Love Healing Manual

Chapter 56 Tokyo Rain

Her mind was in chaos, with reality and hallucinations increasingly intersecting. In her daze, her perception became extremely distorted, and the faint light made her mistakenly think that the lights had been turned on.

The light was faint; that was an illusion.

Sometimes she felt like she was still in Tokyo, but when she touched the unfamiliar blankets, she suddenly realized how strange this place was.

This unfamiliarity is terrifying, and all sense of security within me has vanished.

As the space expanded and became infinitely large, she felt incredibly small in this vast天地 (heaven and earth), and any sound that came from her was like a deafening thunderclap in her ears.

Her will was crumbling, and her understanding was changing.

Sometimes, the hallucinations would suddenly disappear, and Kitagawa Ayane would realize that her symptoms were becoming more severe. She would vividly perceive the objects around her, the space she was in, and the concept of time.

And the two conflicting logics of consciousness in the brain are attacking each other.

buzz-

After the phone screen went out, another message notification sounded, and Kitagawa Ayane woke up suddenly. She shakily lowered her hands from her knees.

He took a few breaths.

She struggled to reach for her phone, which had been tossed at the foot of the bed, but her feet, which were resting on the bed, wouldn't budge, as if she were imprisoned.

With her fingers straining forward, Kitagawa Ayane stretched out her arm and finally touched the corner of the phone.

Then she suddenly pulled it over.

The light from the screen illuminated her cheeks, and her eyes reflected that light.

A message came from someone whose contact name was Dr. Lin.

Lin Ze... it's Lin Ze.

Kitagawa Ayane's eyes widened instantly. She hurriedly opened the message list and looked at the chat interface.

……

Lin Ze: Kitagawa-senpai, if you have time tomorrow at noon, please come to the equipment room. I've prepared some things that can help with your treatment. Don't eat before you come, so as not to interfere with your treatment.

Lin Ze: I'll head over ahead of time...

Her first reaction upon seeing the message was to be stunned.

It was only later that she realized, yes, she had never told Lin Ze about secretly running away from Tokyo.

However, she mistakenly believed that she had already told the other person in the past two days. Because of her guilt, she kept rehearsing what to say, picking up her phone and putting it down again, repeating this action countless times. She thought she had sent it, but in reality, she hadn't.

Upon realizing this, Kitagawa Ayane gasped.

She felt like the sky was falling.

next second.

Lin Ze: Please reply upon receipt.

Staring at the increasingly clear lines of text on her phone screen, Kitagawa Ayane reached out and brushed the messy strands of hair from her cheek, revealing her face, which had turned pale due to hallucinations.

She put down her phone.

Usually, the night before treatment is when her hallucinations are at their worst, because she is already at the peak of her pain threshold, and the hallucinations will increase significantly, causing her hard-won cognitive logic to collapse significantly.

She will have an extremely difficult and sleepless night.

The symptoms will lessen somewhat by daybreak.

This time, however, the pain was worse than before.

Kitagawa Ayane probably understood the reason as well, because she knew that she would not receive treatment even the next day and would have to rely on herself to get through it, which made her feel extremely desperate.

She put down her phone.

She had booked tickets for Wednesday noon, and by the time she returned to Tokyo after the speech, it was already night, because the final competition was on Wednesday and the awards ceremony was on Thursday.

Around noon today.

Kitagawa Ayane clearly felt her symptoms worsening, and she felt she might not make it. To prevent being sent to the hospital, she hurriedly changed her train ticket from Thursday to Wednesday noon, so that if she won the prize, the organizer could mail it to Tokyo.

"It's the last... the last day. I have to hold on. Once we get to Tokyo, I'll be able to breathe a sigh of relief," she murmured in the darkness.

I picked up my phone again, taking advantage of this moment when I was fully awake.

Kitagawa Ayane set an alarm for around 10 p.m. tomorrow night. By then, she should be home, and it's foreseeable that she won't be in good condition. If she can't even stay conscious by then, the alarm should be of some help.

