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Hearing this, the nurse chuckled: "Although it's not as comprehensive as neurology, it can make a diagnosis more quickly. Besides, this is the ICU."

“Yeah.” Aine straightened her head and looked at the white ceiling quietly, “I’ve also been in the ICU.”

"If possible, it's best not to come to the ICU." The nurse smiled slightly.

"I know. After all, who wants to stay in the ward..."

As soon as Aiyin finished speaking, the nurse shook her head: "Besides this, do you know how much it costs for you to stay here for a day?"

"Eh? I...I don't know." Aine shook her head.

Seeing Aiyin's bewildered expression, the nurse explained, "Your daily expenses here are 20 yen. Since your medical insurance covers it, and since you're a student and don't have any income yet, your daily expenses are only 4 yen."

"How much... how much?"

"That's not even a lot, because you had a craniotomy and were transferred to the ICU. You didn't develop any complications, like cardiopulmonary failure, so you didn't need ECMO. If you add that in, it would cost an extra 100,000 yen per day."

“Uh…ah, is that so…” Aine turned her head away, “Indeed, nurse, it’s better if you don’t come.”

While chatting with Aiyin, the nurse quickly tested the activity of the AAV vector in Aiyin's body. Just as the nurse said, the speed was indeed faster than the examination done in the neurology department.

Soon, the nurse shook her head gently: "There's only about 30% of the AAV vector left. Although it's better than Dr. Yamada predicted, little Aine will still need another gene editing surgery."

“Eh?” Aiyin’s pupils shrank. She didn’t want to experience the current situation again. “Nurse, I… I don’t want to experience this again.”

"That's the only way. If we want to cure ALS, this is the only way." The nurse looked at Aine's pained expression, sighed inwardly, and gently rubbed Aine's face. "Well, at least the neurology doctors are working hard for your surgery now. Keep up the good work, I believe in you."

Hearing the nurse say this, Aine gradually calmed down and nodded: "I...I understand."

"Yes, that's right." The nurse nodded with satisfaction. "I'll go tell Dr. Yamada the results and then I'll take you to have your stitches removed."

"it is good."

It was already noon when Aiyin returned to the single room after the stitches were removed.

Although Xiangzi and the others knew that basically nothing would happen to Aine this week, they were still in a bad mood when they thought about Aine in the ICU.

Especially Chuhua, he just went to work at Sumimi for a day, but something like this happened.

The moment Aine returned to the ward, the nurse opened the door and the ward was full of people.

Looking at Xiangzi and the others, the nurse said, "Ain, you are really welcome."

Chapter 344 The Plan of the Three Editings

The moment Chu Hua saw Aiyin, he immediately stood up from his chair and quickly walked over to Aiyin, his eyes filled with anxiety and self-blame. "Xiao Ai, how are you? I'm sorry, I should have come over that day."

Looking at Chuhua's self-blaming look, Aiyin shook her head gently. She wanted to explain that Chuhua didn't need to blame herself, but just when she opened her mouth, the nurse next to her spoke first.

"Miss, Aine's body still needs to recover slowly, so please don't get so excited."

After hearing the nurse's words, Chu Hua realized her own misconduct and quickly bowed and apologized: "I'm sorry, I was too impatient."

Not only did Chuhua calm down, but the originally noisy ward also became quiet.

Aiyin smiled and said, "Well, thank you Chuhua for always thinking of me."

"No...nothing." Chu Hua shook his head gently, "This is what I should do."

Pushing Aine to the bedside, the nurse supported Aine and transferred her to the bed. After doing all this, she left the ward.

As soon as the nurse left, Dr. Yamada pushed open the door of the ward.

Aiyin greeted Dr. Yamada with a smile, "Dr. Yamada, good afternoon."

Dr. Yamada nodded in response. He stood at the door and said, "Chihaya-san, how are you feeling now?"

"It feels okay, but..."

Doctor Yamada knew what Aine wanted to say. He shook his head and spoke in advance: "The nurse in the ICU has already told me. Although it's regrettable, I'm glad she's okay."

"It's all thanks to Dr. Yamada and your thorough preparations."

Doctor Yamada didn't show much joy at Aine's words. "After all, you're the first patient to undergo radical surgery for ALS. The director takes you very seriously, and the doctors in other departments are all aware of you, so mobilizing resources will be very convenient."

“I see.” Aine nodded. I was wondering why there were so many doctors every time there was an operation…

Thinking of this, Aine continued to look at Dr. Yamada: "Then, Dr. Yamada, will the next gene editing surgery be in three months?"

Even though the surgery had just been completed, Aine couldn't wait to know what would happen next.

