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

Chapter 480 "Infecting the World" - Male Mother (91)

Liao Tingyuan walked over and turned to look at the door that Lu Liruan had closed.

Slowly, she removed her gloves and, with her hand that gleamed like polished porcelain, gently touched the seemingly illusory feeder.

Nothing happened the moment it was applied.

Liao Tingyuan gently grasped it and closed his eyes.

Liao Tingyuan's expression did not soften in the slightest; instead, he sighed softly, trying to sense something.

But still nothing...

Liao Tingyuan had never experienced what Lu Liruan had just said. The excitement and exhilaration Lu Liruan displayed were something Liao Tingyuan could neither share with nor understand.

Since becoming a survivor... Liao Tingyuan's senses have become less sharp than before. Although many years have passed, Liao Tingyuan still remembers that time and that moment.

Liao Tingyuan was very young at that time, even younger than Lu Liruan.

Liao Tingyuan knew that Lu Liruan always wanted to get some information from here. She was like an incredibly curious child, full of enthusiasm and exploration for the new world, wanting to hear him tell stories, to hear him tell about things that he knew more than she did.

But Liao Tingyuan always glossed over it.

If Lu Liruan wanted to know anything else, Liao Tingyuan was willing to tell her and be honest with her, but when Lu Liruan asked about the past... Liao Tingyuan recalled it with a mix of confused emotions.

Anger, confusion, resentment... mixed with indescribable pain and fear, impacted Liao Tingyuan's mind at that age. Liao Tingyuan knew that his original personality was not like this.

Sometimes when Lu Liruan praised him, Liao Tingyuan would be stunned, and then he would realize that it had been too long since he had interacted with anyone like this, and he didn't know how long it had been since anyone had commented on him.

The way Liao Tingyuan was judged in the past... the judgments he received... the things he couldn't say, and the way Lu Liruan is speaking and evaluating now are like two completely different worlds.

What Lu Liruan said warmed Liao Tingyuan's heart, as if he were wrapped in cotton. Liao Tingyuan couldn't bear to break any of it... Liao Tingyuan wanted to satisfy and accommodate Lu Liruan's every wish.

Seeing her... it seems she's also making concessions to... some of the children from the past.

Liao Tingyuan couldn't honestly and openly explain these things to Lu Liruan. These were dark and hidden things in Liao Tingyuan's heart that shouldn't be released.

Liao Tingyuan felt that he should not think about those things again or get caught up in them.

As for the deterioration of perception... Liao Tingyuan was powerless to do anything about it, and perhaps he would always be powerless to do anything about it; there was no way to change it.

Now that Liao Tingyuan has reached this age, he knows that most things cannot be forced, cannot be changed, and cannot... be taken to another path.

But only Lu Liruan.

Liao Tingyuan held onto this thought in his heart: he wanted to keep this little girl by his side.

Take care of her, show her concern.

Still want...

Liao Tingyuan let go of her hand, looking somewhat dejected, and sat back down on the sofa. After Lu Liruan went to bed, the room became quiet. Liao Tingyuan sat where Lu Liruan had been sitting, his fingers unconsciously stroking the pillow she had hugged.

"Ruan Ruan..." Liao Tingyuan silently called out the name, closed his eyes, tilted his head back slightly, and leaned against the back of the sofa.

At this moment, Lu Liruan was immersed in a wonderful dream. Just as Liao Tingyuan had said, today was a rare good night's sleep.

The dream was a jumbled mess, but it made her happy. When she woke up, Lu Liruan tried to recall the dream. She couldn't remember anything else, but she clearly remembered that she definitely dreamed about Liao Tingyuan.

"Teacher Liao—" Lu Liruan skipped out of the house, calling out Liao Tingyuan, but her eyes darted toward the living room.

I looked at the table, searching for the thing I brought back yesterday, afraid that it might have disappeared.

The thing was still sitting safely on the table.

"Phew—" Lu Liruan breathed a sigh of relief.

"Now we're even more certain that this is the source of the infection. It came out of the space and is still here this morning."

Lu Liruan squatted down beside the feeder, poking it with her finger. When she touched it, she felt a strange sensation. It seemed to have a peculiar connection with the source of infection, regardless of whether it was inside or outside the space.

"Teacher Liao! What are we doing today?" Lu Liruan checked the time; she had slept too soundly, and it was almost noon.

