Amid the heavy, silent stillness of the hospital, when the situation became somewhat calmer, Shi-Han's mind suddenly started breaking apart again. In an instant, that old worry came rushing back—
"Where is Xiao-Tong?? Was Officer Shu-Yang able to rescue Xiao-Tong?? Should I go back home once?? Or call Kai-Wen one more time and ask him to come? But where will I even get a phone now? My phone is with Officer Shu-Yang. Besides, would it even be right to leave Jun-Yu alone?"
**All these thoughts were tearing Shi-Han's head apart with pain. Among everyone, she had not suffered any less either. While thinking about all this, Shi-Han was heading toward the hospital washroom. Maybe splashing some water on her face would clear her mind a little. But from among the 6 people standing in front of Jun-Yu's cabin, 2 of them started following Shi-Han.
**To begin with, Shi-Han didn't know any of these people. Secondly, her brain had already completely jammed up. And now these two stubborn men! Even after reaching the ladies' washroom, they still wouldn't stop following her. A washroom is a private place. Naturally, anyone would get irritated if someone kept following them even there. With a face full of annoyance, Shi-Han said—--
Shi-Han:- Are you going to watch what girls do inside the ladies' washroom too? Or are you finally going to stop following me now??
**Shi-Han's bizarre words suddenly made the two guards feel quite embarrassed. One of them spoke in a voice mixed with awkwardness—
"Sorry, ma'am. Prince Jun has given orders that if there is even the slightest sign of danger, we must protect his friends as well. Please come back safely."
**Hearing their words, Shi-Han didn't think too deeply about who Prince Jun was or what his identity might be. Instead, she silently cursed the guards in her mind—
"If you care this much about Prince Jun, then where was all this concern when I spent nearly ten minutes on the road begging for help? Prince Jun! Could they actually be Jun-Yu's guards?"
[My Note:- Jun-Yu came outside at 11 PM, and at 11:10 Shi-Han left for the hospital with him. At 11:20, Shu-Yang reached Xiao-Tong. At 11:30, the police force left for the hospital with Shu-Yang.
Because a total of 13 cars chased behind Jun-Yu's car, it took them 30 minutes to reach the hospital. Meanwhile, the roads were empty for Shu-Yang, so it took around 20 minutes.
So Shu-Yang could have reached the hospital around 12:00 or 11:50. Story and reality are different; presenting exactly what two people are doing at the same time minute by minute is a little difficult. So if there are any mistakes in the timing, please forgive me.]
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On the white hospital bed, Jun-Yu lay motionless wearing the white-and-blue striped hospital clothes. Beside the pillow was a blue reliever inhaler. An oxygen mask covered Jun-Yu's face, and beside his head hung the saline tube. A saline needle was inserted into his hand, and a digital machine cable was attached to his finger.
**Suddenly, Jun-Yu's index finger trembled. It seemed he was slowly regaining consciousness. Ah, what a terrible headache. His mind was still dizzy. Holding his head with one hand, Jun-Yu slowly sat up.
"W-Where am I? This looks like a hospital. Shu-Yang! Is Shu-Yang still at the bar?? Oh no, what if he drank again?? Where is Shi-Han? How did I even get here?"
**Thinking all this in his mind, Jun-Yu looked around the cabin. But his breathing was still heavy. It seemed the oxygen level in his blood had not yet returned to normal. That was why the inhaler had been placed beside his pillow. But without noticing any of it, he removed the saline needle from his hand and the digital machine cable, then stepped outside the cabin.
**The moment Jun-Yu stepped outside the cabin, his eyes widened. In an instant, it felt as if his neurons had stopped sending signals. Jun-Yu's weak legs froze for several seconds. Before his eyes appeared Shu-Yang's bloodied body lying on a white bed.
"No! N-No, this can't be happening. Shu-Yang!" (Jun-Yu muttered in a trembling, slurred voice.)
