The hospital had a snow-white ceiling, snow-white walls, and snow-white floors.

The girl turned the joystick that controlled the wheelchair with one hand,

With one hand on the wall, she adjusted the somewhat crooked trajectory of the wheelchair and slowly moved forward.

Her figure was a little thin,

But her complexion was still considered healthy. Both of her legs were wrapped in thick plaster and placed straight on the footboard. There were two crutches in her arms, and they were barely hugged by the elbow that held the joystick.

When the wheelchair moved, the crutches would slide a little, but if the hand controlled the joystick, the arc of the swing was not big,

They wouldn't slide out.

This posture that was barely maintained,

Made the girl look a little pitiful,

However, her expression was calm and composed.

Because even if she was configured like this every time she left the ward,

No one would push the wheelchair for her,

No one would help her hold her crutches, but she was not the kind of pitiful patient who was alone and had no one to visit her at all.

The doctors and nurses here all knew this.

The caregiver that Li Nan would hire for her would only come at a fixed time every day. This was also her own request,

No matter what, as long as she could still move,

It was not to the point where she had to be watched like a child all day long.

Although in the eyes of those adults, she was still a child at the age of fourteen.

Lilo Tsurumi thought.

Since she was a child protected by Li Nan, as long as her illness or injury was not to the point where she could not recover for the rest of her life,

She could not be called "pitiful" in any case.

Everyone knew this.

After her daily routine walk,

She finally returned to the door of her ward.

Originally, she was not a person who followed the rules or who planned carefully. Her usual behavior and hobbies were not regular,

Most of them were on a whim,

But after suddenly suffering such an injury,

Staying in the tedious hospital every day, she had developed a few boring habits.

For example, she would go out every afternoon at this time, come back on time, lie in bed and play PSP for two hours, read comics for a while, and then it would be night... and so on.

But today's situation had obviously changed, so the plan could not be carried out as smoothly as usual.

When Lilo Tsurumi pushed open the door of her ward like every time in the past and drove the wheelchair in, she found an uninvited guest standing inside.

He had short black hair and was wearing a black coat with beige fur, black trousers, and casual shoes.

Apart from his fair neck and his hands that were hanging by his side, he was completely dressed in black.

Her back was very slender, and her legs were very straight. She stood there like an ordinary person.

Hearing the creak of the door, he turned around, revealing his handsome and delicate face.

Lilo Tsurumi was slightly taken aback.

Then, a gentle smile appeared on that beautiful face. This person's voice was clear and pleasant, just like his temperament, filled with a magnetic field that made people want to get close to him.

"Oh, Miss Tsurumi.

To be able to move around in a wheelchair two weeks after surgery, that's an amazing recovery ability, "he said.

The girl he greeted stared at him for a long time before slowly replying, "Mr. Zhe Yuan."

"Brother Jingxiong and Brother Tom said that you left Ikebukuro, but it turns out that you didn't. I was just thinking that I didn't have time to say goodbye to you."

"Little Jingxiong isn't wrong, I do need to change my strategy and go out to develop."

Hearing this, the young man smiled, "I just heard that you were hospitalized, so I wanted to come and see you.

Well, if you remembered to say goodbye to me, wouldn't you have a chance today? "

"…" Lilo Tsurumi tilted her head, thought for two seconds, and then decisively said, "Then goodbye, you can go."

She was expressionless throughout the whole process. She methodically approached the bedside to pick up her mobile phone and wallet while saying polite words to the young man. She was a little different from her usual carefree image. Under the contrast of the blue and white striped hospital gown, she looked a little gloomy with a weak aura.

Seeing this, Rinya Orihara gently frowned, but showed a bit of a genuine smile, "I came all the way from Shinjuku, even if I didn't specifically come to see you, but I don't want to be kicked out after only two or three words with you. Two or three words can't express a person's concern for his injured junior."

The girl wanted to ask for a moment, what kind of feelings could a person who came empty-handed have for a patient.

But when she saw the young man moved a chair aside and sat down in front of her, she swallowed the question that had already come to her mouth.

She found that the person in front of her had a posture of wanting to have a good chat with her, and she couldn't tell whether it was surprise or expectation, so she changed the topic, "Then why did you come back to Ikebukuro?"

"Well, it's a coincidence that there is a girl in this hospital. She is about the same age as you, and the reason for being admitted is exactly the same. Even the chief physician in charge of the surgery is the same as you.

But she can't compare with you in terms of physical fitness. Even if she has undergone rehabilitation surgery more than a month ago, she still can't get out of bed now. "

Zhe Yuanlin also said cheerfully. With his usual drawn-out tone, it was as if he was about to sing a song.

"How long will it take before I can move again?

A year?

Two years?

