I Conquered the Villain Boss Chapter 108
Translated by Digitalian (ko-fi)
Edited by Azure
Chapter 108: You Can Get Drunk
Su Qin didn't expect Jiang Ran to really bring Si Xu over. The moment she opened the door and saw Si Xu, Su Qin thought she was hallucinating.
"Seventh Brother?" The girl held the door handle with a look of disbelief on her face. "You're here to celebrate my birthday?"
Si Xu was puzzled. "Why else would I be here?"
"Nothing, nothing." Su Qin shook her head repeatedly and welcomed the two into the house. She made a gesture of admiration to Jiang Ran when Si Xu was not paying attention.
Jiang Ran gave the fruits she was holding to the girl. "Happy birthday, Captain Qin."
"Thank you." Su Qin was flattered –– not only did they come, but they also brought a gift. Sister Ranran was really something to have made Seventh Brother comply to her.
"Chu Yuan and the others just arrived not long ago." Su Qin led the two to the living room. "We're going to have hot pot tonight. It'll be ready soon. Seventh Brother, Ranran, go sit in the living room for a while."
Neither she nor Gu Yunqing knew much about cooking, and they didn't want to go to the canteen. After much deliberation, hot pot was the easy choice.
Jiang Ran's eyes lit up at the mention of hot pot. "Do you want my help?"
"No need, no need. I'm just rinsing some vegetables. You can just wait in the living room."
In the living room, Chu Yuan, Shen Yao, and Song Rong gathered around the table to play poker. Song Rong almost choked on his own saliva when he saw Si Xu.
Were his eyes playing a trick on him? Professor Si actually came to participate in such a meaningless activity? Didn’t Professor Si never go out except for work?
"Captain Song, it’s been a while." It was rare to meet Song Rong again. Jiang Ran greeted him with a smile and ran to Shen Yao’s side to watch them play cards.
Why did Sister Ranran only say hello to him? It was obvious that after Sister Ranran said hello, Professor Si's eyes turned cold when he looked at him!
Song Rong recoiled and tried to reduce his presence as much as possible.
Chu Yuan was having fun, and when he saw the two of them, he immediately called out to Jiang Ran, "Sister Ranran, do you know how to play ‘Fight the Landlord’?"
Jiang Ran shook her head. "I don't know how to play poker."
"Huh?" Chu Yuan turned to Si Xu. "Seventh Brother, shall we play a round?"
Si Xu replied simply, "It’s boring."
Jiang Ran elaborated on his answer. "He doesn't know the game."
She remembered Su Qin saying that Si Xu, like her, couldn't play card games.
I didn’t know the game? Si Xu frowned. Jiang Ran actually said he couldn’t play such a simple game?!
Feeling annoyed as if his intelligence was insulted, Si Xu walked to the empty seat at the table and sat down, then asked Chu Yuan expressionlessly, "What are you playing?"
The others, "..."
Chu Yuan was the first to snap out of his shock. "Come on, let's play ‘Fight the Landlord’. Seventh Brother, have you ever played this game before?"
"No." Si Xu was impatient. "It’s so easy. I’ll learn to play after watching once."
Chu Yuan, "... I’ll deal the cards then?"
"Hmm."
When Chu Yuan was dealing the cards, Jiang Ran, who was standing behind Shen Yao, quietly moved behind Si Xu and whispered, "Si Xu, can you manage?"
He already said it was easy, yet she still doubted him.
He was never one to forget a grudge, and once again remembered the last time she questioned his physical condition... Si Xu didn't look back at her, pretending to be indifferent. "Of course."
Jiang Ran still held a skeptical attitude.
She knew Si Xu was smart, but playing poker required experience and skills. Si Xu joined the game so confidently that she was really afraid that he would be discouraged.
It was proven after a few rounds that she was worrying for nothing.
"Three with two, one left." The man put down the cards in his hand and looked at the three people at the table. "Any takers?"
Chu Yuan frowned as he looked through the cards on the table, muttering, "Seventh Brother, are you cheating?" How could someone's cards be so good every time? It was incredible.
"No takers?" Si Xu ignored him and put down the last card in his hand. "I won."
He looked back at Jiang Ran and pursed his lips. "Look, how would I not know how to play such a boring game?"
Jiang Ran, "..."
She suppressed her laughter as she leaned against the man. She rested her chin on his shoulder, and coaxed him, "I know, you’re the best. Come on, make them bankrupt."
