Is anyone there? Please help! Taxi! Taxi! Hey stop, stop! Lift! My friend is sick, please take us to the hospital!
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**Shi-Han had seen crazy people in her life before, but she had never seen anyone as crazy as Jun-Yu. While Shu-Yang and Shi-Han were both trying to stop Jun-Yu's sudden recklessness, Jun-Yu collapsed onto Shu-Yang's shoulder. Shu-Yang stroked Jun-Yu's face and kept calling out to him. Jun-Yu had not lost consciousness, but he did not have the strength to speak.
Shi-Han:- Brother, since this afternoon Jun-Yu has really been struggling to breathe because of Mei-Lin. And now he drank this much too—nothing bad will happen to Jun-Yu, right?
Shu-Yang (in a worried voice):- Nothing will happen, little sister. Because of drinking too much, I think he just lost his senses. After some time,,,,,
**Shi-Han's heart was pounding with worry for Jun-Yu. She could not figure out what to do. Shu-Yang was worried about Jun-Yu too. But before Shu-Yang could even finish his sentence, it seemed Jun-Yu somehow found just enough strength to stand up. Jun-Yu got up and, with unsteady steps, quickly walked out of the bar.
**Shi-Han and Shu-Yang could not understand where Jun-Yu suddenly went. When Shu-Yang tried to follow behind Jun-Yu—
Shi-Han:- Wait a minute, brother. You're probably Jun-Yu's police officer friend. The girl Jun-Yu asked you to track, the girl named Xiao-Tong, is in this very bar. Her location is still here, but we couldn't find her anywhere. Please find her. I'm taking Jun-Yu to a doctor. Don't worry, here is Jun-Yu's phone.
**When Shu-Yang had sent Xiao-Tong's location to Jun-Yu in the evening, Jun-Yu's phone had remained with Shi-Han ever since. Shi-Han handed Jun-Yu's phone to Shu-Yang and quickly said all this before rushing toward the outside of the bar. Shu-Yang was completely stunned by Shi-Han's words.
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Jun-Yu did not know where this bar's washroom or common room was. This was his first time coming to this bar. Under the neon lights outside the bar, Jun-Yu's face had turned pale. His body was trembling violently, as if he could no longer support his own weight. It felt like he would collapse to the ground like a chopped banana tree at any moment. Trying to gather even a little strength, Jun-Yu stretched out his trembling right hand and tightly grabbed the wall at one corner of the bar. The time on his watch clearly showed 11 PM.
Shi-Han anxiously came outside the bar and saw Jun-Yu vomiting while leaning one hand against the wall. It looked as if waves of fire were burning through his throat and chest. Every breath was painful, every inhale a battle. Shi-Han rushed toward him, placed her hand on his back, and patted him gently. Jun-Yu's body, drenched in sweat and heat, was trembling, and his lips and face had turned red.
Shi-Han:- Hold on! Jun-Yu, hold on, you'll be fine. You really didn't have to get this angry all of a sudden. Look now, see who's suffering because of it. Calm down.
This was the first time Jun-Yu had ever drunk alcohol in his life, and that too pure wine. Shi-Han thought to herself—
"Anyway, it's already a miracle that after drinking this much, the poor guy didn't go completely crazy and run around all over Guolu Town."
The moment she thought that, Shi-Han remembered what Jun-Yu had said after entering the bar. Seeing Jun-Yu's childish recklessness, she pulled a faint smile at the corner of her lips and repeated his own words back to him.
Shi-Han:- Genetic reason! Jun-Yu, genetic reason. Around 30–35% of people in our country have an ALDH2 enzyme deficiency. And people with this deficiency can get red-faced, headaches, or vomit after drinking just one glass of wine or one can of beer. And you happen to be one of those 35% people.
In such a serious moment, Shi-Han tried to lighten the atmosphere a little with those humorous words. Even though some wine had come out from vomiting, the burning in Jun-Yu's throat and chest still felt like raging fire. But would Shi-Han's laughter really ease Jun-Yu's pain? In a deeply weak voice, Jun-Yu spoke—
Jun-Yu:- Water! Can you give me some water? My whole body feels like it's burning. My head is spinning, a-and I can't breathe, please! If you can't stay beside me, then at least don't joke around. Shu-Yang! Can you call Shu-Yang? You know he didn't even drink a single drop.
Taking long breaths between his words, Jun-Yu pleaded with Shi-Han. The agony in Jun-Yu's broken voice struck deep into Shi-Han's heart. Jun-Yu had stubbornly stayed beside Shi-Han even without her asking him to. And in return, what had Shi-Han done? It suddenly hit her that this truly was not the time for jokes. Jun-Yu's condition was gradually getting worse. It was obvious just by looking at him how severe his breathing difficulty had become. Even while suffering this much, he still wasn't worried about himself. Jun-Yu might not be used to suffering himself, but he was used to seeing Shu-Yang suffer. He knew how painful alcohol allergy could be for Shu-Yang.
Even now, while thinking about his friend, Jun-Yu kept calling out to Shu-Yang from outside the loud bar. Shi-Han had no water with her. If she could just give Jun-Yu one drop of cold water right now, maybe the burning pain inside him would lessen even a little. Shi-Han immediately looked around everywhere, but couldn't find even the slightest sign of water. She too had come to this bar for the first time and knew nothing about the surroundings. Once Jun-Yu calmed down slightly, Shi-Han seated him on a cemented sitting area and said—
Shi-Han:- Jun-Yu, just one minute! Sit here for only one minute, I'll arrange some water right away.
