PDLP Chapter 525 "Infecting the World" - Male Mother (136)
Chapter 525 "Infecting the World" - Male Mother (136)
"I don't dare anymore!"
Zhao Linchuan felt his skin tighten.
Why is Lu Liruan so fierce today?
Zhao Linchuan had never imagined that her round face could exude such a profound sense of intimidation and authority...
“Ruan Ruan…”
Liao Tingyuan took a deep breath and let out a very weak sound, then received a cold look from Lu Liruan.
"Let him finish speaking."
Seeing that Brother Liao was also treated this way, Zhao Linchuan suddenly felt inexplicably more at ease.
If the sky falls, the tall ones will hold it up; if Lu Liruan turns against him, Brother Liao will be there to protect her.
Anyway, it wasn't me and Lu Liruan who were going home for dinner together tonight... Zhao Linchuan suddenly felt a sense of relief, as if it were none of his business.
This means that as long as there are people who are worse off than you, the misery that happens to you is bearable.
Lu Liruan couldn't be bothered with his little schemes.
Zhao Linchuan cleared his throat.
An Tang arrived just in time that day, just as she heard Zhao Linchuan's howl. When she rushed down, she twisted her ankle because of the dim lighting.
I was practically hopping on one foot, trying to push open the door to the room... only to find it closed.
From inside.
"Zhao Linchuan! Open the door!"
An Tang shouted from outside.
There was no response from inside, only Zhao Linchuan's continued howling.
An Tang: ...
"Zhao Linchuan! Stop howling! Open the door! What's wrong!"
"I know you two are in there! What happened?! Open the door! Open the door!"
As Lu Liruan listened to them reenact the scene, she felt that this part seemed a little familiar, as if she had seen it somewhere before, but there was a very familiar feeling about it.
Zhao Linchuan was on edge inside. The moment he saw Liao Tingyuan's lack of response, he nearly collapsed. Only one thought occupied his mind: Had I killed Brother Liao?!
Because of fear and anxiety, they have lost their ability to judge. They are also unable to notice their surroundings, and only feel psychologically that they are in a completely lonely and helpless situation.
These are also some of the things that people affected by the space said during treatment.
They felt isolated and helpless. Even though their partners were right beside them, they were unable to overcome their fear at that moment.
Some even think... maybe we should just submit and live in the space, without resisting, to escape that fear? This kind of psychology is already being studied.
But at the time, Zhao Linchuan didn't know what his problem was.
In his panic, he couldn't even feel Liao Tingyuan's hand, his knuckles curled, slowly tapping the back of his hand, telling him in this way that he was still alive.
An Tang also sensed that something was wrong.
Logically speaking... Zhao Linchuan isn't deaf.
Liao Tingyuan is not deaf either.
If either of them were to respond to him, this situation wouldn't have occurred.
Moreover... if Liao Tingyuan were in a normal state, he wouldn't allow Zhao Linchuan to yell and scream next to him, would he?
An Tang understood the personalities of the two people on opposite sides quite well, which allowed her to quickly determine that Liao Tingyuan was currently in a dangerous situation.
Zhao Linchuan is absolutely safe...
If he is injured or has any health problems... he won't be able to produce such a powerful, earth-shattering noise, so that's reassuring.
When Zhao Linchuan heard An Tang describe him in this way, he felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't find a reason to refute it.
"Heh..." An Tang snorted at him again, "I wonder if he's made any progress these past few years."
Zhao Linchuan stiffened his neck, wanting to say that he must have improved and that he would definitely do better now than he did back then, but when he thought of Lu Liruan's scolding just now, he silently shut his mouth.
Anyway, Zhao Linchuan didn't know how long he cried that day, when suddenly he heard a loud noise.
An Tang kicked the door open and stormed in with the imposing aura of a god descending from heaven.
Then he yelled at him, "What are you howling about! What happened?!"
Just like when she usually yells at Xiao Qi, "What are you playing around for! There are only a few days left until the college entrance exam!"—she was just as imposing.
The moment Zhao Linchuan saw An Tang, tears almost welled up in his eyes, but he still kept yelling and screaming before An Tang slapped him on the back of the head.
