Chapter 158, Youyou
In the middle of the night, the wind picked up, and the golden crescent moon hid in the clouds, leaving only a few rays of light shining through the gaps in the clouds.
On the sycamore tree by the window, unknown birds chirped softly and flapped their wings as they jumped from branch to branch.
Awakened by the noise, Si Xu slowly opened his eyes.
As usual, there was a soft and furry touch on his arm, but Si Xu did not move.
The girl was sleeping soundly with her head resting on his arm, her short black hair spread out on his arm, a few strands of hair rubbing against his neck, making it a little itchy.
He lowered his head and sniffed her hair gently. It was a familiar faint fragrance that slowly calmed his somewhat depressed heart.
He thought of the explosion in the evening.
The moment the fire burst out, she stood there, completely unaware of the danger behind her, and smiled at him foolishly.
Closing his eyes, he could almost imagine what would be waiting for him if he didn't come out.
Unexplained irritability, difficulty falling asleep.
That person was heading for the laboratory.
It could be Qin Huai, or it could be the person behind Qin Huai, or the person who cooperates with Qin Huai.
He was certain that the man was the boss behind the scenes who provided assistance to Qin Huai in the underground experimental base of Yancheng. He was not sure who it was, but at least he was certain that it was definitely not someone from the Xiling base.
Chen Lang, Qin Huai, now there is another guy hiding in the dark and lurking around.
He wasn't worried about what those people would do to him, but... whenever he thought about the possibility that Jiang Ran might be affected by some of their actions, he wanted to get up right now and find those people and twist them into a knot.
The restlessness came over me again.
The person in my arms suddenly moved.
The girl turned over and snuggled into his arms.
Si Xu stared at her for a long time, then lowered his head and bit her shoulder.
"Hmm..." Feeling a slight sting in her shoulder while dazed, Jiang Ran raised her hand and placed it on the man's face, pushing him away a little, humming vaguely, "Stop it, Si Xu."
She rubbed against his collarbone and continued to sleep.
After what happened in the evening, she was in a good mood and not nervous. She slept soundly and could not be woken up even if she was bitten.
The man narrowed his eyes, avoided her hand, and bit her neck again.
This time the force was a bit stronger.
Jiang Ran gasped in pain and woke up in shock: "Si Xu..." She struggled, "What are you doing?"
"Um."
He changed from biting to kissing and turned over to hold the person down.
If you can't sleep, you should find something to do to kill the long night.
…
The next day, around noon, Jiang Ran poked his head out from under the quilt.
After sleeping for a long time, the girl yawned, sat up and stared at the window in a daze.
There were footsteps and soft voices in the living room.
Jiang Ran pricked up his ears to listen, but couldn't hear clearly.
She got up, washed and tidied herself, then opened the door to the room.
In the living room, Gu Yunqing paused when he heard the noise. Seeing that it was Jiang Ran, he spoke again: "Anyway, she's already awake. When I came here, Shen Lang was taking his men to the recuperation room to see her..."
Oh, you're talking about Wei Ya Ge, right? After being unconscious for so many days, she finally woke up.
Jiang Ran stood by the door for more than ten seconds and went to the kitchen to find something to eat.
Si Xu, who had been listening to Gu Yunqing's gossip, followed her and said, "I steamed dumplings and cooked millet porridge this morning."
Jiang Ran was surprised, but with a hint of anticipation: "Really?"
"Yeah." The man was like a puppy waiting for his master's praise, almost wagging his tail. "Go sit over there, I'll serve it to you."
Jiang Ran walked to the dining table and sat down as he was told.
Hearing that the man cooked the meal himself, Gu Yunqing was also surprised and ran to the kitchen excitedly: "Si Xu, did you cook this?"
He looked at the plump, translucent dumplings and the thick, soft, fragrant millet porridge and was even more surprised: "Did you make these dumplings?"
Si Xu looked at him coldly: "Jiang Ran packed it."
Gu Yunqing: “…”
The young man twitched his lips in disdain: "So you just put the wrapped dumplings in the steamer and steam them? You still have the nerve to ask Ranran for credit for it? You're really scheming."
