Su Shi placed the black tea on the table. The bottom of the teacup collided with the dinner plate, making a crisp sound that was particularly harsh in this large place.
"Really..." Li Xi looked into Su Shi's eyes, "Then...if we debut, what should the company do?"
"Did you hang up?"
Li Xi shook his head: "Not yet."
"Then... just tell Xiaoxiang directly. This is the fastest way."
Su Shi's voice reached Xiangzi's ears through the phone. Hearing this, Xiangzi walked up to Hailing and said, "Hailing, give me your phone."
Hailing didn't seem to hesitate and handed the phone to Xiangzi: "Here."
"Rikki." Xiangzi's voice rang in Lixi's ears, "Don't worry about the company's affairs. I will recommend you to the agent."
"Xiangzi...thank you, thank you."
Hearing Rikki's coy voice, Xiangzi laughed out loud and said jokingly, "Rikki, if you don't know how to say thank you, I won't force you."
"Well... after all, I still have to say thank you for such a big favor..." Li Xi's face flushed slightly, "I... am not so ignorant of the current situation."
"Okay then. I'll take this as a thank you. Your agency will probably contact you in a few days."
After saying that, Xiangzi returned the phone to Hailing.
"Is there anything else?" Hailing's voice was calm.
"No, thanks."
"Don't forget to do this later..."
Before Hailing could finish, Lixi had already guessed what she was going to say: "I know, I'll never forget the chocolate custard."
"That's good." After Hailing finished speaking, the phone was hung up.
Seeing this, Li Xi put the phone back into his pocket.
"Then... I'll go to Aine's house later." Su Shi finished her tea and stood up to leave.
Li Xi was stunned and quickly shouted, "Su Shi...are you really going to tell that guy about this?"
This made Su Shi frown slightly. She stopped wanting to leave and asked, "Li Xi, why didn't you tell me?"
"Because..." Li Xi lowered his head.
She didn't know why she called out to Su Shi. The main reason was obviously for Aine, but now she said such words - she didn't want Aine to know about her debut.
Seeing that Li Xi didn't say a word for a long time, Su Shi sighed: "Li Xi, what are you worried about? Are you worried that it will burden Ai Yin-chan? Or are you afraid that Ai Yin-chan will know your feelings?"
"I..." Li Xi turned his face away, "I don't know either."
It's just a feeling... that being known by that guy makes me so nervous... It's like she's always watching me, and I... don't want to disappoint her.
"It's okay, Aine-chan won't say anything." Sushi shook her head, signaling Riki to calm down. "Mujica is working hard for her. I've talked to her about this before, and she's now quite clear about this kind of thing."
"After all, without her, there wouldn't be Mygo and Mujica, right?"
Li Xi nodded without refuting, not knowing how to refute, so he could only watch Su Shi leave.
After Su Shi left, Li Xi leaned back in his chair and took a long breath. This way... I can also work hard for her... Will I prove this with my own drumbeats?
Yes, Aine said... Yes! I believe her.
……
When she arrived at Aine's house, Su Shi rang the doorbell. As expected, it was Aine's mother who opened the door.
"It's little Su Shi. Let's eat here tonight." The moment Ain's mother saw Su Shi, her eyes narrowed into slits of smile. She liked all three of Ain's girlfriends very much. Each of them had her own characteristics.
The Su Shi in front of him was gentle and considerate, and her behavior was like that of a lady from a noble family.
"Ain is in her room, go find her." After saying that, Ain's mother made way for Su Shi.
"Well, sorry to bother you, Auntie." Su Shi bowed and greeted her with a gentle smile on her face.
When Su Shi pushed open the door of Aine's room, Aine was sitting on the bed, reviewing her second-year high school courses.
"You really work hard, Aine-chan."
Sushi's voice reached Aine's ears. She looked up and smiled slightly when she saw the newcomer. "Well, I don't have anything to do anyway, so I'll just read a book."
"Something happened today." Su Shi sat down beside Aine's bed.
Aine closed the book and looked at Su Shi with interest: "What's going on? To be able to make Soyorin come to my house and tell me personally, it seems that this matter is not simple."