Finally, I came to my senses, as if my nerves were back under my control. I realized that I was making a loud noise, so I quickly shut my mouth and found that I had exhausted my lung capacity by shouting. At this moment, I felt tightness in my chest, shortness of breath, and my vision went black.
An Tang noticed his blank expression as soon as she entered and knew something was wrong. However, unlike his reaction, An Tang felt that the energy radiation in the room was not enough to make a person lose their senses.
It wasn't even... dangerous enough to make her feel threatened.
An Tang walked to Zhao Linchuan's side, but her attention was not on him at all. Instead, she anxiously looked at Liao Tingyuan's condition.
Noticing their hands were clasped together, An Tang instinctively tried to separate them. Liao Tingyuan did indeed look extremely pale and weak.
But Zhao Linchuan suddenly spoke up to stop him: "No...no!" His voice was already hoarse from shouting, and his sudden outburst startled An Tang.
The scene was quite bizarre.
"what happened?"
An Tang frowned: "I need to confirm Tingyuan's situation."
"Brother Liao... Brother Liao is still absorbing energy radiation." Zhao Linchuan said this, swallowing hard as he spoke, finding it unbelievable.
In the instant he came to his senses, he felt that the energy radiation was still flowing into Liao Tingyuan's body through his transformation!
Meanwhile, Liao Tingyuan's body was still absorbing without any hindrance... It felt more appropriate to describe it as devouring.
Because we have no idea where that energy radiation went, it's completely different from going into a normal infection source carrier. Those items were places where the energy radiation was absorbed... But Liao Tingyuan... seems to have become one with it?
"What?" An Tang's voice suddenly became sharp.
"Yes, Sister Tang... can you feel the energy radiation here decreasing?"
An Tang's sense of physical sensation wasn't that strong; she relied more on experience to judge. Just like when Lu Liruan entered the room, she could feel the spaciousness of the room. However, An Tang had experienced more of these sensations than Lu Liruan, so she also had a sense of physical difference in strength.
“…Mm.” An Tang nodded.
“It’s still weakening.” Zhao Linchuan raised his other hand: “It’s all converging here, and the energy radiation shows absolutely no tendency to penetrate into the original infection source carriers…”
"Brother Liao... Sister Tang, look, Brother Liao is still alive, right? He's still receiving energy radiation, so I think he should be alive." His reason had returned, but his intelligence hadn't quite caught up yet; Zhao Linchuan's mind was still foggy as he spoke.
This startled An Tang again.
"What nonsense are you spouting!"
An Tang hurriedly stepped forward to check Liao Tingyuan's breathing.
Before her hand could even reach Liao Tingyuan's nose, she saw Liao Tingyuan lift his eyelids, his light-colored eyes filled with obvious speechlessness.
He doesn't usually have such intense emotions.
An Tang realized that she had been influenced by Zhao Linchuan's words. Following Liao Tingyuan's gaze, which had been lowered again, she saw that Zhao Linchuan was still leaning against Liao Tingyuan's calf.
"Get up a bit." An Tang kicked me and Zhao Linchuan's butt with her foot.
"I already said I can't now..." Zhao Linchuan was halfway through his sentence when An Tang used a clever move to push him aside a short distance...
"I told you to move aside! Don't you realize you're pressing down on Tingyuan? You need to get him off the chair!"
Zhao Linchuan: ...?
"Tingyuan, can you still hold on?" An Tang moved closer to Liao Tingyuan. He was so pale it was frightening. He had no color in his skin and looked completely detached. An Tang tried to help him lean up a little, but when she reached out to support him, she found that he had no strength at all.
An Tang knew that if Liao Tingyuan had even a little self-control, he would never let himself act like this.
She subtly helped Liao Tingyuan lean back more comfortably, letting his back rest against the wall.
"..." Liao Tingyuan blinked.
An Tang had never seen him so weak before; he was so weak that he looked almost pitiful.
"otherwise……"
"We can't give up halfway!" Zhao Linchuan suddenly interrupted An Tang, who was about to speak: "We can't end it now!"
An Tang opened her mouth... Looking at Zhao Linchuan's expression, she knew he wasn't one to keep things to himself. An Tang knew what he wanted to say was, "If we give up now, we might have to try again, and then Brother Liao would have to suffer again!"
