I Conquered the Villain Boss Chapter 101
Translated by Digitalian (ko-fi)
Chapter 101: Shooting Himself In The Foot
Why did Qi Zhengguo do such an outrageous thing?
Chu Yuan shrugged his shoulders. "There are no eternal enemies or friends in the business world. The Chu family's direct lineage was defeated, and the entire Chu’s Group fell into the hands of my second uncle. I think your father and my second uncle had some kind of deal."
"But the Qi and Chu families are relatives by marriage. There’s absolutely no need for my father to abandon you and choose your second uncle."
Chu Yuan sighed. "I don't know either –– after regaining my freedom, I went back to the Chu family’s residence. Those people either turned into zombies or died horribly... Qi Yuan, the Chu family has completely fallen into decline, and there’s no need for me to dwell on the past."
There was no hatred in his tone, only relief. Qi Yuan sniffled softly and held his hand.
"Chu Yuan, I'm sorry."
Her family did such terrible things to him, but she remembered nothing and lived a peaceful life for four years.
"I'm sorry..." She said in a choking tone, "I forgot those things. I shouldn't have forgotten them."
"Qi Yuan." Chu Yuan patted her shoulder lightly, picked up the diary she was holding with two fingers, and shook it in the air. "Have you seen the last two entries?"
Qi Yuan nodded slightly.
Chu Yuan opened the diary and tapped the last entry with his fingers. "Qi Yuan, what did you do after writing this diary entry? Do you remember it now?"
Qi Yuan could clearly hear the sound of her own heart beating, again and again, reminding her of her nervousness and helplessness.
"Chu Yuan." She slowed down her breathing and asked word by word, "Do you also think that I planned the car accident?"
They hurt the person she loved most, so she planned a car accident, killing the heir that the Qi family had been training for many years, and dealing a fatal blow to her father.
Could that be the case?
Without answering her question immediately, Chu Yuan's eyes fell on those lines for a long time.
Even after four years, he could still feel the girl's anger through her words.
But even so, the Qi Yuan in his memory would not make that kind of decision.
"No." Chu Yuan's smile became gentler. "Qi Yuan, you love your sister more than anyone else in this world. No matter what happens, you’ll never do anything to hurt her."
Chu Yuan also knew that she had deep feelings for her sister. Wasn't there a saying that went, "the deeper the love, the deeper the hatred"? Perhaps it was because she loved her sister and trusted her so much that she couldn't accept being betrayed and hurt by her sister?
"Did my sister know about that matter back then?"
"I don't know." Chu Yuan pointed at her notebook. "But judging from what was written in your notebook, Qi Yao was probably in the know."
Qi Yuan hated her father and her sister, and said that they had deceived her. Hence, both Qi Zhengguo and Qi Yao were involved in dealing with the Chu family.
"Chu Yuan, I..."
"Qi Yuan, don't let your imagination run wild." Chu Yuan hugged the girl in his arms, patted the back of her head and comforted her. "No matter what the truth is, it has been four years since the incident, and the people who hurt the Chu family have passed away. There’s no need for us to dwell on the past."
"... Yeah."
"Seventh Brother said that when you get back to the base, you can ask Shen Yao to examine you." Knowing that the girl couldn't get over the hurdle in her heart, Chu Yuan suggested, "If... you really hurt Qi Yao, then all the more you should live well in these troubled times in her place."
Not wanting him to worry, Qi Yuan buried her cheek in his arms and agreed softly.
……
Because the fourth team was completely wiped out, the base held an impromptu management meeting and required the attendance of all the leaders in the base.
After receiving the news, Gu Yunqing, who was napping on Su Qin's lap, jumped up agitatedly and shouted, "Qin, I guessed it right. Shen Lang can’t wait to support the people under him to rise to power!"
Su Qin had the same thought and said, "The meeting is scheduled for ten o'clock tomorrow morning –– when will Chuchu come back?"
"I don't know –– that guy took his little wife to Fengyang. Even if he receives the news today, it’ll take him two days to come back."
"Shen Lang must have known that." Su Qin sneered. "Wei Yage is an uncertain factor, and Chu Yuan isn’t here. Only you and I are on Seventh Brother’s side. It’s obvious that Shen Lang is holding the meeting now to stop us from saying anything."
After his anger dissipated a little, Gu Yunqing lay down on Su Qin's lap again. "It's okay, Si Xu will teach him a lesson."
Just because Si Xu didn't usually care about things didn't mean he was stupid –– that guy was just lazy.
However, after the last conversation which involved Jiang Ran, Si Xu wasn’t that easy to deal with.
Gu Yunqing had the feeling that Shen Lang would shoot himself in the foot this time.
……
Jiang Ran was also present when the news was received, so when she saw Si Xu getting up and having breakfast unhurriedly, she wanted to remind him that the meeting was commencing soon.
But that guy looked like he didn’t have a care in the world, and Jiang Ran didn't know what to say.
After breakfast, Si Xu washed the dishes and arranged them properly. Then, he came out and called Jiang Ran, taking her out.
Following the man out of the apartment, Jiang Ran was dazzled by the sunlight, so she pulled his hand and covered her forehead with it.
The man kept shielding her from the sun as he led her towards the military command building, attracting countless stares along the way.
"Si Xu." When they reached the entrance of the military command building, Jiang Ran grabbed his hand. "Shall I wait for you at the laboratory?"
"Why?" Si Xu asked, "You don't want to accompany me to the meeting?"
Erm, they were going to have a meeting. Could outsiders enter freely?
"Can I go in with you?"
"Sure." Si Xu pinched her face. "As long as I want, you can."
After he said that, Jiang Ran no longer refused and excitedly pulled him across the lobby.
"Geez, come on, walk faster, or we'll be late, Si Xu."
"No." The man was still unhurried. "They won't dare to start the meeting without me."
Jiang Ran, "..."
……
Professor Si was late again.
Having been accustomed to Professor Si's tardiness, the attendees sat quietly in their seats waiting, occasionally glancing at the young man and woman standing behind Shen Lang.
Gu Yunqing waved when he saw Luo Rui and Xie Chengzhi and greeted them, "Oh, what a coincidence, Captain Xie, we meet again."
Now that Xie Chengzhi understood whose faction he belonged to, he only nodded politely. "Captain Gu, good morning."
Gu Yunqing and Chu Yuan were Si Xu's right-hand men. Wei Yage's stance was unclear at the moment. If the Shen family wanted to deal with Si Xu, the first people they would deal with were Gu Yunqing and Chu Yuan.
As if he didn't notice Xie Chengzhi’s scrutiny, Gu Yunqing sat on the chair and whispered to Su Qin, "Look, Shen Lang really brought them here."
"I saw them. You shouldn’t have greeted them... what ingrates they are."
"Sigh, they’re trying to move up the ladder." Gu Yunqing winked. "Qin, just wait, there will be an exciting show today."
As soon as Gu Yunqing finished speaking, the door of the conference room was pushed open again, and Professor Si, who was late, finally showed up.
But like Shen Lang, Professor Si did not come alone this time.
The girl followed Si Xu. Her eyes swept across the people in the conference room, and stopped at Shen Lang.
"Hey, Grandpa, good morning." The girl's voice was soft and gentle as she greeted the old man sitting at the head.
Shen Lang, "..."
The others in the conference room, "..."