amaotonovel Chapter 506 "Infecting the World" - Male Mother (117)
Chapter 506 "Infecting the World" - Male Mother (117)
Chapter 506 "Infecting the World" Male Mother (117)
Lu Liruan understood his feeling. Sometimes on rainy days, you could feel it just by opening your eyes without even opening the curtains.
Sometimes, you can even tell from the smell of the air.
"Well, it's alright, isn't it?"
Lu Liruan sometimes quite likes rainy days, especially the fresh smell of earth that rain brings, and she doesn't have to go out at that time.
“But others have different feelings.” Liao Tingyuan nodded, agreeing with what Lu Liruan said; he himself felt fine.
What he couldn't stand was the other person's clothes and the perfume they liked to wear; Liao Tingyuan was quite sensitive to smells.
As for clothing...
An Tang's former partner once secretly commented on this...
"I wonder if any of you older folks have ever read Harry Potter?"
The older people all looked at her, and An Tang pinched her nose: "Just say what you want to say, don't beat around the bush."
"Why does he always dress like Snape?"
Then Liao Tingyuan carefully recalled and found that he did not remember what Snape was dressed like. But when he looked up and around, he felt that everyone except him had a look of sudden realization.
Liao Tingyuan: ?
He hadn't intended to speak, but Xiao Qi wouldn't let him off the hook: "Does Brother Tingyuan know what it looks like?"
Then I found some photos specifically to show Liao Tingyuan.
Liao Tingyuan felt that among all the people in this house, only he was "old." Although when he saw the photo, Liao Tingyuan also felt that... there was indeed some resemblance.
When Lu Liruan heard Liao Tingyuan say this, she couldn't stop laughing.
She could indeed instantly recall what Professor Snape was wearing, but Liao Tingyuan was unaware that Lu Liruan was not surprised at all.
“It’s okay, Teacher Liao, you’re just not interested in these things~ Of course, it has nothing to do with your age~” Lu Liruan patted Liao Tingyuan’s arm, then lowered her head and giggled.
Liao Tingyuan didn't mind others making fun of him. He looked at Lu Liruan, stretched out his finger, and poked Lu Liruan's cheek.
Lu Liruan covered her face: "Okay, okay, I won't laugh anymore!"
Then Liao Tingyuan poked him again.
Liao Tingyuan just thought her cheeks were soft and fluffy, and when she smiled, she looked even more like a little cake.
"What other strange feelings do other people have about Professor Snape?" Lu Liruan thought that it was indeed quite stressful to be around someone like Professor Snape all day long.
"Some people say that being with him always feels like being in an escape room, with a tense and oppressive feeling of worrying when an NPC might pop out."
Lu Liruan: ? ?
ha?
The last time Lu Liruan had this feeling was when she was inside the space waiting for the monsters outside to appear, but it must have felt something similar.
"That...that's very serious." Lu Liruan swallowed, feeling that the description was very vivid and immediately gave her a personal understanding.
If this constant feeling of pressure and anxiety continues, it can be really unpleasant.
"Teacher Liao, is your feeling really that different? Don't you feel that way at all?" Lu Liruan pressed.
Then she noticed Liao Tingyuan looking over with a somewhat helpless expression.
Lu Liruan: What is it now?
Then she looked at Liao Tingyuan and laughed out loud, the corners of her mouth slightly upturned, but it wasn't the kind of laughter that comes from being amused...
"I've never been to an escape room, so I don't know what it's like."
Lu Liruan: ...
Lu Liruan tried hard to hold back her laughter. It didn't matter if she had never been to an escape room before, since most people of all ages had never played this kind of game.
But the main thing is... Liao Tingyuan's helplessness, not knowing what others are saying, and the series of events that happened were just too funny, a kind of nonsensical humor.
"It's okay... it's okay if you don't know... hahahahahaha!" Lu Liruan laughed halfway through her sentence: "Let's go together next time! Let's invite Sister Tang and the others! How about we treat it as a team building activity?"
"Hmm." Liao Tingyuan felt quite at ease knowing that he could make the little girl laugh.
