Chapter 392 Extra: The World We Haven’t Met
Amid the sound of New Year's Eve firecrackers, heavy snow fell from the sky. The cheers of children came from the yard. Jiang Ranran raised her head from the desk and pushed open the window.
The sharp wind blew in, instantly blowing away about 70% of her sleepiness.
The girl put away the design drawings on the table, stood up and stretched.
“Knock, knock, knock.”
There was a knock on the door, and a little head popped in: "Sister Ranran, it's snowing outside, and the dean wants you to come out and set off fireworks."
"Okay." Jiang Ranran walked to the door, took the child's hand and went downstairs together, "Lele, why are you wearing so little? Are you cold?"
"I'm not cold." The child held her hand tightly and looked up at her. "Sister Ranran, I heard from the director that you are leaving our welfare home. Is that true?"
Jiang Ranran was stunned and stopped subconsciously.
"The dean said that you are going to work at Brother Shunyao's company." The child was curious, "Sister Ranran, is Brother Shunyao pursuing you?"
The child's question was innocent. Jiang Ranran smiled awkwardly, squatted down and gently scratched her nose: "Lele, do you want Sister Ranran to go to work?"
The child immediately shook his head: "I hope Sister Ranran will stay with us! Sister Ranran cooks delicious food and will fly kites with us... But, isn't Brother Shunyao pursuing you?"
The child, though impish, spoke mysteriously, "The dean said that Sister Ranran is getting married and will have her own life. She can't stay here with us forever."
My own life...? Jiang Ranran's eyes revealed a bitter smile.
She adjusted the child's scarf and chuckled, "Don't worry, Lele, I won't get married, and I won't leave here. I will always be with you all."
She pinched the child's chubby face, stood up and took her hand to continue going downstairs.
…
Downstairs, a group of children were chasing and playing in the courtyard covered with heavy snow. Jiang Ranran sat on the steps, watching them playing and fighting. The dean brought out a cup of hot tea and handed it to her.
"Thank you, Dean." She took the tea and took a sip to dispel the chill on her body. "Dean, why did you buy so many fireworks this year?"
The dean is a woman in her early fifties. She has a warm smile and is very approachable.
She sat down next to Jiang Ranran, looking at the children chasing after her, a gentle smile on her face: "We didn't buy it, Mr. Xiao sent someone to deliver it."
Jiang Ranran paused while drinking tea.
The dean observed her expression and sighed softly: "Ranran, it's been two years since you graduated from university. It's time for you to think about yourself. I think Mr. Xiao is a good person and he cares about you. You..."
"Director." Jiang Ranran held the teacup, looked at the rising steam, and said in a choked voice, "I will not leave the orphanage."
She forced a smile and whispered, "I'm taking on design work now, which allows me to support myself and buy daily necessities for the children in the orphanage. I think this is great, Director. I want to stay."
"Ranran..." The dean touched her hair helplessly, feeling that this girl had changed a lot in the four years of college. "It's your own life, you decide for yourself. I have no right to interfere with you. But Ranran, I want you to understand that no matter what decision you make, I will support you."
Hearing this, Jiang Ranran's eyes warmed up and she nodded vigorously: "Thank you, Dean!"
"Hey, kid, you're so polite to me!"
…
After playing for a while, the children were sent back to their rooms to sleep by the dean.
After checking the dormitories, Jiang Ranran returned to her room.
Her room was not big, and was filled with trophies won from various design competitions, as well as small toys given to her by her children. After experiencing such a terrible disaster, the eldest daughter who was used to living in a mansion cried bitterly when she opened her eyes and saw this simple and clean little room.
She traveled to this world five years ago and was reborn in the body of a girl named Jiang Ran.
Before crossing over, she had fallen into the water while trying to lure away the zombies for the team. The water was very cold, and no matter how hard she struggled, it was useless. She could only watch herself sink to the icy bottom.
When he woke up again, he was reborn as Jiang Ran.
She came to this peaceful and warm world, and relying on Jiang Ran's memory, she quickly integrated into this world.
