I Conquered the Villain Boss Chapter 122
Translated by Digitalian (ko-fi)
Chapter 122: Si Xu Is My Prey
When the two arrived at the cafeteria, there weren’t many people eating there. The warm lights shone down, and the air was filled with the aroma of food, which made people’s mouths water.
Jiang Ran smacked her lips and vaguely heard the rumbling of her stomach.
She was led by Si Xu to an empty seat. She sat down obediently, cupping her chin and waiting for Si Xu to come back with the food.
Si Xu walked around the window and returned quickly to Jiang Ran. Under the girl's puzzled gaze, he extended his hand. "Give me your ID card."
"Huh?" Jiang Ran took out her ID card and put it in the palm of the young man's hand. "Si Xu, do they still have braised fish?"
"Yes." Si Xu touched her head. "Wait a minute, I'll go buy it –– is there anything else you want to eat?"
Jiang Ran thought about it and shook her head. "I just want to eat braised fish."
Si Xu took her ID card and went to order food.
It was only until the man went to the window to swipe the card that Jiang Ran remembered that Si Xu had transferred all the points and the points registration system to her name. No wonder he came back after browsing at the window.
The girl hesitated. If the points were registered under her name, it would be inconvenient for him to buy things in the base. Should she find a chance to go to the administrative hall to transfer the points back to him? But if she transferred them to him, would he be angry? After all, her man had a fragile heart.
……
At the entrance of the cafeteria, Wei Yage met Pei Xiao and Shen Yao who came to eat together. After nodding slightly to them, Wei Yage walked into the cafeteria.
"Captain Wei." Seeing the girl's cold expression, Pei Xiao called her. "Wait a moment."
Wei Yage stopped and turned to look at him. "Captain Pei, what's the matter?"
He whispered to Shen Yao to go in and wait for him. Pei Xiao looked at Wei Yage. "I have something to talk to you about. I wonder if you have time?"
Wei Yage glanced at her watch and said calmly. "Three minutes."
Pei Xiao nodded. "One minute is enough. It’s just a few words."
Wei Yage followed the man to the flower bed on the side of the road.
After going around the flower bed to the tall tree trunk behind, Wei Yage stopped at a shaded spot where the light could not reach.
"Captain Pei," she said coldly, "If you have anything to say, please say it here."
Pei Xiao had no objection. He stared at the girl's expressionless face, and smiled slightly. "Captain Wei, do you like Si Xu?"
Many people in the base knew about this, but since Jiang Ranran had been with Si Xu, no one had dared to mention it in front of her.
Pei Xiao's tone was relaxed, and it sounded like he was joking casually. However, Wei Yage couldn't figure out his intention, so she didn't answer immediately, but asked back, "Why are you suddenly concerned about this?"
As if he didn't hear her displeasure, Pei Xiao shrugged and still said in a nonchalant tone, "I'm curious, so I asked."
Wei Yage was miffed by his indifferent attitude. "Captain Pei, you’re really idle. If you have this extra time, you should think about how to avenge your sister who died young."
Pei Xiao still appeared nonchalant. "I will, thank you for reminding me."
When facing people other than Si Xu who mentioned Pei Wan'er, whether they were good or bad, he could remain calm and restrained.
"I’ve heard your reminder. Can you answer my question now?"
Wei Yage naturally would not answer such a silly question.
She turned to leave.
"Wei Yage." Pei Xiao called her name, not caring whether she heard it or not, or whether she would respond. He spoke as if it were to himself, his voice neither loud nor soft. "I know that the members of your Sixth Team are trying various ways to find out about Si Xu –– what do you think Si Xu will do to you and the Sixth Team if I tell him this news?"
Wei Yage stopped in her tracks.
Her body tensed, not knowing whether it was out of anger or fear. Her hands were clenched into fists, and her shoulders trembled slightly.
After a moment of silence, the girl whispered without looking back, "Pei Xiao, what do you want?"
