I Conquered the Villain Boss Chapter 115
Translated by Digitalian (ko-fi)
Chapter 115: A Tragedy Caused By A Cantaloupe
Who should she hate? Those who loved her, used her, or hurt her all died for her. As the only one who survived, who should she hate?
After listening to the girl's murmur, Jiang Ran pondered for a moment and said frankly, "Qi Yao, I think that can be let go."
"What?" Let go? Let go of what? Her past? Or those hurts and deceptions?
"It’s because you’re the only one who survived." Jiang Ran said, "You also said that those people are dead. Since you know that those people are dead, why do you still dwell on the mistakes that the dead have made?"
"It's not that simple, Ranran, I..."
"It's that simple," Jiang Ran interrupted her. "I can tell you now that what you think to be a miserable life is all your parents' fault. What can you do? Do you hate them?"
"..."
"They died to protect you. In the face of disaster, they left the hope of life to you –– in this world, perhaps there will be no one who loves you more than them." Staring into the girl's eyes, Jiang Ran said, "Do you want to hate them, Qi Yao?"
"I..." Do I hate them? Do I not hate them? The girl fell into a brief confusion. "I don't know..."
"No, you know. You know you don't hate them at all, because you also know that no matter what they did, they still loved you." Although the love was entwined with hate, its existence couldn’t be denied.
"In fact, what you’re struggling with is not who to hate –– you know clearly that even if your father did such an outrageous thing back then, you still can't hate him –– you hate yourself for being like this."
She had hit the nail on the head.
The girl stared at her blankly for a long time, and her empty eyes slowly refocused. "Yes." She admitted to what Jiang Ran said. "I hate myself for being like this."
"But humans are such creatures." Jiang Ran said, "Qi Yao, humans are more advanced than other animals because we have emotions –– we know right from wrong, and know how to be grateful. Sometimes we’re cowardly, but most of the time we’re still brave. We’ll be entangled in hatred, and we also understand the importance of letting go –– humans are such complex creatures. When you’re harsh on yourself, you’re already reflecting on yourself."
Moreover, in this story, from beginning to end, she didn't do anything to hurt others. She just didn't manage to protect the people she wanted to protect.
One could say she was useless, but one couldn’t accuse her of committing heinous crimes.
"Qi Yao, I still stick to my own opinion. The past is in the past. Those people are dead, you don't need to continue to dwell on the past." Jiang Ran leaned over and held the girl's shoulders, saying softly, "It's already very hard to survive in this troubled world –– even if it's for your sister, you should move on."
The girl's lifeless eyes gradually became alive. She didn't look away, but looked straight into Jiang Ran's eyes, as if she wanted to find something that warmed her soul from those dark eyes.
"Jiang Ran, you..." You were really a very warm person. She finally showed her first heartfelt smile in a few days. "You’re so nice, thank you."
Jiang Ran sat back in the chair and waved her hand nonchalantly. "I’ve always been so nice. The children in the orphanage liked me the most..."
"Orphanage?"
Jiang Ran smiled gently at the mention of the orphanage. "Yes, it's where I lived before."
Wasn't Jiang Ran the daughter of the Shen family? How could she have lived in an orphanage?
"Hey, are you feeling better?" Jiang Ran said and got back to business. "Qi Yao, there’s still someone waiting for your explanation."
Knowing who she was referring to, the light in Qi Yao's eyes dimmed again. "Yes, I still have to explain to him."
In the story of the past, there was only one person who was really hurt.
She wanted to apologize to him, whether it was because of the mistakes her parents had made or because of the deception she had been unaware of for so many days.
"Qi Yao, do you like him?"
"Who?"
"Captain Chu Yuan. Do you like him?"
"..." Did she like him? "I..." The girl's eyes were filled with a relieved smile. "Jiang Ran, it doesn't matter whether I like him or not."
That person loved Qi Yuan from beginning to end. Although she and her sister had the same face, she knew very well that she and Qi Yuan were two completely different people.
"He loves my sister." The girl murmured, "I can never be like my sister." So, if there hadn't been that accident, she and he would never have had any intersection.
"Oh." Jiang Ran felt that she had no say in other people's love. The girl just sighed and muttered, "Captain Chu is a bit pitiful."
"..."
"He waited so long for his fiancée, but in the end, he got the wrong person..." Qi Yao didn't respond, and Jiang Ran continued to mutter, "If I were you, I would really compensate him well."
"... Compensate?"
"Look at how pitiful he is." Jiang Ran said, "But Captain Chu is very loyal. He has been separated from your sister for more than four years, but he still likes her so much. Qi Yao, you really have a long way to go."
"..."
After comforting the depressed Qi Yao, Jiang Ran came out of Chu Yuan's house and went downstairs to see the young man who came back from his duties.
"Captain Chu."
"How’s she?" The man looked calm, looking up at the balcony on the fifth floor. "Is she better?"
"Much better." Jiang Ran said, "She's just quite pitiful."
Chu Yuan didn't ask her why she was so emotional, but just nodded to her. "Sister Ranran, thank you for your help this time."
"You're welcome."
The mission was accomplished, and Jiang Ran was about to say goodbye to him when she saw a familiar figure running towards them not far away.
Seeing her, the person quickened her pace, and when she stopped in front of Jiang Ran, she was panting hard. "Ranran, something terrible happened!"
It was her colleague at her new job. Jiang Ran couldn't remember her name for a moment, so she could only say, "What's wrong?"
"Our test site was investigated! They also want to arrest the team leader!"
Jiang Ran was puzzled. "Why?"
"Didn't we produce... a cantaloupe in our test site today? Those people got the news from somewhere and said they wanted to have it sent over to entertain the guests, but..."
In the end, the cantaloupe was divided among them, so there wasn’t any extra to be delivered to the guests.
"Huh? To entertain the guests?" Jiang Ran was puzzled. "Is there only a cantaloupe in the base?" The base clearly had so many fruits in stock, so why did they insist on that cantaloupe?
"Oh, why do you still have the mood to complain about that?" The girl's eyes turned red with anxiety, and she said breathlessly, "The team leader was caught by them. I heard that he will not only be dismissed from his post, but also put in solitary confinement. They’re also beating people. Many people in our experimental area have been beaten..."
"Good grief, are those people bandits?" Jiang Ran rolled up her sleeves. "I'll go find them!"
Before leaving, she did not forget to pat the girl's shoulder to comfort her, "Don't worry, nothing will happen –– I wanted to divide up the cantaloupe. I’ll take responsibility if anything happens."
"Sister Ranran, you..." Did Seventh Brother know you were up to so much mischief?
Before Chu Yuan asked, Jiang Ran added as a matter of course, "Even if I can't bear the responsibility, there’s still Si Xu."
Chu Yuan, "..." Okay, now he was sure that Seventh Brother must not have known what happened.