"Ah Bai, Xu Qian must have her reasons for doing this."
Xiang Jintian understood her, perhaps better than anyone.
She wouldn't approach a man without a good reason; Xu Qian definitely had her own motives and plans.
He could tell that Xu Qian didn't harbor much affection for Guan Weiyun; a woman who liked someone wouldn't act like this.
After all, he had been truly liked by her before.
Mei Yuebai was taken aback, her mouth opening and closing, unsure of what to say.
Uncle Xiang trusted her, indulged her.
That was an extraordinary level of trust.
Mei Yuebai felt ashamed in comparison.
The moment Xu Qian pushed the door open, she was pulled into a car by a man.
The car door slammed shut with a "bang."
The driver, sensing the situation, discreetly raised the partition in the middle before starting the car.
The man placed her on his lap, burying his head in her neck and inhaling her scent deeply.
It took him a while to calm down.
His eyes were red, his beautiful black pupils clear and bright as if filled with water.
Xu Qian's brows rose slightly; a man like him could still show such an expression?
"You, why did you agree?"
The young woman's eyes curved into a smile, and she leaned down to kiss his forehead.
"Two hundred doses of vaccine in exchange for three months of my time, isn't that a good deal?"
"Besides, as long as I don't want it, he can't touch me."
"Everything is for Hope Base."
[Ding, Guan Weiyun's favorability +5, total favorability is 94.]
Guan Weiyun leaned down and gently kissed her red lips, caressing them for a moment. His lips were now also stained with lipstick.
His originally handsome face looked even more alluring with the touch of red.
"Thank you, Xu Qian."
"I'm sorry for making you suffer."
Xu Qian's eyes flickered, and she leaned her head against his shoulder.
"I'm willing."
Guan Weiyun, perhaps to compensate for his guilt, took her around town at noon. They ate street food like any ordinary couple and shopped to their heart's content in clothing stores.
Xu Qian played along, laughing and chatting with him for several hours.
In the afternoon, the driver took them to a laboratory to test the vaccine.
They called it the svt vaccine, meaning salvation.
Without even changing their suits, Xu Qian, finding her skirt cumbersome, had already changed into sportswear.
She didn't wear a mask either, as she followed the big figures into S City's most stringent laboratory building.
The entire building was white, appearing to be at least ten stories high. Barbed wire surrounded the perimeter, soldiers stood guard at the main entrance, and two teams of armed soldiers patrolled the grounds.
It was extremely private.
Tang Zhishen raised his hand, and the gate opened.
"Please, everyone."
As it was Tang's Base Research Institute, Tang Zhishen didn't take them on a tour. They went directly from the elevator down to the first basement level.
The first basement level housed a laboratory, separated from the viewing area by a glass wall with a small door.
It was empty.
Tang Zhiyuan lightly clapped his hands, signaling the start of the demonstration.
A man walked out from behind the small door. He first demonstrated his fire ability.
Everyone squinted, recognizing the fire as that of a Level 3 ability user.
Immediately after, two people in protective suits brought in a snarling zombie.
The man calmly extended his arm, allowing the zombie to bite him.
He was then left alone in the laboratory. The zombie virus acted quickly; within five minutes, he began drooling and rolling his eyes.
Two staff members quickly brought a syringe. One held the man down while the other injected his arm.
Soon, the man stopped convulsing. Ten minutes later, he recovered.
The onlookers stared in amazement.
Tang Zhishen glanced at them, his gaze lingering on Xu Qian for a moment before explaining:
"If injected with the vaccine within five minutes of a zombie bite, one can recover."
"Of course, it can also be administered half an hour in advance. The vaccine's efficacy lasts for one hour."