Yuan Ni was indeed awake. He woke up when he heard Shao Xia stubbornly refusing to let Ruan Chanchan take a look at his condition. When he heard Ruan Chanchan say that she could save him, his heart was filled with hope. Even though he took the risk for Shao Xia, the second he finished ingesting the mushrooms, he felt like his heart was set ablaze. He was in so much pain that he couldn't even open his mouth to scream and fainted.
And when he woke up, he heard Ruan Chanchan say that she could save him. Though he didn't have much hope, he still wanted to live. So when Ruan Chanchan said that she could save him, Yuan Ni, whose pain had reached greater heights, wanted to scream for help, but before he could even open his eyes, he heard Shao Xia say that Ruan Chanchan couldn't even touch him. Was it really because she was worried about him, or was it because she didn't want Ruan Chanchan to save him? Though Yuan Ni more or less had had an idea, he didn't want to accept it.
