Chapter 667 — Tang Zhi's Hesitation, and Claims That the School Is Actually a Biochemical Base Where Viruses Were Cultivated, That the Students Accidentally Touched the Virus Source and Sparked a Biochemical Crisis

All of this, of course, was written in a speculative tone — merely Can Lang's personal hypotheses. If you wanted to accuse him of libel, he had made it perfectly clear: this is speculation! The full truth awaits the police investigation.

This way, no one could find fault with it. In closing, Can Lang wrote in a tone of warning: a school this terrifying — even the chairman's own daughter was not spared. Who among us would dare send their child there?

Could today's twenty-eight students be your children tomorrow? Cherish life — stay away from First High School.

The moment Can Lang's report hit the streets, the parents of First High School students erupted like a temple going up in flames. They rushed to the school one after another, demanding to take their children home and refusing to let them set foot in the place again. The report had made it crystal clear — under these circumstances, who would dare keep studying here?

What if it was your own child who fell into a coma tomorrow?

Neither the principal nor the head teacher was at the school — only a vice principal held the fort, and even he couldn't stop these parents. After all, if a parent wanted to take their child home, he couldn't very well refuse, could he?

As a result, the vast majority of students left, and the ones who remained numbered less than a third. Classes could not continue. The vice principal had no choice but to announce a temporary suspension — all students were free to go home.

Wei Zhao was nowhere to be found, so Kang** went looking for Liu Xinlan and Tang Zhi. No one from either of their families had come to the school. Tang Zhi's parents were both at the hospital, while Liu Xinlan's parents were busy devising a strategy for the demolition dispute.

"Has the Boss been in touch with you?" Kang** asked Tang Zhi.

"No." Tang Zhi shook her head. "He must be busy with something."

Tang Zhi didn't want Wei Zhao to see her as a girl who was always monitoring his every move. If he didn't say anything, she naturally wouldn't take the initiative to call and ask.

"Sister-in-law Tang, did you know? Gu Mengyao is one of the twenty-eight students in a coma. The hospital has already issued a critical condition notice. They say she probably won't make it past tomorrow. There won't be anyone left to compete with you!" Kang** lowered his voice.

When Shen Yushu had carried Gu Mengyao out of the classroom earlier, Kang** had been there too — though he hadn't understood what was going on at the time. Now that the news had spread, Kang** finally learned that Gu Mengyao had collapsed as well. Gu Mengyao was certainly beautiful, and out of sympathy for such a lovely girl, Kang** didn't wish her any harm. But he had a girlfriend of his own now, and he stood on Tang Zhi's side, so naturally he didn't want Gu Mengyao doing anything to hurt Tang Zhi. If Gu Mengyao really did die — it would be pitiful, certainly — but then Tang Zhi would have no rival left to fear.

"Ah!? She... is in a coma too?" Tang Zhi was stunned when she heard Kang**'s words. She hadn't expected Gu Mengyao to be among the collapsed students. She didn't like Gu Mengyao — but that didn't mean she wanted her dead! She was merely put off by Gu Mengyao's haughty, superior air. Still, if something happened to her, Tang Zhi would feel genuine sympathy. After all, Gu Mengyao was only nineteen — in the very bloom of life...

"Yes, I saw it with my own eyes! Ah, life truly is unpredictable!" Kang** sighed. At noon, Gu Mengyao had still been going back and forth with Tang Zhi in a heated exchange — and in the blink of an eye, she was lying in a hospital bed.

"This..." Tang Zhi hesitated — truly, deeply hesitated.

When Tang Zhi heard that Gu Mengyao had fallen into a coma and been hospitalized, her very first thought was that Wei Zhao's medical skills were extraordinary — he should have a way to help. But asking Wei Zhao to go treat her own romantic rival? Tang Zhi found it awkward, and deeply uncomfortable.

But how could she stand by and watch someone die? Rival or not — if Gu Mengyao wanted to compete fairly, Tang Zhi wasn't about to cower. She was Wei Zhao's girlfriend now; that was her advantage. Gu Mengyao was just his employer!

With these thoughts, Tang Zhi's heart eased. She should just call Wei Zhao. After all, Gu Mengyao was his employer — now that she knew, how could she possibly stand by and do nothing?

"Yunyun, what's wrong? You're not actually worrying about Gu Mengyao, are you?" Liu Xinlan had also noticed Tang Zhi's hesitation and couldn't help asking.

"Xinwen, I'm going to tell Wei Zhao about this. He knows medicine — he should be able to cure Gu Mengyao. I can't just stand by and let her die." As she spoke, Tang Zhi took out her phone. It had been dropped once, but it hadn't broken — only the back cover had some chipped paint.

"Ah? Yunyun, have you lost your mind? If Gu Mengyao dies of her illness, there'll be no one to compete with you. Why on earth would you have Wei Zhao go treat her?" Liu Xinlan stared at Tang Zhi oddly, wanting to touch her forehead to see if she was running a fever.

"Xinwen, one thing is one thing and another is another. She can compete with me — I'm not afraid of her! But deliberately letting her die? I could never do that..." Tang Zhi bit her lip. Though she said she wasn't afraid, she was actually still a bit uneasy. After all, Miss Gu's looks were no less than her own, and her family background was excellent — not to mention what she herself had said: the pavilion closest to the water catches the moonlight first. So in terms of starting lines, the two of them were essentially equal. And the most critical problem was that Gu Mengyao had Shen Yushu by her side — a girl single-mindedly determined to become a concubine, and who wanted to play at some kind of threesome!

Although Tang Zhi was innocent, she wasn't completely ignorant — she knew perfectly well what a threesome was. She had overheard the boys in class talking about such things before; it seemed to hold considerable appeal for them. She couldn't help wondering whether Wei Zhao would be able to resist the temptation.

"Sigh, look at you — you're being totally insincere!" Liu Xinlan caught the flicker in Tang Zhi's eyes and shook her head. "But it's up to you. If you want to make the call, make it."

"Mm." Tang Zhi nodded and dialed Wei Zhao's number.

Wei Zhao looked somewhat helplessly at the parents who had come bursting in, unsure how to explain things to them. By rights, since Gu Pengzhan had already spoken up, Wei Zhao of course could not shirk the responsibility—but at this moment, he still had no real solution to offer.

Wei Zhao sighed. He had just been about to speak when his phone rang, coming to his rescue. Shooting Gu Pengzhan an apologetic glance, he answered the call. "Tang Zhi, what's wrong?"

When nothing was the matter, Tang Zhi generally did not call him during the day while he was at school; even when something did come up, she mostly sent a text message.

"Wei Zhao, where are you? I heard Gu Mengyao fainted and was taken to the hospital. You should go save her, quickly." Tang Zhi bit her lip as she spoke.

"Hm?" Wei Zhao was slightly taken aback. He had not expected Tang Zhi to go out of her way to call him just so he would save Gu Mengyao. Wei Zhao smiled. It seemed that Tang Zhi and the eldest young miss were not quite as irreconcilably at odds as all that.