tokyo soulful legend

Chapter 26 Then use yourself to repay the debt
Coming out of the doctor's office, the pale-faced Ejima Miao came 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 on the hospital bed.

The old man who had taken her with her and taught her the principles of life and doing things was now lying on the hospital bed, his thin body as shriveled as a dead tree, but there was nothing she could do.

Perhaps the only thing to be thankful for is that the expression on grandma's face is not painful, but very calm, as if she is having a good dream.

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

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

call.

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

This adjustment that usually brought her a sense of security and calmed her down suddenly lost its intended effect today.

The deeper I took a breath, the more helpless a cold feeling came over me from top to bottom.

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

She turned around and leaned her back against the glass of the intensive care unit, her weakened body slowly slid down uncontrollably, and fell to the ground in the corridor.

She had already experienced the bone-deep powerlessness once, when the Beichuan couple were lying in the intensive care unit like that, Beichuan Che and her were in the corridor separated by a wall, at the moment their heartbeats dropped to zero, she could only Can watch helplessly, can't do anything.

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

That was the only time she felt that it was so cold when it rained.

Footsteps sounded quietly from the other side of the corridor.

But Ejima Miao, who has always been sensitive, stood there dumbfounded as if her ears were covered, without any reaction.

It wasn't until the sound of footsteps getting closer and closer that the warm hand rested on her shoulder that she suddenly came back to her senses and looked at the face of the person she wanted to see the most, but also the person she didn't want to see the most. figure.

Kitagawa Che looked at Ejima Miao with a confused look in front of him, and was a little confused for a moment.

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

It was also the first time that she really felt that she was actually not strong.

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

With the help of the light from the sensor lights in the corridor, Che Beichuan could clearly see the goosebumps on Eshima's neck.

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

The ground in the corridor was slightly cool, and the feeling from the touch made Beichuan Che's thoughts calm down a lot.

There was no excessive blame due to anxiety, nor excessive tenderness, Beichuan Che just held her hand silently, and then asked in a most natural tone, "Tell me, Miao, what happened? , Grandma, what's the situation with her now."

"She..." Ejima Miao just opened her mouth, inexplicably, the emotions she could control just now couldn't bear it anymore, tears welled up in her eyes, she turned her head quickly, avoiding Beichuan Che "I'm sorry, young master, I can't control my emotions."

Her voice was choked with sobs.

Bei Chuan Che didn't reply, just patted her on the shoulder, moved his position a little, and gave her a hug.

Although he didn't know what happened to Ueshima Tae and Ueshima Toyoko, what he knew was that now he had better let Ueshima Tae vent those emotions.

It's not a good thing to hold such emotions in your heart.

So, he took the initiative to add a fire.

He patted her on the back lightly and whispered, "It's okay."

When you are particularly sad, it’s okay if others don’t care about you. Once there is such a person who cares about you sincerely, the emotions that could have been stopped will flow out of your heart like a flood that has opened the gate. Tears are salty. , Strength is fake, pressure, grievance, and sadness are real.

The corridors are very quiet.

Her warm tears soaked his shirt.

Ejima Myuu sobbed softly for a long time.

It wasn't until the evening sun was completely swallowed by the horizon, and the night once again occupied the entire sky, that her mood gradually improved.

But what Bei Chuanche never expected was that the girl who always claimed to be his valet recovered, the first thing she said to him was '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 burying her head in her knees.

This strong girl who seemed to be omnipotent in her life seemed extremely thin at this moment.

"I will find a solution regarding grandma's matter."

Although he didn't ask in detail, seeing Eshima Miao's appearance, Kitagawa Che had a certain conclusion in his heart.

"No, it's not your responsibility."

Ejima Miao shook her head, she was very clear about the financial situation of her young master.

The male doctor made it very clear that if you want to completely solve the problem, you will need a full 400 million yen. This amount of money may not have been a problem for the Kitagawa family in the past, but it is for them now. In other words, this amount is almost astronomical.

She had already blamed herself and regretted enough for losing control of her emotions in front of him just now.

She doesn't like crying very much. In her opinion, it is a proof of weakness and is to win sympathy. She doesn't want to, and doesn't need sympathy.

She had no idea and no plan to ask her young master to pay for her.

That would be too selfish for her to do it.

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

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

"You don't understand at all, young master, that is an astronomical sum, which we cannot afford..."

Ejima Myo's body trembled, she turned her head, and her eyes fell on Kitagawa Che's face.

Her eyes were full of unwillingness, regret, and deep self-blame, and overflowing tears were about to well up in her eyes.

"I……"

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

Her words stuck in her throat, she avoided Beichuan Che's sight, took a deep breath to adjust her emotions.

"sorry."

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

"No, we can afford it."

At this moment, Bei Chuanche thanked Bo Yuan from the bottom of his heart for his sincere transfer of money immediately, 15% of the royalties, plus the amount of [-] copies, the royalties of this sum will directly come from the balance of his card By the early twos, close to the eight figures of three.

As long as there is no need for a CAR-T-like therapy in this world, it should be more than enough.

Even if that kind of therapy is needed, there is still a way. He can call Beiyuan Zhengyu.

Whoever stipulates that the traversers must fight alone, and when it is time to shake people, they have to shake people.

"I'm just your servant, I don't deserve this."

Eshima bit her lip until it bled, and then she squeezed out such a sentence from the gap between her mouth.