Dr. Yamada shook his head. "I'm not sure. We'll have to wait until your body recovers enough to undergo surgery. After that, the nurse will come to check on you every week to confirm the level of SOD1 mutant protein in your body and determine the direction of future surgical adjustments."

After saying that, Dr. Yamada turned to look at Aine's mother, who was sitting beside Aine's bed. "Aine's mother, during this time, you and these children can assist Aine with her post-operative rehabilitation training."

Aine's mother stood up and said, "Then, Dr. Yamada, what kind of post-operative rehabilitation training will be needed?"

"A nurse will come to teach you later."

After Dr. Yamada said this, he said goodbye to everyone and left. He came here just to confirm Aine's physical condition with his own eyes. After seeing that there was nothing abnormal, he could rest assured and do his own thing.

In the conference room, Dr. Yamada had already called the doctors from other departments who would need his cooperation. They sat quietly around the table, staring at each other.

After an unknown amount of time, the doctor from the imaging department asked, "Where's Dr. Yamada?"

The neurology doctor replied, "He said he was going to the inpatient department to check on Chihaya's condition."

"Tsk," the critical care doctor shook his head and asked angrily, "I doubt you neurology department members trust the capabilities of our ICU."

Although the tone was angry, everyone present knew that it was just a joke. After all, it is recognized that the ICU's treatment capacity can measure the medical level of a hospital.

"How is that possible? How dare we in the neurology department do that, right?"

"I suspect you are playing tricks on us."

"Nothing."

Just as the two were arguing with each other, the door of the conference room was pushed open and Dr. Yamada walked in hurriedly.

After seeing Dr. Yamada, the doctors from other departments finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Dr. Yamada, you are finally here."

Finally, I don’t have to listen to the bickering between the neurology department and the critical care department.

"Sorry to have kept you waiting." Dr. Yamada sat in the middle seat.

As Aine's attending physician, the dean gave Dr. Yamada a lot of authority and agreed that other departments could cooperate with Dr. Yamada. After all, the dean was very happy about the opportunity to be included in textbooks and go down in history.

The neurosurgeon spoke up, "Dr. Yamada, this editing session failed. What should we do next? Should we try a third editing session with a different vector?"

Dr. Yamada nodded. "After that, once Chihaya's body has recovered enough to undergo surgery, we'll perform the third editing. Since our neurology department has only practiced this type of gene editing surgery, I plan to switch vectors."

"What if there's another inflammation? And...how many carriers do you have in the neurology department now?"

"After that, I plan to start low-dose dexamethasone three days before surgery, combined with a single dose of tocilizumab. As for the vector, I will use AAV-PHP.eB."

The other doctors in the neurology department were stunned when they heard the name of the vector. He stood up and said, "Dr. Yamada, AAV-PHP.eB is not only complicated to produce, but also more expensive."

"I know." Dr. Yamada looked at him, "But we are doctors. When it comes to life, any money can be ignored. Besides, the Toyokawa Group has already paid for it."

"Toyokawa Group? That Toyokawa Group?"

"Yes." Dr. Yamada nodded. "We can take advantage of Chihaya-san's recovery time to produce the remaining AAV-PHP.eB."

The intensive care unit doctor was puzzled: "Then Dr. Yamada, why didn't your neurology department use AAV-PHP.eB this time?"

"Because other vectors are simpler to produce, for the sake of time efficiency, we'll prioritize them. Currently, we've only produced half of the AAV-PHP.eB needed for a single surgery." After a pause, Dr. Yamada added, "Once Chihaya-san recovers, we should have enough vectors to go."

"Dr. Yamada, after the gene editing surgery is completed, does your neurology department have any follow-up plans?"

"Yes," Dr. Yamada nodded. "Our department has currently developed a five-step process. The first is to clarify the mechanism. Gene editing is the second step, and the next steps are neural reconstruction, microenvironment regulation, and functional recovery."

Dr. Yamada explained his department's plan to the doctors present. "Neural reconstruction is easy. Our NCNP's iPSC technology is far ahead in this area. The only difficulty lies in the second step."

Dr. Yamada nodded slightly and suddenly fell silent. Of course, the most dangerous step was the fourth one.

Chapter 345 You know, I have always been a straight woman

After Dr. Yamada left, Xiangzi and the others came to Aine and looked at the wound on her head, their eyes filled with heartache.

"Does it still hurt?" Xiangzi's hands were shaking. She subconsciously stretched out her hand, but suddenly realized what a stupid thing she was about to do, and slowly put her raised hand down.

"It's fine." Aiyin looked at Xiangzi, who was full of worry, and shook her head gently, telling her not to worry. "Except for the slight pain when the stitches were removed today, it hasn't had much of an impact otherwise."

