I am the emotional sustenance of your deceased

See you later.

Xiangzi tried to wave goodbye but was completely unable to do so.

As her mother left and the door closed softly, her thoughts gradually slowed down and slowly returned to the late night of that day.

[Xiaoxiang...help me...I'm so scared...]

Shoko Toyokawa closed her eyes and tried hard not to think about these things.

[Save me... Don't leave me... Where are you, Xiaoxiang? Don't leave me alone...]

"hateful…"

She subconsciously wanted to clench her fists but found that the bandages wrapped around her hands prevented her from moving at all.

"It's okay, Xiaosui is fine, Xiaosui... is absolutely safe."

Xiangzi imitated his mother and began to comfort himself. She closed her eyes and tried not to think too much about it.

It's probably tea time now.

There were no cakes or hot tea at today's afternoon tea party. Instead, the food served on the table was endless pain.

Toyokawa Shoko's consciousness gradually faded, and she seemed to be falling back into sleep again.

"If you miss me, watch this movie! If I'm not by your side, watch this movie too! You don't have to rely on vague memories to miss me. As long as this movie I gave you is still here, I will still be by your side."

"!!!"

"Where's my disc... ah? Where's my video equipment?"

Suddenly remembering the birthday gift Chitose Toyokawa gave her, Xiangzi's little sense of security once again vanished.

"What's wrong, Ms. Toyokawa? Are you feeling unwell? Do you need me to call a doctor?"

"No... Can I... Can I still contact my mother? Please go find her. I need to talk to her about something."

"I'm afraid..." The nurse's tone was full of uncertainty. Seeing the other party's hesitation when shaking her head, Toyokawa Shoko already got the answer.

But she was unwilling to do so.

She really, really, really needed to know what was happening with Chitose's birthday present.

"Please, I can pay you. I have nothing to do here, but I need you to help me find him and my mother and ask her clearly."

"OK then."

Although the nurse was hesitant, she finally chose to help. After all, her duties did not allow her to leave Xiangzi for a short time.

But if it was Shoko Toyokawa who strongly requested it, it would be different.

"call--"

When Xiangzi was the only one left in the room, she could no longer hold on.

In his sleepy state, Xiangzi felt his tears gathering at his chin.

She was too weak to wipe it off.

That's the way it is.

Ch457. Xiao Sui! I'm finally back!

I haven't heard any news about her in the past few days.

The rainy season seems to be coming, but you are not by my side.

In the past, when it started to rain frequently in Tokyo, you would point to the raindrops outside, sometimes as fine as cow hair and sometimes as big as pearls, and tell me:

[Sister, take me out in the rain. It will definitely be romantic!]

And I will reject you outright:

[Are you stupid? Aren’t you afraid of having a fever or a cold? ]

Then we would play and have fun, I would play the piano, and you would sit next to me with your little feet up and read comics.

It would be best if it was an afternoon when my parents and grandparents were not around, so no one could restrict our freedom.

"Um……"

Shoko Toyokawa withdrew her gaze from the window, her slender eyelashes trembled a few times, and tiny tears bounced away.

"I missed you so much, Xiaosui."

You and I have never been apart like this before.

Every day, every hour, every minute, every second that has passed...you and I wish we could stick together.

But now we haven't seen each other for several days.

"Xiaoxiang, calm down. Xiaosui is fine now, just a little weak. He will be able to see you soon."

Her mother was comforting herself, but Shoko Toyokawa was not a fool.

Is Xiaosui's current situation really okay?

She had already begun to doubt this issue, and the emotional hole in her heart was gradually widening.

Little by little, slowly, her heart was about to be eaten away.

"Ah."

He made no sound but managed to utter a hoarse interjection. Toyokawa Shoko's limbs were weak and sore, and he had completely lost his spirit.

If Xiaosui is okay now, why doesn't he come to see me?

She was trapped in the warehouse... but she wasn't physically hurt, was she?

Xiangzi pursed her lips. The pain in her heart was a poison that was hard to get rid of.

She was only seven years old and had no way of expressing what was on her mind.

