"We thought this was bad enough, but a while ago we just walked in the sun and our skin got tanned. It's getting darker and darker. But other people who have been in the sun with us didn't have such a big change. We guess it's because our family doesn't get much rain, so we get tanned more easily!"
Zhang Heping nodded. He really couldn't help Song Qingqing with the problems she was facing.
Although he had a lot of energy rainwater at home, it wasn't something he could just give away casually. Besides, given Song Longlong's example, he didn't dare to give energy rainwater to others so easily.
Zhang Heping still remembered that last year, Shen Yanming asked him to test the energy rainwater they collected to see if there were any parasites or anything like that.
The test results showed that although the energy rainwater they collected contained some ordinary rainwater, the water quality was extremely pure, almost indistinguishable from purified water.
Back then, he genuinely thought the energy rainwater was drinkable, but he never expected that it would indiscriminately enhance living beings. It might be fine for healthy people to drink it, but in situations like Song Longlong's, drinking the energy rainwater could actually be fatal!
After saying these words, Song Qingqing felt much relieved. Over the years, the aging appearance of her family and Longlong's undiagnosed illness had put her under immense pressure, but she had nowhere to confide in.
Although talking to Zhang Heping today won't help solve her family's predicament, after saying these words, it felt like a huge weight had been lifted from her heart, and Song Qingqing felt she could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
"Well, I just ran into someone I know, that's why I rambled on so much. I hope you don't mind."
"It's alright, just consider it a story." Zhang Heping originally wanted to comfort Song Qingqing, but as soon as he said it, he felt it was a bit inappropriate, as if it was disrespectful.
"I'm sorry, that's not what I meant. I was..." Zhang Heping wanted to explain that he was just a listener and didn't mean to laugh at them, but he didn't know how to express himself.
"It's okay. We've endured a lot of cold shoulders over the past six months, so we're mentally strong. It's just that when we run into acquaintances, we still feel a bit... well, how should I put it, we want to avoid them."
I'm afraid the other person will discover my inadequacy, afraid they'll laugh at my incompetence, so I'm avoiding you. In your presence, I...
Song Qingqing bit her lip and uttered two words with difficulty, "Inferiority complex!"
Zhang Heping didn't expect Song Qingqing to say that. He opened his mouth to comfort her, but before he could speak, Song Qingqing laughed.
"It's okay, I feel better after talking about it. I've met a lot of people and experienced a lot of things in the past six months, and I don't know why I suddenly had the urge to confide in someone today."
Hehe, it's nothing, I'm fine. These days, just being alive is a blessing.
Song Qingqing looked up at Zhang Heping. "Alright, I'm fine. You must be quite busy. I think you were looking at some documents when you bumped into me?"
"Yeah, I've been a bit busy lately."
"Then hurry up and get to work. I'll go to the inpatient department after Longlong finishes his dialysis. We're on the 7th floor, in room 735."
Zhang Heping nodded. "You know my office. If you need anything, just come find me!"
Song smiled gently, "Okay!"
Although Song Qingqing agreed, she knew that she wouldn't go to Zhang Heping unless it was something serious. The gap between them was widening, and since they had no chance before, it would be even less likely in the future.
After returning to his office, Zhang Heping thought for a moment, then took out half of the dried meat and milk curds that Shen Yanming had given him from the cabinet, intending to send them to Song Qingqing as a final act of help after their acquaintance.
Zhang Heping put the dried meat and milk curds into a black plastic bag, then locked the cabinet door, picked up his things, and prepared to go find Song Qingqing. However, before he even left the office, he heard the hospital alarm sounding.
It's an emergency?
Zhang Heping threw his things on the desk, ran out without locking the door, and only when he got to the lobby did he find that the hospital security guards were closing the door, doctors and nurses were running to the conference room, and patients and their families in the lobby were all in a state of panic.
Seeing the head nurse comforting patients and their families in the lobby, Zhang Heping followed the flow of people and ran towards the conference room.
When we arrived, we found the place was already packed with people, and those who arrived later couldn't even squeeze in through the door.
The dean took the wireless microphone and said, "Those at the door, don't push your way in. Those inside, leave after I finish speaking. Then let those who didn't hear come in to hear the announcement."
Now, we've received some very bad news from the capital: the feverish patients we've admitted are highly contagious.
The reason why human-to-human transmission was only discovered now is because the incubation period is as long as half a month. The disease came from the capital, and our close contacts here have not yet passed the incubation period, so they have not shown fever symptoms.
However, it has been confirmed in the capital that the disease is transmissible from person to person, and there have already been deaths there.
Hearing this, Zhang Heping felt his hands and feet turn cold. This was the worst thing that had happened!
"Currently, the research institute is still unsure of the specific transmission route and has no targeted treatment options."
Therefore, anyone who has been in close contact with a person with a fever needs to be quarantined.
However, apart from the patients' families, those of us working on the front lines are all close contacts, but the nature of our profession does not allow us to self-isolate.
Therefore, everyone will need to wear disposable protective clothing, disposable gloves, masks, and goggles when working in the future.
Encouraging everyone to take protective measures is not only for their own protection, but more importantly, for the protection of others.
The dean paused for a moment, "Everyone knows how many times we've been in contact with patients with fever during this period. Whether we've been infected or not, nobody knows. Compared to other patients, it seems like we are the high-risk group."
The dean sighed, "Well, let's take precautions first. Maybe we'll get lucky and everyone will be alright."
Alright, everyone in the meeting room, leave now. Let those outside who didn't hear anything in come in.
Go about your business, don't be sad or upset. What's done is done. We must trust the Qinghe Alliance and the Research Institute. No one is more anxious than them. The Qinghe Alliance will never abandon any citizen.
Zhang Heping walked heavily out of the conference room. Feeling a chill run down his spine, he called Shen Yanming and said, "Old Shen, stay home and don't go out wandering around, understand?"
Shen Yanming's heart skipped a beat. "Are you sure?"
"Um."
Shen Yanming's throat was a little dry. "You, take good care of yourself. I'll wait for you at home!"
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