Chapter 90

Seeing this, Chu Yan quickly asked, “Do you still have this protective suit?”

Her father was still inside; she needed to go in and check.

It would be much safer if she wore protective clothing.

“Oh, yes.” The doctor didn’t think much of it, assuming Chu Yan was asking for her father, so he handed her a set of protective clothing.

However, Chu Yan donned the protective suit herself.

The doctor held back his thoughts and quickly put on protective gear as well. In the video just now, Grandpa was hugging the patient. They had already been in contact, so wearing protective clothing wasn’t strictly necessary.

“Let’s go!” Chu Yan urged after dressing.

The doctor glanced at Chu Yan and pushed the door open.

Inside the living room, they found two people.

Chu Lan was covered in blood, with wounds all over her body, resembling a zombie.

Something was wrong with Lan Yu too. Herpes and scratches dotted the exposed skin, and those scratches were self-inflicted.

Chu Yan instinctively took a step back, a sense of panic washing over her.

Chu Lan’s illness was indeed contagious.

Her father—she feared he might have been infected.

“Hurry, go check on them,” Chu Yan said to the doctor after stepping back.

The doctor gathered his thoughts, suppressing his shock, and moved forward.

As the Lan family’s physician, he felt responsible for treating them.

Furthermore, he was in protective clothing, which should prevent infection.

“Quick, help Xiao Lan first,” Lan Yu urged, grabbing the doctor’s hand as he approached.

The doctor quickly evaded him.

“Master, be careful. You might have contracted a contagious virus.”

“Please hold her still. I’ll check her first.” The doctor’s voice trembled, but he tried to maintain composure.

The sight up close was even more horrifying.

Grandpa’s condition was slightly better, but Chu Lan appeared to have no healthy skin left.

The wounds might be infected with multiple viruses. Was there even a cure?

“Okay, I’ll hold her. You help her.” Lan Yu suppressed the urge to scratch his itching skin and held Chu Lan tightly.

“Xiao Lan, don’t move. Cooperate with the doctor. We’ll be fine.” Lan Yu wrapped his arms around the restless Chu Lan, his tone firm.

The doctor took equipment from his medical box and began examining Chu Lan.

He drew a tube of blood from her and placed it into a testing machine.

Then he used another instrument to check her wounds.

After a while, a prompt sound emitted from the machine, and the doctor paused to examine the results.

Seeing the outcomes shocked him completely.

He quickly rose and stepped back a meter.

“Why are you standing so far away?” Lan Yu asked angrily, his voice raised.

Just as he finished, the doctor retreated a bit more.

“Master, she… she is infected with a level one virus that is highly lethal and contagious. Currently, the Federation has no antidote for it. I—I can’t save her.” He refrained from adding that even the Master was beyond saving.

Lan Yu’s face blanched as he reached for the doctor.

Realizing the gravity of the situation, the doctor swiftly retreated.

Meanwhile, Chu Lan sensed Lan Yu’s intention to leave and, ignoring her itching skin, clung to him tightly.

“Ayu, don’t go.” In that moment, Chu Lan resembled a demon.

Seizing the opportunity, the doctor dashed for the door, abandoning his equipment.

Seeing this, Chu Yan hurriedly stowed away her laptop and ran out after him.

As she entered the room, she called up the video recording on her optical computer.

The two darted outside, and Chu Yan grabbed the doctor.

“Don’t run; the two inside need you to save them!”

“How?” he replied.

“The female is infected with a level one virus that has never been recorded in the federal virus library. Without a specific medicine, no one can cure it!”

“Then—what should we do?” Chu Yan’s panic was evident.

Noticing her distress, the doctor’s demeanor softened slightly.

“You need to report this immediately.”

“This area needs to be sealed off as soon as possible. We must wait for the medical team to arrive and take Master and the female to the isolation ward for treatment. But—”

“But what?!”

“But the female is too seriously infected. Her skin is ulcerated and scratched. Alongside the unknown first-level virus, she has multiple infections. She probably won’t survive until the medical team arrives. Even—”

“Even Master’s situation is dire,” he added.

Chu Yan was stunned.

“You mean, even if the medical team comes, my dad can’t be cured?” she swallowed nervously.

The doctor’s expression turned pained.

“Yes. This is a virus not recorded in the federal virus library. Even the top doctors likely can’t provide an antidote quickly.”

Chu Yan felt her body slacken; she nearly lost her balance.

“This virus is highly contagious and could lead to a major health crisis if we aren’t careful. I’ll report it now.”

“Next, we all have to stay here until the medical personnel arrive. No one can leave.”

Chu Yan’s expression shifted.

She couldn’t leave, and the medical team would come to take Chu Lan and her father away?

Wouldn’t her mother find out about her meeting with Chu Lan and asking Lan Yu to meet her?

No, Mom was already disappointed in her.

Now she was having Chu Ning and Gu Ming compete with her for the position of heir. If they learned of her actions behind their backs, they would surely abandon her!

Chu Yan resolved to take action and devised a plan.

Ignoring the doctor’s video call, she turned back into the house.

Seeing her activate the computer, she initiated a video call with Chu Xin.

By now, Chu Xin had returned to the Chu family. Learning that Lan Yu and Chu Yan were missing, she felt a twinge of irritation.

When Chu Yan’s video call came through, she settled down and answered.

“Mom, something happened,” Chu Yan blurted as soon as the call connected.

Chu Xin frowned.

“What happened?” she inquired.

“Mom—I discovered that Dad came to see Chu Lan. And—” Chu Yan hesitated.

“And what?” Chu Xin’s expression darkened.

She had warned Lan Yu—had he ignored her?

“And—Mom, just look for yourself,” Chu Yan replied.

Then she pointed the camera at Chu Lan and Lan Yu, who were over ten meters away.

Chu Xin instantly caught sight of the scene: Lan Yu and Chu Lan were locked in a desperate embrace, lost to madness and engendering revolting noises.

“Lan Yu!” Chu Xin shouted angrily.

Lan Yu, teetering on the brink of insanity, seemed to hear her voice and glanced over.

Upon seeing Chu Yan, it was as if he’d found a lifeline. He abandoned Chu Lan, pulling her away with brutal force.