I Conquered the Villain Boss Chapter 124
Translated by Digitalian (ko-fi)
Chapter 124: He Refused To Communicate
Seeing that Shen Yao was exasperated by Jiang Ran, and looked like she was going to smear the bowl in front of her on Jiang Ran’s face, Si Xu stood up calmly and grabbed Jiang Ran.
"I'm done eating." He said in an indifferent tone, "Jiang Ran, let's go home."
Jiang Ran, who had already finished eating, naturally had no objection. "Okay."
The girl yawned a little lazily.
"Sister Shen Yao, Captain Pei, enjoy your meal. Si Xu and I will go back first."
After listening to the story, Shen Yao felt exhausted both physically and mentally.
She waved her hand weakly and said in a hoarse voice, "Goodbye."
……
The moonlight spread across the ground like a pool of calm water. If one stepped on it lightly, ripples would appear.
The wind blowing on one’s face took away the chill of winter and heralded the arrival of spring.
Jiang Ran’s hair was messed up by the wind and stuck to her face. She quickly gathered it into a bun at the back of her head. She hooked Si Xu's hand, shook her head, and asked him, "Si Xu, will I look ugly if I cut my hair short?"
"No." To him, her looks wouldn’t change because of long or short hair. "It’s more convenient to move around with short hair."
Jiang Ran made a decision. "Then I’ll get off work early tomorrow and go to the hairdresser’s over there in the market to cut my hair shorter."
Imagining the feeling of the girl's soft hair slipping through his fingers, the groove between Si Xu's brows deepened. "Why must you go to the hairdresser’s?"
Of course, she was going to the hairdresser’s to get her hair cut.
Jiang Ran swallowed the doubts that were about to be voiced and asked expectantly, "Do you know how to cut hair? If you can, I won't go to the hairdresser’s."
The girl blinked her eyes, which were full of trust.
Si Xu's mouth curled up. "I don't know how to cut hair, but I learn very fast."
Having seen how fast he learned to play cards, Jiang Ran didn't doubt his words at all. "Okay, I've decided. I won't go to the hairdresser’s. Si Xu, you help me cut my hair."
"Yeah, sure."
The man responded calmly, not taking this kind of work that relied solely on hand movements seriously.
……
The next day, Jiang Ran left for work early and met Su Qin at the entrance of the crop experimental base.
This female captain who was leading the patrol stared at her with wide eyes, her face full of horror. "Ranran, was there a thief in your house?"
Jiang Ran was puzzled. "No."
"Then who secretly cut your hair like this?"
The girl originally had long black straight hair that reached her waist, but now it was cut until shoulder-length, with the ends of her hair varying in length and thickness –– her hair looked like it had been chewed by a dog. Fortunately, Jiang Ran's looks made the hairstyle look less bad.
"Is it really ugly?" Jiang Ran rubbed her head, feeling distressed. "I thought there was something wrong with my aesthetic sense."
Su Qin grabbed Jiang Ran’s arm, thinking that she was cheated. "Which hairdresser cut your hair like this? Come on, I'll take you there to demand an explanation!"
"Si Xu did it." After cutting her hair, the guy told her seriously that it was a very good cut. When she looked in the mirror, she thought she was hallucinating.
Did Seventh Brother cut it? Su Qin was impressed with Jiang Ran's mentality from the bottom of her heart. If Gu Yunqing cut her hair like this, she would definitely punish him by making him kneel on the washboard for three days.
The two looked at each other in silence for three minutes, and Jiang Ran got an affirmative answer from Su Qin's distressed expression.
It seemed that this hairstyle was really ugly.
Jiang Ran was frustrated. "I wish I could go to the hairdresser’s after work to get a haircut."
"Just go." Su Qin suggested, "Let's go together. I also need a haircut."
Jiang Ran became more frustrated. "But if I go, Si Xu will definitely be sad."
Si Xu enthusiastically helped her cut her hair for the first time, and thought he did a good job. If she went to trim it quietly, the fragile Si Xu would definitely be greatly hurt.