"Then why is Shiyi able to be with him?" Lu Liruan wondered. Could it be that Gao Shiyi couldn't sense it?
"She said she could accept this feeling, and... maybe it's because true love can transcend these things?" Liao Tingyuan said the last part lightly, sounding a little confused.
It's obvious that he didn't say those words; Gao Shiyi said them and he directly relayed them to Lu Liruan.
But Lu Liruan's heart still skipped a beat!
That fleeting emotional fluctuation was so intense that even Lu Liruan herself couldn't grasp what it was.
"Huh? That does sound like something Sister Shiyi would say," Lu Liruan commented.
She could now fully sense that Gao Shiyi was an extremely calm person, to the point that Lu Liruan even doubted whether anything could actually cause her to have emotional fluctuations.
She is different from Liao Tingyuan, who has a somewhat detached, detached, and even indifferent, perspective.
She is completely stable, involved, and can even provide support and guidance to others. Most people find her to be gentle, warm-hearted, reliable, and easy-going.
But her emotional fluctuations are very small; if you used an electrocardiogram (ECG) to measure her emotions, Lu Liruan felt that it would print out a straight line.
But what she did seemed unconventional. However, when applied to Gao Shiyi, it didn't seem like she was unconventional; it was just a very ordinary and natural choice she made. That's the feeling she gave people.
"Actually, they have a very good relationship." Liao Tingyuan nodded.
"Yes, when Sister Shiyi mentioned the other person, I could definitely tell that she liked him a lot." Lu Liruan could also sense it, and I guess everyone else could as well.
“They’ve been together for quite a while. When Lao Cheng left here, I’ve never seen him so happy. He said that the day Gao Shiyi agreed to be with him was the happiest day of his life.”
Lu Liruan could tell from Liao Tingyuan's face that he was as happy as a normal person that day.
"That's wonderful! It's the best thing that two people like each other and can get together smoothly!" Lu Liruan said earnestly.
"Hmm." Liao Tingyuan himself didn't even notice that his gaze towards Lu Liruan was filled with an undisguised gentle smile.
Lu Liruan was looking down at her phone at the time and missed this scene.
Now I understand why everyone seemed unwilling to get close to Gao Shiyi's boyfriend, while Gao Shiyi didn't feel offended.
There's really no other way.
This was the first time Lu Liruan had ever learned that there were such changes to passive skills.
The next day, when Lu Liruan casually mentioned escape rooms to An Tang, An Tang's eyes lit up: "Sure, let's go with Xiao Qi next time! She really loves these kinds of games!"
Lu Liruan noticed that An Tang kept saying that Teacher Liao was taking care of children...
She seems more like a caregiver now; the child is away at school, and she thinks about the child in everything she does at home.
How can you not consider it loving?
An Tang had no idea what Lu Liruan was thinking about her, so she went to the side to answer the phone.
"Boss, when are you coming back?"
Lu Liruan's ears perked up involuntarily when she heard the address she used.
“What do you mean by ‘just a few days’… I haven’t been able to contact you for over a week, and the documents on my desk are piled up everywhere…” An Tang sighed.
"Yes, Shiyi is here. This matter requires your signature. Everything else can wait... Um, when are you coming back?"
Lu Liruan couldn't help but wonder what it was that required the boss to rush back to sign the document. An Tang had been urging her since last week, and although she hadn't told Lu Liruan, Lu Liruan could sense it several times.
Because the organizational structure here is very simple, and it's roughly equivalent to an emergency response unit, there are many flexible contingency plans.
Judging from Lu Liruan's recent experience, many of the documents she sent out were sent to leaders of other departments or units to make decisions on her behalf because the boss was not present. This is obviously a very common occurrence.
But there seems to be one thing that requires the boss's personal signature, that is, the signature of the highest leader, which may involve many other people...
Lu Liruan was curious, but felt that this might not be something she needed to know, so she didn't ask.
"Hmm...the fish are all alive and well, no need to buy any more! I didn't secretly go to the flower, bird and fish market to buy fish to replace them, and neither did Li Ruan...do you really doubt us that much?"
Lu Liruan: ? ?
Where did the topic of conversation go in an instant?
