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

Chapter 345 Obedient and Clingy Younger Brother (56)

As a law-abiding citizen, Lu Liruan had virtually no dealings with the public security, procuratorate, or judicial system in her life.

The steps to the Municipal Bureau were very high, and the whole building gave people a solemn and dignified feeling. Under the night, the old man at the door also looked very serious. Lu Liruan quietly moved two steps away and went outside to wait.

I was in a bit of a rush when I left home, but now I'm sitting here watching the bustling traffic on the street.

The streetlights are on, creating a strange sense of peace and tranquility.

Lu Liruan suddenly felt very good.

"Sister Li Ruan!"

A voice came from behind her. Lu Liruan turned her head and saw Jin Shuhe running towards her, his hair sticking up on his head, whether from the wind or something else.

"Slow down!" Lu Liruan stood up from the stone ball and waved to him.

"Have we been waiting for a long time?"

"No, I just arrived. Your workplace looks quite impressive!" Lu Liruan looked around with a hint of ignorance: "I've never noticed this place before when I passed by."

Then she changed the subject, her eyes crinkling with laughter: "My Xiaohe has made something of herself! She works here now!"

Lu Liruan spoke from the bottom of her heart. She originally had no idea what Jin Shuhe's work entailed.

But standing here now, seeing my own child in such a wonderful state of youth, running out of there full of vigor and high spirits.

It suddenly dawned on me that Xiaohe was not only an adult, but also an adult capable of taking responsibility and doing a respectable job.

"Sister Li Ruan... what you said makes me feel embarrassed." Jin Shuhe walked up to Lu Li Ruan, habitually lowered his head, and looked at Lu Li Ruan.

"What's there to be embarrassed about? Are you so shy? Our Xiaohe is just so outstanding!"

Seeing his genuine shyness, Lu Liruan decided to tease him.

She drew out her words, bent over with her hands behind her back, leaned forward, and deliberately looked at his face.

Seeing that Jin Shuhe was trying to dodge to the side, he quickly reached out and pinched Jin Shuhe's cheek: "Don't move! It's a mess!"

Lu Liruan used her fingers as a comb to gently tidy his hair.

Jin Shuhe then realized that when he was flipping through the documents, he would get sleepy and start smudging his face and then his hair. After doing this several times, he didn't know what a disheveled appearance he was now.

Lu Liruan could also see his fatigue. Even though he looked energetic, the faint dark circles under his eyes and the faint bluish stubble on his face proved that he definitely hadn't rested well.

His skin is naturally fair, and after graduating, his training volume decreased. In the past few months, he has recovered a lot, so any traces he leaves are particularly noticeable.

He was wearing a shirt that clearly wasn't his, with the cuffs loosely rolled up, and his arms and hands were covered in scratches and insect bites.

The weather isn't very hot anymore, so sitting in the office definitely wouldn't be this miserable.

Judging from his dirty appearance, Lu Liruan deduced that he must have gone to a place like a forest or wilderness.

Lu Liruan doesn't pay much attention to details and is usually careless, unlike Jin Shuhe who is very organized.

But that’s how people are.

When facing someone you care about or cherish, you always become more observant and analytical, almost like an instinct...

Jin Shuhe obediently let her work on his head, when he suddenly felt that Sister Li Ruan was looking at him, as if she was a little dazed.

"Sister Li Ruan... what's wrong?" He subconsciously rubbed his head against Lu Li Ruan's palm, then bent down a little closer like a puppy observing its owner.

The soft sensation of hair brushing against her palm pulled her back to reality, and Lu Liruan met his close, moist, and bright eyes.

"It's nothing, it's just that up close... you do look a bit dirty." Lu Liruan blinked, being very truthful.

Jin Shuhe noticed her small movement of dodging backward, opened his mouth, then grabbed his clothes, turned his head and smelled them.

"Huh? Do I smell?"

He took two steps back, afraid that Lu Liruan might actually smell something.

Looking somewhat embarrassed, he said, "I... I'm not neglecting personal hygiene, I've just been busy these past few days..."

He stammered.

Lu Liruan had only casually mentioned it as an excuse, but who knew he would react so strongly, looking so pitiful and flustered as if his defenses had been broken.

It's so much fun.

“Hmm…” Lu Liruan deliberately frowned slightly, her gaze sweeping over him from head to toe.

"what!"

Jin Shuhe hadn't smelled anything at first, but seeing Lu Liruan's appearance, he still felt that the problem lay with him.

