Chapter 45: He said it was okay to quarrel
The young man named Pei Xiao, although a person with superpowers, is still able to protect ordinary people, which is very valuable in today's world.
"Haha, Pei Xiao is exactly that kind of person." Su Qin laughed after hearing her words, "I can only say that he and Wan'er are really blood-related siblings, and they are both gentle in their bones. Although he is the captain of the first team of the Dongchao base, he spends most of his time running around outside, hunting zombies.
"Oh, and also, even though that guy always taunts and mocks Brother Seven and then turns to fighting, there's never been a single instance of bloodshed—a typical love-hate relationship."
Jiang Ran: "..."Huh~ this word doesn't sound very pleasant.
"Seventh Brother is in a bad mood because of meeting him?" Su Qin said, "Then don't worry, he will be back to normal tomorrow."
Jiang Ran responded: "I hope so."
…
The next morning, the convoy packed up and prepared to continue on its journey.
As soon as Su Qin got in the car, she heard the back door being opened. Jiang Ran quickly climbed into the back seat and fastened his seat belt.
Su Qin: "..."
Gu Yunqing: "..."
The two looked at each other and saw gossip in each other's eyes.
"Ranran, what are you doing? Si Xu is in the car behind." Gu Yunqing asked tentatively, "Did you get on the wrong car?"
"No." Jiang Ran said seriously, smiling slightly, "Si Xu told me to get lost. I'm a very obedient person, so I won't bother him."
Gu Yunqing opened his mouth exaggeratedly: "No way? Si Xu said that to you?"
"That's right." Jiang Ran grinded his teeth, his face forced to smile, "So, I beg Captain Gu and Captain Qin to take me in temporarily."
Su Qin glanced out the window and saw the man push the door and get out of the car with a gloomy face, walking towards them.
She suppressed her laughter and said, "Ranran, it's not that I don't want to take you in, it's mainly because Seventh Brother won't let me."
"He told me to get out, I don't want to go back." She's a little girl, and if she's yelled at for no reason, she'll get angry too!
…
The little girl didn't go back to the car to rest all night yesterday.
Without the hand warmer, Si Xu's already bad mood became even worse.
He tossed and turned in the car for a long time but couldn't fall asleep.
He looked up several times to find the familiar figure, only to see her sitting by the fire with her back to him, with no intention of coming back.
He thought, wait, wait, wait, wait, and wait, until dawn came.
He thought she would come back at dawn, but when he was distracted, she actually climbed into someone else's car.
Well, the little girl is going to throw a tantrum after not sleeping together for a night.
…
Jiang Ran is not a person who holds grudges, but when he told her to get lost in his cold words to her face yesterday, she was still not completely without temper.
The girl made up her mind that she would not go back unless Si Xu apologized.
As a result, the plan was not implemented in time. The car door was opened and the man put one hand on the door and looked at her.
"Jiang Ran, get out of the car."
Undeterred by his cold tone, Jiang Ran remained motionless: "I'm taking Captain Gu's car today."
"Jiang Ran." The young man lowered his voice and repeated it as a warning, "Get out of the car."
"What if I don't get out of the car?" He scolded her in a cold tone, as if she was the one being unreasonable. Jiang Ran lost her temper, "Si Xu, are you going to kill me?"
The girl suddenly lowered her voice and glared at the man angrily.
"You told me to get lost." Her voice was choked with grievance. "You told me to get lost and not to follow you. Have you forgotten?"
The girl's eyes were red, and the look she gave him was colder than ever before.
For some reason, Si Xu's heart tightened, and the words he said last night emerged in his mind.
"Go away, don't follow me."
That's what he told her.
He was in a bad mood at the time. When he was in a bad mood, he just wanted to chop zombies. He didn't want to be disturbed or talk to anyone.
But he didn't see many zombies along the way, so he suddenly remembered what Gu Yunqing had said to him.
Thinking of this, Si Xu suddenly raised his eyes to look at Gu Yunqing, paused for two seconds, retracted his gaze to look at Jiang Ran, and complained: "It was Gu Yunqing who said that I can quarrel with you when I am in a bad mood."
Gu Yunqing, who had been watching the show silently, was stunned when his name was suddenly called: "Brother? When did I say that? Wait...
"Having a girlfriend is fun, isn't it? Making her happy, getting her to sleep, and even arguing with her when you're in a bad mood... It's much more interesting than your work in the lab, right?"
Oh, he did say that—wait a minute! Big Brother! I just said that casually. "Make her happy and put her to sleep"—just do it. "Argue with her"—you don't have to remember it so clearly and be so brave to try it!
Hearing Si Xu's aggrieved defense, Jiang Ran licked his back teeth, slowly turned his head to look at Gu Yunqing, and whispered softly: "Captain Gu, was it you who made him quarrel with me?"
"No, no, no, I can explain! Sister Ranran! Listen to my explanation!" Gu Yunqing raised his hands. "My words were not what Seventh Brother understood, and I can't say that. Anyway, my words really didn't mean for Seventh Brother to quarrel with you! I..."
After waiting for a long time for Gu Yunqing to explain everything clearly, Jiang Ran felt at a loss whether to laugh or cry for a moment.
Si Xu, how come he remembered Gu Yunqing's words so clearly?
Seeing the coldness in her eyes dissipate, Si Xu spoke again, softening his tone and acting like a spoiled child, "Jiang Ran, come back with me."
