Chu Yun was stunned still by A-Xiang's distress, but Xiao Zai immediately kicked himself into action. He picked up A-Xiang into his arms and rushed back into the little house.
The elderly woman went pale the moment she saw Xiao Zai walk in into the house. In a surprising show of strength she cleared everything off the table with a sweep or her arm, so that Xiao Zai could deposit A-Xiang there.
Chu Yun watched as he propped her on her side and massaged her back, all the while speaking softly, "It's okay, A-Xiang is fine, breathe slowly in and out, look Granny Han is here too."
His tone was mellow and even, his hands steady on A-Xiang's back.
Chu Yun was paralysed by fear, standing in the doorway uselessly. He desperately wanted to help, but had no idea how.
Slowly, under the stream of Xiao Zai's reassuring words, A-Xiang's breathing slowed down, and that terrible, rattling sound stopped.
