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Mu lowered his head and said nothing. "How can you make a gift?" he asked. "How is that possible? But... there are still two days left, so I can learn."

Deng weakly questioned, "Why...why would Xiao Mu suddenly want to make his own gift?"

"Because... I received the cucumber doll that Aine-chan gave me, and I was very happy." The corners of Mu's mouth rose slightly.

Her memory went back to the time when she was not familiar with Aine. When they met again, Aine actually gave her a cucumber doll. The cucumber doll, which was not very good-looking, made her feel indescribably touched.

"Happy..." Deng lowered his head and fell into deep thought.

Chapter 220 Birthday Party

Hehehe, I can celebrate my birthday happily after school today.

In class, Aiyin seemed to be listening to the teacher, but her mind was actually somewhere else.

What goodies will Mom and Dad prepare for me today? I think there'll be some delicious cake... but Soyorin said I can't eat anything high in sugar...

Aiyin curled her lips and looked a little lost. Tsk, I haven't eaten cake for a long time. I was thinking that I could eat cake on my birthday soon, but who knew I would have to avoid it. So... will there be any other delicious food tonight?

Following her line of sight, Aine’s eyes fixed on the empty seat in front of her.

But... why aren't Tomorin and Sakki here today? Are they both busy? Isn't that just a coincidence? Or...

Aine recalled the strange behavior of mygo and Mujica members over the past two days.

Are they going to prepare a birthday present for me?

Thinking of this, the disappointment in Ai Yinyan's eyes disappeared, and the corners of her mouth gradually rose. If this is really the case, I didn't expect that they would actually take leave for my birthday... I'm really touched.

Before she knew it, it was time to end the get out of class. Aine was packing her textbooks with her left hand. Just when she got the last book, the textbook in her left hand suddenly fell out of her hand and fell to the ground.

“Huh?” Aine stared blankly at the textbook on the ground, then looked at her left hand. The five fingers of her left hand were slightly bent. She tried to straighten them, but it felt like they were restrained by an invisible force. “No way… Could it be…”

Aiyin bent down in disbelief and continued to hold the textbook with her left hand. This time, she successfully put the textbook into her shoulder bag. Seeing this, she breathed a sigh of relief.

Returning home with anticipation, Aine opened the door, but the house was surprisingly quiet.

"Mother?"

Aiyin called out softly, but received only silence. She scratched her head in confusion, "Did he leave?"

Aine smacked her lips, carrying her shoulder bag and heading towards her small attic.

Bang!

As soon as I opened the door of my room, there was a crisp sound and fireworks fell from the sky.

"Happy birthday!"

"Eh?" Aine stared blankly at everyone in her room—her parents, Xiangzi, Suye, and everyone else. "Dad, are you here? Why are you back so early today?"

"It's our baby daughter's birthday today, so I came back early." Aine's father smiled slightly.

"Ain, why are you still standing there? Come in quickly." Seeing that Ain was stunned, Ain's mother took the bag from her hand, grabbed her wrist and pulled her into the room.

Aine's room was beautifully decorated, with balloons hanging on the wall, an exquisite layered cake on the table, and eight beautifully wrapped gift boxes next to it.

Although Aine was mentally prepared, she was still deeply moved when she saw this scene.

My eyes...are a little wet, and I want to cry.

Xiangzi proudly pointed to the layered cake in the middle of the table and said, "Aine-chan, this oatmeal milkshake layered cake was made by Deng and I. It's a special gift for you."

“Huh?” Aine’s eyes were filled with surprise. “This was made by Sakki and Tomorin!? It looks so beautiful.”

"Of course." Xiangzi nodded and pulled the lamp towards him. "The lamp and I have been doing this for a whole day."

Deng looked at Aine expectantly: "Aine-chan...are you happy?"

"Yeah, I like it." Aiyin nodded, but soon she broke away from her joy. No, this cake... isn't it high in sugar?

Aine raised her head and glanced at Xiangzi, then moved her gaze to Su Shihemu. Su Shi easily saw through Aine's worry. She smiled slightly and made an "OK" gesture.

Seeing this, Aiyin breathed a sigh of relief. That's good. Since you can eat it, I won't be polite.

"Aine-chan, these gifts are prepared for you by us, your uncle, and your aunt." Su Shi pointed to the gift boxes on the table. "These six are for me, Xiaomu, Ruomai, Hailing, Lixi, and Lenai. This one is for your uncle, and this one is for your aunt."

Aiyin nodded with tears in her eyes: "Yeah, thank you everyone."

