"You're crazy!"
A clatter ensued.
Shen Yuanshu shielded Huo Rou as glass shards rolled onto the floor.
His breath sounded in her ear.
Huo Rou could even feel the changes in his body.
There were pens and instruments on the table, a mobile phone on the bed, books by the headboard... in an instant, every object that could be used as a weapon flashed through Huo Rou's mind.
But just as she was about to get up, the agonizing pain returned unexpectedly.
Shen Yuanshu, oblivious, held her tightly, his heart pounding fiercely.
At this moment, he truly felt alive, felt his heart beating.
His nose was filled with the scent of Huo Rou's hair.
After all these years, her hair was still black.
And this time, he could smell the fragrance of her hair so closely.
Shen Yuanshu inhaled her scent intoxicatingly, wanting to go further.
It was then that he noticed Huo Rou's abnormality.
When Huo Rou was placed back on the bed, she looked as if she had been pulled out of water.
She bit her lip tightly, refusing to reveal the slightest hint of weakness.
In its later stages, the pain of Samael could break the will of the most resolute criminal.
No matter how Shen Yuanshu tried to persuade her, Huo Rou did not cry out.
"Towel! If you don't want to make a sound, bite this!" Shen Yuanshu found a clean towel and held it to her mouth.
"I know you can hear me now! If you don't want to accidentally bite your tongue off and commit suicide, bite the towel!" Shen Yuanshu yelled sternly. He was never patient.
Huo Rou seemed to hear him, struggling to open her eyes to see the towel in front of her before biting down.
"I'll go get the medicine! Hold on a bit longer!"
He rushed to the workbench, mixed the purified agents, and placed them on the instrument.
As Huo Rou's consciousness was about to fade from the pain, he brought a small cup of the medicine to the bedside.
He fumbled to help her up, his voice stiff with urgency, "Drink it quickly!"
"Drink it, quickly!"
"Are you trying to die of pain?! You crazy woman!"
Shen Yuanshu roared like an enraged lion, his fur bristling.
He went to the door, where people were already waiting.
"Go and hold her down, pry open her mouth!"
Finally, with the cooperation of several strong female subordinates, he succeeded in administering the medicine to Huo Rou.
Slowly, Huo Rou's fair cheeks regained their color, and her body no longer trembled uncontrollably from the pain.
As the pain subsided, she weakly opened her eyes.
"You really... saved me..."
Huo Rou shook her head. This man's talent in biomedical science was indeed terrifying.
Seeing the excitement and fervor in his eyes when she opened them, she finally grasped what had flashed through her mind earlier.
During her time in Fenghuo, she had once dismantled a group illegally manufacturing drugs and poisons in China.
At that time, there was a young, arrogant medical genius in the group.
He was intently watching the instrument in front of him, looking listless, but with a hint of madness in his eyes.
She was the one who had put handcuffs on him.
And the emotion in his eyes when he saw her remove her mask was exactly the same as now.
Huo Rou narrowed her eyes and thought back.
At the time, she was surprised by his talent while looking at the pile of drugs, and regretted his choices.
So, when she dragged him out, she showed no mercy.
The man winced in pain, but the smile in his eyes brightened.
He seemed to have said something like, "Junior, it's finally good to see you again..."
Shen Yuanshu's voice pulled Huo Rou back to reality.
"I told you, you're mine, you can't die."
Shen Yuanshu returned to his somber demeanor, gritting his teeth as he refuted her doubts.
She looked at Shen Yuanshu deeply.
This man before her, except for that look in his eyes, was nothing like the arrogant young medical genius from back then.
That was true; if he had used his own face, how could he have escaped?
Huo Rou lay there for a while, her strength gradually returning. Shen Yuanshu examined her body, and excitement overflowed in his eyes again.
"Haha, I've really developed a drug to counter Samael."
He laughed heartily and returned to the workbench, recording diligently and rapidly, muttering, "That old guy can't brag now."
"Give me some more time, and I'll be able to completely cure Samael."
Huo Rou watched his retreating back.
Although she felt Qin Ningyi would not fall for it, she was still vaguely worried.
Especially An An; he was a smart child, and it wouldn't be easy for Qin Ningyi to keep him out of it.
Huo Rou moved her wrists.
She had now recovered more than half of her strength, and dealing with a frail scholar like Shen Yuanshu wouldn't be a major problem.
But judging by the people who had come in to force-feed her the medicine, there were many skilled individuals nearby.
She needed to figure out the situation before making any moves.
Besides...
"Who is 'that old guy'?"
The person who created such a drug might be the same one who developed that virus years ago.
Shen Yuanshu turned to look at her with a sinister smile, "It's no use telling you. I've added some other things to this antidote, and you won't remember much longer."
Huo Rou knew without guessing that he would definitely play some tricks.
Especially after she remembered Shen Yuanshu's identity, she was even more certain that he wouldn't be so straightforward in developing an antidote for her.
If he had helped her so readily, she would have found it strange.
Seeing that Huo Rou was not intimidated by his words, Shen Yuanshu found it a bit boring.
He turned back with a blank expression, his hands still busy, and said in a faint voice, "Walkerbit, a very toxic old man."
"However, without my poison, he couldn't have made it."
Shen Yuanshu spoke a few casual words and became impatient. "Disgusting fellow, don't mention him. Someone!"
He shouted, and a light on the computer in front of him flickered.
A call?
She silently noted it down. Soon, there was a knock on the door.
"Boss, what are your orders?"
"Send another meal." Shen Yuanshu ordered coldly.
After eating, Shen Yuanshu took Huo Rou for a walk in the corridor outside.
Huo Rou looked up at the lights and tentatively asked, "Why can't we go upstairs for a walk?"
Shen Yuanshu clasped her wrist, smiling in a scholarly manner, "I've paid such a high price, what do you think?"
Huo Rou pointed at the lights, "To hide underground forever?"
"Heh, when he dies, you and I will see the sunlight." Shen Yuanshu cursed Qin Ningyi without reservation.
If this place didn't have experimental equipment and medicinal ingredients, he wouldn't have brought Huo Rou to hide here.
But it didn't matter.
Now that the medicine to alleviate Samael had been developed, he had enough time to deal with Qin Ningyi.
Soon, he would be able to take Huo Rou back to country M...
Shen Yuanshu's gaze was fixed on Huo Rou's face, but unfortunately, this face might not be usable anymore.