Inside the quarantine area, the atmosphere is no longer as depressing and desperate as before.

"Cough cough..." A slight cough broke the silence in the ward.

"Where... where am I?" The young soldier slowly opened his eyes. There was still a hint of confusion in his eyes, but he had regained his clarity.

"You're awake! That's great!" The nurse beside him excitedly held his hand, tears welling up in her eyes, "You're finally awake!"

The young soldier looked around and found himself lying on a hospital bed with all kinds of tubes inserted into his body. He tried to recall what happened before he fell into a coma, but he only felt a splitting headache.

"Don't worry, take your time to think." The doctor came over and said gently, "You were infected with the zombie virus. We used the spiritual spring water to save you."

"Spiritual spring water..." the young soldier muttered to himself, and some vague images gradually emerged in his mind.

He remembered being scratched by zombies, gradually losing his mind, and being isolated...

"It was Chen Xiaoru who provided the spiritual spring water," the doctor added. "She saved you, and she saved all of us."

As one soldier after another woke up from coma, the quarantine area was filled with laughter and joy.

They supported each other and walked out of the ward, breathing the fresh air and feeling the long-lost sunshine.

Although they were still weak, their eyes were full of hope.

"We...we are saved?" a young soldier asked in disbelief, his voice trembling.

"Yes, we're saved!" Another soldier nodded vigorously, his face filled with joy at having survived a disaster. "The zombie virus has been controlled!"

The news quickly spread throughout the base, and everyone was immersed in great joy.

The haze that had been suppressing the people for so long finally dissipated, and the dawn of hope shone again on this devastated land.

Time flies, Chen Xiaoru's belly is bulging, and the day of delivery is approaching.

Zhou Yuxuan is now in charge of managing people with special abilities in the base. He is very busy every day and rarely sees her.

That day, just as Zhou Yuxuan was leaving the research institute, Chen Xiaoru felt her abdomen tighten, a sign of labor. She quickly took out the labor and pain-relieving pills she had prepared and swallowed them.

Contractions came, but with the help of the pill, the pain eased. Chen Xiaoru gritted her teeth, clutching the bed sheet tightly with both hands, beads of sweat oozing from her forehead.

"Huh...Huh..." She took a deep breath and adjusted her rhythm.

Time passed by minute by minute. Thanks to the effect of the birth control pill, the labor progressed exceptionally smoothly. Not long after, a clear cry pierced the silence of the room.

“Wow…wow…”

It’s a girl! Chen Xiaoru was filled with ecstasy. The joy of being a mother for the first time made her forget all the pain.

She quickly took a recovery pill and felt her strength gradually returning. She carefully picked up the swaddled baby and looked closely at her little face.

The little girl closed her eyes and opened and closed her mouth, as if she was looking for something. Chen Xiaoru's eyes were full of tenderness and love, and she gently kissed her on the forehead.

"Baby, welcome to this world." She whispered softly.

She is still living in the institute, and for safety reasons, the base does not allow her to go out for the time being. In desperation, Chen Xiaoru could only carry her newborn daughter to the institute's medical room.

"Please help me cut the baby's umbilical cord." She said to the nurse on duty, with a hint of weakness in her voice.

The nurse looked at the baby in her arms in surprise, then looked at Chen Xiaoru and asked in disbelief, "You...you gave birth so soon?"

"Yes, I just gave birth." Chen Xiaoru nodded with a happy smile on her face.

The nurse quickly took the baby, carefully cut her umbilical cord, and performed a series of newborn care.

In the corridor, other researchers heard the noise and stuck their heads out. Seeing Chen Xiaoru holding the child, they all showed expressions of surprise and blessing.

"Xiao Ru, congratulations!"

"Is it a girl? She's so pretty!"

Chen Xiaoru held her child and responded to everyone's blessings with a smile, her heart full of gratitude.

Holding her newborn baby back to the room in the research institute, Chen Xiaoru took a lactation-inducing pill, and soon her milk began to overflow.

Outside the research institute, Zhou Yuxuan had just finished dealing with urgent matters when he heard a flurry of chatter about Chen Xiaoru having given birth. Startled, he dropped his work and rushed to the research institute like a madman.

"Squeak--" The door was pushed open suddenly, Zhou Yuxuan rushed into the room, and saw Chen Xiaoru sitting on the bed, holding a swaddle in her arms and feeding it gently.

"Yuxuan, you're back." Chen Xiaoru raised her head and smiled at him, her eyes full of tenderness. She looked at him, stunned, and continued, "Why are you standing there? Come and see our daughter."

Zhou Yuxuan finally woke up from his dream, striding over to the bedside and hugging Chen Xiaoru tightly in his arms, so tightly that he seemed to want to rub her into his bones and blood. His voice was choked with sobs, trembling with fear and lingering fear: "Xiaoru, you... why didn't you tell me you gave birth to a child?"

"Oh, please let me go first. The baby is still breastfeeding!" Chen Xiaoru patted his back gently and said softly, "Don't you want to see our baby daughter?"

Zhou Yuxuan loosened his arms and looked down at the tiny swaddling baby. He carefully reached out his hand and gently stroked his daughter's delicate face, saying in a trembling voice, "She's so beautiful, just like you."

Chen Xiaoru smiled and said, "Did you see clearly? I think she looks more like you."

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