Seeing the phone Gu Liyan handed him, Li Hao was dumbfounded. He hadn't expected the published details of the virus's symptoms to be so obvious...
"It's just a cold!" Li Hao said in surprise, "How did it become so serious?"
“This is not an ordinary cold; it is highly contagious and can also cause breathing difficulties. Experts have not yet provided specific solutions,” Gu Liyan said.
"Oh, right, I just went to the seafood shop to buy some seafood, but I found it was closed. Then I suddenly remembered that I went there a few days ago to move boxes..." After telling Gu Liyan and Hua Baixian about the previous move, Li Hao asked worriedly, "Do you think it was caused by the germs from those wild animals?"
Gu Liyan pondered for a moment and then nodded. "That's very likely the case."
"Oh?! If I've been in contact with it, could I have gotten infected too? Should I go to the hospital to get checked?"
Gu Liyan calmly shook his head. "The symptoms have been announced now. Neither Xiaobai nor I have similar symptoms, so your problem shouldn't be too serious. As for the hospital, many people must be getting tested now. If someone is infected, you could get infected even if you're not sick! I think it's best not to go."
Hua Baixian nodded. "Yes, there was just a news report that many people with colds are going to the hospital. The hospital is definitely overcrowded, which makes it easier for the virus to spread. Besides, I'm a little scared of hospitals now."
Having almost been sold out by Dean Gao, Hua Baixian is now traumatized.
"Let's store some food now and try to stay home as much as possible," Gu Liyan said.
Li Hao nodded without objecting.
Gu Liyan's analysis was correct. The infection spread rapidly from the outside world. In addition, many people with headaches and fevers were worried that they were infected, so they went to the hospital for treatment. As a result, the hospital was overcrowded. All hospitals are now overcrowded.
At this moment, Gu Liyan was actually glad that she was able to leave the hospital early. Compared to Li Hao's house, it was far from the city center and surrounded by natural scenery of mountains and rivers, so she thought she should be fine.
However, Gu Liyan was surprised by Li Hao's house. Looking at Li Hao, she asked, "Your house is so big, have you always lived alone?"
Li Hao's house was practically a resort villa, with many rooms, but it was covered in dust because no one had cleaned it. Gu Liyan and the other two stayed in a dilapidated little courtyard. After visiting for the past two days, they discovered that there were only the three of them there, and the other rooms were all closed.
“No, there’s also my sister, but she went abroad to study two years ago and hasn’t come back yet,” Li Hao said. “As for this place, it was passed down from our ancestors. When my parents’ generation was around, this was an open village, but it was closed down because of some things.”
Gu Liyan nodded, and wisely refrained from asking further about the "matter" Li Hao mentioned.
Meanwhile, Lin Momo, who was rescued, has been receiving treatment in the VIP ward on the top floor of the Third Hospital, and her condition has stabilized after treatment.
Gu Tao and the others, who had originally planned to go out to look for Gu Liyan and Hua Baixian, didn't even leave the hospital today, and the reason was unexpected—
Gu Li strode in and shouted, "Have all the people outside gone mad? Why are they coming to the hospital for every little symptom like a headache or fever? They're blocking the entrance, we can't even get out! There are way too many extra beds in the corridor now, this is the only quiet place!"
"Shh, keep your voice down, Lin Momo is still sleeping," Luo Zichen whispered.
"It's okay, I'm awake," Lin said quietly, lying on the hospital bed with her eyes covered by gauze.
Luo Zichen awkwardly said, "Mo Mo, sleep a little longer."
"No need, if I keep sleeping I'll get as fat as a pig!" Lin Momo said with a smile, then suddenly remembered something and asked, "Was what the uncle said just now true? Why are there so many patients with colds at the hospital?"
“This is no ordinary cold; I heard it’s an infectious disease, and it’s causing quite a stir!” Gu Li said.
"Infectious disease? What are the symptoms?" Lin Momo asked curiously.
"Fever, cough, runny nose, it's similar to a cold. I've heard that in severe cases it can even cause suffocation? Anyway, that's roughly it." Gu Li thought for a moment and then spoke.
"You don't have these symptoms, do you?" Lin asked with concern.
"Of course not, we are immune to all poisons after eating vegetables grown from spirit seeds!" Gu Li said proudly.
"Oh, right, we also brought some vegetables from the spirit seed. Let you try them; maybe they'll help your eyes!" Luo Zichen suddenly said, instructing the steward Gu Cheng to fetch them.
Gu Li sat down and said, "Fortunately, Gu Tao and Xiao Ying are unlikely to be infected. They've slipped out to find Gu Liyan and the others."
Lin nodded silently, seemingly lost in thought.
"Don't worry, we've already warned Dean Gao, and he won't cause any more trouble. Besides, he's extremely busy right now," Luo Zichen said, thinking she was worried about the hospital.
“Old Gao isn’t a bad person. He saved my life before. He only did this to me because I couldn’t protect his family. He’s actually a good person,” Lin Momo said.
Luo Zichen, holding Lin Momo's hand, said, "You're just too kind. You don't know how treacherous people can be. He almost killed you!"
Lin Momo smiled and said, "I'm perfectly fine, aren't I?"
Hearing their conversation, Dean Gao, who was outside the door, finally couldn't help but walk into the room. Luo Zichen looked at him and was furious. She coldly asked, "What are you doing here?"
Dean Gao opened his mouth as if to say something, but first knelt down, raised his hand and slapped himself. "I was wrong! Boss, please punish me!"
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