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

Chapter 488 "Infecting the World" - Male Mother (99)

Lu Liruan withdrew from the crowd, looking around as she walked towards the door.

When they reached the entrance of the residential area, they saw Liao Tingyuan standing there, carrying the things he had bought in one hand and holding a black umbrella in the other.

In the dim light, his white shirt looked exceptionally clear and bright, and the umbrella obscured his face, revealing his slender figure.

Hearing Lu Liruan's footsteps as she walked through the water, he raised his umbrella back, revealing a gentle smile on his face.

When Lu Liruan rushed a few steps in front of him, she suddenly stopped and unconsciously stared at Liao Tingyuan.

It had been a long time since they first met. At first, she only had an opinion of Liao Tingyuan's appearance, but now Lu Liruan felt that she was seeing his whole and complete self.

Even in this weather, Lu Liruan still felt warm when she saw him.

"What's wrong?" Liao Tingyuan didn't know what the little girl was trying to do by suddenly stopping. He walked forward and tilted the umbrella to prevent the water droplets falling from the tip of the umbrella from landing on Lu Liruan.

The white fabric on his shoulder was soaked through.

"Teacher Liao, how did you know I was downstairs?" Lu Liruan thought to herself, she hadn't told Liao Tingyuan on WeChat when she came downstairs.

Liao Tingyuan curled the corner of his mouth and said, "I guessed."

"Hmm?" Lu Liruan narrowed her eyes.

“When you see my message, you’ll definitely be curious and come running down.” Liao Tingyuan raised an eyebrow: “I sent you the message on my way back, and I figured it out pretty accurately.”

Lu Liruan: ...

Do you really know me that well?

So you deliberately didn't say anything or reply when I asked what happened, just waiting for me to go downstairs and see for myself, right?

"Why did you call me?" Lu Liruan pouted, feeling that she was being schemed against by Liao Tingyuan every moment. The key point was that she did act exactly as Liao Tingyuan had planned, without any deviation.

"I don't know him that well..." Lu Liruan thought sourly to herself.

"Here." Liao Tingyuan handed the plastic bags he was carrying to Lu Liruan: "I asked you to help me carry these things. I need to go to the supermarket at the entrance to buy some fruit. I'm carrying an umbrella today, so I can't carry them all at once."

Lu Liruan took the plastic bag; it was quite heavy with the groceries she had bought. Liao Tingyuan gestured for her to go upstairs first, saying she didn't need to come with him to the supermarket.

Lu Liruan slowly walked home carrying her things.

Halfway there, they saw several policemen enter the building where the woman lived.

This... probably means they've discovered the male owner's identity.

To Lu Liruan's surprise, she found police officers standing in the stairwell of her building as soon as she entered.

Lu Liruan was startled. She instantly wondered if they hadn't come looking for her and Liao Tingyuan. Had they really left some clues? In a flash, Lu Liruan instinctively thought of leaving first.

But he forced himself to stop the moment he turned around. If he ran away in front of the police, wouldn't that be too suspicious?

Calm down...

It had nothing to do with us in the first place!

Lu Liruan took a deep breath and looked back, hoping that Liao Tingyuan would catch up quickly. She hesitated at the entrance of the stairwell for a while, and just as Lu Liruan was about to squat down, Liao Tingyuan's figure finally appeared.

Liao Tingyuan saw the little girl wandering around the doorway from afar, wondering what she was doing. As he got closer, he noticed the wariness written on her little face, and she darted to his side like a deer.

"Teacher Liao, there are police officers in the hallway!" Lu Liruan tiptoed, pressed on Liao Tingyuan's shoulder, and whispered in his ear.

"Hmm." Liao Tingyuan was carrying a watermelon in his hand. He nodded and continued walking forward when he felt the little girl tugging at the hem of his shirt.

"what happened?"

"They're not here to see us, are they?"

Lu Liruan is not doing anything wrong now, but she feels guilty.

"If you're like this, even if you don't come looking for us, you'll have to come and ask us something." Liao Tingyuan pushed her into the stairwell.

"Put the umbrella away."

"Oh oh oh!"

Lu Liruan shook the water off her umbrella while glancing into the stairwell out of the corner of her eye.

Then Liao Tingyuan led her upstairs.

When I got to the third floor, I saw that one of the doors was open and a woman in her sixties was standing in the doorway, talking vividly about something.

