I Conquered the Villain Boss Chapter 34
Translated by Digitalian (ko-fi)
Chapter 34: Why Didn’t You Kiss Me?
When Si Xu came back, Su Qin had already gone out for her rounds after applying medicine for Jiang Ran.
After taking off his coat and throwing it on the sofa, Si Xu sat by the bed and patted Jiang Ran, who was huddled like a lump under the quilt. "Jiang Ran, don't sleep yet."
Jiang Ran wasn't asleep at all. Upon hearing his voice, she poked her head out of the quilt. With tousled hair on her head, she asked puzzledly, "What's wrong?"
"Get up. Let me see the injury on your arm."
"The medicine has already been applied." After mumbling, Jiang Ran sat up obediently. She stretched out her arm to let him check.
The young man held her arm with one hand, carefully untied the knot, and pressed the skin near the wound with his fingertips in varying degrees of strength.
"Do you feel anything? Does it hurt?"
"Yeah, it hurts a little."
"If you can feel the pain, it means you're not infected – thank goodness the bite wasn't deep, otherwise a whole chunk of your flesh would have to be cut off."
"The zombie that bit me didn’t have much strength."
Someone in her team was bitten by a zombie before. Even though Xie Chengzhi and the others cut off the person's bitten leg, they were unable to save him.
Thinking about it now, it was a good thing that the zombie that bit her was a weak girl. Otherwise, even if she cut off her arm, it might not help.
After checking the condition of the wound and making sure that there was no infection, Si Xu told her to lie down again. "I'm going to take a bath. You go to bed first."
"Okay."
……
The girl obediently agreed. After Si Xu came out from his bath, he moved about lightly, thinking that she had already slept.
When he lay on the bed, the girl with her eyes closed suddenly came over and hugged him.
Her petite face pressed against his arm, nuzzling it like a kitten.
Si Xu lifted the corners of his mouth silently. He raised his arm and pulled the girl into his arms.
"Si Xu." Jiang Ran closed her eyes and chatted with him in a whisper, "Did you stay with me during the days when I was unconscious?"
"Yes."
"Did you not get any rest?"
"I can still manage.”
"That means you haven't had any rest." At the thought of him going without sleep for three days, Jiang Ran felt as if her heart had been soaked in lemonade, feeling sour and uncomfortable. "Have a good rest... I’ll protect you tonight.”
He laughed in a low voice. "Okay."
Jiang Ran stopped talking, fearing that she’d disturb his rest.
Perhaps the girl's unconvincing words of comfort had an effect. Si Xu closed his eyes and fell asleep soon after.
He had a good night's sleep.
……
The second snowfall in Wuzhong City lasted for two days. When Si Xu and Jiang Ran went downstairs, Gu Yunqing and Song Rong were checking the supplies in the car together.
"It looks like we can’t enter the city today."
The snow was up to the knees, and there were too many hidden dangers when entering the city with limited mobility. Since they were unsure when the heavy snow would stop, it was best not to act rashly for the time being.
"Has it snowed so heavily in Wuzhong City before?"
After hearing the captain's question, Song Rong thought for a while. "I remember there was a snowstorm before. It didn't snow much in other winters, unlike in the north."
"It seems that the climate has also changed after the apocalypse." Gu Yunqing let out a breath and rubbed his hands. "We’re almost done searching the city. I think we can just go back to the base when the weather clears up."
Two-thirds of Wuzhong City had been searched. It was safer to return to the base in advance than search the remaining one-third of the city.
They had been away for too long, and they didn't know what kind of trouble the Shen family could have stirred up.
"Gu Yunqing." Si Xu called his friend, "How are you?"
"Huh?" Looking at Si Xu standing under the eaves through the falling snow, Gu Yunqing greeted Song Rong before walking to the bottom of the steps. "I’m fine with anything – you want to enter the city today?"
Si Xu nodded. "We can't stay here for long. The two of us will search the remaining places that have not been searched."
