Chapter 624 - 624: Preparing a Surprise

After making the medicine and giving it to Zhao Guo'an, Xiao Feng arranged the shifts for everyone, with each person taking a two-hour shift while the others rested.

After all, in this situation, having more people was useless, and Zhao Guo'an had to push through on his own.

Zhen Jinghan insisted on not resting, and Xiao Feng didn't say much, as this was human nature.

The first shift was handled by the little girl, and everyone knew that it was more about looking after Zhen Jinghan than Zhao Guo'an.

Standing at the door, Lu Yao asked Xiao Feng, "Yanhuang Bro, will Old Zhao... be able to get through this?"

"Yes." Xiao Feng answered without hesitation, "Old Zhao has a tough life. For most people, getting acupuncture all at once would be likely fatal, but now that the poison is gone, recovery is only a matter of time."

...

It wasn't until after lunch that Zhao Guo'an finally opened his eyes.

He lay on the bed with a hot towel on his head, his face pale as if covered in several layers of foundation.

"You all... go out first, I need to talk to Old Xiao... alone."

Zhao Guo'an said weakly, giving the impression that he was more likely to be breathing out than in, as if he could drop dead any moment.

"Could you stop acting like you're about to give your last words?" Xiao Feng said irritably, "Pull yourself together, true warriors always dare to face a bleak life.

In my opinion, you're the best at this!"

"Are you sure... you're... complimenting me?" Zhao Guo'an panted, feeling like Xiao Feng was mocking him.

After everyone had left, Zhao Guo'an looked at Xiao Feng, "Right now, I can only talk to you about what's on my mind."

"You can speak fully now, why were you stammering just now?"

"Let's not talk about that, I feel that this poisoning incident was abnormal."

"What do you mean abnormal? You think Zhen Jinghan jinxed you?"

"That's right!" Zhao Guo'an nodded, "Of course, I don't mean to cut off ties with her, but this matter needs to be resolved; otherwise, having a girlfriend is no different from not having one."

Xiao Feng sneered, "Just admit you're weak, I think it was just an accident. Anyway, you two aren't married, a wife-jinx only works when you are actually her 'husband', right?"

"Forget it!" Zhao Guo'an rolled his eyes, "If we were married, I probably wouldn't have woken up this time."

After pondering for a while, Xiao Feng said, "I still think it's psychological, but seeing you're really scared, I have an idea."

"What is it?" Zhao Guo'an asked cautiously.

Past experience shows that Xiao Feng's advice is never good.

"You should change your clothing brand from now on." Xiao Feng said seriously.

"Change clothing?" Zhao Guo'an was puzzled, "You mean like during one's zodiac year, wearing red underwear and socks?"

Xiao Feng shook his head and dodged the question, "You know the brand 'Nike', right?"

"I do."

"From now on, change everything you can to this brand." Xiao Feng explained, "Aren't you afraid of being jinxed? Changing to Nike might help a bit."

Zhao Guo'an suddenly laughed, "I knew you wouldn't give me any decent advice."

"Why do I feel like your tone sounds quite distressed?" Xiao Feng frowned slightly, "Anyway, it's good you're awake, remember to thank your colleague Sun Shijie – if it wasn't for him, you would have been in trouble last night."

"Of course." Zhao Guo'an nodded in agreement, "If it weren't for Senior Sun, my life..."

Xiao Feng interrupted, "When I say 'in trouble' I don't mean that. Do you know how to detox in emergency situations when there's no time to see a doctor?"

As a young doctor specializing in traditional Chinese medicine, Zhao Guo'an could naturally answer Xiao Feng's question.

Usually, for mild pesticide poisoning, going to the hospital for gastric lavage is sufficient.

In more severe cases, it can get complicated and may even require a blood transfusion to save a life.

Another case is when the victim drives poison, and is discovered in time by family members. During the wait for an ambulance, vomiting measures can be employed.

There are many ways to induce vomiting, drinking a lot of water, triggering the gag reflex, all achieve the purpose.

The most ruthless and effective, is taking sewage from a latrine and forcing the poisoned person to drink it, ensuring severe vomiting.

If Zhao Guo'an guessed correctly, Xiao Feng intended to use this most ruthless yet effective method on him.

At this moment, Zhao Guo'an closed his eyes and sighed inwardly, "What a burden it is to have such a friend?"

Seeing Zhao Guo'an didn't plan to speak further, Xiao Feng walked toward the door.

However, when he reached the door, he couldn't resist turning back to ask, "Old Zhao, will this poisoning incident leave a psychological shadow over you when kissing later?"

"You are my biggest psychological shadow!" Zhao Guo'an shouted in anger.

"Really?" Xiao Feng shrugged indifferently, "Then it's my honor."

With that, he walked out the door.

In fact, Xiao Feng wasn't intentionally annoying Zhao Guo'an.

If he wanted to comfort someone, he could easily search for some motivational articles online and pour it all out.

But Xiao Feng felt those motivational articles are too cheesy, with a hollow ring of self-pity – Old Zhao should be grateful just to be alive, isn't that so?

...

Two days passed in the blink of an eye.

On the surface, the relationship between Zhen Jinghan and Zhao Guo'an didn't seem to be strained because of the poisoning incident; instead, it seemed more intimate.

In these two days, Zhen Jinghan hardly ever left Zhao Guo'an's side.

She fed him meals, fed him water, and occasionally told him jokes to alleviate his boredom, being extremely considerate.

Meanwhile, Xiao Feng and others carried on as usual. Since the death of the Celestial Defect Sect member, Bi Quan hadn't made any new moves, possibly planning to cool down the situation.

Xiao Feng certainly couldn't let this happen, being sent people over means one should be prepared for unresolved issues.

It's like a criminal with a knife committing murder – would the police ignore it just because the criminal didn't succeed in killing the victim?

Of course not!

"Brother Xiao Feng, come here for a moment." The little girl called from the door.

It was already dusk.

Putting down the book in his hand, Xiao Feng looked at the darkening sky, mentally calculating the time.

The agreed-upon week was drawing nearer.

He got up and walked into the girls' dormitory across the hall, asking, "What's up?"

Inside were only three people: Lu Yao, Lin Zhiyan, and the little girl.

"Tomorrow is Xuanxuan's birthday. We are discussing what kind of surprise to prepare for her." The little girl said.

"Is that all?" Xiao Feng chuckled softly, "That's simple, creating surprises isn't hard.

Just follow my lead and rearrange the room."

"Brother Xiao Feng, how should we set up?"

While asking, the little girl pulled out a notebook and pen, ready to jot down the key points.