**The moment Jun-Yu saw Shu-Yang, he immediately rushed toward Shu-Yang's motionless body. Jun-Yu's deep black enchanting eyes, set against his bright fair skin, broke like a flood bursting through a dam. His eyes had turned red. The strength in his hands and legs was fading. His breathing was getting stuck, yet he forced himself to breathe with all the strength left in his body. Stretching out his trembling hands, Jun-Yu tightly grabbed Shu-Yang's blood-covered hand. His voice shook as he cried out in a broken, tear-filled voice—-
Jun-Yu:- Shu-Yang! Shu-Yang, get up brother, don't hurt me anymore. I can't endure this anymore. It hurts so much. Shu-Yang, you can't do this to me. Your life is at risk if you drink, that's why I drank the alcohol meant for your mouth myself. And you! You didn't even think once about how I would feel. Do you enjoy hurting me this much?? T-To hurt me, you destroyed your own body like this. Get up Shu-Yang, get up. Please respond just once brother, don't hurt me anymore. If something happens to you, I'll die too.
**When Jun-Yu ran toward Shu-Yang, four bodyguards rushed behind him as well. But seeing Jun-Yu's mental state, they did not dare say anything. Jun-Yu's broken voice, crying in the agony of losing a friend, shook the entire hospital. The screams of his sorrow created sound waves against the hospital walls. Jun-Yu's voice echoed everywhere. A shadow of grief descended all around. And amidst all this, memories of Shu-Yang's smiling face surfaced—-
Shu-Yang:- You little devil, just because you're an ordinary person you chased after the police? Wait, I'll complain about you to that girl.
"You spend all day racing and gaming while slacking off on assignments. Wait, today I'll punish you by throwing you in jail for not doing your assignments."
"Jun-Yu, I'm beside you. Don't worry. We'll fight together hand in hand, and my Rider King of Asia will win."
**In a flash, Jun-Yu remembered some of the good and bad moments he had spent with Shu-Yang. Suddenly, darkness started covering Jun-Yu's vision again. The blood-covered hand of Shu-Yang that he was holding fell limp once more. Seeing Shu-Yang in this state, Jun-Yu collapsed again.
Guard:- Prince Jun! Prince Jun, what happened? Open your eyes.
**The guards rushed forward, holding Jun-Yu and calling out to him, but Jun-Yu gave no response. Seeing Shu-Yang bloodied and motionless had shocked Jun-Yu so deeply that he lost consciousness again.
**After thinking everything through, Shi-Han finally realized that the twelve men in black clothes were not bad people at all, but rather Jun-Yu's bodyguards. No matter what, these twelve men would never harm Jun-Yu. The moment she understood this a little, Shi-Han let out a tiny sigh of relief as she stepped out of the washroom and heard—-
Doctor:- What kind of bodyguards are you people? Don't you have common sense? His condition isn't good. Quickly take him back to the cabin.
Jing-Hao:- Doctor! Shu-Yang was shot, and h-he has an alcohol allergy. Please, save Shu-Yang.
Doctor:- I'm trying. Nurse, take the patient to the emergency OT, send the blood test, and contact the blood bank.
**Shu-Yang was being taken to the emergency operation theatre, and behind him lay Xiao-Tong. Seeing all this, Shi-Han could not understand what had happened or how any of this happened. She could only understand that Jun-Yu's condition was not very good either. Overcome with emotion, she rushed toward Xiao-Tong. Her eyes shimmered with tears—-
Shi-Han:- Xiao-Tong! Xiao-Tong, what happened to you? Hey, why aren't you responding? Xiao—-
Doctor:- Please try to understand, the patient needs treatment. Let us take the patient. Hold her back.
**As soon as the doctor said this to everyone, a lady police officer tightly grabbed Shi-Han. Shi-Han lost all sense and started acting like a helpless child. She kept trying to run toward Xiao-Tong again and again. Amid everyone's emotional state and the chaos, the doctor calmed himself for a moment and asked the police—--
Doctor:- I can only smell wine from the girl's mouth. Besides that, there are no injuries on her body, but why is her pulse so low?
