I Conquered the Villain Boss Chapter 61
Translated by Digitalian (ko-fi)
Chapter 61: When Am I The Loveliest?
Before going to the Shen family's residence, Si Xu took Jiang Ran to the laboratory and personally extracted a tube of blood from the girl's arm.
Jiang Ran pressed the needle hole on her arm and her eyes tracked Si Xu’s movements without blinking.
Ahhh, did he always wear this white coat at work? With broad shoulders, a lean waist and long legs, he looked so handsome in a uniform!
Although Jiang Ran was screaming crazily in her heart, she looked calm and even pretended to cry.
"Si Xu, my arm hurts." She was looking for something to do, sitting on the chair and swaying in boredom. "I can't lift my arm~"
Si Xu, who had kept the test tube away and was packing his things, looked back at her and said, "I have good acupuncture technique."
Your tone reminded me of Wet-Nurse Rong. Jiang Ran stuck out her tongue, then mumbled, "But my arm hurts."
(Note: Wet-Nurse Rong was a character in “My Fair Princess,” known for her torture method of using needles)
Si Xu walked up to her, held her arm where the needle was inserted, and checked it carefully. "There's nothing wrong. Don't put pressure on it when you sleep at night. It won’t be painful by tomorrow."
Jiang Ran scratched the palm of his hand and said, "Kiss me and it won't hurt anymore."
Si Xu, "..." His cheeks were stained with a faint blush. He pursed his lips and leaned over to kiss her lips lightly.
Jiang Ran licked her lips and said like a gangster, "Si Xu, are you shy?"
He replied decisively, "No."
"But your face is flushed."
"I’m hot."
"Are you really not shy?"
His answer was still decisive. "No."
Jiang Ran teased him persistently, "Then why did you kiss me so perfunctorily?"
Si Xu looked at the girl silently, seeing her little pride.
The girl seemed very happy... It seemed that the answer to that question was important to her. But why did she care so much about that question? It was hard indeed to guess what the girl was thinking.
After careful consideration, he answered the girl's question seriously, "If I’d kissed you seriously, I’d feel uncomfortable."
Huh? Huh, huh? After thinking about it, Jiang Ran's face instantly blushed.
She slid from the chair to the floor, tugged at the neat hem of her clothes, and cleared her throat. "It's getting late. Shall we go to the Shen family's residence?"
Si Xu took her hand naturally and said, "Jiang Ran."
"Huh?"
"Are you shy?"
"... No!"
"But your face is flushed."
"..."
"Are you really not shy?"
"..."
"Jiang Ran, you..."
"Okay, okay." After losing her temper, Jiang Ran admitted, "I'm shy, I’m shy! Girls are shy when they face the person they like!"
Si Xu nodded. "I know."
Gu Yunqing had said that girls would blush when they were shy. If one wasn’t considerate at this time, they would become angry.
Si Xu thought about Gu Yunqing's words, his focus was on the last part of the sentence.
"Jiang Ran, you look lovely when you’re shy."
Jiang Ran, who was about to yell, "Since you know I’m shy, why did you still ask?" seemed to have been doused with a basin of cold water over her head. The small flame made a "puff" sound, and only a wisp of smoke remained.
Her cheeks felt warmer.
The smile in her eyes also became more obvious.
She squeezed the man's hand and retorted, "Aren't I lovely when I'm not shy?"
"You’re lovely." Si Xu said without thinking, "Jiang Ran, you’re lovely no matter when."
She was lovelier than anyone he had ever met, so when she was at his side, he couldn't help but want to pinch her face, hold her in his arms, and...
Why did that answer sound so perfunctory? Jiang Ran looked at him and tried to tease him again. "Then tell me, when am I the loveliest?"
Si Xu thought for a while. Like a well-behaved boy answering the teacher's question, he replied seriously, "You’re the loveliest... last night, and today at noon."
Jiang Ran wanted to tease Si Xu but ended up being teased. "..." Dude, you didn't have to be so honest, I meant it.
……
Not long after the Shen family’s party started, the invited guests arrived at the Shen family’s villa one after another.
