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Chiba New Story: 432. Maybe visiting a temple would help?

Life always hits you hard when you least expect it.

The days in Chiba were peaceful. When he finished his work and was about to go back to his room to rest, he received a call from Kiyoura Mai, telling him that Mitsuha was sick and was currently in the hospital. Xianren, who had already walked to the bedroom door, couldn't help but stop.

"Have you found out what the disease is?"

Hearing Qing Pu Mai's somewhat nervous but not very anxious voice, Xianren was not too nervous. He was in Chiba now, and no matter how nervous and panicked he was, it would not help.

"The doctor concluded it was appendicitis. I need to take some time off from school, and I'll have to rest for about a week after the surgery."

"I understand. I'm going back to Tokyo now. You... help take care of Mitsuha first."

"Ah."

Xianren, who had a headache, returned to his room, took his clothes and belongings, turned around and left his room. He briefly explained to everyone in the living room that he was going back to Tokyo for a while, and then left home.

I hurriedly caught the flight back to Tokyo, then confirmed the address of the hospital, hailed a taxi, and soon arrived at the hospital door. I called Qingura Mai and asked about her current whereabouts.

When they arrived at the ward, Sanye looked weak and haggard. She lay on the bed with a blank look in her eyes, her mouth open, and sighed from time to time.

Qingura Mai and Qingura Setsuna were both standing in the room, especially Qingura Mai, who was staring at the sighing Mitsuha, and didn't know how to describe her feelings.

Thinking of Kento who had a car accident before and Mitsuha who was sick this time, she began to wonder if the people of Itomori were having trouble adapting to the climate in Tokyo, or if there was some conflict in their attributes, and so they needed to go to a shrine or temple to worship?

The door opened, and Mitsuha, who was lying on the bed, and Kiyoura Mai and Kiyoura Setsuna, who were standing, all looked at Xianren who opened the door and entered the room.

When he opened the door, three pairs of eyes fell on him. Xianren didn't feel anything. He closed the door of the ward casually and walked in front of Sanye. Looking at Sanye who looked a little pitiful, he turned his head and looked at Qingpu Mai, asking about the current situation.

"The surgery can be performed tomorrow, but after the surgery, you need to rest for a while and be observed for about a week. If there are no problems, you can be discharged from the hospital."

"I understand."

Turning his head to look at Sanye's pitiful expression, he rubbed his forehead with his hand, then turned and left the room.

He walked out of the ward and towards a secluded corner. Xianren took out his cell phone from his pocket and called his mother in Itomori. After waiting for a few seconds, he heard a warm and gentle voice.

"Xianren, call me tonight, is there anything wrong?"

"Well, Mitsuha has a little problem. It's not a big problem. She needs a minor operation. Can you come and take care of her tomorrow?"

For example, the fact that his daughter is sick and needs surgery is not appropriate to hide from his family. In addition, Kento himself does not have much time at the moment and stays in Tokyo to take care of Mitsuha. Kiyoura Mai and Kiyoura Setsuna also have their own things to do. After much deliberation, it would be more appropriate to let Itomori's mother come to Tokyo.

"Surgery? What happened?"

Miyamizu Futaba suddenly became nervous when she heard that her daughter was in Tokyo and needed surgery.

"Appendicitis. The surgery isn't a big deal. It's just that after the surgery, she needs someone to take care of her. I—"

"Then I'll come over now?"

"I probably won't be able to catch the Shinkansen tonight. I can take a day off tomorrow to look after Mitsuha."

"Then I'll come over tomorrow morning."

"Ah."

After explaining the general situation to his mother and ending the call, Xianren was just about to turn around and go back to the ward when he saw a petite figure standing behind him. Qingura Setsuna was in the dark, facing him.

"Um...what's wrong, Setsuna?"

"Nothing, I was just a little worried about Xianren, so I came to check on him."

"Why should I worry? Have you...had dinner yet?"

"Ah."

"It's getting late, and you still have to go to school. Go home with your mother first. Leave this to me."

Looking at the wise man smiling at him, Qingpu Setsuna simply walked up to him, raised his thin arm, gently touched the tip of the wise man's nose with his finger, then withdrew his finger without saying a word and turned away.

Xianren was left standing in the corner, covering his nose, watching Qingpu Setsuna's back as he left, not knowing what was going on for a moment.

Originally, Qingpu Mai was planning to stay, but under Kento's persuasion, she went home with Qingpu Setsuna, leaving Kento sitting alone in the ward, looking at Mitsuha who was receiving an IV drip, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.

"Have you contacted your mother?"

"Well, come over tomorrow."

"It's not a big deal. I can handle it alone..."

She muttered to herself, as if she was somewhat dissatisfied with what Kento had told Miyamizu Futaba, while Kento just looked at her without giving any answer.

