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

Chapter 468 "Infecting the World" - Male Mother (79)

"Hmm..." Lu Liruan pulled the blanket up to her chin, leaving only her nose and eyes exposed.

Liao Tingyuan noticed that the little girl was secretly glancing at him, but he pretended not to know.

Actually, this morning, as if by some inexplicable premonition, Liao Tingyuan couldn't sleep well. He got up to go to the kitchen to cook, but involuntarily fell in front of Lu Liruan's door.

Liao Tingyuan stood there and called out softly, "Ruan Ruan?"

It was normal for Lu Liruan not to be up by that time, but Liao Tingyuan just felt uneasy today.

There was no echo from inside the room.

Liao Tingyuan stood even closer, almost pressed against the doorway.

There was still no response from inside.

He was probably fast asleep... Just as Liao Tingyuan was feeling that his actions were impolite and that he was being overly worried, he suddenly heard mumbling voices coming from inside the room.

I can't hear clearly.

Liao Tingyuan pushed the door open a crack... Lu Liruan didn't have the habit of closing the door completely.

Inside the room, the curtains were drawn, the light was dim, and a small shadow under the blankets on the bed tossed and turned restlessly, making soft whimpering sounds.

It sounded like she was speaking, but it also sounded like she was crying softly in grievance.

Before Liao Tingyuan could even react, he had already pushed open the door and anxiously walked inside.

"Ruan Ruan? What's wrong?"

Liao Tingyuan walked to the bedside, bent down, and tried to hear what she was saying.

The room was stuffy and poorly ventilated, creating a perfect sleeping atmosphere.

The girl on the bed seemed to be trapped in a nightmare, her brows furrowed, her whole body curled up in a small ball, her knuckles gripping the corner of the blanket tightly.

"Ruan Ruan!"

Liao Tingyuan dared not touch her, fearing he might startle her awake.

The only thing I could do was lean close to her ear and call her name.

"Wake up..."

"Teacher Liao... Liao Tingyuan..."

Suddenly, Liao Tingyuan heard Lu Liruan call out his name.

Lu Liruan loved to joke around and usually spoke in a carefree and unserious manner. This was the first time Liao Tingyuan had heard her call his name.

Liao Tingyuan stood there, stunned.

But the little girl in the dream seemed to have finally remembered someone she could rely on.

"Teacher Liao..."

She murmured as if calling out anxiously, as if searching even in her dreams.

Liao Tingyuan felt a surge of tenderness in his heart and tentatively reached out to take her hand.

But when he encountered it, Liao Tingyuan turned on the small lamp by his bedside with concern.

Lu Liruan's hands were ice cold. The air conditioner was set to a comfortable temperature, and Lu Liruan was covered with a blanket.

Liao Tingyuan raised his hand to touch Lu Liruan's forehead, which was burning hot to the touch.

No wonder I was so restless, I had a fever.

Feeling that Lu Liruan was delirious with fever, Liao Tingyuan tried to wake her up again, but Lu Liruan remained in a half-awake state. Sensing someone beside her, she snuggled up to Liao Tingyuan like a swallow returning to its nest, hugging his arm and pressing it against her face.

Liao Tingyuan's cool body temperature felt comfortable against her flushed face, so she hugged him even tighter and tried to pull him closer.

Liao Tingyuan had no choice but to sit beside her for a while. Then, steeling himself, he pulled his hand away, went to the bathroom to get some cold water, wrung out a towel, and placed it on her forehead.

During this time, he also had to be wary of Lu Liruan suddenly turning over and grabbing his hand... Finally, Lu Liruan woke up on her own.

When the little girl woke up, she seemed to have no idea what she had just done.

Liao Tingyuan was unusually annoyed, though he didn't know why.

"Teacher Liao...would you like to rest a little longer? Please take care of me." Lu Liruan asked softly.

"It's okay, you can lie down." Liao Tingyuan held a book in his hand and turned a page without looking up.

Lu Liruan pouted, feeling that Teacher Liao was in a bad mood... but not exactly unhappy. He always kept his emotions hidden, and Lu Liruan couldn't figure it out at all.

Did I bother him?

Teacher Liao isn't that kind of person! Lu Liruan had no doubt about that.

Lu Liruan glanced at the other person out of the corner of her eye, but eventually obediently shrank back into the blanket.

Liao Tingyuan was actually about to laugh, but Lu Liruan's sneaky behavior was quite amusing. Liao Tingyuan's eyes seemed to be on the pages of the book, but he didn't actually read anything.

When the time came, Liao Tingyuan brought the medicine over and had Lu Liruan take it.