"Have you seen the young lady of the Shen family? I heard from Wang that the girl is very beautiful?"
"I haven't seen her. But no matter whether she’s beautiful, don't even think about it."
"What's wrong? Is she married? Wasn’t she studying in Shenmu City?"
"No, haven’t you heard about it? That lady is Professor Si’s woman –– if you have the guts, you can vie with Professor Si for the woman."
"No, no, I don’t have the guts! I can’t win against him!"
“Tsk, look at how cowardly you are."
"Professor Si’s woman... Why didn’t Professor Si come tonight?”
"..."
A group of male guests who were the sons of high-ranking officials in the base gathered together and chatted. Their voices were neither loud nor quiet, just clear enough for Wei Yage not far away to hear.
The woman drank the champagne, and lowered her eyes. When she thought of something, a smile appeared on her lips.
Si Xu didn't come tonight.
Even though the woman climbed into Si Xu's bed, Si Xu didn’t attend the Shen family's party –– he wouldn’t change his view of the Shen family just because of that woman.
It seemed that she had overestimated that woman.
She was unimportant.
……
After following Shen Lang and getting to know the various cadres and persons in charge of the base, Jiang Ran felt that her face was about to go numb from smiling.
She finally had time to rest. As soon as she sat down on the sofa, someone came over to strike up a conversation.
"Miss Shen..."
"My surname is Jiang." She corrected the man's form of address expressionlessly. Jiang Ran didn't even look at him and said directly, "I don't want to dance. I have a boyfriend and I won't break up with him. Thank you."
The man was ruthlessly rejected even before he opened his mouth. The man returned to his companion in despair. Not surprisingly, he was ridiculed by his companion.
"Hey." Shen Yang put his hands on the sofa and leaned forward to talk to Jiang Ran. "Maybe he just wanted to ask you for a dance. It won't do you any harm to make a few friends."
Jiang Ran snorted. "Cousin, you’re a man of experience –– do you think that man just wanted to be friends with me?"
Shen Yang tapped her on the head with his finger. "Even if you didn't want to be friends with him, you could make use of him."
He was asking her to learn to make use of those men who wanted to take advantage of her... was that what he meant?
Jiang Ran looked back at Shen Yang and changed the topic. "There are so many beautiful women tonight. Why are you still here?"
"Those women?" Shen Yang smiled gently and subtly, but his eyes were filled with sarcasm. "They’re prey of no value. They aren’t even as sensual as the female escorts in the bar."
The man's tone was frivolous, and Jiang Ran cursed inwardly. That answer coupled with his expression made him really look like a heartless scumbag.
Because of Jiang Ranran's memories of Shen Yang, Jiang Ran originally thought she knew her cousin fairly well. However, now, it seemed that she had reached that conclusion too early.
Yes, how could the heir of the Shen family be a libertine who fooled around with women? He could even escape unscathed after helping Yu Huang plot against Pei Wan'er back then. She shouldn’t belittle him.
Huh? Plotted against Pei Wan'er and escaped unscathed... When Jiang Ran looked at Shen Yang's smiling face, an idea suddenly popped up in her mind.
If one thought about it carefully, the only ones who really benefited from that plotting were the Shen family.
Pei Wan'er died, the Yu family was exterminated, and Si Xu gained the reputation of being a "devil"... Only the Shen family replaced the Yu family in power, and won the support of everyone in the base because they "stepped forward to command in times of danger."
Was all that really just a coincidence?
Or was there someone behind it? From the moment Yu Huang plotted against Pei Wan'er, no, probably from the moment Yu Huang saw Pei Wan'er, everything was a planned conspiracy.
……
In the garden, Shen Lang stood under the moonlight with his hands behind his back, looking up at the bright moon in the sky. He was silent for a long time.
Zheng Li stood behind him, with his hands on both sides. He reported the news he received in a low voice, "... Si Xu originally accompanied Miss Jiang out of the laboratory, but then returned to the laboratory for unknown reasons."
"It seems that..." Shen Lang clasped his hands and smiled coldly. "Si Xu doesn't value Ranran as much as I thought –– Zheng, do you think this is a good thing? Or a bad thing?"