How can I let go of the matter of saving my stepsister?

I subconsciously clenched and stretched the bill, raised my head and heard Sato Yuu say this.

At present, all his savings are only 200,000 yen, and the upcoming salary is only 300,000 yen. There is still a gap of nearly 700,000 yen that he needs to fill. And this is only the estimated initial cost. Once the gap is opened, Qiong's hospitalization will only cost more, which is enough to completely crush his financial resources.

But his words remained calm, steady and firm.

The only way is to borrow, whether it is one hundred thousand, fifty thousand, ten thousand or twenty thousand, from colleagues or neighbors, and all the people you know, to borrow from banks, to borrow from private individuals, and it doesn't matter how much favors you owe, even if it's usury.

In short, he would raise the money no matter what.

"Sato-kun..."

Once again, Oda Chiharu held Sato Yu's hand, gently looked at the boy's tender eyes and showed an encouraging smile.

"I can lend you about 200,000 yuan."

"!"

Astonished, Sato Yu looked at Oden Chiharu.

This was the first time in his life that he had heard of or imagined a nurse would say such words to a patient's family.

In fact, just now, when he had decided to borrow money from everyone around him, Sato Yu subconsciously filtered out Chiharu Oden and did not take her into consideration at all.

But soon, when he saw the tenderness in Chiharu Oden's eyes, Sato You felt relieved and felt it was natural.

"I've been taking care of Qiong since I joined the company. I've probably spent more time with her than with you, my brother. In my heart, I also treat Qiong as my sister. Although what I'm holding on to now is just a tiny miracle, Sato-kun is willing to persevere, so I still want to do my part."

Gentle and kind people are suitable to be nurses, but gentle and kind people are not suitable to be nurses.

Chiharu Oda is a woman who is too soft-hearted and always shows too much concern for her patients, so she finds it difficult to accept separation.

She would always hide away and cry secretly when the children she was caring for passed away. Although her crying face was very beautiful, this nurse was the one who didn't want to cry.

"Thank you."

There was no refusal, only sincere thanks, Sato You said in a deep voice.

"I will definitely repay Miss Mita one day."

"I look forward to it."

Sato Yu's bank card number had already been recorded in the hospital system, and Chiharu Oda would transfer the money into the bank after get off work. After agreeing on all this, Sato Yu returned to the ward.

There, Miki Sugino was accompanying her.

Sato Yu did not sleep all night, and the production manager stayed with him until this moment. Through her red eyes, Sato Yu could clearly see her tiredness at the moment.

But seeing him come back, Sugino Miki still forced herself to cheer up.

"How's it going? How's the situation?"

"If I do the surgery, it will stabilize my condition temporarily, but..."

After a slight hesitation, Sato Yu finally opened his mouth.

"The gap in the cost of surgery and subsequent hospitalization is quite large, so, Ms. Sugino, if it is possible..."

"Not enough savings, right?"

"Ah."

"A lot different?"

"A lot, a lot."

"Oh."

After asking a few questions, Sugino Miki nodded, immediately took out her bag, found her wallet, and took out a bank card from it.

"Use it. The password is 1234."

"Thank you, thank you! Excuse me, how much is it? I will definitely..."

"four million."

"what?"

Sato Yuu thought that he would first ask Sugino Miki, then borrow from Mochizuki Nanae, Hamanishi Ryunosuke, Amayuro Hiromi, and other painters in the production team, and borrow tens of thousands from each person to cover the expenses.

But he never thought or imagined that he would be able to get everything together and borrow four million just by opening his mouth for the first time.

Forced to work because she was kicked out by her family for living off her parents, she has been working in production for several years. After much thought, this four million may be all the wealth of Miki Sugino. In fact, Sato Yuu only saw such a card in her wallet just now.

He really couldn't imagine that he just opened his mouth to the woman and she didn't even ask how much she needed to borrow, when she would pay it back or what the interest rate was, and she gave him everything she had.

"This is all I have right now. Is it enough? If it doesn't work, I can still ask my parents for more. They should be able to help me out."

"Enough, enough, enough, too much, all this is totally unnecessary... Is this really okay? Lending me so much money so rashly."

At first, Sato Yu made up his mind to throw away all his face, and when he decided to borrow money from them, the only thing he considered was whether he would still not be able to borrow enough.

But now, everything seemed so surreal. He actually "disdained" Miki Sugino for lending him too much.

How could he have deserved such kindness, and how could he have such a good relationship with her that made Sugino Miki give so much for him?

Or is it that Sugino Miki, a woman whose bank card password is just 1234, is so foolish and so credulous?

Or maybe she just trusted him.

Her soft eyes met Sato Yu's puzzled gaze, and Sugino Miki smiled softly.

"I believe in Sato-kun."

After all, he is not only his sister Sora's HERO, but also Sato Yuu, the boy who saved him.

Perhaps in the eyes of this young man, the rush to make up for her mistake was just part of the job, but for Sugino Miki...

That is already precious.

Volume 61: Chapter Chapter . Swearing by a Finger

"I will definitely repay this kindness in the future."

He withdrew a quarter of the four million and said to Sugino Miki and Sato Yu what he had said to Oda Chiharu.

And Sugino Miki also showed almost the same expression as Oden Chiharu and said the same thing to him.

"I look forward to it."

Afterwards, everything was finally settled. Although she did not get the words "Please let me marry you" that she expected from Sato Yuu, which would have satisfied her wish to rape the 19-year-old underage original artist, she finally solved the financial difficulties faced by Sato Yuu, and Sugino Miki said goodbye to him.

"The original painting that was supposed to be delivered has not been delivered yet. The supervisor just called me to urge me to do it. I have to go to work first. I will come to the hospital when I have free time."

