Chapter 363: Chapter 362: You Must Live Well
Yan Feifanâs sudden collapse instantly sent Yan Ziruo into an extreme panic, as if she had been thrown back into a recurring nightmare.
When Yan Feifan was in a coma, and even for a considerable time after he woke up, Yan Ziruo often had such nightmares.
In her dreams, she and her brother would be talking and laughing, but then he would suddenly disappear.
The heartache was unbearable.
Yan Ziruo would also sometimes dream that her brother was being slowly devoured by darkness, constantly calling out to her for help.
But no matter how she pulled or how much strength she used, it was useless. She could only watch helplessly as her brother gradually vanished.
Once, she even dreamed that her brother came to her, all serious, to say goodbye, even telling her to live well on her own from now on.
Waking up in the middle of the night that time, Yan Ziruo was truly terrified.
She had frantically taken a taxi to the hospital and saw her brother sleeping peacefully in his hospital bed, just as always.
Only after seeing that the data on the monitoring equipment was the same as usual did she finally breathe a sigh of relief.
But now, Yan Feifanâs sudden collapse had triggered that same terror deep within Yan Ziruoâs heart.
It felt as if someone had grabbed her heart and squeezed it violently. The pain was so sharp she couldnât breathe, and her body froze, unable to move.
Among the group, Song Yi was the quickest to react.
She flipped Yan Feifanâs body over, immediately knelt beside him, pinched his nose, and started giving him mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
But after blowing a few breaths, Song Yi felt she was using a lot of force, yet the airflow was completely blocked. Only then did she realize her mistake.
Yan Feifan was choking on durian pulp, which was obstructing his airway. She should have cleared the durian pulp from his mouth first.
Song Yi straightened up, reaching out to dig the foreign object out of Yan Feifanâs mouth, when her eyes inadvertently swept over a pair of pitch-black eyes, like cold stars, staring right at her.
Song Yi froze, her hand stopping mid-air. After a moment of shock, she asked, "Feifan, youâre okay?"
Yan Feifan propped himself up with one hand, sat up, and spat the durian pulp from his mouth into his left hand.
"Of course Iâm fine. I was just scaring you all to test your reactions in a situation like this."
Yan Feifan got up from the floor, a look of anguish on his face. He shook his head and said, "As for the test results, Iâm very disappointed. Very disappointed."
"In my situation, the first thing you should have done was the Heimlich maneuver."
"Sis, Xiaoyu, Iâve taught you this before..."
As he said this, Yan Feifanâs gaze shifted to his sister, only to see her face dark and grim, her eyes so fierce they looked like she wanted to kill someone.
A chill ran through Yan Feifan, as if ice water had been poured over his head in the dead of winter. He couldnât help but shiver.
He quickly changed the subject.
"Song Yi, the first step in CPR is..."
Yan Feifan met Song Yiâs gaze, only to find her expression was also dark and somewhat terrifying.
Yan Feifan quickly switched his target to someone else.
"Yu Chuanbai, Iâm most disappointed in you."
"My sister and Song Yi are women, and Xiaoyu is still a minor. Itâs understandable if they panicked and didnât know what to do when something happened."
"But youâre a grown man, and from a family of doctors..."
Just then, a cold shout interrupted Yan Feifan. "Donât listen to his nonsense. Letâs beat him up first to vent our anger."
Hearing his sisterâs words, Yan Feifan sensed trouble and tried to run.
This time, however, Yu Chuanbaiâs reaction wasnât slow at all. He shot out a hand and grabbed Yan Feifan...
"Ah... Sis, Iâm your brother, your real brother, ah..."
"Song Yi, I saved your life... ah..."
"Xiaoyu, you dare to join in too..."
More than ten minutes later, after being thoroughly thrashed by the three women, Yan Feifan was sprawled on the sofa, able to do nothing but groan in pain.
"And you say I canât take a joke. Youâre the ones who canât take a joke. Ouch..."
"You guys are ruthless... Ouch..."
"Yan Feifan, you brought this on yourself..."
Yan Ziruo pulled out a few tissues and began wiping the fruit pulp from her brotherâs left hand, venting her frustration as she did.
"Who told you to scare us like that?"
"You nearly scared me to death! I thought my soul was going to leave my body."
Song Yi quickly chimed in, "Exactly, exactly! I was so scared my head was buzzing. I even felt like jumping off a building."
After a pause, she added sheepishly, "Um, well, Feifan, those few punches I threw earlier... I was just emotionally overwhelmed and didnât realize I was hitting a little too hard."
"Please donât take it to heart."
Seeing that he didnât respond, Song Yi continued, "Feifan, you didnât really get the short end of the stick, you know."
"I gave you mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, after all."
"Let me tell you, that was my first kiss. You should be secretly celebrating..."
Song Yiâs words were met with doubtful looks from everyone present.
Yan Ziruo was even more blunt. "Song Yi, youâre twenty-six and you still have your first kiss?"
"Who are you trying to fool!"
"Donât you go trying to trap my brother. Heâs already taken."
Just then, Tian Yu said in a sweet voice, "Mr. Yan, my first kiss is still available. Iâll give it to you, so donât hold the fact that I hit you against me, okay?"
"I hit you really lightly. I couldnât bear to use any force. I was just supporting Ruoruoâs call to action. You must have felt it."
Yan Feifan rolled over and sat up on the sofa. He waved a dismissive hand at Tian Yu. "You, get out of here. Stop trying to get in on the fun."
His gaze swept over his sister, Song Yi, Tian Yu, and Yu Chuanbai one by one. He said with great seriousness, "Youâve all had your turn hitting me, but we still need to talk about something important."
"Song Yi..."
Meeting Yan Feifanâs gaze, Song Yi couldnât help but stand up straighter.
"Suddenly stuffing food into someoneâs mouth is a dangerous act. It can cause choking and suffocation."
"You should know, about 120,000 people choke to death worldwide every year."
Song Yi obediently replied, "Iâll definitely learn my lesson. I wonât do it again."
Yan Feifan grunted in acknowledgment, stood up, and said sternly, "Next, under my guidance, you will all practice the Heimlich maneuver and CPR."
"If you do it enough, the muscle memory will seep into your very bones, becoming a physical habit, or even an instinct..."
"That way, the next time you encounter a similar emergency, youâll perform it automatically instead of panicking."
Yu Chuanbai demurred, "Um, I donât think I need to."
"Feifan, itâs not that I didnât react. Itâs because I saw through your act."
"Your actions at the time were a bit too exaggerated."
"Is that so?" Yan Feifan was highly skeptical.
Yu Chuanbai met Yan Feifanâs gaze without flinching and explained, "Someone whoâs actually choking wouldnât be bending over and beating their chest. They also wouldnât collapse and pass out that quickly."
"When someone is choking, theyâll often have tears and snot running down their face, and their complexion will change color significantly."
Yan Feifan snorted twice and stopped paying attention to the guy. Instead, he pointed a finger at Xiaoyu, who was hiding off to the side.
"You, get over here. Youâll be the patient..."
This time, Yan Ziruo, Song Yi, and Tian Yu were exceptionally serious and focused during the practice...
After eleven oâclock at night, it began to rain outside.
Song Yi ended up staying the night, sleeping in the attic room.
Yan Feifan washed up and returned to his room, ready for bed, only to find his sister there.
"Sis, whatâs up?"
Yan Ziruo didnât say a word, simply reaching out to hug him.
"Feifan, itâs so good that youâre alive."
"Feifan, you have to live a good life!"
Deeply moved, Yan Feifan hummed in agreement and promised, "Sis, I wonât scare you like that ever again..."