——After her parents passed away, her grandfather took over her life. Although the people in the Shen family were not very close to her, they still raised her as the daughter of the Shen family.
With the education she received, she successfully graduated from university and, with the recommendation of her mentor, got an internship at Chenzhuo Construction, a subsidiary of the Xiao Group.
After the internship, she left Chenzhuo Construction, but Chenzhuo still invited her to participate in many big orders in the name of cooperation.
She knew that the reason why such a large company as Chenzhuo Construction kept inviting her was entirely because of Xiao Shunyao, the current head of Xiao Group.
She didn't know what the man saw in her - he had so many choices, but he chose to target an ordinary person like her.
It is undeniable that the man is excellent - he has outstanding looks, is mature and steady, and knows the proper distance to maintain when attacking, so that people will not feel disgusted even if they do not accept it.
He is a very good hunter.
Although it's not her type.
Look, she now has her own job, an excellent suitor, and a goal in life...
As time passed, she almost forgot the miserable and desperate experiences she had as Jiang Ranran.
She thought she had forgotten.
But every time she woke up from her dream, she could hear the name she was calling, and she knew that she had not forgotten it.
Xie Chengzhi.
The man she loved deeply when she was young and ignorant.
She knew that she had not completely let him go.
He was like a thorn, deeply embedded in her heart. Once it was pulled out, her heart would be missing a piece and no longer complete.
When she first came here, she often dreamed of him, Luo Rui, and the disaster... Gradually, the frequency of her dreams decreased, but every time she dreamed of things in that world, she would wake up crying.
Perhaps because the dean's reminder aroused her complicated thoughts, she dreamed again.
Only this time, she didn't dream about what she had experienced.
She saw herself, being pulled out of the lake, unconscious.
But the person who came to rescue her was not Xie Chengzhi, but a completely stranger.
He looked very young, with an upright posture, a clean temperament, and cold eyes - a completely different type from Xie Chengzhi.
He carried her, who was wet, for a long time and then handed her over to her teammates.
She was floating in the void and saw herself in that world waking up from a coma. She thought it was Xie Chengzhi who saved her and was so moved that she burst into tears.
Really, so stupid.
Xie Chengzhi didn't come to save her at all, he didn't even know she fell into the water.
She was like a self-assaulting fool, insisting that men still had pity for her.
She tried even harder to love him, and even though she was wanted by the man named Si Xu, she still loved Xie Chengzhi.
She was angry at Si Xu's control over her, so she smashed the food and gifts he brought her, cut the clothes he gave her into pieces, threw them on the ground and stepped on them.
She childishly took revenge on the man who separated her and Chengzhi in her own way.
He said nothing. If she didn't eat, he wouldn't care about her or force her. He kept her by his side, staring at her occasionally, as if he saw someone else through her.
Everyone said that Professor Si loved her deeply.
Only she knew that she could not see any love in that man's eyes.
She didn't want to be loved by him either, she just wanted to return to Xie Chengzhi.
But Si Xu clearly didn't love her, but insisted on keeping her imprisoned by his side, not allowing her to contact Xie Chengzhi or go home.
Everyone at Xiling Base said that Professor Si was very powerful, and even her grandfather Shen Lang couldn't compete with him.
Such a capable man, who could find any woman he wanted, chose a loser like her who couldn't do anything well - she didn't understand and couldn't comprehend it.
later……
Wei Yage told her that Xie Chengzhi and Luo Rui had joined Shen Lang, and they wanted to deal with Si Xu and rescue her from him.
She was very happy and reaffirmed her thoughts - Xie Chengzhi still loved her.
She began to actively talk to Si Xu, trying to get useful information from him.
As soon as she took the initiative, the usually cold man would show an inquiring expression, which made her very nervous.
He still kept the habit of giving her gifts, including all kinds of fruits, cosmetics and snacks. He would give her whatever she wanted.
He would take her for walks and teach her how to use a gun to hunt zombies...
She gradually began to hesitate, maybe... maybe he was not as bad as those people said.
He just wasn't good at expressing himself and just seemed aggressive.
While she was hesitating, Luo Rui appeared in the laboratory.