Since the fish that the boss liked and personally named died last time, An Tang took photos of the dead fish from both the front and back, and then went to the flower, bird and fish market to find fish from various stalls, saying that she wanted to find fish with patterns that were as identical as possible...
Then, the group spent the whole afternoon wandering around the fish tanks at the flower, bird and fish market before finally picking out a few fish that Lu Liruan thought were really lifelike.
When Lu Liruan carried the fish back, she asked An Tang nervously, "Sister Tang, are these fish that important to the boss? Will he deduct our wages?"
An Tang shook her head: "No, it's just that he's too long-winded and keeps bringing up old grievances."
Lu Liruan: Is it appropriate for you to talk about your benefactors like that?
But for some reason, just a few minutes after the boss returned, he discovered that the fish had been switched. He pointed out very quickly and accurately which fish were not the ones he had originally prepared. When Lu Liruan went closer, she couldn't tell the difference at all.
Not only were a few fish indistinguishable, but because there were so many fish in the tank, Lu Liruan felt that they all looked the same!
Even when the boss pointed to several fish, Lu Liruan couldn't tell which one it was.
"How many did we buy?" Lu Liruan whispered in An Tang's ear.
“Four…” An Tang whispered back to her.
Lu Liruan had just noticed the shop owner tapping the fish tank four times with his finger. She found it even more unbelievable; he'd barely glanced at it, so what kind of skill was that…?
Lu Liruan found this level of observation and insight to be absolutely terrifying.
But at this moment, Lu Liruan had not yet thought about other directions.
The boss sighed for a while but didn't say anything, and most importantly, he didn't mention deducting Lu Liruan and An Tang's wages.
Lu Liruan felt that considering her workload and salary this month, she would accept the deduction without question, because where else could a fish nanny or a quail nanny earn such a high salary?
She's done almost nothing here for the past month.
However, when the salary was deposited into her bank account, Lu Liruan looked at the string of numbers on the text message. Although she was mentally prepared, she felt that she was still not prepared enough.
"Teacher Liao, according to this number... will I be able to buy a house in a few years?" Lu Liruan did a rough calculation, then shuddered at the thought that she had made a mistake. She quickly opened the calculator on her phone and went to Liao Tingyuan to ask him to help her calculate it.
Liao Tingyuan didn't even look at Lu Liruan's calculator, he just nodded and even told her exactly when Lu Liruan would be able to save up enough money based on the current room.
Lu Liruan was so excited that she didn't know what to say.
She didn't realize it yet... How come it seems like Liao Tingyuan had already planned to buy a house with her salary?
Ever since Lu Liruan mentioned wanting to buy the house together with Liao Tingyuan, Liao Tingyuan had been unconsciously thinking about it. He felt that Lu Liruan might not accept his help, but if she were willing, he could…
Lu Liruan had no idea what people much older than her were thinking.
She was simply happy.
"Don't worry! Not a single one died, but if you hadn't come back soon, you might... I didn't mean to kill your fish!"
An Tang was still arguing with the boss.
Lu Liruan had spoken with the boss a few times, and she always felt that the boss was a very unpredictable person. Some of his words and actions seemed childish and willful, but Lu Liruan also felt that he was not that kind of person. It was a very strange feeling, and Lu Liruan herself could not explain it.
"Yes, when I changed the water yesterday, two fish looked like they weren't doing well. If you come back as soon as possible, you might be able to see them one last time. Of course, I will take good care of them and try my best to save them."
An Tang finally let out a long sigh of relief, then hung up the phone and turned to meet Lu Liruan's gaze, which she hadn't yet managed to withdraw.
“Sigh…” An Tang sighed again.
"What on earth is going on?"
Lu Liruan couldn't help but ask.
An Tang was taken aback, then said calmly, "You'll know when the boss comes back in a few days."
Lu Liruan felt that she was being perfunctory.
What's the secret? It feels like everyone except myself knows.
The boss hasn't come back yet, but Lao Cheng has arrived first.
When Lu Liruan first met Lao Cheng, well...
It really felt like Professor Snape was coming with his dark magic aura, all very menacing... Dark clouds loomed overhead...