My Dragon Baby and Billionaire Husband-Chapter 542: Only Ye Jingzhe was targeted! 1
When they arrived at the school, they found many anxious parents clustered at the entrance, buzzing around like headless flies. They were eager to get into the hospital, but all were being held back!
"What’s going on?" Si Mingjing asked Song Yuan, who was beside her.
Song Yuan didn’t know either. He stepped forward to inquire and saw that the epidemic prevention department had sealed off the entire school. The children couldn’t leave, and the parents couldn’t enter.
A few parents were anxiously discussing at the school gate, "It’s a new virus. After a student was sent to the hospital this afternoon, the doctors there determined it was highly contagious and notified the epidemic prevention department. Now, both the hospital and the school are under lockdown, and everyone who has been in recent contact with this child must be quarantined!"
"My child isn’t in the same class as that kid; they shouldn’t need to be quarantined, right? My child was perfectly healthy. What if they get infected during the quarantine? I only have this one precious daughter. If anything happens to her, I wouldn’t want to live anymore!"
"Stay calm! Everyone, please calm down for a moment. They say they are still checking who had contact with that child. Those confirmed to have had no contact should be allowed out of the school soon."
"I hope my child doesn’t get it!"
"..."
After overhearing snippets of their conversations, Song Yuan turned and went back to report to Si Mingjing.
Si Mingjing frowned. "A new virus? What new virus? I haven’t heard of it before."
Song Yuan didn’t know either. He said, "We could call the epidemic prevention department to ask what’s going on."
Si Mingjing agreed with Song Yuan’s suggestion.
Song Yuan, on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen, called the epidemic prevention department.
After the call connected, Song Yuan reported back to Si Mingjing, "The epidemic prevention department says they aren’t clear on the specifics of this new virus, but Renxin Third Hospital is taking it very seriously. It’s the best hospital in the Imperial Capital, gathering the most excellent group of top Western doctors on the Mu Continent. Their judgment should be correct; a new contagious disease is likely emerging! The doctors from Renxin Third Hospital told the epidemic prevention department three words: ’Prioritize! Prioritize! Prioritize!’"
Hearing such a warning, how could the epidemic prevention department dare to act rashly? They immediately deployed an epidemic prevention team to lock down both the hospital and the school.
Currently, the hospital is holding a meeting to discuss this new virus. Meanwhile, at the school, they are tracing the infected child’s contact history. All students who might have been in contact with that child, regardless of whether they show symptoms, must be quarantined!
"I understand." Si Mingjing said no more.
She had great confidence in her own children. Being from the Dragon Clan, it was difficult for ordinary viruses to infect their bodies. Her treasures should be fine.
Mo Yinhe, however, didn’t dare to take it lightly. He also made a phone call, instructing someone to investigate what this new virus was.
「Twenty minutes later.」
A subordinate called back to report.
"Your Excellency, it seems to be a very serious contagious disease. The entire Renxin Third Hospital has been closed and is no longer accepting outpatients. They’ve even set up a specialized infectious diseases isolation center. The level of their response is astounding. The latest information I have is that the student who was sent to the hospital has already passed away."
Mo Yinhe’s right eyelid twitched violently.
He then heard the subordinate continue, "That student was in the same class as the young masters and, apparently, sat either directly in front of or behind Ye Jingzhe."
Mo Yinhe’s face grew extremely tense. "I understand!"
After hanging up the phone, he said with a grave expression, "Let’s go. We’re going to pick up the children from school!"
Just then, the school gates opened, and students began to trickle out.
Parents who had been anxiously waiting at the gate, practically jumping with impatience, showed expressions of relief as if they had survived a catastrophe. They quickly collected their children and left.
However, Si Mingjing and Mo Yinhe, having emerged from their submarine, waited until the very end but did not see their own children come out of the school.
At this point, the teacher sent a message in the parents’ group chat: "I’m sorry, dear parents, all the children from our class need to be quarantined!"
As fate would have it, the sick child was in the same class as Xiaobai and the others. The entire class had to be quarantined. Some children from other classes who might have come into contact with the student were also isolated.
A dedicated isolation vessel had arrived at the school, and the children had already been taken away. The teacher only notified the parents in the group chat after the children were gone.
Parents in the group chat were going frantic—arguing, spreading panic. No one could stay calm in such a situation, not even Si Mingjing.
She privately messaged the homeroom teacher, asking where the children had been taken.
As the Queen of the Mu Continent, this was one instance where Si Mingjing’s privilege finally came into play. The homeroom teacher answered truthfully, providing an address: it was a hotel.
Si Mingjing and Mo Yinhe headed straight for the hotel and made contact with personnel from the epidemic prevention department.
Si Mingjing intended to take all her children and arrange her own quarantine location.
She was Her Majesty the Queen; her word was tantamount to an imperial edict, and no one dared to disobey.
En route to the hotel, they had decided to split tasks: Mo Yinhe had already gone ahead to the Royal Palace to prepare a quarantine site, while Si Mingjing would go to retrieve the children.
When they arrived, the hotel had already been sealed off.
The epidemic prevention department provided her with several protective suits. She put one on, and Song Yuan, along with a few other guards, each donned one as well. Once fully suited, they followed the department’s staff into the hotel, going from room to room to retrieve the children.
Ye Nianbai, Sheng Liangliang, Yun Xiaosu.
Exactly three of them.
As they were about to leave, Ye Nianbai glanced at his two younger sisters, then grabbed Si Mingjing’s pant leg. "Jingjing, Ye Jingzhe has also been quarantined."
"He’s staying in the hotel," Si Mingjing replied.
All the other children remained in the hotel; Si Mingjing taking three was already an exercise of her privilege.
"Jingjing, Ye Jingzhe is my buddy! This young master intends to share good fortune and hardship alike with my buddy," Ye Nianbai announced, employing his pestering tactic: if Ye Jingzhe wasn’t leaving, neither was he.
"Alright, you three go out with Uncle Song Yuan first. I’ll go find Ye Jingzhe."
Ye Nianbai’s small face was etched with seriousness. "Jingjing, you have to keep your word! Otherwise, this young master won’t dote on you anymore."
Si Mingjing reached out and ruffled Ye Nianbai’s hair affectionately but firmly. "Don’t worry, Mommy always keeps her word."
Si Mingjing handed the three children over to Song Yuan and went to find Ye Jingzhe herself.
Ye Jingzhe was on a call with Hua Jinse. He didn’t want to be trapped in the hotel either and was hoping someone would come to his rescue.
Hua Jinse was at her office, still unaware of what had transpired.
In fact, Ye Jingzhe himself didn’t really know what was going on. During their last class, the teacher had been abruptly called away. Shortly thereafter, men in full protective gear had entered, instructed them to line up, and escorted them onto a submarine. They were then transported to the hotel, where each student was assigned a separate room.
Something major must have happened, Ye Jingzhe knew, otherwise they wouldn’t be confined like this and forbidden to leave.
That was why he had called Hua Jinse for help.
