Chapter 706: There

Doctors usually make their rounds around 7:00 AM, as this is when patients have just woken up and haven't eaten yet, making it convenient for doctors to understand the morning changes in the patient's condition and adjust treatment plans in a timely manner.

However, Naoki Nagayama's attending physician, Shinji Kamata, decided to start his rounds shortly after 6:00 AM.

Outside Naoki Nagayama's private room, two guards were on duty, currently sitting on chairs in the hallway, leaning against the wall and sleeping.

Shinji Kamata didn't know them; he only knew that one was from the yakuza side and the other from the Tree Friend Group side... but what he wanted most was to avoid any potential yakuza, especially that guy Kaede Nagayama!

The way he looked yesterday was truly terrifying; if he got caught again today, he might get beaten up!

"Naoki Nagayama..." Shinji Kamata muttered to himself as he walked, "All the other indicators are perfectly fine, so why won't he wake up?"

Saying this, he pushed open the door to the room...

There were two beds in the room, but at this moment, Akina Nakamori was curled up, sleeping on the same bed as the patient, Naoki Nagayama...

He had seen Akina Nakamori taking care of Naoki Nagayama over the past few days and knew they were a couple, so he wasn't surprised to see them sleeping in the same bed.

Besides, a doctor of his caliber spent all day dealing with medical texts and had absolutely no interest in idols or anything of the sort.

"Still not awake, huh~"

Shinji Kamata walked in on tiptoe, checked the instruments nearby—the heart rate and blood pressure were all normal—and was about to reach out to lift Naoki Nagayama's eyelid to see if his pupil response was normal...

He had done this for the past two days!

However, he was met with a pair of open eyes... Fortunately, he wasn't in the morgue, otherwise, this situation would count as a corpse coming back to life!

The two stared at each other, stunned for a moment!

After a long while...

"You're awake?" Shinji Kamata's doctor instincts finally kicked in.

"Mm..." Naoki Nagayama replied in a low voice, gesturing toward his sleeping girlfriend in his arms, "Akina is too tired; she just fell asleep, don't wake her up..."

"Oh..."

Shinji Kamata stood to the side, not knowing what to do for a moment.

Logically, now that a concussion patient had woken up, he, as the doctor, should continue the examination, announce the good news to the family, observe for a period, and if there were no issues, issue discharge papers so the patient could go home to recover.

But Naoki Nagayama's composed attitude, along with Akina Nakamori sleeping beside him, made Shinji Kamata feel as if he had intruded into someone else's bedroom.

"Then, do you feel any discomfort?" Shinji Kamata asked hesitantly after struggling with himself.

"No... My thinking is clear, my consciousness is sharp; it's just that my body hasn't eaten for three days, so I'm a bit weak." Speaking softly so as not to wake the sleeping Akina, Naoki Nagayama explained the situation to the doctor.

Of course, he wouldn't mention the memories in his mind; the doctor wouldn't understand, and he might even think he had mental issues!

"I'm a bit thirsty now... but I can't move..." Naoki Nagayama gestured with his right hand toward his girlfriend in his arms, indicating he couldn't move, "Could you help me pour a glass of water?"

"..."

Shinji Kamata was speechless. In all his years of practice, this was the first time he'd ever poured water for a patient... Usually, if a patient was dehydrated, he would just hang a bag of saline solution.

But perhaps it was Naoki Nagayama's natural attitude; his words seemed to have a magical quality, making Shinji Kamata unconsciously go to the water dispenser, even specifically adding hot water to adjust it to a lukewarm temperature...

Watching Naoki Nagayama drink the water in small sips, Shinji Kamata couldn't help but ask:

"Mr. Nagayama, why aren't you panicked at all?"

"Haha, actually, when I was in a coma, it was like sleep paralysis; I had sensations and could hear what you were saying," Naoki Nagayama said to his attending physician, "So I knew what was going on."

"I see." Shinji Kamata thought quickly, his expression becoming excited, "It seems the impact caused a functional disorder in the brain and brainstem ascending reticular activating system. It must be that Mr. Nagayama's nervous system is particularly unique, causing the temporary loss of function to last a bit longer..."

When the doctor was learning about the situation, Otomo Yoshimura and the others had naturally mentioned Naoki Nagayama's frequent "bursts of inspiration," giving the doctor a special judgment regarding Naoki Nagayama's brain.

At this moment, the way Shinji Kamata looked at Naoki Nagayama became a bit strange, as if he really wanted to open his brain to see if it was different from everyone else's, just like Einstein's...