"Yes, it's the photo you just showed me. Oh dear, that kid is always idle and doesn't study hard! He only takes out the trash once every few days, and he drags around a pretty big black plastic bag. His hair and clothes are always dirty." The aunt described.

"I've seen them together several times. They're two people who clearly shouldn't be together at all. I don't know what they're doing together, but I bet they're not up to anything good." Seeing the police taking notes, the aunt became even more animated.

Lu Liruan breathed a sigh of relief; this must be an interview with witnesses.

They walked past each other without attracting any attention and returned home smoothly.

As soon as the door closed, Lu Liruan let out a long sigh and sat cross-legged on the floor. Liao Tingyuan, who had changed into slippers, gently nudged her with his leg.

"Go sit on the sofa."

Lu Liruan jumped up and helped Liao Tingyuan put all the vegetables into the kitchen.

"Teacher Liao, what do you think the final investigation results will be?" Lu Liruan asked curiously, because the two people's deaths were truly gruesome.

"Suicide or homicide caused by mental instability," Liao Tingyuan said calmly.

Lu Liruan was surprised by his sudden professional answer: "Huh? How did you know?"

“In the past, most murder cases that occurred in these spaces were closed on this basis. Because people affected by these spaces exhibited symptoms similar to mental problems,” Liao Tingyuan explained to her.

"Don't worry, we're only responsible for the work at the front. If any problems arise later, professionals will handle them." Liao Tingyuan's words were ambiguous, but Lu Liruan understood what he meant.

"You mean... we have someone up there?" Lu Liruan cautiously pointed to the roof.

"..." Liao Tingyuan thought for a moment and nodded slightly.

But looking at Lu Liruan's expression, he felt that she might have... misunderstood something.

Because Lu Liruan's expression immediately became obsequious.

'Actually, it's not like that...' Liao Tingyuan wanted to explain, but in the end he shut his mouth, because Lu Liruan probably wouldn't be involved in those things, and they didn't need to care about them.

Lu Liruan was indeed somewhat shocked.

What kind of organization is this?

Liao Tingyuan cooked a meal and, as promised yesterday, ordered pizza for Lu Liruan.

By the time the two finished their meal, most of the crowd outside had dispersed.

News of such murders is definitely kept secret from the outside world. People outside just stand there watching the spectacle, but in the end, they don't know anything.

After finishing her meal, Lu Liruan took Liao Tingyuan downstairs for a walk, and they happened to run into the young couple she had met before, who were walking their dog.

"Hey... have you heard?" The woman leaned closer to Lu Liruan and whispered, "I've heard, but I've only heard."

"Huh?" Lu Liruan pretended not to know anything and chatted with her casually, "What's wrong?"

"It's said that the person who was discovered is the same one who was exposed online for abusing cats!" The woman's expression held a hint of satisfaction: "If only it were true... Let them abuse animals, those kinds of people deserve to die a horrible death!"

Lu Liruan didn't know how the other party knew the information.

But seeing that the other person seemed quite certain, he could only feign surprise: "Really?!"

"I heard it from someone else..." The other person leaned close to Lu Liruan's ear: "I heard someone say today that they're going to check a suspect's computer or something, saying that there's inappropriate information on it, that it's related to animals."

"You can tell what it is just by listening to it!"

"Do you know who the dead person was?" Lu Liruan asked, feigning interest as she moved closer to her.

They all live in the same courtyard. If the news leaks out, the woman and her child will probably be in a bad situation. This community is really small, and everyone is... quite gossipy.

“We don’t know… but they will eventually find out. It’s probably someone from our neighborhood, right? If they really find out who he is, his family might not have a good time.” The woman had obviously thought of these things as well.

"Don't spread this around. Let's just listen to it and move on. If it's true, it'll be revenge for those dead kids!"

As Lu Liruan walked, she wondered if the news would leak out. If the police went to the woman's house to conduct inquiries, would they reveal their address?

"Don't worry..."

Liao Tingyuan knew she was kind and willing to worry about others: "The police are much more thorough than us in their work, there won't be any problems."

"Hmm." Lu Liruan squatted by the flower bed, her expression not showing the same joy as when she first learned that the space had ended.

What are we going to do tomorrow?

Before asking, Lu Liruan specifically checked the date on her phone.

Tomorrow is not a rest day.