When Zhao Linchuan sensed that Liao Tingyuan's body seemed to be able to infinitely convert into energy radiation, he decided to succeed this time! Otherwise, if they gave up halfway and the energy radiation returned to this space and couldn't be collected into the original infection source carrier, the boss would definitely... make Liao Tingyuan conduct a second experiment.
Zhao Linchuan didn't know his boss well, but he just felt that he would definitely make that decision and that no one would stop him from changing his mind.
Unless... Brother Liao himself is unwilling?
But Brother Liao didn't seem to disagree. Although Zhao Linchuan didn't know why Brother Liao would definitely agree or why he was willing to take the risk.
Zhao Linchuan put himself in others' shoes, thinking, if it were him... would he do the same?
the answer is negative.
Zhao Linchuan didn't think he was being selfish. Although he really wanted to figure out what was going on, he wanted to live, to live a healthy life. Even though he had experienced some bad things, that's why he wanted to live as well as possible.
Perhaps Brother Liao is different from what I thought; I don't know anything about Brother Liao's past.
But all he can do for Brother Liao now is respect his decision and do his best to make him as safe and comfortable as possible.
An Tang understood what she meant.
If the boss decides to experiment again, An Tang can easily imagine that's the kind of person the boss is.
Beneath his gentle exterior lies an absolute decisiveness and autocracy, but it is precisely because of this that he is able to lead the organization forward and make it thrive. At present, we do indeed need such a leader with courage and a sense of responsibility.
An Tang never objected to this.
But when she received a call from her boss today, he simply explained the matter to her in a calm manner, ignoring any of her questions or objections. That complete and thorough decisiveness made An Tang feel somewhat uneasy for a moment.
Liao Tingyuan is his friend.
Even if it was Liao Tingyuan's own wish, she couldn't accept it. If she imagined her friend making such a choice, she would definitely try her best to dissuade her. But when the boss was dealing with his employees... it seemed like he didn't even consider this issue.
When Lu Liruan heard this, she also felt very uncomfortable. Since she started working here, although she hadn't met the boss many times, Lu Liruan's impression of the boss had always been that although he seemed very authoritative, he was also quite gentle and approachable, and rather nonsensical.
But now... Lu Liruan suddenly felt that the boss's image had become cold and hard.
All of this that Liao Tingyuan experienced was permitted by him.
Lu Liruan felt a strange emptiness in her heart. Although she knew that no one had made an unreasonable decision, she still felt uncomfortable.
But now, Lu Liruan is unable to express it clearly.
The others' concerns were valid. Although Zhao Linchuan wasn't very serious when he was telling the story, and even tried to reassure Lu Liruan by not making the specifics of the situation sound so serious, he didn't elaborate.
However, it caused a great shock and change in Lu Liruan's heart.
At this very moment, Lu Liruan felt that she had understood the facts and the truth some time ago, but now she no longer understood them.
It's that empty feeling, coming from inside, like there's a hole in somewhere...
Liao Tingyuan placed his hand on the back of Zhao Linchuan's hand, and his fingers twitched slightly.
It indicates that they are still able to do well.
Zhao Linchuan patted Liao Tingyuan's arm very hard with his other hand: "Brother Liao, don't worry. Although I don't think I can be of much help." He took a deep breath.
"But I will do everything in my power to keep you safe!"
An Tang remained silent, turning her face away, her expression dark and unreadable...
Tonight was so sudden; she still hasn't fully processed what happened.
The energy radiation inside the room gradually calmed down and entered Liao Tingyuan's body. However, she could only stand beside Liao Tingyuan, unable to do anything or help him in any way.
"How much longer?" she asked Zhao Linchuan.
"It should be soon." Zhao Linchuan was usually exhausted when he carried out the transformation.
But now, what he needs to do is control his speed.
He didn't even feel tired at all; he could still concentrate on thinking and talking to An Tang.
This effortless transition was something he had never experienced before. It shouldn't be his fault, but rather Liao Tingyuan's.
Just as An Tang felt that time was passing too slowly and she wanted to urge it on.
"Okay, okay!"