Villain Boss Chapter 193
Translated by Digitalian (ko-fi)
Chapter 193: The Huo Family Of Beichen
The Huo family was now in power at the Beichen base. Speaking of the Huo family, Jiang Ran couldn't help but think of Si Xu's background, which Wei Yage had once mentioned.
Huo Zhisang, the eldest daughter of the Huo family of Beichen, became pregnant out of wedlock. Her child wasn’t recognized by the Huo family, so she had to ask her friend Jiang Yize to take the child away.
Pei Xiao and Si Xu's biological mother, Huo Zhisang, came from the Huo family of Beichen.
Si Xu leaned back in his seat, his eyes slightly closed, lost in thought.
Jiang Ran considerately slowed down the car, carefully avoiding the debris on the ground, trying not to disturb him.
The Huo family of Beichen.
The unfamiliar woman stood in front of him, her eyes slightly red, apologizing repeatedly.
She was very beautiful, a breathtaking beauty at first glance. When her mesmerizing eyes were filled with tears, she looked vulnerable, making it impossible for anyone to criticize her.
She apologized to him on behalf of her son, hoping he could forgive Pei Xiao's recklessness. She apologized to him on behalf of herself, hoping he could forgive her for abandoning him...
She sobbed softly, apologizing profusely.
But the moment footsteps were heard in the corridor, she stopped abruptly.
In that instant, the words he was about to say, whether it was forgiveness or reproach, lost their meaning.
He pretended not to understand what she meant and resolutely saw her off.
She sensed his anger, so she didn't bother him any further and left with tears in her eyes.
The Pei family stayed at the Xiling base for fifteen days, and he only saw her once.
That meeting wasn't for his sake, but simply to ease her own conscience.
As a mother, she never loved him at all.
"The day she left Xiling base with her family, I stood on the city wall and saw Huo Zhisang and Pei Xiao talking."
Pei Xiao, whose face was bruised and swollen from being beaten, said something that made her chuckle gently.
She had a very gentle smile.
However, she never smiled at him.
When she looked at him, she felt nothing but guilt, restraint, and fear.
So she could smile after all. When she was with her son, she showed a happy, motherly expression.
"It was all thanks to that Ms. Huo that Pei Wan'er was at Xiling base. That idiot Pei Xiao relentlessly harasses me, yet he's never considered who the real murderer is."
"Oh," Jiang Ran, who had been listening silently to him, parted her lips slightly in surprise and uttered a single syllable. "Was it the doing of Mrs. Pei?"
Si Xu remained silent.
Jiang Ran was even more surprised. "Isn't Wan'er a daughter of the Pei family?"
"She’s Pei Qing's illegitimate daughter."
"Oh." She remembered that Su Qin had also mentioned this—Pei Wan'er and Pei Xiao were half-siblings, and by all accounts, she had no blood relation to Si Xu.
Did Si Xu mean that Huo Zhisang sent her husband's illegitimate daughter to the Xiling laboratory to get back at her husband and love rival?
Tsk, what a ruthless person.
"See? Pei Xiao is a complete idiot," Si Xu concluded.
Jiang Ran, "..." Weren't they talking about Mrs. Pei? Why did the final conclusion turn into a personal attack on Pei Xiao?
Disagreeing with his words, Jiang Ran defended Pei Xiao, "Captain Pei is a good person—look, despite growing up in such a scheming family, he still stays true to himself. That’s a rare quality."
Si Xu finally opened his eyes, his charming eyes filled with a coldness as he stared at her.
Jiang Ran belatedly realized, "But of course, he’s really stupid to slander you without even knowing the facts."
Si Xu looked away, gazing out the window, and scoffed, "You don't need to agree with me just to make me happy."
You were acting like a girl throwing a tantrum.
Jiang Ran felt that she was like a clueless straight man trying his best to make his girlfriend happy.
