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

Chapter 457 "Infecting the World" - Male Mother (68)

"Are we going to have to go to the vet again?" Lu Liruan asked, puzzled.

"Last time they said they were going to close down soon. If the daytime hours are running normally, there's no point in us going!"

Seeing Lu Liruan looking at the cup, Liao Tingyuan pointed to the table: "There's watermelon juice over there. Go pour yourself if you want some."

Lu Liruan stood up.

"The pet hospital probably doesn't have any more leads."

When Lu Liruan passed by Liao Tingyuan, she took the cup with her.

"How did you know?" Lu Liruan asked.

"Dr. Zhu messaged me saying they've completely closed down, and before we left, he even took a few more photos of the office. There shouldn't be anyone there now," Liao Tingyuan said calmly.

Lu Liruan: ?

"When did you get Dr. Zhu's contact information?" Lu Liruan recalled that day when Liao Tingyuan was really angry.

Lu Liruan also felt that she was the one mainly responsible for communicating with people that day, because Liao Tingyuan had a cold face and didn't say much.

Lu Liruan felt that she was exceptionally capable of handling things independently. In this space, she was able to cooperate with Liao Tingyuan and take care of him.

As a result, they...

Liao Tingyuan raised an eyebrow: "I told him that if there's a chance, I'll keep an eye on when the male homeowner will come back, and if possible, I'll mention it to the female homeowner to see if the wages can be settled."

Lu Liruan gave him a thumbs up: "You're this one!"

"You really understand what people want, you're so good at grasping their thoughts."

Looking back now, Lu Liruan realized that Dr. Zhu seemed to care most about her unpaid wages.

Dr. Miao seemed very sympathetic to the woman, angry about the child's plight, and somewhat guilty that she hadn't offered the kind of advice the woman wanted to give when she confided in her before.

Nurse Gu was young and hot-blooded, and she was angry at the male homeowner's actions. He must have a family to support him.

I'm also quite carefree; what I say most is that I guess I'll have to go back to working under my parents' noses this time.

Only Dr. Zhu is a refined and meticulous person who speaks with great tact and manners, but you can also tell that he is a rather calculating person.

Liao Tingyuan immediately grasped the other person's thoughts and quickly made contact with them.

"How could you come up with something in such a short time?" Lu Liruan asked.

"Teach me... I want to be as perceptive as you!" Lu Liruan said sincerely.

"Hmm—" Liao Tingyuan paused, then said, "Well..."

"how?"

"Perhaps it's because I'm older and have seen more of the world," Liao Tingyuan sighed.

"Tch!" Lu Liruan heard that he didn't seem sincere and was just going through the motions, so she tilted her head back and didn't bother to argue with him.

"Okay, I'll teach you." Liao Tingyuan didn't really know how to teach Lu Liruan. Lu Liruan seemed like a straightforward and warm-hearted girl.

Liao Tingyuan didn't think this was any kind of advantage, but since Lu Liruan brought it up, he coaxed her, "I'll teach you slowly later. You probably have to learn this in life."

Liao Tingyuan's words were somewhat perfunctory.

Lu Liruan turned around, her pouty expression instantly turning into a smile: "Okay, okay! You're the best, Teacher Liao~"

Although it's unknown what clues can be found during the day.

Lu Liruan and Liao Tingyuan decided to go to the accomplice's house in the afternoon.

The atmosphere during the day was completely different from that at night. As they walked down the corridor, they could hear the voices and footsteps of people from other floors behind them.

As she reached the door, Lu Liruan touched the keyhole.

There was dust on my fingertips.

The first time he came here, Liao Tingyuan reached out and touched the door at night before opening it, and his fingertips got dusty.

Day and night are different.

Otherwise, I wouldn't be touching the dust now...

Lu Liruan was once again certain of this idea. The last time the lady of the house put a knife in the shoe cabinet, it really made Lu Liruan a little scared.

And this time the door wouldn't open.

The door was locked.

Lu Liruan pushed it again, and it was indeed closed.

After glancing at Liao Tingyuan, Lu Liruan bent down slightly and brought her nose closer to the crack in the door.

Trying to smell something through the gap.

"cough!"

