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

Chapter 399 "Infecting the World" - Male Mother (10)

"Hiss—" Lu Liruan subconsciously turned her head sharply, only to find that her hair was still in Liao Tingyuan's hand, and she was pulled painfully.

"Don't move." Liao Tingyuan loosened his grip on her head with one hand and placed the other on Lu Liruan's neck to prevent her from moving further.

He took the hair tie from Lu Liruan's wrist and quickly tied her hair into a ponytail with nimble fingers.

The two of them got up from the sofa and walked towards the door.

Whether it was psychological or a real change, Lu Liruan felt that the light in the room had suddenly become much colder.

Even inside the house... I don't feel very safe, unlike when I was at home a few days ago.

Lu Liruan clearly remembers feeling at the time: as long as she was at home and the door was closed, she would be in no danger...

"Should we go out?" Lu Liruan asked in a low voice.

Liao Tingyuan hesitated for a moment: "Let's see how things go first..."

"Wait a minute!" Lu Liruan gestured as she passed the living room.

She ran off to get the plastic bag she had brought with her.

Under Liao Tingyuan's gaze, he pulled out a kitchen knife that was still in its packaging.

Slim design.

The supermarket had larger, more imposing models, but they were all quite thick, so Lu Liruan felt she should consider practicality.

After unpacking, Lu Liruan held the handle, weighed it in her hand, and found it to be fairly easy to handle.

Turning her head, she saw Liao Tingyuan's face, which showed no change in expression.

But Lu Liruan just felt... that he seemed to have been somewhat caught off guard by his kitchen knife.

Liao Tingyuan was indeed caught off guard.

Anyone would be caught off guard if suddenly faced with a square cleaver, as big as half a person's face.

"actually……"

"Ok?"

"Don't hurt yourself."

Liao Tingyuan originally wanted to say: The situation shouldn't be that serious yet.

But as a typical office worker, especially one who faces random and unexpected events, one inevitably has a bit of superstition...

Sometimes, some things, once said, will...

For example, doctors and nurses in the emergency room generally don't say things like "I'm very free today".

Otherwise, you could easily be punished by the god of work.

Lu Liruan waved again: "I'll be careful!"

Having weapons in hand gives you more confidence than not having any.

Liao Tingyuan: ...

What I really wanted to say was, please don't hurt me.

Forget it.

Liao Tingyuan sighed again.

Not only was my place of residence unexpectedly caught up in an infection zone, but now I'm also forced to work overtime.

The overtime work continues into the evening.

If we can really resolve this infection issue, can we apply for triple overtime pay for the nights based on the duration of the shift?

As he thought this, he squeezed the folding knife in his palm.

The meowing outside grew clearer, and it sounded like... there was more than one cat.

The sounds started as soft "meows," but gradually grew louder and louder, eventually becoming long, drawn-out howls.

"Wait!"

Just as Lu Liruan took a deep breath and was about to open the door, Liao Tingyuan pressed down on the back of her hand.

"Judging from the situation a few days ago, the scene outside is going to be very frightening, or rather, eerie."

Lu Liruan thought to herself: This is already strange enough...

Two days ago, Lu Liruan followed Liao Tingyuan and what she saw had already given her the creeps, but it also gave her some mental preparation and made her roughly understand what Liao Tingyuan meant by "weird".

"I'll try my best not to scream!" Lu Liruan nodded. "Go ahead and open it. Anyway, if we want to resolve this, we have to face it somehow, right?"

Liao Tingyuan looked at her and thought that this girl was really good at learning, and also had a kind of vigilance and wildness like a wild animal.

Lu Liruan reached out and pressed the doorknob, stepping out of the bright room and into the thick, dim light.

The smell in the corridor seemed to grow increasingly viscous, sticking to the nasal cavity and throat when inhaled, causing that fishy, ​​salty taste to accumulate continuously.

"Meow~"

Suddenly, a soft sound rang out right at Lu Liruan's feet.

At this moment, Lu Liruan was like a frightened bird, and almost kicked out subconsciously.

Looking down, I saw the small lump of something crouching at my feet and barely managed to hold back.

It is a black and white kitten.

It was only about the size of Lu Liruan's palm, and its fur hadn't grown into the thick, soft fur of a big cat yet; it was still a bit frizzy.

It looks like a little black and white hedgehog.

Lu Liruan looked at it, and it looked back at Lu Liruan, its eyes still showing a hint of blue, its little paws tiny and delicate.