“We can rest until next week…” Liao Tingyuan said slowly.

"Teacher Liao... you really don't like going to work very much," Lu Liruan sighed softly.

"Hmm..." Liao Tingyuan responded indifferently, "Actually, I really don't like it."

Lu Liruan glanced at him: "I can feel it. You really don't hold back."

"So next week?"

"Hmm, next week then," Liao Tingyuan sighed.

Actually, he had already messaged his work unit about this today, but Sister Fang said that a new task suddenly came up for them yesterday.

The unit dispatched a group of people to prepare for a quick resolution.

Let Liao Tingyuan stay at home for a few more days, otherwise if the mission over there needs manpower again, be careful not to just stuff him in.

Liao Tingyuan decided to stay home for a few days.

Liao Tingyuan didn't tell Lu Liruan about this, fearing that she might volunteer herself in order to get a job at the company...

Little girl, don't become a workaholic.

Lu Liruan had no idea what Liao Tingyuan was thinking. Anyway, it was really over this time, so it didn't matter if she stayed a few more days or a few less.

The two of them naturally began their vacation.

Lu Liruan was still staying up late, but Liao Tingyuan semi-forced her to adjust her schedule, so that she no longer had to go to bed late at night like she did in the space.

"Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise!" Liao Tingyuan said earnestly and calmly.

"I'm not that old yet..." Lu Liruan pointed at Liao Tingyuan: "Teacher Liao, you should go to bed early and get up early, I'll stay up a little longer!"

Liao Tingyuan raised an eyebrow. Whenever such disagreements arose, the little girl would bring up the issue based on her age.

Although Liao Tingyuan didn't mind, after it happened so many times, he still had a subtle feeling in his heart.

He really is much older than Lu Liruan, right...?

"No." Liao Tingyuan took the phone out of Lu Liruan's hand, then pressed her shoulder and tucked her into the blanket.

I walked to the bedroom door and turned off the light.

Just seconds after the door closed, it opened again, and Lu Liruan jumped, her hand reaching for her phone trembling.

"Don't lie in the dark and play on your phone, or your nearsightedness will get worse." Liao Tingyuan predicted what Lu Liruan was going to do.

"Okay, okay~" Lu Liruan said in a drawn-out tone.

Once her head hit the pillow, a feeling of complete relaxation and stress-free ease washed over her, and Lu Liruan no longer had the urge to play on her phone.

Pulling the thin blanket under his neck, Liao Tingyuan waved obediently, "Goodnight, Teacher Liao~"

"Goodnight." Liao Tingyuan's voice was incredibly gentle, conveying a sense of concern and care in the dim light...

Lu Liruan has indeed been free of psychological burden these past few days. No one has come looking for them, and with Liao Tingyuan's assurance, Lu Liruan no longer cares much about what's happening in the courtyard.

The police have been investigating for the past few days, and it's clear that this case is extremely bizarre in normal understanding.

That day, when Lu Liruan went downstairs to buy snacks, she saw a little boy sitting in the flower bed in the yard, his hand supporting his chin, looking somewhat unhappy.

"Hi~" Lu Liruan thought for a moment, then walked over and sat down next to the little boy, trying to sound cheerful.

“Sister…” the child recognized her.

"Where's my brother?" the child asked, looking back.

"Sister, aren't you always with brother?"

“I came down by myself today.” Lu Liruan took out the popsicles she had just bought from the plastic bag. She had originally planned to share one with Liao Tingyuan, but now she shared one with the boy.

The child didn't refuse, and like last time, the two ate ice cream together, but this time, the little boy looked even more distressed than before.

But he didn't tell Lu Liruan what had happened to him, and Lu Liruan didn't ask either.

It's likely that the lady of the house had already warned him not to talk about these things casually, and these were indeed things he couldn't tell the older sister he met in the yard.

Lu Liruan sighed again when she heard the child sound mature beyond his years.

So he tore open two more bags of potato chips and handed one of them to the little boy.

"Thank you, sister," the little boy said sullenly.

"There's no need to thank me," Lu Liruan said, pretending not to know anything.

After a while, the child asked softly, "Sister, do you think the child must look like the father?"

“Why does it have to look like Dad? It could also look like Mom, Grandpa and Grandma, or maybe it can look like nothing at all, just yourself,” Lu Liruan said earnestly.