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

Chapter 482 "Infecting the World" - Male Mother (93)

"Row……"

Lu Liruan sighed listlessly and responded. She understood what Liao Tingyuan meant: if the feeder was missing something, it wouldn't be a complete source of infection, and the space wouldn't be able to end.

But Lu Liruan felt the possibility was very low. When she took the food in yesterday, she had carefully examined the feeder inside and out.

There's nothing missing, not even an arm or a leg...

Besides, what exactly does that feeder have to do with the woman and the child?

From beginning to end, Lu Liruan couldn't find any common ground with Lu Liruan.

The connection between the male homeowner and the accomplice lies in their deliberate sabotage of the feeder and their act of poisoning it, so they are inextricably linked to this.

The woman and her child had no idea about this!

Lu Liruan stopped in her tracks.

"what happened?"

"Teacher Liao... could it be that the male homeowner took something from the feeder?" Lu Liruan remembered that she and Liao Tingyuan had indeed been in the study just now, searching around.

But the study was almost empty.

This is one of the biggest changes to the house compared to a few days ago.

Not only were most of the male homeowner's belongings taken away, but the faint smell of smoke inside had also dissipated, replaced by a faint scent of incense.

The woman rearranged the study, seemingly intending to use it for herself and her child. The books on veterinary medicine on the back shelf had been moved somewhere.

Now, one half of the space is filled with children's extracurricular books, and the other half is filled with cute little ornaments, like children's handicrafts, made of seashells, made of clay...

Several potted ornamental plants were placed on the windowsill, and the original dark carpet on the floor was removed and replaced with a light-colored carpet that looked warmer.

The overall feel of the study is quite different from when the male homeowner used it. The male homeowner and the child are fully prepared for the future when there will be no male homeowner and only the two of them living together!

And they have a very positive attitude towards life.

Lu Liruan thought to herself that the mistress must have been much more thorough in tidying up than they were. If the master of the house really had hidden something related to cat abuse in the study, Lu Liruan didn't believe that the mistress would have let it stay there!

They might have even been thrown out of the house long ago.

Just like that refrigerator, Lu Liruan felt that the lady of the house would soon have to throw it out and buy a new one.

Liao Tingyuan nodded, indicating his agreement with Lu Liruan's idea.

"I also checked the lights in the study," Liao Tingyuan said casually.

"Huh?" Lu Liruan asked, puzzled. "Why are you checking the lights?"

Liao Tingyuan: ...Didn't you check the living room lights first?

Lu Liruan and he communicated silently with their eyes.

"The living room light has a lampshade... The study light just has two light bulbs on it, what are you checking?" Lu Liruan asked, puzzled.

Liao Tingyuan remained silent.

Lu Liruan was suddenly amused by him.

Liao Tingyuan sighed. Although he didn't show it, he was indeed at a loss as to what to do next.

Hearing his voice, Lu Liruan grinned and patted Liao Tingyuan on the back, mimicking his words to comfort him: "Teacher Liao, we are anxious... but let's not be anxious yet."

When the time in space ended, Lu Liruan and Liao Tingyuan returned home.

Lu Liruan changed her shoes and went straight to the cabinet in the living room where the feeder was kept. She opened it and saw that the feeder was still there, just as it had been before she left, and she breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thank goodness it didn't grow legs and run away," Lu Liruan murmured.

Although she had no hope, Lu Liruan still took it out and placed it on the table. She examined it meticulously, as if conducting research, leaving no corner unchecked, and finally came to the following conclusion:

Absolutely no problem!

Lu Liruan plopped down on the ground, her brows furrowed, facing the feeder.

"Tell me, what's wrong with you?" Lu Liruan asked in a low voice, her face serious, as she brought her ear close to the feeder when she saw Liao Tingyuan in the kitchen.

“Tell me in a quieter voice, you know, I know…” Lu Liruan tapped the plastic top of the feeder with her finger again.

There was naturally no sound at all.

Lu Liruan got carried away with her acting, her voice lower and more mysterious: "You know, I'm doing this for the mission, don't make things difficult for me... You're in our hands now!"

"Don't make it harder on it."

The feeder was silent, but Liao Tingyuan's cheerful voice came from behind.

Lu Liruan, embarrassed that he had discovered her childish behavior, coughed lightly twice: "I..."

