I Conquered the Villain Boss Chapter 38
Translated by Digitalian (ko-fi)
Chapter 38: Leave Them Alone
The heavy snow had no intention of stopping. The snow on the road was already knee-deep.
Jiang Ran stood under the eaves and kept stomping her feet.
In the parking lot not far away, men from the superhuman team were clearing the snow to prevent it from accumulating and getting the supplies in the cars wet.
Jiang Ran originally wanted to help, but Gu Yunqing refused.
"It’s manual labor. With this kind of weather, just let the men do it."
Hence, Jiang Ran stood in the corridor with a cup of hot water and watched Gu Yunqing and the other men doing the work.
According to Si Xu, it wasn’t suitable for the team to set off now in this weather, so he went into the city alone today. Before leaving, he specifically asked Jiang Ran if there was anything she needed or any snacks she liked...
Although Si Xu didn't say it clearly, Jiang Ran had the feeling that the guy went into the city today because of her.
"It's snowing so hard. Don’t you feel cold when you stand here?"
Su Qin, who was also holding a cup of hot water, walked back and forth in the living room several times. Eventually, she couldn't help but poke her head through the door to talk to Jiang Ran.
Ever since Si Xu went into the city, the girl had been standing at the door for a long time.
"Are you waiting for Seventh Brother?"
Jiang Ran didn’t deny it. "The snow is so heavy. Will it be dangerous for him to go into the city alone?"
Su Qin replied without thinking, "No."
Jiang Ran looked at her in surprise. "You’re sure?"
"Yeah. Didn't Seventh Brother tell you?" Su Qin stood beside her, her gaze landing on Gu Yunqing not far away, and said absently, "Seventh Brother has water-type abilities. Not only does snow and rain have no effect on him, but they might even enhance his abilities."
"Huh?" Was that what water-type abilities were like? The superhumans with water-type abilities that she had met before produced water according to their level – to put it bluntly, they were mobile reservoirs.
During the apocalypse, unpolluted water was a scarce resource, so water-type abilities were also a scarce resource, similar to space-type abilities.
Thinking that the girl's confused expression was cute, Su Qin pinched her face and said with a smile, "Yes, as time goes by, you’ll realize that in weather like rain and snow, Seventh Brother won’t get wet even if he doesn't carry an umbrella..."
Jiang Ran, "???" She was sure that Su Qin wouldn’t lie to her. However, when Si Xu came back yesterday, his coat was soaked through and his hands were cold. Her heart ached for him for a long time!
"Oh, there seemed to be snowflakes on Seventh Brother when he came back yesterday..." Su Qin smiled meaningfully. "I think he wanted to get some comfort from you, haha."
Jiang Ran,"..."
After the accumulated snow was cleared, the group of men from the superhuman team struggled back to the living room. They huddled together and grabbed hot water to warm themselves.
Gu Yunqing shook off the snow on his body and said in a shivering tone, "It's really freezing cold. If we don’t go back, I wonder if the people in the base can survive this winter with the supplies in the base."
"It's pointless to worry." Su Qin placed the cup of hot water she had just poured into her boyfriend's hand, and answered him while helping him brush away the snow on his body, "Wei Yage and Shen Yang's teams were collecting supplies near the base. They must have gone back by now."
"You’re right." After taking a sip of hot water, Gu Yunqing was finally able to speak normally, "Sigh, I really miss the heating and air conditioning in the past. This is so freezing cold."
He looked at Jiang Ran. "Sister Ranran, it's so cold today. Be careful, don’t catch a cold. You’d better go in."
If Jiang Ran caught a cold, his badass friend, Si Xu, would lose his temper again, and the unlucky ones would be innocent victims like them.
The water in the cup was already cold, and her fingers were almost numb from the cold. Jiang Ran nodded and was about to enter the house when she saw a white figure in the distance heading this way despite the heavy snow.
Recognizing the person she was waiting for at a glance, Jiang Ran forgot about the snow under the corridor and happily ran down the steps to meet him.
"Hey! Ranran, don't go down in such heavy snow!" Seeing the girl rushing into the snow, Su Qin quickly tried to stop her.
However, it was too late.
The girl who ran toward Si Xu happily only managed to take two steps in the knee-deep snow before she was stuck in the snow.
Su Qin, "..."
Gu Yunqing, "..."
Looking at the girl stuck in the snow, the two of them laughed.
Feeling that she had done something embarrassing, Jiang Ran wanted to retreat to the stairs, but she was unable to move forward or backward.
The girl leaned forward slightly and took two heavy breaths.
The cold wind carried the deep laughter into her ears. Jiang Ran blushed involuntarily and looked up at the young man standing in front of her.
Si Xu stood on the snow and looked at her leisurely.
Jiang Ran, "..." Why were you laughing? Shouldn’t you pull me out? Wait, were her eyes playing tricks on her? This guy was standing on the snow!
Was this the water-type ability that Su Qin mentioned just now? Why had she never seen other superhumans with water-type abilities use it before?
Pulling the girl out of the snow by her back collar, Si Xu walked through the snow and lifted her like a kitten to the corridor before putting her down.
After her feet landed on the ground, Jiang Ran glanced at the snowy ground without any footprints on it, and asked Si Xu angrily, "Si Xu, you’re obviously powerful. Why did you deliberately get wet yesterday?"
Si Xu had brought Jiang Ran’s favorite snacks back from the city, and was about to tell her that when he saw her angry eyes. Instantly, he felt aggrieved – he went into the city specially for her. It was bad enough that she didn't give him a kiss to thank him, but she was even mean to him!
