Chapter 169 Husband 6
A rare Saturday morning.
Zheng Song's studio was founded by his teacher, and after graduation, he joined the studio, becoming one of the few outstanding young consultants there. He was busy with work. Lancheng is the capital, with a dense population. Both students and adults face enormous mental stress, making psychotherapy crucial.
As early as after marrying Wen Hui, Zheng Song set aside Saturdays to spend his vacation at home and communicate with his wife.
Thanks to the time they spent together last night, Wen Hui slept in Zheng Song's arms all night as she wished. She did not have that strange nightmare again, so she slept very comfortably.
She rose early to prepare a hearty breakfast for her resting husband. Then she inquired about his plans for the day. After their marriage, Zheng Song worked six days a week, and on his day off, he and Wen Hui would return to her mother-in-law's home. The two of them had very little time to spend alone together.
She rose at six, cleaned the hen, and began cooking it in a stew pot. The kitchen was filled with the rich, fragrant aroma of chicken broth. Zheng Song had looked ill the past few days, and she needed to give him some good nourishment.
The sink is clean and tidy, and the white marble reflects the hostess's figure.
She wore a solid, tight-fitting short-sleeved shirt that accentuated her curves, light-colored jeans, and a soft pink apron. The waist tie was tucked inward, highlighting her slender waist. Her hips rested on the edge of the countertop, and her loose hair was tucked behind her ears, revealing a gentle and gentle face.
She held up her cell phone and concentrated on choosing a nearby shopping mall.
A new health restaurant has opened in the mall, specializing in the fusion of Chinese herbal medicine and gourmet food. Zheng Song's work is incredibly demanding, so he might want to try the restaurant.
Put it on your Saturday schedule. Seeing that it was almost eight o'clock, Wen Hui returned to her bedroom.
Her husband, so energetic at night, seemed listless at dawn—Wen Hui did nothing; they simply slept in each other's arms. A light sleeper, she woke in the middle of the night, caught in the gentle gaze of "Zheng Song," which enveloped her like a soft lake. His face was rosy, a stark contrast to the morning glow he'd experienced lying in bed, as if a long night had drained him of all his energy.
Wen Hui sat on the bed, leaned over, and leaned in front of the sleepy Zheng Song. She whispered, "You were so energetic last night, you couldn't get up this morning. Luckily you don't have to go to work today. I made chicken soup to nourish you."
Zheng Song opened his eyes in confusion. His wife's gentle face was close to him, and her shallow breath was wrapped in the rich scent of jasmine. He tried to recall what happened last night, but he couldn't remember it at all. He felt as if he was trapped in a mass of scarlet flesh and blood, which almost suffocated him.
"...I'll sleep a little longer. You eat first." Zheng Song's voice was hoarse.
Wen Hui used her hand to test his temperature: "It's just right." She lowered her head again and touched her forehead to his. Zheng Song tilted his head slightly, and Wen Hui leaned closer to him: "Let's go to the hospital."
Zheng Song felt that he was fine and there was no need to go to the hospital for such a minor illness.
"I want to sleep, can you leave me alone for a while?"
Wen Hui stood up at a loss, and after a while, she said okay and left the bedroom biting her lip.
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Wen Hui was not in the mood to eat, so she put the dirty clothes into the washing machine and soaked her underwear in the basin to wash. She was still cleaning until almost noon. Zheng Song got up, and Wen Hui reheated the chicken soup. The two of them had brunch.
Wen Hui set the dining table. Zheng Song sat on the sofa with his computer in his arms. She handed him a cup of hot water.
There were two pots of jasmine on the balcony, their small white flowers in full bloom, filling the room with the fragrance of jasmine. As soon as Wen Hui sat down on the sofa, the rich fragrance instantly took Zheng Song's breath away. She was like a blooming flower, pleasing to the eye in both appearance and personality. Zheng Song turned off the computer and hugged his wife.
"I'm sorry. I just woke up feeling a bit under the weather and I was mean to you. Will you forgive me?"
Wen Hui leaned into his arms.
"What's wrong with you? You look so bad."
Zheng Song pinched his brows, sniffed his wife's fragrance, and buried his face in her shoulder. "I've been a lot going on lately, and I'm a little tired. By the way, you accompanied your parents to the hospital for a checkup yesterday. How is Dad?"