All her hesitations disappeared with Luo Rui's appearance.
Because she found that Si Xu treated Luo Rui the same way.
Even though he knew that the woman was his enemy, he still didn't guard against her.
He would pick up her words, answer her questions, and address her concerns—he treated Lori with the same patience he had for her.
She didn't understand why she was angry - what did it have to do with her how that man treated other women? She was just his toy!
It was this realization that made her no longer hesitate or show compassion.
Chu Yuan, Gu Yunqing, Su Qin... Si Xu's wings were clipped one by one by Chen Lang. Soon, Professor Si, who had always stood apart from the crowd, became a lonely person.
She was the only one left by his side.
For some reason, she felt a little secretly happy, but it was soon replaced by the joy that her plan was about to succeed.
I came to her room on the day Si Xu was killed.
He stood by the window in the room for a long time, then took out a big White Rabbit from his pocket and handed it to her.
"Here you go." A smile appeared in his clear light brown eyes, "If you like it."
What did she like? When had she ever liked White Rabbit? To maintain her figure, she rarely ate sugar, let alone this kind of high-sugar, high-fat candy.
As usual, she knocked the candy out of his hand.
Watching the candy rolling to the corner, Si Xu seemed stunned for a long time.
He looked puzzled and slowly withdrew his hand.
"You don't like White Rabbit?" He rarely argued about issues in front of her. This was the first time he asked her a question.
Her response was cold and sharp: "Ha, stop being so self-righteous! Who told you I like toffee?!"
He was silent for a long time, walked to the corner, picked up the candy and put it on the table.
He said nothing more and left alone.
…
Si Xu is dead.
Died before her eyes.
After being injected with a potion that suppressed his super powers, he did not listen to Luo Rui and surrender.
She saw him holding a Tang sword and walking towards those people with special abilities.
She saw Xie Chengzhi's dagger pierce his chest.
He fell in front of her.
She didn't know what she was thinking. When she came to her senses, her body had already run out uncontrollably.
She ran over, hugged him, and before she knew it, tears were streaming down her face.
"Why don't you hide!" She heard herself asking him with a choked voice, "Why don't you hide?!"
He knew Luo Rui wanted to kill him, so why didn't he hide? With his ability, he could easily avoid Luo Rui's attack.
Her tears fell on his face. He opened his eyes, but his clear eyes had gradually dimmed.
"You..." He gently stroked her face with his bloody fingers, seeming confused, but also relieved, "You don't like White Rabbit..."
Finally, he was still brooding over the big white rabbit that she had knocked down.
Si Xu is dead.
The demon that imprisoned her is finally dead.
She can return to the Shen family and be with her family.
Her relatives...
Her relatives wanted to drag away Si Xu's body, but she cried and tried to stop them. She felt like she was crazy for feeling sad for the devil who imprisoned her.
The Shen family also thought she was crazy, and everyone in the base thought she was crazy.
Only Shen Yang, her brother, stopped those people and allowed her to leave Si Xu's body.
She had been afraid of her brother since she was a child, because he always looked at her strangely, as if... as if she had stolen some treasure from him - the look of a thief.
Shen Yang buried Si Xu for her, and then he said something to her in front of the grave.
"Miss Jiang, do you know? When she was little, Ranran was very lively, optimistic, and quirky. She would beat people up if she disagreed with them... She and you are completely different types of girls.
"Ranran loves White Rabbit. My aunt and uncle won't let her eat it for fear of her getting cavities, so she'll drag me along to buy it secretly."
He looked at her with eyes full of sarcasm.
"Ranran also asked my uncle to bring White Rabbits to the experimental subjects in the laboratory - at that time, my uncle was the person in charge of Sixu."
She stared at Shen Yang blankly, because of the Ranran in the story Shen Yang told, who was completely different from her.
"Jiang Ranran, why do you think Si Xu keeps you?"
Before Shen Yang left, he threw down a last sentence, which solved all her doubts.
It was also at that moment that she realized that all her persistence and resistance were nothing but self-righteousness.
She stood not far away, watching her foolish self prostrating on the ground and crying in despair, and two tears unconsciously slipped down her face.