Aiyin's lively appearance was reflected in Su Shi's eyes, and she felt a little itchy in her heart. She really wanted to hold Aiyin in her arms and rub her hard...
Ahem, let’s get down to business first.
"Lixi wants Mygo to debut."
“Eh?” The smile on Aine’s face suddenly froze. She blinked, not quite daring to believe what she heard. “Soyorin… you just said that Rikki wanted Mygo to debut?”
Su Shi nodded: "sodayo."
"why?"
"Remember Lixi yesterday?"
"I remember." Aiyin nodded. She remembered this very clearly. Li Xi fell into a feeling of inferiority again.
Could it be that... Rikki wants to prove himself? After all... MyGO is just a name now... But why does it have to be a debut?
"On the one hand, she wants to prove that she will not be overshadowed by her sister and Xiangzi."
Aine agreed, “That’s what I just thought of.”
"On the other hand, even though Li Xi didn't say it explicitly, everyone can guess that it was for you. She wants to prove it, so she herself must have played a role."
“Oh, that idiot, does he have to prove it this way? I’m already very happy just for him to be with me.” Aine’s nose felt sore.
The two were silent for a long time. Su Shi looked around the room and his eyes finally stopped on the trash can in the corner, which was full of medicine boxes.
Su Shi said: "When will you go for another checkup?"
"weekend."
"Well, I'll accompany you."
Chapter 283 Can the surgery be performed in advance?
On the weekend, Su Shi got up very early because she had to accompany Aine to the NCNP examination and ASO intrathecal injection today.
When Su Shi arrived at Ain's house, she happened to meet Ain and Ain's mother who had just gone out.
"Hello, auntie. Good morning, Aine-chan." Su Shi still looked like a lady from a noble family in front of Aine's mother.
Aiyin's mother was a little surprised when she saw Sushi. She didn't expect Sushi to get up so early. "Little Sushi, you're here so early. Have you eaten yet?"
"Yeah, I've eaten." Su Shi nodded, walked over to Aine, and took the bag from her. "Shall we go now?"
"Ah."
Not long after, the three of them arrived at NCNP by car.
Pushing open the door of the hospital, the smell of disinfectant was still there. The three of them walked through the glass corridor connecting to the main building. On both sides of the corridor were carefully trimmed indoor green plants. Several cherry trees were planted around. It was already March, and pink buds had already emerged on the branches.
Because they had already greeted Dr. Yamada in advance, the three of them went directly to the east wing where the Department of Neurology was located. The corridor was very long, and there was still room for them to walk side by side.
"It's just ahead."
Hearing Su Shi's reminder, Aine raised her head. As expected, they were about to arrive at the diagnosis room she was familiar with.
After a while, the three of them arrived at Dr. Yamada's diagnosis room. Su Shi walked in front and knocked on the door gently.
"come in."
Dr. Yamada's voice came through the door. Su Shi turned the doorknob and stepped aside to make way for Aine's mother and Aine to pass through. After the two of them passed, Su Shi followed them in and closed the door.
Seeing Aine, Dr. Yamada smiled slightly and gestured for her to sit next to him: "You're here, Chihaya-san."
Aine nodded: "Well, nice to see you again, Dr. Yamada."
"How have you been feeling recently?" Dr. Yamada placed his hand on the mouse, clicking a few times from time to time.
“I don’t feel very good.” Aine shook her head and patted her right leg lightly. “Before, my left leg would get tired faster, and now my right leg…”
"I understand." Dr. Yamada nodded.
The next moment, the printer next to him began to hum. Soon, a test report spewed out of the printer. Dr. Yamada took the paper and said, "Go get a recheck first. Besides the various physical indicators, we'll also check for cytokine storms. When you're done, come to me with the report. I'll be waiting here."
"it is good."
……
It was soon afternoon, and the door of Dr. Yamada's examination room was opened again. Aine walked in front with the report in her hand.
"Have you finished the examination?" Dr. Yamada stood up.
"Ah."
Aine nodded in response and handed the report to Dr. Yamada, who took it and began to read it.
As time went by, Dr. Yamada's expression became more and more solemn, and his brows were furrowed more and more tightly.
