Quick Transmigration: What to Do When the Male Supporting Character You Saved Becomes Obsessed with

Chapter 487 "Infecting the World" - Male Mother (98)

Lu Liruan let out a long breath, stood at the door, and remained silent for a long time.

Liao Tingyuan didn't urge her, but stood there with her, looking at the closed door.

I can't describe how I feel.

Liao Tingyuan has been working at the company for several years. Over the years, he has done many jobs, and he has been quite good at each one, achieving good results.

But Liao Tingyuan only treated his work as work.

When he was a teacher, he took good care of the children and helped them grow up well. Everyone said he liked children, and Liao Tingyuan did not deny it.

But his affection was only faint, bordering on professional dedication. After he quit that job, he stopped thinking about the past.

That was just an ordinary experience in his life.

Working here is the same; it's just a job. There's no passion for it. It's just normal work hours, normal leaving hours, resolving problems as quickly as possible, and then taking a peaceful vacation...

Liao Tingyuan hardly ever thought about what he really wanted to do or what he really liked.

Lu Liruan has brought up this issue many times... saying that she wants to find a job she likes, or at least one that she is satisfied with, even if she doesn't really like it.

She also wanted to live the life she liked. She spoke with great enthusiasm, full of pursuit of what she liked and wanted, and had a clear direction in her heart.

Then she would ask Liao Tingyuan, but Liao Tingyuan didn't know how to answer her. Liao Tingyuan didn't know what kind of life he wanted, just as he had never thought about what kind of job he wanted.

Life is life...

In the past, Liao Tingyuan never thought there was anything wrong with his ideas, nor had he ever considered these issues. But after meeting Lu Liruan, Liao Tingyuan was slowly influenced by her and suddenly realized the existence of these problems.

What kind of life is that...?

Liao Tingyuan stared at Lu Liruan's figure standing in the darkness and fell silent.

The girl has always been very emotional. Ever since I met her, she has been full of enthusiasm, happy and sad because of other people's affairs, longing for happiness and hating evil...

Liao Tingyuan was so captivated by her beauty that he couldn't help but look at her, admiring her as if she were a plant in full bloom.

Lu Liruan was unaware that Liao Tingyuan harbored such feelings for her. Teacher Liao was always indifferent, and Lu Liruan had no idea what he was thinking, nor did she realize how deeply she had influenced him.

"Boom-"

After standing there for a while, Lu Liruan turned around and walked downstairs. But as soon as she stepped onto the stairs, the motion-sensor lights in the corridor suddenly turned on behind her, startling her.

"Whoa!" Lu Liruan almost jumped up.

There have always been motion-sensor lights in this hallway, but for a long time now, they have never turned on at this time of night.

Lu Liruan had forgotten that now that the lights were suddenly on, it looked even more like a ghost story.

"You scared me!" Lu Liruan patted her chest and complained.

Liao Tingyuan didn't expect the light to suddenly turn on. His gaze was still on Lu Liruan when it met hers. He involuntarily lowered his eyes.

Fortunately, Lu Liruan's attention was not on him, otherwise she would have seen the depth and emptiness in Liao Tingyuan's eyes for that moment, which was different from his usual gentleness.

"Why are you going to throw us a farewell party?"

Lu Liruan grumbled and stomped her foot to turn on the motion-sensor lights downstairs. She tried to sense whether she was still within the space-time continuation, or whether they had instantly popped out of the space-time continuation after containing the "bowl" as the source of infection.

But I can't quite feel it...

Since all the clues were gathered and the source of infection was contained, this feeling and boundary have become increasingly blurred.

It seems that this space is slowly melting away its boundaries, allowing spatial time to merge with ordinary time. This doesn't happen suddenly, but rather as a slow process.

"Slow down!" Liao Tingyuan was still a little dazed when he saw Lu Liruan almost miss her footing on the stairs. He quickly took a few steps forward and grabbed Lu Liruan's arm to steady her.

"How come you can't walk properly now that you can see the way clearly?" Liao Tingyuan patted her back: "How many times have I told you not to jump around on the stairs?"

