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

Chapter 415 "Infecting the World" - Male Mother (26)

The two of them stayed in the same old spot, but at this time today, there were two elderly women chatting on the exercise equipment.

So the two of them could only squat by the flower bed, each holding an ice pop. Lu Liruan bought a cantaloupe flavored one, while Liao Tingyuan bought a lemon flavored one.

The evening breeze was cool, but still carried the dampness characteristic of summer.

Lu Liruan felt her skin was damp. She turned her head and saw Liao Tingyuan's hand holding the popsicle.

The cuffs were unbuttoned, revealing a section of forearm that looked pale and delicate even under the streetlights.

Lu Liruan suddenly wondered if his skin was still cool because he wasn't afraid of the heat.

Thinking this way, Lu Liruan didn't know why she actually started doing it.

By the time she realized it, her palm was already gripping Liao Tingyuan's wrist, and she even squeezed it a little because of the sudden coolness.

It feels really cool.

Liao Tingyuan turned his head in confusion, not understanding why Lu Liruan was suddenly doing something.

But he didn't pull his hand away, letting Lu Liruan hold it, a hint of doubt appearing in his beautiful light-colored eyes.

Lu Liruan tilted her head, but didn't let go. In her heart, she had a feeling: Ah... I just touched it.

They became acquainted far too quickly. From strangers to life-and-death partners, it took less than twenty-four hours.

It's a strange sense of intimacy, like being trapped in a small space, unaware of everything else, where only the two of them can see the truth of the world.

They were so close, it seemed like they were breaking the rules of social interaction between people.

When Lu Liruan was with Liao Tingyuan, she would sometimes have the thought: Luckily, when I was trapped here, I met Liao Tingyuan.

It seems that Lu Liruan feels uneasy and insecure around anyone who isn't Liao Tingyuan, and that no one she can truly accept.

Fortunately, it was Liao Tingyuan.

Lu Liruan had long felt that she could not rely on anyone but herself, and that she had to be strong and learn to live alone.

But in a short period of time, Liao Tingyuan seemed to have broken through the life experience she had adhered to for many years.

But Lu Liruan didn't feel offended at all. Liao Tingyuan was a person who was hard to offend.

Before Lu Liruan naturally started touching him, she herself was unaware that she had already predetermined the outcome: Liao Tingyuan would not refuse or blame her.

He was always calm and gentle. Lu Liruan felt that he had a magical sense of tolerance. She couldn't quite put her finger on it, but she felt that she could be more unrestrained and casual in front of him.

When Liao Tingyuan was looking at her, Lu Liruan didn't feel embarrassed at all. Instead, she took it a step further and touched his neck.

"How come you don't break a sweat at all?" Lu Liruan asked in surprise.

Liao Tingyuan tilted his head, unable to shake off Lu Liruan's hand, and let her palm stay against him, seeking coolness.

"It's always like this." Liao Tingyuan didn't mind the heat from her hands and slowly ate his popsicle.

Then he pointed at Lu Liruan's: "Eat quickly, it's going to melt!"

"Oh!" Lu Liruan moved closer to him, withdrew her hand, and focused on eating a few bites. She wondered if it was just her imagination, but she could feel Liao Tingyuan's coolness even next to her.

It could also be because the evening breeze is cool.

The aunties who were exercising behind them finally finished chatting about their daily lives, waved goodbye with lingering reluctance, and went home.

Lu Liruan nudged Liao Tingyuan with her shoulder: "Hey, tell me, what did that aunt in the yellow dress say? Is her neighbor actually getting a divorce?"

"Maybe...?" Liao Tingyuan was uncertain, falling into the same thought as Lu Liruan.

Lu Liruan: Sure enough, they were both very engrossed in listening just now.

Who doesn't love to hear gossip?

By nine o'clock, there was no one left in the courtyard.

Liao Tingyuan stood up and stretched: "Let's go, let's go upstairs. The smell will disappear after today's time begins."

"Oh." Lu Liruan stood up listlessly. If she could avoid what happened yesterday, she would be willing to squat here all night!

The smell in the hallway was even more pungent than in the morning, as if punishing the two of them by making them hide away.

Lu Liruan's stomach was churning, but luckily she had eaten dinner early, so she didn't throw up.

Once inside the house, Liao Tingyuan pulled out a pair of white cotton gloves from somewhere and put them on.

Just as Lu Liruan was wondering what he was going to do, she saw him take out a toolbox from the cabinet.

