Villain Boss Chapter 158
Translated by Digitalian (ko-fi)
Chapter 158: Youyou
In the middle of the night, the wind started, and the golden crescent moon hid amid the clouds, leaving only a few rays of light shining through the gaps in the clouds.
On the phoenix tree by the window, an unknown bird chirped softly, flapping its wings and hopping from one branch to another.
Awakened by the noise, Si Xu slowly opened his eyes.
As usual, Si Xu felt a soft and fuzzy touch on his arm, but he didn’t move.
The girl was sleeping soundly on his arm, with her short black hair spread on his arm. A few strands rubbed against his neck, making it feel a little itchy.
He lowered his head and rubbed against her hair gently and sniffed it. It was a familiar faint scent that slowly calmed his somewhat frustrated mind.
He recalled the explosion in the evening.
At the moment the fire burst out, she stood there, completely unaware of the crisis behind her, and smiled at him foolishly.
Closing his eyes, he could almost imagine what he would be facing if he didn't come out.
He felt inexplicably irritable and had trouble falling asleep.
That person was targeting the laboratory.
It was Qin Huai, or it could be someone behind Qin Huai, or someone who was working with Qin Huai.
He was certain that person was the boss behind the scenes who helped Qin Huai in the underground experimental base in Yancheng. He couldn't be sure who it was, but at least he was sure that it was definitely not someone from Xiling base.
Shen Lang, Qin Huai, and now there was another fellow hiding in the dark and watching covetously.
He wasn’t worried about what those people would do to him, but... at the thought that Jiang Ran might be affected by some of their actions, he wanted to get up now, find those people and twist them into a knot.
The irritability surged within him again.
The girl in his arms suddenly moved.
She turned over and snuggled into his arms.
Si Xu stared at her for a long time, lowered his head, and bit her shoulder.
"Hmm..." Feeling a slight sting in her shoulder in a daze, Jiang Ran raised her hand and put it on the man's face, pushing him away a little. She hummed vaguely, "Knock it off, Si Xu."
She rubbed against his collarbone and continued to sleep.
Despite what happened in the evening, she wasn’t affected or nervous. She slept so soundly that she couldn't be woken up even after his bite.
The man narrowed his eyes, avoided her hand, and bit her neck again.
This time, he bit a little harder.
Jiang Ran felt pain, gasped, and woke up startled. "Si Xu..." She struggled. "What are you doing?"
"Hmm."
The bite turned into a light kiss, and he turned over and pressed her down.
Since he couldn’t sleep, he should find something to do to while away the long night.
……
The next day, near noon, Jiang Ran poked her head out of the quilt.
After sleeping for a long time, she yawned, sat up and stared at the window in a daze.
There were footsteps and soft voices in the living room.
Jiang Ran pricked up her ears to listen, but couldn't hear clearly.
She got up, washed up, and opened the door of the bedroom.
In the living room, Gu Yunqing paused when he heard the noise. Seeing that it was Jiang Ran, he spoke again. "Anyway, she's awake. When I was heading here, Shen Lang was taking his men to the recuperation room to see her..."
Oh, were they talking about Wei Yage? After being in a coma for so many days, she finally woke up.
Jiang Ran stood by the door for more than ten seconds and then went to the kitchen to find something to eat.
Si Xu, who was originally listening to Gu Yunqing's gossip, followed her. "I steamed dumplings and cooked millet porridge in the morning."
Jiang Ran was surprised and vaguely expectant. "Really?"
"Yeah." The man was like a puppy waiting for his master's praise, and he would have wagged his tail if he had one. "Go sit over there. I'll serve it to you."
Jiang Ran walked to the dining table and sat down as she was told.
Hearing that Si Xu cooked, Gu Yunqing was also surprised and ran to the kitchen. "Si Xu, you made food?"
He was even more surprised when he looked at the plump, crystal clear dumplings after steaming and the thick, soft and fragrant millet porridge. "Did you make these dumplings?"
Si Xu looked at him coldly. "Jiang Ran made them."
Gu Yunqing, "..."
Gu Yunqing twitched the corner of his mouth with disdain. "So you merely steamed the dumplings in the steamer? You still have the nerve to ask Ranran for credit? How scheming."
