I Conquered the Villain Boss Chapter 86
Translated by Digitalian (ko-fi)
Chapter 86: They Were All Little Ancestors
During breakfast, Jiang Ran clearly felt that Qi Yuan wasn’t in a good mood.
The girl lowered her eyes and listlessly picked at the rice grains in the bowl, looking absent-minded.
Beside her, Chu Yuan would pick up some side dishes to go with the porridge for her from time to time, and she would just stuff them into her mouth woodenly, accepting them all.
After finally finishing breakfast, while the team members were packing up to set off, Jiang Ran pulled Qi Yuan aside and asked her in a low voice what was going on.
Now that Qi Yuan had someone to confide in, she pouted and said in an upset manner, "Ranran, I feel so useless!"
The girl looked weak, pitiful, and helpless. Jiang Ran patted her back gently and comforted her, "What's wrong? Did you have a quarrel with Captain Chu?"
It didn’t seem to be the case. Chu Yuan took good care of her during breakfast and he didn't seem to have any negative emotions.
Qi Yuan shook her head and said in a muffled voice, "We didn’t quarrel."
"Then..."
"In the room, I asked Chu Yuan about some things that happened before I lost my memory. I took the initiative to ask. I felt that I was mentally prepared and could accept the past, be it good or bad..." Qi Yuan rubbed her eyes listlessly. "But when Chu Yuan asked me seriously if I really wanted to hear about it, I... I rejected."
When the man asked her seriously if she really wanted to know the one-sided past in his mind, she hesitated again and again, and eventually rejected him.
Even though she was the one who made the request seriously at the beginning.
"Why?" Jiang Ran asked after hearing the whole story. "You rejected him because you were worried that the story he told was too one-sided and that something might happen that you couldn't accept?"
"No." Qi Yuan denied Jiang Ran's guess. She pursed her lips, and hesitated, "I don't know why I rejected. I thought I was mentally prepared, but when he opened his mouth, I suddenly had a feeling..."
"What feeling?"
The girl was silent for a long time, then smiled bitterly and said, "Once I understand the past, he and I will never be the same as we are now."
"..." Jiang Ran didn't want to judge other people's feelings. She changed the question and asked, "What was Captain Chu's reaction after you rejected him?"
"He had no reaction... He seemed to know that I would reject. When I shook my head, he led me downstairs to have breakfast." This was what made her even more frustrated.
"Then... maybe, he doesn't want you to know either?" Jiang Ran made a more reasonable guess. "From what you said, since you have some unpleasant memories in the past, it's good that you’ve forgotten them now."
"But even if it's not a good memory, it's still a very important part of my life."
"Since you already know that it’s a bad memory and a memory that has been forgotten, why do you still insist on entangling it in your life?"
Jiang Ran had a completely different view from Qi Yuan. She said, "Must you remember those painful and sad things, and make yourself live in torment all the time? If they are really painful memories, wouldn't it be better to forget them?"
Qi Yuan, "..."
"So, I don't really understand why you have to know those bad things." Jiang Ran said, "Wouldn't it be better for him to tell you some sweet love stories between you? If you're really bored, you can also engage in some adult restricted activities with him."
Qi Yuan, "..." Why did the originally serious topic suddenly become sexual?
As Qi Yuan thought about it, she felt that Jiang Ran's words made sense. Qi Yuan naturally accepted Jiang Ran's comfort. Out of curiosity, she asked, "Ranran, if it were you, would you escape from the situation just now?"
"No." Jiang Ran answered decisively, "I’m mentally strong, unlike your fragile heart."
The implication was that she could withstand the blow, but Qi Yuan couldn't.
After hearing this answer, the little comfort that "vulnerable" Qi Yuan had gotten was once again replaced by sadness.
She lowered her head and dragged her heavy feet back to the convoy that was about to set off.
— Sob, sob, Ranran didn’t know how to comfort people. Next time when I had something on my mind, I wouldn’t confide in her!
……
Not noticing his fiancée’s dejection, after everyone arrived, Chu Yuan ordered the convoy to head to the blockade zone.
After clearing the zombies along the way, they arrived at the blockade zone at ten in the morning.
The blockade zone was built along the Beijiang River, and surrounded by high walls and electric fences. At first glance, it looked like a heavily guarded prison.
This time, to protect his teammates, Chu Yuan ordered everyone to stay on standby while he went alone to check the situation.
After the order was given, Chu Yuan felt his hand being grabbed. He looked sideways at the girl who had been lowering her head. He seemed to know what she was thinking. He patted her head and said softly, "It's okay –– wait for me outside. Don't run around."
Qi Yuan, who originally wanted to go in with him, was worried that she would hinder him. She hesitated for a long time and nodded in response to his words. "Be careful, and if anything goes wrong, come out."
"I know."
After the two of them finished their whisper, Jiang Ran raised her hand and interrupted, "Captain Chu, I'll go in with you."
Chu Yuan rejected her without hesitation, "No –– if anything happens to you, Seventh Brother will kill me."
This conversation seemed familiar. Knowing that this man would not go against Si Xu's request, Jiang Ran did not continue to pester him. However, after the man pushed open the heavy iron door, she followed him silently.
When Qi Yuan saw Jiang Ran following Chu Yuan, Qi Yuan wanted to call out and stop her. However, when she saw the girl turn around and make a gesture to her to keep quiet, she subconsciously shut up.
Jiang Ran wasn’t a superhuman, yet she followed Chu Yuan in. She wasn’t a superhuman either, but she also wanted to follow Chu Yuan in...
Walking along the long metallic corridor, the light tubes above their heads kept flickering. They could see zombies wandering around under the flickering lights.
The corpses that had lost their human consciousness caught the scent of fresh flesh and blood and staggered towards the new prey.
A zombie's head was chopped off by a sharp metal blade. Chu Yuan heard footsteps following not far behind him and sighed helplessly.
"Since you’ve come in, follow closely."
Knowing that she would be discovered sooner or later, Jiang Ran stuck out her tongue and was about to come out when she heard another sound of footsteps behind her.
She was startled and turned around, only to see Qi Yuan coming out from the corner with her head down and looking hesitant.
Jiang Ran, "..."
Chu Yuan turned around and waited for them. The two girls stood in a row in front of him obediently like elementary school students who had made a mistake.
"If you were my subordinates, I would beat you up right now." The young man said as a warning, and did not continue to argue with the two girls. "Follow me closely. I won't look for you if you get lost."
Jiang Ran, who had received permission, saluted like the other members of the superhuman team and replied loudly, "Got it, Captain Chu!"
Qi Yuan followed suit. "Got it, Captain!"
Chu Yuan, "..."
The man sighed heavily again and led the way.
Jiang Ran fired a gun to help kill two zombies. While Chu Yuan's attention was not on them, Jiang Ran leaned close to Qi Yuan and whispered, "Qi Yuan, Captain Chu is so pleasant."
"Huh?" He was pleasant? He always teased her. How was he pleasant?
"If someone else had acted without following the captain's orders, he would have scolded them long ago." Jiang Ran said, "Captain Chu has a good temper."
Qi Yuan, "...You’re right."
It was really easy to brainwash girls. After hearing the two girls’ whispers, Chu Yuan became more helpless.
It wasn’t that he didn't want to get angry, but these two people who acted on their own –– one was the little ancestor of his great ancestor, while the other was his little ancestor. What could he do? He was also helpless.