Lu Liruan: ? ?

Wait, buddy, you really work in the renovation business?

As if sensing Lu Liruan's question, Liao Tingyuan pointed to the lights in the room and some very practical shelves in just the right place: "I made all of these myself."

Lu Liruan nodded. "You really are an all-around expert in practical skills."

But what are you doing with that screwdriver? Lu Liruan leaned over and glanced at his watch; the time was almost up.

What do you want to do?

Is this a sudden outburst of interior design obsession late at night?

As Lu Liruan watched him walk towards the bedroom, she casually picked up a hammer from the toolbox and weighed it in her hand.

Take this out with you tonight too.

Liao Tingyuan didn't notice her movements; he was standing at the bedroom door...

He looked around and gestured as he faced the bedroom door.

"What are you going to do?" Lu Liruan felt that Liao Tingyuan's solution might be... rather bizarre.

Lu Liruan's mind was also busy during the day, and she came up with a lot of ideas. One of them that Lu Liruan thought was more reliable was to pour oil on the thing and then set it on fire.

If you light that thing on fire, it can also serve as a mobile light source, killing two birds with one stone. The downside is that you absolutely cannot let that thing into the house, otherwise it will burn Liao Tingyuan's house down again.

After hearing Lu Liruan's idea, Liao Tingyuan neither agreed nor disagreed, but merely praised Lu Liruan's rich imagination.

Lu Liruan felt that he would encourage even kindergarten children who used tangrams to create a shape.

Seeing him bring over a stool, stand on it, pick up a screwdriver, and begin...

Remove the door.

Lu Liruan instinctively helped him hold the stool, staring at his actions in disbelief.

"Thank you." Liao Tingyuan bowed his head and responded, his hands moving non-stop. In no time, he had removed all the long screws that were securing the parts.

It wasn't until he jumped down, squatted down, and started unscrewing the screws that Lu Liruan realized what was happening: "Why are you taking the door apart?"

"I came up with a solution." Liao Tingyuan said while busying himself, asking Lu Liruan to help him hold up the door panel that was already half loose: "Help me hold it up, so it doesn't fall on me."

He said calmly, as if taking the bedroom door down at home was a perfectly normal thing to do!

Lu Liruan felt that she probably knew what he was going to do.

After realizing they had entered the space, the two of them together moved the bedroom door from the main entrance into the hallway.

Lu Liruan took a breath, leaned against the door to rest, and asked worriedly with her hands on her hips, "Is it reliable?"

Liao Tingyuan sighed: "Give it a try. If that doesn't work, we still have your trick, burning it with fire."

He took off his gloves, stretched his wrists, and with a calm expression, repeated what Lu Liruan had said that afternoon: "We still need to learn how to use tools."

Lu Liruan: Stop mimicking me!

Liao Tingyuan turned his head, his movements momentarily paused: "What...are you holding in your hand?"

Lu Liruan was tossing and catching the hammer she had just received in the air with an extremely awkward posture.

"Is this what you're talking about?"

Lu Liruan gave a bright smile: "Tools!"

"If that thing dares to hurt you again today, I'll smash it to pieces!" Lu Liruan stretched her muscles and did some horse stance exercises.

Liao Tingyuan gave her a thumbs up.

"Time is almost up." Liao Tingyuan glanced at his watch.

Sure enough, a faint sound came from downstairs immediately.

coming!

Gone is the panic of yesterday. Today, the two of them are well prepared and are just waiting for that thing to come and get a beating.

Finally, the "person" appeared from around the corner of the stairs!

Lu Liruan wondered if it was just her imagination, but the "person" paused for a second the moment he saw them.

They seemed puzzled as to why today was different from yesterday, and why... these two people were here?

But he moved again immediately.

The cold light in his hand flashed.

Lu Liruan's heart was in her throat.

To make up for the fact that the light source was too far away yesterday, Lu Liruan not only prepared five flashlights today, but also made a place on her hat to fix the flashlights.

With the light source above my head, I could see much more clearly than yesterday.

Lu Liruan thought to herself: This is probably how the searchlight was invented.

Human wisdom lies in the ability to use and assemble tools!

Lu Liruan had already put the oil and matches in the shoe rack by the door, so that she could find them quickly by feeling around if needed.

The "person" seemed to be moving faster today than yesterday.

As he stepped onto the last step, Lu Liruan heard Liao Tingyuan's calm voice: "Move aside a little."

