Chapter 11 What do you want from me?
"Jiang Ran." Just as I was daydreaming, Si Xu's voice came to my ears.
Jiang Ran subconsciously turned to look at him, puzzled: "Si Xu, what's wrong?"
"Come here." He pulled her seat belt and motioned her.
Jiang Ran moved closer to him.
"Si Xu, you..."
Before she asked the question, the man suddenly lay down on his side, using her legs as a pillow, adjusted his posture and closed his eyes.
"Wake me up when the team takes a break."
"Ah? Oh!" Jiang Ran, who had reflexively raised his hands due to Si Xu's sudden action, responded and then carefully put them down. "You should have a good rest."
He didn't sleep all night last night... he must be very tired, right?
Looking in the rearview mirror at the man who was taking advantage of the girl, Gu Yunqing sighed and muttered softly, "I didn't realize you were so good at this..."
…
Luo Rui, who was sitting in the passenger seat, also noticed the mutant beast following the convoy. She lowered the window and frowned as she looked at the ferocious beast that was about to catch up with the convoy.
"They...are not going to take care of it?"
"That should be it." Xie Chengzhi, who was driving, glanced in the rearview mirror and curled his lips. "Anyway, that thing will naturally stop when it gets tired."
"That's true." Even if the mutant beasts really wanted to attack, their car would not be their first choice.
Gu Yunqing promised to protect their team and placed their team's car in the middle of the convoy this time.
There are psychics from Xiling Base protecting us from the front and back, so there is no need to worry too much even if we are attacked.
Just as Luo Rui was about to raise the window, she saw sharp wind blades coming through the air, instantly cutting the mutant beasts into several pieces.
Luo Rui: “…”
"It's Gu Yunqing." Yi Xi, who had been silent the whole time, glanced at Luo Rui, whose face was slightly pale, and said sarcastically, "Fortunately, Captain Gu is a man who keeps his promises, otherwise... hehe."
Hearing her bring up what happened last night again, Zhou Jian raised an eyebrow: "Yi Xi, how come I didn't know when you and Jiang Ranran became so close?"
In response to the questions from irrelevant people, Yi Xi smiled faintly, leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes, and did not answer.
Zhou Jian felt embarrassed and wanted to say something, but he saw Luo Rui gently shaking her head.
She shut up angrily.
Glancing at Yi Xi, who was resting with his eyes closed, in the rearview mirror, Luo Rui let out an ambiguous smile.
She knew why Yi Xi was sarcastic to her, and also knew why Yi Xi was defending Jiang Ranran. She didn't say it out loud because she felt that this woman was so pitiful, so pitiful that it was not worth her effort.
But she didn't care, she just kept getting ahead of herself and provoking her again and again. Oh, it seemed like it was time to give her a slap in the face and wake her up from her intoxicated dream.
…
The convoy traveled for the whole morning, and around one o'clock, Gu Yunqing said they would take a break for an hour.
Because they were in a hurry, the team simply distributed some canned food and bread to fill their stomachs.
Gu Yunqing opened the car door to get some fresh air, took the can of food handed to him by Song Rong, turned around to look at Jiang Ran, and asked silently: "Would you like something to eat?"
Maybe because he hadn't moved all morning, Jiang Ran wasn't very hungry.
She shook her head to indicate no.
Gu Yunqing glanced at Si Xu, who was breathing long and evenly, then jumped out of the car and closed the door.
After hearing a slight noise from the front door, Si Xu opened his closed eyes.
As soon as the man moved, Jiang Ran lowered her head to look at him: "Ah, you're awake."
Si Xu rubbed his eyes, sat up, and hummed incoherently.
Obviously he had a good rest. The man looked quite satisfied, leaning lazily in the chair like a satisfied big cat.
"Captain Gu said we should rest for an hour. Do you want to eat something?" Jiang Ran really wanted to go downstairs for a walk. However, her legs, which had been resting on his head for the whole morning, were now numb, so she could only make small talk with him.
"Yeah." Si Xu opened the car door and looked back at her, "You're not getting out of the car?"
Thinking of Si Xu's character, Jiang Ran spoke the truth with a slightly embarrassed look: "No, my legs are numb..."
Si Xu: “…”
The little girl lowered her head slightly when she said this, looking a little shy. Si Xu realized belatedly that he was the one who caused her inconvenience.
The man was silent. He walked around to the other side, opened the car door, leaned over to unbuckle the girl's seat belt, put one arm around her waist, held her knees with the other, and carried her out of the car.
"???" She suddenly fell into a warm embrace. The feeling of weightlessness made her reflexively raise her hands to hug his neck. She stammered, "Si Xu, there's no need to be so troublesome... I just need to rest for a while."
Si Xu looked down at the girl in his arms, her slightly red face and bewildered eyes meeting his eyes. He raised the corner of his mouth and said, "It's not a bother."