"Hey, you two went too far." After losing two more points, Shen Yao shuffled the cards and said angrily, "Why are we so miserable? It’s bad enough that we’ve lost points, but we also have to witness your display of affection."
As soon as she finished speaking, Chu Yuan turned to Qi Yuan who was sitting beside him reading a book and said, "Qi Yuan, I want to drink water~"
"Oh." Qi Yuan put down the book and went to pour him water.
Chu Yuan smiled and said, "We’re also affectionate."
Shen Yao, who was dealt with a double blow, threw the cards away angrily. "I quit, I quit!"
"You're not going to play anymore?"
"Since I know I can't beat Seventh Brother, why should I let him win my points in vain?" Shen Yao said, "Let’s play mahjong instead!"
It was another game which she didn’t know how to play. Jiang Ran whispered to Si Xu, rooting for him, " I know you can do it, come on!" After saying that, she kissed the young man on the cheek.
After receiving her approval, Si Xu narrowed his eyes and hummed, "Of course I can do it."
These were all easy and boring games, but since she looked forward to it so much, he didn't mind torturing the others to make her happy.
In the end, the three people who were still defeated after switching from poker to mahjong looked crestfallen during dinner.
"What's wrong?" Su Qin poured everyone a glass of wine. "Looking at your expressions, those who didn't know would have thought the sky had fallen."
Chu Yuan, "I’m not going to play card games again."
Shen Yao, "Even if I do, I won't play with Seventh Brother again."
Song Rong, who consciously lowered his sense of presence, nodded vigorously in agreement –– he was still trying to save up points to get married, but now, his points had all gone into Professor Si’s pockets so he could support Sister Ranran. Song Rong’s heart ached so much!
Gu Yunqing wasn’t surprised at all when he learned that they lost to Si Xu in card games. "You played card games with Si Xu? He used to be the invincible player in the laboratory. He won all the white rabbits in the laboratory."
Jiang Ran was puzzled. "White rabbits?"
"It's the candy that you particularly like to eat." Gu Yunqing recalled the rumors he heard from his seniors and complained, "Si Xu was obsessed with White Rabbit candies for a while. When he ran out of his own, he snatched other people's. Everyone in the laboratory, from the staff to the experimental subjects, were victims."
"Were White Rabbit candies popular in the laboratory in the past?"
"Not really." Gu Yunqing said vaguely, "I heard that after Professor Jiang took over the laboratory, he was keen on giving away White Rabbit candies to everyone..."
Oh, they were given by Jiang Yize, so it must be because of Jiang Ranran.
Chu Yuan wasn’t convinced. "Why haven't I eaten it once?"
"You came here four years ago. The person who liked to distribute White Rabbit candies had long passed away." Knowing the relationship between Jiang Ran and Jiang Yize, Gu Yunqing briefly explained and changed the subject. He stood up and said loudly, "It’s Qin's birthday today. Let's have a drink together and wish Qin a happy birthday."
The others stood up and said, "Happy birthday~"
Sitting next to Si Xu, Jiang Ran naturally noticed that the young man just sipped the rim of the glass after the toast. His mouth didn’t even get wet, let alone drink the wine.
She leaned close to Si Xu and whispered, "Si Xu, don't you drink?"
The smell of alcohol wafted into his nose, and Si Xu replied sullenly, "I don't drink."
"Oh." Jiang Ran didn't probe. "It's okay to drink a little. I can drink a lot. If you get drunk, I can take care of you."
"Take care of me?" Si Xu repeated and said nothing else.
Unaware of the man's deep thoughts, Jiang Ran ate her food while listening attentively to Chu Yuan and Gu Yunqing mocking each other for the stupid things they had done in the laboratory.
"It was obviously you who stuffed the little white mouse into the protective suit. I remember that the administrator starved you for three days as punishment –– if Qin hadn't secretly fed you, you would have starved to death long ago."
"Nonsense, I just helped pass the mouse, I didn't stuff it in... Chu Yuan, you still have the nerve to criticize me. Listen, this guy was so aloof when he first came to the laboratory that he ignored everyone. But one night, when I got up to go to the restroom, I found him sitting by the window wiping his tears!"
"Gu Yunqing, stop talking nonsense. Who wiped tears?"
"Your eyes were as red as a monkey's butt. Weren’t you wiping away tears secretly?"
"What kind of metaphor is that?"
"Then what good metaphor do you have?"
"..."
Jiang Ran found their bickering interesting. Just as she was about to pick up a piece of beef for Si Xu, she felt a weight on her right arm. The young man leaned limply on her shoulder.