Chapter 18, Talk about some personal matters
If he really liked Jiang Ranran, with Si Xu's personality, how could he allow her to stay by his side until she became insane?
Moreover, at the end of the novel, this guy seemed to be involved with Luo Rui. Although he couldn't be sure whether it was love, Jiang Ran still felt a sudden pang of sadness.
After getting the response, Si Xu's mood brightened and the curve of his mouth softened a lot.
Jiang Ran stared at him for a few seconds and called him: "Si Xu."
He looked up.
"You...what do you think of Luo Rui?" When asking this question, Jiang Ran felt like a petty and resentful woman, but...she couldn't care less.
If in the end, Si Xu really has a crush on Luo Rui because of her powerful Mary Sue aura, she will have to find a way out for herself first.
Luo Rui? That woman with a mental disorder? What did the little girl want to do by asking this suddenly?
Too lazy to speculate on Jiang Ran's intentions, Si Xu said bluntly: "I don't have any opinions about insignificant people, but that woman is not very smart, you should stay away from her."
After a pause, he added: "She's not pretty yet."
Jiang Ran: “…”
For some reason, I suddenly felt happy.
Coming back to his senses, Jiang Ran secretly cursed himself as "despicable" and put aside the problem that had been bothering him just now.
…
After breakfast, Jiang Ran tidied up the room briefly and went downstairs to meet up with Si Xu at the motorcade.
"Hey, Ranran, what a coincidence."
As soon as I reached the first floor, I ran into Gu Yunqing and his group coming out of the restaurant.
Facing the man's warm smile, Jiang Ran also smiled politely: "Captain Gu, good morning."
She had a good impression of Gu Yunqing, but as for the people behind Gu Yunqing...
Seeing Jiang Ran, Xie Chengzhi snorted coldly, hugged Luo Rui tightly, and turned his face away from her. Luo Rui smiled gently and greeted her.
"Ranran, good morning."
"morning."
Facing the woman's gentle smile, Jiang Ran had to admit that she was far inferior to Luo Rui in terms of dealing with people - Luo Rui clearly regarded her as a love rival, but she could still show such a polite smile when she saw her, which was quite impressive.
Seeing Jiang Ran, Gu Yunqing naturally asked about the other person: "Why are you alone? Where's Si Xu?"
"He went to check the convoy first."
"Wow, he actually left you alone. Isn't he afraid that you'd be kidnapped by someone else?"
"Oh, I'll ask Captain Gu this question."
“No, no!” Gu Yunqing waved his hands hastily after failing to tease him and being teased instead. “Please let me go. I’m afraid he’ll beat me to death.”
"No, Professor Si is a very gentle person."
Gu Yunqing: "..." You girl, you look innocent on the outside, but how can you be so dark on the inside? Doesn't your conscience hurt when you say such insincere words?
“…”
Following behind the two of them, Xie Chengzhi stared at the girl's back for a long time without taking his eyes off her.
"Senior, do you mean that you want me to be your girlfriend?"
"Reject? How could that be? I, I just don't understand why Senior likes me..."
"Chengzhi, tomorrow is Valentine's Day, how do you want to celebrate it?"
"I'm not deliberately trying to keep you hanging, Senior. I just think that this kind of thing should wait until... until we get to know each other better..."
"Wow, I can't go back home. What should I do? Chengzhi, I'm so scared..."
"Chengzhi, you... don't like me anymore? I saw you and Luo Rui..."
"Chengzhi, let's have a good talk, okay? If you don't like me anymore, tell me, tell me... Is it that hard to just say you don't like me?"
…
The girl's tearful eyes kept swaying before his eyes. Xie Chengzhi took a deep breath and said, "Jiang Ranran."
As soon as the man spoke, the surroundings suddenly became quiet.
Gu Yunqing raised an eyebrow but said nothing. Luo Rui pursed her lips. Only Jiang Ran remained expressionless. "What's the matter?"
"Let's talk."
"We?" Jiang Ran smiled faintly, "We mean..."
"Me, you, and Ruirui."
He is Luo Rui's boyfriend now. In order to prevent Luo Rui from misunderstanding, he cannot leave Luo Rui and talk to Jiang Ranran alone.
Besides, what he was going to say was not a secret that Luo Rui couldn't know.
Hearing Xie Chengzhi's answer, Luo Rui's tense body suddenly relaxed. She glanced at Jiang Ran and squeezed Xie Chengzhi's hand tightly as if to declare her sovereignty.
"The three of us?" Jiang Ran could probably guess what the boy would say, and shook her head. "Whatever you want to talk about, you can say it here. There's no need to talk alone."
"..." Glancing at Gu Yunqing who was watching the excitement, Xie Chengzhi said with a cold face, "This is about our past private affairs. Are you sure you want to talk about it here?"
Private matters? When he and Jiang Ranran were together, they didn’t even kiss, so what private matters could there be?
Well, when I think about it, Jiang Ranran is really a very conservative girl. Maybe... Jiang Ran complained in her heart, maybe the original author wanted to preserve the male protagonist's character as a pure and good man, and now it is convenient for her.
There is no "private matter" between them that cannot be told to outsiders.
But Xie Chengzhi had to say it so ambiguously, as if their past was really so beautiful.
They were the ones who threw her to Gu Yunqing in exchange for benefits. In their eyes, Jiang Ranran is now Si Xu's toy. If that's the case, why did Xie Chengzhi speak so unclearly in front of Gu Yunqing? Didn't he think about how much crisis it would bring to Jiang Ranran if Si Xu heard it?
He didn't think about it. He only thought about how to be a good person and how to protect his Ruirui from harm.
Dog man.
Jiang Ran sneered, "I don't know what private matters between me and my senior are that we can't discuss in front of Captain Gu. If it's a private matter and it's inconvenient for outsiders to hear, why did you bring Senior Luo Rui with you?"
"Ruirui is not an outsider!"
"Oh, I see."
Jiang Ran replied, and just when Xie Chengzhi thought she had finally figured it out, he heard Jiang Ran say to Gu Yunqing, "Captain Gu, please tell Si Xu that the senior wants to talk to me about the past. Ask him to come over and sit in on it, so that he doesn't get wind of it and misunderstand me."
Gu Yunqing's mouth twitched, and he suppressed a smile: "Are you sure?"
"Senior Xie brought Senior Luo along just to avoid her misunderstanding." Jiang Ran smiled slightly. "I'm not single now, so of course I can't let the people I care about misunderstand me. Captain Gu, don't you think this is the case?"
Gu Yunqing made an "OK" gesture: "I promise to convey your message."
After Gu Yunqing left, Xie Chengzhi: "..."
The boy showed an annoyed expression and blurted out: "Jiang Ranran, what do you mean?"
He was doing this for her own good, but she didn't appreciate it, and she even called the man who had taken her away...
"My meaning is very clear - I am now a toy that you and Luo Rui gave to Si Xu in exchange for your team's safety. Have you forgotten?" Jiang Ran sneered, "It's just a toy. What makes you think Si Xu would tolerate me discussing 'our past private affairs' with you?"
(End of this chapter)
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