Huo Yao followed up with another text message after she was done sending the screenshot. She requested Assistant Wang to help her prepare these Chinese herbs.
Assistant Wang was probably busy. After waiting for some time, she did not hear back from him.
Huo Yao did not take it to heart and simply put away her phone.
...
Lei Xiao got off the car halfway through. He felt bad about making Min Yu send him all the way back home.
After getting out of the car, Lei Xiao wanted to go straight back to his residence, but he changed his mind and headed instead to the Virus Research Institute.
Director Wang was still thinking about how to get the Ministry of National Security to release Lei Xiao. When he heard Lei Xiao was back in the institute, he was stunned.
"How did you manage to come out?" asked Director Wang quizzically after calling Lei Xiao into his office.
