I Conquered the Villain Boss Chapter 43
Translated by Digitalian (ko-fi)
Chapter 43: Where’s Your Respect
After eating a rabbit leg, Jiang Ran was already eighty percent full. The girl looked at the remaining half of the rabbit and didn't know what to do with it.
She was too full to eat it, but if she were to just throw it away –– wasting food wasn’t something she could do.
Noticing the girl's little movement of looking around, Si Xu asked her, "What's wrong?"
"I..." Jiang Ran frowned helplessly. "I’m too full to eat anymore."
"Oh." Si Xu glanced at the remaining rabbit meat in her hand. He grabbed her wrist and took a bite from her hand. "Well, it's a bit greasy."
Although he said that, he still finished the remaining half of the rabbit in no time.
Jiang Ran, "..." He finished her leftover rabbit meat... She had never had a boyfriend before, but even in Jiang Ranran's memory, Xie Chengzhi had never eaten her leftover food. Even if it was an ice cream that she only took a bite of, Xie Chengzhi would never touch it.
Wasn’t Si Xu... a hygiene freak? Every time he arrived at a new accommodation, he would take out a new bed sheet and quilt covers from his space and let her change them before he would sleep on the bed.
However, he ate her half of the rabbit.
Not knowing how to describe her mood at the moment, Jiang Ran only knew that her cheeks began to feel warm again.
"Sister Ranran, why are you blushing?" Seeing the little actions of Si Xu and Jiang Ran, Gu Yunqing took the opportunity to tease her. "Are you finding his passion too hot to handle?"
Su Qin also noticed Si Xu’s action. She nudged Gu Yunqing with her elbow and cursed under her breath, "Cut it out. Be careful, Seventh Brother will twist you up!"
At the mention of twisting him up, Gu Yunqing shut up indeed.
After being teased by Gu Yunqing, Jiang Ran calmed down instead.
She took out a handkerchief from her pocket and handed it to Si Xu so that he could wipe his hands. "Was it greasy? Do you want some water?"
She said and handed him the mineral water at hand.
Si Xu wiped his hands slowly, and took a few sips of the mineral water. Then he threw the empty bottle into the fire, and pulled Jiang Ran to her feet. "Are you full? Do you want to go for a walk?"
Jiang Ran, who felt a little full, was pleased with his suggestion. "Okay."
Si Xu led the girl out after wrapping the shawl around her.
"Those two... why do they always go out for a walk at night?" After the two of them left the warehouse, Gu Yunqing said with a smile, "Tell me, is Seventh Brother..."
It was obvious what this guy was thinking about. Su Qin pinched the flesh on his waist and twisted it gently. "What is it?"
"Ouch." The girl's pinch felt like a tickle, but Gu Yunqing took the opportunity to lean into her arms, "You never control your strength. It hurts so much. Help me soothe the pain~"
Su Qin continued to pinch him. "Mind your dignity as the captain! You might not feel embarrassed, but I do!"
"Having a wife is more important than having dignity." Gu Yunqing stayed in her arms and refused to move. "Rub it for me, or I'll get up..."
Seeing that the captain was starting to act adorable again, Song Rong couldn’t stand it. Hence, he decisively found an excuse to leave with their team members, leaving the bonfire to the two young lovers.
"Look! I’m sure Brother Song must be laughing at you!" The tacit laughter of their team members made Su Qin's face feel hot, and she patted Gu Yunqing's face as if venting her anger. "Your image as the captain has been ruined by you!"
"I don’t care about my image..." He felt that his girlfriend's angry expression was so cute. Gu Yunqing raised his hands to hold the back of her head with audacity, raised his head and kissed her lips. "Good girl~"
Su Qin, "Oh..." Okay, this guy had learned to spring a surprise attack? After he finished kissing her, she would beat him to death.
……
Outside the warehouse was a wide road. Si Xu and Jiang Ran walked along the smooth road and occasionally encountered zombies loitering around. All of them were beheaded by the space blade thrown casually by Si Xu.
The weather in winter was unpredictable. When they came out, the moon was still bright in the sky. Not long after they started walking, the moon was shrouded by thick clouds, and their vision suddenly dimmed.
Not used to the dim light, Jiang Ran held Si Xu's hand tightly and looked around.
There was a dense forest on one side of the road and sparsely spaced houses on the other. Because it was a suburb area, the population wasn’t dense and there weren’t many zombies.
However, with every few steps they took, they could hear the howls of mutated beasts. Those were probably animals that used to live in the dense forest.
"Jiang Ran."
Sensing the girl's distraction, Si Xu slowed down and asked, "What are you thinking about?"
"I'm wondering if any of the residents here would escape to the base."
"If they had awakened superpowers, that might be possible," Si Xu said, suddenly stopping.
Jiang Ran stopped as well and saw the man squinting his eyes in one direction. Jiang Ran didn’t know what he saw, but he frowned slightly and his eyes turned cold.
"Si Xu?" Jiang Ran couldn't see anything, but that didn't stop her from feeling the murderous intent rising around the young man. "What's wrong?"
"Jiang Ran, no matter what you hear later, don't say anything."
Jiang Ran nodded in agreement, and out of the corner of her eye, she saw several figures approaching from the end of the road, surrounded by the sound of wind.
Were they human beings? Or were they mutated zombies?
Jiang Ran stared at the shadows that appeared in front of her with wide eyes, not daring to say a word.
"Eh? Isn't this Professor Si?"
It seemed that those shadows didn't expect anyone to be here. They stopped the vehicle in a hurry and alighted lightly in front of the two of them.