"Mother…"

In the end, she could only force out two words from her throat weakly.

"Xiaoxiang, Mommy is here. Do you want some water?"

My mother has been crying all day long since the incident between her and Xiaosui. My father has come several times and even had another fierce quarrel with my grandfather.

The quarreling made Xiangzi's bones ache.

"I miss my sister...Mom..."

"..."

Mizuho Toyokawa opened her mouth, but in the end she was unable to speak.

She just smiled reluctantly and shook her head.

Is the mother trying to stop crying?

Xiangzi felt strange in her heart. She suppressed her sadness and began to comfort her mother.

It's another rainy day and another damp and dreary afternoon.

The hospital's exclusive wards are fully equipped with all kinds of dehumidification tools.

But Xiangzi's heart was moldy.

Xiangzi's heart... is already covered with mold.

……

As the days go by, the shackles in my heart are constantly tightened.

Xiangzi's injury was not particularly serious, and she finally recovered after two months.

She hadn't seen Chitose Toyokawa for... two months.

Xiangzi even felt numb, and her smiles became less and less frequent.

And what follows is a never-ending deepening of fear and worry.

The twin sisters seemed to be connected in heart. Xiangzi felt uneasy and anxious, and felt that Chitose must be in a terrible state.

But today, Shoko Toyokawa rarely smiled.

"Ms. Toyokawa has recovered successfully and is now able to return home to rest."

[Okay! Are you home yet?]

She looked at her mother with expectation.

Faced with her daughter's reaction, Mizuho Toyokawa seemed to accept the reality and finally sighed.

"Xiaoxiang, let's go home, but... Xiaosui's situation might be special right now, she..."

Mizuho stopped talking here, as saying more might be a bit cruel.

She didn't want to play the role that hurt Xiangzi's heart.

"Eh?"

Xiangzi held tightly in her hand the birthday gift that Qiansui had given her, and she finally asked someone to get it back.

She didn't hear clearly what her mother meant, but even if she did, she probably wouldn't take it too seriously.

At this moment, the only thing on Xiangzi's mind was home.

Go home! And... reunite with Chitose!

The attending physician's office, corridor, elevator, and hospital entrance.

Xiangzi shuttled among the crowd. Even in the more expensive private hospital, there was a constant stream of patients coming to see the doctor every day.

She held her mother's hand for fear of getting lost, and just at the door of the hospital, Xiangzi met an unexpected person.

"Xiao Mu? Are you here to take me home?"

"Ah."

Wakaba Mu's answer was as concise and clear as ever, but this time, Toyokawa Shoko noticed something from the fact that Wakaba Mu didn't dare to look up at her.

【Xiao Mu, her?】

"Then let's go together."

"Xiaoxiang, how are you?"

"Very good. Has Xiaomu seen Xiaosui? Is she okay now?"

Shoko Toyokawa only cares about Chitose Toyokawa's situation.

After getting on the car, they sat in the back seat, one on each side. Xiangzi looked at the falling cherry blossoms in April, and sighed in his heart that he had missed the opportunity to enjoy the rain of petals while having lunch with Chitose in the leaves.

"age…"

Ruoye Mu was silent for a long time, and gave an ambiguous reply amid the roar of the engine:

"good."

……

In the gloomy atmosphere of this grave-like ward, the splitting headache every day made Toyokawa Shoko uneasy.

But she had to persevere, and finally she had the opportunity to recover and go home to visit her sister.

[But since Xiaosui can go home now, why doesn't he come visit me? ]

The scenery along the road gradually became familiar, and as the distance to home shortened, her heart became more and more uneasy.

"Xiao Mu, I have a question for you."

Xiangzi lowered his eyes and showed no intention of speaking even after Mu said "OK".

She actually always wanted to ask what Mu was doing that night.

She and Chitose disappeared the whole night, and the adults fell into a deep sleep because of drinking at the party...so what about Mu?

"Never mind, it's okay, I just thought too much."

Xiangzi shook this strange thought out of her head. She knew that Mu was not to blame at all.

She just, she just stayed in the hospital for too long and started to have wild thoughts!