48 Hours a Day - Chapter 453

Chapter 453: 453

Chapter 453 Drowning

After closing the bathroom door, Zhang Heng did not turn on the faucet right away . Instead, he looked at Fan Meinan with worried eyes .

“We may be able to find other ways . You don’t have to do this…”

“Yes, you are right, but your friend probably can’t wait that long,” Fan Meinan insisted . She took a deep breath and turned on the faucet of the bathtub faucet . “I will struggle, and I might try to catch a breath . You, however, have to make sure that my nose and mouth do not leave the water…”

Fan Meinan paused . “Set the time to 4 minutes . If it is too short, I may not be able to look for anything valuable . If it is too long…”

“If it is too long, you may suffer irreparable brain damage . Even if I manage to save you, you’ll probably be a vegetable forever,” Zhang Heng went on . “When a person is in a hypoxic state, it only takes five minutes before the brain cells start dying off . So, I have to resuscitate you within five minutes . ”

“Well, glad you know,” Fan Meinan replied . “Okay…I have nothing else to say . ”

She glanced at the bathtub again, but it was only filled halfway .

Fan Meinan then unbuttoned her coat, leaving only her innermost vest . Although she tried her best to behave like she usually did, her aggravated breathing exposed her inner feelings in such moments .

Zhang Heng was carrying her away from the monster when the two first met, and he realized then that Fan Meinan was very light . She usually preferred to wear loose clothes, and it wasn’t easy to see the shape of her body . Now that she had taken off her top, Zhang Heng found the girl to be extremely skinny . There was almost no flesh around her bony arms .

Fan Meinan wasn’t used to being stared at like this . She turned around, hugging her arms around herself . “Why is it so cold,” she muttered .

“I’ll ask if there is anything that can warm you up,” said Zhang Heng as he opened the door .

Fan Meinan stopped him before he could leave . “No, this is fine . It won’t take long anyway . ”

After that, the two spoke no more until the bathtub was filled . Fan Meinan reached out to test the water temperature .

“Let’s begin,” she replied with clenched teeth .

Zhang Heng nodded . Fan Meinan rarely had such a grave expression on her face . Since she had made up her mind, there was no delaying it . As she immersed herself in the water, the entire world around her fell silent . Her black hair floated like algae, and she exhaled a string of bubbles from her mouth . From the top, she looked like a mermaid living at the bottom of the sea .

This beautiful picture didn’t last too long, though .

Soon, Fan Meinan started to choke for breath . Her survival instincts pushed her to keep raising her head, but her decision kept her in the water . Her lungs were bursting for air, and Fan Meinan struggled harder than she ever did before .

When she simply couldn’t do it anymore and was about to resurface, a steady hand kept her head below the water .

The water in the bathtub started to splash around violently .

Fan Meinan’s flailing became more and more intense . In the end, her desire to breathe surpassed everything . She desperately tried to push Zhang Heng’s arm away, clenching it with her dying breath until blood started oozing out from the wounds . Despite her best, or rather, dying efforts, she was still unable to raise her head . As quickly as it began, Fan Meinan’s struggles became lesser, as she used up the last of the oxygen in her lungs .

It was also an absolutely tormenting process for Zhang Heng, especially when Fan Meinan was drowning in the bathtub, and he had to watch her desperate struggles . Not only could he not help her, but he had to shove her into the abyss with his own hands . Those who had a weak heart would have collapsed in a moment like this . However, Zhang Heng managed to place his arm on Fan Meinan’s head from the beginning to the end, even after she caused him to bleed .

However, in the end, Zhang Heng hesitated for a while and grabbed Fan Meinan’s hand . It seemed the girl had had exhausted all strength . Her stuggling finally slowed, and when she finally stopped moving, Zhang Heng pulled her head out after five seconds . It appeared she was no longer breathing at that time .

A minute and a half passed .

Zhang Heng swiftly laid Fan Meinan’s body on bath towels that had been placed on the floor . She looked like she was asleep, and with her wet dripping hair stuck to her forehead, she seemed like a frail and beautiful creature .

Zhang Heng then stared at the minute hand on his watch .

Four minutes seemed like forever to him .

Zhang Heng began to bring her back twenty seconds earlier than the agreed time . He placed both hands on Fan Meinan’s chest and gave her cardiopulmonary resuscitation . However, she didn’t respond even after some vigorous pumping .

Her eyes were still tightly shut, and she wasn’t breathing . Immediately, Zhang Heng put Fan Meinan’s head on his knees, blowing air into her mouth while pumping her chest as he went along . He repeated the process…

After a few minutes, Fan Meinan’s carotid artery finally began pulsating, albeit faintly . Zhang Heng gave up on pumping her chest and continued to blow into her lungs .

When both of their lips separated, Zhang Heng reached out again to check Fan Meinan’s pulse . She slowly opened her eyes, and the two looked at each other . Then, without warning, Fan Meinan began to cough violently, and she couldn’t help but retch her guts out on Zhang Heng’s thigh . She hadn’t eaten much since the evening, only chugging down some beer and having two bags of sunflower seeds at the KTV . Hence, she regurgitated the undigested parts of the snacks .

Zhang Heng was surprisingly not disgusted . He quickly propped Fan Meinan against the bathroom wall, before wiping her hair and cheeks with a clean towel .

“I saw her . I saw her…” Fan Meinan whispered weakly .

“We can talk about it later,” Zhang Heng shushed and brought the girl he had just killed and raised some water again . “Let’s rinse your mouth first . ”

Fan Meinan stretched out her hands, but she almost dropped the glass . Thankfully, Zhang Heng managed to catch it before it landed with a crash .

Zhang Heng fed Fan Meinan some water . “Let me help you . ”

Fan Meinan took a sip, rinsed her mouth, and spat it out into the toilet bowl next to her . “Sorry about your pants… I didn’t mean it . ”

“It’s nothing compared to keeping your head in the water,” said Zhang Heng .

“For a moment, I was distraught that you won’t save me, or you didn’t save me in time, and my brain suffers from irreversible damage . ” Fan Meinan took two breaths of air greedily, “I’m pretty sure that I won’t do such crazy things again . ”

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