21st Century Necromancer

"Doctor Brother, can I really be discharged?" Inside the VIP room, Nanami sat by the bed, looking somewhat dejected at Chen Yu and kicking her legs that had already recovered. She pouted her lips, clearly not wanting to leave the hospital yet.

However, Chen Yu just chuckled at her and asked, "What’s wrong, Nanami? You don’t want to be discharged? You’re already able to walk and jump; staying in the hospital doesn’t make sense anymore! Besides, there are new patients who need the room." Read new adventures at NovelBin.Côm

Although Chen Yu said this, he was actually just joking. The VIP ward isn’t for ordinary patients, and under normal circumstances, the hospital wouldn’t discount it for common patients even if it’s vacant. So Chen Yu’s mention of other people needing the room was purely a child-appeasing joke. After all, it’s a high-class VIP room; as long as you can pay, the hospital wouldn’t mind even if you treated it like a hotel, since it’s quite normal for wealthy people to reside in a hospital for convalescence.

But Chen Yu’s words were still effective for Nanami. The little girl bit her lip, looked down, and muttered softly, "But once I’m discharged, I won’t see Doctor Brother anymore."

"Why do you want to see me, Nanami?" Chen Yu walked up to her. The little girl had taken off her hospital gown and changed back into her own clothes. Although she was already sixteen years old, her style of dress was still very cute, making her look like a little pink princess.

Even though Nanami’s clothes today were dark grey winter attire, the cape-style design combined with black stockings and a cute headpiece still gave off an adorable pink vibe.

Nanami looked up at Chen Yu, but then quickly lowered her gaze again, staring at the tips of her shoes until her ears began to turn red before she softly said, "Because I like Doctor Brother, I want to see you every day."

Hearing Nanami’s words, Chen Yu couldn’t help but sigh. This was precisely the kind of situation he least wanted to encounter and face.

Yet seeing Nanami’s timid and puppy-love innocence, Chen Yu couldn’t bring himself to say anything too heart-wrenching. After a moment of thought, he gently said to her, "I’m sorry, Nanami, Doctor Brother already has a girlfriend, and there are rules in the hospital. Doctors aren’t allowed to have intimate relationships with patients. Although Doctor Brother likes Nanami too, this kind of thing can still cause unnecessary trouble.

Besides, Nanami, you are so cute, and now that you’re cured, I believe there will be many boys who like you. In the future, you will find your own prince charming, won’t you? Doctor Brother is already someone else’s prince. Nanami, being so obedient, you wouldn’t want to compete with others, would you?"

Hearing Chen Yu’s response, Nanami’s gaze dimmed a bit. Even though she had already known that Jounouchi Hiromi was Chen Yu’s girlfriend and had seen Jounouchi Hiromi with her own eyes, being rejected by Chen Yu made her very sad, but she quickly accepted the truth, her dejected and pitiful demeanor still tugging at one’s heartstrings.

"Doctor Brother, will I still be able to see you after this?" Nanami lifted her head and looked at Chen Yu with a glimmer of hope.

Chen Yu was going to refuse, but as he met her eyes looking expectantly at him, he hesitated before smiling at her, "Even if Nanami is discharged, you can still come to see me! And when Doctor Brother gets married, I will send you an invitation. Remember to come and catch the bouquet!"

"Really? Nanami can really come to see Doctor Brother? Can we pinky swear?" Nanami apparently only caught the first part of Chen Yu’s sentence, and with hope in her eyes, she extended her delicate finger, "The liar has to swallow a thousand needles!"

"Alright, the liar has to swallow a thousand needles." Chen Yu smiled at Nanami, hooking his finger around hers.

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"Goodbye, Nanami!" At the hospital entrance, Chen Yu walked Nanami to the car that had come to pick her up, waving to her.

Nanami also popped her head out the car window, waving vigorously back at Chen Yu, "Goodbye, Doctor Brother! Nanami will miss you!"

Chen Yu watched Nanami wave her arms with all her might, raising his own hand even higher, his face beaming with a splendid smile, until the car turned the corner and Nanami could no longer see him. Only then did Chen Yu lower his hand and his smile faded away.

"Do you feel relieved?" Jounouchi Hiromi, standing next to Chen Yu, asked with a smile, teasing him while she spoke, "That’s the daughter of the next Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare. If you married her, you could save yourself thirty years of hard work."

However, facing Jounouchi Hiromi’s teasing, Chen Yu just flashed a very confident smile and then pinched her chin, "Hiromi, do you think I look like someone who needs to work hard for thirty years to achieve success? Besides, behind Nanami is Member of Parliament Kanai, and he might not be willing to let his daughter marry an ordinary young doctor, right?"

"Yes, yes, you, Professor Chen Da, can achieve in a short time what takes others decades of effort. Fantastic!" Jounouchi Hiromi was also joking, quickly moving past the topic. Her smile then faded, and she turned to Chen Yu with a serious expression, "By the way, Mr. Chen Yu, Keiko’s mother’s surgery was completed yesterday, and it was a success. She only needs to recuperate for another two days before she can be discharged from the hospital. You have always been in charge of Keiko’s father’s treatment; do you have any clues now?"

Jounouchi Hiromi was well aware of what the issue with Keiko’s father was, but actual treatment was still a troublesome matter. Although she and Chen Yu had discussed transferring Keiko’s father to the Regenerative Medicine Laboratory under Chen Yu’s name and using the Soul Repair Ceremony to completely heal him, this didn’t mean they could do nothing in the meantime.

"The most direct way for Keiko’s father to wake up is to repair his soul, but such things can’t be rushed and don’t need to be. Let’s start with repairing his body and nurturing his health for now," Chen Yu shook his head. Sometimes, even with a solution at hand, it’s not something that can be done immediately, "Although he received good treatment at another hospital and his body has recovered well, there are still some hidden problems and internal injuries left. Let’s start with a treatment to organize and go through his body, bringing him back to the best condition. That way, when we revive him in the future, we won’t need to spend too much time on rehabilitation."

"Yes, indeed! If we only change a patient in a vegetative state into someone with severe disabilities, such treatment would bring an even greater burden to the patient’s family," Jounouchi Hiromi agreed, nodding understandingly. Many patients in a vegetative state have issues not only with their brain and soul but also with various problems arising from their bodies due to long-term lack of use.