Chapter 180, Falling into a Trap
After waiting downstairs for nearly an hour, Xie Chengzhi finally saw that familiar figure.
The boy forced himself to smile and walked forward.
Jiang Ran ran downstairs biting a pancake, pulling her hair while running towards the crop experimental base.
He simply ignored Xie Chengzhi who was standing by the flower bed.
Xie Chengzhi's raised hand froze along with the smile on his lips.
Jiang Ran ran about a hundred meters when she suddenly heard someone calling her name from behind. She subconsciously stopped and turned around.
Xie Chengzhi? What is he doing here?
After finishing the pancake in a few bites, Jiang Ran took out a wet tissue and wiped his fingers slowly.
Wait for the boy to come closer.
Standing in front of Jiang Ran again, the smile on Xie Chengzhi's face disappeared without a trace.
He coldly sized up the girl in front of him—from her appearance alone, he couldn't tell that she was any different from before, except for her eyes, which were a little sharper...
"Xie Chengzhi." The man stared at him without saying a word. Jiang Ran was in a hurry to get to work. "If you have something to say, say it quickly. If not, I'm leaving."
"Jiang Ranran." The girl's hostility was obvious, and Xie Chengzhi felt an inexplicable sense of annoyance and unwillingness in his heart. "I want to talk to you."
Jiang Ran raised an eyebrow: "What to talk about?" What else do they have to talk about?
"You..." Because of Yi Xi's words, he had many questions, but facing Jiang Ran's indifferent expression, he suddenly couldn't say a word, "How have you been recently?"
"Huh?" Jiang Ran suspected he was hallucinating. "What did you say?"
Xie Chengzhi clenched his fingers in frustration, pursed his lips and said nothing.
Noticing the boy's expression change, and thinking of what she had asked Yi Xi to convey, Jiang Ran smiled meaningfully: "Xie Chengzhi, don't forget, you and Jiang Ranran have broken up. Your girlfriend is Luo Rui, and she is suffering in the base dungeon now. You came to me, not to rekindle the old love, right?"
Xie Chengzhi's cheeks flushed red after hearing her sarcastic remarks. He glared at her fiercely: "You think too much, Jiang Ranran."
He turned away angrily: "You're on your own, bye!"
Take care of yourself...it seemed like more than one person had said this to her.
Jiang Ran shrugged and ignored his warning.
Xie Chengzhi came to her just to confirm what Yi Xi meant.
Unfortunately, she wouldn't tell him the answer.
…
When Shen Youyou woke up, the apartment was empty.
After the little girl got up and washed herself, she opened the door and walked into the living room. Breakfast was already set on the dining table. She climbed onto the chair and began to eat breakfast voraciously.
Before she finished her dinner, there was a knock on the living room door. The little girl looked back, licked the grease off her fingertips, jumped off the chair and opened the door.
"Youyou." Zheng Li smiled gently at the door, "Grandpa asked me to pick you up."
Shen Youyou blinked her big eyes, thought for a long time, and nodded.
She followed Zheng Li, turned back to close the door, and did not forget to check it again before leaving.
…
Jiang Ran stopped in a hurry when he met Su Qin who had been waiting for a long time at the gate of the base.
"Captain Qin, are you waiting for me?"
Su Qin smiled: "Yes, I'll wait for you."
She pulled Jiang Ran to the door to avoid blocking other people's way.
"Ranran, are you free after get off work today?"
Jiang Ran nodded: "I'm free."
"Have you seen Yaoyao recently?"
When Chen Yao was mentioned, Jiang Ran realized that he hadn't seen her for some time.
"The last time we met... was the day the lab was attacked."
Su Qin frowned: "Me too - I've been asking her out recently, but she seems uncomfortable and always rejects me. She wasn't like this before."
"Uncomfortable?" Jiang Ran was puzzled. "If Sister Yaoyao was not feeling well, Si Xu would have known."
But I haven't heard Si Xu mention it either.
