NFBE Chapter 507 "Infecting the World" - Male Mother (118)
Chapter 507 "Infecting the World" - Male Mother (118)
Chapter 507 "Infecting the World" Male Mother (118)
Yes, that's the feeling of dark clouds looming overhead.
It seemed like just moments ago the sky was clear and blue, but suddenly it turned cloudy. Lu Liruan even felt that her phone screen was a little dimmer...
Lu Liruan even suspected that this creature's true form might be some kind of creature that is immune to human influence. Although she could see a human being standing in the living room, she could tell from the shadow that it was actually an extrahuman being because it was so huge and dark that it absorbed all the lights in the entire house.
Lu Liruan subconsciously searched the ground, wondering if she would see a shadowy figure with blurred boundaries, waving tentacles...
Zhao Linchuan, standing to the side, was completely bewildered. He saw that Lu Liruan had already turned around once, her big eyes still darting around.
He nudged her with his elbow: "What are you looking for?"
“Shadow…” Lu Liruan said softly and seriously.
"What shadow?" Zhao Linchuan was puzzled, but seeing the girl's serious and rambling appearance, he couldn't help but look around with her.
So one person's eyes darted around, and then two people appeared. They stood by the living room sofa, looking dazed and as if they had eaten poisonous mushrooms.
"What kind of shadow are you looking for?" Zhao Linchuan felt like something was off, but he couldn't quite pull himself out of it. He asked the question aloud, but his mind was racing, "What am I even saying?"
"I haven't found it yet," Lu Liruan said mysteriously in a low voice.
Then, one of them got patted on the head by An Tang.
In that instant, Lu Liruan felt her mind clear up instantly, her previous thoughts vanished, and she could even hear the sounds around her more clearly.
Lu Liruan then realized that she hadn't been paying attention to what others were saying.
Suddenly, I found myself in a... strange state of mind.
Zhao Linchuan, who was standing to the side, also looked like he had suddenly woken up, and was a little flustered and at a loss. Then he turned his head and his gaze suddenly locked onto Lu Liruan.
Then his eyes widened, making Lu Liruan look at him strangely.
"What's wrong?" Lu Liruan didn't know what he meant, and touched her face.
Zhao Linchuan hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.
"Hello, my surname is Cheng, and I am Gao Shiyi's boyfriend."
Before Lu Liruan could continue questioning Zhao Linchuan, a slender hand covered in intricate tattoos from wrist to fingertips reached out right under Lu Liruan's nose.
Lu Liruan instinctively reached out to grasp it: "Hello, hello... Gao Shiyi's... boyfriend." After stammering out the words, Lu Liruan realized that when introducing someone, why didn't they introduce themselves by name, but instead introduced themselves as someone else's boyfriend?
It's like this is some kind of honorary title!
As Lu Liruan pondered whether her greeting was too strange, the other party seemed somewhat satisfied. Why did she feel satisfied? In that instant, Lu Liruan felt that the dark clouds overhead had moved a little further away.
It looked like it was about to rain just now, but now it feels like it won't rain for another half hour.
Lu Liruan: ...
It's amazing, I can actually feel it physically.
Zhao Linchuan, standing to the side, made no attempt to shake hands with the other person. Logically speaking, the two should be quite familiar with each other, since Zhao Linchuan arrived shortly after Gao Shiyi, and it seemed that he had a good relationship with Gao Shiyi.
But Zhao Linchuan slipped past Lu Liruan in a flash.
Old Cheng also looked gloomy, not giving the other person a single glance.
Although the others didn't react as strongly as Zhao Linchuan, they didn't seem very enthusiastic either. Lu Liruan felt that the atmosphere of this meeting was really strange.
But it's clear that Lao Cheng doesn't care what others think of him.
Lu Liruan felt that he looked... like the kind of person who would draw graffiti outside the door, or something like that, an abstract feeling.
But he was actually quite handsome. Although Lu Liruan felt that everyone no longer cared what he looked like, Lu Liruan tried to focus her attention on his face. He was very thin and a little dark-skinned, and looked completely different from Gao Shiyi.
Then Lu Liruan also slipped away.
Because when the other person sat on the sofa with her, Lu Liruan always felt that one side of her clothes was damp...
Now Lu Liruan completely understands why everyone ran away so quickly.
Fan Zhenxiang didn't even come today.