The girl lowered her head sullenly and sat on the hospital bed. The ward fell into silence and the atmosphere became a little deserted for a moment, which made Sanye feel a little cold both physically and mentally, and some unhappy memories emerged in her mind.

The two of them sat in the ward for a while without saying a word. Mitsuha picked up her mobile phone and started reading the content on it, while Xianren sat in the room and looked out the window with his head tilted.

During this time, the nurse came in and took away the medicine, and then I fell into complete silence.

Time passed little by little, and when Xianren looked at Mitsuha, the girl's eyes were darkly circled and she looked drowsy.

"Go to sleep, I'm here."

Looking at Mitsuha who wanted to sleep but couldn't, Xianren spoke to comfort her.

But Sanye did not lie down. Instead, she stretched out her hand and grabbed Xianren. Xianren had no choice but to come to the edge of her bed and grabbed her hand. Only then did the girl close her eyes and fall asleep peacefully.

In order not to disturb her sleep, Xianren turned off the lights and sat on the edge of the bed. Under the bright moonlight, he looked at Sanye's peaceful sleeping face. He leaned aside, took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and fell into a light sleep...

He had some strange dreams, fragmented, some were memories, some were inexplicable pictures. Just when Sanye slightly tilted her body, Xianren woke up from the dream, looked at the dark night outside and the girl sleeping beside him, and closed his eyes again.

When he woke up and couldn't go back to sleep, it was still dawn outside. He turned his head to look at Sanye who was sleeping soundly. Xianren didn't know what to say. He was about to stand up, but found that Sanye was holding his hand tightly.

"..."

There was no choice but to stay by her side and wait for a long time before Sanye slowly woke up.

After asking the doctor about Sanye's treatment and arrangements, and learning that the surgery would be performed in the afternoon, he returned to the ward and waited quietly with Sanye. Near noon, Erye called and asked about the location of the hospital. After about an hour, he appeared in front of Xianren and Sanye and asked about Sanye's physical condition.

"The surgery will be performed in the afternoon."

"Is there anything you need to prepare?"

"There's nothing special to prepare for, just wait a while."

When Sanye saw his mother, he suddenly became quiet. He sat on the hospital bed without making any sound. As the time for the operation approached, his expression became more and more nervous.

Until the afternoon when the operation was scheduled, Sanye bit her lips tightly, with an expression of being very scared but forcing herself to endure. This made Xianren and Erye who were standing beside her a little worried. After she entered the operating room, the two of them waited quietly at the door of the operating room.

After waiting outside for an hour, Sanye was pushed out of the operating room and sent to the ward in a daze. It took a while for him to wake up.

Mitsuye, who couldn't eat, looked haggard. Even after the operation, she was basically in a coma. When she woke up occasionally, she was listless. After a while, she would close her eyes and continue to rest. So on the morning of the next day, Xianren, who had taken a day off, left Erye to take care of Mitsuye and returned to Chiba.

He was in Chiba during the day, but in the afternoon, he returned to Tokyo to check on Mitsuye's current condition. When he learned that she was recovering well, he and Futsuye were relieved.

It seemed that she was able to start eating, so I prepared some nutritious liquid food for her and took care of her. At night, I walked out of the ward with Erye and discussed briefly about Sanye's current situation.

"Please give her two weeks of vacation. She just finished the surgery and has been under observation in the hospital for a week. Now she's back at the apartment. Let her rest for another week to avoid any problems."

Erye had no reason to refute this. For example, she knew that Sanye was attending a private school. She thought that taking a leave for a while would not affect her studies, so she agreed.

Later at night, Xianren temporarily left the hospital and walked to the hospital door, where he saw his wife standing quietly at the hospital door.

"..."

When he saw Xiaochun, Xianren walked over quickly, looked around, took her hand, walked out of the hospital, and asked her why she was there.

"Mitsuha is Xianren's sister, and she is also my sister. Why doesn't Xianren want to tell me?"

"It's not a serious problem. There's no need to trouble you. Besides, you have your own things to do."

"Am I a member of the Xianren family?"

This rhetorical question made Xianren, who was standing in front of her, fall silent. He didn't know how to answer this question. Feng Xiaochun's relationship with her family was not very close. For example, she and Sanye basically had no communication. In this case, Xianren just felt it was inappropriate to ask her to take care of Sanye.

As for letting her family take care of Sanye...

"I don't mean anything else. I just think there's no need to bother you. If I can't handle it alone, I will naturally think of my wife."

After explaining, Feng Xiaochun pursed her lips and said nothing more. She went to a nearby restaurant with Xianren to have dinner together, and then returned home together. Xianren walked towards the bathroom, and Feng Xiaochun watched Xianren enter the bathroom and silently followed him into the bathroom...

