21st Century Necromancer

After playing mahjong all night, Yu Chen and Hiromi Jounouchi started with a double victory, and after that, their luck was exceptional. Nearly every round they would win, claiming either a full house or a grand slam, and Yu Chen even scored a double grand slam, causing Michiko Daimon to lose all her chips before they had finished a single round.

"Ugh! Ben Kaixi~ they're bullying me!" Daimon Michiko, sounding dejected, slumped over the table and turned to pout at the orange cat nestling in Hiromi Jounouchi's arms.

Seeing this, Yu Chen couldn't help but laugh. However, after glancing at the clock hanging on the wall, he said to Hiromi Jounouchi, "Hiromi, it's getting late, we should head back."

"Eh? 'We'..." Initially complaining, Michiko Daimon, for some reason, was sensitive to Yu Chen's use of "we." Suddenly, her eyes widened as she looked back and forth between Hiromi Jounouchi and Yu Chen, disbelief etched on her face: "You guys? Jounouchi, you and Doctor Chen... have you already started living together?"

"We're a couple, so it's only natural we go home together, right?" Hiromi Jounouchi's beautiful eyes curved into crescents as she smiled, her face radiating the happiness of a young woman: "But we haven't moved in together yet. We're close though, we've found a place but haven't moved there yet."

Deliberately saying this to Michiko Daimon, Hiromi Jounouchi handed the orange cat to her before she could react, and then stood up with Yu Chen to head toward the door.

Seemingly intent on showing off their affection, Hiromi Jounouchi not only hooked her arm through Yu Chen's but also planted a kiss on his cheek before turning to look defiantly at Michiko Daimon.

"Ah?" Michiko Daimon's mouth hung open, as she stared blankly at the scene unfolding before her, not knowing what to say and only able to utter a shocked and futile, "Huh?"

Watching Michiko Daimon's stupefied expression, Hiromi Jounouchi couldn't help but laugh even more joyously, with a mix of smugness and coquettishness, she snorted at Michiko Daimon: "Huh, what huh? Is it so surprising that I would live with my boyfriend?"

"Huh?" Apart from being outstanding in surgery, Michiko Daimon's reactions to other things were much slower. She was still gaping at Hiromi Jounouchi, using only "huh" to express her astonishment.

"You're making too much of it, Daimon-san! Uncle Jing, we'll take our leave now." Perhaps Michiko Daimon's astonished look made Hiromi Jounouchi feel a bit embarrassed. After bidding farewell to Kanbara Akira, she pulled Yu Chen with her towards the door.

At the door, while putting on their shoes, Yu Chen, led by his girlfriend, finally said to Kanbara Akira and Michiko Daimon, "Uncle Jing, Daimon-san, we'll be heading off now."

"Take care, and be careful on your way," Kanbara Akira naturally got up to see them out, while Michiko Daimon was still seated at the mahjong table, mouth wide open, making a questioning "Ah?" sound, apparently she had not yet recovered from the news of Hiromi Jounouchi planning to live with Yu Chen.

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Although it was already evening, it's common in Japan for people to leave work at eight or nine o'clock, so the subway was still packed, with no room to sit.

Yu Chen and Hiromi Jounouchi had no choice but to squeeze into a corner of the car, but Yu Chen let Hiromi Jounouchi lean against the side of the car while he faced her, bracing his arm against the wall of the car. Protecting his girlfriend, he also carved out a small space for her so she wouldn't get squeezed.

"Hiromi, are you and Daimon-san close? Why was she so surprised to hear that you and I are moving in together?" Yu Chen looked at Hiromi Jounouchi curiously and inquired. Michiko Daimon's surprised expression earlier was quite comical, but it also indicated that she and Hiromi Jounouchi were indeed close friends.

"Daimon-san? She... I guess she's a good friend," Hiromi Jounouchi hesitated for a moment before answering Yu Chen's question. And as she spoke, her eyes flickered, indicating that her relationship with Michiko Daimon was not as simple as she claimed. Yu Chen, however, did not press further.

"After all, we used to work together, and as an anesthesiologist and a surgeon, we needed to cooperate, so our relationship was indeed good." Hiromi Jounouchi explained to Yu Chen, but her justification seemed somewhat flimsy: "But then there was the issue with Daimon-san offending the president of the Medical Association, Kanbara Expert Doctor Introduction Office got shut down, and Daimon-san was also banned from practicing medicine in Japan.

So Uncle Jing and Daimon-san went abroad, and it affected me too. I lost my freelance doctor status and went back to the medical system as a surgeon."

Although Hiromi Jounouchi didn't elaborate, Yu Chen was able to understand how difficult life had been for her during that period.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

The idea of being a freelance doctor seemed wonderful, bringing new talent to hospitals and ensuring the flow of medical resources, but in reality, within the Japanese medical system, they faced strong resistance. Hospital doctors looked down on freelance doctors, considering them mere workers, yet unable to match their superior medical skills, they relied on their expertise.

In such a scenario, for Hiromi Jounouchi to give up being a freelance doctor and join the established medical system, the criticism she would have to endure was imaginable.

"You've had it tough, Hiromi." Seeing the faint memories and vicissitudes in Hiromi Jounouchi's eyes, Yu Chen couldn't help but comfort his girlfriend.

At the sound of Yu Chen's words, Hiromi Jounouchi smiled tenderly, caressing her boyfriend's cheek, "Silly, it's all part of life. Is it really hard for you to help Daimon-san regain her medical license? It doesn't seem easy, does it?"

"Though it's a bit of a hassle, it's not too difficult. It's just a matter of owing a favor to someone," Yu Chen said confidently. Michiko Daimon was banned from practicing medicine in Japan by the Japan Medical Association, and while challenging the Medical Association was no small feat, merely getting them to rescind the ban wasn't as tough as one might think.

"But isn't there a Chinese saying, 'The hardest debt to pay is a favor'? Owing a favor to someone should be quite troublesome for you, Mr. Chen Yu," Hiromi Jounouchi said, her lovely eyes full of concern and worry for her boyfriend: "Maybe we should let it be. It's only that Daimon-san can't practice in Japan."

"But you got involved in the initial issue too, didn't you?" Yu Chen looked at his girlfriend and reassured her: "It's okay, it's not that much of a hassle. And what's the harm in owing a favor? Do you think I can't repay it?"