"Heh—" Liao Tingyuan chuckled as he passed by her.

Lu Liruan: ...

I haven't been driven insane; I have no mental problems.

Having not slept well last night, Lu Liruan yawned and staggered towards the bedroom. Since things had already come to this, she might as well go to sleep!

When I woke up, it was already noon.

As I stumbled out of the room, I noticed Liao Tingyuan intently looking at something on his phone, so I went over and asked, "Teacher Liao, what are you looking at?"

Liao Tingyuan showed her the screen, which displayed the image search function of a shopping app, and the search result was for this very feeder.

"Let me see if there are any replacement parts when I bought it," Liao Tingyuan said softly, as he was very meticulous and thoughtful.

"Oh, right, there's another way!" Lu Liruan also took a picture and started helping with the search.

"I'll go ask Sister Yan Yan which platform they bought these feeders from."

As Lu Liruan spoke, she sent a WeChat message to He Yan.

He Yan was probably not too busy today, and replied to the WeChat message after a while: "Ruan Ruan, why are you asking this?"

"Ah... me and my... boyfriend!" Lu Liruan glanced at Liao Tingyuan and continued, "I wanted to buy a few more and send them to you. Last time I heard you say that there are still many places that need to carry out rescue and capture operations, so I thought I would buy them and send them directly there, which would save you a lot of trouble!"

Lu Liruan gave the reason she had already thought of.

He Yan was clearly touched: "Oh, I see... Then I'll check and get back to you later."

She didn't say no, nor did she refuse, because the aid organization was indeed short of funds, and they would gratefully accept donations from those who were willing to donate.

"Okay, okay!" Lu Liruan was satisfied with the reply and hung up the phone with a smile.

He Yan acted quickly, sending several photos in less than half an hour. These were warehouse records, clearly showing what items were purchased, the purchasing channels, and how much each item cost.

This is a very clear record that He Yan and her colleagues always keep. After all, they are a non-profit charity organization. When someone donates money, they will regularly send the record to the donor so that the person knows where the money is spent.

Lu Liruan looked at the purchasing channels above and searched online.

But they were still disappointed. The feeder shown on the purchase page was exactly the same as what they saw, with no extra parts.

"Then it has nothing to do with this..."

Lu Liruan tossed her phone aside, sat cross-legged on the sofa, and started pulling at her hair.

Liao Tingyuan took the hair tie off her wrist, grabbed a wooden comb from the bathroom, walked behind Lu Liruan, and skillfully and quickly styled her hair into a bun.

Then use a tissue to pick up the fallen hair and throw it away.

When Lu Liruan went to wash up, she noticed that Liao Tingyuan had styled her hair like a little girl's and poked her head out: "Teacher Liao! Why are you treating me like I'm five years old?"

Liao Tingyuan pursed his lips: "Just doing it on the spur of the moment..."

Actually, it was because Liao Tingyuan thought Lu Liruan looked cutest with her hair styled like that.

Since she had already found it, Lu Liruan ordered ten identical feeders, filling in the address as the rescue organization.

"What other options do we have..." Lu Liruan sighed deeply.

"What do you want to eat for lunch?"

"Teacher Liao, please don't change the subject..." Lu Liruan said with a sullen face.

"Hmm... so what should we have for lunch?" Liao Tingyuan gestured for her to go wash the vegetables.

"Do you want to find someone to help?" Liao Tingyuan asked softly. He could sense Lu Liruan's agitation and thought that if Lu Liruan really didn't want to continue, he would have a colleague take over. After all, they could still enter this space now.

He can handle the handover himself.

Lu Liruan understood Liao Tingyuan's meaning and stood up straight in a flash: "This is my first time doing this kind of work, so of course I have to see it through to the end!"

Although Lu Liruan felt quite annoyed by the lack of a clear solution, she would feel even more annoyed if she were told to leave the matter alone!

What's the difference between abandoning your responsibilities now and deserting your post?

Moreover... if I don't continue, who will continue to work with Teacher Liao to solve this problem? Didn't Liao Tingyuan say that I was his partner?

Are you going to go back on your word?

Thinking of this, Lu Liruan felt a strange sour feeling in her heart.

Do you think Liao Tingyuan has forgotten what he once told you?

