Villain Boss Chapter 186
Translated by Digitalian (ko-fi)
Chapter 186: Just You And Me
This time, Jiang Ran didn’t object to Si Xu's words.
Si Xu once said that Shen Youyou was a puppet created by the Shen family to deal with Si Xu.
She didn't know how the so-called puppet was modified, but based on Si Xu's description of his life in the laboratory, Shen Youyou must have experienced something similar.
This little girl's suffering stemmed from the laboratory and from the Shen family.
It was understandable that Shen Bai felt guilty toward her.
"Jiang Ran, do you remember me saying that I owe Shen Bai a favor?"
Jiang Ran hummed in agreement, "He helped you." Just like he helped Shen Youyou.
"He saved my life."
Jiang Ran looked up at him, her voice earnest. "He saved your life?"
"It’s because..."
Softly murmuring, Si Xu's cool fingertips gently touched the back of her hand, slipping between her fingers to intertwine them.
He held her tightly clasped hand and pressed it against his heart.
"He removed the bomb that was buried here for me."
Jiang Ran was stunned.
"To complete the transformation from an experimental subject to a staff member, I agreed to the laboratory's requirements to plant a miniature bomb in my heart."
Her fingers, which were resting on his chest, tightened subconsciously, and her face was even paler than the moonlight outside the window.
"Later, the virus leaked out of the laboratory, and the higher-ups sent a group of superhumans to eliminate the experimental subjects. Of course, the first target to be eliminated was me."
Jiang Ran's eyes stung, and she choked slightly as she spoke. "You..."
"They could only be sure of dealing with all the experimental subjects after I died." Knowing what the loss of the virus meant, he became a thorn in their side.
"Killing me was actually very simple. Just press the control switch of the bomb, and even the most powerful superpowers couldn't save my life."
He spoke of his past brushes with death with nonchalance.
"I don't know where Shen Bai got the news from, but he secretly came to me and removed the bomb for me without Shen Lang's and the other laboratory staff's knowledge."
Jiang Ran pursed her lips, her eyes reddening. "Did it hurt a lot?"
She knew about the scar on his chest.
He had many scars on his body, most of which were left during experiments. She thought that scar was one of them.
When he held her in his arms, she would wonder if the experiments that left such wounds were very dangerous.
He squeezed her fingers and chuckled softly. "It didn't hurt. There was anaesthesia."
The less he cared, the more distressed Jiang Ran felt.
It felt like being scratched hard by a cat's claws—not fatal, but with a dense, fine pain.
"Those people thought they could control me, so they acted recklessly. That time, I killed many people," Si Xu murmured. "So many that I can no longer remember the exact number."
"They wanted to kill you. You were just defending yourself." Jiang Ran felt she was sick; whenever it involved him, she would lose her rational judgment and blindly side with him, ignoring all the reasons behind it.
"They were all bad people." She hugged him tightly and said in a muffled voice, "They deserved it."
After saying that, she felt that those superhumans were also acting under orders and had no choice in the matter, and that what she said was a bit overboard.
She pursed her lips slightly and muttered, "In any case, it wasn’t your fault."
She buried her face in his chest and murmured. Si Xu didn't hear the last sentence clearly, but he didn't care.
"Jiang Ran, I don’t feel guilty at all."
He gently stroked her unkempt hair, his fingers touching the small bump on the back of her head left when A117 knocked her unconscious.
Si Xu's eyes darkened. He swept aside the papers, pens, and books on the desk, picked her up, and placed her on the desk.
He placed his hands on either side of the girl, leaned over to look at her, and spoke in a calm and slow tone, as if to emphasize. "Jiang Ran, I didn't feel any guilt when I killed those people."
Jiang Ran didn't understand why he was emphasizing this, and asked naively, "Hmm?"
This girl was usually very clever, but she only acted slow-witted when it came to things related to him.
Si Xu kissed her eyes and smiled gently. "Are you scared?"
When he leaned in, Jiang Ran closed her eyes and felt his warm lips land on her eyelids. The burning heat started from her eyelids and spread to her entire face.
Hearing his question, Jiang Ran was a little annoyed. "Si Xu."
She opened her eyes, staring into the gaze that was almost touching hers, her cheeks puffed out. "Si Xu, I've already slept with you. Do you think I'm scared?"
She spoke with fierce intensity, but Si Xu's smile deepened. "Jiang Ran, you won't be afraid if it's just the two of us from now on?"
"Just the two of us?"
"Hmm, with someone like me, who has no friends or family. Will you be afraid if there’s only me?"
"That sounds terrifying." Jiang Ran cupped his face and leaned in to kiss him. "You've forgotten, Si Xu. In this world, you were the only one I ever had in the first place."
She looked into his eyes and saw her own reflection in his light brown pupils.
"Si Xu, you're all I have." She leaned in and kissed him fiercely, her words muffled. "Let me see your wound."
He created a slight distance between them and guided her fingers to the top button of his shirt, his laughter carrying a seductive tone. "Unbutton it yourself, and I'll show you."
Jiang Ran blushed slightly, thinking that this guy must have been watching some weird stuff lately. He was becoming more and more annoying.
She unbuttoned a button and peeked furtively at the study door.
Seeing her nervousness, Si Xu waited leisurely for her to make her move, looking like he was ready to be taken advantage of. "Don't worry, I locked the door when I came in."
Jiang Ran blushed even more. How did he know what she was thinking? Was she being so obvious?
After finishing her meal, Shen Youyou conscientiously cleaned up the dishes.
After she finished, the two people in the study still didn’t come out.
The little girl turned off the living room light, went back to her room, climbed onto the bed, and crawled under the covers.
She closed her eyes and went to sleep.
Shen Bai said that she was still growing and must go to bed before ten in the evening.
It was long overdue now.
Although she slept on time, there were no changes in her body.
The night breeze caressed the youth’s face, scattering the moonlight across the ground.
He squatted on the roof of the villa, his hood pulled down, obscuring most of his face, which added a touch of mystery to his figure bathed in moonlight.
"I've waited so long and no one has come out. Holy crap, is Si Xu lying to me?"
The moment he opened his mouth, that mysterious aura vanished without a trace.
Someone replied through his earpiece, "Don't be impatient. It's still early. Wait a little longer."
"It'll be dawn soon if we wait any longer," the youth replied impatiently. "I'll go down and check. If I find anyone, I'll bring them out. If no one's here, I can finish work and go home early."
"Hey..."
Before the person on the other end of the earpiece could stop him, the youth leaped off the roof and, taking advantage of the brief moment when the clouds blocked the moonlight, slid into the villa's back garden using the shadows of the trees.
"I came down; there’s no one in the villa."
Of course there was no one.
The owner of this villa was still trapped in the conference room.