"Meow~ Hah—"

When it noticed Lu Liruan looking at it, it opened its mouth, hissed at Lu Liruan, and tried to run away, but the tip of its claw got caught on Lu Liruan's shoelace.

It got so anxious that its fur stood on end.

Lu Liruan subconsciously wanted to bend down to help it, but she suddenly froze halfway through the movement and turned to look at Liao Tingyuan.

But then Liao Tingyuan took a step forward, squatted down, and gently removed the kitten's paw.

Lu Liruan looked at him and seemed to be still pinching the little paw pads of the baby.

"Can I touch it?" Lu Liruan raised an eyebrow.

"Now you can." Liao Tingyuan stood up again and said this ambiguously.

"Meow~"

Another kitten meowed, and Lu Liruan saw a small, colorful head peeking out from the broken staircase between the fifth and sixth floors.

It looks a bit bigger than the little black and white kitten, and is obviously a bit bolder.

It nimbly ran up, circled Lu Liruan and Liao Tingyuan a few times, then lay down by the door, its belly turned up as if it were scratching itself, its little paws making a scratching sound on the door.

Lu Liruan suddenly realized: the friction sound she heard inside the door at the beginning must have come from this.

I found it scary at the time, but now that I've seen the culprit, it's not scary at all.

"Meow meow meow--"

Suddenly, several meows came from downstairs. A slightly larger tabby cat ran up and started wrestling with the tabby cat lying at the door.

The two chased each other's tails, and Lu Liruan watched as a few tufts of fur flew up into the air.

“…Hey!” Lu Liruan tried to stop the fight, but the two of them wrestled and ran away from her feet.

"There's one more."

Just as Lu Liruan was about to speak to Liao Tingyuan, she heard him mutter something to himself.

"Huh? What do you mean?" Lu Liruan didn't understand and turned to look at him to ask.

“This cat wasn’t here last night.” Liao Tingyuan pointed to the larger tangled mess of cats wrestling.

"Huh? Why are there so many?" Lu Liruan took a step back and plucked a few stray hairs from her clothes.

"Hey! Stop hitting me!"

Watching the smaller kitten being beaten by the larger one, crying out in pain, while the smallest milk kitten stood to the side, its ears practically turned back in fright.

Lu Liruan still tried to persuade her.

“You…”; Liao Tingyuan looked at her, hesitant to speak.

"what happened?"

"Stop swinging the cleaver..."

Lu Liruan then realized that she had been gripping the kitchen knife tightly in her hand because of nervousness.

He had only intended to wave his hand to break up the fight, but upon closer inspection, he realized that his actions were indeed somewhat wild.

Liao Tingyuan even stood on the stairs.

"Sorry, I was too nervous," Lu Liruan said sheepishly.

The two of them stood silently in place, watching the kittens running, jumping, and playing in front of them.

The smallest one seemed to like Lu Liruan quite a bit. When Lu Liruan ignored her, it would run over and rub against Lu Liruan's shoes, or touch Lu Liruan's legs with its little paws, making her feel ticklish.

so cute.

Suddenly, just as Lu Liruan's vigilance was about to drop completely and she couldn't resist touching the little black and white cat, the motion-sensor lights in the corridor went out.

The annihilation was sudden and unexpected!

The moment the light went out, Lu Liruan realized that for all that time, the light, which should have turned on when it heard a sound, had never gone out even once…

Even in very quiet conditions.

In absolute darkness, the fear in people's hearts is magnified infinitely.

Just as Lu Liruan wanted to retreat, at least to lean against the door and find some sense of security.

She felt Liao Tingyuan's hand firmly supporting her arm, and then... he reached down her forearm and pinched her wrist.

I know you're worried I'll go on a rampage with my sword.

"Don't be afraid, I'm here."

But when his voice sounded behind her, Lu Liruan still felt a sense of relief.

After an unknown amount of time, the dim yellow light flickered twice again and then came back on.

Lu Liruan looked around, and when her gaze fell on her feet, she suddenly froze!

Lu Liruan felt Liao Tingyuan pulling her, as if he wanted her to come over from behind him.

But Lu Liruan seemed to freeze in place, staring blankly.

The kitten, which had just been sneakily pawing at itself with the tips of its little paws, was now stiff. Its eyes, whose blue membrane had not yet completely faded, were now cloudy, showing a murky bluish-gray color.

Its thin, wiry limbs were twisted, its claws were outstretched, and its bloated belly, still covered in fur, was swollen.

Lu Liruan could see some bloodstains in its open mouth.