Lu Liruan walked into the yard and squatted down next to the quail's nest, only then did she feel the sunlight shining on her... Ah, it's clearly a sunny day.
Then, whether or not it had anything to do with Lao Cheng, as darkness fell, dark clouds indeed drifted in from the horizon.
Lu Liruan hugged the cage, intending to move the quail into the hallway inside the house.
But the cage was a bit heavy, and Lu Liruan tried several times, getting dirt stuck to her clothes.
Zhao Linchuan suddenly appeared out of nowhere, and it took the two of them working together to move the cage inside.
Zhao Linchuan wasn't much taller than Lu Liruan; An Tang said that from behind, they looked like two little girls...
Zhao Linchuan didn't find it offensive; he just mocked An Tang's taste because An Tang couldn't appreciate his bob hairstyle.
"you……"
"Ok?"
Lu Liruan had no idea what he was trying to say but couldn't.
"Is your perception very high?" Zhao Linchuan asked tentatively.
"I don't know... Why are you saying that?" Lu Liruan asked, puzzled.
“You actually affected me during the day today,” Zhao Linchuan said, looking at Lu Liruan’s expression. “Didn’t you realize it yourself?”
Lu Liruan shook her head.
“People with strong perception like you actually have a perceptual influence on us survivors. The higher your perception, the greater the influence on us. Just like what you said and did today, it influenced me to follow your actions involuntarily,” Zhao Linchuan explained to her.
Zhao Linchuan himself never expected to be suddenly affected by Lu Liruan, so he was completely unprepared. It wasn't until An Tang woke him up that he realized he had been affected, and this was the first time he had such a clear understanding of this feeling.
Although he didn't know what Lu Liruan was thinking at the time, it must have been a pretty stupid thing to do. He kept those words to himself and couldn't say them out loud.
Lu Liruan had no idea what the other person was thinking about her.
I was just very surprised.
"How could it affect you?" Lu Liruan had never heard of this before.
“It might be because your perception is indeed very high. You know, the essence of survivors is that they are people who left from space and obtained something from space... So we have all been affected by space, and the influence of space and your perception are partly the same... or similar? This point has not been fully understood by everyone yet.” He explained to Lu Liruan with gestures.
"You haven't taken a beginner's course?"
"They sent me a must-read handbook for newcomers. Since I came directly from the space with Teacher Liao, all the bosses said that newcomer training was unnecessary," Lu Liruan explained.
"So...you didn't affect Brother Liao at all?"
Zhao Linchuan asked tentatively.
"Hey?"
Lu Liruan was baffled: "Why would I affect him? But inside the space... when I'm affected, he can notice in time and wake me up."
Lu Liruan felt that being affected might not be a good thing for the survivors, and subconsciously defended Teacher Liao.
And what she said was true. It was precisely because Liao Tingyuan never showed anything that he was always so stable and reliable, making people feel safe and secure.
Lu Liruan felt that her spirit was basically supported by Liao Tingyuan while she was in the space; otherwise, she might have collapsed under the invisible influence of the space later on.
After leaving the space, Lu Liruan realized that she had indeed been affected by it. It wasn't the initial effect of having her consciousness suddenly taken away, but rather a gradual and subtle influence, just like Liao Tingyuan had said. Staying in the space for a long time would affect you, but Lu Liruan only thought it was a problem with her emotions.
The anxiety, helplessness, and intense mental strain that followed...
After leaving the space and reflecting on it, Lu Liruan realized that it wasn't her original intention, and given her personality, it shouldn't have gone that far.
“That’s true, you should partner with Brother Liao.” Zhao Linchuan nodded.
"Is there something..."
"No, no!" Zhao Linchuan waved his hand.
"The one least affected here is Brother Liao, but because Brother Liao himself doesn't want to partner with anyone else, so..." Zhao Linchuan shrugged.
He actually wanted to say that he was already one of the survivors who was less susceptible to the influence, but the fact that he had such a noticeable reaction when he was with Lu Liruan made him think that if other people were paired with Lu Liruan, they would be more likely to be affected.
But if it's Liao Tingyuan...
These two are truly the perfect match!
"Oh, that's how it is."
Although Lu Liruan hadn't figured out if there were any other explanations, she felt a little secretly pleased when she heard Zhao Linchuan say that she and Liao Tingyuan would be partners.
