"Ms. Xu Tiantian was quite agitated and kept asking to leave."

"According to the procedure, all returnees must complete the quarantine observation. In order to appease her emotions, the base allowed her immediate family members to come in and accompany her during quarantine, but they also need to undergo the same observation and testing."

The staff member leading Zixi and the others explained in a low voice.

Zi Xi understood instantly.

This was not because the base was giving her special treatment, but because she was making a big fuss, the base made an exception and allowed her family to come in and accompany her.

Essentially, the entire family of three is now also under observation.

However, judging from this, Xu Tiantian's parents still look honest and simple.

Xu Tiantian also saw Zi Xi and Mona.

Her gaze first fell on the staff accompanying Zi Xi and Mona, a hint of barely perceptible surprise flashing in her eyes.

Then she saw Hu Jiang and Yuan Ke, who were being pushed around by medical staff, and her face immediately showed that kind of saintly expression that was a mixture of sympathy and blame.

"My God! They are so badly injured!"

"Do you need help? How did this happen?!"

She gasped and broke free from her parents' hands, trying to go forward.

"Madam, please return to your area. The wounded need immediate medical attention!"

As a result, several medical staff immediately stopped her.

"I watched the live stream, I'm so glad you're all okay!"

"It seems that it's safer to be more cautious than to risk things like they do. It's easier for something to go wrong if they try too hard."

"If everyone could help each other, there wouldn't be so many tragedies..."

Xu Tiantian was stopped and was somewhat unwilling, but she still stopped and turned to look at Zi Xi and Mona, her tone carrying a hint of lecturing.

Zi Xi: "..."

"...Divine gold."

Mona's ears drooped, and she muttered softly.

Zi Xi didn't bother to argue with her any longer. She simply nodded slightly to the staff, then pulled Mona along and quickly walked towards the isolation room assigned to them.

The door closed behind him, finally shutting out Xu Tiantian's incessant chatter.

The world suddenly fell silent, with only the low hum of the air circulation system remaining.

While life in isolation may be monotonous, it also provides a sense of security.

Daily medical checkups and meal delivery are provided, and access to strictly filtered base news and snippets of outside information is obtained through limited screens within the room.

During a routine blood pressure check, a middle-aged woman who looked like a thermometer researcher operated the instrument and said casually, "Xiao Zhou, relax, this is just a routine check."

"Speaking of which, the research institute is making pretty fast progress in developing a rapid pathogen detection instrument."

"It is said that if all goes well, in another two or three months, we may no longer need such a long period of isolation and observation, and the results can be obtained in just a few minutes."

Her tone was gentle, but her eyes keenly caught Zi Xi's subtle reactions.

This seemingly ordinary reassuring sentence stirred something within Zi Xi.

It sounded like a reassurance, yet also like a hint of positive progress.

Unusual rewards imply unusual attention.

These past few days, there have been many eyes watching her and Mona, seemingly without them.

Unusual rewards inevitably attract unusual attention.

Zi Xi was fully aware of this.

These past few days, although she and Mona were in isolation rooms, they could always vaguely feel many gazes lingering around them.

The quarantine period is finally over.

When Zixi and Mona stepped out of the quarantine area, they felt as if they had been transported to another world.

The two tacitly chose a relatively quiet time to go to the base canteen.

It's not so much about satisfying one's appetite, but more about wanting to immerse oneself in a bit of normal life and experience the relaxation of not being constantly watched.