"Okay, okay~" Lu Liruan covered her ears. She wondered if it was just her imagination, but Teacher Liao used to be a man of few words. Although he still didn't talk much now, he sometimes repeated himself more often.

This isn't talking to me anymore... this is just becoming nagging! Lu Liruan thought to herself.

Liao Tingyuan could tell what she was thinking just by looking at her expression.

"Ruan Ruan, if you could remember even a little bit of what I say sometimes, I wouldn't have to repeat myself so many times," Liao Tingyuan sighed.

"Oh……"

Lu Liruan pouted.

Liao Tingyuan curled the corners of his mouth. Although he still didn't know what he really wanted, even when he was nagging about Lu Liruan, he felt that it was more interesting than his previous stable life, which was routine and without any ups and downs.

It seems that he has... stopped just asking for a stable life.

Whether it's a good thing or a bad thing, Liao Tingyuan felt like he was already thirty years old, but suddenly it was as if he had just entered society and started to think about life again.

Lu Liruan felt that she hadn't completely left the space-time continuum yet, otherwise, given the soundproofing of their old building, the noise she made when she almost fell down the stairs at this time... someone would definitely have opened the door and yelled at her.

When she got back, Lu Liruan placed the lighter bowl next to the feeder, just like in the photo.

Lu Liruan pointed to the feeder, then to the bowl, and sighed, "It took me so long to find it!"

"They are clearly two different things, but the space insists that they are a set." Lu Liruan thought to herself, who could have imagined this?

"If it weren't for my keen observation and sharp eyes..." Lu Liruan boasted.

"Alright, go to sleep, what time is it?" Liao Tingyuan's voice came from behind.

Since leaving the hostess's house, Lu Liruan has said this sentence at least three or four times.

Liao Tingyuan wanted to say that Lu Liruan had just said that he was nagging... but he didn't know who he was nagging about.

“This is the first time I’ve accomplished something so big, of course I want to savor it! Teacher Liao, you really should encourage and educate me at this time!” Lu Liruan said, hands on her hips.

"Mm." Liao Tingyuan nodded.

"And then?" Lu Liruan leaned her head in front of him.

"I'll treat you to pizza tomorrow." Liao Tingyuan nodded.

"Yay!" Lu Liruan was easily satisfied: "They even have salted egg yolk!"

"okay."

……

Lu Liruan's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down. There couldn't possibly be a third thing, could there?

She slept in a daze, and very early in the morning, Lu Liruan woke up groggily once.

There was the sound of raindrops tapping on the window. I opened my eyes and the room was dark. It was raining outside. The bed was soft and warm. This was the perfect time to sleep.

Lying in bed brings a sense of happiness, and Lu Liruan turned over and fell asleep again...

When Lu Liruan woke up again, she saw that it was still gloomy outside. It had been raining all day, and the sound of the rain hitting the window made Lu Liruan's ears feel tired.

Rubbing her head, Lu Liruan sat up, suddenly snapping back to reality, her nerves instantly tense...

Will the same thing happen again?

What if I go out and find that everything has started all over again?

With this uneasy feeling, Lu Liruan got out of bed, slipped on her slippers, and carefully walked towards the door.

Peeking cautiously through a crack in the door, he saw that the living room was quiet and Liao Tingyuan didn't seem to be there.

Lu Liruan called out tentatively, "Teacher Liao, Teacher Liao! What happened?"

Then no one answered.

Lu Liruan walked around the entire house and found that Liao Tingyuan was indeed not there.

Could something really have happened? Could it really be... again?

Lu Liruan's heart was pounding with anxiety when her phone rang. She opened the screen and saw a message from Liao Tingyuan asking if she was awake.

Lu Liruan quickly typed back to him: "I'm awake, I'm awake, Teacher Liao, you're really good at timing this!"

Liao Tingyuan thought to himself, "You wake up at this time almost every day."

"What would you like to eat? I'm out buying groceries now."

Lu Liruan wasn't in the mood for food right now, and hurriedly asked, "Teacher Liao, you just went out like that?"

Liao Tingyuan replied with a voice message, his voice sounding somewhat puzzled: "What's wrong?"

