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Liang Shuran adjusted her glasses, her expression cool and aloof, but her tired eyes softened slightly when she saw Shen Zhi.

"I thought I'd be wandering around China all by myself," Liang Shuran said with a light laugh.

Upon hearing this, Shen Zhi shrank her neck guiltily, took the bag from Liang Shuran's hand, and pushed her small suitcase out.

"Sister Shuran... please stop teasing me. I know I was wrong. I was just trying to slack off and not work~"

Liang Shuran shook her head helplessly.

"I know you have a lot on your shoulders and a lot to do, but you can't just not reply to any messages in the work group, right? That's why they sent me here to supervise you and make sure you do your job properly."

Shen Zhi lowered her head like a kitten that had done something wrong: "I know..."

"However!" Shen Zhi suddenly raised her head, grabbed Liang Shuran's hand, "I really have something very important right now that I need you to help me solve! Come on, let's talk about it on the way!"

Liang Shuran was shoved into the co-pilot's seat by Shen Zhi. After flying for 24 hours straight without even having a hot soup, Shen Zhi sped her off to Beijing Hospital.

Liang Shuran looked up at the building in front of her, and miraculously managed to suppress the anger in her heart:

"Zhizhi... I know you all call me a workaholic behind my back, but I've been flying for 24 hours, can't you let me rest for a bit? I thought you would at least take me to enjoy some Chinese food first."

"Hehe~" Shen Zhi pulled Liang Shuran inside, massaging her shoulders and smiling ingratiatingly, "Sister Shuran~ Hot pot, casserole, steamed chicken, braised goose in an iron pot—we'll have it all. First, check on this patient's condition, and I'll definitely arrange everything for you later!"

"Saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-story pagoda. We must race against time these next few days to snatch this person from the clutches of death! After all, this person is a great hero who protected our country..."

Liang Shuran couldn't stand Shen Zhi's nagging any longer and rubbed her ears. "Fine, fine, stop nagging. I'll do whatever you say, okay?"

Although Liang Shuran was indeed a little tired, this was not her most intense workload.

Her record is that she worked non-stop for a week, with a total sleep time of no more than 3 hours, while also traveling to 5 cities and attending 7 seminars in a row.

Zero errors, completing all tasks with extremely high efficiency.

This is why Shen Zhi brought her to the hospital as soon as she received her.

"Zhizhi, you're back." Shen Yunzhou received Zhuang Yan's call and rushed over to help.

Seeing an unfamiliar face beside Shen Zhi, she glanced at him again and asked in confusion, "Who is this?"

Shen Zhi enthusiastically introduced:

"He was my biggest helper at the S Country Biological Research Institute, Liang Shuran, Sister Shuran~"

"She happened to be visiting me in China during this time, and had some work to take care of, so I brought her over to work with us on developing a treatment for Lu Jing!"

Shen Zhi was full of fighting spirit and said with determination, "I will definitely find an antidote and won't let Lu Jing continue like this."

After learning about Lu Jing's situation, Liang Shuran indeed forgot all about the Chinese delicacies she had just been talking about, and her workaholic nature was unleashed.

She pushed up her glasses and said in a serious tone:

"Time is tight and the task is heavy, so we'll divide the work among ourselves. I'll go and study the components of the injected virus. Zhizhi, I remember you happen to have a sedative and palliative drug that's half-finished in research. Let's see if we can continue the research and buy more time for us to develop new drugs."

Shen Yunzhou: "I have the special medicine, so there's no need for further research. You and Zhizhi can focus on researching the antidote."

Upon hearing this, Liang Shuran looked up and glanced at Shen Yunzhou.

Only now did she seem to be able to see Shen Yunzhou's face clearly.

His eyebrows and eyes were gentle and relaxed, and his short hair was neatly styled. Coincidentally, he was also wearing a pair of thin-rimmed silver glasses.

When they were discussing things, Shen Yunzhou spoke slowly and deliberately, his fingers were clean and slender as he flipped through the medical records, and the moment he sat down, the panic and tension would unconsciously ease.

He seemed to be the anchor of the entire event.

Liang Shuran was briefly distracted, nodded in agreement, and then lowered her eyes to continue studying the data at hand, without letting it distract her.

She thought she might have been on the plane for too long and her brain was a little tired.

When I see something beautiful, I subconsciously take a second look at it as a way to relieve stress and relax.

Soon, Shen Zhi, Liang Shuran, Shen Yunzhou, and Zhuang Yan plunged into the laboratory and began working non-stop on their research.

Shen Zhi spent the entire night researching and producing preliminary data on the virus.

At the same time, Liang Shuran also thought of the potent antidote that Shen Zhi had previously researched but had not yet completed.

At the time, there was a lack of corresponding human toxin samples, and the project was stuck at a critical stage and could not be completed.

Now that we have a virus sample like Lu Jing's, we unexpectedly have an opportunity to make progress.

The brightly lit laboratory was filled with the low hum of the instruments.

The timer, centrifuge, and chromatograph run continuously for 24 hours.

The four of them worked in shifts. When they were tired, they would lean against the folding chairs in the lab and take a nap. When they were hungry, they would eat a few bites of boxed lunch. They were almost completely isolated from the outside world.

Time flew by, and the final treatment date that the doctor had initially predicted was drawing ever closer.

During the few days that the group lived in seclusion, red lanterns were hung in the streets and alleys, and everywhere was filled with the joy of the upcoming Spring Festival.

Finally, on the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month, the formula for the antidote was completely derived, and even the simulated animal experiments yielded effective feedback.

However, there is still a difficult hurdle that everyone faces.

The drug was developed in too short a time and there is no complete data from human clinical trials.

Liang Shuran wearily took off her glasses, rubbing her temples. "If we could have another week, the risks of the experiment would be greatly reduced. But now..."

The other three people present understood what she hadn't finished saying.

The drug is effective, but the risks are equally huge.

In mild cases, it can cause high fever, severe allergic reactions throughout the body, organ damage, and even result in a vegetative state from which the person cannot wake up.

The worst-case scenario is that he will be unable to tolerate the medication, which would directly endanger Lu Jing's life and bring forward his impending death.

Shen Zhi had never encountered such a difficult moment before.

It seemed that she had tried her best but to no avail.

All Shen Zhi could do was lay out the pros and cons, the risks, and everything in detail in front of Old Master Lu.

Grandpa Lu's fingertips were clenched so tightly they turned white, and his back was slightly hunched.

A man who had been proud his whole life, who would bleed but not shed a tear when facing the enemy on the battlefield, had his muddled eyes filled with tears at this moment.

This is his most prized grandson...

From a tiny little boy who couldn't even walk steadily, to a grown adult, every step he takes is a testament to his pride and the pride of the Lu family.

He had already experienced the pain of a parent outliving their child, and now, with his body half-buried in the ground, he was about to have to go through it again.

He only regretted that he couldn't bear this pain for Lu Jing.

After a brief silence, the old man raised his head, his eyes resolute:

"use!"

"Rather than watching Xiao Jing be consumed by the toxins day by day, it's better to fight for a chance at life. The Lu family will bear all the consequences."

He believed that if Lu Jing were still conscious at this moment, he would definitely choose to use it as well.

It is better to die with pride than to live in misery.

Seeing the pained expression on Old Master Lu's face, Shen Zhi couldn't bear it and turned her face away.

The dead are free from all suffering, while the living suffer.

If she were to reach that day, she would also hope to leave more decisively.

Shen Yunzhou keenly sensed Shen Zhi's emotional fluctuations, silently walked behind her, and patted her arm:

"Zhizhi, your second brother will definitely find a way to cure you, as long as you don't give up on us, okay?"