Chapter 233 Why did I wake up?
Lin Xi was led by Lu Wei to the unfamiliar residence.
After passing through several checkpoints, we entered this place, which is more private than our previous residence.
Lin Xi guessed that this might be a concentrated living area for semi-infected people, or a place where the base's high-ranking officials lived.
Her two female guards stopped at the second-to-last door.
The door lock used facial recognition technology. Once the lock opened, Lu Wei and Lin Xi entered the room one after the other.
"Click".
The moment the door closed, Lin Xi could barely contain herself and stepped forward: "Lu..."
Lu Wei quickly turned around and hugged her.
“…Brother.” Lin Xi froze on the spot. What was he going to do after entering the room?
What exactly is the situation with Lu Wei?
Although his action was described as a hug, apart from his arms encircling her, no other part of his body touched her, making it less intimate than his actions in the conference room earlier.
Lu Wei raised one hand and gently stroked Lin Xi's head from the side, the cool touch brushing against her earlobe.
He looked at Lin Xi seriously and said, "I haven't seen you for months, how come you've gotten so thin?"
Lin Xi blinked, looked at him intently, and said in a very cooperative manner, "I've grown thin and haggard for her sake."
"..." Lu Wei looked away for a moment, and didn't reply.
Lin Xi hesitated and didn't continue, waiting for Lu Wei to speak.
Lu Wei pinched her upper arm, then stepped back and began to take off his clothes.
The temperature in the underground base remains around 12-20 degrees Celsius year-round, varying slightly depending on the floor and season, so most people wear inner layers and outer jackets.
He took off his clothes, and Lin Xi took off hers too.
A moment later, two people appeared on the ground, competing in push-ups.
After an unknown amount of time, Lin Xi was panting heavily.
She has indeed lost some weight in the past few months, and being confined to the laboratory with constant guards, Lin Xi has had almost no time to exercise, resulting in a decline in her physical fitness and muscle function.
Lu did push-ups effortlessly, though it seemed like it was no problem for him.
Lin Xi was unable to determine for the time being whether this was due to the effects of a viral infection.
She couldn't hold on any longer, so she lay on the ground and silently adjusted her breathing. Lu Wei also stopped.
"Can you get up?" he asked.
Lin Xi rolled her eyes speechlessly and said reluctantly, "Carry me to take a bath?"
"Um."
Lin Xi quickly turned over and went to the bathroom.
Lin Xi had been under a lot of tension for the past few months, and suddenly engaging in such high-intensity exercise, coupled with Lu Wei's relentless demands, left Lin Xi completely exhausted. After taking a shower, she felt even more tired.
She felt somewhat lost having just escaped the guards of outsiders and arrived in an unfamiliar place.
Lu Wei lay down next to her and said, "Go to sleep. I'm here."
"..." Lin Xi carefully observed his appearance.
Lu Wei also stared back at her steadily.
The exhaustion was real, as was the brief reassurance and the greater unease.
Lin Xi couldn't sleep.
She had many questions she wanted to ask, but didn't know where to begin.
Just like at the White Shield base, the two lay quietly.
Lu Wei tucked the blanket around her and suddenly said, "Bring the 'little blue card' next time."
Lin Xi: "..."
Lu Wei: "Bring more."
He continued, "You know, my body has undergone some changes as a semi-infected person, but the little blue pills are still useful."
Lin Xi looked into his eyes and silently tried to understand what he meant.
Lu Wei: "The effect is somewhat reduced, so you need to use a few more pills."
Lin Xi recalled the "Supervision Guidelines" that Lu Wei had given her in front of Jiang Wenxian in the conference room earlier.
As the first and most successful half-infected individual, Lu Wei will oversee all of Lin Xi's half-infected research, including drug trials.
This is also a defense against Lin Xi and Lu Wei.
Jiang Wenxian could only feel at ease if the drugs and all the medications Lin Xi would use on the semi-infected were tested by people Lin Xi cared about.
Hearing Lu Wei's words, Lin Xi tentatively asked, "How did you know?"
Lu Wei chuckled lightly: "I've tried it."
"..."
Lin Xi felt the pain and silently closed her eyes.
After calming down, she deliberately spoke in a reproachful tone: "You're half-infected, who knows how well you can tolerate the medication? Didn't you say before that taking too many of those blue pills would cause shock? Why don't you take care of yourself?"
She was barely managing to keep her voice light and steady, her eyes already stinging.
Lu Wei was passing on information to her: the little blue film used to contain a potent poison.
The current research program on semi-infected individuals is imperative, as it will eventually produce a group of intelligent "hardened humans," whose strength will be immeasurable.
However, since the semi-infected are somewhere between humans and zombies, Lu has personally tested the poison and found it effective, but the dosage needs to be increased.
Use poison to kill the "human part" of the half-infected person.
These drug studies and subsequent procedures all require Lin Xi's careful consideration, and Jiang Wenxian asked Lu Wei to supervise Lin Xi, one of whose responsibilities included using the drugs developed by Lin Xi.
Lin Xi's previous resistance to the semi-infected was too obvious, and even with Lu Wei's persuasion, Jiang Wenxian could not fully trust her.
Lin Xi couldn't help but quietly repeat, "She'll go into shock." She said it very softly.
Like when Lu Wei casually and embarrassedly mentioned the effects of the medicine in the suite at the White Shield Base.
Lu Wei raised his hand slightly, then lowered it again, refraining from making any further movements.
He said in a deliberately flippant, half-joking manner, "To die beneath the flowers is no regret."
“You…” Lin Xi punched him hard.
But she couldn't say anything more, letting the tears stream down her face.
The person beside her gently patted her shoulder to comfort her until she fell asleep.
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When she woke up again, Lu Wei was still lying beside her, lost in thought.
"How long have I been asleep?" Lin Xi asked blankly.
“Your biological clock only allows for a maximum of two hours of rest,” Lu Wei said.
Lin Xi rubbed her eyes, knowing that crying before bed would definitely cause her eyes to swell.
"Brother Lu, I was dreaming."
Lu Weijing waited for her to continue.
Lin Xi: "I dreamed of a new world where you, Li Si, Xiong Er, and I lived in a secluded paradise. It was just us, and we lived a peaceful and happy life."
Lu Wei looked at her silently.
Lin Xi looked at Lu Wei without flinching.
After a long silence, Lu Wei asked, "Is that a real world? Are there other people around?"
"No." Lin Xi shook her head, trying to hold back the stinging in her nose, but tears still rolled down her cheeks uncontrollably. "It's just us. I don't want to care about anyone else."
Lin Xi missed that secluded and peaceful little village in Yunxiang very much.
The hill is large enough to build a few more houses, enough to accommodate "us".
Lu Wei stared at her silently for a long time, without questioning or doubting, but his eyes held a hint of bewilderment: "Then why did you wake up?"
That peaceful and tranquil night, why did you wake up?
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