"Is everything alright today?" Lu Liruan asked tentatively.

Liao Tingyuan understood what she was talking about and sent a message to Lu Liruan saying, "If you get up, you can go downstairs and take a look."

"Huh?" Lu Liruan didn't quite understand. She ran to the kitchen in her slippers and opened the window.

Peeking out from inside the house, although the window faces the yard, there are obstructions in front of it.

Lu Liruan couldn't see clearly.

Lu Liruan craned her neck to look outside, but rain got into her hair, so she quickly pulled back in.

After sending that message, Liao Tingyuan hasn't sent any more.

Lu Liruan has always been very curious. After listening to Liao Tingyuan's story, she was intrigued and felt a strong urge to learn more.

After washing up in the bathroom, I put on some clothes, slipped on my canvas shoes, opened the door, went down two floors, and realized I hadn't even brought an umbrella. I rushed home, grabbed an umbrella, and then rushed back down.

Lu Liruan glanced at her phone screen; it was Saturday.

But why are there so many people on Saturday...?

As soon as Lu Liruan stepped out of the building, she felt something was strange. There were quite a few people standing at the door, some walking this way and some walking past.

Further ahead, there were quite a few people in the courtyard.

Even though it's a day off, what are people doing out in broad daylight and in the rain?

Lu Liruan walked around the path in the courtyard to the other side. When she looked towards the gate, she saw several police cars parked there, and police tape had been put up.

Suddenly I realized...

This should really be over! This thought suddenly popped into Lu Liruan's mind.

Outside the cordon, even more people had gathered; it was estimated that half the residents of the neighborhood had come out to watch the spectacle.

The building that was surrounded was the one where the male homeowner and his accomplice were staying.

Lu Liruan overheard the people around her discussing what had happened inside.

"This looks like something serious has happened. Why are there so many police officers? They must have arrived quite a while ago..."

"Yes, yes! When I was cooking breakfast at home this morning, my husband came back from outside and said that the police had arrived. We didn't know what had happened."

The two grandmothers behind them were having a lively discussion, each talking at once.

Another uncle chimed in, "I heard that someone died inside... and more than one person did!"

"Oh, really?"

"Of course, otherwise, how could there be such a big commotion? Look, the ones coming from the front are police, and the car coming from behind... what's that called? It's..."

Lu Liruan squinted at the person behind her and casually remarked, "It should be a forensic doctor who's coming, right?"

"Yes, yes, that's the name! Forensic doctor..."

The uncle behind him, hearing someone agree with him, spoke even more enthusiastically.

“I arrived early this morning, and when I saw the police and the people in white coats... they were all wearing really thick masks when they went in. I thought to myself, the smell in here must be awful. How come the neighbors didn't smell it? Did they only notice it today?”

Lu Liruan turned her head to look at this uncle, and was surprised to find that he was quite perceptive and immediately grasped the key point of the matter.

Lu Liruan thought to herself, "The police might find this quite strange too, right?"

Or is there some way to make everything seem reasonable...?

Lu Liruan didn't know either, but anyway, this meant that she and Liao Tingyuan had nothing to do with each other anymore.

They only appeared in the space; they left no trace of themselves at the actual scene, so there's no need to worry about this issue at all.

Lu Liruan had asked Liao Tingyuan about it a long time ago.

Liao Tingyuan reassured her, "We won't treat you like a criminal suspect, don't worry..." Liao Tingyuan patted her head.

Lu Liruan looked around but didn't see the mistress and the child, and didn't know where they were.

Lu Liruan sighed silently. No matter what, the child would definitely know what had happened to his father now.

Because of the criminal case, the child is no longer at an age where he is completely unaware of the consequences.

Lu Liruan inwardly grumbled about the male homeowner: He's already dead, yet he still causes trouble for his family...

Hopefully, it won't have a particularly serious impact on the child.

My phone vibrated in my hand. It was a message from Liao Tingyuan: "Are you downstairs? Ruan Ruan, come to the door to meet me."

"Teacher Liao, how did you know I was downstairs?"