It's true that he wants to save grandma, and it's also true that he doesn't want to selfishly ask his young master to pay for him.

It is precisely because of this kind of "axis" thinking that she is in a dilemma and despairs.

Life gives people multiple choice questions, and in some cases, there are always very few.

“Everyone’s concept of worthiness and unworthiness is different in their mind.”

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

He thought for a while and asked leisurely, "Do you know where I passed before coming here?"

Ejima Myuu turned her head and looked at him.

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

After looking at each other, she shook her head.

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

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

"Outside the toilets that allow smoking, there are cigarette butts all over the place.

"Some were sitting and leaning on each other and shedding tears silently, some were standing, looking at everyone passing by with red eyes, and some seemed to be confused, looking at the ground blankly, not knowing. What are you thinking about.

“The hospital is a place like this, with endless cigarette butts to sweep away and endless family members hugging each other and crying.

"For them, life will continue in the future, just like a toy train that has already been programmed and winded up. From the moment it starts, it can no longer be stopped.

"But no matter what happens in the future, for them now, their sky has collapsed."

There was more emotion in Beichuan Che's eyes.

I have been busy for most of my life, the first half of my life is boring to run around for the family, earning money with my life, and the second half of my life is using money to continue my life.

"Man is a creature that likes to find meaning for himself. As long as anything is given a meaning, that thing and that object are special to the person who gave it the meaning."

Bei Chuan Che met her eyes and looked straight at her.

"..."

Ejima Miao didn't know how to answer the question, so she chose silence.

"For me in the past, maybe money was the material basis of life, and even the most intuitive material wealth was very important."

Before crossing, he upheld this concept, and then got lost in the forest of life.

From the moment he graduated from college and walked out of school, he thought that he had reached the stage where he needed to be self-reliant. After finding a good job, he began to work hard. The leader valued him, and with his ability, He rose quickly.

But the work is getting more and more busy, and the free time is getting less and less. It seems that the only meaning of life is work. Work can bring money, and money equals goals. Such a three-equation equation starts with profit for everything. Considering it from a different perspective, the people who used to say that they wanted to contact gradually lost contact, and the relationship between friends gradually became estranged.

He got it, lost it, and began to regret it.

Now, be considered lucky, God gave him a chance to start all over again.

"If one day I become very rich, maybe I can let everyone stay by my side." Kitagawa Che lowered his voice and hummed softly along with the song in his memory.

Immediately, he chuckled with relief, shook his head, and said in a calm and firm voice, "Money is a necessity of life and the cornerstone of a normal life, but it is not the whole of life. I don't want you to regret it when you think about it now. Now , the sky will not fall down."

"But that money..."

The expression on Ueshima Myo's face was still extremely hesitant.

"Stop it!" Kitagawa Teru interrupted Eshima Myo's casting, "Didn't you say that you want to be my valet? You have been talking about the valet code, can a valet have such an expression?"

After the words fell, Miao Eshima, whose eyes were slightly red and looked like pear blossoms with rain, shook her head.

"That's right, then go on, what should you do as a servant?"

He finally figured out how to communicate with Ejima Miao.

This girl is very awkward, but at the same time, it is also possible to "shaft" her back from this angle.

"Should be stronger and more gentle, obey orders within the scope of work, complete what needs to be done, and not cause trouble to those who serve."

Ejima Miao hesitated for a moment, looked at Kitagawa Che timidly, and answered his question.

"Then, now tell me honestly how much grandma's treatment costs."

Kitagawa Che looked at Eshima Myo, waiting for her answer.

"Four, 400 million yen."

Ejima Myo looked away and answered Kitagawa Che's question in a low voice.

She just said on the front foot that she wanted to listen to her young master, but she changed her words on the back foot?She doesn't have that thick skin.

"I have some good news for you. Baiyuanchuan Library just sent me a sum of 'living expenses'. As far as this living expenses are concerned, it is easy to pay for grandma's treatment expenses, and it will not cause the injury you just mentioned. bone, it won't even affect anything."

He said this with a smile and a relaxed tone, as if he was talking about a few hundred yen.

"I... will pay it back."

Looking at Kitagawa Che's clear eyes, Eshima Miao said seriously.

"You are..."

Bei Chuan Che frowned, why is this girl so serious?

"I know it will take a long time, but I will definitely return it to you, Master."

Miao Eshima's beautiful eyes were full of seriousness, without any intention of joking.

"Then how do you count the time you took care of me? If you want to pay me back, that time must also be counted as salary, and it will be evened out, so it will be evened out."

He really didn't want to compete with this girl on this matter.

"That doesn't count, one size counts for one size."

Ejima Miao shook her head, and the stubborn energy came up again.

"Come on." Beichuan Che took his clothes back from her body, then patted his wet shoulders, then stood up from the ground, and after putting on his clothes, he stretched out towards her He raised his hand and made a small joke, "If you want to pay it back, you can pay it back. If you really can't pay it, you can just take someone to pay off the debt."

"it is good."

Um?ah! ?ha! !
　Good morning.

　　Let me just mention one more thing, the song mentioned in the chapter is "If one day I become rich", by Mr. Mao Buyi.

　　In addition, I would like to thank Omachi Kai for his two monthly passes. Your support is the motivation for my writing.

　　See you tomorrow.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)