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

Unbeknownst to Lu Liruan, Cheng Nianzhi was standing in the dark, unlit room, looking out through the peephole and taking in her worries.

Lu Liruan lay in bed, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep. She had been too idle during the day, so much so that when she closed her eyes at night, all she could think about were her worries.

He raised his hand and touched the headboard: Sigh... If we can't win the game tomorrow, we won't be able to stay in this room anymore.

Lu Liruan closed her eyes in a daze and didn't know how long she had slept before being awakened by the sound of raindrops hitting the window.

As my eyes adjusted to the darkness, I could see huge raindrops hitting the balcony and windows. Because the windows weren't closed properly, a section of the floor inside the house was also wet.

Lu Liruan hurriedly got up and went to the bathroom to get a mop, but the moment she opened the balcony door, her gaze was drawn to the downstairs.

The icy rain stung her skin, and the rain obscured her vision, but Lu Liruan could clearly see someone standing downstairs in the garden.

He was holding an umbrella in his hand.

Before her mind could process what was happening, Lu Liruan grabbed her coat, draped it over her shoulders, and ran downstairs in her slippers and umbrella.

As she got closer, Lu Liruan could clearly see Cheng Nianzhi standing there. He was like a pale sculpture, his slender fingers gripping the umbrella handle, the veins on the back of his hand clearly visible.

Half of his shoulder was soaked by the slanting rain, but the cluster of flowers he sheltered under his umbrella remained completely unharmed.

While other flowers were battered and their petals were buried in the mud, this clump of roses remained vibrant and beautiful.

"Ah Zhi, what are you doing here?" Lu Liruan raised her voice in the rain.

Cheng Nianzhi turned around. His makeup was gone, and his single pair of affectionate eyes were enough to attract everyone's attention.

He blinked, as if just coming to his senses, and smiled at Lu Liruan: "I couldn't sleep, so I came down for a walk and happened to see this cluster of flowers that Liruan likes. What if you're unhappy if it gets damaged by the rain?"

Lu Liruan opened her mouth but couldn't make a sound. Her mind was a mess, and she had no idea what to say.

Cheng Nianzhi is gentle and meticulous, but to this extent is strange and illogical. Lu Liruan's sense of unease suddenly intensified that night.

This caused her to take a step back.

Cheng Nianzhi seemed puzzled by her reaction, his brows furrowing: "Li Ruan..."

"Stop fooling around. How can the flowers be more important than you? If the flowers wither, they wither. If you keep watering them, they'll get sick. Don't you have filming to do next?" Lu Liruan shook her head, putting her thoughts aside.

Cheng Nianzhi must be feeling sad and unhappy. In the original world, he was not good at expressing himself. He once walked to the vicinity of Shi Jingyun's house and then walked back without saying a word.

The biggest reason was probably that phone call before I went to bed.

Shi Jingyun, who hadn't said anything but mentioned what He Yujin had told her and reminded Cheng Nianzhi not to go too far, sneezed in her sleep.

"I……"

"Hurry back! Even if you're in a bad mood, you can't be so careless about your health!" Don't die before your time is up; that would make me look like a piece of trash—

Lu Liruan thought to herself, but there was a hint of disappointment in her.

Cheng Nianzhi obediently let Lu Liruan grab his arm and walk into the house.

As he left the rose bush, he quickly held his umbrella over the flowers and then bent down to slip under Lu Liruan's umbrella.

He took Lu Liruan's hand naturally and accepted it. Outside, the rain formed threads in the darkness, and the umbrella created a tranquil barrier.

Upon reaching the top floor, Lu Liruan opened the door and saw Cheng Nianzhi following behind her. She sighed and stepped aside to let him in.

When the light was turned on, it was discovered that not only were his shoulders wet, but his sleeves and the ends of his hair were also soaked.

Lu Liruan took a clean tissue and let him wipe himself.

Cheng Nianzhi stood there, seemingly at a loss for what to do.

Lu Liruan couldn't explain why she felt like she was holding back a lot of anger, and she hadn't spoken to Cheng Nianzhi since the way back.

Seeing him staring at him so expectantly, his eyes moist as if washed clean by spring rain...

It seemed as if a few more harsh words would bring tears to her eyes. Helplessly, she patted the sofa and said, "Please sit down."

Cheng Nianzhi carefully wiped each strand of her hair with a tissue.

Lu Liruan sat opposite him, legs crossed, arms folded across her chest, looking like she was saying, "Let's see what you're up to."

The damp chill on Cheng Nianzhi's body made him feel uneasy: Ah... she doesn't like this.

If Lu Liruan knew what Cheng Nianzhi was thinking, she would definitely be amused and annoyed.

What kind of person would come up with such a good idea for a girl?

Cheng Nianzhi's thinking was surprisingly simple: he would protect whatever she liked, make her happy, and make her more dependent on him. Would that win her favor?

It's sometimes necessary to play the victim, something he heard from He Yujin. He tried it out when Shi Jingyun called, just to see what would happen.

Cheng Nianzhi, with her calm and intelligent mind, still couldn't figure out why Lu Liruan felt that she couldn't have Shi Jingyun, and why she cared so much about this matter.

Lu Liruan never imagined that her mind had been so thoroughly understood by her target.

"Li Ruan..."

"Feeling down?" Lu Liruan poured him a glass of hot water, and he was wide awake.

It seems I'm destined to play the role of a confidante again tonight.

"Ah."

"At work or in life?" Lu Liruan probed.

"The person I like... seems to not like me."

Lu Liruan was taken aback; why the sudden directness?

Cheng Nianzhi's gaze followed her face, and he asked softly, "Li Ruan, what do you think I should do?"

"It's hard to understand people like you who won't turn back even after hitting a wall," Lu Liruan sighed inwardly.

"Why does she like you? Everyone has the ability to choose the person they love. It's normal that you choose her but she doesn't choose you. Instead of worrying about that, why not do something tangible that you can actually achieve?"

"for example?"

"Have you made enough money? Have you won any awards for your acting?" Lu Liruan tried to use her career aspirations to influence the love-struck person.

"Also, how are you going to have the energy to record the show tomorrow if you don't sleep now? You promised to let me ride your coattails to your fame, didn't you?" Lu Liruan glanced at the wall clock; it was already past one in the morning.

Cheng Nianzhi sighed inwardly at Li Ruan's skillful dodging technique. Li Ruan never does things the way they're supposed to... but that's what makes her so interesting.

"Li Ruan...would you still be willing to team up with me tomorrow?" Cheng Nianzhi stared at her, as if the sadness in his eyes could drown her if she refused.

"Huh?" So you avoided Shi Jingyun's place because you didn't want to eat there tomorrow, right?

Sure, that works, no problem, this was all so easy.

"You don't want to? Then I..." Cheng Nianzhi spoke slowly, deliberately giving Lu Liruan time to interrupt, while Lu Liruan was completely unaware that she had fallen into Cheng Nianzhi's trap.

Instead, they felt they had gotten a good deal.