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

Chapter 435 "Infecting the World" - Male Mother (46)

When I entered the house, I noticed that some things had changed inside.

Actually, they had already noticed during their previous visits that this room wasn't always the same.

Lu Liruan initially thought that all the clues they could find in this room were what they had.

But on her third visit, although nothing seemed to have changed on the surface, Lu Liruan noticed that some of the items on the child's bookshelf had been altered when she entered the room…

Moreover, the cat bowl that was originally on the desk is now placed upside down on the desk.

This definitely wasn't done by Lu Liruan and Liao Tingyuan alone.

There have been changes here, and these changes must have been made by the homeowner himself.

In other words, it proves that the furnishings and items in this house are, how should I put it...

Lu Liruan could only use the term "real-time updates" to describe it.

“Maybe when the child was doing homework tonight, they turned the cat bowl upside down. When we came over here, the cat bowl was upside down.” Lu Liruan pointed to that spot and discussed it with Liao Tingyuan.

Liao Tingyuan nodded: "So, when we come here every day, we may discover different new clues."

That's what they said, but after discovering this, the two of them did indeed search again every time they came over.

But they didn't make any new discoveries.

When Lu Liruan goes through the refrigerator, she can find out what the child and mother ate that day.

Lu Liruan clicked her tongue in approval and said, "The food here isn't as good as what we have at home. Thanks to you! Keep up the good work!"

This served as a boost of encouragement for Liao Tingyuan.

"The woman of the house is incredibly patient, managing to pick up and drop off the children every day, cook for them, and not let them notice anything amiss," Liao Tingyuan sighed.

"Yes, it's really not easy." No matter what, thinking about the mistress's current situation, Lu Liruan also felt that she was really pitiful.

Although some of her previous actions and hesitations have led to her current situation and consequences.

But that's just a matter of choice; it doesn't mean she made a mistake or that she shouldn't have done it that way.

People are emotional beings, so for them to comment and criticize now is really too much of an hindsight assessment.

If you don't stand in the shoes of the person involved at the time, don't condescendingly criticize the decisions they made under those circumstances.

The woman of the house appears to be living alone in the bedroom.

Lu Liruan touched under her pillow and, sure enough, found the knife again.

Liao Tingyuan was walking around the living room when he suddenly stopped next to the shoe rack.

He reached out and touched it...

When Lu Liruan came a few days ago, she stumbled at the door.

I instinctively reached out and touched the shoe cabinet next to me.

When Lu Liruan grabbed the side of the shoe cabinet, there was a thin layer of dust on her palm when she let go.

The woman of the house seemed to have no interest in tidying up the room at all.

These areas that need wiping probably haven't been cleaned for a while.

Lu Liruan showed her hands to Liao Tingyuan.

Liao Tingyuan usually carries tissues or wet wipes with him.

At the time, he simply took out a wet wipe and placed it in Lu Liruan's hand; neither of them took it to heart.

But today, Lu Liruan saw Liao Tingyuan place his hand on the shoe cabinet and gently wipe it with his fingertips; there was a spot without any dust.

Upon closer inspection... it seems you can still make out a few fingerprints.

"Huh?" Lu Liruan was taken aback.

Could it be that the lady of the house was in the mood to tidy up the house during the day? Has her mood improved?

Or is there some progress in her divorce proceedings?

As Lu Liruan analyzed the situation, Liao Tingyuan shook his head.

He gestured for her to look at the ground.

Lu Liruan noticed that there was still dust on the floor next to the shoe cabinet, a spot that most people wouldn't normally step on.

"She didn't just wipe the top of the shoe cabinet and ignore the rest, did she?" Lu Liruan saw him touch the side of the shoe cabinet again, and there was still dust.

After Liao Tingyuan finished speaking, he pondered for a moment and then opened the top drawer of the shoe cabinet where he kept some small miscellaneous items.

The only way to remove the surface dust is by pulling out the drawer.

This small drawer is tiny, with only a thin layer, so it's probably only good for storing things like keys.

