Villain Boss Chapter 160
Translated by Digitalian (ko-fi)
Chapter 160: Daily Life In A Sea Of Jealousy
Si Xu stood at the doorway for a long time, but both Jiang Ran and Shen Youyou didn’t notice him.
Si Xu, "..." After a moment of being unnoticed, he cleared his throat loudly, alerting Jiang Ran to his return.
Jiang Ran looked back at him. "Si Xu, you’ve finished talking?"
Si Xu was about to reply when Shen Youyou, dipping a dumpling in sauce, lost control of her strength and dropped it into the sauce dish, splashing sauce all over her clothes.
The little girl looked down at her clothes with a dazed expression on her face.
Jiang Ran quickly grabbed a tissue and helped her wipe the stain off, gently comforting her, "Be more careful next time. Sauce spills on clothes are hard to wash. Sweetie, here, wipe your hands too. Stretch your hands out..."
Si Xu was once again ignored. "..."
What did she call her? Sweetie?
How could she do that?! They hadn’t known each other for long. Was Sweetie something one could call another casually? She had never even called him that...
The more he thought about it, the more aggrieved he felt. Si Xu froze in place, staring at the other experimental subject with murderous intent.
Jiang Ran didn't feel anything, but Shen Youyou clearly felt the murderous aura coming at her.
She shrank into Jiang Ran's arms, trying to avoid Si Xu's eye attack.
When the soft and adorable little girl snuggled into her arms, Jiang Ran thought she was whining and her voice became gentler. "I don't mean to blame you. Don't be afraid..."
Afraid? Si Xu gritted his teeth. How could A117 possibly be afraid? She was a puppet created by the Shen family. She had no heart, no thoughts, and could only obey orders. Even if the Shen family asked her to die, she would break her own neck without hesitation—how could such a thing be afraid?!
The air of resentment behind her grew thicker, and Jiang Ran finally noticed it.
She turned around and looked at Si Xu, who was giving off low mood vibes, and suddenly realized that she seemed to have ignored him for a while.
She looked over. The grievance on his face was no longer concealed. He snorted angrily, turned, walked into the room, slamming the door.
Bang!
Shen Youyou, who was in Jiang Ran's arms, trembled in fear.
This guy was really... Jiang Ran found it funny, but after laughing, her heart ached.
She pinched Shen Youyou's hair bun and asked gently, "Are you full, Youyou?"
Shen Youyou nodded.
"I'll show you your room, okay?"
She nodded again.
Jiang Ran led her to the guest bedroom next to the master bedroom. "This is your room—you'll sleep here until Shen Bai comes to pick you up. Are you scared to sleep alone?"
Shen Youyou looked naive, like a newborn baby. As Jiang Ran spoke to her, she naturally reverted to the state she'd been in when facing the young children at the orphanage.
Shen Youyou shook her head and obediently climbed onto the bed.
"Do you have any work to do next? Do you want to stay at home? Or do you want to explore the base?"
Shen Youyou patted the sheets beneath her, indicating that she would stay at home.
"Okay, I'll find you something to do to pass the time."
After saying that, Jiang Ran went to Si Xu's study. She rummaged around, and pulled out a jigsaw puzzle from a drawer in the bookcase.
"I saw Sister Shen Yao playing this with you last time." Jiang Ran placed the box on the bed and carefully opened it. "Do you still play with it?"
Shen Youyou's eyes lit up when she saw the jigsaw puzzle and she nodded.
"You seem to like it." Opening the box and dumping the scattered pieces onto the bed, Jiang Ran pulled out the instruction manual. "Here's the instruction manual. Do you want to read it?"
Shen Youyou took it and studied it carefully for a moment, then looked at the puzzle pieces scattered on the bed. Hesitantly, she picked up two pieces and began to figure out where they should be placed.
This child really loved jigsaw puzzles.
Jiang Ran played with her for a while, then stood up. "You play here. I'll go next door."
Shen Youyou held a jigsaw puzzle piece as she looked at Jiang Ran, and nodded.
"You're such a good girl." Jiang Ran pinched her fair, delicate face. "If you need anything, come find me next door."
Shen Youyou nodded again.
Jiang Ran left the room, gently closing the door.