Late at night, Shi-Han ran around looking for a nearby super shop. The two men inside the bar who had targeted Jun-Yu's expensive watch earlier lost track of him once he came outside the bar. So they sent people outside again to target Jun-Yu. But luck favored Shi-Han. Though not right beside the bar, she found a shop not too far away. Quickly buying a bottle of water from there, she rushed back to Jun-Yu.
Jun-Yu:- Shu-Yang please, brother, I really don't feel well today. Please don't drink. Because today I won't be able to take you to the hospital, and I won't be able to bear seeing you suffer either...
Right after Shi-Han went to get water, Jun-Yu softly muttered those words and slumped over again. When Shi-Han returned to him, she saw Jun-Yu collapsed sideways while still seated. Panicking slightly, Shi-Han splashed water on his face and eyes. But she got no response from him opening his eyes.
"Jun-Yu is so rich—he owns a car like the Ferrari Portofino M and wears the world's most expensive watch, the Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime—yet he came out into an open environment without security? Is Jun-Yu really this foolish? No, that can't be. His security guards must be scattered somewhere nearby. I can contact them in an emergency, or call his driver. But I don't know any of Jun-Yu's drivers or security guards. And I gave Jun-Yu's phone to Shu-Yang. Besides, I don't know Jun-Yu's phone password. And my own phone too… No, I can't waste time like this with Jun-Yu."
Actually, Shu-Yang had used a server specialist from his department to quickly send Xiao-Tong's location to Jun-Yu's phone. That's why Shu-Yang didn't know that Xiao-Tong was in the very same bar he had come to. Again, Shu-Yang didn't know Xiao-Tong personally either, so Shi-Han had taken out Xiao-Tong's picture from her own phone and handed her phone to Shu-Yang too. Thinking all this in her mind, Shi-Han screamed out on the road for help. She tried to see if Jun-Yu's security guards were truly nearby. Then Shi-Han stood on the roadside and tried to get a taxi.
Shi-Han:- Is anyone there? Please help! Taxi! Taxi! Hey stop, stop! Lift! My friend is sick, please take us to the hospital!
After trying for a long time to get a taxi or any vehicle, Shi-Han finally stood directly in front of a taxi. The girl barely survived by inches—otherwise the taxi would have hit her. When Shi-Han explained everything to the taxi driver—
Taxi Driver:- Girl, do you think I'm crazy? You came to a beer bar to have fun with your boyfriend and now you're trying to fool me. None of that will work! I don't need passengers like you. He drank till his nose and mouth are overflowing, then he'll vomit and dirty my taxi. Move aside and let me go.
Shi-Han:- Wait! Jun-Yu won't do anything like that. He's already unconscious and even if...
Before Shi-Han could finish her words, the taxi driver drove away past her. One after another, several vehicles left them behind thinking Jun-Yu would vomit inside the car because he was drunk. After trying for so long, Shi-Han finally sat on the road crying and shouted—
Shi-Han:- You heartless people! Just a little while ago Jun-Yu himself drove here in a Ferrari Portofino M and wearing a Grandmaster Chime. Suddenly he got sick, so now he can't drive himself anymore. But just because we're standing in front of a beer bar, everyone assumed Jun-Yu is drunk. No one understood his real pain. Ah, this world… the poor guy has already lost consciousness. How can someone vomit while lying unconscious? Don't people have even this much common sense?
By this time darkness was slowly covering Jun-Yu's world. Even against his will, his eyes kept closing on their own. For a few seconds his eyes felt so heavy that he couldn't open them. After Shi-Han splashed water on his face, Jun-Yu struggled against himself and stared at Shi-Han through blurry vision. But he didn't have the strength to speak.
"Shi-Han is trying so hard to get a taxi on the road and crying like this. On one side there's her friend, and on the other side there's me. I came to help her, but instead I became a burden on the girl's shoulders."
The moment Jun-Yu understood this much, he lost against his own fading gaze. He completely let go of all strength in his body. His hand dropped lifelessly.
About ten minutes passed like this. Roughly ten minutes after Jun-Yu came outside the bar, the two men sent to target him arrived and saw unconscious Jun-Yu resting his head on Shi-Han's shoulder. Shi-Han was carefully and lovingly supporting Jun-Yu's weightless head with utmost care.
But before those two men could reach Jun-Yu, an unconscious Jun-Yu suddenly sped away down the road while still seated. Actually, within a few minutes, someone had brought Jun-Yu's car there. However, Shi-Han had no idea who was driving the vehicle. It looked like Jun-Yu's open-roof car.
As soon as the driver arrived, he said—
Driver:- Ma'am, please get in with Sir. We're going to the hospital.
**Receiving help as easily as rainwater from the Meghna River, Shi-Han didn't think twice and quickly got into the car to save Jun-Yu. But before even two minutes had passed, those same two dishonest men from the bar began chasing Jun-Yu with another car. Shi-Han glanced back once and saw six black cars surrounding them. Looking ahead, she saw another six cars blocking the front the same way. Twelve cars in total, front and back, with Jun-Yu and Shi-Han trapped in the middle. Hidden behind those thirteen cars were those two dishonest men.
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