21st Century Necromancer

Despite Chen Yu's desire to spend a few more days at home, he and Hiromi Jounouchi ultimately had to pack their bags and prepare to return to Japan after staying until the third day of the New Year, having only requested ten days of leave.

Just like their arrival, their journey would start by flying to Shanghai, then taking a flight back to Tokyo from there.

Chen Yu had initially hoped to spare a day to show Hiromi Jounouchi around Shanghai, but after the New Year, he had to stay an extra day at home to deal with Wang Jiancheng's trip to Japan for healing, resulting in the cancellation of their planned Shanghai excursion.@@novelbin@@

Fortunately, Hiromi Jounouchi was very understanding and didn't express any dissatisfaction over this small matter. She simply requested that Chen Yu must take her on another trip this year before she let the matter go.

As for Wang Jiancheng's situation, after consulting with Zhu Yiting and Director Liu, Chen Yu decided to wait until Wang's stomach wound had fully healed before sending him to Japan for the first phase of healing. This would also give them time to complete the necessary formalities.

After all, this was an international medical experimental program. Wang Jiancheng had to be transferred first to the hospital affiliated with Chen Yu's alma mater, register as a patient there, and then get included in the medical cooperation project through the hospital's internal procedures. Only then could he go to Japan for healing as a patient in cooperation between his alma mater and the Tokyo University Medical School Hospital.

If they didn't follow these procedures, even if Wang Jiancheng managed to book an appointment at the Tokyo University Medical School Hospital, he would hardly be able to receive the treatment with the broad-spectrum anti-cancer drug developed by Chen Yu, since this drug was still in the experimental stage and not yet available for clinical application.

In short, after this series of procedures, Wang Jiancheng would be able to go to Japan for his healing. As to whether he would choose to have surgery to remove the tumor after his body recovered or maintain his life on medication, that was no longer Chen Yu's concern.

The emotional debt owed to a once friend, neighbor, and classmate had been paid off with this matter. For Chen Yu, Wang Jiancheng was just someone he once knew, with whom he might exchange greetings upon meeting but couldn't expect any more than that.

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"Mr. Chen Yu, do you think we should get married this year?" On the plane, Hiromi Jounouchi, gazing at the white clouds outside the window, suddenly asked Chen Yu in a seemingly casual manner.

"Get married?" Hiromi Jounouchi's seemingly casual question took Chen Yu by surprise, but he quickly recovered and teased her, "Hiromi, why are you asking about this all of a sudden? Are you that eager to marry me?"

However, instead of taking Chen Yu's teasing seriously, Hiromi Jounouchi appeared very indifferent and earnestly said, "We've already met each other's parents, and our relationship is stable. Shouldn't we be considering marriage? According to Japanese customs, after meeting with parents, these matters are usually considered next. Isn't it the same in China?"

"It's pretty much the same in China, meeting the parents basically means the relationship is set," replied Chen Yu, taking the conversation seriously upon hearing Hiromi Jounouchi's remarks, "But Hiromi, are you sure you want to consider this question this year?"

"Your mother is urging you to get married, isn't she?" Hiromi Jounouchi responded to his question with a rationale that Chen Yu couldn't overlook or dispute, "And with our current relationship, would it really make a difference whether we marry sooner or later? Rather than upsetting your mother, why don't we just get married this year?"

With that, Chen Yu found himself without a reason to argue.

The only thing lacking in his and Hiromi Jounouchi's relationship compared to a real marriage was a marriage certificate and a wedding ceremony. After successfully proposing to Hiromi Jounouchi and with no other secrets between them, their relationship had already surpassed that of husband and wife.

However, even so, there were still other issues that needed to be addressed if Chen Yu and Hiromi Jounouchi were to wed.

"Speaking of which, Hiromi, you currently have Japanese nationality, and I have Chinese nationality. Registering our marriage is likely to be quite complicated, isn't it?" Chen Yu admitted he didn't know much about this, as probably no one who called out to Ishihara Satomi and Aragaki Yui as their wives every day would have looked into how a Chinese person should marry a Japanese person.

"Don't know, let's ask the civil affairs department after we get back to Japan," this issue also puzzled Hiromi Jounouchi, and she subconsciously overlooked it.

"Yeah, I'll inquire about it later, and I'll also ask the Chinese embassy about the relevant details," nodded Chen Yu. These things usually have a set procedure that most people never have to use, but by inquiring with the relevant departments, he could get the answers.

Chen Yu did not plan to give up his Chinese nationality. Although his work and life were based in Japan, as a Chinese person, he naturally did not want to renounce his Chinese nationality and become a "Japanese person."

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Plus, if they were to return to China, although Hiromi Jounouchi had said she would be willing to go back to China with Chen Yu, obtaining Chinese nationality is one of the hardest in the world. One cannot simply marry a Chinese person to acquire it.

And would Hiromi Jounouchi really be willing to give up her own nationality?

"Hiromi, regarding the nationality issue and our future plans, what are your thoughts? I want to hear your opinion," thinking of it, Chen Yu asked the question directly. Since the matter came up, he was interested to know Hiromi Jounouchi's opinion.

"I don't mind about nationality, be it Japanese or Chinese, it's just a different passport after all," Hiromi Jounouchi wasn't concerned about that detail, but rather focused on something more important, "Rather than that, shouldn't we be discussing how to hold the wedding?"

"About the wedding, Hiromi, didn't you say last time you wanted it to be held at Hachiman Daijingu Shrine? How about we have the wedding there?" recalling what Hiromi Jounouchi had previously mentioned, Chen Yu offered his suggestion.

"Hachiman Daijingu Shrine is, of course, wonderful, but besides a traditional wedding, I also want to wear a bridal gown! I'd also like to experience a Chinese-style wedding," Hiromi Jounouchi mused, falling into the typical female reverie about weddings, "Plus, we have such a huge castle, it should feel more like a prince and princess wedding there than at Disney, right?"