Chinese agents survive in a zombie apocalypse.

...a month ago.

In the laboratory, Dr. Madeline Jones is carefully extracting blue liquid from a test tube using a syringe.

Her expression was extremely focused, because the blue liquid in that small test tube might carry the last hope of human civilization.

"Honey......"

Meanwhile, Dr. Jenner looked up from the microscope and said to his wife with an excited expression:

"The serum is working! It really is slowing down the growth of viral cells..."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Dr. Madeline Jones suppressed her excitement and carefully sealed the syringe filled with blue liquid before turning around and walking over.

"Let me see......"

"The virus's activity and infectivity have decreased..."

Dr. Jenner quickly gave up his spot in front of the microscope to his wife, while still talking.

"..."

Dr. Madeline Jones, too preoccupied to respond, pressed her head against the microscope to examine the object closely...

The images under the microscope indeed showed that, under the influence of the serum, the activity of the viruses was greatly reduced, and they gradually became dormant.

Although the mutated viral cells showed no signs of reverting back, and the serum clearly did not yet have the effect of curing the virus, the fact that it could contain the virus's infectivity was already a significant step forward, meaning that they had a chance to stop the virus from continuing to spread and proliferate.

“Edwin…”

Dr. Madeline Jones looked up excitedly, her eyes welling up with tears, clearly deeply moved.

"Honey, you did it!"

Dr. Jenner went over and pulled her into his arms, then said gently:

Your efforts have not been in vain!

He knew that the immense pressure his wife had been under these past few months, the burden concerning the survival of humanity, had almost entirely fallen on her shoulders.

Especially when the virus fully broke out, the situation at the CDC was very chaotic, and many people left their posts without authorization.

As the head of the CDC and the chief of the Wildfire Program, Dr. Madeline Jones used her past reputation to stabilize some people, which allowed the situation to be brought under control quickly.

This prevented the CDC from completely collapsing in the chaos, allowing some staff to remain and continue researching a cure for the virus.

Originally, Dr. Madeline Jones still held a sliver of hope that the experts invited by the WHO would arrive at the CDC in time.

She believes that if those top geniuses from various countries in this field were to join, they might actually be able to find a solution to the virus.

However, they waited for nearly a month, but the expected WHO experts failed to arrive.

Later, even communication and instructions from superiors were completely cut off. Coupled with the lack of progress in virus vaccine research, many people chose to commit suicide in despair because they could not see any hope of success.

Only Dr. Madeline Jones persisted in her work, hoping to find a glimmer of hope for humanity's future.

Dr. Jenner wasn't originally part of the Wildfire Project, but he has always quietly provided support and assistance to his wife, and is now her only assistant.

“Edwin…”

"Ok?"

Dr. Jenner was pulled back to reality by his wife's voice, and he looked down at her.

"..."

The two women stared at each other for a moment, and finally Dr. Madeline Jones said with a bitter expression:

"We've run out of lab mice..."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Dr. Jenner's initial excitement immediately cooled down.

To further verify whether the viral serum could be truly applied to humans, experiments had to be conducted on live animals. However, they found themselves in an awkward situation—they had exhausted their pool of laboratory mice available for testing.

To make matters worse, they are now the only two living people left in the entire CDC, and at this critical moment, they cannot find any other suitable test subjects.

"..."

Seeing his wife's hesitant expression, Dr. Jenner immediately released her and then firmly objected:

"no!"

He understood his wife's intention, but he absolutely disagreed with her taking the risk of conducting the experiment.

"Edwin, I..."

"No, I disagree! There might be other ways; we don't necessarily have to take this risk..."

"..."

Seeing her husband's strong reaction, Dr. Madeline Jones stopped provoking him further.

"..."

The two sat silently in the laboratory, neither of them speaking.

In fact, they all knew that no matter what method they used to verify the effectiveness of this viral serum, they could not avoid the final step of the necessary live in vivo testing process.

……

After a long silence, and after much deliberation, Dr. Edwin Jenner suddenly said to his wife:

"Darling, let me do it..."

"no!"

Dr. Madeline Jones immediately objected upon hearing this, saying:

"You're not part of this project; this originally had nothing to do with you..."

"Honey, listen to me, this wasn't an impulsive decision..."

Dr. Jenner looked tenderly at his wife and then explained his reasons one by one.

If one of the two must be the test subject, then he is undoubtedly the most suitable candidate.

After all, Dr. Jenner knew that his wife was more capable than him and had a better chance of developing a real virus vaccine.

After his persuasive and reasoned arguments, Dr. Madeline Jones fell silent.

Looking at her determined husband, her eyes welled up with tears again, but she still continued to persuade him:

“But Edwin… I’m the one in charge of this project. These things should be my responsibility…”

"Darling, you know I'm far less capable than you."

Dr. Jenner gently hugged her again, interrupting her as he said:

"You are a genius in this field; you alone are humanity's hope..."

"..."

Dr. Madeline Jones fell silent again, her heart filled with the same inner turmoil.

After a long while, she seemed to have made up her mind, and looked up at her husband with deep love in her eyes, but suddenly brought up something else:

“Honey, we missed our wedding anniversary this year because of the virus outbreak. Let’s put everything else aside and have a good rest today.”

"Of course!"

Upon hearing this, Dr. Jenner nodded in complete agreement.

After all, he was undergoing uncertain serum testing, and he didn't want to leave himself with any regrets...

That very evening, they enjoyed a romantic candlelight dinner, and both of them tacitly put aside all their worries and wholeheartedly devoted themselves to this 'date'.

Their laughter and chatter filled the restaurant as they poured out their hearts to each other, talking about many things.

From the moment they met, through getting to know each other, to falling in love, they shared unforgettable moments, all the beautiful memories of their marriage vows under the witness of a priest.

After dinner, the two spent another wonderful evening, this time both particularly engrossed in the experience...

......