I endured the humiliation and humiliation while being besieged by the ghost story elder sister.

After catching his breath, he tried to recall what had happened before he lost consciousness, and then he remembered some painful memories.

Her previously pale and cute face suddenly showed a pained expression, and even the medical instruments next to her emitted a piercing beeping sound.

Before Ximiao could sit up, he vaguely saw a nurse rushing over in a hurry, and then he felt a sharp pain in his arm.

He had no idea what happened next, and he lost consciousness again.

Until the next morning.

A sudden headache woke Xi Ling up completely. When the nurse came to check on him, she saw him leaning against the pillow, staring blankly at the television in the distance.

The nurse was stunned for a moment, then realized what was happening and quickly picked up the record board at the foot of the bed and asked Xi Ling.

"Excuse me... do you feel any discomfort anywhere else? Like headaches, nausea, or other symptoms? Please let me know."

"...I'd like to drink some water."

All we heard was Ximiao's slightly hoarse voice as she spoke, sounding quite unwell.

One can only imagine how terrifying that charred, indescribable mass must have been yesterday.

Anyway, now, just thinking about that smell, or even smelling a little bit of burnt food, makes Himo feel nauseous.

Chapter Fifty-Six: Wiping the Body

"It's all your fault! You've never cooked before, yet you made all that rubbish for Mio to eat. Now look what's happened, we're completely doomed for the cultural festival."

"……sorry."

In the hospital lobby, the three people who had come to visit Nozomi were filling out visitation records, while Arisa was quietly scolding Honoka beside her.

She was very angry that her actions had prevented her from going to the cultural festival with Himeko.

Knowing she was in the wrong, Fanxia simply lowered her head, saying sorry, feeling very guilty.

Seeing that things were getting a little out of hand, and that Ashi had already finished writing the record, he quickly tried to smooth things over, saying...

"Alright, alright! You've already criticized Fanxia all along, hasn't she been apologizing the whole time? Nobody wants anything to happen to Ximiao..."

"Humph!"

Arisa snorted coldly, but she didn't say anything more like before, which was considered an admission of her mother's words.

Finally, after they finished filling out the visitor registration form, they were led by a nurse to a somewhat special ward.

In the large room, there was only a hospital bed, and the boy lying on it was eating the nutritious breakfast provided by the hospital while watching TV.

Although it seems that Xi Ling is fine, he doesn't seem to be in good spirits.

So, Arisa gently knocked on the ward door, which caught Nozomi's attention.

Then she spoke softly.

"Mio, we've come to visit you!"

"Arisa... and Honoka-nee and Ami-Auntie, what brings you here?"

Perhaps because he had undergone stomach pumping and hadn't drunk much water, his voice sounded somewhat hoarse, which surprised the people at the door.

Seeing that Nozomi didn't seem happy about their arrival, Honoka, the culprit, went to the bedside.

"I'm sorry... Mio, it's all my fault that you're like this... I'll make it up to you however I can, as long as it's within my power!"

"……Really?"

Hearing Fanxia apologize to her, Ximiao became quite interested, slightly raised her eyelids, looked at her pretty face, and asked.

"Really! No matter how many things there are, as long as you forgive me, Mio, I'll promise you everything!"

Thinking back to last night, when Xi Ling resolutely ate that charred thing so that her efforts wouldn't be in vain, Fan Xia felt a pang of guilt.

"In that case, Honoka-nee, could you persuade the doctor to discharge me? I still want to go to the cultural festival with Arisa..."

"In that case, I'll go ask the doctor..."

Rarely, due to her intense guilt, Fanxia's social anxiety did not affect her.

After asking where Ximiao's attending physician's office was, she left the ward, presumably to confront the doctor.

After dealing with Fanxia's problem, he was finally able to turn his attention back to Arisa and Aunt Ami.

Perhaps it was because of what he said earlier, that he wanted to go to the school festival with the girl again; the way Arisa was looking at him now seemed a little strange…

But he still smiled and said to Arisa.

"Arisa, don't blame Honoka too much... Actually, I'm not angry. I just want to take this opportunity to make her give up on the idea of ​​going into the kitchen."

"Since you've said so, Mio, then I'll let bygones be bygones with that idiot for now."

Arisa crossed her arms over her chest. Although she still looked unhappy, she reluctantly agreed to Nozomi's request not to cause any more trouble for Honoka.

however.

Just as she stepped forward, intending to say something more to Ximiao, her delicate nose twitched slightly. She smelled a pungent disinfectant odor emanating from Ximiao, mixed with a hint of sweat.

This made her frown slightly, which was noticed by Xi Ling.

