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

Cheng Nianzhi noticed Lu Liruan's gaze and looked towards Aunt Li, who was walking towards the door.

Understanding perfectly, she turned to the side, shielding Lu Liruan from view: "Ah—"

Lu Liruan: ...It's so embarrassing, but I'm also a little happy.

Lu Liruan couldn't refuse the feeling of being constantly thought of and cared for. While complaining that she really loved to compromise, she opened her mouth with a sly look on her face.

"what--"

The moment Aunt Li opened the door, Lu Liruan saw who it was through the crack.

……

Why is the female lead here too?

Because Lu Liruan's movements were too exaggerated, Shi Jingyun, who was at the door, also noticed something and peeked over.

Then he met Lu Liruan's eyes, which were blurry with tears.

Why were her eyes teary? Because Lu Liruan was so surprised that she bit into the whole meatball, and it was so hot that she was panting!

Cheng Nianzhi was also startled by Lu Liruan and hurriedly reached out to Lu Liruan, gesturing for her to spit it out.

Lu Liruan couldn't speak, so she held onto Cheng Nianzhi's outstretched hand and forced herself to swallow the meatball.

Aunt Li also noticed the commotion and exclaimed "Oh dear!" before running to the kitchen to pour ice water.

Cheng Nianzhi took it and held it to Lu Liruan's lips. Lu Liruan took two sips with Cheng Nianzhi's help before she recovered.

Aunt Li was both worried and amused: "How are you? Did you burn your throat? Why are you in such a hurry, child?"

"No, it's nothing... it's just that Aunt Li's cooking is so delicious." Lu Liruan awkwardly made an excuse for herself.

"Oh dear, this child... Hahaha, I didn't do it, Xiao Zhi did it!" Aunt Li patted Shi Jingyun's shoulder: "Xiao Ruan, this is Jingyun."

“Ah… Aunt Li, we know each other,” Shi Jingyun said proactively.

"You know each other?" Aunt Li seemed to remember something. "Then I won't introduce you. The fish in the kitchen is going to burn. You guys have fun!"

Shi Jingyun walked over with a strange expression: "You brought Li Ruan with you?"

Cheng Nianzhi's attention was not on Shi Jingyun at all. He didn't even look up. He just nodded and was still focused on getting Lu Liruan to open her mouth so he could see if her throat was burned.

"It's really nothing, Jingyun, come and sit down." Lu Liruan had no idea what was going on, and neither of the two people in front of her seemed to be willing to explain.

Shi Jingyun ignored Cheng Nianzhi's actions and sat down calmly next to Lu Liruan, crossing her arms over her chest.

"Go cook, I'll take care of Li Ruan here." Shi Jingyun glanced at Cheng Nianzhi's apron and said indifferently.

Although the two of them didn't say anything, Lu Liruan felt a strange sense of familiarity between them.

This feeling wasn't shown on the show; I wonder if the two of them deliberately didn't express it.

After Cheng Nianzhi turned and went back to the kitchen, Shi Jingyun's expression softened considerably. She smiled at Lu Liruan and said, "Are you really alright? Don't be shy with me."

Lu Liruan made a face and stuck out a little bit of her tongue like a puppy: "It still hurts a little bit."

Shi Jingyun was charmed by her cuteness and patted Lu Liruan's head: "I'll go get you another glass of ice water."

"No need, it'll be ready in a bit." Lu Liruan put her arm around hers.

Shi Jingyun thought for a moment and asked Lu Liruan, "What did Cheng Nianzhi tell you?"

"Oh, he said he was bringing me to dinner. I thought it was for recording footage," Lu Liruan said honestly, feeling that she could probably get some information from Shi Jingyun.

"I see." Shi Jingyun indicated that she understood, but did not say anything more. Lu Liruan understood that she did not want to reveal Cheng Nianzhi's affairs without Cheng Nianzhi's permission.

"Jingyun, what are you doing here?"

“I lived in this building when I was a child.” Shi Jingyun answered honestly: “My grandma and I lived on the sixth floor. Later, my grandma’s legs got bad and she couldn’t climb that high anymore. I also started earning money, so I took my grandma and we moved away.”

Cheng Nianzhi would occasionally peek out from the kitchen, and Shi Jingyun would frown slightly, but in the end, she would say nothing.

Aunt Li busied herself preparing a table full of delicious-looking dishes and invited Lu Liruan and Shi Jingyun to eat.

Lu Liruan realized that Cheng Nianzhi was right; he had indeed brought her here to eat something delicious.

Cheng Nianzhi then placed a plate of sweet and sour pork ribs in front of Lu Liruan, saying, "I remember Liruan likes to eat this."

He took off his apron and sat down next to Lu Liruan, still looking clean and fresh without any trace of cooking fumes.

Lu Liruan temporarily abandoned her thoughts, deciding to make the best of it and focus on eating first.

Aunt Li clearly liked the child who had a good appetite. Throughout the meal, she kept adding food to Lu Liruan's plate with a smile, saying, "If you like it, come back next time, and Auntie will make you something else."

She glanced at Lu Liruan and then at Cheng Nianzhi.

Cheng Nianzhi ladled half a bowl of soup for Lu Liruan: "Okay, I'll ask her again next time if she's coming."

"It'll come, it'll come! Aunt Li's cooking is really good!" Lu Liruan raised her hand to assure them when the question was thrown to her.

Shi Jingyun watched from the side. After finishing her meal, Lu Liruan proudly assured him that she was very good at washing dishes, and then she and Aunt Li went into the kitchen together.

Shi Jingyun gave Cheng Nianzhi a wink.

"Auntie, the motion sensor light bulb in the hallway seems to be broken. Let's go downstairs and buy one for Nianzhi to replace!" Shi Jingyun called out.

It was already getting dark outside, and as the weather turned cooler, the days were getting shorter.

"Why did you bring Li Ruan here?"

"Hmm..." Cheng Nianzhi said calmly, "Isn't the prerequisite for liking someone to be able to delve into their life?"

Shi Jingyun could never understand Cheng Nianzhi's way of thinking: "Where did you get that from?"

"Online."

"Do you know what this means?"

Cheng Nianzhi didn't speak, his eyelids were slightly lowered, and his hair was blown by the wind, obscuring his face.

“The point of doing this is to deeply understand the other person’s past, to know their joys and sorrows, and to have a comprehensive and three-dimensional understanding of each other, rather than simply bringing people here to eat. Did you and Li Ruan talk about it?” Shi Jingyun explained in detail.

"What should I say?" Cheng Nianzhi frowned.

"Tell me what happened here." Shi Jingyun asked tentatively, "You don't mean you don't want to tell me, do you?"

"Why? Is there something you can't say? Do you want to tell Li Ruan? I don't mind..." Cheng Nianzhi didn't finish his sentence as Shi Jingyun sighed.

"Nianzhi, do you like Li Ruan?" Shi Jingyun asked him earnestly.

Cheng Nianzhi was silent for a few seconds: "I don't like you."

"Huh?" Shi Jingyun was puzzled.

"I asked you before if I liked you? No, liking someone would make you possessive, right? I don't like you. I just find the emotional feedback you give me interesting," Cheng Nianzhi said honestly.

“But I have feelings for Li Ruan. I hope that Li Ruan will only be good to me, only care about me and worry about me, and will smile at me and hug me. I have learned a lot for this… This is love, right?” Cheng Nianzhi’s tone was as light as a feather.

"Yes, I like Li Ruan." His eyelashes fluttered as he repeated himself, his smile innocent, shy, sweet, and gentle.