"That's why I'm surprised." Su Qin said, "You know, Chen Yao can't cook. She used to eat in the cafeteria, but she hasn't been going to the cafeteria in recent days. I'm really worried that she'll starve to death at home."
Thinking of something, Jiang Ran pondered: "How about, when I get off work, let's go to Sister Yaoyao's house together?"
"Oh, that's exactly what I meant!"
Someone called out "Captain Qin" in the distance. Su Qin glanced at her watch and said anxiously, "I have to go to a meeting. I suddenly received a notice today that I have two meetings in the morning and afternoon. It's so annoying. After I finish the meeting, I will come to find you and we will go to Shen Yao's house together."
Jiang Ran responded: "Okay."
…
Because Qi Yao was not at home, her work was also assigned to Jiang Ran. As soon as Jiang Ran arrived at the studio, he was busy all day and night and had no time to think about Chen Yao's affairs.
After finally getting off work, Jiang Ran sorted out the collected data and information and handed it to the team leader. It was already past seven o'clock in the evening when he walked out of the base.
Su Qin hasn't come yet.
"Are you still in a meeting?"
The girl was bored waiting at the door and started counting the floor tiles to pass the time.
After walking around twice, someone pulled her sleeve. Jiang Ran turned around and saw Shen Youyou standing behind her, her white and tender hands tightly grasping her sleeve.
"Youyou?" Jiang Ran turned around and leaned over to ask her, "Why are you here? Are you hungry?"
This child will only try to express his wishes to others when he is hungry or sees delicious food.
The little girl shook her head and walked out, pulling her sleeve.
"Where are you going, Youyou?" Jiang Ran stopped after walking for a while. "I still have someone to wait for—what's wrong with you? Are you hungry? Or are you feeling unwell?"
The little girl shook her head again, continued to pull her, and pointed in a direction: "Over there."
Jiang Ran looked in the direction she pointed: "North Gate? What's going on over there?"
"Someone is waiting for you."
Is someone waiting for her at the North Gate? Jiang Ran tried to get more information: "Who is waiting for me?"
"Yours, my dear."
Her relatives? Jiang Ran guessed: "Shen Shuai?"
"No."
"Sister Yaoyao?"
"no."
Jiang Ran hesitated: "Shen Yang?"
The girl looked at her and nodded.
It’s really Shen Yang.
Si Xu said that Shen Youyou was a puppet developed by the Shen family.
By this calculation, Shen Yang is Shen Youyou's master.
No wonder Shen Youyou was arranged to come find her.
Jiang Ran followed the little girl to the north gate: "Brother, what do you want to talk to me about? Isn't it about Sister Yaoyao?"
Shen Youyou walked quickly, leading her to avoid the crowd and soon arrived at the gate of the north city wall.
Jiang Ran held her hand and looked around: "Youyou, where is big brother?"
As soon as she finished speaking, her palm felt empty - the little girl let go of her hand and took two steps back.
Jiang Ran was still confused when he suddenly felt a pain in the back of his neck and collapsed to the ground uncontrollably.
At the last moment of losing consciousness, in her blurred vision, the little girl squatted down in front of her, and her figure was reflected in her clear eyes without any emotion.
…
Unexpectedly, the meeting lasted from four in the afternoon to seven in the evening. Su Qinsheng lay on the table with despair, glanced at Si Xu, who had an expressionless face like a robot, and sighed.
I originally wanted to take some time to go visit Yaoyao with Ranran, but I don’t know what time it will be after the meeting is over.
It’s late at night, Brother Seven will definitely not let you go.
It seems I can only wait until tomorrow.
"Oh." The girl sighed deeply.
In the main seat, Shen Lang was still talking about future plans in a serious manner.
Suddenly, alarms rang throughout the base.
Each sound is like the alarm bell of doomsday.
There were hurried footsteps coming, and the person didn't even have time to knock on the door, but pushed it open and walked in.
"Master Chen! This is bad! The north gate has been opened and a horde of zombies are coming in!"
(End of this chapter)
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