CHAPTER 136: CHAPTER 136: FIGHTING MONSTERS

After Liang Wen shared some of the situation, she left; she still had to deliver meals to others.

Xiao Li knew that the patient, Li Bo, was indeed diagnosed yesterday; her mood also became a bit heavy, but she wasn’t afraid of being infected herself. Whether she’s infected or not is already determined, and being afraid at this time is useless.

What she is worried about now are the other patients in the department. The respiratory department has admitted many patients these past two days, and many are severe cold patients. Have any of these people been in contact with the diagnosed patient?

Moreover, when Li Bo was admitted yesterday, he was not initially placed in the isolation area. During his hospital stay, there was indeed cross-infection with other patients.

There are still many critically ill patients in the respiratory department, and if they are infected with the virus, the consequences are unimaginable...

While thinking about it, Xiao Li sighed lightly. Thinking too much now is no use; she’s still in isolation herself.

Right, someone in the emergency department was diagnosed, what about Feng Qing and them?

Thinking of this, Xiao Li took out her phone and sent a message in the group: [Crazy woman, Wenjing, are you guys okay?]

Feng Ye Piaopiao: [We’re fine! What’s up?]

Wenjing the Missing: [Sister, I’m doing well!]

Seeing the message, Xiao Li let out a slight breath of relief, [I just heard there were two confirmed cases in your emergency department, so I was worried about you...]

Feng Ye Piaopiao: [Really!?]

Wenjing the Missing: [......]

After confirming they were fine, Xiao Li finally had the mood to eat breakfast. As she opened her breakfast, intending to eat, she remembered something and took a photo of the meal with her phone, sending it to Qin Xiao.

[Uncle, the baby and I are about to have breakfast, what are you up to?]

Xiao Li had thought Qin Xiao might not have time to reply, but surprisingly, right after the message was sent, Qin Xiao called.

Xiao Li quickly answered, "Uncle..."

Qin Xiao chuckled, "Did you sleep well last night?"

Xiao Li nodded, "I slept soundly, just woke up not long ago, about to have breakfast.

Have you stayed up all night?"

Qin Xiao chuckled lightly, "Yes, I’m about to have breakfast too; after that, I’ll rest for a bit. Don’t worry about me.

The breakfast looks nice; you should eat more."

Xiao Li nodded, "Okay, I’ll eat more. You should quickly have breakfast too and remember to rest afterwards!"

Qin Xiao nodded, "Sure."

After a brief call, Xiao Li finished her breakfast and continued her isolation life. As for Qin Xiao, after a few bites of food, he didn’t rest and returned to the lab in the pathology department to continue testing.

In the following week, the entire B City came to a standstill because, with ongoing epidemiological investigations, more confirmed patients were found, even some patients’ investigations had crossed provinces and cities.

All of a sudden, the entire nation was plunged into a battle against the virus, racing against time.

And at B City First Hospital, the center of the storm, many medical staff were isolated, leading to a severe manpower shortage.

Although personnel from various hospitals were sent to help, it was still insufficient. After all, hospitals were also receiving patients continuously, and there weren’t many people to deploy. At B City First Hospital, due to inadequate protection measures for patients at an earlier stage, many admitted patients contracted the virus; not to mention, more patients were admitted later...

The entire hospital was quickly plunged into chaos.

Those like Xiao Li, who were isolated, could only watch their colleagues busy while being unable to help, feeling extremely anxious inside.

Duly on the first night of isolation, Xiao Li had even thought that after the isolation ended, she would resign and go home to rest well and nurture her pregnancy, as she couldn’t keep letting Uncle worry about her.

But after seeing her colleagues so busy for so many days, as a fellow healthcare worker, she couldn’t think of going home to rest anymore.

The night before her isolation period was about to end, Xiao Li sent a message to Qin Xiao, expressing her wish to stay at the hospital to fight alongside her colleagues after her isolation ended.

When Qin Xiao saw the message, he stared at the phone for a long time, finally agreeing.

Xiao Li knew Qin Xiao would agree because whatever she wanted to do, Qin Xiao would support her.

She also knew that Qin Xiao agreeing to her decision would make him deeply worried for her, leaving him in anguish.

But she had to do this, just like Qin Xiao would move forward relentlessly!

On the day the isolation was lifted, Xiao Li immediately started working. Many who ended isolation alongside her chose to stay, even Dai Zihan, who was previously very fearful, chose to stay.

During the half month of isolation, Dai Zihan also confirmed her pregnancy, but for some reason, she hasn’t told Wen Zeyu about it yet.

In the respiratory department, after putting on protective suits, Xiao Li and Dai Zihan started to work. The whole department was still full of patients, even the corridors were lined with people, and medical staff were seriously insufficient.

Xiao Li glanced at the full ward of patients and said to Dai Zihan, "Zhihan, while taking care of patients, make sure to take care of yourself and the baby too."

Dai Zihan nodded, "You too!"

After encouraging each other, they busied themselves.

Once officially busy, Xiao Li and Dai Zihan realized that watching colleagues be busy seemed exhausting, but they hadn’t thought it would be this tiring!

The protective suits they wore quickly became soaked; after a day, they didn’t have time to rest, working like spinning tops.

After only one day of work, Dai Zihan’s face turned pale the moment she removed her protective suit.

Xiao Li, seeing her like this, said worriedly: "Zhihan, you can’t go on like this, you’ll have trouble. You should talk to the director tomorrow and take a step back. You’re in a special situation, the director will understand."

Dai Zihan shook her head, "No need, I can hold on."

After speaking, she closed her eyes, a trace of pain in them...

Xiao Li didn’t understand why Zhihan was so insistent? Why was she forcing herself when she was clearly unwell?

Could it be...

"Zhihan, why haven’t you told Wen Zeyu about your pregnancy?"

With her eyes closed and leaning there to rest, Dai Zihan’s eyelashes fluttered slightly at those words but she didn’t say anything...

Seeing this, Xiao Li stopped asking, directly going to the side to get some food for Dai Zihan to eat. After eating, the two went back to their resting place to rest together.

Now even after getting off work, they couldn’t go home, only to the designated rest area for recuperation.

Back at the resting place, Xiao Li sent a message to Qin Xiao to let him know she was safe. Qin Xiao didn’t reply, presumably busy.

After waiting for a while without receiving a message, Xiao Li thought about sending a video to Qin’s mother but hesitated, thinking that Mianmian might get scared seeing her like this and decided not to send it.

In a daze, exhausted from more than ten hours of work, Xiao Li fell into a deep sleep.

Upon waking again, there were already two messages in her phone.

One was a voice message from Qin’s mother, which Xiao Li played and heard Mianmian’s voice: "Mom, Grandma said you and Dad went to fight monsters. Mom, you and Dad are so awesome! Mianmian gives you a thumbs up!"