On the kitchen counter, there were the groceries Liao Tingyuan had just bought. Hearing Lu Liruan's voice, he put on an apron, picked up a spatula, and walked out of the kitchen.

His expression was a little strange: "What do you want me to do? Go wash your face and brush your teeth, then come eat later."

"Huh? We don't have any other activities today?" Lu Liruan and he looked at each other, both of them seemingly thinking that the other had said something strange.

"What special event?" Liao Tingyuan turned back to look at the pot. As soon as the lid was opened, a rich aroma wafted out. Liao Tingyuan had stewed tomato and beef brisket soup.

“That…that?” Lu Liruan pointed to something in the living room.

"Ah."

"So you've been keeping it at our house all this time?" Lu Liruan opened her mouth.

"It's okay, it won't affect us. When you brought it back, it means you've been temporarily taken in by it."

“That’s not what I meant…” Lu Liruan shook her head.

"What's that?" Liao Tingyuan handed Lu Liruan a bunch of cilantro, gesturing for her to pick some.

Lu Liruan took it and squatted down next to the trash can: "I mean, don't we need to go to your workplace right away and then send this... thing somewhere to be stored?" Lu Liruan wanted to say this "dangerous thing".

But it also doesn't seem that dangerous.

"No need today," Liao Tingyuan shook his head.

"Why? What, does this require an auspicious day?" Lu Liruan became nervous, thinking there were some strange customs involved.

Liao Tingyuan glanced at her inexplicably, opened his phone, and handed it to Lu Liruan, gesturing for her to take a look.

Lu Liruan peeked over and saw the display: Sunday.

Oh.

Today is a day off, so office workers won't be working overtime.

Lu Liruan instantly understood what Liao Tingyuan meant.

"Is it really okay to leave it at home?" Lu Liruan blinked. "Doesn't your company offer a pick-up service? Are we supposed to just pack it in our bags and carry it over there?"

"No, it's Sunday today, most people have the day off if there's no work." Liao Tingyuan nodded, then said to Lu Liruan, "Our company doesn't have an overtime culture, you can rest assured about that."

Lu Liruan: ...

I'm not really interested in learning about your corporate culture right now.

Lu Liruan's attention was drawn to it because of a strong connection with it; whenever it was placed there, she would involuntarily be drawn to it.

After finishing his meal, Liao Tingyuan put it in the cabinet.

"Is it any better?" he asked.

Lu Liruan nodded in agreement: "Out of sight, out of mind."

At this moment, neither of them realized what Lu Liruan's feelings meant.

After finishing her meal, Lu Liruan went back to her room and took a nap. She felt so relaxed that she felt like she had accomplished something great.

The oppressive feeling that had been building up for so long suddenly vanished. She felt light and airy all over, her muscles and bones felt incredibly comfortable, and Lu Liruan almost wanted to skip and jump as she walked.

This feeling of happiness lasted until nightfall.

In the evening, Liao Tingyuan made braised fish and stir-fried celery.

Lu Liruan is a picky eater, but Liao Tingyuan put two pieces of celery into her bowl.

"Teacher Liao... I'm old enough to decide what I want to eat," Lu Liruan said softly as she crunched on her food.

“Your brain has reached the age where it can decide what you want to eat, but your body is still capable of living a healthy life without lacking anything,” Liao Tingyuan explained, mimicking her logic.

At first, Liao Tingyuan would not engage in this kind of back-and-forth, but meaningless, conversation with Lu Liruan.

But over time, you learn it gradually and unconsciously.

Sometimes Lu Liruan found that Liao Tingyuan's mind worked faster than hers, his knowledge was broader, and some of the things he said were even more meaningless than hers...

It's all my fault that Teacher Liao has become like this.

Lu Liruan admitted it to herself.

Liao Tingyuan didn't think anything of it. He knew he talked more than before, but he used to talk less, not because he didn't like to talk or was extremely introverted.

It's simply because no one said these things to him, no one joked with him like this, and over time, it just became natural...

If Lu Liruan knew that this was the reason, she would definitely feel sad again.

After dinner, Lu Liruan hummed a song as she went downstairs to buy snacks and fruit.

As soon as I entered the house, I saw Liao Tingyuan finishing cleaning the kitchen, taking off his apron and walking into the house. I was immediately filled with a sense of satisfaction.

Because of a very limited vocabulary, after thinking for a long time, the only word that came to mind was "virtuous and kind".