"I forgive you for your careless words." Si Xu remained calm and said, "I know you envy me for eating in the cafeteria every day, haha."
Gu Yunqing: “…” He was so angry, but what he said made so much sense that he couldn’t refute it for a moment.
Gu Yunqing was choked by this sentence. Si Xu brought dumplings and porridge to Jiang Ran and gently placed breakfast in front of her: "Try it."
Gu Yunqing leaned lazily against the wall, waiting for Jiang Ran's evaluation - Humph, if he were a girl named Ran Ran, he would definitely despise him to death, an old man, a scheming dog.
Jiang Ran drank a mouthful of millet porridge and ate a dumpling slowly.
"Hmm."
The two men both showed expectant expressions, but they were expecting completely different things.
"It's delicious." Jiang Ran smiled contentedly, "I like it very much. Thank you, Si Xu."
There was a tenderness in the peach blossom eyes, and the young man said calmly: "As long as you like it." It seemed that he had known that he would get such an answer.
Gu Yunqing just felt that it was too much to bear, and muttered softly: "Scheming dog."
Not hearing his mumbling, Jiang Ran looked at him: "Captain Gu, do you want to try some? We have dumplings with three delicacies and celery and pork. I made them. They are all natural and pollution-free."
Gu Yunqing was about to say yes, but Si Xu had already spoken: "He has eaten."
Jiang Ran said regretfully: "Ah, maybe next time."
Gu Yunqing “…” stood up angrily, “I’m going back, Si Xu, when you’re free, remember to go to the sanatorium to check on that guy. You still have to do your superficial work.”
After Captain Gu finished speaking, he walked towards the door step by step, but was stunned the moment he opened the door.
"Huh? Why are you here?"
Is someone coming? Jiang Ran leaned over to see.
After greeting Gu Yunqing, Chen Bai took the little girl into the living room.
"Hmm?" Si Xu stood up, his eyes cold, "Chen Bai, you violated the agreement between us."
Chen Bai was somewhat helpless: "Sorry." He looked at Jiang Ran, "Ranran."
Jiang Ran stood up and said, "Second brother." He waved at the little girl and whispered, "Youyou."
Chen Bai patted Chen Youyou's bun and looked at Jiang Ran: "I have to go on a mission. Big brother is busy with the base's affairs recently. Yaoyao doesn't know how to take care of people. I thought about it for a long time and can only think of you - Ranran, can you please take care of Youyou during this time?"
Si Xu said in a deep voice, "Chen Bai!" What a joke, asking his Ranran to take care of this heartless puppet? This guy...
"Si Xu." Holding Si Xu's hand, Jiang Ran calmed the man's anger and looked at Chen Youyou, "This child..."
She remembered that the last time she was at the Shen family, the child was like a newborn baby and couldn't even use chopsticks.
"I'm worried about leaving her in the care of the servants." Shen Bai said, "The main reason is that, as you know, this child is a little special. I'm worried that she will be bullied, and I'm also worried that she will accidentally hurt others."
Si Xu twitched his lips emotionlessly: "Aren't you afraid that she will hurt Jiang Ran?"
"She likes Ranran very much." Chen Bai said softly, "But if Ranran is inconvenient for you, I can take her to find Yaoyao."
Anyway, he couldn't hand her over to Shen Yang, because he was worried that Shen Yang would tear her apart.
When Shen Bai was talking, Shen Youyou just stared at Jiang Ran with her big dark eyes.
Noticing her gaze, Jiang Ran also looked at her.
Being discovered, the little girl slowly looked away, an unnatural blush appeared on her face, and she hid behind Chen Bai.
...kind of cute. Jiang Ran's heart softened, and he replied, "If it's just for a while, it's fine—Second brother, do you have a new mission?"
After getting her promise, Shen Bai breathed a sigh of relief: "Well, it won't take long."
After speaking, he squatted down to tidy up Shen Youyou’s clothes, and said softly: “Youyou, you follow Ranran and be obedient, understand?”
The little girl nodded silently.
Before Chen Bai could continue speaking, Si Xu walked over to him and said in a deep voice, "Chen Bai, let's talk."
(End of this chapter)
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