Liao Tingyuan reached in, touched it, and to Lu Liruan's surprise, pulled out a knife!

This time it wasn't one of those small knives tucked under a pillow...

Lu Liruan looked on in surprise as Liao Tingyuan took out a knife from inside. Although it was thin, its flat surface was not small, and it was very sharp, gleaming with a cold light, like a boning knife.

"I rely on!"

"Was this put in today?" Lu Liruan was surprised.

If keeping a knife under your pillow is for self-defense, then this thing...

Lu Liruan took it, waved it around, and felt that if she swung it with a little more force, it could split a person in two!

There are only two people in the house now, so the knife definitely couldn't have been left by a child.

By process of elimination, we know that it must have been the woman who put it in!

Put it in the shoe cabinet, or by the door...

Lu Liruan licked her dry lips and tugged at Liao Tingyuan's clothes.

"W-Who does the mistress want to chop up? It's not like she wants to... chop up both of us, is it?"

"Damn it! There's no way these spaces can overlap! What if the lady of the house comes out of the house and hacks us to pieces?!"

Lu Liruan pulled Liao Tingyuan back a step, nervously looking at the dark bedroom.

Lu Liruan felt that she was a little too eager to do something...

She has a habit of turning off the lights when leaving the room to save electricity; she turned off the lights when she left the bedroom just now.

Now, all I feel is that dark place is filled with endless danger...

"No, you can't give us this much intensity, can you?" Lu Liruan stammered, looking at Liao Tingyuan with a questioning gaze.

Her thinking wasn't without basis.

Lu Liruan wondered why the lady of the house had suddenly placed such a knife in the shoe cabinet by the door today.

It might have something to do with her.

If the house changes in real life, then the room that she and Liao Tingyuan see will also change.

That day...

Lu Liruan wondered if the lady of the house had seen the handprint she left on the dust after touching the side of the shoe cabinet.

The woman reacted this way because she felt uneasy.

Could it be that these two spaces have begun to connect with each other?

If that were the case, Lu Liruan didn't even dare to imagine what kind of situation they would ultimately face.

Or is this the final ultimatum that space has given them?

Lu Liruan told Liao Tingyuan about her thoughts.

Liao Tingyuan wasn't as nervous as Lu Liruan. He squatted down and carefully examined the shoe cabinet and its surroundings.

"It's not necessarily your fault. We currently have no evidence to show that this space is slowly merging," Liao Tingyuan reassured her.

"Then why did the lady of the house suddenly do such a thing? Doing something like that... is rather frightening, there must be some reason, right?"

"It's probably someone from the pet hospital who said something to her today," Liao Tingyuan said casually.

"What did they say? Didn't they promise us they wouldn't tell the mistress about what we inquired about? How can these people go back on their word?" Lu Liruan thought to herself, how can they be so unreliable? They just left, and now they've already told everyone?

"Our situation is unclear, but they may have told the female owner that the male manager's office showed signs of being entered and ransacked, and that this happened while they were not in the store and were unaware of it."

Lu Liruan was taken aback.

She had never imagined this possibility...

Fortunately, Liao Tingyuan is not only organized in his work, but also very good at connecting seemingly unrelated things through logic.

"From what we know so far, the female homeowner has never known the male homeowner's whereabouts. The knife was something she had placed under her pillow a long time ago. Perhaps she thought that since the male homeowner could sneak back to the pet hospital office so quietly, he might also sneak back home when she was off guard."

"This knife was placed by the door, perhaps to prevent the male homeowner from returning." Liao Tingyuan took the sharp knife back from Lu Liruan, the blade facing away from her, so she wouldn't accidentally touch it.

Is she going to use this knife to chop people up?

"Although... I mean... um." Lu Liruan hesitated for a moment before asking the question that had been bothering her.

"Although the wife should already know what the husband did, it's understandable that she's wary of him out of self-protection or to protect the children."