Although the suspension of the show has given us a week to ease the pressure on the schedule, the production still cannot be stopped for a moment. Has she stayed in the hospital for too long? It's time for Miki Sugino to do what she should do.

But my sister's condition is so serious, Sato, can you still continue to draw the original pictures for the last episode?

Sugino Miki didn't ask any questions, but patted Sato Yu's shoulder soothingly and left quietly.

Now, the Sato siblings were the only ones left in the ward.

Sitting quietly beside the bed in the slightly pungent smell of disinfectant, Sato You stared deeply at Qiong's sleeping, overly pale face, and tears suddenly fell and dripped onto Qiong's pillow.

Qiong is too mature and too sensible, but such maturity and sensibility causes the two siblings to suffer more pain, and makes Sato Yu feel his own stupidity and ridiculousness.

The existence of the system made him relax his vigilance, and the two-month deadline for the fame value task made him have wrong ideas and make wrong judgments.

He thought that Qiong would be safe and sound during these two months, but he did not expect that Qiong might leave him before he completed his fame value mission.

On the way to the hospital, outside the emergency room, until the moment he confirmed that Qiong was safe, Sato Yu was in great torment, a fear he had never felt in his life before.

It was like the sky was falling, as if I had fallen into an abyss where it was hard to breathe and my blood was almost frozen.

If possible, Sato Yu would never want to experience that feeling again.

At this moment, he also realized that he cared about Qiong more than he thought. He cared about this girl who had only been with him for a few weeks, but who truly made him feel the warmth of family, and who made him look forward to going home every day and couldn't wait to hear her gentle call.

"elder brother."

As he was crying silently, the girl's whisper, full of love, came into Sato Yu's ears. Her voice was dry and a little hoarse, but so gentle that it warmed his heart.

Qiong, wake up.

Her consciousness was not clear. She instinctively called the person she trusted most, then she noticed the tear marks on Sato Yu's face and the pain from the infusion needle in her palm.

She looked up at the familiar ceiling of the hospital that she had faced every day for the past few years. She recalled everything that happened before she lost consciousness and understood everything that had happened here.

Alas, she couldn't hold on, and her brother eventually discovered the worsening of her condition early on.

Realizing this, she struggled to reach out her hand to wipe the tears from Sato Yu's eyes, and spoke in a low voice.

"Feel sorry."

"You should apologize. We had an agreement and promised to work hard together, but you concealed your illness from me."

The situation was serious. After stopping crying and adjusting his mood, Sato Yuu scolded Qiong, and his tone was stern for the first time.

But this did not scare Qiong. Qiong could easily see that he was weak inside and in the end he just smiled apologetically without any sign of being willing to repent.

It was really difficult to pretend to be a stern elder brother in front of Qiong. Helplessly, Sato You could only sigh and ask questions.

"Feeling strange, vomiting blood, losing the sense of taste, when did all this start?"

"...a week ago."

Qiong's answer made Sato Yuu's breath stop.

Previously, he thought that Qiong's condition began to deteriorate from the day she hurriedly dealt with the bloodstains and made the dinner relatively bland, but he didn't expect it to be even earlier.

Didn’t it start a week ago, before he fell asleep while working on a manuscript at the company and Qiong went to visit him with a lunch box?

It was precisely because of this that Qiong suddenly exploded that night, crying and asking him not to continue making animations...

"Brother, did you spend a lot of money again this time?"

"No, it's just..."

In response to Qiong's sudden question, Sato Yu flatly denied it, but as he spoke, facing Qiong's direct gaze, he was still speechless.

Just like how Qiong saw through his drawing of the erotic picture at a glance, he was too clumsy to be able to deceive this overly intelligent stepsister.

"Brother, have you already asked other people for money?"

"..."

"Let's go back. I don't want to stay here in my final days. I want to go home and be with my brother."

With a wrinkled face that looked as if she was about to cry, Qiong grabbed Sato Yu's sleeve and spoke to him in a begging tone.

"Okay?"

"Qiong, you don't have to worry about money. I have already collected enough money to pay for the treatment for the next period of time. I have also been promoted to deputy supervisor. After that, you don't have to worry about money anymore. You just need to hold on to hope and actively accept the treatment, and everything will be fine..."

"Is it still possible?"

With a sad face, Qiong's blunt question was like a knife cutting through Sato Yu's heart.

Lying in the hospital, on this expensive bed, Qiong has completely torn off her disguise as a gentle, virtuous and caring sister, becoming extremely realistic and even more resolute.

"I don't see any hope, and I don't want my brother's future hopes to be extinguished because of me."

hope......

Sato Yu fell silent as he chewed over these words.

At this moment, he also realized the fundamental difference between him and Qiong, who clearly cared about each other but hurt each other time and time again.

With the system hidden in his body, he has seen hope, but he has never allowed Qiong to truly touch the hope he created.

He has not yet completed his hope.

He could only gamble, betting that after completing the first stage of the task, Qiong's physical condition would be significantly improved, and betting that the rewards provided by the system would truly allow Qiong to see the hope of surviving and moving towards a better future with him.

"Qiong, I will continue to paint for some time to come."

"Eh? Won't you come...accompany me?"

After the reality, Qiong spoke intermittently and showed her fragility again. That fragile feeling was like broken glass piercing Sato Yu's heart.

But he could only hold on by himself.

"Because we have made a promise, I will let Qiong see the best animation in the world. I will not stop, and I will definitely present it to you again and again in the future.

So, be sure to hold on until the day I give you the animation."

Will the animation he made by himself finally bind her for two months, so that she will not give up treatment and have thoughts of suicide for his future?