"Aiko...why are you crying?" Miao Meng took a tissue from the table and handed it to Ain.

"I haven't been this happy for a long time."

“Aine-chan, from now on…you must always be happy.” Deng grabbed the corner of his clothes, his tone a little weak.

Aine was stunned for a moment when she heard Deng's sudden and powerful words, then smiled and nodded: "Okay."

"Ain, come and make a wish." Ain's mother put the birthday hat on Ain's head.

"Well, make a wish." Aiyin crossed her fingers in front of her, closed her eyes, and made a wish in her heart: she hoped that her illness would gradually get better, so that those who loved and worried about her would worry less.

After Aine finished making her wish, she opened her eyes and blew out the candles in one breath. Then, she looked at everyone and said, "Then everyone, let's start eating the cake."

After Aine's mother divided the big cake, she distributed it to everyone.

Aine instinctively stretched out her left hand to catch it, but as soon as she grabbed the paper plate, she felt her left hand sink, and the soft cake fell directly to the floor and shattered into pieces.

Eh? This...how could I not catch it?

Aiyin looked at her hands in astonishment. She quickly squatted down and tried to pick up the paper plate that had fallen on the ground, but she was horrified to find that she couldn't grab the paper plate no matter what.

Why? Impossible, how could my left hand not be able to grasp it?

The more she thought about it, the more anxious Aiyin became. Cake crumbs covered her left hand, but she still had no intention of stopping.

Deng looked at Aine, who had been squatting on the ground, with a bit of confusion: "Aine-chan?"

Miao Meng and Hai Ling looked at each other, feeling a little strange.

"Aine-chan." Su Shi squatted down and gently held her left hand. This hold also suppressed Aine's anxiety and fear.

Aiyin raised her head blankly and happened to meet Su Shi's eyes. Su Shi shook her head slightly and then forced a smile: "Is this cake so smooth?"

Instantly, Aine realized that Su Shi was trying to save her, and she nodded. "It was indeed a bit slippery, and there were cake crumbs all over the paper plate."

Immediately, Xiangzi interrupted: "Sorry, Xiaoai, Deng and I will pay attention next time we make cakes."

Deng, who was standing by, thought it was a problem between her and Xiangzi, so she lowered her head weakly: "Sorry, Aine-chan."

"Don't apologize, tomorin, it's my fault." Aine grabbed the paper plate with her right hand and threw it into the trash can.

After she stood up, Ain's mother took another piece of cake and handed it to Ain. Her eyes were full of heartache. How could she not know how her daughter felt just now?

“Thank you, Mom.” Aiyin took the paper plate with her right hand. She held the fork with her left hand with some difficulty, and finally took off a small piece and put it into her mouth with great effort.

Mmm~ delicious.

Chapter 221: Aggravated Again

Although the others were a little concerned about this little episode, considering that it was Aine's birthday party, in order not to spoil Aine's fun, the few people who were unaware of the situation did not ask too many questions.

After the birthday party, it was already ten o'clock in the evening.

After cleaning up Ain's room and Meow Meng, Lenai, Hailing, Deng and Lixi left one after another, Xiangzi took out a bank card and handed it to Ain's mother.

Aiyin's mother was stunned and stared blankly at the bank card in Xiangzi's hand: "Xiaoxiang...what are you doing?"

"Auntie, this bank card contains money from me, Mu, and Su Shi. It's for Xiao Ai's medical treatment." After Xiangzi finished speaking, he stuffed it directly into Aiyin's mother's hands without hesitation.

"Little Muya..." Aine's mother looked at the bank card in her hand and raised her head to look at Muya, but Muya kept his head down and didn't seem to want to speak.

"Sakki... Soyorin... Mumu." For a moment, Aine's heart was filled with mixed emotions. After a long while, thousands of words converged into two words, "Thank you."

Su Shi smiled and shook his head: "There's no need to say thank you between us."

"Thank you so much." Aine's father sighed, "Aine is so lucky to have you."

Hearing this, Xiangzi hurriedly waved his hands: "No, uncle, compared to the help we gave to Xiaoai, she helped us more."

Su Shi nodded in agreement: "That's right, uncle and aunt."

While they were talking, Mu walked over to Aine and mustered up the courage to grab Aine's left hand: "Aine-chan, your hand..."

As soon as Mu finished saying this, the room fell silent. Everyone looked at Aine at the same time. Su Shi clenched her fists and said, "Aine-chan, is it getting worse again?"

“I don’t know.” Aine shook her head and then took out her phone. “I’ll ask Dr. Yamada.”