Wen Hui explained it to him in detail.
Zheng Song said, "Huihui. I usually spend more time with my parents. I'm their only child, and I'm busy with work, so I have to trouble you."
Wen Hui lowered her eyebrows and twisted her fingers.
Zheng Song frowned, his tone a little irritable: "My mother is just like that. She is old, and some of her ideas are really difficult for you. But we are the younger generation, so we just need to listen and agree with her. Don't conflict with her. Just be obedient."
Wen Hui said, "Okay. I understand. Why would I have a conflict with my mother? She's doing this for our own good."
Zheng Song touched her hair with satisfaction.
Wen Hui stood up and said tentatively, "There's no fruit at home. I want to go to the supermarket. Do you want to go?"
Zheng Song turned on his computer. "I have work. Go by yourself. Be careful and don't take the bus. There have been a lot of accidents lately." His attention was already drawn to the file that popped up on his computer. He continued, "Message me when you get to the supermarket."
Wen Hui agreed.
The vegetables and fruits in the supermarket are very fresh. Although the outside world of Blue City is suffering from an unknown virus, Blue City has a complete food structure, from the planting and cultivation of grains and fruits, and Blue City can be completely self-sufficient.
Wen Hui paid the bill.
The supermarket cart was full of food. Wen Hui sorted them into categories, packed them into two bags, and pushed the cart towards the supermarket entrance along with the crowd.
Wen Hui didn't go to the small supermarket near her home. Instead, she took a taxi to the city's most comprehensive supermarket, which catered specifically to the city's elite. The large supermarket was only occupied by a handful of people. Wen Hui paused as she mentally considered what else she needed to buy.
Bang, bang, bang—
Gunfire rained down.
Screams rang out one after another.
Wen Hui avoids crowded supermarkets for fear of encountering incidents that endanger public safety. In just one week, there were two such incidents reported publicly.
One example is the robbery and arson of a bus.
Another case was a "mad dog" biting someone.
Blue City had built a safe zone outside the city for outsiders to temporarily rest. Entry to Blue City was restricted to those who were in good health. Suddenly, someone in the safe zone went berserk and attacked the surrounding crowd.
Finally he had to be shot.
These two incidents happened just a few days ago.
Wen Hui hurriedly retreated with the crowd, decisively abandoning the cart that was in the way. A girl next to her was knocked down by the crowd. Wen Hui gritted her teeth, leaned against the wall of the aisle, and pulled the girl up. The two of them supported each other and escaped inside.
Wen Hui looked back.
The gunman's face was revealed in the open supermarket door, and the exposed flesh looked like it had an abscess, festering.
Her heart was pounding! What was this? Was she suffering from a serious skin disease?
Escape to the second floor.
Wen Hui supported her waist and gasped for breath, she was a little dazed.
The girl next to her was calmer than Wen Hui. Although her family was from Lancheng, she was studying in another city. When the illness struck, she took the high-speed train back to Lancheng, but was still stopped outside and had to wait for a medical examination before entering. Thus, she had the misfortune of witnessing a "mad dog bite incident."
"...The group at that time had the exact same symptoms as the group outside the supermarket. They had boils on their faces, were agitated, and behaved wildly. We thought we were safe in Blue City, but we didn't expect to be so unlucky as to encounter something like this again! When they go crazy, they bite everyone they see!"
Fortunately, the disease isn't highly contagious. Unfortunately, being bitten by a leopard can result in death or severe injury. Their teeth unleash a terrifying bite force, comparable to the sharp teeth of a ferocious beast.
Wen Hui thought of the rescue she had participated in before.
Their destination was a small town near Blue City. When they arrived, they could clearly see the sky obscured by a thick cloud. After the heavy rain, widespread vomiting, nausea, and high fever had occurred in the town. Fortunately, current medical treatment was completely curable.
But other colleagues in the company were not as lucky as Wen Hui.
The company organized two rescue teams. The other team was based in a city with a high economic level and a dense population. When the colleagues drew lots to select the city, they all agreed to go there. They believed that the city would be free and easy, as it had advanced medical care. However, they were surprised that the city was later placed under lockdown. After much effort, the colleagues finally returned to Blue City. They reported that scientists there had taken lumps of flesh that had fallen from the sky back to their laboratory for research. Then, for some unknown reason, the laboratory exploded, infecting the entire city with an unknown virus.
