Sun Hang thought he would see Jiang Yu in the operating room or ward, but unexpectedly, as soon as he returned to the research institute, he was taken to the equipment training ground located on the underground level.

After waking up, Jiang Yu was no longer the skeletal figure tormented by illness. Her complexion was rosy, her breathing steady and long, and even her hair, previously mostly fallen out, had grown back.

She was wearing a standard Hunter combat suit, a Mysterious Creature Hunter's monitoring bracelet had already been fastened on her wrist, a finely-made compound bow was gripped in her left hand, and her right hand held three arrows lightly resting on the bowstring.

"Starting rehabilitation so soon?" Sun Hang glanced at Jiang Yu, then at Song Yarong and Yang Lian standing beside him—Yang Qi had a lot of work to do and did not come down with them.

"You are... Sun Hang?" Jiang Yu looked at Sun Hang, "They told me that the Deceit Virus inside me came from you?"

"To be precise, it's called a meme." Sun Hang corrected—the term Deceit Virus was more popular among the general public, but rarely used in professional circles... If a researcher uses the term "Deceit Virus" to refer to a meme in their paper, not only would they be scorned by peers, but their advisor might even reject their paper and demand a rewrite...

Meme and virus share many commonalities, but the biggest distinction is—virus is a biological entity, whereas meme is a "carrier" that stores information in a special way.

They can spread, proliferate, and even die off like cells... But the academic consensus is that memes are definitely not a form of life.

Compared to viruses, memes are essentially more akin to computer programs that exist only in the virtual world.

"Alright... meme." Jiang Yu blushed slightly, "I want to know, is what Mr. Song said to me true?"

"Mr. Song? Oh, Song Yarong?" Sun Hang turned to look at Song Yarong, "What did he say?"

"He said that after I was infected by your deceit... your meme, a subordinate relationship was established between us, and I would unconditionally execute all your commands..." Jiang Yu said.

"Theoretically, yes, but I generally don't interfere with your life." Sun Hang gestured towards Song Yarong with his thumb, "She also caught the Taisheng meme, see how her life hasn't changed much from before?"

"You're quite mistaken, the change is tremendous." Song Yarong chuckled, "The strengthening effects of the Taisheng meme allow me to endure extremely high-intensity overtime, without worrying about oily skin and dark circles. Just on skincare and cosmetic expenses, I saved several hundred last month."

"Isn't the key point in reducing the sudden death probability?" Sun Hang glanced at her teasingly.

"My workload isn't enough to cause sudden death, Mr. Yang is the one you should worry about." Song Yarong replied, "She's been sleeping less than four hours a day for a week, mostly relying on medication to hold on."

"I advised her, but it was useless." Sun Hang sighed, turning his gaze back to Jiang Yu, "These things should all be in the agreement, so what you mean now... is that you regret it?"

"No... I don't regret it." Jiang Yu quickly shook her head, "I'm very grateful to you... without you, I would probably be dead by now."

"So when you initially signed up for recruitment, was it really just to scam a consolation payment?" Sun Hang asked.

Jiang Yu lowered her head in embarrassment, murmuring, "The family sold the house and still owed a lot for my treatment. I had no chance to repay my parents' upbringing, I just wanted to use my last bit of value to find a way to help them clear the debts, so they wouldn't live so hard in the later years..."

"Filial indeed, but a bit unwise alas." Sun Hang muttered, "How can you be so honest and clearly write your physical condition? But then again, even if you conceal the truth, you wouldn't escape the interviewers' eyes during the first screening..."

"I..." Jiang Yu hung her head lower, "I don't really know... I just wanted to try..."

Sun Hang noticed a faint shadow attached behind Jiang Yu, growing more concrete as her cheek temperature gradually rose.

Could shame also constitute a negative emotion? What would happen if shame reached its peak? Would a meme spawned from negative emotions directly overshadow the Taisheng meme inside Jiang Yu and transform her into something akin to Chen Hongjuan?

But Sun Hang was only musing, everyone has negative emotions, Song Yarong and Yang Lian similarly carry shadows... Compared to Chen Hongjuan that day, their negative emotions are negligible. As for transforming into a Deceit Meme, it doesn't even come close.

"Let bygones be bygones, since you passed the selection, it means you're about to become a trainee at the training base." Sun Hang said seriously, "You should know what enemy you'll face in the future, right?"

"Mysterious creatures... right?" Jiang Yu lifted her head, biting her lip lightly, "I will train hard!"