Liu Sandao and Fu Ruhai continued to treat the plague as usual.
To their delight, the plague in China suddenly came to an abrupt halt.
This was far beyond their expectations.
Many patients who had been treated had recovered, and many others who hadn't had time to be treated surprisingly didn't develop symptoms.
Even stranger, those who had arrived had not sent anyone to collect the infected.
Everything seemed calm, but perhaps a greater storm was brewing.
"Ring ring!"
Bai Suxiang's phone rang.
She took it out and saw it was "Mom."
"Hello, Mom, what's wrong?"
"Xiao Xiang, you, you hurry back and see your dad, is he... is he infected with the plague!"
Guo Xiufang's voice trembled on the phone.
Bai Suxiang's heart immediately tensed.
"Ah? No way, there's no more plague in China these days, could it be a cold?"
She comforted.
"Oh, right, right. Look at me, even if it is the plague, you'll be infected if you come back. Look at me, I'm so scared I'm confused!"
Guo Xiufang spoke incoherently.
Although Bai Suxiang spoke calmly, her heart was even more worried about her parents.
"Mom, are you alright?"
"I'm fine, I'm fine, I'm doing well! Your dad, maybe it's a cold, it's nothing, it's nothing, don't worry, ah... I'll call you again if anything happens!"
"Okay, okay!"
As soon as Bai Suxiang finished speaking, and before she could add a few more words, the sound of "didi di" came from the other end of the phone.
After hanging up, she still couldn't calm her mood, and a sense of foreboding welled up in her heart.
"I need to go home!"
She said to Liu Sandao and Fu Ruhai.
"So urgent? We'll be done this afternoon, and there probably won't be anything else. Let's go together to take a look," Fu Ruhai suggested.
"Let's go back and see first, we'll be there shortly."
Liu Sandao readily agreed to Bai Suxiang's request.
Not only was there not much to do, but Bai Suxiang's anxious expression was clearly visible on her face, so there was no need to delay.
"Okay, okay, then I'll be going first!"
Before Liu Sandao could even speak, Bai Suxiang had already run out the door.
...
The streets of Sandong City were all calm.
Bai Suxiang hurried upstairs and reached into her bag for her keys.
But the more anxious she was, the less she could find them.
In the end, she tried knocking on the door.
Her former neighbors disliked loud knocking, and to avoid disturbing each other's lives, their family members each had a key.
"Who is it?"
"It's me! Mom, I'm back!"
"Ah, Xiao Xiang! You, you, don't come in! Your dad is probably infected with the plague, and I might be too... Don't come in! Don't come in!"
Guo Xiufang's voice was choked with sobs.
If the infection was severe, it could be fatal.
She had already mentally prepared herself for the worst.
But when she heard Bai Suxiang's voice, she couldn't help but cry.
What is the most difficult thing in the world to let go of, if not the affection between parents and children.
"Mom, open the door, I have medicine to treat the plague, don't worry! You'll be fine!"
Bai Suxiang said, hoping to comfort her mother's emotions.
As expected, the intermittent crying stopped.
"No, no, no, how could you have it? That, that 'Yitieling' is very expensive, and you can't buy it now, you're not lying to us, are you? Listen to your mother, hurry up and leave, don't get infected too!"
Guo Xiufang seemed to have regained her reason and tried her best to make Bai Suxiang stay away from them.
"It's true, it's true, Mom. I really have the medicine, open the door first, open the door, okay?"
Bai Suxiang understood what Guo Xiufang meant, but she did indeed have medicine to treat the plague.
There was a moment of silence from inside the door, then with a creak, it slowly opened.
"Mom, where's Dad?"
As soon as Bai Suxiang saw Guo Xiufang, she asked anxiously.
Guo Xiufang was fully geared up, wrapped from head to toe.
Bai Suxiang had only put on a mask as per official guidance.
However, judging by Guo Xiufang's voice, even if she had symptoms, they were still in the early stages.
It was Bai Fuchi who needed to be confirmed as infected as soon as possible.
"In, in the back room."
Upon hearing this, Bai Suxiang rushed to her parents' bedroom.
Bai Fuchi lay flat on the bed, only his head turning towards the doorway.
He seemed too weak to sit up and looked much more frail.
Bai Suxiang, using the same method as before, carefully observed Bai Fuchi's face and body.
A dark aura was looming over his head.
He was truly infected.
"I'll go get a cup of boiled water, wait a moment!"
Bai Suxiang said as she quickly walked towards the kitchen. Sudan Novel Network
"Don't move, I'll go, this place is contaminated, you might get infected like this!"
Guo Xiufang stopped her.
"It's okay, Mom, I've taken the medicine, and I can temporarily resist the plague. Sit down. I'll take a look at you later."
Bai Suxiang comforted her.
She had a small amount of medicine with her.
Enough to treat her father's condition.
"Mmm."
Guo Xiufang, while speaking, began to sob again.
Even through many layers of clothing, she still wiped her eyes with her hand.
It was clear she was crying again.
After Bai Fuchi took the medicine according to the dosage, he fell into a deep sleep.
"Mom, don't worry, Dad will be fine after he wakes up!"
"Really, that's great! You don't know how worried I was, I haven't slept properly these past few days!"
Guo Xiufang said, patting her thighs.
"Mmm. I'll examine you now."
Bai Suxiang said, looking at her carefully again.
Guo Xiufang's infection was not deep, only a faint dark aura. One-third of the dosage would suffice.
According to this standard, after Guo Xiufang took it, her complexion improved significantly.
She didn't fall asleep like Bai Fuchi but leaned back on the sofa.
Bai Suxiang chatted with her while watching the news on TV.
"Mom, where did you go? How did you get infected?"
"I, I don't know. Your dad just went to the vegetable market a few days ago, and he felt something was wrong after he came back."
"Then why didn't you go to the hospital?"
"Oh, who would dare? Once you enter the hospital, you never come out. Your dad and I were afraid we wouldn't see you again."
Hearing this, Bai Suxiang felt a pang of sadness.
"Mom, what are you talking about? If you're sick, you should seek treatment as soon as possible. The earlier you treat it, the easier it is to recover!"
"Hmph! Things are not as simple as you think. Besides, if we hadn't waited two days, you probably wouldn't be seeing us now!"
Guo Xiufang said with satisfaction.
Fortunately, they hesitated and didn't go to the hospital immediately, otherwise, they wouldn't have had their daughter treat them personally.
And they wouldn't have known that besides that "Yitieling," there was an even better medicine!