The waiter was relieved to hear this and silently exited the booth.Lily looked at Mike with a fire burning in her eyes. "Mike Corden, how much did they give you to be their lackey?!"After all, he was someone she once regarded as a friend. Despite their different viewpoints, she would not hold a grudge against him. However, his words today angered her.Alexander was lying on the hospital bed with no guarantee of his life. The trajectory of the virus was unknown as well. Mike knew exactly what had infected Alexander and how much he was suffering right now, yet instead of visiting him, Mike came up to her, offended her, then offered such a horrible deal.With her standing up while he stayed seated, she did seem imperceptibly imposing. However, Mike remained calm.As Lily cursed at him and slammed the glass, he sat quietly. Once she was done, he raised his head to look at her with a sarcastic smile. "How much did they give me? They took away my son."Although he smiled, Lily could
"I know I can’t overpower you and how skilled you are." Mike sighed as he glanced at Lily. "But, I also know how they'd do away with me if I can't convince you, so… I'm sorry.""Did you poison my tea?" Lily frowned."Don't worry. It's just a light dose. It won't affect your unborn child. It's just that we'd have to…" Mike, who just stood up, suddenly swayed, and the scene before him became blurry. "You…"Lily pointed to the debris on the ground and smiled. "Have you forgotten why your boss wants to hire me? I'm an expert in this field."She knew something was wrong when she touched the cup and smelled the tea. She also knew what Mike had added to it.Mike was telling the truth. The drug he put in the drink would not harm her child. It would only put her to sleep. She had quietly exchanged their cups without him realizing."You…" Mike tried to hold himself up, but the drug's effect quickly kicked in. Soon, he could barely see what was in front of him."Don't blame me for doing th
"Don't interrupt me when I’m talking. What I'm saying now is very important. You shouldn't take things lightly," Dr. Morris snapped.Lily shrugged, unaffected by his attitude. It was right for him to be cautious as this plague was not a trivial matter.She studied the memos posted on the wall while waiting for him to finish talking about the rules. She had to resist the urge to yawn, and when he finally finished, she was relieved. She could finally change into her protective suit.She was eager to know how far this department's research on the plague had come and how different it was from what she had learned. She also wanted to know how far they were in their research of producing an antidote.After changing into her protective gear and disinfecting herself, Lily entered the laboratory. What she assumed to be a substantial experimental base turned out to be an empty corridor. Dr. Morris sped down the hallway, and she followed behind quietly until they reached a spacious elevator.
Dr. Blanc turned and motioned for Lily to come forward. He tapped on his keyboard, and a few data lines appeared on the monitor. Lily squinted her eyes and studied them."With your background in traditional herbs, we hope you can give a different insight and work with us to find a way to tackle this virus," Dr. Blanc said."Can I have a look at the earlier research data?" Lily added after pondering. "Especially those on the virus.""We don't fully understand the virus," Dr. Blanc replied with a sigh. "Since it hasn’t spread domestically and we've kept it under control, we have minimal samples to study. We don't have a proper reference value.""Why?" Lily frowned in confusion.‘Why would there be no reference value if they managed to get a hand on a virus sample, even if it wasn’t from the main transmission chain?’"The thing is, our recent research has found that the virus mutates and evolves very quickly, but because the samples we took are from the end of a transmission chain,
They re-entered another elevator. Then, the elevator began to descend again.This surprised her. She had already thought that this research base was very far underground. She didn't expect that there were any floors below. After a while, the elevator finally stopped. Dr. Blanc walked out, followed by Lily, then Dr. Morris.This floor was relatively empty. Few machines or people were around, and an uneasiness lingered in the air. After taking a few steps forward, Lily could hear a faint moan. She perked up her ears, but the sound seemed to have disappeared. It was as if it was a hallucination.However, as they moved forward after being disinfected, she was sure it wasn't an auditory illusion. It was real!There weren't just groans. There were sounds of suppressed cries, coughs, and pants. These sounds didn't come from just one person. It was discomforting for anyone to hear.Afraid that she might shrink away, Dr. Blanc turned back to look at her and noticed her solemn face.
"But you're pregnant!" Dr. Morris couldn't help but call out."What?!" This was news to Dr. Blanc, and he subconsciously glanced at her lower abdomen. It wasn't pronounced through the heavy layers of the protective suit. The two times Dr. Blanc had met her, she was clad in protective gear. Therefore, he could not tell that she was pregnant. On top of that, Dominic did not bring it up, which surprised Dr. Blanc further. Lily smiled lightly. "What's wrong with being pregnant? Pregnant women are humans as well. It is precisely because I'm pregnant that I understand the importance of finding a cure for this virus. Otherwise, not only will it affect us, but it will also affect the next generation.”After saying this, she reached out and was about to open the door."No!" This time, it was Dr. Blanc who stopped her. "I can't let you take the risk.""If I can't take the risk, are you saying that the rest of you can?" Lily looked at him and questioned. "I'm sure everyone knows the dan
Dr. Blanc did not speak as he just stood aside and watched.Lily checked the patient's pulse before standing up and disinfecting her hands. Then she walked out of the room. Dr. Morris stared at her back doubtfully, waiting for her to speak. However, she left without saying a word.He glanced at Dr. Blanc, who didn't seem to want to question her, and pursed his lips. He then followed behind her and went to the next room quietly. They went into one room after another. There were patients of all ages here. After reading the pulses of more than a dozen people, Lily was starting to get a little tired.Dr. Blanc immediately picked up on her fatigue and asked with concern. "Do you want to take a break? I think we can wrap it up for today. We're almost done anyway."However, she shook her head. "It's okay. I'm fine!"She wanted to see a few more cases. By pooling the data from different people under similar conditions, she could form a more robust hypothesis. When she got to the nex
After a long while, Lily moved her fingers away from the little girl’s wrist. The little girl did not throw a tantrum when Lily took her pulse and only looked at Lily quietly.Lily did not say a word and slowly got to her feet. Dr. Blanc knew Lily was sad and did not say much except, “Do you need a break?”Before Lily could reply, the little girl said timidly, “Am I going to die?”“Nonsense! You won’t, okay?” Dr. Morris, who had been quiet, spoke. He hurried over, tucked the blanket around the little girl, and put the toy back into her hand. “You only have a cough and fever. You’ll be fine after a few days.”“But… my mommy died,” she said softly, slightly quivering. She was trying to suppress her feelings, but her eyes were already brimming with tears since she was still a kid.Lily was shocked and looked toward Dr. Blanc. She saw the usually calm man turning his head away in silence. It was clear that what the girl said was true.“Your mommy had a different disease than yours. Y