After he did all of this, Lin Ye's heart would not stop beating. It was not because he just kissed her but because he was waiting if anything would happen to her. With the success rate being zero, he was worried for her sake.

Seeing that nothing was happening, his body slumped while he was still holding on to her head.

Was she about to die?

"... Nothing was happening."

Hearing him muttering, Warfarin began to talk to him again.

"... Are you regretting it?"

Still gently holding on to her, he muttered, "I did what you told me to do."

"True. we just have to wait but don't have your hope too high," She reminded him, "You have to keep in mind, the chances of her being cured are near to none."

"... I know you are trying to make me feel better but I think you are failing," He sighed, "So what now? Do I need to do anything else? Does it take a long time to show effects?"

Thinking for a while, she gave him the answer, "From the moment that drug entered one's body, it won't take long."

Like she planned what would happen, the expression on Yelena's face suddenly changes. She looked like she was in pain as her body trembled.

"Yelena?! What is going on?" He then asked Warfarin, "Warfarin, something is going on!"

"If she looks like she is in pain, the drug is doing its work then," She told him, "This is one of its effects."

"So, is this a good thing or not?"

"In a way, yes," Warfarin said,'' The L-Cell in your body is the most ferocious acting microorganism that I ever lay eyes upon. The moment that thing goes into a body, the first thing that it will do is to find any Origiunium in the body and kill it. Swallowing and finally decomposing the virus completely. Your friend is already showing the L-Cell doing its work on her body."

True to what she said, Lin Ye noticed that the crystals on her body were slowly disappearing again and they did not show any sign of growing back.

"However, there is a downside to using this cell in one's body."

"A downside?"

"Yes. In your case, the L-Cell naturally came from you. That means that they are harmless to you. However, everyone else? Not so lucky."

Lin Ye did not like where this convocation was going, "What do you mean?"

"For everyone else, after the L-Cell kills any Origiunium in one's body, they start to attack the host."

His heart almost stopped when he heard this, "... They attack the host?"

"Yes. The reason why all 13 patients died after using the drug was not because of Oripathy," She told him, "It cures them, however after curing them, the L-Cell started to react negatively towards the body. They started to break the tissue of the skin and tried to escape. It was like they did not want to stay in the host body anymore after they did their job. In the end, the patients died because the thing that was curing them, killed them"

"... What should I do now?" Lin Ye asked.

"... Did you bring a thermometer?"

"No," He asked confusingly, "Why should I have one on me?"

"Tch. You didn't bring anything at all? Are you really a doctor?" Warfarin said angrily, "Then use your hands. Try to measure what temperature she was."

He placed his hand on her head and felt it was warmer now.

He closed his eyes and thought for a while.

"Hey! Why are you taking so long?!" Warfarin called him, "Just tell if she had a fever or not?"

"She's warmer now, that's for sure, '' Lin Ye said, "She is about 34 degrees celsius."

Warfarin was surprised at how accurate his estimation was, "Didn't you say that you didn't bring a thermometer?"

"I don't have it," He told her, "Is it not normal for a doctor to know a patient's temperature by only touch? So is this normal?"

"Yes, it is."

Lin Ye breathed a sigh of relief, "Then I can rest assured-."

"The thirteen patients also had the same temperature as her before they died."

Lin Ye froze in place and glanced at his phone.

"... Please tell me that before raising my hopes high, okay?" He sighed. He glanced back at the unconscious Yelena, "So anything I need to know more?"

"... I do not know," She answered honestly, "We tried everything in our power to change the outcome but nothing did it. I know this might sound harsh but if you just let us take more of your blood, we might be able to get something better."

Hearing this, Lin Ye stretched his head,

"If-."

"If your friend survives, you will listen to me in the future, right?" Warfarin guessed what he was about to say, "Forget it, the odds are against me if I agree anyways."

"... You were almost right," Glancing at Yelena in his arms, Lin Ye said, "No matter if she survives or not, I will listen to you in the future. Until the drug is done, I will listen to you. No question asked."

"Oh?" She was surprised at what she was hearing from him, "Why did you suddenly change? Did you stop loving being free?"

Lin Ye looked at the unconscious Yelena with her body in pain.

"... Maybe I found something that I am meant for?"

On the other side, a smile slowly appeared on Warfarin's face. Then she remembered what was going on.

"Lin Ye, you need to get away from her!" She warned him, "Seeing that nothing was happening, she's about to-."

"She's not dead yet!" Lin Ye interrupted her, "I don't want to give up either. So, if there is anything else I can do, please tell me."

She was silent by this. After a while, she spoke again.

"... From my point of view, there is nothing you can do. After all, you don't have the equipment to do so, but I think that would not be enough reason for you to leave her," Humming for a while, she gave an answer, "How about you help her in a different way? Something other than medicine."

Lin Ye was a little puzzled, "Something other than medicine?"

"If you won't be leaving her side, make sure that she knows you're near her," She said, "Make her know that she is not alone. Maybe touching her?"

After hearing this, he glanced back at Yelena. Pushing her bangs away to let him see her clearer, a smile slowly appeared on his face. Then he thought of something.

... That might work.

"... I think that's a good idea," He hummed, "Thanks for the advice."

He then gently placed his forehead on hers.

Suddenly his world became black.

{Rhodes Island's Psychologist}

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