Chapter 319: Will You Still Need Him?
After seeing off Luo Yuting and his group, Si Xu went back to the villa to find Jiang Ran.
The girl was standing at the door of the villa, her head slightly tilted, talking to the hooded boy beside her.
Not knowing what the boy said, she smiled and reached out to pat his head, but the boy avoided her in disgust.
Si Xu: “…”
He unconsciously slowed down his pace and did not move forward immediately.
A year had already passed since he and she met. It was only a short year, but with all the ups and downs, it felt like half a lifetime.
When he first met her, she was ostracized by the team and bullied by her teammates. She had no choice but to suppress her temper and pride and follow him to seek protection.
At that time, she only had him, and everything she had belonged to him alone.
But, I don’t know when it started, she had her own family and friends.
She would show a sincere smile to everyone except him, would fight to the death to protect important people, and would fight with others for important people.
It is undeniable that she now has a living space independent of him.
Even if she left him, she could still do well in Xiling Base and even in the other three bases.
Or maybe, in fact, he was holding her back.
If Jiang Ran did not belong to Si Xu, she could avoid many conspiracies and calculations, and she would be liked by more people.
Because she deserves so much love.
Si Xu stopped.
He suddenly had a strange idea.
When the apocalypse ends, she will return to her ordinary life. Will she still need him then?
She...will need him, right?
…
After waiting at the villa door for more than ten minutes, Si Xu did not come back. Jiang Ran was considering whether to go to the market nearby - it happened to be the night market at this time.
During the time they were away from the Xiling base, the crop experimental base achieved a lot of results. Although there was still a shortage of supply, fortunately it was not completely out of stock.
She looked towards the market and something hit her head, neither light nor heavy, reminding her that someone was coming behind her.
Jiang Ran covered the back of his head and turned around.
The hooded boy stood not far behind her, with one hand in his pocket and a small stone in the other. When he saw her turn around, he raised his chin, threw the stone away, and walked to her side.
"I heard that Miss Jiang, who just returned, had a big fight with a guest from the Luo family at the base. I was curious, so I came to take a look." The young man said leisurely, as if sighing, "It seems I'm late and missed a good show."
Seeing the boy again, Jiang Ran was happy and didn't bother to think about his action of throwing stones at her just now: "Qiao Yi, I haven't seen you for a while. You have become more and more handsome."
The boy lifted the brim of his hat, revealing a pair of cat-like eyes staring at her: "I've always been handsome, okay? What are you looking at me with?"
"Yes, yes, you've always been handsome!" Jiang Ran glanced behind him and asked, "Are you alone?"
"No." Qiao Yi pointed to the market not far away. "Yi Xi and Zhou Jian went to the market. I don't like that kind of place, so I came to find you."
After Qiao Yi finished speaking, he looked at Jiang Ran angrily: "I say, do you know that because of the rubbish you left behind before you left, I was almost killed by that bastard Qin Huai! You finally came back, don't you have anything to say to me?"
Knowing that he had been wronged, Jiang Ran reached out and touched his head, thanking him sincerely: "Thank you so much for that time, Qiao Yi."
"Why are you being so cheesy!" The boy stiffened his neck, paused, and then dodged her hand. "Talking is useless. Treat me to dinner."
Jiang Ran smiled: "Okay! You decide the time and place."
"Is there any place that's far away now? I heard you're a good cook. Since you're thanking me, of course you should cook it yourself." Qiao Yi didn't hesitate, obviously having thought of the wording long ago. "Why not wait for a day? Let's do it today."
"Not today." Jiang Ran was embarrassed. "I have to go to the Shen family today."
"Go to the Shen family?" Qiao Yi curled his lips. "Go to see your injured brother?"
Jiang Ran nodded.
Qiao Yi didn't argue with her and changed his words: "Then tomorrow!" Anyway, the sooner the better.
If he didn't eat the meal soon, he was afraid that she would run away again.
This time Jiang Ran didn't object: "Where should we go? To your place, or to my apartment?"
"Will Professor Si come with you when you go to my place?"
"Yes." Of course they have to go together, otherwise if she runs away, what will happen to Si Xu?
He was being pampered now, and she couldn't bear to let him eat in the cafeteria alone. Besides, the things in Si Xu's space were much richer than those in the market, and she could save a lot of points!
Still fearful of Si Xu, Qiao Yi sipped his lips and said unhappily, "Professor Si is here anyway, so why not just go to your apartment?"
The environment in the slums is not as good as the high-end apartments of the psychics, and it is not convenient for her to move around in the slums.
"Okay." Jiang Ran agreed readily, "Tomorrow at noon, you, Yi Xi and the others come over, and I'll cook for you myself."
Qiao Yi muttered: "That's more like it..."
Not far away, Yi Xi and his group, who had just finished shopping at the night market, came out of the market carrying several bags of things.
"Jiang Ranran?!" Zhou Jian was the first to see Jiang Ran. The girl's eyes widened and she raised her voice in disbelief, "When did you come back?!"
She rushed to Jiang Ran and looked around. "Did you know that Luo Rui and the others returned to Xiling Base during the zombie outbreak a few days ago?"
Jiang Ran nodded: "I know." Not only did she know, she also beat the man up and kicked him out of the base.
Zhou Jian wanted to say more, but Qiao Yi interrupted her impatiently: "It's only been a few days since we last met, and you're already chattering away!"
Zhou Jian rolled his eyes at him: "It's only been a few days since I last saw you. When Jiang Ranran didn't come back, I don't know who was the one who kept muttering to me, 'Oh my god, why hasn't that woman come back yet? Is she not planning on returning to Xiling Base?'..."
"Zhou Jian!" The young man's face flushed red, and he didn't bother to explain. He chased after the girl and scolded her, "When did I say that? You keep talking nonsense!"
Zhou Jian: “Slightly~”
The two of them ran away arguing. Yi Xi greeted Jiang Ran indifferently and took his teammates to chase Qiao Yi.
In the rosy glow, a group of people were talking and laughing, and soon disappeared around the corner of the street.
Watching them leave, Jiang Ran let out a sigh: It’s great, it’s great to be able to see these familiar people when I come back.
But, it’s been so long, why hasn’t Si Xu come back yet?
The girl looked around in confusion, and was thinking about whether to go to the city gate to look for someone, when her eyes fixed on the corner of the wall diagonally in front of her.
Huh? That's Si Xu? Why is he waiting there? Puzzled, Jiang Ran walked towards the young man waiting in the corner.
He kept watching her, and when she finally finished chatting with her friends and noticed him, he walked out of the corner, stood in the sunset, and waited for her to come closer.
"Si Xu." Jiang Ran unconsciously quickened her pace and ran to his side. "Why are you waiting here? I thought you hadn't come back."
The young man smiled and took her hand: "Seeing you having a good time chatting with those people, I'm too lazy to go over."
Sensitively sensing the strangeness in the young man's tone, Jiang Ran followed him, tilting her head to look at him: "Si Xu, are you unhappy?"
(End of this chapter)
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