After sending Jiang Ran away, Shen Youyou's attention returned to the jigsaw puzzle. The little girl lay on the bed, carefully studying the pattern on the instruction manual and the pile of jigsaw puzzle pieces in front of her.
……
In the room, Si Xu sat by the window, staring at the figures walking back and forth on the street, his eyes unfocused and his mind distracted.
Fifteen minutes passed, and Jiang Ran still hadn't come to coax him.
She wasn't like this before. In the past, as long as he looked a little unhappy, she would immediately comfort him and kiss him... But today, fifteen minutes had passed, and she hadn't come.
Did she not like him anymore?
Gu Yunqing once said that women's minds were fickle, and they might be disappointed in someone because of a small thing, so guys should always pay attention to their mood changes. Otherwise, they might get themselves dumped if they weren’t careful...
Was Jiang Ran going to dump him?
She was going to dump him...
Thinking of this possibility, the man's eyes froze, and he was completely stunned.
Fortunately, before he could let his wild thoughts drive him to the brink of collapse, the door was gently pushed open.
"Si Xu." Jiang Ran walked briskly in, stopped beside him, and poked his arm. "What are you looking at?"
Si Xu turned sideways slightly, ignoring her.
Jiang Ran then walked around to the other side and continued to poke his arm. "Si Xu, are you unhappy?"
She asked him if he was unhappy? Wasn't he showing it clearly enough? He was very unhappy right now!
Si Xu glanced at her calmly, still ignoring her.
Although he tried to feign calmness, Jiang Ran could see the deep grievance in his eyes, like a cat neglected by its owner.
Jiang Ran pursed her lips to stifle a laugh.
She reached out to hug him, rubbing her cheek against his chest. "Si Xu, if you're unhappy, tell me, or I won't know how to coax you."
Her soft body fell into his arms, and Si Xu instinctively put his arms around her.
Coming to his senses, he wanted to let go and throw her out, but he hesitated for a long time, unable to do so.
Still angry after thinking about it, he pinched her waist, picked her up and pressed her against the wall.
The sudden loss of gravity startled Jiang Ran, and she instinctively raised her legs to hook around his waist, hanging on him like an octopus.
"Jiang Ran." He called her name in a deep voice.
The posture was too suggestive, and Jiang Ran twisted her body awkwardly, and responded with a hmm.
"Do you still remember what you said to me before?"
She had said so many things to him. What was he referring to?
"You said," he stared at her and continued, "that I’m your one and only, and irreplaceable."
Of course, she remembered those words.
"Yeah, I remember."
It turned out that she still remembered.
He asked aggrievedly, "Is that still the case now?"
"Of course." She kissed his cheek. "Now, in the future, and always."
"Then how could you call someone else Sweetie so casually?" He began to accuse, "You touched her head, ate what she fed you, ignored me, and didn't listen to what I said... Jiang Ran, don't you like me anymore?"
Jiang Ran leaned on his shoulder, listening to his accusations one by one while holding back her laughter. "Si Xu, Youyou is still a child, and a little girl at that. I treat her like my own younger sister."
"But she's not your younger sister!" Unable to get comfort, the man began childish personal attacks. "She's just a puppet, an experimental subject. She won't know even if you treat her well."
Jiang Ran felt that his hostility toward Youyou was too strong, and said helplessly, "Si Xu, she’s the same as you. Although she’s an experimental subject, she’s also a human being, and she’ll have human joys and sorrows..."
So in her eyes, he was the same as that puppet?!
Si Xu froze in place, feeling stunned as if he had been hit on the head.
"I'm not like that girl!" Feeling as if the sky was falling and the earth was collapsing, Si Xu interrupted Jiang Ran harshly and fiercely, "Jiang Ran, don't you like me anymore?"
Jiang Ran didn’t expect his reaction to be so intense and was taken aback. Unsure how she had shattered the fragile heart of this villain boss, she could only hug him tightly and emphasize, "Nonsense! I love you the most. Even if I die, I won't dislike you. I..."
Before she could finish, Si Xu lowered his head and kissed her fiercely.
.
.
.
Author’s Note: Although they were both experimental subjects, Youyou and Si Xu were completely different. The specific differences would be explained later, which was why Si Xu didn't like Jiang Ran comparing him to Youyou.
