I Conquered the Villain Boss Chapter 79
Translated by Digitalian (ko-fi)
Chapter 79: New Mission
On the way to the canteen, Shen Yao lagged a few steps behind and walked side by side with Wei Yage.
When they were about to reach the cafeteria door, Shen Yao lowered her voice and said unhurriedly, "That kid Ranran looks silly, but she’s actually smart. Captain Wei, don’t you agree?"
Not knowing what the girl meant by saying that, Wei Yage lowered her eyes and said nothing.
"Si Xu doesn't seem to care about anything, but you’re also from the laboratory, so you must know that he protects those around him."
Wei Yage stopped in her tracks. She looked directly at Shen Yao, and said in a deep voice, "Assistant Shen, what do you want to say?"
"Well, I just like chatting with smart people." Shen Yao yawned, looking sleepy, but her words were sharp. "Wei Yage, if you still have feelings for Si Xu, I’d advise you to give up as soon as possible – regardless of how our Shen family treats Ranran, as long as the blood of our Shen family runs in her, we will not let her be bullied."
Was Shen Yao trying to be Jiang Ranran’s backer? Wei Yage thought it was funny, so she laughed out loud. "Shen Yao, you don't seem to call the shots in the Shen family, right?"
How dared she play a hero in front of me? She was nobody at all.
"Hah, Wei Yage, I thought you were a smart person." Shen Yao's gaze on the woman was full of sympathy. "Hu Bing died. Ranran told my eldest brother that she killed him. Not only did my eldest brother not punish her, but he even hid the matter for her – you should be glad that it’s my grandfather who calls the shots in the Shen family now. Otherwise, if you make things difficult for Ranran, you will die miserably."
What did that mean? Was Shen Yao telling her that Shen Yang valued Jiang Ranran very much? Shen Yang? Hah, he was just a lowlife playboy. Who cared about what he thought?
Wei Yage sneered slightly, expressing her disdain.
To be honest, nicely put, Shen Yang was romantic. But bluntly put, he was indecent. Everyone, including her, had never taken Shen Yang seriously.
That guy relied on the Shen family's accumulated wealth and Shen Lang's support to live like a Casanova. Without the Shen family, he would be the scum of society, and be crushed into powder with just one kick.
"That's all I have to say. You’re on your own." After Shen Yao finished talking, she wandered into the cafeteria.
Wei Yage stood there for a moment. She suddenly lost her appetite and turned around to go home.
The Shen family, Shen Yang, Jiang Ranran... If it was true as Shen Yao said, she should probably deal with Jiang Ranran before Shen Lang abdicated.
……
Jiang Ran realized that Si Xu had been getting more uncooperative during mealtimes recently, such as now.
When she came back after washing her hands, Si Xu still hadn’t moved his chopsticks. He just looked at the pork ribs in the bowl and blinked at her.
The crinkle at the corner of his charming eyes became more obvious, and his eyes seemed to be sparkling with a hint of anticipation.
Jiang Ran sat down expressionlessly and put the chopsticks in his hand. "Eat."
Si Xu took the chopsticks and ate a mouthful of rice without saying a word.
Jiang Ran felt that he was really like the stray dog she used to feed in the orphanage. He obviously wanted her to feed him, but he just whined and didn’t say anything.
She picked up a piece of pork ribs and fed it to him. "Seventh Brother, the pork ribs won't taste good when they're cold."
This was the first time the girl called him Seventh Brother. Si Xu frowned slightly, not very satisfied with her form of address. "Don’t call me that." After saying that, he bit the pork ribs that she brought to his mouth.
Jiang Ran was just teasing him. Since he didn't like it, she stopped calling him that. "Then what do you want me to call you?" She suddenly struggled with this question. "Wei Yage and the others call you Seventh Brother."
It was fine for others to call him that, but when she thought of Wei Yage calling him with such an affectionate name, she just wanted to hit someone.
Si Xu, who was finally fed by the girl, chewed slowly and finished a piece of pork ribs before casually replying, "What do you like to call me?"
Those people used to call him by his code name, but later, people close to him called him Seventh Brother, while people who were unfamiliar with him called him Professor Si. Only Gu Yunqing, that fool, alternated between "Si Xu" and "Seventh Brother" with ease.
Before Si Xu met Jiang Ran, he had felt that his name was just a code name and it didn't matter what she called him. He only changed his mind on the day she returned to the base, and begged him softly after being locked out. What did she call him at that time?
Thinking of this, Si Xu looked at the girl's eyes with a slight smile.
Jiang Ran naturally didn't know what he was thinking. When she heard his reply, she nodded and said, "Then I’ll call you Si Xu. I also think it's awkward to call you Seventh Brother."
Si Xu, "..." The smile in his eyes disappeared. He continued to eat in silence with his head down.
Jiang Ran was still mumbling, "I asked Qin before why she called you Seventh Brother. She said that Captain Chu called you that first. She didn't know why – I know now." She looked at the work badge on his white coat. "Is the number on this work badge your employee number? Why isn't it Number One?"
He was the person in charge of the laboratory. Shouldn't his work badge state Number One? Why was it Number Seven?
"It's not an employee number." Si Xu said, "It's a code name."