Liao Tingyuan failed to grasp the subtle changes in her emotions, assuming that Lu Liruan was simply stubborn and insisted on resolving the matter before she was satisfied.

“Okay, no need to rush... there’s no time limit for this job.” Liao Tingyuan nodded, reassuring her.

"What's the longest time you've ever spent solving a space problem?" Lu Liruan felt that her impatience was indeed understandable, as she felt that a long time had passed.

Moreover, she hadn't left her immediate surroundings for so long, going around in circles like a donkey pulling a millstone, so naturally she would become impatient.

"..." Liao Tingyuan thought carefully, then said, "More than four months."

"Huh?" Lu Liruan exclaimed in surprise, "You're not just trying to comfort me and then lying to me, are you?"

“No…” Liao Tingyuan raised an eyebrow: “It’s not from here, it’s from another branch. I remember clearly, it’s because several groups of staff were trapped inside, and then they were short-handed and asked for help everywhere, hoping to borrow some people to go over.”

"Did you borrow it? Did you go?" Lu Liruan asked curiously.

Liao Tingyuan shook his head: "No."

"Did someone else from your unit go?"

"nor."

"Why?" Lu Liruan tilted her head.

"Because it was almost Chinese New Year, our leaders wanted everyone to have a holiday..."

Lu Liruan: ? ?

What is your corporate culture?

Isn't that your sister company? Are you just going to leave them hanging like this?

Looking at her expression, Liao Tingyuan smiled and said, "Actually, there are other reasons as well. All the branches have always been short-staffed. After all, there are too many uncertainties in our work, even the timing is uncertain. So once someone is loaned out, it is not certain when they will be able to come back. There have been precedents where people went there and were poached by the leaders there with higher salaries. So everyone is... very cautious."

Lu Liruan: ...

What a brutal corporate culture.

It's funny in a way that's almost tragic.

"But because each branch is responsible for a large area, business trips are still frequent, but the travel allowance is very good."

Lu Liruan thought to herself, "To be honest, I didn't ask you, but your cow-like smell is completely impossible to hide."

As Liao Tingyuan recounted some amusing anecdotes, though they weren't exactly amusing to him, Lu Liruan's mood gradually improved.

Through Liao Tingyuan's words, Lu Liruan gradually learned about his past life... and then she couldn't help but start thinking about what it would be like to work alongside him in the future, and suddenly she wasn't so irritable anymore.

Things are solved step by step, and solutions are found by people one by one. Those "four months" just now provided some comfort to Lu Liruan.

If you work on a job for half a year, how can that not be considered slow and meticulous work?

Lu Liruan lay back down on the sofa to think of a solution, eating the peaches that Liao Tingyuan had cut with a clear conscience.

Lu Liruan's mind was racing. In fact, when she arrived at the mistress's house yesterday, Lu Liruan had considered trying to read the diary, since it was the only thing that was constantly changing and could guide her in some direction. However, Lu Liruan ultimately decided against it.

Because this simply doesn't align with Lu Liruan's own analytical logic.

What else is in the feeding bowl...?

poison?

That's not right. After they found the poison with their accomplice that day, they put it back. The poison was still in the room, and the door couldn't be opened. It definitely wasn't that poison.

Liao Tingyuan was worried that Lu Liruan would get stuck on something, but during the meal, Lu Liruan asked for a second bowl because it was so delicious.

Liao Tingyuan realized he was overthinking things...

The little girl is heartless.

Tonight, Lu Liruan is determined not to go out. No matter what, she'll stay home peacefully for the whole day.

Anyway, I don't know what I'm looking for, I have no direction, and no monsters are attacking me.

But in space and time, I can't fall asleep even if I want to.

Liao Tingyuan watched as Lu Liruan, like a little mouse, carried the cut fruit plate and snacks to the small table in the living room, one trip after another.

Since light gets absorbed, but sound doesn't.

Just before entering the spatial dimension, Lu Liruan chose a radio station that told ghost stories...

Liao Tingyuan sat on the sofa, while Lu Liruan sat on the carpet with her knees drawn up to her chest, her head resting on Liao Tingyuan's knees, eating snacks and listening to ghost stories.

"Ruan Ruan, why don't you sit up and listen?" Liao Tingyuan asked.