Suddenly, Lu Liruan heard Liao Tingyuan cough lightly, and then felt him grab the back of her collar and lift her up.

With his other hand, he began to knock on the door with practiced ease.

Lu Liruan was puzzled and glanced around. She saw an old man wearing a vest staring at the two of them on the platform below, his expression wary and guarded.

Lu Liruan quickly pretended nothing had happened, put her hands behind her back, and stood next to Liao Tingyuan.

Watching Liao Tingyuan bend his fingers, he tapped three more times.

It was as if the two of them had really just come knocking on the door looking for someone.

The old man seemed to want to see what they were up to, so he stood there with his hands behind his back, not saying a word.

Lu Liruan felt a little embarrassed and carefully used her fingers to gently tug at the hem of Liao Tingyuan's clothes.

Liao Tingyuan grabbed her fingertips, signaling her to calm down. Neither of them knew whether their acting was good or bad, but they just stood there and started acting with the old man.

I knocked several more times, but there was still no response from inside the house...

The old man seemed to believe it too; they had come knocking on the door looking for someone.

Then, slowly, he continued walking upstairs, asking with some curiosity, "Are you two looking for the people in this house?"

"Yes, sir, do you know anyone in this house?"

"I don't know him!" the old man shook his head.

"That young man in this house is really weird... He hardly ever goes out. Sometimes I see him go out to throw out the trash, and wow, the trash smells so strong!"

"Once I peeked into his room through the open door, and oh my god! I was shocked! It was so filthy, it was practically a pigsty! I don't know how young people these days can live like that!" the old man suddenly began to comment.

"Oh, I see... Has he gone out these past few days?" Lu Liruan asked interjected.

"No... None of us would pay special attention to his whereabouts. For several years, we've never seen any of his friends come over," the old man said uncertainly.

“We wouldn’t call ourselves his friends,” Lu Liruan said with an awkward smile. Being considered a friend of someone like that would shorten her lifespan.

"Someone told us to come and find her. They said... he owes someone money."

"Oh." The old man didn't delve too deeply into it, looking Lu Liruan and Liao Tingyuan up and down: "I knew it! A girl and a boy standing so upright like that are unlikely to be friends with that young man in here!"

"You've been knocking for so long, so either he's not here or he's hiding from you. Don't waste your energy!" The old man waved his hand, acting like a building manager.

“Sir, haven’t you seen a man around thirty years old come here looking for him?” Liao Tingyuan asked gently from the side.

"A man in his thirties or forties... I didn't pay attention, but how much money does he owe?"

"I don't know how much money he owes to people. Our friend is out of town and couldn't come by himself, so he asked us to come and see if he was home. Oh, my friend and him were classmates before." Lu Liruan made the lie sound a little more believable.

"Then I'll keep an eye out for you?" The old man was a kind-hearted person.

He pointed to the next room: "I live in this room. If you come looking for me again, you can knock on the door and ask if I'm home..."

"Oh, okay, thank you so much, sir! You've really gone to so much trouble!" Lu Liruan thanked him with a smile.

Lu Liruan didn't really want to pay attention to anything, but the old man's words confirmed that nothing strange had happened here.

The two men exchanged a glance, said goodbye to the old man, and turned to leave.

"Should we... go to the male homeowner's house during the day?"

Lu Liruan suggested.

Liao Tingyuan raised his hand to look at his watch, then shook his head: "I wonder if anyone is home at this hour."

"There's probably nothing to see. People live in the house normally during the day, so we can't go in."

Indeed, if they really encountered the female homeowner, Lu Liruan felt that she might actually try to kill them both with a knife.

"Never mind." Lu Liruan stood downstairs, looking at the clear blue sky that was very sunny today.

He let out a long sigh, unsure of what to do next.

If there are clues during the day, where are we supposed to look for them during the day?

"How about we take a walk around the neighborhood?" Liao Tingyuan suggested.

It's a little past 5 p.m. now. Those who got off work early or left school early have already started coming back one after another.

Some of the elderly people who eat breakfast early have started taking walks in the neighborhood...

It was bustling and peaceful.

"alright."

Lu Liruan didn't know what to do either, so the two of them, like other people taking a walk, strolled along the path and the route beside the flower bed.

Who knew that I would run into the same grandma I had met last time near the sports equipment?