Lu Liruan used her words cautiously: "Really, would someone really put two knives in their home, within easy reach? Are they planning to kill the male homeowner the moment he walks in, without giving him a chance to react?"

Liao Tingyuan also had some doubts about this.

Logically speaking, it doesn't make sense.

The woman herself has a very strong personality.

You could tell from the way she talked to her mother on the phone.

But her attitude towards the male homeowner wasn't one of assertiveness, but rather one of utter fear...

This was also the topic of discussion between Lu Liruan and Liao Tingyuan a few days ago, regarding the female homeowner's mental state and whether she had been under constant stress over the years...

It wasn't just this incident; it was probably the long-term pressure from her family, her children, and the threats her husband made to the children last year that caused her mental state to deteriorate.

“Since the lady of the house has taken some action today, there might be other changes inside the house. Let’s take a look first.” Liao Tingyuan did not draw a conclusion. He comforted Lu Liruan, patted her on the shoulder, and took the lead into the dark bedroom.

She turned on the light and peeked inside. Finding nothing amiss, she breathed a long sigh of relief…

Lu Liruan went into the child's room, while Liao Tingyuan went into the study.

Lu Liruan had already read the diary on the child's desk several times.

Turning to the latest page, I found that the child hadn't written in their diary today.

Lu Liruan casually flipped through the pages again, looking at some of the entries in the child's diary once more.

One of the pages made Lu Liruan a little puzzled.

The child wrote in his diary: After school, Mom said she was going to the supermarket to buy seasonings.

I told my mom I wanted to eat ice cream.

It turns out that my mom promised I could eat it once a week.

But last week I forgot to ask my mom if we could buy two, eat one today and the other tomorrow.

But Mom said we could only buy one because our refrigerator was already full!

There's nowhere to put it.

But when I got home, I took advantage of my mom's inattention and opened the refrigerator to take a look. There was nothing in the ice cream freezing compartment!

There's nothing inside!

My mom always teaches me not to lie, but my mom lies!

Although Lu Liruan felt that this was just a child's ordinary complaint.

It's probably just... an excuse the woman made up because she didn't want her child to eat so much ice cream.

But Lu Liruan inexplicably felt that something was wrong.

The child said there was nothing in the refrigerator.

In the past few days, Lu Liruan has checked the upper part of the refrigerator, but hasn't searched the lower part. After all, she can't just leave any clues, keys, or boxes frozen in the refrigerator.

But at this moment, Lu Liruan still couldn't sit still. She stood up and walked towards the refrigerator.

The refrigerator in this house has an upper refrigerator compartment that is larger than the lower freezer compartment.

The freezer was close to the ground, only about knee-high to Lu Liruan.

Lu Liruan squatted down, opened the bottom shelf of the old-fashioned refrigerator, and was stunned to find that there was indeed nothing inside.

It's not that there are empty seats, but that there's absolutely nothing there; it's completely clean.

When Lu Liruan put her hand inside, she could only feel the chill of the freezer.

Lu Liruan tapped the empty refrigerator drawer with her fingertip, wondering what the reason might be.

Suddenly, she heard Liao Tingyuan calling her from the master's study: "Ruan Ruan, come here for a moment!"

Lu Liruan responded and went inside, only to see Liao Tingyuan standing in front of the computer.

The two of them had tried many times to crack the computer's password, but without success.

At this moment, Lu Liruan glanced over and saw that the computer was on its desktop.

"You opened it! How did you open it? Did you guess the password?" Lu Liruan excitedly patted his back several times.

"It hurts." Liao Tingyuan dodged, turned around and grabbed her hand, but she pulled him in front of her.

To prevent Lu Liruan from getting too agitated again and hitting him.

Liao Tingyuan held her in his arms, and from behind her, he held the mouse and operated the computer.

The two stood one in front of the other, and Lu Liruan felt Liao Tingyuan pressed against her back with his chin resting on her shoulder.

She straightened her body slightly to make it more comfortable for him to lean on her.

He asked curiously, "What's the password? How did you come up with it?"