"Sad?" Su Qin, whose jaw was nearly dislocated due to being too shocked, swallowed back the laughter that was about to escape from her throat. The expression on her face was a little contorted, and she said tentatively, "Ranran, Seventh Brother... might not be as fragile as you think..."
Would that kind of pervert who didn't care about anything be sad over such a small thing? What kind of illusion did Seventh Brother create for Ranran?
"No." Jiang Ran felt that she should correct Su Qin's misunderstanding of Si Xu. "Captain Qin, let me tell you. Si Xu is very insecure when he’s in a relationship. Sometimes he’ll be depressed for a long time because of a small thing. I don't want him to mope alone."
If Jiang Ran hadn't added the name of the person when describing him, Su Qin would have thought she was talking about a complete stranger.
The girl frowned, placed the back of her hand on Jiang Ran's forehead, and said worriedly, "Poor child, look at what Seventh Brother has put you through."
Jiang Ran, "..."
In the end, Jiang Ran firmly rejected Su Qin's invitation to cut her hair. With a head of ragged hair, she approached the experimental base, receiving gazes from all walks of life along the way.
……
Jiang Ran didn't expect to see Qi Yao in the office. She stopped at the door, thinking she had gone to the wrong place.
"Ranran, you’re here." Her team leader looked up from a pile of materials and greeted her, "You're just in time. We have a new member here today. You’ll guide her along."
The team leader pushed his glasses, buried his head in the materials again, and said casually, "Qi Yao, for the next few days, follow Ranran to learn some basic knowledge."
The girl nodded. "I got it, Team Leader."
After showing Qi Yao around the experimental field they were in charge of, Jiang Ran finally found time to chat with the girl about things other than work.
"How are things going between you and Captain Chu? Have you made things clear?"
Qi Yao lowered her eyes, her long, curly eyelashes casting shadows that obscured the emotions in the girl's eyes.
"No." She said hoarsely, "After Chu Yuan came back that day, I wanted to explain to him, but he directly refused."
That day, with Jiang Ran's guidance, she made up her mind and decided to clarify the misunderstanding between her and Chu Yuan.
The girl decided that after the truth was revealed, she could accept how the young man viewed her or blamed her no matter what.
She was prepared to move out of his house and never have any contact with him again.
She was sitting in the living room. When she heard the noise at the door, she stood up and looked at the man who came in.
It seemed that Chu Yuan didn't expect her to be in the living room, and there was a slight conflicted glint in Chu Yuan's eyes.
Before she could speak, the young man said tiredly, "I'm tired today. If you have anything to say, let's talk later, okay?"
The girl who was prepared was rejected directly before she even opened her mouth. The courage she had finally mustered was instantly shattered.
She didn't insist and let him go back to his room to rest.
That day, he was in the master bedroom and she was in the guest bedroom, and they stayed awake all night.
The next day, Chu Yuan left early without giving her a chance to speak.
Then, he left her here, while he went out early and came back late. Sometimes, he didn't even go home...
After listening to the girl's narration, Jiang Ran sighed. "Captain Chu probably found out about it. I don’t think you need to explain it specially. Give him some time."
"Yeah."
"Once he accepts reality, he’ll take the initiative to talk to you."
"I know."
She knew, but she just felt awkward and helpless.
"Ranran, I want to move out from Captain Chu's place." Ever since she remembered her identity, she no longer called him by his name intimately, but politely called him Captain Chu instead.
"Move out?" Jiang Ran understood what the girl meant and thought for a while. "I'll ask Sister Shen Yao to help you find a place to live."
Qi Yao was an ordinary person, and if she moved out, she could only move to an ordinary residential area. The living conditions didn't matter, but for a single girl like her, Jiang Ran was afraid that people with bad intentions would bully her.
Shen Yao was a girl familiar with the base, and a member of the Shen family. By asking for her help, at least she could arrange a reliable place for Qi Yao to live.