After making the decision, she added a note: "Remember to call Lin Ze, apologize sincerely, and beg for his forgiveness."

Finish these.

Kitagawa Ayane continued to hug her knees, anxiously awaiting the next onset of hallucinations, rubbing her swollen and painful eyes.

she thought.

After dawn.

Maybe it won't hurt so much then. ...

The sky over Tokyo was gloomy, with layers of dark clouds pressing down overhead, and an occasional breeze carrying a slightly damp smell.

Along the streets, the sycamore leaves rustled and swayed in the breeze.

Rain is coming.

The temperature has dropped significantly recently, with a large temperature difference between day and night. Even when it's sunny during the day, you should prepare a jacket in advance, otherwise you'll really feel the cold when it gets cold.

The bicycle jingled.

Lin Ze left half an hour early and rushed home after leaving the University of Tokyo.

Fortunately, Lin Yuning had prepared the ingredients for him during the break before opening the shop in the morning, which saved Lin Ze a lot of time. When he returned to the kitchen at home, Lin Ze finished cooking in just over ten minutes.

Back at the University of Tokyo, the rest of the students had already left the teaching buildings, with many heading straight for the cafeteria.

Lin Ze walked against the flow of people, carrying a lunchbox. The thin plastic shell inside the transparent box was covered with water droplets as steam rose, and the rice was also hot.

Only a meal like this can be called a delicacy.

Although Kitagawa Ayane did not reply, the "read" status made Lin Ze mistakenly believe that she had received the message and might have just forgotten to reply, and was now waiting in the equipment room.

Several days of preparation.

A heart full of anticipation.

This made Lin Ze quicken his pace considerably. After entering the old teaching building, he walked up the familiar corridor to the seventh floor.

Click——

The door to the equipment room was opened.

Lin Ze walked in, closed the door behind him, and held the lunchbox in his hand slightly in the air.

"Eat first, then you can receive treatment. I brought you food; find a stool and we'll eat together—"

The conversation abruptly stopped.

He had just turned around when he looked around the equipment room with some surprise. It was completely empty and eerily silent. It turned out he had been talking to thin air.

Lin Ze calmed down.

He didn't say anything, not even thinking of sending a link to urge Kitagawa-senpai. He simply placed the lunchbox on the middle stool.

Then Lin Ze walked to the very edge of the classroom and looked at the desks that were upside down and covered with a thick layer of dust. Little spiders had spun webs in the corners.

He took out some tissues from his pocket, wiped the corners of the desk, then grabbed both ends and lifted it up, placing it in the middle of the equipment room.

I wiped away the dust and then wiped it again with a wet wipe.

He was finally satisfied as the desk transformed into a "dining table".

This way, we can eat in the equipment room more often in the future, instead of having to go to the cafeteria every time.

Lin Ze sat down with peace of mind, waiting for Kitagawa-senpai.

The sky outside the window was gloomy, with dark clouds overhead. No one was playing ball outside at midday. The autumn wind was undoubtedly bleak, swirling up countless fallen leaves from the streets.

The wind shook the treetops, and many of the more fragile, withered branches fell to the ground with a "crack".

Time passed by minute by minute.

Lin Ze was patient, and he wasn't that hungry, so he took out a book from his bag and started reading. Feeling a bit stuffy, he got up and opened the window of the equipment room, and gusts of cool air rushed in, blowing his bangs.

From beginning to end.

Lin Ze hadn't considered that she wouldn't come.

But the senior student really isn't coming.

Until the warm Mapo Tofu on the table had cooled down completely and lost its temperature.

Lin Zecai opened the other package, silently mixed the rice, and ate it bite by bite, without showing any anger on his face.

Perhaps something has happened...

he thinks.

Perhaps we should take a look from the perspective of a testing instrument.

My senior is always so worrying.

……

outside the window.

It started raining in Tokyo.