Qin Ningyi walked in, and Chen Li glanced up.
Just one glance, and Qin Ningyi, hidden in the protective suit, frowned.
"Brother Qin?" Chen Guochao gritted his teeth in pain.
Qin Ningyi nodded and came to his bedside, placing a bag of things on the edge of the bed.
Seeing that they knew each other, Chen Li was about to look more closely when she met Qin Ningyi's deep gaze.
The man's eyes were sharp, as if they could pierce directly into people's hearts. This flustered Chen Li, and she withdrew her gaze, turning to look out the window.
"Is this the medicine my good nephew gave me?" Chen Guochao bared his teeth as he took the bag and started looking through the medicine inside.
Qin Ningyi, standing beside him, briefly introduced the uses of the medications.
Chen Li listened to Qin Ningyi's deep and melodious voice, watching the birds occasionally fly by outside the window.
A small figure downstairs caught her attention.
An An was standing in the open space below, looking up.
A tiny figure, although her expression couldn't be seen, one could tell from his movements that he was counting floors.
An An was muttering, "...Four, five, six. This is the sixth floor. Why isn't Uncle coming to see me?"
He had clearly agreed with his dad that he would go up to give his uncle medicine and then his uncle would come to the window to see him, so he could be at ease!
"Huh?" An An saw a head poking out from the sixth floor. He looked closely for a while and murmured, "Shen Feng, is that Uncle? He doesn't really look like him..."
Shen Feng wagged its tail but remained still.
"It doesn't seem like him," An An lowered his head. "Shen Feng."
His voice became a little softer, as if whispering, "Is that person looking at me?"
Shen Feng wagged its tail and looked up, then whimpered.
"Why is she looking at me all the time?" An An was a little confused. He looked up again and met Chen Li's gaze. "Shen Feng... Shen Feng?"
Shen Feng suddenly dashed towards the laboratory, startling An An.
The next second, Huo Rou appeared at the laboratory door.
"Mom?!" An An rushed over, just like Shen Feng had.
Huo Rou had been inside for a few days, helping with the purification of medicinal ingredients and waiting for the test results. Only when the results came back normal for several tests and she showed no obvious symptoms was she allowed to come out.
"You're alright now, aren't you?" An An asked her excitedly.
"Mmm."
"Then Mom, you won't go back in, will you?" An An's small eyes were full of stars, very serious.
Huo Rou ruffled his hair. She would definitely have to go back. The new concoction developed by Shen Wuyou, with the addition of pine chrysanthemum, was extremely effective, almost capable of curing illnesses instantly. The first person to test the medicine was the young man who had come to pick her up earlier. After drinking the potion, all his symptoms were gone within half a day. Apart from a lingering fatigue that needed time to recover, there were no other reactions.
She gently explained to An An, "Mom still has to go back in, but I'll try my best to find time every day to come out and see An An, okay?"
"Ah..." An An frowned, "But it's dangerous in there!"
He tried to persuade Huo Rou to stay away from danger. "Last time, Shen Feng wouldn't let me go in even when we reached the door. It said it was dangerous inside!"
Shen Feng nodded in agreement, showing remarkable intelligence.
Huo Rou looked at it in surprise, somewhat amazed by Shen Feng's sensitivity to the virus.
The laboratory was indeed dangerous, but...
"It is a bit dangerous," Huo Rou did not lie to An An. Hearing her say this, An An's eyes widened. Huo Rou continued, "But now Uncle Shen and the others have found a way to fight the virus. If Mom helps out, the people in the hospital can be discharged sooner."
"Really?" An An had heard the screams from the hospital every day since he arrived. Very few people could be seen on the streets. He also knew that the city was sick and needed medicine.
Huo Rou nodded, "Really."
"And, Mom has already taken the medicine, so I won't get sick. Therefore, it's not dangerous for Mom here."
An An also wanted everyone here to get better. After hearing Huo Rou's explanation, everything was laid out, and with no unknown factors, it no longer seemed so terrifying.
He nodded solemnly, "Alright then, Mom, you must be careful. We'll wait for you outside."
Huo Rou took a small bottle from her bag. Inside was an extract of pine chrysanthemum. Shen Wuyou said that giving An An some of this could help prevent illness, and she would feel much more at ease.
Chen Li watched the petite figure emerge from the laboratory and give An An something to eat. Her gaze deepened.
This figure must be Huo Rou, and she was actually fine!