Chapter 319 - I Want to have Dinner with your Wife

Andrea woke up to her husband's voice, getting frustrated while speaking to Darwin on the phone. She watched him nearly pulling his hair out, trying to get an answer that he was looking for. 

For days, Li Wen and Luis had been working together to extract information from Michael's laboratories but none of them contained information about the Kimya Disease. At least, to those facilities, they have found. 

"It's possible that he is keeping the information to himself. The best solution is to confront him of his real purpose of doing this to Andy," Li Wen said on their call last night. 

Lu Wei and Christina came to visit last night, and they all had an emotional discussion on how to get to the bottom of things. What was apparent was that there was a need to learn more about the disease. 

"Babe! Stop it. Why are you getting angry at Darwin? This is not his fault." Andrea said while getting up from the bed. 

Turning to Andrea, Lu Fang pulled away from his phone and reasoned, "Babe? I am not angry at Darwin." He then went back to Darwin and said, "Darwin, I am not angry with you. I  - I am just furious right now at our state. Please tell me you have found a cure for this disease. Please."

"Just calm yourself down, will you?!" Andrea yelled, feeling her head aching with all the non-stop calls her husband has been making. 

Just as they were at it, Gao Rou walked into the room and felt the tension inside. "Brother, Andy, I hope you both are not arguing at this time. We should not be taking this against each other."

The man gestured for Gao Rou to wait as he continued to talk to Darwin. He heard him say, "Lu Fang. I'm afraid there is no known cure yet. However, I have heard that there were survivors of the disease, but there wasn't enough study done. Since it has come to this, Deana volunteered to go to Tanzania and find more about the illness."

"By herself? Deana will go to Africa by herself?" Lu Fang clarified and his words did not escape Gao Rou's ears. 

Lu Fang thought for a second before recommending, "Maybe I should have Hanxi and two of my men leave for Tanzania as well so Deana can have company. I would not be at ease knowing she will be going to an unfamiliar territory for my wife's sake."

"I'll go. I will go to Africa," Gao Rou said. "When is she leaving? I will have my have my assistant take over some of my work. You will need to go to the office from time to time."

Lu Fang and Andrea looked at each other and then both agreed with the arrangement. Hanxi was there for Andrea for the most part, anyhow. Lu Fang can still take a little time to look over the company and can even work while in the hospital. 

Afternoon came, and they were on the phone again with Li Wen, planning a counterattack. They figured they could destroy Michael's Song's source of income and he will eventually show his face to them.

While they were discussing, Lu Fang received a call from an unknown number. 

"Hello, Mr. Lu. This is Michael Song's assistant. He is back at the Peninsula Hotel and wishes to speak to you. He has booked a room at the main restaurant under his name. It is of your best interest to be there."

The man's hands were shaking out of anger. He stood up and looked at Hanxi. "He has finally contacted us. I'm going to the Peninsula Hotel to meet Michael Song."

"Babe, please take care," Andrea said. Her voice was starting to weaken. Both Lu Fang and Hanxi noticed this. 

Lu Fang looked straight into his wife's eyes and saw they looked slightly red. Her lips were unusually reddish as well and the same could be said to the tips of her fingers and toes. Little by little, the disease was showing more of its symptoms and it truly worried the man. 

He shook his head and gave her a hug before bidding goodbye to them, including Li Wen on the phone. He left with four of General Lei's men.

He knew there was no need to get armed. The fact that they were meeting at the hotel, it meant Michael Song was not planning on getting violent. Nevertheless, he was planning to show his strength. 

Walking into the hotel, Lu Fang and four soldiers hurriedly found their way to the restaurant. The man's heart was throbbing, anxious and angry with their most awaited meet. When he entered the private room, he saw a very relaxed Michael Song, eating a large portion of meat. 

"Ah! Mr. Lu. Finally. I am happy to meet you again. How have you been?" said Michael Song as he gestured for the man to take a seat in front of him. "Please, sit down."

"My, my. So many bodyguards and the countries' best soldiers at that! Is that really necessary? I am not that harmful after all." As he said those words, his smile was from ear to ear. 

Lu Fang's face only showed hostility. Upon taking his seat, he asked, "How do you get to sleep at night? I bet someone like you overdose on sleeping pills."

"Hahaha! that's a good one. I'm sorry to disappoint you, but I sleep really well. I have no conscience, Mr. Lu  -"

"You are not even denying it. You evil scum!" The man's voice raised at him, fired up with his stillness. "Have we ever offended you? What have we done to you? Why did you do this to my wife?!"

"I'm sorry, but I prefer speaking with your wife - "

"She can't even get out of the hospital - "

"Have the doctors infuse immunoglobulin to her. It will help. I'll even pay for her treatment," He said while raising his hand up, suggesting for his assistant to come over. 

"Mr. Lu," said the assistant. "Here is the check."

Lu Fang looked down at the check amounting to Two Million Dollars. He sneered at the assistant before turning to Michael Song. "I f**king don't need your money."

"It's compensation for all the trouble I have given you so far. Please take it. It's the least that I could do for now - "

"I said I don't need your money! What I need to is to get my wife cured - " Lu Fang slammed his hands on the table as she stood up, right just before cutting him off. 

"Don't worry, Mr. Lu. I have the cure for your wife's illness and I will give it to her… Listen carefully to my first set of conditions or you will find your beloved wife bleeding to death as each of veins burst slowly in an aneurysm." His words were cold and direct to the point, making Lu Fang sit back to his chair. 

"Now that I have your attention. Let me tell you again how things will go in the next few days... First, as I had mentioned earlier, have your wife infused with immunoglobulin. It will help fight the disease, but as I said, It's a temporary solution. Your wife will live normally for the next two or three weeks."

"Now... I want to have dinner with your wife… alone. During our first meeting, I will give her the first dose for the series of treatments she will receive... I will only talk to your wife and no one else."

"Don't think about retaliating. Remember that I have the answer to your prayers. One mistake from your side, you can kiss your wife goodbye," said Michael Song before wiping his mouth with the napkin. "I will take my leave now. Please, order anything you like for your dinner. You can even bring some takeaway for your wife and put it on my tab. She won't be able to eat properly with the disease. Remember to give her soft meals like porridge."

The man was lost for words seeing Michael Song leave the room. He has never seen anyone so composed while being diabolical at the same time. 

'What can I do?' He asked himself. He could not kill him outright. They needed him. They needed the cure. They needed information about the disease. 

It pained Lu Fang not being able to fight back just yet, but his gut told him, he will get his revenge somehow.