbed her eyes, and muttered:

"It's past midnight, I've been wanting to go home for ages..."

As she finished speaking, she looked at the stunned girl beside her, a smile playing on her lips, and said softly:
Are you leaving or not?

Hojo Suzune glared at her, then looked at Shiratori Seiya, and then glanced through the window at her sister lying in the hospital bed. She bit her lip and said:

"I see."

If it were anyone else who asked her to go back, whether it was her sister or her mother, she wouldn't leave.

Even as she learned that her sister had depression, Hojo Suzune recalled a sentence her sister had once told her.

'What else do you want from me? Should I be so angry I go crazy, then refuse to eat anything, lock myself in my room and cry all day, until I have a mental breakdown and can only relieve it with antidepressants?'

I feel a little sad.

But I always felt that things weren't that simple.

too suddenly.

She had no problems at all during yesterday's rehearsal and didn't seem nervous at all. She also had no problems with the first few songs today, so she shouldn't be nervous at all. How did she suddenly become so nervous that she lost her voice?
Seeing Shiratori Seiya's self-reproachful and sad expression just now, Hojo Suzune felt especially sorry for him.

Hearing him say that now, she didn't want to appear spoiled or willful in front of him, so she obediently nodded. But before leaving, she couldn't help but comfort him:

"Kiyoya, don't be sad, okay? This isn't your fault..."

Upon hearing this, Shiratori Seiya forced a smile and said:

"I'm fine, don't worry about it. Go back and get some rest. Come and relieve me tomorrow morning."

"Um……"

Watching her and Mio disappear around the corner of the corridor, he hesitated for a moment at the door of the ward before pushing it open and going in.

As soon as he pushed open the door, he was met with Hojo Shione's gaze; she seemed to have been staring at him through the window the whole time.

Upon seeing Shiratori Seiya, a smile appeared on her pale face.

It seems that no matter what the situation, as long as she can see Shiratori Seiya, she can always smile gently.

Shiratori Seiya closed the door, then went over and poured her a glass of hot water.

Even though the doctor had just diagnosed that there was nothing wrong with her vocal cords, he was still worried and spent 100,000 yen to exchange for a diagnostic card.

When he saw that Hojo Shione's talent was still S-class and her singing level was approaching LV4, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He then sat down on the accompanying chair next to her, looked at the girl's pale face, reached out and touched her forehead, and after confirming that she didn't have a fever, he said:

"I had Mio help send Lingyin back, so don't worry. Auntie will come over to keep you company tomorrow morning..."

"Just rest well these days, and don't worry about things at the company. Everything will be taken care of eventually, and it's not as bad as you think..."

"..."

As Hojo Shione listened to his rambling, she blinked her watery eyes, her gaze never leaving his face, as if she could never get enough of looking at him.

Occasionally, he would nod to show that he had listened.

After speaking for a while, Shiratori Seiya felt he had said enough. He glanced at the time; it was almost one o'clock. So he began:

"Alright, let's go to sleep first. Nothing serious will happen when we wake up." With that, he got up and turned off the lights in the room.

Hojo Shione didn't stop him, seemingly also feeling that he should rest. The lights in the room were turned off, and Shiratori Seiya lay on the cot next to him, staring blankly at the ceiling.

Suddenly, his phone, which he had placed next to his pillow, lit up.

I picked up my phone, and a message from Hojo Shione popped up on the screen.

"I'm sorry, Kiyoya."

He turned to look at Hojo Shione, who waved her phone at him, indicating that she would chat on her phone for a while.

Shiratori Seiya glanced at his phone, thought for a moment, and replied:

"Why apologize?"

"Hojo Shione: I'm sorry, I've let you down."

"Seiya Shiratori: It's all in the past, don't think about it anymore... Besides, if I had to say what I'm looking forward to, I don't have any expectations for this concert. It's just a small step for you. My expectation is to see you stand on your own and shine brightly in the future..."

"Hojo Shione: Standing on my own... I originally thought I could stand on my own this time, but it seems I can't do it by myself at all."

Upon seeing this message, Shiratori Seiya's feelings became complicated again, and he didn't know how to reply for a moment.

However, Hojo Shione didn't seem to intend to make things difficult for him, and the next message came:

"Kiyoshi, I'm going to take a break for a while."

"It's not that I'll never sing again, it's just that I'm too tired and want to take a break for a while. You'll support me, right?"

"After working so hard for so long, it's time to take a break."

"Um... thank you..."

"No matter what, with Kiyosai supporting me, it seems like I can have the courage to keep going no matter what choice I make."

"It's getting late, you should get some rest."

"Um."

Hojo Shione responded with a comment, and then seemed to be really preparing to rest, as the phone screen in the room was no longer lit up.

However, a few minutes later, Shiratori Seiya suddenly heard the sound of the girl lifting the blanket.

He turned his head and saw Hojo Shione standing near the corridor window, raising her hand to pull the curtains closed.

With a 'whoosh' sound, the room went completely dark.

By the dim moonlight outside, Shiratori Seiya could vaguely see the girl's figure gradually approaching.

Finally, Hojo Shione lay down beside him, and this time Shiratori Seiya did not refuse, letting her arms wrap around his waist and her face press against his back.

Hojo Shione's eyes revealed a look of longing.

Feeling the warmth of the boy in front of her, the girl's soft and plump body trembled with excitement, as if she had finally achieved some great success, and tears of joy welled up in her eyes.

Please forgive my despicable, filthy, greedy, and tainted heart...

Even if you don't forgive me, it doesn't matter, as long as I can stay by your side, I'll do anything, even if you hate me...

As long as you don't leave my side.

Smelling the scent of Shiratori Seiya, Hojo Shione felt the rift in her heart being filled once again. Her long, fair legs unconsciously wrapped around his waist, her cheeks gently brushing against his back, and her arms tightened around him, leaving no gap.

My mind gradually went blank, and before I knew it, I had fallen asleep.

However, just seconds after she lost consciousness, Shiratori Seiya's phone suddenly lit up.

He hadn't slept, picked up his phone, and saw it was a message from Ringtone.

"Kiyoshi, she's clearly lying to you!"

Shiratori Seiya's expression became complicated. He sighed inwardly and replied:

"It doesn't matter anymore."

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(End of this chapter)