Tied Around the Neck

Jiang Tingxu stood by the window, letting the wind blow over him for three minutes before going through the videos and photos posted by several major marketing accounts one by one.

The video had clearly been filmed amid panic. It only showed Si You flying out from the crowd, stripping off his jacket at lightning speed, then diving in like a competitive swimmer. The girl filming let out a scream, the camera swung away and shook for over twenty seconds, and when it finally steadied again, Si You was dragging the girl ashore. Yuan Fei's "Are you okay?!" from where he knelt nearby was painfully loud as well.

Si You could swim, Jiang Tingxu told himself. But it was already autumn, and the lake water was freezing. That man's health...

"Can't we really take down the trending topic?" At the hospital, Si You had already changed into spare clothes in the car. He circled Yuan Fei anxiously. "I'll pay for it!"

Yuan Fei had an unlit cigarette between his lips as he scrolled through his phone, seemingly ignoring Si You. He muttered to himself, "The comments are pretty good. They're all praising you. Why would I take it down when I can mooch off this wave of traffic for free? Consider it my emotional compensation. Nobody gets to change my mind."

Si You: "..."

Si You took a deep breath. "Everyone there was scared stupid, and the security guards had gone off to look for equipment first. I was worried that girl would drown. A life was at stake."

Yuan Fei remained unmoved. "Mm. I know you reacted quickly and you're a good swimmer."

Si You was so annoyed he wanted to curse, but he couldn't very well lose his temper at Yuan Fei. So he plopped down in the