“Doctor Yamada?” Seeing Doctor Yamada’s expression, Aine, who had always been encouraging her, became worried. “My illness…”
Aiyin didn't dare to continue speaking. She was afraid to hear the word "worsen".
Aine's mother came forward and grabbed her daughter's hand, as if to encourage her: "Doctor Yamada, Aine..."
Su Shi stood nearby, also worried, and she had been watching Dr. Yamada's expression.
"Chihaya-san, although you may not want to hear what I say, as your attending physician, I still have to tell you that your health is deteriorating much faster than I expected."
"Honestly." Dr. Yamada placed the report on the table with a worried look on his face. He gestured for Aine to sit down and continued, "Based on this result, you should be in a wheelchair by now."
Aine’s voice was a little weak: “Eh? But I’m still standing…”
"Yes, because of the stability of intrathecal ASO injections. And the most important reason is that you're very young. A person in their forties or fifties wouldn't be showing the symptoms you're experiencing." Dr. Yamada closed his eyes and rubbed his brow. "However, I've never seen a single pathogenic gene progress so quickly."
“Then I…” Aine’s voice trembled noticeably.
"According to my previous speculation, you can still maintain this condition for another 1.5 to 2 years, which is enough to last until the genetic programming surgery can be performed clinically. But now... I'm sorry, I can't give you any certainty."
"Then... Doctor Yamada... is there no hope?" Aine's mother's body was trembling slightly. Because she was holding Aine's hand, Aine could clearly feel her mother's fear.
"Doctor Yamada, didn't you say... Aine can live for at least three to five years? And... there are those medicines and this intrathecal ASO injection."
Dr. Yamada nodded in agreement. "Indeed, even with this rapidly progressing disease, Chihaya-san shouldn't have any problem surviving for three to five years."
"That……"
Before Aine's mother could feel happy, Dr. Yamada's next words shattered her fantasy.
"But, Aine-san, you have to know that Chihaya-san's physical condition will not be enough to handle the many surgeries that will follow."
Dr. Yamada made it clear directly that he did not want to hide anything to make them feel at ease. Rather, hiding this would be the greatest harm to them.
"Given her current physical condition, she'll most likely not be able to leave the operating table," Dr. Yamada said grimly. "For patients with late-stage ALS, even a sip of water can be fatal."
Hearing this, Aine's mother couldn't hold back any longer and a few tears fell from her eyes.
Seeing this, Su Shi supported Aine's mother and turned to look at Dr. Yamada: "Dr. Yamada, is there no other way? We have the money."
Hearing this, Aine's mother nodded, as if she had grasped a life-saving straw. "Yes, Dr. Yamada, if it really doesn't work, we can even sell our house, as long as we can cure Aine."
Aine raised her head, her eyes anxious. "Doctor Yamada, can we have the surgery earlier? Can we bear the risk ourselves?"
Dr. Yamada shook his head and explained to Aine, "Chihaya-san, this isn't entirely the patient's responsibility."
"Eh? Why? As a patient... I've already agreed, isn't that enough?"
"No." Dr. Yamada's words shattered her resolve. "This still needs to be approved by the PMDA and IRB. Once they have evaluated the risks and benefits, the surgery can be performed in advance."
Dr. Yamada lowered his head and said, "The current surgical process is still on animals. I feel that it will be difficult to get them to approve it."
"Even if we want to convince them with experimental data, we haven't tried experiments on large animals yet... The best results we've achieved have only been with zebrafish."
Chapter 284 Aine's Choice
"Also, Chihaya-san and Aine's mom, you need to think carefully about this matter. We have no experience conducting this type of experiment on large animals, and there's a high probability of adverse reactions and unknown risks." Dr. Yamada explained the consequences to them. "It might even hasten Chihaya-san's death."
After saying that, the three people in front of Dr. Yamada fell silent again.
After listening to Dr. Yamada’s words, Aine lowered her head and fell into deep thought.
There might be adverse reactions and unknown risks... maybe even hastening death? But... thinking back to seeing terminally ill patients on my phone, I'm terrified... I'll be unable to take care of myself in the future, and I'll have to trouble others for everything...
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