Lu Liruan quickly retreated, pressing herself against the corner to give Liao Tingyuan enough room to move around.

Liao Tingyuan glanced at Lu Liruan, but couldn't see her face clearly; he could only see a light source moving around.

It seemed... kind of funny.

Liao Tingyuan turned his head back.

Lu Liruan's feeling was correct; the "person's" reaction today was even faster than yesterday. The moment he rushed forward with the knife, Lu Liruan gasped.

Without daring to blink, he raised the hammer in his hand, ready to rush up and save Liao Tingyuan at any moment, and fight that "person" to the death.

The moment that "person" reached Liao Tingyuan, Lu Liruan saw with her own eyes that Liao Tingyuan grabbed the back of his neck with one hand and controlled the arm holding the knife with the other.

He twisted the person down and simultaneously delivered a knee strike upwards, slamming it hard into the "person's" ribs, producing a loud, impactful sound.

Lu Liruan had no idea...

I never knew hitting someone could make such a loud noise.

In a sense, that's amazing.

Liao Tingyuan grabbed the "person" and wouldn't let go. After a knee strike that almost broke the person in two, he used the hand holding the back of the neck to forcefully slam the "person's" head against the wall.

Lu Liruan couldn't see his expression.

All that could be seen was Liao Tingyuan's relentless effort, striking the object seven or eight times like a bell.

Lu Liruan didn't know if the "person" felt pain. Judging from his reaction, he didn't feel any pain at all. Even after being hit so many times by Liao Tingyuan, he only paused for a few seconds.

Liao Tingyuan seized those few seconds, grabbed a door panel from the side, and shoved the "person" into the corner directly opposite Lu Liruan.

For a moment, Lu Liruan had only one thought: This was the first time she had ever seen someone move a door panel so easily and effortlessly.

One more clever use for door panels.

Liao Tingyuan moved very quickly. From the moment the thing pounced on him until now, it had only been ten seconds. He used his explosive power to preemptively control the thing.

He trapped the "person's" arm outside the door. When Lu Liruan approached, she couldn't see the "person," only an arm holding a knife, trapped and struggling to wave it with all its might.

Liao Tingyuan used all his strength to hold the door open, and Lu Liruan's eyes met his.

Then Lu Liruan tentatively... raised the hammer.

It was discovered that Liao Tingyuan did not object.

He then tentatively punched it again.

"state--"

Liao Tingyuan nodded with satisfaction.

Lu Liruan: ...

Then Lu Liruan's contribution in this operation became that whenever the hand was flicked violently, she would raise the hammer.

"Bang bang" twice.

It's a bit boring.

Lu Liruan hammered while standing, and she hammered while squatting.

Hammering while sitting, or sitting cross-legged while hammering.

With Lu Liruan distracting him, Liao Tingyuan's own strength, combined with the door panel, was able to completely suppress the attack.

That "person" never managed to break free.

Lu Liruan discovered that no matter how hard he hammered, the knife seemed to be attached to the "person's" hand.

Lu Liruan felt that he would remain in the same state until a fixed time was reached, and would not be easily changed.

"How much longer?" Lu Liruan asked.

"What's wrong? Tired?" Liao Tingyuan's voice was a little breathless; he had been holding on for a long time.

"I'm worried you're tired. Do you want me to help you massage it?" Lu Liruan asked anxiously.

"It's alright, it's almost time." Liao Tingyuan's voice remained calm.

In the dim light, he softly praised, "Ruan Ruan has done very well."

Lu Liruan tapped even harder.

Finally, another set of footsteps came from the stairs.

The thing pinned under the door struggled even more fiercely, as if in a final counterattack. Lu Liruan saw that Liao Tingyuan was almost completely overturned by him!

They quickly darted up the stairs, and the two of them used all their strength to suppress the thing. On the stairs, another humanoid shadow appeared.

"Okay, let go now..."

Liao Tingyuan held down Lu Liruan's arm.

Lu Liruan's arms were already trembling from exerting too much force.

"Three, two, one!" Liao Tingyuan counted down in a low voice. When he reached the last number, he pulled Lu Liruan along, and the two of them let go at the same time.

Lu Liruan felt Liao Tingyuan pull her in front of him and rush towards the house.

The moment the two rushed in and slammed the security door shut behind them, the door slammed down.

Lu Liruan was horrified that the thing, despite struggling for so long, still possessed terrifying strength.

Only when they heard stabbing sounds outside did the two slowly walk out again.