"The smell of smoke on me isn't mine. I don't smoke. It's the smell of my colleague smoking..." Jin Shuhe thought Lu Liruan smelled smoke and hurriedly explained.

"Hahahahahaha!" Lu Liruan couldn't help but laugh out loud when she saw him bustling around in a daze, not knowing what he was busy with.

"I'm not your dean of students! I didn't ask you if you smoke, did I..."

While Lu Liruan was amused, she didn't quite understand why Jin Shuhe avoided smoking like the plague and was so flustered in explaining himself.

When Jin Shuhe saw Li Ruan laughing like that, he knew she was teasing him. But before he could breathe a sigh of relief, he heard Li Ruan's question and his eyes darted to the side.

This is definitely not what Sister Li Ruan said.

Rather, he heard it from someone else.

Lu Liruan made a thoughtless remark, which was actually quite accurate.

That means Jin Shuhe did indeed learn some things from Lu's father and carefully observed and summarized them.

Jin Shuhe knew he had no experience or ability whatsoever, but he could learn.

He has always lived like this since he was a child. Whether in life or in his studies, he always learns very quickly and is very willing to learn.

As a northern man, Lu's father has a very high alcohol tolerance. According to Lu Liruan, his alcohol tolerance can be described as "massive".

So although Lu Liruan doesn't usually drink, she actually has a pretty good alcohol tolerance. Back when she was at work, she never got drunk during team building activities.

But Lu's father doesn't smoke, not because he doesn't know how, but because he quit many years ago.

"I heard back then that smoking is bad for children's health, and even worse for the mother, so I quit when I decided to have a child. I've been so busy all these years, how could I have thought about smoking again?"

"Li Ruan and her mother both hate the smell of smoke..."

Jin Shuhe didn't quite remember what Lu's father said after that, but he remembered clearly that Sister Li Ruan didn't like the smell of smoke.

He certainly wouldn't do anything that Sister Li Ruan didn't like.

If you have to do things that the other person doesn't like, how can that be considered genuine affection?

Jin Shuhe has always had high standards for himself, and he is even more strict with himself when it comes to matters involving Sister Li Ruan.

Maybe some small thing... could make Sister Li Ruan like him a little more. Jin Shuhe wasn't an opportunist; he believed that opportunities were for those who were prepared. He couldn't just fantasize that Sister Li Ruan would like him someday; he had to... work hard.

Day after day of hard work.

Lu Liruan was unaware of his ulterior motives. She noticed him looking at her with downcast eyes and a somewhat restrained expression.

"I was just kidding! I don't mind Xiaohe at all! Our Xiaohe is the cleanest child, that's why I came all the way here to bring you clothes!"

"Sister, you can't let our child suffer, can you?"

Lu Liruan shuffled over and nudged him with her shoulder.

Lu Liruan genuinely enjoyed teasing him; he always had a clear and adorable charm that made him irresistible.

Jin Shuhe was so amused by her that he couldn't get angry anymore. He sighed softly and then his gaze fell on the two large bags that Lu Liruan had placed at her feet.

"Why is there so much stuff? Was it heavy when you brought it?"

"It's not heavy, I took a taxi here."

Lu Liruan pointed to the bag.

"Here are some spare clothes for you. I don't know how much longer you'll be busy, so I brought you three sets. If you don't wear them all, just keep them at your workplace."

"I brought you a toiletries bag. I don't know what you have here, but I brought you everything. I also put a razor in it, and I brought you a new toothbrush."

Lu Liruan had thought it through thoroughly at home; even Jin Shuhe himself hadn't considered it in such detail.

“I brought you some late-night snacks in this bag. Share them with your colleagues. I don’t know if it’s enough.” Lu Liruan pointed to another huge bag.

Through the opening, Jin Shuhe could see more than four or five lunch boxes.

"Sister Li Ruan...no need, it's too much trouble." Jin Shuhe was touched and muttered softly.

"It's not troublesome. Most of them are semi-finished products. I baked a batch of bread at the shop and brought it back, so I stuffed it all in. It can keep me full when I'm hungry."

Lu Liruan raised her hand and touched his still slightly unruly hair: "I don't have anything else to take care of you. You've grown up now, you're not like before..."

The night was hazy and gentle, and in this atmosphere, Lu Liruan sighed a little as she spoke.

In the past, my relationship with Jin Shuhe was one of helping and taking care of him.

But as time went by, it seemed that he no longer needed my care at all.