"Don't be afraid."

Seeing that he couldn't pull her up, Liao Tingyuan gently patted her back.

Lu Liruan remained silent.

My white canvas shoes have some stains on the side, and they're still wet...

It's kitten urine stains.

It looked like it had just died, or it looked like it had been dead for a while.

Sensing Liao Tingyuan's signal, Lu Liruan stiffly turned her neck and looked at the mechanical watch on his wrist: 11:00 pm.

The two of them moved even closer, shoulder to shoulder.

The scene before me was extremely bizarre.

Liao Tingyuan moved the kitten's body to a corner, where it lay there all alone.

But the other two kittens seemed oblivious, continuing to play happily as before.

Watching the cat hairs still flying through the air, Lu Liruan felt a deep heaviness in her heart...

She seemed to know what was about to happen.

After an unknown amount of time, the lights came on again.

Lu Liruan moved the knife from her right hand to her left and wiped her sweaty palms on her clothes.

"Why don't you go back first..."

Liao Tingyuan sensed the uneasy movements of the person next to him, leaned closer, and whispered in Lu Liruan's ear.

Lu Liruan shook her head, her ponytail brushing against Liao Tingyuan's face.

Liao Tingyuan heard her say softly, "I want to know what happened."

When the lights came on again, Lu Liruan glanced at it briefly before quickly looking away. Even though it was only for a moment, the scene seemed to be etched onto her retina.

A bloody eyeball, connected only by a few nerves, hangs outside the empty, black hole of its socket.

What did Lu Liruan see when she first saw a complete eyeball...?

Its fur was no longer recognizable as the lovely tricolor; it was all red, wet and sticky, clumped together.

Its body looked as if it had been crushed in the middle, making it flat.

How could a kitten be so flat? Its two hind legs were stretched out at an abnormal angle, and Lu Liruan saw white hard lumps mixed in with them.

Those were broken bones.

Lu Liruan felt nauseous.

But unlike yesterday, she couldn't vomit it out directly. Some of the acid from her stomach seemed to have reached her eyes, making her eyes feel sore and burning.

Lu Liruan tried hard not to vomit. Turning around, she saw that Liao Tingyuan's expression was not good either.

"Are you scared too?"

Lu Liruan let out a breath and tried to distract herself by talking to him.

"Hmm." Liao Tingyuan seemed to read her mind, responding to whatever Lu Liruan said.

Lu Liruan felt she must have said several things, but she herself didn't know what she had said.

The last kitten was still playing alone.

It meowed happily.

It ran over and sniffed Lu Liruan's leg. Lu Liruan didn't know if it smelled the scent of that little black and white cat.

Lu Liruan bent down and stroked its fluffy little head.

The warm little head swayed left and right as Lu Liruan stroked it, and the wet pink little nose brushed against Lu Liruan's fingertips.

When the lights came on again, Lu Liruan saw that little cat head again.

It's what I saw in the trash can last night.

The moment Lu Liruan vomited, tears streamed down her face.

Lu Liruan felt herself being pulled up after vomiting. Someone pulled her into their arms and blocked her view with their body. All Lu Liruan could see was a black piece of cloth and a faint scent of lemon-scented laundry detergent, which squeezed into her nostrils from the sticky, fishy smell.

Lu Liruan subconsciously took a deep breath, trying to absorb more...

"Shh—shh, good boy, calm down. Your mental strength fluctuates with your emotions. Don't let them take advantage of your weakness."

Liao Tingyuan's coaxing voice really sounded like he was coaxing a kindergarten child, so gentle that it made you want to hug him and cry at the same time.

“It’s all fake, just to scare you. Good boy, you’re the bravest. Don’t be afraid, I’m here,” he murmured.

Lu Liruan didn't even know when the knife in her hand fell; she only remembered that she wrapped both arms tightly around Liao Tingyuan's waist.

He was even thinner than he looked, even under his suit and shirt.

When Lu Liruan came to her senses, she was already inside the house.

After Liao Tingyuan brought her in, he thoughtfully picked up the kitchen knife from the ground as well.

Lu Liruan squatted at the door, taking the tissue he handed her and wiping away the tears that were still flowing down her face.

"How about... you sit on the sofa and cry? Aren't your legs tired from squatting here?"

Liao Tingyuan didn't offer her excessive comfort; he simply squatted down beside her, holding a box of tissues in his hand.

He very considerately replaced the tissue that Lu Liruan had used to wipe her eyes or nose with a clean one.

Patient and meticulous.