Honkai Impact, please stop imagining it.

"So now it's just the two of us again."

Lin Yu was a little distance away from Mei, who was walking beside him with her bag. "Let's walk back," she said.

Mei suddenly spoke up, turning her head curiously to ask Lin Yu for his thoughts.

Lin Yu wasn't very tall, only a little taller than Mei. And because of his physical condition, Mei unexpectedly saw him as a weakling.

"Take the bus. It would take more than an hour to walk back, but it only takes about 20 minutes by bus."

That is, they ate a meal for more than forty minutes not far away after watching the concert, otherwise they might not even be able to get a bus ride because there were too many people.

After getting on the bus and sitting in the back, Mei tossed her hair and said, "Let me take you home first, and then I'll go back. Anyway, our two houses aren't far apart."

"Let me take you home first. Don't I feel embarrassed if you take me home?"

Lin Yu leaned back and spoke earnestly.

"But it seems you're the weaker one right now... Alright, alright, can you take me home now?"

Seeing that Lin Yu was about to retort, Mei squinted and reached out with both hands to press down on his chest to prevent him from getting up, just like a Sichuan or Chongqing person who wanted to eat clear broth when eating hot pot but had no choice but to order a half-and-half pot.

"I'm a grown man, after all."

Mei withdrew her hand and nodded quickly, it was unclear whether it went in one ear and out the other or took it to heart.

"It's only because of you. If it were anyone else who pressed me down like that, I would have used a grappling technique to throw them to the ground, so they wouldn't be able to get up."

Mei: "Ah, right, right~."

Lin Yu: "I hope you have this attitude towards your life as well."

"This is my attitude towards your life. You should take your medicine. Technology is developing very quickly. Maybe a drug that can cure you will be developed in less than ten years."

“You never bring your medicine to school, and I’ve started to doubt whether you take it at home or not. Now I have to carry your medicine with me all the time.”

Mei sounded like she was complaining, but there was no hint of complaint in her tone. She softly took out the medicine Lin Yu usually took from her bag, opened a bottle of mineral water, and handed it to him.

"Illness won't kill me; it will only make me stronger. I won't eat it."

Mei: "Be good, listen to me, just eat three times a day, and you'll get better soon."

Lin Yu stared at Mei as if she were a conman. Mei always found it funny when she saw that look in his eyes. It was like a cat with its fur standing on end. He was clearly scary, but she couldn't feel any threat from him.

“My illness is very difficult to treat. There is currently no specific scientific research investigating the cause of my illness, and no experiments have been conducted. If no one does it in the future, whether it is ten years or a hundred years, it is destined to be impossible to succeed.”

Lin Yu tried to reason with Mei, “These medicines don’t help my body at all. The doctor just thought they might help me recover, but I’ve been taking them for years and they haven’t worked. I spend a lot of money and suffer a lot every year for that possibility. These medicines can’t cure me or relieve my symptoms. Wake up, Mei.”

Mei: "So, are we just going to give up like this?"

Lin Yu: "What's the point of taking it or not? These medicines only treat the symptoms, but they can't cure the problem. I haven't given up."

Mei got a little angry. "I know you've been taking medicine for many years and have developed a resistance to it, but the doctor must have had his reasons for doing that."

Lin Yu: "How can I possibly explain this to you so that you won't let me take these completely useless medications?"

Mei: "Unless you get better."

Mei got angry. "This is your body. If even you don't care, do you think anyone else will? Look at me, think about Kevin, think about Su. Don't you want to try again? What if you get better?"

Lin Yu: "......."

Sigh, take your medicine obediently. After taking the medicine, Lin Yu rolled his eyes at Mei, "Is that okay now?"

Mei put the remaining medicine back into her pocket and ignored Lin Yu.

"Mei, one day you'll realize that neither medication nor surgery will help me at all."

"Let's wait until the day comes."

If we compare a city to a dense forest, then those skyscrapers are like towering trees. As the bus travels along the forest path, the city lights are bright outside the window, and the city's nightlife is just beginning.

The car stopped at the bus stop, and Lin Yu and Mei got off. Lin Yu took Mei home, but Mei was still angry.

Aunt Chun warmly received Lin Yu.

"Why are you back so early? Didn't you go to the concert? Didn't you book a hotel to sleep at the concert venue?"

Aunt Chun poured tea for Lin Yu and asked with incredibly innocent eyes, like little stars in her gaze.

"Um, I wanted to take her home. I'm sorry, Aunt Chun, I don't think I've upset her."

Aunt Chun patted Lin Yu's head and smiled, "It's normal for children to quarrel. There's nothing to be angry about. I'll try to talk her out of it."

Lin Yu: "I didn't want to take the medicine. I told her that the medicine was useless for me, and she got angry."

Aunt Chun leaned back strategically, "Oh, is that so? In that case, Auntie can't persuade you anymore. But every medicine has some side effects. Tomorrow, Auntie will take you to a big hospital to see if those medicines will work for you. If they really don't work, then we won't take them anymore and we'll change the medicine."

Lin Yu was deeply moved, "Aunt Chun~, Aunt Chun is indeed the best!"

Aunt Chun gave Lin Yu a big hug, "Sleep here tonight."

Lin Yu: "I can go to the hospital by myself tomorrow, no need to trouble Aunt Chun."

