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Miss Liang had been waiting for the boy's response.
But all she could hear, besides a few meaningless syllables, was the boy's increasingly rapid breathing.
wrong!
The Blue-Haired Girl's Inner Alarm
As she awaited the boy's response, she suddenly noticed that Chen's lips had turned a deep purplish-red.
This abnormal color, which shouldn't appear on a healthy person's body, gradually spread across the boy's face as his rapid breathing became increasingly labored.
Respiratory alkalosis
The girl, who had a strong connection to medicine, had previously learned about this condition.
Uncontrollable breathing indicates that Chen's mental state is on the verge of collapse.
It seems she pushed the boy too hard.
The sound of the phone falling to the ground jolted the girl out of her mind.
They caught the boy's swaying body and placed him on a chair to the side.
She covered the boy's mouth and nose with both hands, performing emergency treatment on this unexpected situation.
A pang of regret welled up in her heart.
Dong dong dong
A sudden knock on the door came from not far from them.
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"Liang, what happened? I heard something fall down from inside when I passed by?"
Outside the door, Hongxia, receiving no response, hesitated whether to push the door open and enter the rehearsal room.
Since the end of yesterday's celebration banquet, Liang has shown some unusual behavior.
For some reason, she followed in Xiangzi's footsteps.
Just as Xiangzi became inexplicably agitated and wanted to hurry after a phone call, Liang interrupted her and, a moment later, accompanied Xiangzi.
That similar urgency also appeared in Liang after he communicated with Xiangzi.
Hongxia, who witnessed everything, became suspicious of her friend's unusual behavior.
She didn't know where her friend's anxiety from last night came from.
Today, at school, Hongxia directly questioned Liang about this doubt.
She didn't answer, but abruptly changed the subject.
Although not answering or beating around the bush was something this blue-haired girl often did, Nijika still vaguely felt that something was very wrong.
This suspicion towards the blue-haired girl reached its peak when Takamatsu and Aine arrived at the starry sky together.
She witnessed Ms. Ryo bringing Chen into the rehearsal room of Ai-On, where Takamatsu was also present.
I also witnessed the whole process of Yili, Deng, and Aiyin coming out of the rehearsal room one after another.
After Aine came out, only Ryo and Chen remained in the rehearsal room.
It was at that moment that Hongxia's unease reached its peak.
The band just finished their first performance yesterday, a show missing one member.
This staff shortage was, arguably, something she orchestrated herself.
Ms. Liang's change of heart regarding this proposal occurred just before the performance.
Although she had tacitly approved of Yamada Ryo's recklessness during the performance, Nijika, who knew Yamada Ryo's personality well, always felt that the young girl was not so easily satisfied.
Subconsciously, she walked closer to the rehearsal room with its doors tightly closed.
As she reached the door, she heard the sound of something falling to the ground coming from inside.
She tried knocking, but after waiting for more than ten seconds, there was still no response.
open the door
The first thing that came into her view was a blue-haired girl who, for some reason, was covering the boy's mouth and nose.
And a cell phone lying on the ground, its screen slightly cracked, but still playing a recording of their performance from yesterday.
Chapter 121 Misunderstanding
Push open the door to the rehearsal room
The scene that appeared in Hongxia's sight could be described as "murder" without even going into words.
Chen, sitting in the chair, had a bluish-purple face.
His body slid uncontrollably towards the ground; if it weren't for the cool breeze in front of him preventing that advance, he might already be lying on the ground.
But this unstoppable downward trend
Perhaps it was caused by this blue-haired girl.
She covered the boy's mouth and nose with both hands, preventing him from getting any fresh air.
Hongxia's mind went blank.
She didn't understand why such a scene was taking place in the rehearsal room, and she didn't understand why Ryo would do such a thing.
She didn't have time to figure out the reasons or anything like that.
Her body moved instinctively, rushing towards the blue-haired girl who was her best friend.
Beside Miss Yu Liang, she used all her strength to push the blue-haired girl, who was doing something horrific, aside.
Chen's body, now free from resistance, slid down and was drawn into her arms.
"Liang! Why, why did you do this, Ling! Meng!"
At such close range, Hongxia clearly saw the terrifying look on the boy's face.
Those inappropriate bruises were present in various places on the boy's face.