Then she pursed her lips, not daring to meet Liao Tingyuan's gaze, and ran to the sofa like a little mouse.

"what happened?"

Liao Tingyuan noticed her evasiveness and casually asked a question.

"It's alright! Teacher Liao, please eat—"

Lu Liruan smiled so hard her eyes crinkled, and with an innocent expression, she picked a freshly washed grape and stuffed it into Liao Tingyuan's mouth.

Liao Tingyuan took a bite. The grapes were very sweet this season, and the cool juice burst in his mouth.

Although not as obviously as Lu Liruan, Liao Tingyuan was also infected by her happiness.

Lu Liruan, for the first time in a long time, sat cross-legged on the sofa and played a game on her phone for a long time.

I haven't been in the mood to play this game for a long time since I entered the space, and the daily sign-in gifts are all gone.

Feeling sleepy after playing for a while, Lu Liruan didn't plan to stay up any longer. She got up from the sofa, wobbled to wash up, changed into her pajamas, walked to her door, turned around, waved, and obediently said goodnight to Liao Tingyuan: "Teacher Liao, you should go to sleep early too~"

As a result, less than an hour later, Lu Liruan pushed open the door with a strange expression, holding a cushion in her hand, and sneaked into the living room.

Just then, Liao Tingyuan, who had already sat up from the sofa and looked clear-headed, appeared.

Liao Tingyuan gestured to Lu Liruan to stay where she was, then walked in the dark to the light switch and pressed the buttons, but there was no response.

Lu Liruan had already taken small steps to Liao Tingyuan's side, took his arm, and said in a low voice, "Teacher Liao, what happened? I suddenly woke up..."

She was already asleep, but suddenly, Lu Liruan woke up with a start. After waking up, she was not confused at all, and her wakefulness was unusually clear.

Lu Liruan felt that something was wrong.

It's that feeling again...

But that shouldn't be the case!

Lu Liruan got out of bed for no apparent reason, wanting to see what state Liao Tingyuan was in now.

When they opened the door, they found that Liao Tingyuan was also awake.

After the lights were turned on and off, the two looked at each other and realized, how did they end up in a specific space and time at night again?

The source of infection has already been found, hasn't it? This space is already closed, right?

"I told you, we should send that thing away today!" Lu Liruan complained softly, looking around as if afraid that something strange might suddenly appear in the room.

“Once the source of infection is contained and confirmed to be this thing, the space has already ended... not when it is sent to the unit, when it ends.” Lu Liruan unconsciously lowered her voice to cooperate with Lu Liruan.

"No, that's not right. It's definitely that thing! If it wasn't it, how could it have been brought out of the space?" Lu Liruan said anxiously.

Lu Liruan was getting anxious because she knew that Liao Tingyuan couldn't understand the feeling she was talking about. She thought that Liao Tingyuan felt that she had come to the wrong place.

I couldn't possibly have made a mistake...

Lu Liruan is now absolutely certain!

“I’m not saying that thing isn’t the source of infection…” Liao Tingyuan patted Lu Liruan’s arm and gently comforted her: “Ruanruan, don’t worry.”

Lu Liruan thought to herself: How can I not be anxious? I was already asleep, and then I woke me up in the middle of the night!

Liao Tingyuan pulled Lu Liruan along and slowly walked towards the main entrance. Sure enough, it was open there too.

There was nothing in the hallway outside.

It was as calm as it had been a few days ago, as if nothing had changed.

Nothing has changed at this point, which is the most perplexing thing. Normally, if something happened in the space, especially if they produced the source of infection, such a significant event would definitely be different. But now, it's as if nothing happened last night.

Lu Liruan sighed: "Could it be... that... today is Sunday, and the space is closed for the day, so we haven't had time to test it yet, but the source of infection has already been taken out by me..."

Lu Liruan, listless and weak, made a rather amusing joke.

After saying that, he let out a long sigh.

"Let's go out and take a look." Liao Tingyuan patted her back, signaling her not to panic.

"Do you want to change your clothes?" Liao Tingyuan asked, noticing that Lu Liruan was still wearing her pajamas.

Because I got up in a hurry, my hair was disheveled and messy.

“Ah…” Lu Liruan walked towards the room.

She had just lifted her leg to step into the darkness when she stopped again: "...Teacher Liao, can you come with me?"