A strong survival instinct compelled her to continue, "Not really, but you're right. I agree with whatever you say because I like you the most."
She liked him so much that she disregarded her principles.
Si Xu continued gazing out the window, a silent smile playing on his lips. "Jiang Ran, in your world, are there many people who like you?"
Alarm bells rang in Jiang Ran's mind, and she blurted out, "No way! You're my first love! It's you who has a bunch of admirers chasing after you, causing me to have love rivals everywhere!"
Realizing he was in the wrong, Si Xu cleared his throat guiltily and emphasized, "Those people are just zombies with brains in my eyes. I only like you."
Having taken the initiative, Jiang Ran couldn't suppress her inner smugness, but she didn't show it on her face. "Humph, now it's just you and me, you'll definitely say that..."
Si Xu frowned. "Jiang Ran, when was your last period?"
That was a really fast change of topic. Jiang Ran asked, confused, "At the end of last month. What’s wrong?"
"Nothing." Si Xu leaned against the window, tilting his head to look at her. "Just asking."
Jiang Ran, "..." Oh, was he complaining about her bad temper?
She pouted and, as if venting her frustration, floored the gas pedal again.
Si Xu chuckled and pinched her cheek. "Watch where you're going. I'm really afraid you'll fly off the car when you brake."
Jiang Ran turned her head and bit his hand.
He quickly withdrew his hand, scoffing, "Jiang Ran, you're a little dog..."
Jiang Ran replied, "And you're a dog’s boyfriend."
Si Xu, "..." For a moment, he couldn't tell whether she was scolding him or scolding herself.
……
At noon, the two stopped at a tollbooth by the roadside to refuel their car and take a short break.
Jiang Ran munched on her bread, reminiscing about the apartment's small kitchen. "Si Xu, you know, when we left this time, we didn't say whether we'd go back or not. Are you sure those people at the base won't just assign your apartment to someone else?"
She had a lot of things inside.
Si Xu said, "Whatever, there's nothing important anyway."
"... Why didn't you ask me if I had anything important?"
Hearing the girl's angry question, Si Xu replied seriously, "Aren’t I the most important to you?"
Jiang Ran, "..." How was I supposed to refute that?
Jiang Ran had just finished eating her bread and was stretching herself when a white van drove up from a distance, pulled up right in front of them, and stopped abruptly.
The back door was pulled open, and a woman leaned out, sizing them up. "Where are you going?"
The woman who asked the question appeared to be in her mid-twenties, dressed in a black leather jacket and pants. She had no makeup, but her features were delicate and her eyes had a sharp glint.
When she asked the question, her tone was casual and normal, yet it made one feel inexplicably intimidating and unable to breathe normally.
Jiang Ran frowned and looked directly at her. "We're going to Beichen base."
"Going to Beichen?" the woman asked in surprise. "Isn't this place closer to Xiling base? Why are you going to Beichen?"
"We came from Xiling base," Jiang Ran said. "We want to visit Beichen base."
"Oh?" The woman arched an eyebrow, seemingly lost in thought. "There have been quite a few people coming out of Xiling base lately."
Before Jiang Ran could ponder the meaning behind those words, the woman jumped out of the van, removed her black gloves, and extended her hand. "Hello, I’m Huo Lingyin, the captain of the first team of Beichen base. Nice to meet you."
The captain of the first team of Beichen base?
Jiang Ran replied politely, "Hello." She gently shook the woman's hand and said frankly, "I didn't expect the captain of the first team of Beichen base to be a girl."
It wasn't that she looked down on girls, but rather that even if both awakened superpowers, men would be much stronger than women. Unless a girl was truly exceptionally talented, it’d be difficult for her to stand out among a group of men.
The first team of the base's superhuman team was so prestigious that countless people fought tooth and nail to get in, let alone the position of captain.
"You're amazing," Jiang Ran praised sincerely.
But Huo Lingyin? Could she be a young lady from the Huo family of Beichen?