Aine was tapping on the screen of her phone, but it was obvious to the naked eye that her left hand couldn't keep up with the rhythm of her right hand.

[Aine: Dr. Yamada, today, my left hand suddenly became very difficult to hold things.]

After sending this message, Aiyin sat on the sofa feeling somewhat lost, even though she had made a wish.

But think about it...if making a wish really worked, it wouldn't be called a wish.

Her mind was becoming increasingly confused. Aine sighed and leaned sideways on the sofa, staring at her left hand. Why? Yesterday, it seemed like nothing much was wrong, but today, it suddenly happened... And on her birthday... Oh, it was so painful.

As if seeing through Aine's thoughts, Suye sat down on the sofa: "Aine-chan, don't think too much. You just need to cooperate with Dr. Yamada's treatment."

"soyorin..."

jingle!

The sound of a message suddenly broke the silence in the room. Aine's heart trembled violently. She turned her wrist and opened her phone. Sure enough, it was a message from Dr. Yamada.

[Dr. Yamada: I can't say for sure. If you want to know the cause, you need to come to the hospital tomorrow for a checkup.]

[Aine: Yeah, that’s fine.]

[Dr. Yamada: Then please come tomorrow morning.]

Suyo watched the conversation between Aiyin and Dr. Yamada. "What time do you plan to go tomorrow morning?"

"Eight o'clock."

Su Shi nodded: "Okay, then let's go at 8 o'clock tomorrow."

Xiangzi came over and asked: "Let's go to the hospital to check the cause?"

Seeing Aine nod, Xiangzi gently stroked Aine's head and said, "Then let's go together. Mu should come too?"

"Ah."

……

The next day at noon, hospital.

Doctor Yamada carefully examined the report prepared by Aine. He frowned and sighed for a long time. "Chihaya-san, I regret to tell you that your ALS has worsened."

Aine was a little unconvinced. She lowered her head and said, "But... Doctor Yamada, I clearly didn't feel anything unusual in my left hand the day before yesterday. How come just one day later..."

"This isn't something that happened suddenly." Doctor Yamada shook his head and placed the report in front of Aine. "This is a result of a long-term accumulation of factors."

“Is that so…” Aine’s voice faded away, “Then… how long can I continue to move?”

When Aine asked this question, the other three girls couldn't help but feel their hearts tighten.

"Based on this rate, I estimate you'll be using a wheelchair in 6-10 months." After a pause, Dr. Yamada added, "Also, given your previous experience with respiratory failure, you must be careful when going out and must be accompanied by someone."

Although this was cruel to a patient with ALS, Dr. Yamada had to give Aine a vaccination in advance. This was his duty as a doctor.

“6-10 months…” Aine muttered to herself, “Is that so, about half a year.”

It’s not certain whether I can finish high school...

"But Chihaya-san, don't be too negative. This is just my subjective speculation." Dr. Yamada patted Aine's shoulder gently, trying to give her some encouragement. "Besides, you're currently receiving an intrathecal injection of ASO, so it might be possible to prolong it a little longer."

“Yeah.” Aine nodded with a smile, “I see. By the way, Dr. Yamada, how is the genetic programming technology going now?”

Dr. Yamada patiently explained to Aine, "We're already in the animal experiment stage. Once the animal experiments and pre-clinical studies are complete, we'll need to apply for and obtain approval for clinical trials before we can proceed to human clinical trials."

"Then... Doctor Yamada, with my health, can I wait until the day of clinical practice?"

Aine’s voice was trembling as she asked this question.

Seeing Aine's lost and frightened expression, Dr. Yamada felt distressed as well. However, as a doctor, he couldn't show it. He could only continue to comfort Aine: "It should be fine. It will only take about 1.5 years at the earliest."

"Has it been so long?" Su Shi was surprised when she heard the time. "Doctor Yamada, can you go any faster?"

Dr. Yamada shook his head. "This is the normal procedure. We have limited funds, so this time is the fastest we can get."

"Then...if there is additional funding, can the speed be even faster?"

Hearing Xiangzi's words, Dr. Yamada paused for a moment, then nodded. "If sufficient funding is available, the R&D cycle could ideally be shortened by 30% to 50%, but this cannot overcome the rigid constraints of biological laws and regulatory frameworks."

"30%~50%..." Xiangzi lowered his head and muttered to himself. If it could really be improved by that much, then...

"Xiao Xiang?" Su Shi turned her head and looked at Xiangzi, who was deep in thought. She was a little surprised. Xiao Xiang asked this question because he wanted to use the Toyokawa family's wealth to speed up research and development!?