[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-zombie-apocalypse-creation":3,"chapter-zombie-apocalypse-creation-zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-733":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Zombie Apocalypse: Creation",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1887310,2510,"Chapter 733: To the Lab!","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-733",733,"\u003Cp>Just as Houqin struggled to come up with an answer, her mother surprised everyone as she spoke up in her defense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old man, why don’t you let them resolve it themselves? Let the youngsters do what’s best for themselves.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Houqin’s father opened his mouth, but no words came out in the end as he only shook his head before walking right past her own daughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hope you don’t regret it...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the three of them watched him enter a separate room, Houqin’s mother quickly turned her attention back over to Xiaoyun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahem, since you call me mother-in-law earlier, when are you two marrying and giving me a grandkid?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mom!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Um, there are a lot of things going on in the town right now that need my attention, but after I sort everything out, I’ll give her a proper wedding.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun’s serious response made Houqin shyly turn around towards the wall, unable to look back at him in the face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s good to hear... Don’t worry about her dad, I’ll talk some sense into him later.\" Houqin’s mother murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you... Houqin, let’s go. You still have a lot of work to do while you were gone from the office.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he forcefully grabbed onto Houqin’s hand, she had no choice but to follow him out toward the exit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bye, Mom!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bye...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the two of them entered the car, Houqin’s face was still blushing red as she sat in the passenger seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Was this what you were expecting?\" Xiaoyun asked as he started up the car engine, getting ready to drive down the road.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her still looking out the window and avoiding his eye contact, Xiaoyun decided to speak up a little louder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know, Houqin, I didn’t expect to be talking to your parents when I went up there... Did you not help them sign up for a house?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I did. They were just about to move out this week... I didn’t expect you to come up to the apartment.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Houqin quietly gave her response, Xiaoyun said nothing back as they drove further and further away from her home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Commander, where are we going?\" Houqin curiously asked as she suddenly noticed the road ahead wasn’t going back to the office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To the doctor. Did you really think I’m going to let you off the hook? You’re getting a checkup today, no matter what.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You... Whatever.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, she didn’t argue back, opting to accept her fate as the scenery soon changed into the busy streets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I almost forgot to tell you this, you probably should stop calling me commander if you’re my girlfriend now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Houqin’s face blushed red once again before the word nervousness was written all over her face, but it soon turned into a surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had driven right past the hospital, going further down the road as their surroundings became more and more isolated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Commander... Xiaoyun, you just drove past the hospital.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know. We aren’t going to the hospital... Do you really think I’m going to drive you to a place that has public records?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Xiaoyun finished his sentence, he could see the nervousness instantly disappear on her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Were you scared of a doctor’s checkup because you thought I was going to bring you to a hospital?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"N-No. I wasn’t scared of the doctor or the hospital. I just felt like it’s a waste of time and it doesn’t matter much.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mhm... I swear somebody said earlier that they didn’t want the doctor to know if their body had a virus or not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is someone scared that the doctors are going to be extra noisy? Or the nurses going through the file, telling their co-worker if something unique was found?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Houqin’s face blushed a little once again, looking a little embarrassed to be exposed like this. But she didn’t try to argue back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Actually, I have a better idea. Since you aren’t scared, how about we just go do the test at a hospital—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hell no!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay then.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun’s car came to a stop, Houqin immediately recognized the nearby building and the place he had brought her to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive ’pawn shop’ right in front of them, with no other stores nearby, almost as if the whole street had been brought up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tianci is really not bothering about hiding it anymore, huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun murmured as he could feel the sheer isolation with all the other buildings having evacuation posters listed all over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good afternoon, Governor, what brought you here today?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The front desk worker didn’t even bother hiding it as he was already opening the door for the two of them to enter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I need to meet with Tianci... She’s back from her trip today, right?\" Xiaoyun curiously asked, digging through his memory on the date.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, the head director isn’t back until ten o’clock. I can send someone to ask her to come back early if you want.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need. I’ll just talk to... Is Liang Mei here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The front desk worker paused for a second before nodding his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She’s here. Do you want me to call her out to meet you? Or do you want me to bring you to her?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can find her myself. You stay on your duty.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, sir!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The front desk worker finally opens the lab door fully, letting the two of them inside as he quickly unlocks the airlock door next for them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As it closed on its own and left them inside the lab floor, Houqin finally got the courage to speak up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this what Tianci’s lab looks like?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah. Is this your first time here or something?\" Xiaoyun curiously asked as she followed him down the hallway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I only met her a few times on the outside when she requested assistance to gather lab material on the front line.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How about everyone else in my family? Do you know any of them?\" Xiaoyun suddenly asked, getting a little curious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Um... I-I know Colonel Wuli and Miss Yuqi. A-And Miss Xiaoyue and Mrs.Leyan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Houqin responded after a few seconds of thinking as their footsteps echoed down the lab hallways before they disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Great. That’s like half of them. Looks like I only need to introduce you to the other half and everything will be good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"W-What? What do you mean by half?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her jaw drop in shock, Xiaoyun’s brain quickly realizes that integrating Houqin into his harem might be harder than he had initially imagined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahem, let’s not talk about that for now. We’re just right at the place for your doctor’s checkup for today.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he looked through the hallway window, he could see Liang Mei standing next to several other workers in lab suits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a gentle knock on the door, the two waited outside. After waiting for a bit, one of the workers came to open it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr.Governor, is there something we can help you with?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can you tell Liang Mei to come out? I need to talk to her in private about something that Tianci had told me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The worker immediately went back into the room. In a matter of seconds, Liang Mei was right outside in front of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr.Governor! What’s the thing our Chief Scientific Officer says?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She needs you to conduct a blood and... any kind of test meant to detect viruses for this person. Tianci and I both need the report afterward.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Liang Mei looked towards the person behind him, she quickly agreed to it as she took out an ID card.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’ll conduct the most thorough test for her... Miss, please take this ID with you. You can come to this lab with this in the future.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One last thing, I don’t want this to be on any computer or paper record afterward. This is a top secret test.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The request caught Liang Mei a little off guard, but she didn’t reject it as she nodded her head once again in agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Will do, sir.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay, you can follow her now... Call me when you’re done. I’ll be waiting outside.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun watched as Liang Mei brought Houqin further down the hall before they went inside one of the rooms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After waiting for two hours outside, Houqin finally came out of the lab entrance with Liang Mei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both of their faces looked extremely grim, making Xiaoyun immediately concerned as he quickly walked up to the two of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s wrong?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Houqin didn’t say anything back, but Liang Mei handed Xiaoyun two separate folders straight into his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr.Governor, I have some good news and some bad news... Do you want to hear the good news first or the bad news?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun quickly gave an eye signal towards the front desk worker, who instantly understood it as he brought the guard along with him to the outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s the good news?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The majority of the virus strain had been temporarily inactive. Something had neutralized most of the threat that could impact her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1501,"2026-06-10T06:59:54.595Z",1,"novelbin.me","95e325d59b0c9c2ecc2ccdd4709e33e926e46a1d099bd71fd64e0e2edece37f9","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-734","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-732",829,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fzombie-apocalypse-creation-cover.jpg"]