For Hongxia, this was undoubtedly irrefutable proof of the boy's lack of oxygen.
An overwhelming sense of fear and rage surged within her, causing her to let out that roar at the blue-haired girl.
Turning to the side, Hongxia positioned herself in front of the boy.
As she turned to the side, she felt a hard object appear out of nowhere.
Following the tactile guidance, Hongxia picked up the object that had fallen to the ground.
It's a cell phone, and a cold cell phone at that.
The corners of the screen were cracked, but it still faithfully carried out its owner's commands.
The recording of the band's performance did not stop playing due to the accident.
When the content on the phone came into Hongxia's view, her gaze towards the blue-haired girl who was trying to straighten up became increasingly questioning and wary.
She gripped the boy's arm, instinctively tightening her hold.
She waited for the blue-haired girl to explain her horrific actions.
The girl she pushed down responded with unexpected urgency.
“Hongxia! Listen to me, I’m saving him.”
"The purplish discoloration on Chen's face is due to his hyperventilation, not from lack of oxygen!"
"You can search for the specific symptoms online later; it's called respiratory alkalosis."
"I know you don't trust me right now, so you'll do what I just did."
Cover his mouth and nose with your hand so he can breathe in more air from his lungs.
"You don't need to use much force, and you don't need to block his mouth and nose, just cover it up!"
"As for the reason for his hyperventilation, you've already seen it. I showed him the recording of our performance yesterday."
As Liang's close friend, Hongxia naturally knew that her family owned a hospital and that she had some knowledge in the medical field.
The reason she gave was, to put it mildly, somewhat plausible.
Tentatively, Hongxia gently covered the boy's nose and lips with her hand.
Miss Liang, who had been struggling to get up, saw that Hongxia had listened to her and was handling the situation correctly.
Leaning against the wall, she stopped getting up.
Was she really doing the right thing?
She buried her short blue hair in her knees.
The boy's bruised and purple face was so vivid in her mind that she couldn't think straight.
Unlike any injury the boy had ever suffered before.
This illness, which seems to have extremely simple triggering conditions, can actually threaten his life.
If the delay is even slightly longer, the damage could be unimaginable.
She, who caused this outcome, seems to be no better off than that group of clueless women.
Where Hongxia couldn't see, a bitter smile appeared on her lips.
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As time passed, the bluish-purple discoloration on the boy's face gradually faded.
Hongxia didn't know if Liang had lied to her.
She had left ample space for the boy to exchange air with the outside world, but whether Liang's actions upon entering were actually such a thing, she had no way of knowing.
Therefore, she couldn't determine whether the boy's abnormality was caused by hyperventilation or by a lack of oxygen.
At least, she successfully prevented that potentially disastrous outcome.
Exhaling the breath that had been held back by tension, Hongxia turned her gaze back to the blue-haired girl to the side.
"go out"
Even Ryo, who knew Hongxia all too well, was hearing such a cold and unquestionable tone for the first time.
She couldn't tell whether what Liang said was true or not.
But one thing is certain.
Ryo defied the decision made by everyone in the band to end the relationship, prematurely revealing to the boy things that shouldn't have been known to him.
Whether it's Liang's own account or the fact that she turned it off herself, the video playing on Liang's phone is irrefutable evidence.
Liang cannot be allowed to remain in this rehearsal room.
She must reduce the risk of her best friend continuing to do foolish things to zero.
Her gaze lingered until the blue-haired girl staggered to the rehearsal room door and opened it, at which point she prepared to look away.
Just then, she heard the boy's weak voice.
"cold...."
"Chen! How are you? Is there anything else that's bothering you? Is it because she's cold...?"
Hongxia, who was eagerly seeking answers, was interrupted by Chen's next words.
"Rainbow...Summer, don't misunderstand...Liang."
"What Liang said... is all true..."
"I've done that before... because of emotions... getting emotional..."
"Unable to control...the...frequency of my breathing."
"My hands and feet are numb; I can't speak or move at all."
"I looked up the corresponding illness for this symptom online, and it's the one Liang just told you about."
"Her approach was correct. I remember the encyclopedia said that the simplest way is to cover your head with a plastic bag and breathe in more carbon dioxide-rich air."
"Liang... thank you... and really... I'm sorry..."