Tokyo Love Story

She didn't know what was wrong with her.

It seemed that she became timid from the moment she stepped in here.

It seems that I am not as strong as I imagined.

"Come with me. There is something you need to know." The male doctor paused. He could tell what the girl in front of him wanted to know, and added, "The patient just now was sent to the intensive care unit. At present, she is no longer in danger of death."

Inside the doctor's office at the emergency center.

The male doctor took off his mask, picked up the cup and took a gulp of water down his throat, then raised his eyebrows and looked at Ejima Tadashi, "Are you Grandma Ejima's?"

"granddaughter."

Hearing this, the male doctor frowned, a trace of embarrassment flashed across his brows. The critical illness notice just now was signed by the man who sent Grandma Huidao here. He asked uncertainly, "Are you an adult? Where are your parents?"

"Not yet. My parents are dead."

Ejima Miu bit her lip, with a complicated expression on her face.

"So you are now Granny Ejima's only direct relative?"

"Yes."

"Are you an adult?"

"No."

"Then..." The male doctor looked increasingly embarrassed. He hesitated for a moment, but finally decided to tell the little girl the truth. "Your grandmother's neighbor paid part of the money for the emergency surgery. You may need to pay the rest later."

"Okay, this is no problem."

He said that the 'pocket money' Kitagawa Che gave her was not much, but in fact it was a full 300,000 yen, so there was no problem in paying this fee.

"But," the male doctor changed the subject, "This rescue can only be said to have temporarily brought Grandma Huidao back to health. Her disease problem still exists. If it is not resolved, today's outbreak is a signal. In the future, it may become more frequent and more difficult to treat."

"Is there any way, doctor?"

Without thinking, Ejima Miu asked subconsciously.

"Yes, there is, but the cost of treatment..."

The male doctor raised his eyebrows, glanced at Ejima Tadashi, and then shook his head.

He could tell from the way Ejima Toyoko and her neighbors dressed that their financial conditions might not be good, and this expense was close to the total income of a whole year or even a year and a half for most ordinary people.

The probability of asking a pair of grandparents and grandchildren who depend on each other to pay for it is basically zero, and it is not an expense they can afford.

“Can you tell me the exact number?”

Ejima Mia raised her head and looked at the male doctor stubbornly.

The male doctor sighed, "Including the subsequent treatment costs, it may be close to 4 million yen."

As soon as he finished speaking, Eishima Tadashi's eyes dimmed, and he seemed to fall into an icy cave.

For a normal working person, this amount of money is a huge loss, and it would take at least two to three years to recover. For her now, it is an astronomical figure.

This expense is not something she can afford.

,See you tomorrow.

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Chapter 26 Then Use Yourself to Pay the Debt

Coming out of the doctor's office, Ejima Myo, with a pale face, walked to the outside of the intensive care unit in a daze.

Through the glass of the intensive care unit, she stared blankly at her grandmother lying on the hospital bed.

The old man who once took care of her and taught her how to behave and do things is now lying on a hospital bed, his thin body as shriveled as a piece of dead wood, and she has no way to help.

Perhaps the only thing to be thankful for was that the expression on grandma’s face did not look painful, but rather calm, as if she was having a good dream.

The lights in the corridor dimmed, and her face was reflected in the glass of the intensive care unit.

Through the refraction of light on the glass, she saw the confusion and fragility in her own eyes.

call.

Ejima Mia closed her eyes, covered her face with her hands, and took several deep breaths.

This adjustment, which always gave her a sense of security and calmed her down, suddenly lost its effect today.

The deeper I breathed, the more a feeling of helplessness and coldness surged up from top to bottom.

This suffocating feeling gradually drained her strength and drove away the warmth in her body.

She turned around, leaning her back against the glass of the ICU, and her weakened body slowly slid down uncontrollably, falling to the floor in the corridor.

She had experienced that feeling of powerlessness that penetrated deep into her bones once before. At that time, the Beichuan couple were lying in the intensive care unit, and Beichuan Che and she were in the corridor separated by a wall. At the moment their heartbeats dropped to zero, she could only watch and could do nothing.

In her memory, it rained heavily in Tokyo on the day the Kitagawa couple left.

That was also the only time she felt that a rainy day was so cold.

Footsteps sounded quietly from the other side of the corridor.

But Ejima Mio, who always had sharp senses, seemed to have her ears covered. She stood there without any reaction.

It was not until the footsteps got closer and closer and that warm hand was placed on her shoulder again that she came to her senses and looked at the figure of the person she wanted to see the most but also the least at the moment.

Kitagawa Che looked at Ejima Tadashi who had a dazed look on his face and was a little confused for a moment.

This was the first time he saw Ejima Tadashi like this.

It was also the first time that I felt so clearly that she was not actually strong.

On the contrary, she, like other girls, has a fragile side.

With the help of the sensor light in the corridor, Kitagawa Che could clearly see the goose bumps on Ejima Mio's neck.

He reached out and held her hand firmly. After feeling the cold temperature from her hand, he took off his coat without thinking, put it on her, and then sat down beside her.

The floor in the corridor was slightly cool, and the touch of it calmed Beichuan Che's thoughts a lot.

Without excessive blame due to anxiety, nor excessive tenderness, Beichuan Che just silently held her hand, and then asked in a natural tone, "Tell me, Miao, what happened, how is grandma now."