Gu Yunqing had no objection to this arrangement. Gu Yunqing glanced at Jiang Ran, who was reaching out her hands to catch the snowflakes. "Are you taking her with you?"
Not sensing his friend's teasing, Si Xu replied, "No." He also explained seriously, "What we need when entering the city this time is speed. It’ll be troublesome to bring her along."
Good grief, how could you speak the truth? Weren’t you afraid that Sister Ranran would be angry if she heard that?
Gu Yunqing, who had merely teased Si Xu casually, heard his serious explanation and felt worried for him. Even if you thought the girl was a hindrance, you shouldn’t have said it so naturally!
Jiang Ran naturally heard Si Xu's answer, but she didn't think there was anything wrong with Si Xu's words. Instead, she looked at Gu Yunqing, who kept blinking, and asked with concern, "Captain Gu, what's wrong with your eyes? Are they feeling uncomfortable?"
Gu Yunqing laughed dryly. "...Haha, the snowflakes have gotten into my eyes. I'm fine, I’m fine."
Si Xu was going to the city with Gu Yunqing. Jiang Ran tied the scarf for the young man, straightened his collar, and said in a voice that could not be heard by the people around them. "Be safe and come back soon."
"Okay." Looking at Gu Yunqing and Su Qin not far away, Si Xu frowned and grabbed Jiang Ran's hand that was about to be retracted. "Jiang Ran, did you forget something?"
What did I forget? Jiang Ran thought hard, but had no clue. "What?"
"Don't you like me?" Si Xu said matter-of-factly, "We are going to be apart. Why aren't you kissing me?"
Jiang Ran, "Huh?" What kind of logic was that?
Si Xu’s expression darkened, obviously unhappy. "Jiang Ran, why aren't you kissing me?"
Sensing the young man's sudden gloomy aura, Jiang Ran quickly stood up on tiptoes and kissed him on the cheek. She muttered while blushing, "Like this?"
"...Uh-huh." With a low hum, Si Xu's mood instantly lifted. "Don't wait for me to remind you next time."
Jiang Ran, "..." This boss's brain worked differently from that of ordinary people indeed.
Jiang Ran was still struggling with what Si Xu was thinking when he imitated her action and leaned forward to kiss her cheek.
"Wait for me to come back." Before getting up, he chuckled in her ear and reminded her, "Be good, okay?"
His warm breath fell on her ear, and the whole ear seemed to be burning. The warmth spread to the bottom of her heart.
Jiang Ran nodded casually. She couldn't figure out what was going on with Si Xu's sudden flirtation – was he suddenly enlightened? It didn't seem so.
As she saw Si Xu off, she was suddenly enlightened when she saw Gu Yunqing snuggling with Su Qin and wanting to kiss and hug her.
Si Xu must have been the witness to Gu Yunqing and Su Qin’s loving gestures often, right?
The only couple he had come across with more often were Gu Yunqing and Su Qin, so he naturally assumed that the intimate behavior between Gu Yunqing and Su Qin was common for lovers.
He asked her to give him a farewell kiss when they parted, and he kissed her back very tenderly...
Although Si Xu did not give a clear response to her love confession, when he faced her again, he began to learn to treat her like a lover.
He was really cute and silly.
Thinking of what Su Qin said last night, and of the dark days in the laboratory described in the novel... Jiang Ran felt her nose tingle inexplicably.
When Si Xu came out, Gu Yunqing had already been kicked aside by Su Qin. The man waved to his lover reluctantly and walked toward Si Xu. "Let's go now, and come back early. Listen..."
"Si Xu."
The young man walking down the steps was stopped by the girl. He turned around and looked at her, thinking that she needed something. "Huh?"
Jiang Ran, who was standing on the steps, leaned forward slightly, cupped the young man's face, and gave him a peck on the lips. "This is the farewell kiss between lovers."
The girl slowly retracted her hands, a light blush spreading on her fair cheeks.