If she's unlucky, she may spend the rest of her life with both legs paralyzed. "

He saw that Lilu was looking at him with a unique expression. When he smiled, he would frown. He couldn't understand the content of his words and his unrestrained happiness. He murmured, "What are you talking about … …"

"Hmm?"

The young man made an innocent nasal sound, "I'm doing what I should do when visiting a patient, that is, chatting with the patient."

After saying the first sentence, he suddenly asked, "There are a lot of food and toys in this ward, and they don't look like things that would appear here."

"Ah, because today is my birthday, and those were brought by my friends. They just left not long ago, and I went out to send them off."

Lilo Tsurumi looked at the cakes and snacks that were piled up all over the table, and a few dolls that were casually placed at the corner of the bed, and replied.

"There were none before. After all, it's not good to eat these when you're sick, but today is an exception.

It really doesn't look like something that would be in a ward. "She added with a slight smile on her face.

"Is that so?"

Rinya Orihara looked at her and smiled again, "When a person is forced to stay in a depressing and monotonous environment for a long time, being able to have friends come to visit from time to time is indeed an indispensable 'joy amidst bitterness.'"

He changed the topic, "The girl who is in the same situation as you but much more unfortunate than you also had such a friend. Unfortunately, I don't know why, but that person never came to visit her even once."

"His name is' Yoshida Masatomi. 'He seems to be someone you know.

They are obviously a couple who have been in a stable relationship for a long time. When his lover encountered such misfortune, why did he run away without saying a word? "

"It's really puzzling. After all, even if he wants to break up with his girlfriend who has become a burden, it's not harder to explain it in front of her than to leave 'coldly and heartlessly.'

By the way, speaking of this, has he ever come to visit you?

If he doesn't even want to come close to this hospital because he doesn't dare to face his lover who has been 'let down,' then … "

The last words disappeared from the young man's mouth. He only said half of his words, and the remaining unfinished words were unclear.

The pleasant voice was clearly saying something strange, but it didn't feel abrupt in the ears. Instead, it gave people a sense of trust.

This strange coordination existed in every part of the young man's body. It was fascinating and creepy at the same time.

Lilo Tsurumi answered him, "Masatomi didn't come to see me … but why do you keep mentioning 'that girl' to me?

Mr. Kashihara. "

When she spoke, she stared firmly at the handsome young man. On the surface, she was calm as usual, but in fact, she didn't know how to deal with it.

Rinya Orihara said, "Oh, so I've been talking about Shashi?

Because I'm her guardian. When she encountered such a thing, even if I just think about it, I still feel sad. After leaving her ward and coming to visit you, it's normal that you can't get over it for a while. "

"Hey, 'Shashi Mishima' is in the ward on the left of the lower floor. She is a well-behaved, sensible, optimistic and strong child.

But even if I don't say it, maybe after a long time, you will hear about her from other staff in the hospital. "

"I didn't expect to talk so much about Shashi. Haha, did it bother you?

Let's not talk about this.

Then, I wanted to ask before, the first thing you did when you came in was to pick up your phone and wallet. What did you want to do? "

Lilo Tsurumi replied, "… On the way back, I remembered that I ran out of paper. I wanted to take the money and go to the convenience store downstairs to buy more."

"I'm sorry for delaying your business."

The young man smiled, "Before the convenience store closes, go buy it. I'll wait for you here."

So Lilo Tsurumi didn't know what kind of mood she had. Under the urging of Rinya Orihara, she controlled the wheelchair and went out to buy paper.

When she took the elevator to the first floor of the hospital, she remembered this kind of thing. She could have asked the young man to run an errand for her. Why did she have to work so hard in a wheelchair?

Among the many words, she could only pick out the word strange to describe the young man.

Although the young man's strange, obviously fabricated and concealed words were like a one-man show, she couldn't feel his malice. However, it was relatively true that there was no trace of kindness.

It was like an unfathomable and turbid swamp. He was a person that people couldn't help but want to stay away from.

After buying the paper, she took the elevator up and the elevator stopped at the floor below her ward.

Several people around her walked out. Lilo Tsurumi looked at the corridor to the left and hesitated for a moment before reaching out to press the button to close the door.

Out of the completely instinctive impulse to stay away from the young man and the unknown, she drew a big "X" for the left corridor on that floor in her heart at this moment.

Finally, she returned to the ward again. The scene was different from the last time she opened the door. This time, there was no one inside.

The girl was surprised and drove the wheelchair to the place where the young man was originally sitting. She only saw an apple in the fruit basket that was originally placed at her bedside in the trash can next to her. Most of it was still intact, and only one side was bitten a few times.

It seemed that the young man had left directly. Before he left, he actually said nonsense like "I'll wait for you here."

He didn't bring any visiting gift. Instead, he ruined an apple that was given to her. He sat here for a long time and just said a lot of inexplicable things to her.

Sure enough, in addition to being strange, he was a bad, very bad, super bad person.