"Hey, Si Xu, you bastard..." Gu Yunqing turned around and saw the man carrying the girl out of the car. He couldn't help but curl his lips in disgust, "It's so corny for an old man who has never been in love to fall into the ocean of love. Tsk tsk."
Hearing the captain's muttering, Song Rong whispered, "Does Professor Si really like that girl?"
"How would I know?" Gu Yunqing curled her lips. "That guy is moody, maybe he just acted on a whim - but he's doting on that woman right now, so don't mess with him if you have nothing to do. Be careful, he might get mad and twist you into a knot."
Song Rong laughed dryly: "Captain, even if you give me ten times the courage, I wouldn't dare to provoke Professor Si..."
What a joke! That guy is a devil who emerged from the laboratory covered in blood. How could a small fry like them have the courage to provoke him?
"You wouldn't dare..." Gu Yunqing glanced at a group of people not far away and snorted, "Some people dare, haha."
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Seeing from afar that the man carried the girl out of the car and gently placed her on the roadside railing, Xie Chengzhi looked away, and his disgust grew even stronger.
It only took one night for that man to dote on her. You wouldn't have guessed that Jiang Ranran was quite clever.
The image of a girl pleasing a man popped up in his mind uncontrollably. Xie Chengzhi unconsciously tightened his fingers, squeezing the bread wrapper in his hand until it crackled.
Haha, he felt disgusted whenever he thought about the fact that he had pursued that kind of dirty woman.
…
Si Xu put him on the railing and sat him down. Jiang Ran slowly loosened her arms around his neck.
"What would you like to eat?" Si Xu stood in front of her, blocking the gazes of those in the team who were looking at her.
Jiang Ran pounded her legs and replied, "Anything is fine." She wasn't picky about food, as long as there was something to eat, she wasn't hungry anyway.
"Toast, please?"
"Um."
"Here." Instead of going to the team to get it, Si Xu directly took out a bag from the space and handed it to her, and also gave her some water and a box of sauce.
Jiang Ran took the toast and reflexively looked at the production date.
Noticing her small movement, Si Xu raised an eyebrow: "The flow of time in my space is completely still."
"ah?"
“So, don’t worry about expiration.”
Jiang Ran: “…”
She spread the sauce with a small spoon, glanced at the young man beside her, raised her hand and handed it to him: "Here, it's for you."
"Hmm?" Si Xu was indifferent and took a bite of her hand, "Hmm..." with a very satisfied expression.
Jiang Ran: "..." He wasn't going to let her feed him the whole piece, was he?
As she expected, Si Xu didn't notice her hesitation at all and slowly finished the whole piece of toast: "Thank you."
Seeing him licking his lips like a cat, Jiang Ran pursed her lips to prevent her smile from being too obvious: Ahhh, it really is like having a pet! He's so well behaved when eating!
She applied another piece and continued to feed it to Si Xu.
The man still ate obediently.
Jiang Ran: “…” No, it’s too cute!
When she fed him the third piece of toast, Si Xu shook his head: "You eat it yourself, I'll go look around."
"Hey?" Knowing that he was going to check the surroundings just in case, Jiang Ran nodded, "Okay."
Glancing at the barren fields behind her, Si Xu asked her, "Can you move your legs?"
Jiang Ran stretched his legs: "It's OK."
"After eating, get in the car." Si Xu raised his chin. "Be careful when I'm not around."
He cares about her... Her heart warmed up like a pool of water, and ripples appeared at the slightest touch. Jiang Ran ignored the rising temperature on her cheeks and replied vaguely: "I know."
…
After settling Jiang Ran, Si Xu walked towards Gu Yunqing, gave him a few brief instructions, then walked around the convoy and headed forward along the side of the road.
After watching Si Xu's back disappear around the bend in the road, Jiang Ran withdrew his gaze and started to finish his lunch.
After quickly finishing two slices of toast and half a bottle of water, Jiang Ran jumped down from the railing with satisfaction and prepared to return to the car.
"Hey, Ranran."
Hearing someone calling her name, Jiang Ran stopped and looked at the boy walking towards her, wondering: "You are..."
Some faces look familiar, but I can't remember who they are.
The boy hadn't expected Jiang Ran to ask this. He frowned impatiently, but still said patiently, "I'm Jiang Yu. We're on the same team. How come you don't recognize me?"
Jiang Yu? Oh... Jiang Ran remembered who this person was.
This boy liked Jiang Ranran, or rather, liked Jiang Ranran's body. When they were on the same team, he flirted with her. Later, when Jiang Ranran followed Si Xu, he thought Jiang Ranran was available to anyone and almost raped her...
Thinking of this, Jiang Ran's eyes flashed with disgust, and his tone became much colder: "What do you want from me?"
(End of this chapter)
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