"Shhh~~~"

Naoki Nagayama held a finger to his lips, reminding the increasingly excited doctor not to speak too loudly.

After taking a few deep breaths, Shinji Kamata calmed his mood:

"Mr. Nagayama, what do you plan to do now?"

"Me? Isn't that for the doctor to decide?" Naoki Nagayama asked, surprised.

"Ah... actually, your body has no damage. Since you've woken up, there's nothing wrong," Shinji Kamata hesitated, "But let's observe for a bit. If there are no changes by the morning, you can go home to recover."

"Then... thank you, Doctor."

Naoki Nagayama couldn't move easily, so he could only smile and thank the doctor in a low voice.

"Could you please have the people on duty outside notify my friends and family..."

"Mm, you rest first..."

Shinji Kamata said this and exited the room, thoughtfully closing the door.

Then he nudged the two underlings outside, and while they were still a bit dazed, he said:

"Go notify the patient's family! No further treatment is needed!"

Then he left quickly.

The two underlings were dazed for a moment, then instantly shocked awake!

"No further treatment needed—what does that mean?!"

"Naoki-san... is he going to die?!"

The two of them looked inside through the window on the door with trepidation. Sure enough, they saw Naoki Nagayama lying on the bed with his eyes closed, while his celebrity girlfriend was hugging his neck and lying on his chest, looking as if she were crying!

Connecting this to the crying in the middle of the night... the two looked at each other!

That's it!

Naoki Nagayama is beyond saving!

Must notify Big Brother Kaede/Otomo-san immediately!!!

After more than half an hour, the first person rushed over!

It was Kaede Nagayama...

He walked toward the ward in a hurry with a heavy expression, bringing Hezi along. He had received the underling's call while half-asleep—what was this about the doctor saying Naoki Nagayama couldn't be saved?!

He couldn't get any specific information, so he was terrified and hurriedly got out of bed, called Hezi, and drove like a maniac to get here.

The sound of "bang, bang, bang" footsteps woke Naoki Nagayama on the bed. He turned his head to look, and the door was rudely pushed open. Then, Kaede Nagayama's burly figure rushed in, opening his mouth to wail...

"Stop!"

Naoki Nagayama scolded in the shortest possible syllable, while his right hand waved vigorously, signaling his cousin not to make a sound.

"???"

Kaede Nagayama immediately stopped what he was about to say, looking at Naoki Nagayama on the bed with a face full of surprise.

"Naoki... you..."

However, Naoki Nagayama first looked at Akina in his arms and found that she only frowned, seemingly disturbed by the noise, and burrowed her cheek further into his chest, but she didn't wake up. Only then did he feel relieved.

"Mm, I'm awake... don't wake Akina up..." Naoki Nagayama said softly, "Big Brother Kaede, why did you come so early?"

"It's because the underling said the doctor said you couldn't be saved..." A string of words came out of Kaede Nagayama's mouth, incoherent, yet with an indescribable relief, "Naoki, you're okay now, right?!"

"Mm, the doctor said I can go home to recover later," Naoki Nagayama said with a smile.

"That's good, that's good!"

Kaede Nagayama was so excited he didn't know what to say. He really wanted to give his cousin a hug, but stopped when he saw the sleeping Akina Nakamori.

Because he couldn't vent his feelings loudly, he didn't know where to put his hands and feet in the ward. Suddenly, he thought of the underling who had reported the false news, so he said:

"I'm going to teach that underling a lesson for spreading false news!!"

Seeing his cousin go out to teach the underling a lesson, Naoki Nagayama could only smile helplessly, then looked at his girlfriend in his arms:

"Akina, it looks like you won't be able to sleep for much longer..."

Sure enough, before long, Hezi arrived too!

She had clearly rushed over as soon as she heard the news; her eyes were still a bit red, and she must have been heartbroken... but she had been told the true situation by Kaede Nagayama at the door, so now her face was a mix of tears and smiles.

"Nii-chan, are you really awake?!" Hezi asked, standing by the hospital bed.

"I have my eyes open, don't I..."

"People can sleep with their eyes open too!" Hezi subconsciously retorted, but she was still very happy to see her brother awake, "Now we don't have to worry! We can tell Father and Mother."

"What did you tell them before?"

"Two days ago, I said Nii-chan hit his head and was a bit confused..." Hezi muttered softly, "I told them everything in the newspapers was a lie..."

"Newspapers?" Naoki Nagayama asked.