Police:- Look at the girl's left hand, there's a small trace of blood. And heroin was found in the room where the girl was discovered. Maybe she was injected with a high dose of heroin.
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A new morning. The dazzling sky, people's daily busyness and noise, as if the exhaustion of the previous day and the silence of the night had been shattered by the sun rising with a fresh new energy. But the corridors of the Shanghai Government Hospital were still filled with mournful silence.
**Xiao-Tong was much better now, only she still had not regained consciousness. Two bodyguards, two police officers, and Jun-Yu were standing in front of Shu-Yang's operation theatre.
**Only Shi-Han knew what kind of storm was raging inside her heart. But even now, it was impossible to properly look at Jun-Yu's enchanting face. His face had turned pale. His eyes were blood red, yet he still could not hold back his tears. Looking at him, it was obvious that while his body had broken down to a certain extent, his heart had shattered three times more. As a girl, Shi-Han was much stronger mentally, while Jun-Yu, despite being a boy, was the complete opposite. Shi-Han kept thinking only one thing in her mind—-
"How can a boy be this gentle, this emotional? He was having breathing problems himself, yet thinking about his friend's alcohol allergy, he stopped his friend from drinking and drank it himself instead. And when his friend's motionless body appeared before him, the pain struck so deeply in his heart that the poor boy lost consciousness. The girl who becomes Jun-Yu's life partner will be so fortunate. If anything ever happened to Jun-Yu's beloved, then Jun-Yu would probably die the moment he heard the news. Anyway, the fact that this boy has managed to hold himself together for this long is already enough."
**Jun-Yu sat on a bench in the corridor, silently crying endlessly. His greatest fear was that he might never again hear his only friend call out "Jun-Yu" even once in his life. Shi-Han took two steps forward and knelt down in front of Jun-Yu. As if that alone made Jun-Yu's silent crying grow even stronger. Shi-Han gently placed her hand over Jun-Yu's hand.
Shi-Han:- Jun-Yu, you're not stupid!, you do understand the condition of your own body, right? You were given oxygen all night long. If you don't control yourself, then who will take care of brother?? Do you want to end up needing oxygen again? You really don't need comforting, Jun-Yu.
**Shi-Han tried so hard to explain to him, but the helpless Jun-Yu tightly grabbed Shi-Han's hand and—-
Jun-Yu:- Shi-Han, tell me Shu-Yang is alive, nothing happened to him. In a little while he'll come and say, "Come brother, let's race a few laps, it'll freshen our minds." Tell me, Shi-Han, my friend will recover, right?
**What could Shi-Han possibly say to comfort this innocent and simple-hearted Jun-Yu? She had completely lost the words to speak. Her own best friend was also fighting against death, yet Shi-Han had not broken down as much as Jun-Yu had. Hearing Jun-Yu's innocent words, tears rolled down Shi-Han's eyes as well.
Jun-Yu:- Y-You told me before, didn't you, that I'm like a live wire, and if the wire snaps, I shock everyone with the force of twelve thousand megawatts of electricity, nobody can handle me. But what did I achieve by showing anger with that much force? I couldn't do it! I couldn't save my friend with the speed of lightning.
**Shi-Han could only cry silently. Suddenly, Jun-Yu let go of Shi-Han's hand, wiped his eyes, and started walking somewhere. Shi-Han couldn't understand what madness Jun-Yu had started again or where he was going, so she turned toward the operation theatre. Shu-Yang had been taken into the operation theatre around 12:30 at night, and now at 7 in the morning the doctor finally came out.
Jun-Yu:- Doctor! Doctor, how is Shu-Yang? Has my friend recovered? Can I go inside once? Just once, I want to see Shu-Yang.
**Shi-Han quickly stepped forward and held Jun-Yu back—-
Shi-Han:- Jun-Yu, calm down. Don't act crazy. Calm yourself and listen to what the doctor is saying.