Scum Male's Whitewashing Manual

4.19

(Trigger warning — This chapter has similarities with the pandemic that is going on right now. June 2020. Please remember this is only a work of fiction, and translators have no say in how the story goes. This chapter coming out today was purely coincidental.)

Lan Xue sat on a separate isolation room bed. She was the closest one to the deceased patient, and her hands were stained with the blood he spit out. If it was really an infectious disease, she was the one most likely to be infected.

Her blood has been sent for examination. Right now, it was time to wait.

At school, the teacher was very serious when talking about infectious diseases.

He told them in detail about how to prevent infection and not to come into contact with patients too much, especially for doctors with wounds, and to avoid exposure to the air as much as possible.

Being a doctor may be one of the riskiest professions in the world.

They save the world, but they also expose themselves to danger.

A simple patient with a fracture may also be the source of other infectious diseases.

Doctors should treat their lives more seriously than others. They should protect their lives while avoiding risks from patients.

This was said by the teacher at the time. Lan Xue remembered it clearly, and she still thought at the time, 'Obviously they emphasize on it. Health care workers were always the first to be infected whenever there were signs of widespread epidemics, thus risking their families' lives. But they were still condemned.'

Now, knowing that she could be infected at any time, she calmed down.

Sitting in this small isolation room, she looked out through the window.

When she was anxious and didn't know what to think, the door was pushed open.

Wearing protective clothing, a wrapped-up man came in. Although only the upper half of his face was exposed, Lan Xue recognized it as her Mingyan.

Lan Xue stood up, and the man came up and held her in his arms.

Lan Xue could feel that the body in front of her was shaking. He was silent, but his body was shaking violently.

She gently, slowly, stretched out her hands and held Wei Mingyan in her arms. Lan Xue patted him gently. "Has the test result come out?"

The man didn't speak, but his arms tightened, holding her tighter.

He didn't answer, but the silence had already given Lan Xue her answer.

She patted her beloved's hand and paused. Her voice was astringent, but she was still trying to keep smiling. "Well, don't feel bad, it will be cured."

"You see, am I not well now?"

A suppressed cry sounded in her ears.

It was as if he had lost everything and was trying his best to hold back the sound.

Lan Xue's white face also shed tears. She pushed back and gently lifted the man's head to let him look straight at herself.

Under the protective clothing, Wei Mingyan opened his mouth and wanted to cry, but because he was too sad, he could only make a dumb sound. His normally calm face was full of tears.

Lan Xue gently touched his face, tears streaming from her eyes, "Okay, don't be afraid, it's okay, please stay with me ... How's it going out there? I want to know."

"Ah Xue, it's all my fault, I shouldn't have gone out, I should have stayed with you ..."

Wei Mingyan finally said his first words since he came in. His face was full of tears, and his eyes looked straight at his lover through the transparent protective clothing.