Almost Died

On the phone.

The two started flirting again as they talked, truly experiencing a unique feeling.

Heather had to catch a flight.

Adam reluctantly hung up the phone.

Wow.

Adam breathed a sigh of relief and went to the bathroom to take a cold shower.

Then I took a dissection videotape and started watching it.

It took a while to completely suppress the True Qi in his Upper Dantian and Lower Dantian that was almost exploding.

Just as I was engrossed in the conversation, the phone rang again.

"Adam, are you at the apartment?"

Chandler's slightly anxious voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Yes, what's wrong?"

Adam quickly replied.

"Joey's in the hospital, can you drive us there?"

Chandler explained.

"Okay, meet me downstairs at the apartment building."

Adam agreed without hesitation, grabbed his car keys, and went downstairs.

When they arrived, Chandler was already waiting in front of Adam's car.

"Let's go."

Adam gestured for Chandler to get in the car, and as they drove off, he asked, "Which hospital is Joey in?"

"Lenox Hill Hospital is right next door."

Chandler patted his head.

"OK".

As Columbia University Medical School student who planned to develop his career in the New York medical field, Adam was naturally very familiar with the hospital information in the city and drove skillfully toward Lenox Hill Hospital.

This is a well-known community hospital in the vicinity.

"What's wrong with Joey?"

On the way, Adam finally had a chance to ask.

You won't believe it when I tell you.

Chandler remarked, "He's stuffed."

"Puff!"

Adam burst out laughing upon hearing this, "What? Overeaten? Joey Tribiani overeaten?"

You heard me right.

Chandler tossed his head and shrugged. "That was my reaction when I heard the news."

"Did he go to participate in another competitive eating contest?"

Adam complained.

Joey has a huge appetite and loves to eat.

His life revolves around two things: eating and sex, both equally important.

The more he eats, the more he spends, and his income cannot support his gluttonous eating habits.

So he enjoys participating in competitive eating contests and going to certain restaurants, such as the nearby Tony's Restaurant, where eating a kilogram of steak gets you a free meal.

"I don't know either."

Chandler shrugged and said, "I was just told to go to the hospital because he ate too much and ended up there. I couldn't believe it. I almost thought it was April Fool's Day."

Joey is known for her huge appetite.

He eats anything that's food, and he can keep eating.

Chandler and his friends haven't seen Joey's true strength yet. Adam clearly remembers that Joey can eat a whole turkey and then eat pizza.

To quantify it further, once at a dinner party, everyone had ordered their food, but some had to leave, leaving him alone. He ate the appetizers, main courses, desserts, and a large cake that were meant for six people. He was sweating profusely, but he still managed to finish it all.

If Joey were to become a mukbang star in the future, with her looks and appetite, she would definitely become incredibly popular.

The methods of editing, eating and spitting out food, etc., are completely nonexistent.

But who would have thought that even someone as big a eater as Joey would have such a mishap?

"This is normal."

Adam laughed and said, "Otherwise, I really want to cut open Joey's stomach to see if there's a dimensional pocket inside. Otherwise, where does all the food go? And the worst part is, he can't gain weight."

"They've all been smashed, haven't they?"

Chandler quipped, "A few times he actually had sex all night long, don't ask me how I know."

"I knew that, so I moved out and lived alone very quickly."

Adam laughed, "That way we won't disturb my roommate."

"..."

Chandler suddenly didn't want to talk anymore.

"With more exercise, you can do it too."

Adam encouraged them.

"Don't lie to me."

Chandler scoffed, "If running could give you a night of sex, running shoes would be selling like hotcakes, and what would be the point of the blue pill?"

The two chatted for a while and soon arrived at the hospital.

In the emergency room.

Joey lay on the hospital bed, his face pale.

Adam found out that it was indeed Acute Gastric Dilation due to Overeating, and his stomach had just been pumped.

"Chandler, Adam, I almost died."

When Joey saw the two of them, her eyes welled up with tears.

"I told you not to eat so much and get so full."

Chandler scolded him with exasperation, "Are you scared now?"

"Ugh."

Joey made a pained expression and pretended to cry, "I'm already like this, and you're still yelling at me?"

"OK, OK."

Chandler sighed and stepped forward to hold Joey's hand, comforting him, "It's alright, it's alright."

"Oh, how sweet."

When the nurse came in and saw what was wrong, she quickly smiled and said, "Don't worry, your boyfriend is fine."

"No, we are not..."

Chandler tried to push Joey's hand away to explain, but Joey held it tightly, and he couldn't push it away for a moment.

No explanation needed.

The nurse smiled and said, "I support you."

"Thanks."

Adam added gloatingly, "My two friends are still a bit insecure. We, their friends, may not be, but we support them both."

"Come on."

The nurse clenched her fist, then turned and left.

"Oh, come on!"

Chandler glared at Adam resentfully.

"Joey, how did you get so full? Did you participate in another eating contest?"

Adam smiled and looked at Joey.

"Um."

Joey said dejectedly, "I thought I could eat a lot, but this time, I met someone who could eat even more. In order to compete with him to the end, I stuffed food into my mouth as much as I could, and then suddenly I felt bloated and started to vomit. The pain was unbearable."

"You're already lucky."

Adam complained, "If you have a perforated stomach or massive bleeding, you'll need surgery. In more serious cases, you might even go into shock. If you don't get medical attention in time, the mortality rate is as high as 60%. So, Joey, you're right, you really almost died."

"What?!"

Upon hearing this, Joey's face turned even paler, and she exclaimed in shock, "That was just me exaggerating. You mean, I could really have died just now? Just because I ate something?"

"Yes."

Adam said seriously, "Every year, there are many cases of people dying from overeating, so you really need to control your binge eating. And please don't participate in competitions like competitive eating anymore, because people really can die from it."

"Oh, no!"

Joey let out a wail.

For him, food was on par with the indescribable. Just imagine what it would be like for someone to suddenly be unable to have sex, and you'll know how Joey felt at that moment.

Fortunately, Joey's stomach seemed to have some kind of magical power (character setting). After having his stomach pumped and resting for a while, he was discharged from the hospital with the help of Adam and Chandler.

Adam was driving, Joey was sitting in the back next to Chandler, as they passed a burger joint.

"Chandler".

What are you doing?

"I'm getting hungry again."

"..."