"I don't want anything." Pei Xiao walked to her side. "I just want to tell you that Si Xu is my prey. Even if he dies, he can only die in my hands. If he’s plotted against by a scorned woman like you, I’ll be troubled."
"... Are you kidding?" Wei Yage turned to look at him, anger raging in her eyes. "Pei Xiao, are you defending Si Xu? If I remember correctly, he’s also one of the murderers who caused Wan'er’s death, right?"
"Tsk, tsk, women are really scary." Ignoring Wei Yage's questioning, Pei Xiao put one hand in his pocket, kicked the stone at his feet, and sighed. "Look at you. You keep saying that you like him, but you insist on making trouble for him, and you can't stand seeing him being happy... Sigh, if I were Si Xu, I wouldn't like you either."
"Pei Xiao!"
"That's all I have to say." Pei Xiao interrupted the woman's roar with a smile, narrowing his eyes. "Wei Yage, you'd better behave and don't steal my prey, otherwise, I’ll let you die miserably."
After the man finished speaking, he turned around and walked leisurely towards the cafeteria, leaving her standing alone, looking at his back, wishing to burn a hole in him with her eyes.
……
The sixth team was asking about Si Xu? When Wei Yage first heard the news, she was briefly surprised.
This was something she was completely unaware of.
She had never given such an order to the team members. She knew very well what the consequences would be if such an action was discovered by Si Xu.
Of course, she wouldn’t offend Si Xu in such an obvious way. She wasn’t stupid.
However, someone like Pei Xiao wouldn’t have confronted her without any evidence.
The members of the sixth team were asking about Si Xu? Who gave the order? Why did they do this?
Thinking of a possibility, the woman who had lost her appetite left the cafeteria and walked towards the military command building.
At this hour, many members of the sixth team should still be in the military command building.
……
When Pei Xiao walked into the cafeteria, he saw Shen Yao, who was sitting next to Jiang Ran, waving at him. Pei Xiao looked at the man opposite the two girls, and silently walked to sit opposite Shen Yao.
"Here’s your favorite beef. I chose the other dishes at random. If you don't want to eat them, you can give them to me." Shen Yao pushed the plate in front of him and continued to eat. "Don't thank me. I’m just being helpful."
"Thank you."
Jiang Ran, who had almost finished eating, put down her chopsticks. She looked at the plate between Pei Xiao and Shen Yao, and asked curiously: "Sister Yaoyao, you and Captain Pei..."
"No, nope, never." Having an idea of what Jiang Ran wanted to ask, Shen Yao replied directly, "To me, this guy is like a buddy who grew up with me. We are way too familiar with each other. Maybe even if there were no more men in the world, I still wouldn't have the desire to fall in love with him."
Jiang Ran, "..."
Pei Xiao agreed. "Yes, she’s my buddy. We’re purely buddies without any romantic love between us."
Jiang Ran, "... Oh."
The two of them expressed it so clearly that Jiang Ran naturally stopped asking questions.
On the opposite side, Si Xu saw the girl's disappointed expression, glanced at Shen Yao, and said casually, "Shen Yao doesn't like Pei Xiao. She likes Qin Huai, who’s pretty."
Qin Huai? Fortunately, Jiang Ran wasn’t drinking the soup, otherwise she would definitely spit a mouthful out.
Was he referring to the Qin Huai she knew? Shen Yao actually liked Qin Huai? How could she like Qin Huai? He was a villain who killed without batting an eyelid...
Then she thought again. Si Xu was also a villain, but she liked him very much. Hence, she no longer found it strange.
Unlike Jiang Ran's complicated emotions, Shen Yao choked on a mouthful of rice.
"I like Qin Huai?" After swallowing the rice stuck in her throat with great difficulty, Shen Yao glared at Si Xu. "Seventh Brother, don't talk nonsense! I’ve never even met Qin Huai. How could I possibly like him?"