The next day, Kento, who came to Tokyo from Chiba in the afternoon, learned from his mother that his mother-in-law had come to visit Mitsuha who was recuperating in the afternoon and brought a lot of supplies, which made Mitsuha a little troubled for a while.

"I understand. I'll take care of this matter. You continue to take good care of Sanye. I'm...going out for a while."

After chatting with his mother and comforting her, he left the hospital, strolled around the area, bought some gifts, and went to Feng's house. He met his mother-in-law, handed over his gifts, bowed his head to express his gratitude, and talked about the deep feelings between him and Feng Xiaochun. Under the other party's indifferent gaze, he completed a set of "standard" etiquette. Feng Xiaochun's mother waved her hand indifferently and let him leave.

Headache.

She returned to her apartment in the port area, walked into the house, and made herself a cup of tea. Before she could even take a sip, Xiaochun returned home and looked at Xianren who was walking towards the sofa.

Looking sideways at his wife, the wise man smiled at her and sat down.

"Welcome back."

"I am back."

The two looked at each other, and he waved gently to Xiaochun. The girl slowly came to Xianren and was held in his arms. His chin rested on the girl's slender shoulders. He lowered his head slightly, breathing in the faint fragrance from her hair and ears. Xianren said nothing, and Xiaochun understood something and sat silently in Xianren's arms.

"As expected, it would be more appropriate for me to go and visit. Sanye is almost fully recovered now. Should I go and meet my in-laws tomorrow?"

After returning to the small apartment in Bunkyo Ward and seeing his mother, Futaba was still a little upset about Koharu's mother's greetings, while Kento comforted his mother.

"I've already visited her. There's no need to go again. Her family is busy and may not be at home."

"..."

Her son's remarks also made Erye understand something. She sighed, pursed her lips, and wanted to say something, but looking at Xianren's indifferent expression, she didn't know how to start. She could only change the subject and talk about something like her granddaughter Elliot.

"Are you all planning to stay in Tokyo?"

"Let's stay in Tokyo for now. We can consider Itomori later."

"..."

There are almost no young people in Itomori, and Futaba has no intention of going to Tokyo to live. Looking at her son, she sighed, not knowing whether Mitsuha or Yotsuha will inherit the shrine in the future.

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Chiba New Story: 433. Rational Utilization of Resources

At the weekend, the book signing event arrived.

Xianren, who was in Chiba, dressed himself up a little, combed his hair, and put on a pair of plain glasses. His whole image was completely different from usual. He was more gloomy than usual, mainly in dark colors, and looked gloomy no matter how he looked at him.

A man with a mine-like body? A gloomy otaku!

After walking out of his room, he saw Yuanye Ningning dressed as Kento. For a moment, he thought he had mistaken someone and thought it was an unfamiliar guest. After entering the house, he recognized it as Kento.

"Miyamizu-kun, are you going out today?"

"Well, probably going home in the evening."

"I understand."

After saying goodbye to Yuanye Ningning, he left home while everyone else was still sleeping.

After coming to Tokyo from Chiba, I first went to the publishing house to meet Machida Sonoko. When I met Machida Sonoko in the reception room, Kasumigaoka Utaha had not yet arrived at the publishing house.

"I'm already on the way. I'll be there in about half an hour. I didn't expect you to be here so early, and..."

Staring at Kento sitting in the reception room, Machida Sonoko was speechless for a moment. She didn't know how to describe her mood at the moment. She had never expected Kento to attend the book signing event in such an image. After a moment of silence, she sighed and asked him to wait in the reception room while she went to deal with matters related to today's book signing event.

A cup of tea was brought in front of him. The wise man picked it up nonchalantly, took a sip, and then waited quietly.

Although Machida Sonoko said it would take half an hour, Kasumigaoka Utaha arrived a little earlier than expected. After waiting for more than ten minutes, Kento arrived at the publishing house and entered the reception room.

When she saw the wise man sitting in the reception room, Kasumigaoka Utaha was a little surprised. Looking at the wise man whom she almost didn't recognize, it took her a long time to come back to her senses. After staring at the wise man for a while, she didn't say hello and sat down quietly in the reception room.

More than ten minutes passed in silence, and Machida Sonoko appeared in front of Xianren again.

"Ah, Xiaoxia is here."

"Yeah, I've been waiting in this cold reception room for a full 13 minutes. I wonder if Editor Machida has taken care of his business yet?"

"Everything has basically been taken care of. There's nothing else to do for now. We can leave for the book signing event now."

Kasumigaoka Utaha didn't react at all, while Kento slowly stood up. Under the gaze of Machida Sonoko, Kasumigaoka Utaha frowned slightly, but still pursed her lips and stood up together. The three of them left the reception room, got on the publishing house's business car, and headed towards the signing event.