"Yeah, the news of Nii-chan's coma was reported by reporters, and then Akina-chan coming to take care of you was also photographed..."

Hezi whispered and synced all the news from the past few days with Naoki Nagayama.

"I see..."

Naoki Nagayama looked at Akina in his arms. It looked like this would definitely be made public this time... Akina's career would definitely face a setback.

"But if it's public, let it be public! Anyway, with me here, it will definitely reach a higher level in the future!"

"Nii-chan, what are you saying?" Hezi was a bit confused.

"It means dating openly and honestly..."

"Oh..."

Isn't dating always open and honest? Just like she is with Senior Taiyang Iwai now...

As an ordinary person, Naoki Hezi didn't yet understand what would be different about a celebrity officially announcing a relationship.

After chatting for a while, Otomo Yoshimura also rushed over. Seeing Naoki Nagayama awake, he felt a huge weight lifted off his shoulders.

"I thought something major happened to Naoki-san..." Otomo Yoshimura complained, "Saying he couldn't be saved! It made me call Xiu-san immediately and notify Daotian Yamin-kun too..."

"... Haha, looks like you were preparing to issue an obituary..."

Naoki Nagayama said with a grin, not thinking there was anything major about him having to issue an obituary.

"You!!!" Otomo Yoshimura was furious, then said helplessly, "Be a little more serious and solemn, at least!"

"Hahaha~"

Naoki Nagayama laughed heartlessly, then said to Otomo Yoshimura:

"Otomo-san, calling Daotian Yamin-kun wasn't wrong... No matter what, the relationship between Akina and me will be announced this time."

"Are you going to hold a press conference?" Otomo Yoshimura asked.

"No need to be so formal!" It's just dating, not like we're moving two gold screens over to announce a marriage, "Let the media discover it themselves; we just need to admit it when asked on both sides..."

"By the way, please notify the agency side, Otomo-san... We agreed to coordinate our steps before."

"Hai, I understand~"

After Otomo Yoshimura and Naoki Nagayama whispered about the subsequent arrangements, Xiu Yin Tang arrived.

This director, who had just returned from out of town, couldn't help but shout when he saw Naoki Nagayama's current state:

"You're really okay! You scared me!!!"

"Don't be so loud..."

Before he could speak to stop him, the uncontrolled voice finally made Akina in Naoki Nagayama's arms unable to continue sleeping. She hummed, but still slowly lifted her head.

Seeing this, Naoki Nagayama had no choice but to gently pat Akina's shoulder:

"Akina... wake up, you can't sleep anymore..."

"Mm? Naoki-san?"

Akina Nakamori was still a bit dazed, but after opening her eyes and seeing so many people by the bed, she was shocked and shy, subconsciously hiding in Naoki Nagayama's arms.

"You guys, all go out for a moment!"

Naoki Nagayama hurriedly chased everyone out, leaving only Hezi by the side.

"Naoki-san?! You're awake?!"

Akina Nakamori finally woke up completely and remembered the fact that Naoki Nagayama had woken up. She immediately sat up, looking at Naoki Nagayama with excitement.

"Mm..." Naoki Nagayama also sat up, looking at Akina in front of him, reaching out to touch her face, "You've worked hard these past few days..."

Akina Nakamori pressed her hand against his hand on her face, rubbing against it like a kitten, then thought of the situation from the past two days, her voice choking up again:

"I thought you would never wake up again!!!"

Seeing his girlfriend about to cry again, Naoki Nagayama hurriedly hugged her again and comforted her properly.

Sure enough, girls are made of water! Even though she had already cried once in the middle of the night...

But perhaps because she had already vented her emotions, it was easier to coax her this time. Akina stopped crying quickly... Just as she was about to continue telling him what was in her heart, she heard a cough from the side...

"Ahem~"

Hezi was performing her duty as a third wheel, telling the young couple that there was a third person in the room... Akina stopped, feeling a bit embarrassed.

"Hezi..." Naoki Nagayama looked at his sister and demanded righteously, "Your brother has been hungry for three days... Go buy me some breakfast... Not the hospital food; I want to eat something with the aroma of fat..."

"..." Hezi's anger rose from her heart, but thinking that Naoki Nagayama had just woken up from a coma, she said bitterly, "I'll do it for the sake of you just waking up!"

"Mm-hmm, thank you so much, Hezi!"

Watching his sister leave, he said to Akina: "Akina, let's wash up first~"

"Mm..." ===== CHAPTER 707 =====