He asked with some curiosity, "What's wrong?"

"No... Mio, were you brought to the hospital yesterday without even taking a shower?"

"Huh?! It really is!"

Reminded by Arisa, Nozomi quickly lowered her head and sniffed herself to see if she had any strange smells.

As a result, the magical attack, which mixed the smell of disinfectant and sweat, almost made Himiko return all of her breakfast.

"You see..."

"What am I going to do? I can't take a shower like this!"

Looking at the IV drip still taped to the back of his hand, he couldn't help but feel dejected.

at this time.

Aunt Ashi, who had been standing silently at the back with a smile, finally stepped forward and spoke softly.

"Let's use a towel to wipe Hiyo's body down, that way the smell won't be so bad~"

As she said this, her gaze was fixed on Xi Ling's face. Although this could temporarily solve the problem of his dirty body, it would not only test Xi Ling's willpower, but also the composure of the person responsible for wiping his body.

Finally, before Fanxia returned from the doctor's office, they quickly finalized the plan for wiping the body and then closed the door and curtains.

A rustling sound came from inside the ward, and it turned out that the mother and daughter had taken off all of Xi Ling's hospital gown.

"Oh my~ I didn't expect that Xiling's small frame wouldn't look as frail as I had imagined~"

Despite having seen it several times before, Ami was still very professional, pretending to be seeing the boy's immature body for the first time.

This prevented Arisa from becoming suspicious, and she continued to speak to her as if showing off.

"Of course~ After all, Mio used to be a member of the soccer club, and she's rarely seen eating snacks, so she's naturally in great shape!"

As she spoke, she reached out and gently stroked Ximiao's flat stomach; the faint lines were truly irresistible.

"Arisa...is it not time to begin yet?"

If Aunt Asa hadn't been there, he would have started to suspect that Arisa was taking this opportunity to play a trick on him.

"Well... let's start wiping your body now."

The two of them took the damp, slightly warm towels and wiped her smooth, fair skin from side to side.

Feeling the intense gazes of the two men, Xi Ling endured the constant sensations on her body and the chilly feeling of the air conditioning in the ward, closing her eyes as if she were suppressing something.

As the towel reached his thighs, Mio, being a boy, couldn't resist the urge to react.

then.

Right there in front of Aunt Ami and Arisa, little Mio slowly raised her head and greeted them.

In an instant, a blush appeared on the fair and pretty faces of the three people in the ward, and the atmosphere was very anxious and awkward.

"Well... how should I put it, Mio, is the reason you're so adorably tall because all your nutrition goes to this?"

To ease the tension, Asami whispered something to the side.

"...Stop talking, Aunt Ashi, let me have some peace and quiet."

Chapter Fifty-Seven Temporary Discharge

"Based on Ximiao's recovery, he only needs to complete the 24-hour observation period in the hospital before he can be discharged."

In the attending physician's office, the doctor in the white coat was talking to Fanxia about being discharged from the hospital.

Upon hearing that it would take so long, Fanxia panicked and quickly asked.

"Isn't there any way to get Mio discharged from the hospital early?"

If she misses the cultural festival, then there's no point in being discharged early. She probably won't even be able to fulfill the first promise she made to Mio.

Seeing Fanxia's somewhat anxious appearance, the doctor simply sat in the chair, still twirling his pen in his hand, and pondered for a while.

Then, as if she had thought of something, Tong Fanxia said, "Actually, it's not that there's no way to discharge him today. I can handle the discharge procedures for Ximiao, but there are conditions."

"condition?"

Hearing the doctor say this, even though she didn't know what the conditions were, Fanxia nodded, signaling her to continue.

"At the latest, Ximiao needs to be back at the hospital by 8 p.m. After all, food poisoning is no joke. If the stomach pump isn't cleaned properly, Ximiao might go into shock again. I don't think you want to see that happen, do you?"

Upon learning that the consequences would be so severe, Fanxia felt a wave of fear, but she still agreed to the doctor's request.

Having reached an agreement, the two got up from their chairs, left the office, and headed towards Nozomi's ward.

Meanwhile, in the ward, Arisa and Ami, who had already cleaned up Hiyo's body, still had a lingering flush on their fair faces.

Because Hiyo only had one hand that she could move freely, with Arisa's help, she was able to put her hospital gown back on. She felt much better and wasn't as uncomfortable as before.

However, Ximiao was not happy at this moment. After all, he was still unable to calm down because of the embarrassing scene that had just happened.

Although Aunt Ashi only teased him a little, she planned to move on from the matter.

Just as Arisa, who had found a chair and sat down, was about to say something to comfort Nozomi, who had buried her head in the pillow.