Sensing that Si Xu's mood had turned from cheery to gloomy, Gu Yunqing thought, oh no, the two of them seem to be fighting. Should I go up and try to persuade them?
Jiang Ran continued to speak, "Do you know that you’ll catch a cold easily when wearing wet clothes in such cold weather? I know you’re very powerful, but you must also take care of yourself! If you catch a cold, I’ll definitely feel sad for you!"
The girl said, sneezing twice in a row, and then glared at him with her almond-shaped eyes, refusing to budge.
Si Xu, "..."
He bowed his head obediently and admitted his mistake. "I won't do it again next time."
As soon as he admitted his mistake, Jiang Ran’s heart softened.
"I’m not blaming you. I just hope you can take care of yourself in the future..." She held his hand and muttered, "Look, your hands are so cold. I told you to wear thicker clothes, but you don't listen to me..."
Gu Yunqing, who had stepped forward, getting ready to break up the fight, "..."
He was once again forced to be a witness of their affectionate act. Gu Yunqing hugged his girlfriend and shouted angrily, "Qin, let's go in!"
We would just leave those two lovebirds alone! They were way out of line!
……
Si Xu went into the city this time and brought back various snacks and skincare products.
Jiang Ran looked at the bottles and jars he placed on the table and was dumbfounded.
Being a girl, Su Qin, casually picked up a bottle of essence, her eyes shining. "Oh, Seventh Brother, how many of these little black bottles did you take? Give me two bottles."
Si Xu said indifferently, "If you like them, just take them." He turned sideways and asked Jiang Ran, "Which one do you like to use?"
Jiang Ran was dazzled by the pile of skincare products in front of her and hesitated, "These are all fine. In fact, it doesn't matter even if I don't use them..."
Dude, it had been half a year since the apocalypse struck. Please focus on saving the people in the world instead of daily skincare!
"Oh, then I'll put them all away." After Su Qin took away the essence she wanted, Si Xu put the other bottles back into his space. "Gu Yunqing told me that the girls in the base pay great attention to daily skincare. Don't worry. I’ve collected a lot in my space. They are enough for you to use for a long, long time..."
When he heard himself being cued suddenly, Gu Yunqing put down the cup he was holding and responded, "That's right – you’ll know when you arrive at the base. Those girls, tsk, tsk."
Were girls still in the mood to think about skincare during the apocalypse? Jiang Ran tried to recall the contents of the novel and suddenly remembered that there was indeed such a description in the novel.
Many people in the base would pay special attention to grooming themselves in order to pander to the strong to protect their lives and status in the base.
The five major superhuman teams in the base were composed of personnel selected from the former army and were the public property of the base. In addition to the five major superhuman teams, there were also many small superhuman teams composed of ordinary people. They relied on the tasks issued by the base management department to make a living and had relative freedom to move about.
If the girls knew people from the superhuman teams, they would ask them to help bring back some unexpired skincare products and cosmetics when they went on missions... Of course, the superhumans would also get corresponding rewards from them.
There was such a paragraph in the novel: A girl sought Xie Chengzhi’s help and promised to sleep with him in return. However, when she saw Luo Rui without makeup, she felt ashamed and sobered up... Of course, the point was to highlight Luo Rui's beauty and temperament.
Jiang Ran snapped out of her recollection, but the topic wasn’t over yet.
"Isn't it normal for girls to be vain?" Su Qin said, "Many girls grew up being pampered by their families. They are delicate girls who have no ability to rely on themselves or have not awakened any superpowers. In order to survive, they can only choose from the options available to them – oh, not only girls, but many guys in the base also do this kind of thing."
"Yeah." Jiang Ran agreed with Su Qin's point of view. "One is thankful enough to be able to survive in this kind of world."
When the girl said that, she looked depressed. Si Xu frowned slightly, thought for a while, took out a packet of White Rabbit milk candies from his space, and handed it to her. "Have some candies."
The cold packaging was stuffed into Jiang Ran’s hand, and Jiang Ran exclaimed in a low voice. After a moment of surprise, she returned the packet of candies to Si Xu. "I can't use the team's supplies."
It was a reward last time. She couldn't just accept what Si Xu gave her – if others knew that Si Xu always used the team's supplies to coax a girl, it would cause dissatisfaction among the team members.
"Hmm?" After being rejected, Si Xu explained patiently, "It's not part of the team's supplies."
Jiang Ran was confused. "It isn’t?" Wasn't it collected for the team?
"Well, Sister Ranran, the things in Si Xu's space are private property that does not belong to the team. You can use them as you like, and then let him collect them after you’ve finished them." Knowing that Jiang Ran had misunderstood, Gu Yunqing explained for the guy who didn’t know how to explain it. After the explanation, Gu Yunqing couldn’t help but diss Si Xu.
"Si Xu is like a hamster collecting food. He likes to store things in his space when he has nothing to do. I remember the last time we went to IKEA, he took away several pots for cooking rice, porridge, and soup. I don't know why he collected those kinds of stuff."
"Of course, people like you who can’t cook don’t need them." Si Xu said disparagingly.
Gu Yunqing retorted, "You sounded as if you could cook, hah."
Si Xu said smugly, with a sense of pride in his tone, "I can't, but Jiang Ran can." After saying that, he glanced at Su Qin and said disparagingly again, "It’s bad enough that you can’t cook, but Su Qin can't either."
Su Qin, who was implicated for no reason, choked on air. "Cough, cough, cough, cough!"
Although Jiang Ran knew that Si Xu's words were very offensive, she couldn't help but feel her cheeks get warm after hearing such a straightforward compliment. She secretly tugged on his sleeve to remind him not to be so high-profile.