"Then... if it affects you, will there be any negative consequences?" Lu Liruan asked cautiously.
"Oh, it doesn't matter." Zhao Linchuan knew she was worried about Liao Tingyuan, so he quickly explained.
"The partnership I'm referring to isn't about who gets influenced and it affecting their health or anything like that. Rather, it's about how if one person is too easily influenced by the other, they might lose some of their judgment..."
"Therefore, the requirements for forming a partnership are generally a high degree of tacit understanding, and there should be no serious conflict between the two parties. In this case, it is usually someone like you with perception who takes the lead, and the survivor acts as the assistant."
"If something goes wrong after a team has completed a task, adjustments can be made."
Lu Liruan then relaxed a little.
Given Liao Tingyuan's personality, even if he did something bad to her, he wouldn't tell her directly; she would probably just silently endure it. That's why Lu Liruan pressed Zhao Linchuan for answers, hoping to hear the truth.
“You’re not lying to me?” Lu Liruan pointed at him.
"Really not!" Zhao Linchuan pouted slightly when he saw how worried she was about Liao Tingyuan, thinking to himself, "I knew there was something wrong between you two."
But Sister Tang specifically told me not to say anything inappropriate.
On their way home, Lu Liruan and Liao Tingyuan shared an umbrella.
Liao Tingyuan was much taller than Lu Liruan. Lu Liruan felt that there was a large empty space above her, allowing her to move freely, just like the feeling Liao Tingyuan gave her.
Upon hearing Lu Liruan recount what Zhao Linchuan had said, Liao Tingyuan nodded in agreement: "Yes, there will indeed be situations where one is affected."
"So you won't be affected by me, doesn't that prove you're much stronger than me?" Lu Liruan asked earnestly, hoping to hear an affirmative answer.
“If we’re going to carry out a mission in this space, I’ll have to rely on you, Ruan Ruan.” Liao Tingyuan immediately understood what she meant, and with a slight smile, he said in a serious tone.
Lu Liruan had a bitter face...
That was indeed what she was thinking. If she could confirm that Liao Tingyuan was much stronger than her, she could rely on him without any problem when carrying out missions.
As a result, Liao Tingyuan still used the same excuse he gave in the online space.
"Alright, then I'll protect you..." Lu Liruan deliberately tried to put her arm around Liao Tingyuan's shoulder... but she couldn't manage it at all.
Liao Tingyuan tilted the umbrella towards her, then lowered his body slightly, allowing Lu Liruan to have her way.
It wasn't until the next day that Lu Liruan remembered to express her feelings.
"I feel like... a dark cloud looming overhead..." Lu Liruan described to Liao Tingyuan.
"Oh?" Liao Tingyuan raised an eyebrow.
“Teacher Liao…we seem to have similar feelings. Is it because we’ve worked together before?” Lu Liruan had been thinking about this question yesterday.
"No." Liao Tingyuan looked at her and shook his head.
"I thought it was related." Lu Liruan blinked.
Then, Liao Tingyuan ladled soup from the pot and said casually, "Perhaps it's fate."
Lu Liruan was immediately delighted.
When they arrived at the villa today, Fan Zhenxiang still hadn't come. Lu Liruan and Zhao Linchuan worked together again to move the quail cages from the house back to the yard.
“Ah, he won’t be coming for the next few days,” Zhao Linchuan said with certainty.
"Why?" Lu Liruan asked, puzzled.
When they heard that Lao Cheng was coming last time, Fan Zhenxiang had the biggest reaction.
"Didn't Brother Liao tell you that some people treat seeing Lao Cheng like they've seen a ghost?" Zhao Linchuan's voice carried a hint of schadenfreude.
“Ah…” Lu Liruan nodded.
"It's Fan Zhenxiang, hahaha!" Zhao Linchuan laughed out loud: "He originally wanted Sister Shiyi to help him get a tattoo this time, but he felt that Lao Cheng's arrival ruined his plan, because Lao Cheng had to be within three meters of Sister Shiyi, and Fan Zhenxiang could not possibly be in the same room with Lao Cheng for more than ten minutes."
"Why did he react so strongly?" Lu Liruan also found it amusing; the contrast was too stark.
“We worked together on a mission back then… The space wasn’t actually that big, but it was related to escape rooms… Fan Zhenxiang was traumatized by it.”
Zhao Linchuan didn't give the other party any face at all.