He should be the man I detest the most, but somehow I can’t forget his intense presence.

He is like the poison of a black cobra, slowly seeping into my blood and bones. Despite its latency, it is still poisonous, irresistible, and relentless.

"Could it really be that girls prefer bad boys? I must be crazy, having feelings for you."

She reached out, slowly tracing her fingers along his lips.

"But loving you would surely be the death of me. Luckily, my poison is not too potent. I am only slightly infatuated with you, but this is not love, I don’t love you. I must fight off this infatuation to avoid ending up like those other tragic women who fell in love with you."

He is the blazing inferno from hell, capable of incinerating everything she holds dear, invoking fear, a fear that compelled her to keep her distance from him to avoid getting hurt.

Ye Lu was gradually getting tired and fell asleep beside the bed.

In the middle of the night.

Ye Lu woke up in a daze, suddenly feeling the hand she was holding to be frighteningly hot.

Startled, she quickly opened her eyes, thinking it was an illusion. But when she checked, Third Young Master Jun’s hand was indeed severely hot.

Sensing something amiss, she thought about how his fever had subsided in the afternoon and his condition had stabilized.

In a panic, she felt his forehead and was taken aback by its heat, feeling like a hot iron.

Third Young Master Jun’s complexion seemed awfully off, his lips had turned purple while his neck and body exhibited traces of red spots, making everything look terribly eerie.

"What’s going on?" Ye Lu gasped for air, frantically grabbing the emergency call bell from the bedside table, she kept pressing it and calling for help. "Doctor, come quickly, you need to get here now."

It didn’t take long for Dr. Slonan and Yan Su to arrive, and their expressions turned grave upon witnessing the situation.

"Could this be.... a drug allergy?" Yan Su’s voice quivered, losing all his composure.

Ye Lu stifled a gasp when she noticed the red spots on Third Young Master Jun’s skin merging into larger red patches, the sight was horrifying.

The atmosphere was tense.

Without uttering a word, Dr. Slonan hurriedly examined Third Young Master Jun’s eyes and physical condition. His white brows were deeply furrowed, his voice grave.

"No, this doesn’t resemble an allergic reaction. I’m afraid... we used the wrong drug. It couldn’t kill the bacteria, only temporarily suppress it, ultimately triggering a more severe outbreak. His temperature has already risen to 41.3 degrees. If it keeps rising, he won’t survive."

Ye Lu stood dazed, as if struck by lightning, her body frozen to the core.

She didn’t understand what kind of bacteria it was or what disease it caused, but she knew that a high fever of such extremity could cause someone to go into shock, or worse, die.

Her heart trembled non-stop, her face turned pale as she looked at the man lying on the bed.

He was going to die.

How could this be? She didn’t understand. He was getting better, so why did his condition suddenly worsen?

He’s always been so strong, unbreakable, capable of anything, but even the strongest of men prove helpless against illness.

It dawned on her that he wasn’t infallible after all, he was just a man; capable of falling ill, feeling pain, and even dying. She had always thought he was invincible and eternal.

Ye Lu’s face turned as white as a sheet.

"Quick, get him to the emergency room." Dr. Slonan gave a decisive order to Yan Su and the surrounding doctors and nurses, provoking an immediate response.

Yan Su nodded in agreement, revealing his concern. He asked, "What drug do you plan on using, Professor?"