"The deceased died of untreatable pulmonary tuberculosis. For public safety and to prevent the spread of the bacteria, all close and secondary contacts of the deceased must be quarantined and tested. All places visited by the deceased and their contacts will be disinfected," stated the leading medical staff.
Meanwhile, the other medical personnel began their registrations. The reporters who had been called to witness the gossip and scoop news turned pale upon hearing this, desperately wanting to leave but it was already too late.
Qin Yongchao, upon arriving, was furious and dejected to hear about the quarantine and disinfection. Who wouldn't be upset about being poisoned at their doorstep on New Year's Day?
However, this involved life safety and public security. As the head of the family currently in office, he had a broader perspective and naturally had to cooperate actively with the medical staff.
At the same time, he couldn't resist questioning the culprit, Ye Zisu, "What good deed have you done?"
"I... cough cough..." As Ye Zisu spoke, she felt an unbearable itch in her throat and couldn't help but cough. The maid beside her, as if realizing something, immediately stepped a few paces away from her.
Ye Zisu hadn't paid much attention at first. Seeing the maids move away and the medical staff looking over, she couldn't help but start to panic.
"You're coughing too?" one of the medical staff asked.
"I, I just felt a bit itchy in my throat... cough cough cough." As Ye Zisu finished speaking, she couldn't help but cough violently.
The medical staff couldn't help but step back, while Qin Yongyi was the only one who didn't flinch. He gently patted Ye Zisu's back and asked, "Su'er, why are you coughing so hard? Did Xiao Cai infect you?"
He had seen Xiao Cai coughing recently and had sent her to see a doctor.
Ye Zisu's mind was a bit jumbled from coughing. She was afraid of being infected, but then she thought that she hadn't directly contacted that couple, so she shouldn't be infected. She might have caught Xiao Cai's cold.
"Yes! Xiao Cai has a cold, and she infected me!"
As soon as Ye Zisu finished speaking, a maid rushed over. She was good friends with Xiao Cai and served Ye Zisu together.
She said anxiously, "Third Miss, it's bad news, Xiao Cai was just diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis at the hospital!"
"What?!" Upon hearing this, Ye Zisu was struck by lightning.
Tuberculosis was transmitted through the respiratory tract. Since Xiao Cai was diagnosed with tuberculosis, she had been by Ye Zisu's side while coughing. Wouldn't that put her in great danger?
Qin Yongyi's brows furrowed. If Xiao Cai was diagnosed, then everyone in the old Qin family mansion was in danger!
"Hahahaha, serves you right! You wouldn't treat us, you deceived us, you all deserve to die, die together! Hahahaha!" The farmer held his wife's corpse and laughed maniacally.
Seeing this, Ye Zisu's face turned ashen. She couldn't be that unlucky, could she?
The medical staff quickly rounded up everyone present and took them to a centralized quarantine area. Even the elders and young ones of the Qin family were taken for testing and required to be quarantined until the results came out.
Thus, on New Year's Day morning, "Infectious Disease at Qin Family" made headlines, and the entire Qin family was in a state of chaos.
In contrast to the chaotic situation here, on the other side, in Lucheng.
In the master bedroom of a seaside villa, a man and a woman slept, their contentment tinged with a hint of intimacy.
Qin Beiting propped himself up with his right palm supporting his head, looking at the woman sleeping soundly in his arms, his eyes filled with an overwhelming tenderness and desire.
The fingertips of his long left hand gently traced the woman's sleeping face, as if trying to engrave this face deeply into his memory.
"Qin Beiting, have you ascended to immortality? Don't you need to sleep?" Yu He, half-asleep, felt her face being tickled and impatiently swatted away the man's restless hand.
She was quite grumpy when woken up.
After celebrating New Year's Eve, proposing, and coaxing the two children to sleep last night, she was dragged back to the room by Qin Beiting, and they only stopped when the sky began to lighten.
"I'm too happy to sleep," Qin Beiting said, his eyes filled with a smile as he leaned close to her ear, his voice low, "Wife, I love you so much."
Yu He was already numb to these sweet words, having heard them all night. Still drowsy, she responded with an "Mm" and then shifted into a more comfortable position to continue sleeping.
However, Qin Beiting was not willing to let her go so easily. He kissed her earlobe, "Let's get our marriage certificate today, shall we? And then have a grand wedding."
Yu He was somewhat exasperated by him, "It's New Year's Day, the civil affairs bureau isn't open."
"So I arranged for them to provide home service," Qin Beiting replied.
Yu He thought she had misheard and was speechless, "...You really are..."
"I'm afraid if we don't get the marriage certificate quickly, you'll return the ring to me again, just like before," Qin Beiting said with a hint of grievance in his tone.
Yu He retorted righteously, "Who told you to make me angry?"
"I'll never dare again," Qin Beiting immediately said.
Seeing how obedient he was, Yu He raised her hand and stroked his head, "Good boy~"
Qin Beiting hugged her, "Since I'm so well-behaved, don't I get a reward?"
Yu He felt his physical response and, having just been thoroughly pleasured all night, she felt she would truly collapse if it continued.
She quickly pushed his chest away with her hand, "Don't mess around..."
Qin Beiting's voice was husky with a hint of sexiness, "Call me husband."
"Husband... mmm..."
As soon as Yu He called him husband, her lips were immediately sealed, and then there was another round of passion that completely dispelled her morning grumpiness.
An hour later.
A satiated Qin Beiting leaned against the headboard, embracing the woman who had collapsed into his arms, and caressed the ring on her left hand, "If it weren't for the accident five years ago, we would have been married long ago."
Yu He didn't deny it. Recalling Qiao Qiao's kidnapping of her grandmother five years ago, she said, "Five years ago, Qiao Qiao used the 'Death God' mercenaries. Given her situation at the time, she couldn't possibly afford them."
Upon hearing this, a flicker of coldness flashed in Qin Beiting's eyes. If he had known about Yu He's situation earlier and rushed back, perhaps he could have prevented the accident. But in the end, it still happened.
He hadn't even had time to have people investigate after the incident, as his memory had been tampered with.
"At the time, Qiao Qiao said on the cliff branch that Qin family members had supported her. In that situation, Qiao Qiao shouldn't have lied," Yu He added.
If it was indeed the Qin family who provided assistance, then the mastermind behind it should still be around!
The mastermind wanted her and her grandmother dead, and she would never let him off easily!
"I will thoroughly investigate this matter," Qin Beiting vowed, pulling Yu He closer.
"Okay!"
This time, Yu He did not refuse, because this involved the Qin family and would also affect the future safety of Qin Beiting and their two children within the Qin family.
Since she had agreed to marry Qin Beiting, they were now one!