Lu Liruan hadn't felt sleepy just now, but she didn't know if it was because she ate too much or because of the medication. After a while, her upper and lower eyelids started to droop.

Liao Tingyuan put down his book, sat down next to her, and reached out to check the temperature of Lu Liruan's forehead again. The slight coolness of his palm made Lu Liruan rub against him comfortably.

"Go to sleep if you're tired," Liao Tingyuan said softly.

Lu Liruan had been trying to keep her eyes open since earlier. She wanted this overly warm, cozy, and safe feeling to last longer.

The warm, gentle atmosphere of the room enveloped her, and her vision gradually blurred.

"Go to sleep... I'll stay here with you. I'll wake you up if you have a nightmare."

Liao Tingyuan thought she was too scared to sleep anymore, so he gently comforted her.

"……Um."

Lu Liruan felt his hand patting her shoulder rhythmically, and it seemed that only a moment later, her consciousness was plunged into a warm, bottomless darkness.

When I woke up again, there was no one beside me.

Lu Liruan felt that she had only closed her eyes for a short while before opening them again. She was about to complain that Liao Tingyuan had broken his promise and left after agreeing to stay by her side.

When I reached for my phone next to my pillow, I turned on the screen and saw that I had actually slept for more than four hours!

How can you sleep so soundly?

Lu Liruan tried to sit up, her whole body aching from the high fever, making her almost grimace...

"hiss--"

Lu Liruan slowly pulled herself out of bed and leaned against the headboard.

"Why are you up?"

Liao Tingyuan's voice came from outside the half-open bedroom door.

Seeing him push the door open and come in, Lu Liruan pouted: "Teacher Liao, do you mean you're going to stay with me?"

"You seemed to be sleeping quite soundly." Liao Tingyuan chuckled at her words. "Did you have a nightmare just now?"

“…No.” Lu Liruan was deliberately looking for trouble.

Seeing Liao Tingyuan coaxing her like a child, she felt embarrassed.

When she was sick, she was much more vulnerable than usual. There was usually no one around who she could act spoiled with. Now that she had met Liao Tingyuan, Lu Liruan felt that she shouldn't be like this at her age... but at the same time, she couldn't help herself.

The other person was so gentle that she felt incredibly at ease knowing that all her willfulness and weakness would be taken care of, and that Liao Tingyuan would steadily catch her.

Just like he has done many times before.

"What is that? It smells so good!"

The door opened, and the smell of the kitchen wafted in, causing Lu Liruan to sniff.

"I made some pear soup, didn't you have a sore throat?"

Lu Liruan noticed that he was wearing an apron, gray with stripes.

"Teacher Liao...you're so kind~" Lu Liruan called him affectionately.

Liao Tingyuan reached out his hand to him and walked over, only to be suddenly hugged around the waist by Lu Liruan!

Lu Liruan mischievously tugged at the strap of his apron, while forcefully pulling Liao Tingyuan to sit up straight: "Teacher Liao~ I'm so happy~"

"What's so happy about being sick?" Liao Tingyuan pursed his lips, letting her fuss over him.

He's such a child...

Liao Tingyuan bent down, lifted Lu Liruan by her armpits, and half-carried her to the ground.

"Now that you have energy, get up and walk around. The longer you lie down, the less energy you'll have."

Although Lu Liruan stood up, she still refused to let go of him...

It changed direction and hung behind Liao Tingyuan.

Liao Tingyuan took a step forward, and she would stickily follow with a step forward.

"What's wrong?" Liao Tingyuan slowed his pace as she dragged him down.

"I feel so weak... I feel completely drained and can't move!" Lu Liruan groaned.

"Well, that's it."

Liao Tingyuan spoke calmly, then suddenly turned around, picked up Lu Liruan with one hand, and took a few steps forward.

"Ah—" Lu Liruan was startled, then realized that her posture was hilarious. When she was placed next to the stool, she laughed so hard she almost fell over.

"Teacher Liao, you're so strong! You're so thin, where do you get all that strength?" Lu Liruan couldn't stop laughing when she thought of Liao Tingyuan lifting the bed board.

It was already getting dark outside the kitchen window.

When Lu Liruan lived alone before, she would often spend her days off lying in bed catching up on sleep. When she opened her eyes and found it was dark, she would feel a strange emptiness and sadness.

But not today. Although she felt unwell all day, Lu Liruan didn't feel sad at all. Instead, she felt especially happy.

I spent the whole day in my warm bed, next to Liao Tingyuan...

