Translated by Digitalian (ko-fi)

Chapter 26: An Accident

He Ru felt even more resentful at the thought of that.

She stood up and bumped into Jiang Ran hard on purpose when she went up the stairs. After the girl raised her eyebrows and looked at her, He Ru smiled faintly. "Sorry, I bumped into you accidentally."

Knowing where He Ru's hostility toward her came from, the corners of Jiang Ran’s lips curled up and she said magnanimously, "It's okay."

After Jiang Ran said that, she walked down the stairs and outside the door, without giving He Ru a chance to speak again.

After the team came back, Si Xu checked the newly collected supplies.

"I’ve brought back everything that can be used." Gu Yunqing stood side by side with him, with one arm propped on the door of the truck. "We still have two vehicles that can be used for storing the supplies. I’m afraid we can’t take away all the supplies in Wuzhong City — we mainly searched the pharmacies today."

Si Xu nodded. "Our priority is to collect the supplies that the base lacks."

"The remaining two cars can be loaded in one day tomorrow. I’ve already contacted Ah Qin. Their team didn’t fare well this time. I asked her to try and meet up with us within a week."

"Okay." Si Xu said, "I remember that Su Qin's team left with seven cars?"

"Yeah. Guangling City has already been searched by people from other bases, so there aren’t many things left." Gu Yunqing sighed. "Since we came out on a mission, we must show some results to stop the Shen family’s criticism."

This time, Xiling Base dispatched four teams of superhumans, two to cities closer to the base, and two to southern cities with abundant supplies.

Of the two teams, besides the third superhuman team led by Gu Yunqing, there was another team led by Su Qin, a superhuman with wood-type abilities. They went to the neighboring Guangling City.

These four superhuman teams, including the team captains, were important combat forces of the base. The base had dispatched the four teams at the same time in response to Si Xu's request.

"Without any progress in the base’s laboratory, there are very few supplies that the base can rely on to survive. If you don't dispatch teams to search for usable supplies as soon as possible, the entire base will soon be depleted of resources."

To ensure the safety of the base, Shen Lang, who was in charge of the base at the time, objected to the dispatch of four teams at the same time.

"You’re putting the cart before the horse with your proposal –– if the base is gone, what will be the use of collecting more supplies?"

"Chu Yuan is the captain of Team One. His strength and that of the members of Team One are more than enough to protect the safety of the base."

“Are you that confident?"

“Don’t you know Chu Yuan's background better than me?"

“…”

Thinking of the argument that day, Gu Yunqing sneered. “At that time, Shen Lang probably wanted Team Two that was led by Shen Yang to stay in the base."

“Hah." Well aware of that person's intentions, Si Xu scoffed. “He thought that I was a fool without any brains."

Gu Yunqing shrugged. “You left Chu Yuan behind and kicked Shen Yang out of the base. Shen Lang must be secretly stabbing you behind your back."

“Suit himself."

“Speaking of which, we should have let Shen Yang follow you to Shenmu City..."

"I'll kill him." Si Xu said slowly with a gloomy voice and emotionless expression. “I’ll break his leg and throw him into a group of zombies."

Gu Yunqing twitched the corner of his mouth: "You still hate him that much?"

“I don't like idiots."

Gu Yunqing sighed and said, "Si Xu, if Wan'er were still alive, she definitely wouldn’t wish..."

"She’s already dead." The dead no longer had any thoughts, let alone "wishes".

After interrupting Gu Yunqing, Si Xu suddenly raised his eyes and looked behind him.

The young lady stood not far away, looking in their direction. She appeared hesitant and didn’t approach them immediately.

Si Xu’s cold aura dissipated and the corner of his mouth lifted in a small arc. He stretched out his hand to her. “Jiang Ran, come here."

Upon getting Si Xu’s permission, Jiang Ran scurried to his side and greeted Gu Yunqing first. “Captain Gu, you’ve worked hard.”

"Not at all, not at all." Gu Yunqing had a good impression of Jiang Ran and replied with a smile, "I saw a lot of White Rabbit candies in the supermarket today, but unfortunately, they were all expired."

Jiang Ran sighed with regret. "What a pity."

Without telling the young lady that there was still a pile of White Rabbit candies in his space, Si Xu caressed her hair. “Jiang Ran, do you want to go to the city tomorrow?"

“Me?" Jiang Ran pointed at herself. “If I follow the team, will I be a hindrance?"

She had no superpowers and would become a burden when they encountered zombies or mutant beasts.

"Just follow me."

"Are you going tomorrow?" Oh yeah, he didn’t go today because of her. At the thought of that, Jiang Ran blushed silently.

"There aren’t many vehicles in the team that can be used to load supplies. Useful things can be stored in my space first."

“You’re right," Jiang Ran replied foolishly. "You have space-type abilities."

After asking Gu Yunqing about today's situation, Si Xu looked at Jiang Ran and asked her, "Do you want to go for a walk?"

"Now?" It seemed to be time for dinner soon. Jiang Ran hesitated. "Where are we going?"

"We’ll just check out the surroundings. You’ve been cooped up in the room all day."

It turned out he was afraid that she was bored? Jiang Ran snickered. "Okay, let's go walk around."

Gu Yunqing reminded the two of them expressionlessly, "It’s time for dinner soon."

Si Xu was nonchalant. “You guys go ahead. You don’t have to wait for me."

Then, he led Jiang Ran out of the temporary base.