"...Although many people don't believe it, I do! The appearance of that dark cloud is very strange. I'll tell you a secret, my father is a biology professor in Blue City, and he has inside information. The explosion in City A that infected the entire population was caused by the laboratory killing that unknown species. Before it died, it suddenly released a toxin, and the entire lab was infected and became like that..."
The girl pointed in the direction of the supermarket door with her mouth.
Someone in the supermarket immediately retorted, "Little girl, don't exaggerate! It's all reported on the news. This group of people are infected with a virus, just like rabies, they bite people! Don't talk about unknown species, that's all made up to deceive people..."
Suddenly, several groups of people split up in the supermarket and started arguing.
Wen Hui curled up in the corner, her face pale. She didn't want to know what these things were, rabies or toxin infection. She just wanted to go home, back to Zheng Song. As early as when she looked at the group of people with abscesses at the supermarket door, her legs began to weaken. She was able to escape to the second floor, but she was just holding on.
The staircase to the second floor was blocked.
Wen Hui retreated into the crowd, trembling as she took out her cell phone and called Zheng Song.
This is the only person she can rely on in Blue City.
He is her husband.
The phone beeped.
Wen Hui's lips were pale and she kept pressing her cell phone.
Until the call is connected——
"Zheng Song, I..."
"I was called back to the studio temporarily and am not at home right now. My teacher is right next to me. If I didn't answer the phone when it rang, it means I was busy! How could you be so ignorant? Don't call me anymore. I'll call you back when I'm done..."
"Zheng Song..." It was so scary outside, she might not be able to go home.
"Okay! I'm hanging up now,"
Wen Hui felt like her heart was soaked in ice-cold water, sore and swollen, and the bone-chilling coldness drowned her.
She shrank into the corner, clutching her cell phone tightly. People around her were crying, and she couldn't hold back her tears. After a long while, the sirens sounded, and she opened her eyes wide and looked out the window.
"Bang bang bang."
Wen Hui witnessed with her own eyes the group of people blocking the door being dragged away.
She was so frightened that her tears stopped flowing and stuck to her eyelashes.
The situation on the first floor was appalling.
Wen Hui closed her eyes and didn't dare to look.
But the smell that filled her nose reminded her of a horrific and bloody incident that had occurred here. The survivors were taken to an isolation area by the rescue team to check their physical condition and see if they had any infection. They were not allowed to go home until dark.
Leaving the quarantine area. Wen Hui opened her phone and stared at the call information. The time stopped at four hours ago. The call with Zheng Song lasted less than a minute. During this time, she was locked in the quarantine area, which was actually a narrow space separated by steel plates. Zheng Song didn't call her at all. She pursed her lips, her eyes red.
Maybe her luck wasn't good. It was hard to get a taxi at that hour, and after finally getting one, it was snatched up by the person behind her. Wen Hui stood by the road with a pout, feeling wronged. In her relationship with Zheng Song, she was indeed the inferior, but she also had emotions that needed to be vented; it was impossible for her to be passionate all the time.
But if she didn't call Zheng Song at this time, she would have to walk home. The Blue City at night was full of unknown dangers. Moreover, what she had seen during the day made Wen Hui feel that there were infected people hiding in hidden corners everywhere.
She folded her arms and held her phone.
Just about to press call.
The screen lights up.
It was Zheng Song who called her.
At that moment, her mood improved again.
She quickly answered the call: "Zheng Song..."
A gentle voice reassured her, "Meihui, where are you? It's late, it's not safe outside."
Wen Hui suppressed her tears and said, "I can't get a taxi. Can you come pick me up?"
There was silence for a moment.
Wen Hui's heart was lifted.
If he refuses, if he refuses——
"Where are you? Tell me your location."
Wen Hui told him the location and stood under the street light with her arms folded. There were very few vehicles coming and going on the road. What happened during the day had already fermented on the Internet. She scrolled through her phone boredly to calm her frantic heartbeat.
Until the car engine sounded.
She saw a familiar car driving towards her. The car's direction was not safe at all. It was zigzagging and suddenly stopped a few dozen meters away from Wen Hui.
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