The pear soup had been simmering for a long time; the pear flesh inside melted completely in her mouth with just a touch, and the subtle sweetness soothed Lu Liruan's sore throat.

"What do you want to eat tonight?" Liao Tingyuan asked her.

Lu Liruan thought for a moment: "Let's not have porridge then..."

"Okay, then let's make some cabbage noodle soup."

"Uh-huh!"

Lu Liruan, slipping on her slippers, shuffled over to the sofa to play on her phone. Liao Tingyuan had already changed the sofa cover; it was a fresh, creamy yellow. Before settling in, Lu Liruan pretended to ask Liao Tingyuan, "Teacher Liao, is there anything I can help you with?"

Actually, by the time the question was asked, the person had already put their feet up on the sofa...

Lu Liruan once tried to help Liao Tingyuan, but Teacher Liao thought she was getting in the way. After Lu Liruan couldn't even distinguish the seasonings several times, Liao Tingyuan stuffed a piece of candy in her mouth and coaxed her to play by herself.

"The kitchen is not a place for you to play..."

Lu Liruan vaguely remembered hearing this sentence from her mother when she was a child, word for word.

Lu Liruan randomly picked a variety show to play when her phone suddenly vibrated.

After glancing at the screen, Lu Liruan sat up straight immediately.

"Teacher Liao!"

"Ok?"

"The woman who gave me my contact information just messaged me, saying she got the contact information for that rescue organization from pet owners she met when she was little!"

Lu Liruan hadn't expected the other party to take this matter so seriously. After exchanging contact information that day, Lu Liruan didn't expect to receive any messages from the other party.

And it's only been two days.

Lu Liruan hurriedly replied to the other party, asking for details.

"Okay, thank you so much, sister. You've really gone to a lot of trouble."

“It’s okay. I really love animals. If you’re willing to adopt it and give this poor homeless cat a home, I’d be happy to do so.”

The other end replied with a voice message, and in the background you could hear her dog playing games with its male owner.

"By the way, I heard from a friend that this rescue organization hasn't been to this neighborhood recently. I don't know why. Are they too busy, or is there some other reason?" The voice on the other end sounded a little regretful: "Maybe they can't continue. Anyway, I don't really know. You should call and ask."

"Oh, okay, okay!" Lu Liruan replied.

Lu Liruan found WeChat using the phone number the other party sent and sent a friend request.

"Teacher Liao, it seems that the rescue organization hasn't been here for a while. I wonder why?" Lu Liruan asked, puzzled.

"Is it because that rescue organization is outside the spatial range that everyone thinks they haven't come here?"

"If that's the case... then is the information about this rescue organization actually related to the space? Could this be useless information?" Lu Liruan felt uneasy after hearing what the other person said, so she asked Liao Tingyuan.

Liao Tingyuan frowned slightly: "The space should not affect the behavior patterns of ordinary people, nor should it give people in the space the illusion that they cannot see people outside the range."

"If we don't see anyone come, then they probably didn't come." Liao Tingyuan put the bowl on the table while comforting Lu Liruan, "Don't think about this for now. We'll make a judgment after we contact the other party. You should eat something quickly; it's almost time to take your medicine tonight."

"Teacher Liao, you can't scare me so badly I get a fever again tonight, can you?" Lu Liruan said with a worried look halfway through her meal. "You can't take sick leave for this job, right...? That's so inhumane!"

The space won't stop being busy tonight just because she has a fever.

Liao Tingyuan sighed and patted her head with pity: "How about you wear earplugs and an eye mask tonight, and I'll carry you on my back?"

Lu Liruan: ...

“Teacher Liao, the situation isn’t that serious yet. You don’t need to resort to begging on the streets with a seriously ill child…”

"Although no one can see it, I think the space would laugh at us if it did..." Lu Liruan thought it was such an absurd scenario.

"The space won't laugh at you." Liao Tingyuan raised an eyebrow.

"Fine, I'll just go in with my eyes closed." Lu Liruan felt that after yesterday's big fright, she should be more resistant now.

After taking the medicine, Lu Liruan ate a peach and stared at her phone for a long time, but the other party still didn't accept her friend request.

"I'll make a call and ask tomorrow."

When it was almost time, Lu Liruan stretched her muscles and followed behind Liao Tingyuan, grimacing.

But the hallway is very quiet today...

Lu Liruan held a large ladle, and Liao Tingyuan held a door panel.

Looking at the empty corridor, they stared at each other, feeling a sense of bewilderment, like someone drawing their sword and looking around in confusion.

Lu Liruan's arms were weak today, so she put the large spoon down on the ground and squatted down beside it: "Can I really take sick leave?"