  ……

On the second floor, He Ru snorted disdainfully as she looked at the couple walking out of the base hand in hand under the twilight. She muttered, "I’m surprised that woman is quite capable."

Pretending not to have heard the girl's muttering, Luo Rui retracted her gaze and asked puzzledly, "What did you say?"

"Nothing." He Ru corrected her sentence. "I said that Si Xu quite pampers Jiang Ran."

Last night, He Ru was snubbed by Si Xu, causing her to feel a little bit resentful toward that unromantic man.

She wondered why he was so enchanted with that woman. He actually turned down a beautiful lady like herself.

Luo Rui replied casually, "Yeah, I’m sure he likes her. Otherwise, he wouldn't have asked to have Ranran specifically."

"You think so too?" He Ru leaned closer to the girl and smiled faintly. "Ruirui, actually, you know very well — no superhuman will really regard ordinary people like Jiang Ranran and me as a lover or a partner."

Turning a blind eye to the girl's attempt in testing the waters, Luo Rui replied in a comforting tone, "That’s not true. We are all humans, so there is no distinction. If you like someone, just go ahead. You can’t possibly dig out your heart to stop yourself from liking someone, right?"

"Sigh," He Ru sighed. "You’re a superhuman and protected by Xie Chengzhi. You don't understand — let me tell you, men are fickle animals. As long as they’re powerful enough, women are replaceable in their minds. To them, women are just unimportant toys... they won't really care about any woman."

“Are you talking about Professor Si?"

"No, I mean all men are the same."

"Chengzhi is different."

He Ru didn't refute directly when she heard that, but she curled her lips to express her disdain.

Was Xie Chengzhi different? Hah, she heard that Xie Chengzhi used to be Jiang Ranran's boyfriend, but he abandoned her while they were fleeing and turned his affections to Luo Rui — how was he different? He got tired of Jiang Ranran and changed his target.

Seeing the girl's disdain, Luo Rui defended her boyfriend earnestly. "He Ru, when Chengzhi and Ranran were together, they didn't go any further than holding hands."

She wanted to prove Xie Chengzhi's innocence, but He Ru was taken aback and blurted out, "So, when Jiang Ranran and Si Xu got together, she was still a virgin?"

Luo Rui, "..."

For some reason, Luo Rui felt a strange discomfort in her heart. She said indifferently, "I don't know... Maybe she had other boyfriends before she dated Chengzhi. Who knows?"

"You have a point."

Looking down, she could no longer tell the people apart. She could only see figures tidying up things back and forth.

"Are you still going to go to the city with the team tomorrow?"

He Ru sighed, rubbing her sore ankles. "Yeah. If I don’t prove my worth, the team will see me as a burden and not take me along."

"Don't think too much." Luo Rui smiled. "Look at Ranran..."

"That's because she has Si Xu." He Ru snorted and said coldly, "When Si Xu gets tired of her, her fate will be the same as mine."

"That’s why it's good to have a man like Professor Si pampering her." Luo Rui sighed. "She has the whole team waiting on her and doesn’t have to go out and work hard like us, sigh."

The slightly envious tone in her words once again aroused the rage within He Ru. The girl pursed her lips tightly and her fingers resting on her knees curled up subconsciously.

No, she couldn’t go on this way. She must win the favor of that guy. Only he could absolutely guarantee her safety and be her reliance.

  ……

Back in the room, Zhou Jian was lying on the bed reading a book by the faint candlelight. When she saw He Ru, she sat up and greeted her. "You’ve traveled all day. Have a good rest."

"Yeah." Zhou Jian was a fool who had all her thoughts written on her face. He Ru responded perfunctorily, "It’s almost time for dinner."

"I know." Zhou Jian sat cross-legged and asked He Ru, "You seem listless. What's wrong?"

Yi Xi was downstairs, so He Ru thought that maybe she could get some useful information from Zhou Jian. He Ru sat across from her and asked, "How did Jiang Ranran get together with Si Xu?"

"Jiang Ranran?" Zhou Jian’s expression turned cold at the mention of that name and she sneered, "Who knows — anyway, Gu Yunqing suddenly asked Ruirui for her, saying that Professor Si has taken a fancy to her. Then, Jiang Ranran followed Professor Si after that."

"He has taken a fancy to her? What does he like about her? That kind of woman..." It was obvious that woman was an unromantic fool.

"Well, she’s pretty." Zhou Jian sneered, "She’s well-endowed, has a tiny waist and a beautiful face. Men usually just care about those."

“...”

Staring at He Ru for a while, Zhou Jian arched her eyebrows and said, "Ruru, you really like Professor Si, don’t you?"

He Ru was taken aback. “Why would..."

"If you like him, just admit it. There's nothing to be shy about." The girl's hesitant expression made Zhou Jian affirm her guess. "Professor Si is pretty good-looking, and he saved your life. It's normal for you to like him. I won’t laugh at you."

"Sigh, what's the point of me liking him?" He Ru sighed heavily. "He has Jiang Ranran now. He doesn’t even spare me a glance..."

"Don't think that way. Maybe Jiang Ranran will have an accident tomorrow." Zhou Jian said casually, “Or maybe Professor Si will get tired of her tomorrow..."

He Ru didn't hear the second part of Zhou Jian’s sentence because a voice suddenly began to echo in her mind.

Maybe Jiang Ranran would have an accident tomorrow.

Yeah, if Jiang Ranran was disabled, disfigured, or... dead, wouldn't the problem be solved then?

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