With the faint fragrance of flowers lingering in his breath, the young man looked at her and licked his lips.
He looked like he wanted her to continue.
Gu Yunqing, who was witness to their loving gesture while his girlfriend was by his side, "..."
He couldn't stand it anymore and asked Si Xu, "Are you leaving? If not, Qin and I will go back to our room!" It was freezing cold that day. He had to be witness to their affection too. Of course he wasn’t feeling okay.
Si Xu responded calmly, "Yeah, let's go."
Gu Yunqing, "..." Were you smiling? You were smiling. Don't think that I didn’t notice it because it wasn’t obvious! Must you be so happy after just being kissed?!
……
After seeing Si Xu off, Jiang Ran slowly went upstairs. She found the room, raised her hand and knocked on the door.
"Who is it?" Zhou Jian's voice came from inside, and the door was quickly opened. "Jiang Ranran?"
Zhou Jian stared at the girl in front of her in surprise, blocked the door, and sneered. "Why did you come here? Are you looking for Ruirui? Ruirui is not here – she should be lovey-dovey with Xie Chengzhi now..."
"I'm not looking for Luo Rui." Looking past Zhou Jian, Jiang Ran fixed her gaze on He Ru, whose face was slightly pale. Jiang Ran raised her chin and said, "I'm looking for her."
"You’re looking for Ruru?" As a superhuman, Zhou Jian felt that she had the responsibility to protect her roommate, who was just an ordinary person. She had no intention of getting out of the way, and still blocked the door. "Why are you looking for her?"
"It has nothing to do with you." Jiang Ran didn't want to go in either. "He Ru." She stared at the girl and said in a deep voice, "Come out, I want to talk to you."
"I..."
"Don't even think about rejecting me." Jiang Ran said coldly, "If you dare to refuse, I’ll tell Si Xu what you’ve done – do you think Si Xu will kill you directly?"
"Hey, what’s the meaning of this? Are you threatening Ruru?" Hearing Jiang Ran's words, Zhou Jian was even more agitated than He Ru. "Jiang Ran, listen. Don't assume that you can do whatever you want after being with Si Xu. I..."
"Aren't you afraid of Si Xu?" Jiang Ran was annoyed with the girl. She glanced and sneered at her. "Zhou Jian, believe it or not, if you yell one more word at me, I’ll get Si Xu to twist and break your arm like he did to Jiang Yu's arm."
"You..."
"Do you believe it?"
Zhou Jian was used to the girl’s submissive behavior. But now, when Zhou Jian looked at her cold and emotionless eyes, Zhou Jian's roar that was about to burst through her mouth was stuck in her throat, which made her face turn red for a moment – either because of anger or embarrassment.
Knowing that Zhou Jian couldn't protect her, He Ru pursed her lips, slowly stood up and walked to Jiang Ran with her head lowered.
"Let's go." Jiang Ran turned around and went downstairs without looking at Zhou Jian.
It wasn't until Jiang Ran left with He Ru that Zhou Jian heaved a sigh of relief. Feeling ashamed of her cowering behavior when facing Jiang Ran, the girl clenched her fists and yelled at the door, "Jiang Ranran! Don't be smug!"
……
Following Jiang Ran to a deserted place, He Ru looked back at the door of the villa where people were around, refusing to walk forward.
"Ran... Ranran, there is no one here. If you have anything to say, just say it here."
As soon as the girl finished speaking, Jiang Ran, who was walking in front, suddenly turned around. She raised her hand and pointed at He Ru.
He Ru was stunned for a moment, and her gaze slowly moved from her cold eyes to her fingers.
Her pale face became even paler.
"Jiang Ranran, you... don't do anything rash!"
He Ru didn’t expect the girl to point a gun directly at her, and she took two steps back, trying to escape.
"He Ru." Jiang Ran called He Ru's name expressionlessly, and narrowed her eyes. "If you dare to run, I’ll shoot you immediately."
