Villain Boss Chapter 207
Translated by Digitalian (ko-fi)
Chapter 207 Passed Away
Because of Si Xu's words, Huo Heng pondered all night and finally approached Huo Lingyin in the early morning.
She had just gotten up. With a light-colored shawl casually draped over her shoulders, and her hair cascading softly over her shoulders, it made her look less aggressive than usual.
Hearing footsteps, she looked up at him, her brows furrowing slightly as if she were thinking of something.
Huo Heng stopped a few steps away from her.
As she was drinking last night, her head still hurt a little. She said lazily, fiddling with her hair. "Is something up?"
Huo Heng hesitated for a moment, then said softly, "From now on... stay away from Si Xu."
"Hmm?" Was it because of what Si Xu said last night? Did he really believe it? Huo Lingyin raised an eyebrow in surprise, feigning ignorance. "Why?"
"He might have ulterior motives toward you..." Facing Huo Lingyin’s eyes, which were tinged with humor, Huo Heng stammered subconsciously.
After he said that, she continued to smile, without making any further comment.
Feeling guilty for no reason, he childishly added, "After all, we're not familiar with those people, so it's better to be careful."
Staring at his slightly reddened ears—which hadn't blushed when she forced him to sleep with her—Huo Lingyin felt a surge of warmth within her. "I understand—we were competitors to begin with. I don't want to have to call that wretched lass 'boss' in the future."
No sooner had she finished speaking than a commotion arose downstairs.
"Get up! Get up! The sun's already high in the sky! Get up, we need to get ready to go!"
Jiang Ran found a large iron pot from somewhere and was hitting the bottom of it hard with a stick.
"Wake up! Don't you know what time it is? If the zombies come, you'll all be zombie food!"
Huo Lingyin walked to the edge of the corridor, looked down at Jiang Ran darting around in the lobby, and snapped at her, "What are you yelling about? Aren't you afraid of attracting the zombies?!"
Jiang Ran shuddered at her shout, looked up at her, and yelled back, "Get up and get going! You still have time for romance?"
Huo Lingyin retorted, "You're the one who talks about romance! Your whole family talks about romance!"
"You're so fierce, are you going through early menopause?"
"You're the one going through menopause! Your whole family..."
Huo Heng couldn't stand it anymore, so he covered Huo Lingyin's mouth and forcibly dragged her away.
He realized that whenever she faced Jiang Ran, their captain, who remained calm even in the face of a collapsing mountain, would subconsciously go berserk.
Her words were childish and harmless, making him deeply embarrassed.
……
Having established a connection with them the previous night, Jiang Ran's team once again naturally squeezed into the middle of Huo Lingyin's team and leisurely headed toward Beichen base.
Every time Huo Lingyin saw the two vehicles that stood out in the convoy, she wanted to order her team to drive them away.
But when she thought about how the other party had saved her life, she couldn't bring herself to tell them to leave.
After a frustrating month and a half of driving, the convoy successfully returned to Beichen base.
Upon arriving at the entrance, Jiang Ran's two vehicles moved to the back, obediently waiting for the first team to pass through the inspection.
Huo Lingyin stood under the city gate, stared at the modified SUV with its windows tightly closed for a moment, then walked over and knocked on the window.
The window rolled down, revealing the face that made her want to punch it.
Jiang Ran leaned against the window and looked at her, her eyes crinkling with laughter. "What? You're reluctant to part with me?"
"I just find it strange that you stepped to the back."
"What's so strange about that?" Jiang Ran pointed to the first team during the inspection. "Separating from you means that I brought this team safely to Beichen base, and only then it’s considered that I win our bet, right?"
Huo Lingyin, "..."
She licked her back teeth and smiled slightly. "Jiang Ran, you've really thought of everything."
She rolled her eyes at Jiang Ran and turned back to her own convoy.
Jiang Ran rolled up the window and pouted. "This woman, even her concern for others is so awkward. She deserves to be single."
In the passenger seat, Si Xu, wearing an eye mask, was half asleep. Hearing Jiang Ran's voice, he lifted the eye mask, opened his eyes a crack, and looked at her. "What's wrong?"
"It's nothing." Jiang Ran gently touched his forehead and said softly, "You can continue sleeping. I'll wake you up when it’s our turn."
"Hmm..." Having slept enough, Si Xu took off his eye mask and rubbed his eyes. "Have we arrived at Beichen?"
"We're here." Looking at the meticulous inspection ahead, Jiang Ran muttered, "But by the time this inspection is finished, it’ll probably be evening."
She tapped the steering wheel rhythmically with her middle finger, glanced at Si Xu who was so sleepy he could barely keep his eyes open, and said, "Were you being a thief while I was asleep last night?" Otherwise, why would you be so sleepy?
"I went back to Xiling base."
"Oh, you went back..." Realizing belatedly, Jiang Ran stiffly turned her head to look at him. "You went back to Xiling base last night?"
How did he get back? Did he fly back? She didn't feel anything at all!
"Yeah, something happened at the base, so I went back to deal with the trouble." Without explaining how he went back, Si Xu yawned. "My superpower is a bit depleted, so I'm sleepy."
His light brown eyes were brimming with mist, rippling outwards in concentric circles, making Jiang Ran's heart itch.
She looked around furtively like a thief, and when he was off guard, she leaned in and gave him a quick kiss.
There was a faint fruity scent on his lips. Si Xu licked his lips and felt less sleepy.
Having successfully stolen a kiss, Jiang Ran squirmed in her seat for a while before finally asking, "What happened at Xiling base?"
"You guessed right, Qin Huai was at Xiling base," Si Xu said. "After we left, he turned Xiling base upside down."
Jiang Ran exclaimed, "You went back and killed him?"
"He got away," Si Xu said with great regret.
He got away again? Qin Huai was truly like a slippery eel, impossible to catch.
"The others are okay, but 117 is seriously injured and will likely need to have a complete overhaul."
117, the puppet developed by the Shen family, Shen Youyou.
That child had stayed with her for a while. In Jiang Ran's eyes, she was like the children in the orphanage who called her "sister"—someone who needed her care.
Jiang Ran pursed her lips, afraid of receiving even worse news. "Overhaul means..."
"117 is a robot created by the Shen family based on the human body—except for the brain, every part of her body is made of high-end simulated metal," Si Xu said. "In other words, she only has a human appearance. In essence, she’s no different from the robot vacuum cleaner you usually use."
Jiang Ran roughly understood. "You mean she's injured, but she doesn't need a doctor, but repairs instead?"
"Um."
"...Since she was injured, it means the Shen family was in danger." Shen Youyou's order was to protect the Shen family's safety. Her serious injury could only mean that the Shen family was in big trouble.
"Your grandfather..." Si Xu paused for three seconds before saying calmly, "passed away."
Upon hearing the news, Jiang Ran was momentarily at a loss for words, unsure of how she felt.
She didn't think she had any feelings for Shen Lang, but when she was suddenly told that he had passed away, she felt a lump in her throat and her nose tinged.
