Villain Boss Chapter 199
Translated by Digitalian (ko-fi)
Chapter 199: I Pity Him
On their way to Beichen base, the brother and sister met, but neither knew the other's identity.
They traveled together to Beichen base, experiencing all sorts of episodes along the way and forging a deep friendship.
After arriving at Beichen base, Luo Yuting discovered a birthmark on Luo Rui's shoulder in an accident, confirming Luo Rui's identity. Later, when Luo Rui and Shen Yang were vying for leadership of Xiling base, Luo Yuting secretly provided a lot of support.
Luo Rui was able to win the battle against Shen Yang not only because of Shen Lang's favoritism, but also because of the support of her older brother, Luo Yuting.
If the original storyline had continued, this man would have become an even more formidable enemy than Luo Rui.
Unfortunately, Luo Rui and he missed the chance to meet.
"He’s the eldest son of the Luo family in Nanjun."
Because of Luo Rui, she didn't have a good impression of the Luo family of Nanjun. But today, she approved of the man's act of standing up for the elderly, weak, sick, and disabled who had no blood relation to him and fighting against the zombies.
"The Luo family still has some backbone." After all, they were the female protagonist's kins, and their original character setting was quite good.
"Actually, Luo Rui has the demeanor of a member of the Luo family. If I hadn't come, her performance would’ve been perfect."
If Jiang Ranran was taken away by Si Xu, Luo Rui would be at ease and loving with Xie Chengzhi. To deal with Si Xu, the big boss, she would quickly develop into a capable captain and then become the person in charge of Xiling base, becoming a winner in life with success in both love and career.
Because of her arrival, Luo Rui used all the time she originally spent learning, growing, and perfecting her personality to think about conspiracies and schemes, thinking about how to plot against her and frame her, so that she would disappear from Xiling base and Xie Chengzhi's world.
"That’s probably what the butterfly effect means." Jiang Ran stroked her chin and concluded, "I shouldn’t have existed in the first place, so she feels greatly threatened by my presence as an outsider and just wants to kill me—the more she wants to, the more the plot deviates from the original course."
"Jiang Ran." Si Xu disagreed with her conclusion. "This world might be a story in your eyes, but to me, it’s the real world that existed in the first place and can’t be erased objectively and physically. In such a world, there’s no so-called storyline, nor is there any such thing as a certain way that a person must live. At a certain point, because of a certain choice made by a certain person, it’ll separate into thousands of possibilities."
"..."
"You can’t completely deny the existence of this world just because you came from another world."
He wanted her to understand that she wasn’t an outsider, and he wasn’t a character in a story as she described. All living things in this world, whether good or bad, were alive and deserved respect and reverence.
The night breeze was cool, and the shadows of the trees swayed gently.
Si Xu's words resonated in Jiang Ran’s mind, and she fell into a long silence.
Indeed, although she understood that this world wasn’t limited to the descriptions in the novel, she still habitually judged and commented on the people in this world from the perspective of an outsider, as if watching a story.
"I understand." This was unfair. Just as she was an outsider from another world to them, everything in this world deserved to be respected.
Having figured this out, she grasped Si Xu’s hand, their fingers intertwined. "Si Xu, I won't make this mistake again."
She always understood things instantly.
Si Xu smiled slightly, with the calm demeanor of a hermit, and said, "You’re teachable—come on, call me 'brother.'"
Jiang Ran, "..." Hah, you'd been getting more and more cheeky lately.
She tightened her grip on his fingers, as if issuing a warning. "Si Xu, listen, if you continue like this, I'm going to lay down three rules for you."
Si Xu knew how to take advantage of an opportunity and also knew how to back down gracefully.
Sensing Jiang Ran's unfriendly tone, he readily changed his tune. "What are you going to do with that guy? Didn't you say he's Luo Rui's brother?"
Since they were enemies, they could kill him now.
"He doesn’t even know who Luo Rui is yet," Jiang Ran said. "Look at all the people we’re bringing along. There’s bound to be a lot of trouble along the way—we should make the most of such a useful tool."
"... Whatever makes you happy."
With permission granted, Jiang Ran led Si Xu out of the bungalow with light steps and invited the people inside to rest for the night.
Luo Yuting was walking at the back when Jiang Ran called out to him, "Um, hello, I don't know your name yet. My name is Jiang Ran, and I'm from Xiling base."
"I know you, Jiang Yize’s daughter." The young man glanced at her coldly and said, "Luo Yuting, a member of the Luo family of Nanjun."
"Oh, I know you too, the eldest young master of the Luo family." Undeterred by his icy gaze, Jiang Ran ruffled the stray hairs that Si Xu had styled, a half-smile on her face. "Young Master Luo, you've traveled all this way alone to this place. I wonder what your purpose is?"
"I came out for a walk," Luo Yuting said calmly.
"What a coincidence." Jiang Ran didn't question his answer. "We're also out for a walk—we don't really have a destination either, so how about we go visit Beichen base together?"
Luo Yuting was indifferent. "Whatever."
Satisfied with his answer, Jiang Ran patted him on the shoulder as if they were good buddies. "Then it's settled, bro. You have an injury on your arm, get some rest tonight."
Luo Yuting glanced at her, avoided her hand, and went inside with a cold face.
"He's really a cold-faced devil." Remembering what people called this guy, Jiang Ran shivered and looked at Si Xu. "Are you freezing?"
Si Xu spoke frankly. "I wanted to gouge out his eyes." That guy was fierce towards Jiang Ran, and he wanted to teach him a lesson.
"Oh, by the way," Remembering something, Jiang Ran asked, "Si Xu, did you bring those data with you?"
You only remembered that important thing after a whole day? "Si Xu said dismissively, "Of course I brought them."
Jiang Ran smiled and praised him, "Professor Si is so thoughtful."
The people in the base dared not enter or leave the laboratory at will, but she had a feeling that the person who attacked the laboratory last time hadn’t left the base.
In any case, it was safer to carry the data with them at all times.
Si Xu wasn't concerned about that. "Jiang Ran, you have a good impression of Luo Yuting?"
"Well, not really, I just like gossips." Jiang Ran leaned closer to him and whispered, "Do you know why Luo Yuting left the Luo family this time?"
Si Xu shook his head.
"I'll tell you a secret..." Jiang Ran's voice dropped even lower. "He came out to find a girl."
"A girl?"
"Yes, that girl slept with him, but didn't take responsibility and ran away, so he’s chasing after her."
"..." Where did you hear this gossip from?
"I'll tell you another secret."
"Hmm?"
"Actually, that girl wasn't a good person. She was a spy planted by the second branch of the Luo family to serve the eldest son of the Luo family. Unexpectedly, she won the heart of the eldest young master of the Luo family and wanted to betray the second branch. Naturally, those behind her were unwilling, so they threatened her. She's smart. She found an opportunity to run away."
"..." You really knew a lot of details.
"So, Luo Yuting got slept with for free, and he's upset about it, so he’s chasing after her to the ends of the earth," Jiang Ran said. "Don't you think he's pitiful? I pity him."