"Code name?" Jiang Ran knew what the code name meant. "Is it the code name of you... as an experimental subject in the laboratory before?"
Si Xu said, "Yes – I’m Number Seven. In that batch of experimental subjects, the people before and after me are all dead."
Only he survived.
The laboratory at the Xiling base was originally used to research various virus vaccines. Later, due to the intervention of various forces, it gradually lost its original purpose and became a tool for those people in their power struggle.
Those innocent children had absolutely no idea what was awaiting them before they were sent to the laboratory.
Furthermore, if Wei Yage hadn't lied, Si Xu was still a baby who didn't understand anything when he was sent to the laboratory.
Jiang Ranran's father was the executor in the laboratory. Whether he was voluntary or coerced, his wrongdoing could not be denied.
"I'm sorry, Si Xu." Thinking of this, Jiang Ran felt that the pork ribs in front of her no longer tasted good. She put down her chopsticks, pursed her lips, and whispered, "I shouldn't have brought up this topic."
"Yeah." Si Xu accepted her apology, picked up a piece of pork ribs and put it in her bowl, imitating her tone of voice. "The pork ribs won't taste good when they're cold."
When he brought the topic back in such a serious manner, Jiang Ran couldn't help but laugh. "I've already eaten. You should eat more."
His tone sounded a little aggrieved. "But you didn't pick up the food for me."
"..." Alright, I knew you were still waiting for me to feed you.
……
The gathering originally scheduled at Chu Yuan's house had to be canceled because Chu Yuan received a mission notice at the last minute.
The man kept sighing while packing his luggage, which made Qi Yuan, who was relieved at his departure, feel a little bit sad for him.
The restless girl tried to strike up a conversation by asking, "What kind of mission is it? Why is it so sudden?"
"Sudden?" Chu Yuan closed the suitcase, sat on the bed, and looked at her with a smile. "You can't bear to see me leave?"
Qi Yuan, "..." The girl's smile disappeared instantly. She snorted, and turned to leave.
"Hey, hey." Pulling her arm, Chu Yuan chuckled. "I was joking."
"..."
"I'm going to check the blockade zone." She didn't say anything, so Chu Yuan continued, "Originally, news would be received from the blockade zone regularly in the evening, but we haven't received any news from there for two days. Thus, they asked me to take people there to check it out."
"Blockade zone?" Qi Yuan didn't know the layout of the Xiling base, so she was curious. "What is it?"
"Well..." Chu Yuan's smile faded a bit. "It's a defensive zone to block dangerous things."
Qi Yuan frowned. "They asked you to take people there... Is it dangerous?"
"Yes, it’s very dangerous." Chu Yuan sighed. "Maybe I won’t be able to return."
The man said it nonchalantly. Qi Yuan parted her mouth, not knowing how to answer him.
"Look, I've been assigned to carry out such a dangerous mission. Shouldn't you comfort me?"
"You... don't be nervous." After hearing this, the girl who was already a little worried said awkwardly, "You’ll definitely be fine... you’ll come back safely..."
"What you said seemed to be jinxing me."
"I..."
Seeing the girl's confusion, Chu Yuan raised his eyebrows. "You really want to comfort me?"
"... Yeah."
"Okay." The man suddenly tightened his grip on Qi Yuan’s wrist, and Qi Yuan stumbled and fell onto his lap. And then, he held her cheek and she was forced to raise her head.
His harmless-looking baby face suddenly approached, and Qi Yuan's breath caught. The man's soft lips had already touched her lips. After a pause of three seconds, he gently pried her lips and teeth apart.
She should push him away. She wanted to push him away, but the image that suddenly flashed across her mind made her feel a little dazed, and she forgot to move her hands for a moment.
……
She saw herself standing in a dimly lit small room on a cold night with heavy rain. He pushed open the door and barged in. He was wet all over, and he looked at her with a complicated look in his eyes.
Before she could speak, he stepped over to her, grabbed her waist, and kissed her hard.
It was a fierce kiss that was almost like the bite of a beast.
She struggled, and he held her tighter.
Finally, she pushed him away and slapped him without hesitation.
"Chu Yuan." She heard her own cold voice, with suppressed pain in it. "You’ve recognized the wrong person."
……
Tears slid down her cheeks silently. She whimpered, and the man was so surprised that he immediately let go of her.
"Qi Yuan..." Looking at the girl who kept crying with a complicated expression, Chu Yuan hesitated, gently touched her cheek with his fingertips, and wiped away her tears. "I’m sorry..."
He smiled bitterly, and said in a hoarse voice, "I was too impatient."
She had no memory of them being together, and what he was doing now was no different than the behavior of a lecher to her.
He apologized, but she choked up. "Chu Yuan, I really liked you a lot before..."
It was a statement, not a question.
Her beating heart when he forced his kiss on her, and her almost desperate sadness when she swung her hand to slap him... all the emotions told her how much she once liked the person in front of her.
The girl's choked confession was like a sharp knife piercing his heart. He suppressed the dull pain in his chest. He gently stroked the top of her hair and responded in a warm voice, "Qi Yuan, you liked me very much before you lost your memory."
"... "
"So much so that, against your father's wishes, you became my fiancée instead of Qi Yao, who was supposed to be engaged to me."