Because they had lived together for so long, it had become a kind of inertia. Sometimes, Lu Liruan would suddenly realize something and feel a little lost: What else can I do for him?

"I understand now," Lu Liruan said softly with a smile.

"Ok?"

"My mom once told me: I'm a little unaccustomed to you growing up. I don't know what you can do anymore."

Jin Shuhe was initially moved to tears, but upon hearing Lu Liruan's words, his face immediately fell.

“Sister Li Ruan can’t think of herself as my mother!” he blurted out.

Lu Liruan: ...

I finally managed to express my sentimental feelings and quickly said something, "What nonsense are you spouting and trying to understand?"

“How old am I? Who wants to be your mother!” Lu Liruan rolled her eyes.

What a weird kid with such a weird thought process who always manages to ruin the mood.

"elder sister……"

In that instant, Jin Shuhe wanted to say: Even my sister can't.

But he swallowed his words before he could finish.

It's my sister.

She was the older sister he liked and loved.

"Hey!" Lu Liruan didn't notice his sudden stop and thought he was just calling her sister, so she casually answered.

"Stop acting cute..." Lu Liruan actually liked hearing him call her "sister".

"Sister's little darling should go back to work and be a grown-up! You've been out for so long, hurry up!"

Jin Shuhe was in a terrible mess because of his own thoughts and Sister Li Ruan's careless teasing. When he heard Lu Li Ruan was leaving, he looked up at her with a blank and pitiful expression.

"I'll take you..." He picked up two bags and tried to follow behind Lu Liruan.

"No need! There are no taxis available right outside your office building; I need to go around the corner!"

Lu Liruan turned around and waved to him: "Hurry back! I'll text you when I get home to let you know I'm safe! Go back now!"

As she spoke, she quickened her pace and moved forward nimbly.

Jin Shuhe, carrying two large bags, stared blankly at her retreating figure until she turned the corner, at which point he snapped out of his daze and headed towards the gate.

"Oh! Something's been delivered from home?"

"Ah."

Jin Shuhe took two packaged breads out of the bag and handed them into the mailroom: "Uncle, we get so many from home, here are two for you, they're homemade!"

When he first entered the office, the people who were busy with their own things didn't pay much attention to him until Jin Shuhe started taking out a lunchbox from his bag.

Jin Shuhe was quite surprised.

Various fried foods, each lunchbox filled with a wonderful aroma; Sister Li Ruan's dishes always look beautiful.

All kinds of bread and biscuits.

Lu Liruan also packed a large box of boiled shrimp and a large box of braised beef, with a note on the box that read: "Supplement with high-quality protein."

"Where did this come from?" Qi Silang smelled the aroma, and his stomach started to rumble. He had eaten lunch around 4 p.m., and it had long since been digested.

"It was delivered from home, come and eat," Jin Shuhe invited.

No one was polite to him; several people surrounded him like hungry wolves.

"Wow, this tastes much better than the cafeteria food!"

Even Wu Qidong came out and ate quite a bit with them.

"Our Shuhe is so lucky~ Well, if I had this face, I wouldn't be single this age!" Qin Wen joked cheekily.

"Eating can't shut you up!"

"Hey! You've learned to roast people, that's progress!" Chen Mingkang chuckled. "That's how it has to be. Shuhe, practice on him more often next time. When we're doing interrogations, we need to be assertive!"

In the middle of the night, unable to stay awake any longer, Jin Shuhe returned to the rest room, barely able to keep her eyes open, to wash up and change her clothes.

Upon opening the bag, I was instantly jolted awake.

The redness spread from my neck to the top of my head.

Sister Li Ruan was indeed very thoughtful and brought him everything. Jin Shuhe was also glad that he was so clean, as he usually put his underwear in a separate small storage bag.

The next task is still to conduct interviews, to learn about his work and life by interviewing everyone related to him, without missing any details, because for investigation, perhaps any insignificant detail is the key to solving the case.

When they arrived at Dong Hongcheng's ex-wife's house, his ex-wife's expression remained unchanged.

The child had already been picked up by his maternal grandparents, and he invited the two police officers inside.

"We had a very unpleasant falling out back then, so when I heard the bad news about him, I really wasn't that sad. Please forgive me."

She said calmly, "The reason I called the police is that although he's not a good person, he's very punctual. It's impossible for him to just disappear without saying a word. After discussing it with his mother, we decided to call the police."

When asked about Dong Hongcheng's work, Jin Shuhe noticed that her expression suddenly became unnatural.