Chapter 16 This is your last chance

If I were diagnosed with esophageal cancer, wouldn't that be terrible? I bet Aunt Chun would make a long list of foods I can't eat, and that wouldn't do.

"Your own words aren't good, are they?"

"It's okay, I'll call Kevin and Su to come along."

Kevin and Su have nothing to do with each other. As long as Aunt Chun doesn't know, he can still eat the delicious food Aunt Chun makes instead of eating nutritious and healthy meals every day.

Lin Yu was absolutely certain that Aunt Chun would immediately change the recipe once she learned that he had esophageal cancer.

Kevin and Su are unrelated, since doctors wouldn't be idle enough to look at test results for teenagers.

"Remember to come back and show it to Auntie after you're done with your checkup, and Auntie will make you something delicious."

Aunt Chun went to help Lin Yu tidy up his room.

Mei's father is a physicist who works away from home most of the year, and Mei is always cold and aloof like an adult, making Aunt Chun feel like she's not a mother.

It was with Lin Yu that she truly felt like a mother.

Lin Yu stayed at his aunt's place for one night. The next day, his aunt kindly asked for leave for Lin Yu. After repeatedly asking him why he still refused to accompany her to the hospital, she had no choice but to let him go out.

Mei looked at Lin Yu standing in front of the door waiting for a ride-hailing car, not going to school with her, with a puzzled expression. "Mom asked for leave for you today. Is there something you need?"

Lin Yu took out his phone and dialed Kevin's number.

"Oh, it's okay. I'll go to the hospital for a check-up and then give the results to Aunt Chun. Then Aunt Chun won't make me take the medicine."

Upon hearing Lin Yu's words, Mei's cheerful expression immediately fell. "Emmmm, you really don't like taking medicine?"

You actually went to this lengths to avoid taking medicine?

The call connected, and Lin Yu didn't waste any time. "I'm going to the hospital for a checkup today. Do you want to come with me?"

Kevin: "Do I need to sign the family member section?"

Lin Yu: "I just need you to come with me. The main thing is that I don't want you to learn more knowledge than I do in school, so I don't want you to go either."

Kevin: "Which hospital is your mom from?"

Lin Yu: "Chang Kong Central Hospital, I'll be waiting for you at the entrance."

"OK, I'll invite Su to come along. We can't study together, and we can't let Su improve either."

"Good brother!" Lin Yu said firmly, deeply moved.

"Let's sink together in the hell beyond the sea of ​​learning, hahahaha." Kevin chuckled and hung up the phone.

Mei was feeling sullen.

"I won't help you ask for leave. Just wait to be punished by the teacher."

Mei never imagined that she would one day use the excuse of being punished by a teacher to coerce someone, but it seems that she really has no other choice.

"If I have a terminal illness, will I no longer need to take medication?"

Lin Yu asked tentatively.

Mei continued with a dark expression, "If you have late-stage cancer and your already weak condition hasn't been cured, I won't let you take any more medicine. You can do whatever you want."

Lin Yu immediately perked up. "Is this really true? Then come with me to the hospital and show me the test results."

Mei had a bad feeling. "What do you mean?"

"It means I won't need to take medicine anymore."

Mei pouted, turned around and left, heading to the bus to school. "I'm not going to the hospital with you. I still have two projects to finish. I don't believe you have terminal cancer. How can someone with terminal cancer be alive and kicking?"

Lin Yu: "Hey, hey, hey, you'll regret this, Mei. This is your last chance."

Lin Yu was already looking forward to seeing the results of her medical examination later, wondering if she would be incredibly regretful for not accompanying him to the hospital this morning.

Ah ha, watching Mei leave so arrogantly, Lin Yu could almost see her filled with regret.

Mei turned to Lin Yu and gave him the middle finger, saying, "Remember to come back and take your medicine after you're done with the checkup."

Lin Yu: "No way. After the check-up, I'll go home and then go to Canghai City. The day after tomorrow is my mother's death anniversary. I promised her I would visit her when I turned sixteen."

Mei: "Go ahead, you'll need to take your medicine when you get back."

Mei left, and Lin Yu got into a ride-hailing car with his hands in his pockets.

"Chang Kong Central Hospital, last four digits 9527".

The driver flicked his hair, and the car started moving.

Mei appeared calm and collected, but while sitting on the bus, the phone in her hand displayed Mebius's chat interface.

"If I join the Firemoth now, how much authority will I have?"

Those drugs are useless. Is there a need for specially researched and manufactured miracle drugs? No pharmaceutical company would manufacture a miracle drug specifically for one person's illness, but perhaps they could do it themselves.

Lin Yu, you idiot, do you think you can stop taking your medicine? I will create a medicine that can completely cure you with the Fire-Chasing Moth, and then let's see what you have to say.

Mei could almost picture Lin Yu fully recovered, prostrating himself before her in apology, and hugging her leg with immense gratitude.

Hmm, then I can just wave goodbye and pretend I don't care, letting Lin Yu be my assistant. Perfect.

Möbius: "I can give you a separate laboratory dedicated to quantum physics, where you can communicate with Einstein more than twice a week, and the resources allocated to you will be a quarter of what I have in my first laboratory, the treatment of a deputy director of a quantum laboratory."

Mei swiped her phone screen for a few seconds before replying, "I have a friend who has contracted a very strange disease. His body is constantly losing nutrients, as if they are being absorbed by something. Can I have the Fire-Chasing Moth cure him?"