The man in the lead was wearing a long, turquoise uniform, which made his shoulders look broad and his legs long. The style of the uniform was simple. Apart from a belt, only the pattern of an eagle spreading its wings was embroidered on the right shoulder.
Behind him were three men and one woman, all in the same uniform. The difference was that those people had guns on their belts.
"Professor Si, to think that we met here. We really have an affinity." The man greeted Si Xu in a familiar manner, and his eyes were quickly attracted to Jiang Ran in Si Xu's arms, "Hey, this girl is..."
Si Xu was silent and did not respond immediately.
The man looked at Jiang Ran, took off his black glove, and stretched out his hand. "Hello, Miss. My name is Pei Xiao. I’m Professor Si’s..." After a pause, he said, "Friend."
Jiang Ran didn’t know if it was her imagination, but when the man said the word “friend,” there was a hint of disgust in his tone.
Si Xu didn't speak. Jiang Ran didn't know the identities of the people opposite them, so she could only reach out and shake the young man's hand. "Hello."
She didn't say her name, nor did she tell him her relationship with Si Xu.
Sensing the girl's reticence, Pei Xiao smiled. "The last time I saw Professor Si, he was still alone. I wonder what’s your relationship with Professor Si?"
"I..."
"It has nothing to do with you." Si Xu replied coldly. With that, he wrapped his arm around Jiang Ran and turned around to leave.
"Professor Si, you’re so nervous. Could it be that... this girl is your new toy?" There was still a hint of humor in the young man’s voice, but his tone was much colder. "I haven't seen you in half a year, Si Xu, and your hobby is still so disgusting."
Did this person bear a grudge against Si Xu?
If it was just suspicion just now, Jiang Ran was certain now. She was right. This man hated Si Xu. However, he actually dared to talk to Si Xu this way... This was the first time she met someone like this man since she got to know Si Xu.
Based on her understanding of Si Xu, she was afraid that this man would face a bad ending.
"It has nothing to do with you." To Jiang Ran's surprise, Si Xu only replied curtly and did not take the man's impudent words to heart.
"It seems that I guessed it right." Pei Xiao smiled coldly. "Si Xu, since I’ve encountered this, I definitely have to intervene..."
"Intervene?" Si Xu smiled softly and did not take the man’s threat to heart. "You mean, you want to fight with me?"
As Si Xu finished speaking, all four people behind Pei Xiao pulled out their guns and pointed the guns at Si Xu.
"Guns?" Si Xu said calmly, "Pei Xiao, do you want your men to die in vain because of your personal grudge?"
"Hah, it seems you are very confident." There was a cold light condensing into the shape of a sharp blade on Pei Xiao's fingertips.
He was a superhuman with metal-type abilities.
Jiang Ran looked at the people behind him.
Although they were holding guns, it was obvious from the speed at which they approached just now that they were also superhumans.
"Si Xu, hand this girl to us, and we’ll let you go." Pei Xiao said coldly, "Otherwise, we’ll have to battle it out."
Si Xu looked at him coldly. He pulled Jiang Ran behind him with one hand, and said calmly, "No one can take away my things as they like."
There was an obvious murderous intent in his tone.
Undeterred by the man's murderous intent, Pei Xiao glanced at Jiang Ran and smiled gently. "Don't be afraid. You’ll be safe soon."
Jiang Ran, "..." Wait, did this man misunderstand something?
Before she could figure out what was going on, the man opposite had already said sternly, "Kill Si Xu. Don't hurt the girl."
"Yes!"
Jiang Ran, "Wait!"
Seeing that a fight was imminent, Jiang Ran forgot Si Xu's warning. She quickly stood in front of Si Xu and said loudly, "Wait a minute!"
She didn't know what grudge this man had with Si Xu, but she knew that he was mistaken about Si Xu now –– he thought she was forced by Si Xu to follow him, and that Si Xu had some weird hobbies.
There was a very simple way to resolve this current misunderstanding.
"Si Xu is my boyfriend!" Jiang Ran glared at the man opposite her and said fiercely, "You aren’t allowed to bully him!"
Pei Xiao, "...?"
As the girl stood in front of him, the space blade between Si Xu's fingertips disappeared suddenly. Si Xu lowered his eyes and looked at the delicate little figure in front of him, and the corners of his mouth slightly curled up.
After hearing Jiang Ran's words, the people opposite them showed expressions of disbelief.
What did this girl say? She said Si Xu was her boyfriend?
Boyfriend... was that what they understood?
Knowing how the grudge between their captain and Si Xu arose, the four of them looked at their captain with even more cautiousness in their eyes.
What the heck? Professor Si had a girlfriend? Captain... They were afraid he would fly into a rage.
"You said he is your boyfriend?" Pei Xiao said those words through gritted teeth.
Jiang Ran met his gaze without fear. "Yes!"
The man fell into a strange silence. The cold expression on his face gradually became distorted, and his eyes were flashing with fury.
Jiang Ran, "Huh?" She thought it would be fine after she cleared the air, but why did that person seem to be even angrier?
"Si Xu!" With a roar, the man's figure approached instantly, and he swung his knife at Si Xu. "You bastard! Where’s your respect for Wan'er?"
Protecting Jiang Ran, Si Xu raised his hand to block Pei Xiao’s attack.
Si Xu’s sword and Pei Xiao’s sharp blade collided with a clear sound. Jiang Ran closed her eyes subconsciously, and the name she just heard echoed in her ears.
Wan’er.
This name wasn’t unfamiliar to her.
Su Qin said that Si Xu's fangirl was killed by Shen Yang and the Yu family.
Pei Wan'er and Pei Xiao, were these two siblings?