"She..." As soon as Ejima Miao opened her mouth, inexplicably, the emotions that she had been able to control just now could no longer be suppressed, and tears could not stop flowing out of her eyes. She quickly turned her head and avoided Beichuan Che's sight, "I'm sorry, Master, I, I can't control my emotions."

Her voice was choked with sobs.

Beichuan Che didn't say anything, just patted her shoulder, moved slightly, and gave her a hug.

Although he didn't know what had happened to Ejima Tae and Ejima Toyoko, he knew that it would be best for him to let Ejima Tae vent those emotions now.

It's not a good thing to keep such emotions inside.

So he took the initiative to add fuel to the fire.

He patted her back gently and whispered, "It's okay."

When you are particularly sad, it is okay if others don't care. But once there is someone who truly cares about you, the emotions that could have been stopped will burst out of your heart like a flood. Tears are salty, strength is fake, and pressure, grievances, and sadness are real.

The corridor is quiet.

Her warm tears soaked his shirt.

Ejima Tadashi sobbed quietly for a long time.

It was not until the sunset in the evening was completely swallowed by the horizon and the night once again occupied the entire sky that her mood gradually improved.

But what Beichuan Che never expected was that the first words that this girl who always claimed to be his attendant said to him after she recovered from her emotions were not "I'm sorry".

"I'm sorry, Master. I shouldn't have let you see me in this embarrassing state."

Beichuan Che turned his eyebrows away, and his eyes reflected her with her head buried in her knees.

This strong girl who seemed to be omnipotent in life looked particularly thin at this moment.

"I'll find a way to deal with grandma's problem."

Although he didn't ask in detail, seeing Ejima Tadashi's expression, Kitagawa Che had made some conclusion in his heart.

"No need, this is not your responsibility."

Ejima Mia shook her head. She knew very well what her young master's financial situation was like.

The male doctor said it very clearly that if they wanted to solve the problem completely, they would need a full 4 million yen. This amount of money might not have been a problem for the Kitagawa family in the past, but for them now, this amount is almost an astronomical figure.

She already felt guilty and regretful enough for losing control of her emotions in front of him just now.

She really didn't like crying. In her opinion, it was proof of weakness and an attempt to gain sympathy. She didn't want and didn't need sympathy.

She had no idea, nor any intention, to let her young master pay for her.

That would be too selfish, she couldn't do it.

Beichuan Che held her hand, and the cold temperature came from the back of her hand. He could clearly feel that this girl, who had always been strong in his memory, was trembling and weak at this moment.

He took a deep breath and emphasized again, "It's okay, I'll find a way."

"You don't understand at all, Master. That's an astronomical sum, and we can't afford it..."

Ejima Tadashi's body trembled. She turned her head and her eyes fell on Kitagawa Che's face.

Her eyes were filled with reluctance, regret, and deep self-blame, and her tears were about to burst out of her eyes.

"I……"

Suddenly, she realized that her emotions were out of control.

Her words got stuck in her throat. She avoided Beichuan Che's sight and took a deep breath to adjust her mood.

"sorry."

She kept repeating these three words and closed her eyes, as if she was a wet and homeless stray cat hiding under the slide in the park after being drenched by the heavy rain.

"No, we can afford it."

At this moment, Beichuan Che was actually thanking President Bai Yuan in his heart for his sincerity in transferring the money immediately. The 15% royalty share, plus the number of copies, brought the balance in his card directly to over , close to three eight-digit figures.

As long as you don't need similar treatments from this world, it should be more than enough.

Even if that kind of treatment is needed, there is actually a way. He can call Kitaen Masayoshi.

Who says that time travelers must fight alone? You have to call for help when it’s time.

"I am just your attendant. I don't deserve this."

Ejima Miu bit her lips until they bled, then she squeezed out these words.

It was true that he wanted to save his grandmother, and it was also true that he didn't want to selfishly ask his young master to pay for him.

It was precisely because of such stubborn thoughts that she was in a dilemma and felt desperate.

The choices that life gives us are always very few, even when there are choices to make.

"Everyone has a different idea of ​​what is worthwhile and what is not."

Beichuan Che turned his head and looked at the somewhat stubborn girl.

He thought for a moment, then asked slowly, "Do you know where I passed by before coming here?"

Ejima Myo turned her head and looked at him.

Then, with the light refracted from the glass, she could clearly see her own reflection in his eyes.

After looking at each other, she shook her head.

Kitagawa Che organized his words a little and talked about what he had just seen, "The emergency center of St. Luke's International Hospital is next to the Department of Neurology.

“When I came here just now, it was almost six o’clock, but the stairs over there were still full of people.

“Outside the toilets where smoking is allowed, there are cigarette butts all over the floor.

"Some were sitting or leaning against each other, silently shedding tears; some were standing, staring at everyone who passed by with red eyes; and some seemed to be stunned, staring blankly at the ground, and no one knew what they were thinking.

"The hospital is just such a place, with endless cigarette butts to sweep and endless family members crying and holding their heads in their arms.

"For them, life will go on, just like a toy train that has been programmed and wound up, and from the moment it starts, it can no longer be stopped.

"But no matter what happens in the future, for them now, their world has already fallen."

There was some more emotion in Beichuan Che's eyes.

I have been busy for most of my life. In the first half, I worked hard for my family and earned money. In the second half, I used money to prolong my life.