"I forgive you for your careless words." Si Xu remained calm. "I know that you, who eats in the cafeteria every day, envy me, hah."
Gu Yunqing, "..." He was so angry, but what Si Xu said made so much sense that he couldn't refute it for a moment.
Gu Yunqing was rendered speechless. Si Xu brought the dumplings and porridge to Jiang Ran and gently placed the breakfast in front of her. "Try it."
Gu Yunqing leaned lazily against the wall, waiting for Jiang Ran's evaluation—
humph, if he were Sister Ranran, he would definitely disdain Si Xu for being scheming.
Jiang Ran had a mouthful of millet porridge and chewed a dumpling slowly.
"Hmm."
The two men showed expectant expressions at the same time, but what they expected were completely different.
"It's delicious." Jiang Ran smiled with satisfaction. "I like it very much. Thank you, Si Xu."
With his charming eyes filled with tenderness, Si Xu said lightly, "I’m glad you like it." It seemed that he had known that he would get such an answer.
Gu Yunqing just felt that it was too much to watch, and muttered in a low voice, "Scheming dog."
Not hearing his mumbling, Jiang Ran looked at him. "Captain Gu, do you want to try it? There are dumplings stuffed with three fresh ingredients, and celery and pork. I made them. They are organic and pollution-free."
Gu Yunqing was about to say yes, but Si Xu had already beaten him to it. "He has already eaten."
Jiang Ran said with regret, "Oh, next time then."
Gu Yunqing, "..." He stood up angrily. "I'm going back. Si Xu, when you’re free, remember to go to the recuperation room to see that person. You must still put up a façade."
After Captain Gu finished speaking, he walked toward the door step by step, but was stunned the moment the door opened.
"Huh? Why are you here?"
Someone was here? Jiang Ran leaned over to look.
After greeting Gu Yunqing, Shen Bai led the little girl into the living room.
"Hmm?" Si Xu stood up, and his eyes were cold. "Shen Bai, you violated the agreement between us."
Shen Bai appeared a little helpless. "I’m sorry." He looked at Jiang Ran. "Ranran."
Jiang Ran stood up. "Second Brother." She waved to the little girl and whispered, "Youyou."
Shen Bai patted Shen Youyou's hair bun and looked at Jiang Ran. "I have to go on a mission. Eldest Brother is busy with the base recently. Yaoyao doesn't know how to take care of people. I thought about it for a long time and could only think of you—
Ranran, can you take care of Youyou during this period?"
Si Xu said in a deep voice, "Shen Bai!" What a joke. He wanted his Ranran to take care of this emotionless puppet? This guy...
"Si Xu." Holding Si Xu's hand and calming his anger, Jiang Ran looked at Shen Youyou. "This child..."
She remembered that the last time she was at the Shen family, this child was like a newborn baby who didn’t even know how to use chopsticks.
"I'm worried about leaving her in the care of the servants." Shen Bai said, "The main reason is that, as you know, this child is a little special. I'm worried that she’ll be bullied, and I'm also worried that she’ll accidentally hurt others."
Si Xu twitched the corner of his mouth emotionlessly. "Aren't you afraid that she’ll hurt Jiang Ran?"
"She likes Ranran very much," Shen Bai said softly. "But if it’s inconvenient for you, Ranran, I can take her to find Yaoyao."
In any case, he couldn't hand her over to Shen Yang, because he was worried that Shen Yang would tear her apart.
When Shen Bai was talking, Shen Youyou just looked at Jiang Ran with her big dark eyes.
Noticing her gaze, Jiang Ran also looked at her.
Being discovered, the little girl slowly looked away. An unnatural blush crept onto her face, and she hid behind Shen Bai.
... She was a little cute. Jiang Ran softened her heart and said, "If it's just for a while, it's okay—Second Brother, you have a new mission?"
After getting her promise, Shen Bai heaved a sigh of relief. "Yeah, it won't be long."
After saying that, he squatted down to tidy up Shen Youyou's clothes and said softly, "Youyou, follow Ranran and be obedient, okay?"
The little girl nodded silently.
Shen Bai wanted to say more, but Si Xu walked to his side and said in a deep voice, "Shen Bai, let's talk."