By the time Lu Liruan wanted to turn around, it was too late.

Sometimes, you can't underestimate the memory of these grandparents...

Grandma was all smiles and had already started greeting them.

"Haven't seen you for days. Why are you leaving get off work early today? Are you two out for a walk?"

Lu Liruan put on a sweet smile: "Yes, Grandma, you're out for a walk too?"

Besides the grandmother, several of her companions also stared at Liao Tingyuan and Lu Liruan with scrutinizing eyes.

Even someone as composed and unflappable as Liao Tingyuan felt somewhat uncomfortable being scrutinized.

Grandma patted the other grandma next to her: "Look at that young couple, aren't they good-looking... I said last time, their child will be incredibly beautiful!"

"That's right, wow... it's rare to see such a beautiful young couple!"

How old are you?

"Haha, I'm twenty-five, and he's twenty-six," Lu Liruan lied without batting an eye.

I feel that if I were to reveal that I am twenty-two or thirty, I would become the subject of conversation among these grandmothers.

"Wow! This is the best age, so wonderful!"

……

Amidst the continuous discussion and praise from several grandmothers, Lu Liruan and Liao Tingyuan finally got rid of the burden.

When Lu Liruan walked to the side, she realized that Liao Tingyuan hadn't said a word for quite a while.

"What's wrong?" Lu Liruan thought he was thinking about something.

Fortunately, it was getting dark, and Liao Tingyuan felt that Lu Liruan couldn't see his expression clearly.

He could clearly feel that his ears were burning.

Liao Tingyuan had been teased by this grandmother before, but at that time... he had forgotten what he was thinking.

But this time, something seems different.

"What are you thinking about?"

Lu Liruan patted him on the shoulder.

"What, do you think I made you look too young and insulted your personality?" Lu Liruan joked without restraint, leaning against Liao Tingyuan without any sense of wariness or distance.

"Want some ice cream?"

Liao Tingyuan suddenly asked her.

"Huh?" Lu Liruan was taken aback by his sudden change of topic.

Then, carefree and happy, she raised her hand: "Eat! I want to eat lemon!"

"Okay... I'll go buy it." Liao Tingyuan curled the corners of his mouth, deciding not to think about it too much for now.

Regardless, this strange situation will force him to work overtime and stay up late, possibly without any overtime pay.

Liao Tingyuan, however, felt very happy.

I was so happy... I even wished this space would end sooner.

This idea suddenly popped into my head last night.

Just as Lu Liruan said that they might be leaving soon.

The idea suddenly popped into my head.

It seems like it's just the two of them now, relying on each other, with no one else and nothing else happening.

If it ends here...

This little girl will meet other people, get to know other people, learn more, and see more.

Liao Tingyuan didn't know what he was thinking; it was just a fleeting moment.

I think it would be nice if that moment came a little later.

Although I said I would definitely come.

"I'll go with you! Let's buy some snacks too!"

"Still eating snacks?" Liao Tingyuan turned around and looked at her.

A few days ago, Lu Liruan ate a jar of canned fruit, and she didn't know if it had been in the refrigerator for too long, but her stomach felt uncomfortable after eating it.

In the middle of the night, Liao Tingyuan got up to find her medicine.

"Let's buy some different snacks this time~ Let's go, let's go!" Lu Liruan pushed him from behind.

The two walked briskly towards the small supermarket outside.

After buying ice cream, Lu Liruan sat by the roadside and slowly ate it.

I saw several people walking by with their dogs ahead of me.

At this time, many people came out to walk their dogs in the yard, including both large and small dogs.

Some of them saw Lu Liruan eating and, with a twitch of their noses, came over eagerly.

After obtaining her owner's permission, Lu Liruan stroked the fluffy head, feeling quite content.

Suddenly, Lu Liruan paused for a moment: "Aren't there a few stray dogs in our yard, or in the neighborhood?"

"Yes," Liao Tingyuan nodded, confirming that there were indeed a few.

Where are the stray cats?

The two exchanged a glance, both thinking of the family of stray cats who had been captured by the male owner and his accomplice...

"No, I've never seen a stray cat in the yard," Lu Liruan murmured, not knowing why, but this thought suddenly came to her mind...