"Aine-chan, you're amazing..." Deng listened to Aine's words with admiration in his eyes.

Mutsuya nodded, "Aine-chan is a girl, but she's as strong as a boy."

Su Shi gently stroked Aine's cheek: "It must be boring staying in the ICU for this period of time?"

She was well aware of Aine's lively and active personality. Seeing Aine nod, Su Shi felt an indescribable bitterness in her heart.

At the end of the bed, Li Xi also wanted to go up and talk, but when she saw Aine who was surrounded, she stopped.

Li Xi knew in her heart that she couldn't say a word at the moment. After all... she was not that guy's girlfriend.

It always felt a bit awkward to express concern openly in front of her girlfriends - that's what Li Xi thought.

On the side, Miao Meng and Hai Ling were sitting on chairs. It was hard for Hai Ling not to notice Li Xi pacing back and forth.

With a light sigh, Hailing stood up and grabbed Lixi's arm.

Li Xi, who was still thinking, was startled by the sudden touch on her arm. She turned around and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw it was Hai Ling.

But then, she felt a surge of anger inside. Li Xi really wanted to know if Hai Ling did it on purpose, but because of the nurse's reminder just now, she lowered her voice: "What's wrong, Hai Ling?"

Hailing also lowered her voice: "From your tone, you seem very angry?"

Li Xi was speechless: "You were suddenly startled, so of course you wouldn't be in a good mood, right?"

"Really? I was shocked..."

Seeing Hailing nod gently, Li Xi suddenly had a bad feeling in her heart, but before she could say anything, Hailing said first: "Aren't you going to go up and check on Aiyin's situation?"

it is as expected!

Li Xi turned his face away. Hai Ling was talking nonsense again. Really, how could I possibly say this in this situation? No, there are too many people here. For the sake of my reputation, I should go out and talk to Hai Ling.

Without thinking too much, Li Xi grabbed Hai Ling's arm and pulled her out.

Looking at the backs of the two, Miao Meng, who was sitting on the chair, blinked, turned her head to look at Aiyin and the others, and finally stood up and followed Lixi and the others out.

While following the two of them, Miao Meng prayed silently in her heart - Well, Xizi, Haizi, don't blame me, I didn't mean to eavesdrop on your conversation, it's just that after you two left, I felt too embarrassed to be alone in the ward.

Tsk, if I could have come over and said something, I wouldn't have had to come out and eavesdrop on their conversation.

Thinking of this, Miao Meng's face flushed, and she realized that there was something wrong with her idea.

No, those who come close to me are Aiko’s girlfriends. How can I get close to them? I’m not a girl.

At the corner of the corridor, Li Xi stopped after pulling Hai Ling here, but before Li Xi could say anything, Hai Ling continued: "So, now can you tell me why you don't care about the situation?"

"I...what are you talking about..." Li Xi's face flushed, and she turned her head to look out the window.

Seeing Li Xi's deliberate avoidance and playing dumb, Hai Ling was speechless. She walked to Li Xi's side and put her hand on the window: "Are you playing dumb with me?"

"We've talked about this before in RiNG, don't I know you?"

Hearing this, Li Xi looked embarrassed. She wanted to refute, but she couldn't say anything - because Hai Ling was telling the truth.

Her way of deceiving herself would not pass Hailing's test.

"I..." Li Xi took a long breath, "I can't speak."

"Why?" Hai Ling's tone remained calm. "Why is there so much embarrassment in asking about this?"

Li Xi bit her lower lip lightly: "Then... in what capacity should I care about her? She is obviously surrounded by her girlfriends."

When Miao Meng at the corner heard this, her pupils shrank and she quickly covered her mouth with her hands.

What did I just hear? What did Xizi say? Does she mean...she likes Aiko too? Huh? No, she seems like a pretty decent girl to me.

I thought all of us drummers were straight... but what happened? Am I the only straight woman? No, I can't jump to conclusions yet. Maybe I'm only hearing part of the story. What if there's a twist?

"Why don't you just show your concern as Aine's admirer?" Hailing looked at Lixi in confusion. "You're so familiar with everyone anyway, so why should you be embarrassed?"

The blush on Li Xi's face deepened a little, and she shook her head: "As a suitor, it's impossible, not in this life."

Are you kidding me? I've already decided not to confess my feelings, and now I'm being asked to show concern as a pursuer of Aine. It would be easier to show concern as a friend...

It doesn't seem much better.

Hearing this, Miao Meng covered her face with one hand and said, "Okay, there is no reversal. I am the only straight woman."

As for little Lenai? He's just a cat.

"What a weird kid." Hailing patted Lixi's shoulder heavily. "Have you thought it through?"

"What?" Li Xi looked confused.