The self in that world finally chose to commit suicide.
She wasn't surprised at her choice.
Waking up from the dream, Jiang Ranran looked at the whitening sky in the east, her eyes welling up with tears.
So, if she had not come into this world, committing suicide in regret would have been her ending?
It turned out that Chengzhi really didn't love her at all, and it was all just her wishful thinking.
turn out to be……
She covered her face and sobbed softly.
…
Jiang Ranran fell ill and had a high fever of 38 degrees.
After being sent to the hospital, she finally persuaded the director to go back to look after the children, and she stayed in the hospital alone to receive an IV drip.
She is no longer the spoiled Miss Shen. Whether in the original world or the world she lives in now, she has to take care of herself.
…
Perhaps because she didn't sleep well last night, she quickly fell asleep while hanging the drip.
She dreamed about that world again, but this time, she saw a completely different future.
She saw an off-road vehicle driving through the wilderness in the morning light, and a young girl leaned out of the sunroof and shot and killed a zombie wandering on the roadside.
The girl had Jiang Ranran's face, but she knew that she was not Jiang Ranran.
She had a refreshing smile, with a sly look in her eyes, and her little expression of seeking praise was very cute.
Si Xu parked the car on the side of the road, put one hand on the steering wheel, and leaned over to kiss her.
She saw the smile in his eyes, a gentle starlight that had never appeared when he was with her.
She suddenly felt like crying.
She followed them for a long time.
When she heard Si Xu calling her Jiang Ran, she would jump to his side, take his hand, and bite the big white rabbit he handed to her mouth, with a look of satisfaction on her face.
She looks so beautiful when she smiles, completely different from her lifeless self.
She looked at the smile on the girl's face, and the heavy sadness that had been accumulating in her heart suddenly dissipated.
She raised the corners of her mouth slightly.
It’s great that he met Jiang Ran, who loves to eat White Rabbit milk.
As she was thinking this, the girl who was chatting and laughing with the young man suddenly turned her head and looked in her direction.
She found her!
Startled, she dodged back suddenly.
"Don't move."
Someone held her hand down and a deep voice sounded in her ears. She woke up from her dream and opened her eyes.
The young man sat beside the bed, gently holding her hand where she was getting the injection to prevent her from moving around and knocking the needle off.
"Mr. Xiao?" When he opened his mouth, he found that his voice was a little hoarse.
"I went to the welfare home, and the director said you were sick and alone in the hospital." The young man used the back of his hand to test the temperature of her forehead. "It seems to have dropped. After this bottle of medicine is finished, I'll ask the nurse to come and take your temperature."
"……Thanks."
"Come, drink some water first." He freed one hand and handed him the cup of water beside the bed. "The temperature is just right, not hot."
She thanked him again.
"Jiang Ranran." He chuckled softly, feeling helpless. "When will you stop being so polite to me?"
“…”
"I'm pursuing you, haven't you noticed? You can order me around at will, let me do anything for you, you can show weakness to me, act coquettishly to me, you can do whatever you want, as long as I'm here - Jiang Ranran, I'm pursuing you."
The man said something similar to a confession in a joking tone, and Jiang Ranran gave a positive response for the first time: "I know."
He was stunned.
She spoke softly, neither servile nor overbearing: "I know you are pursuing me, Mr. Xiao - but I haven't thought about falling in love yet, so..."
"So, you rejected me not because you don't like me, but because you don't want to fall in love yet?" The man grasped the crux of the matter and breathed a sigh of relief. "That's okay. I can continue to pursue you. When you want to fall in love, remember to consider me first."
How could there be such a person... She laughed in silence.
However, it's time to let go.
In that world, the people who were hurt and betrayed by her found happiness, and Jiang Ran in that world also found happiness. She should learn to let go of the past and pull out the thorn in her heart... It doesn't matter even if there is a piece missing, as time goes by, it will always be filled with something else.
Jiang Ranran looked at the sky outside the window, with a blooming light in her eyes.
Well, I wish you happiness, Jiang Ran.
(End of this chapter)
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