181 A Connection (1/2)

The water chilled Hui Yin with its coldness. Her lungs were on fire, and she desperately needed to breathe. But Hui Yin refused to breathe. A tight, airless hammering began in her head.

Grayness began to move in front of her eyes. Hui Yin strained, but she was unable to fight it. She gasped, and water filled her lungs. She choked. But the water kept coming, filling her nostrils and her mouth. She was drowning. This was a horrible way to die. She didn't want to die like this.

She still had a lot of things to do!

Hui Yin realized that she must have fainted, because when she woke up, someone was pinching her nose. She lay on the grass, and cold lips were pressed on hers. Blow. Breath. Blow. Breath.

Hui Yin coughed and a strong hand rolled her body to the side. She vomited water into the grass and shuddered. Those same hands pushed her hair out of her face and picked her up. Hui Yin's eyes drifted into a half-mast. She couldn't see who saved her.

Warm hands stripped her of her clothing, but Hui Yin didn't have the energy to fight him. Her body felt limp. The drug was still not out of her system.

Her hands were lifted and something was tugged down into her head. It was a thick sweater that reached down halfway to her thighs. Then cottony pajamas covered her legs, and a blanket was being wrapped around her. Her little figure was wrapped like a dumpling, leaving only a pair of dazed eyes blinking at her surroundings.

”I'm going to call a doctor.”

That gentle voice shook Hui Yin slightly out of her stupor. She stared at the tall man walking with long strides towards his cellphone that he left on the balcony. His hands were shaking, and when he went back to her side, he was holding a cigarette.

Hui Yin's eyes closed.

”Bad habit,” she mumbled.

She fell asleep.

...

Hui Yin slept for a day and a half. In that span of time, different doctors constantly woke her up and fed her pills. Her hand was stuck to an IV. Hui Yin was often drowsy, drifting in and out of consciousness.

Nurses helped Hui Yin bathe. One time, she caught a glimpse of herself on the mirror. It was the first time Hui Yin saw what Huian looked like. There was really no resemblance to her original face. Huian was more petite than her, and her looks could only be described as average.

That relieved Hui Yin. Lu Shen was only helping her because she was his employee. With this kind of face, even her brother would have a hard time finding out her real identity. Plus, it was impossible for rational people like them to believe in the supernatural.

”Are you finally awake?”

Hui Yin turned her head to the side and saw Lu Shen. He was sitting on a chair beside the bed, calmly solving a sudoku puzzle with a pencil. She struggled to sit up and tried not to flinch when he reached out and supported her back.