“…”
I just wanted to remind him that anger shouldn't harm innocent people. Now that the misunderstanding was resolved, Jiang Ran naturally got out of the car obediently, "Si Xu."
"Hmm?" Holding the girl's hand, Si Xu's mood, which had been gloomy all night, brightened up. "What's the matter?"
"From now on..." This man was used to doing things his own way. Jiang Ran tried to communicate with him, "If you have anything that makes you unhappy, you can tell me. Although, although I may not be able to help you, I will listen carefully to what you say."
She had no confidence that she could help Si Xu solve the problems that troubled him, but as long as he was willing to talk, she would try her best to understand and comfort him.
After a moment of silence, Jiang Ran added: "If you scold me without asking any questions like you did yesterday, I will definitely run away from home!"
The man, who had been left out all night, fully felt the trouble that listening to Gu Yunqing's words had caused him: "I won't do this again in the future."
Next time when he gets angry, he might as well go chop zombies. At least the zombies won’t get angry with him. Well, he can still chop them even if they get angry. But it’s different for the little girl. When she gets angry, he can’t chop her, but has to coax her. It’s too troublesome.
…
In the next half month, it rained twice and the temperature dropped again, but it didn't snow again. The sun shone on the ground, but it was cold and without any warmth.
When the first ray of morning light shone into the car, Jiang Ran opened his eyes and moved his body slightly.
As soon as the girl moved, Si Xu woke up.
He loosened his grip on Jiang Ran's waist and whispered, "How did you sleep last night?"
"Um."
Jiang Ran put on the hood of her down jacket and crawled to the car door: "Si Xu, tie your scarf, I'm going to open the door."
The car door opened and the cold morning air rushed into the car. Jiang Ran shivered, jumped out of the car and stretched his arms and legs.
The team was in a hurry to travel, so they rested in the car for the past half month.
When Jiang Ran got off the car, the morning mist outside had not yet dissipated and nothing could be seen clearly beyond five meters.
She stood by the car for a moment, and without waiting for Si Xu to get out, she climbed back into the car.
"What's wrong?" Si Xu, who had just woken up, was pushed back to his seat by the little girl. He was a little dazed. "Continue sleeping?"
Jiang Ran looked out the window and said, "I always feel that foggy weather is scary. Let's wait until the fog clears and there are more people before going down."
Si Xu gladly accepted her suggestion and pulled her back into his arms: "Okay, go back to sleep."
"Si Xu." Jiang Ran woke up and couldn't fall asleep, so she made small talk, "You feel guilty towards Pei Wan'er..." She wanted to ask if he felt guilty towards Pei Wan'er, but then she thought, with his personality, how could he feel such a feeling as guilt?
"Pei Wan'er?" Hearing the name again, Si Xu frowned, his displeasure evident. "How did you know about her?"
"...Captain Qin told me." Jiang Ran said, "Captain Qin wanted to tell me about the feud between you and the Shen family, and casually mentioned the matter of that girl."
"Jiang Ran."
"Why."
"Don't be as stupid as that woman."
"……"stupid?
"A third-level psychic was actually being schemed against by a piece of trash like Shen Yang without even realizing it." When he mentioned the woman who had once loved him, his words were cold and indifferent, without a trace of regret or sadness. "So stupid."
"Si Xu." Jiang Ran looked into his eyes. "Will you be sad?"
"Why should you be sad?" Si Xu wondered.
"She liked you." Jiang Ran stated the facts, "She's dead."
"Jiang Ran, there's no necessary connection between the two." Si Xu pointed out the problem in her words, "Even if she doesn't like me, she will die if she is plotted against by Yu Huang and Chen Yang."
Well, that’s what she said, but… Jiang Ran sighed: “But she likes you.”
She didn't know why she was bothered by this problem. Whenever she thought of that name, she always felt a knot in her heart.
That was the woman who had loved Si Xu... Thinking of this, Jiang Ran blinked blankly: That was the woman who had loved Si Xu, just like her now - that woman died without receiving any mercy from Si Xu...
She is worried.
She was worried that one day, when she died, the man in front of her would be as indifferent as she was - after all, she was not a person with special abilities, and in this world, one wrong step could cost her life.
She didn't care what Si Xu thought of her. She accepted his protection and naturally regarded him as her property. However, after listening to Pei Wan'er's story, she felt a little worried.
Because Si Xu is the kind of person who doesn't love anyone.
"Jiang Ran."
The girl repeated the sentence again and again, and Si Xu pinched her chin to make her raise her head.
Her pale face was reflected in his light brown eyes. He raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Are you jealous?"
Gu Yunqing said that if a girl keeps asking about something, and that thing happens to be related to another person of the opposite sex, then she is definitely jealous.
Hearing the slight smugness in his tone, Jiang Ran's originally melancholy mood instantly returned to normal: It's really unnecessary to worry about it. She is dead, and she can't hear how he evaluates or sees her, let alone feel lost or sad.
Tsk tsk, why think so far ahead? You're really asking for trouble.
When she was silent, Si Xu lowered his head and kissed her on the forehead: "Jiang Ran, you are so cute when you are jealous."
Jiang Ran stared at him.
There seemed to be a glimmer of fire in the girl's dark eyes. For some reason, the man who was always flamboyant and unrestrained felt a little nervous.
He licked his lips and asked in confusion: "Jiang Ran, why are you looking at me like that..."
It made him feel very dangerous.
Before he could finish his words, Jiang Ran turned around swiftly, pushed him down on the chair, and bit his lips.
——It makes you so proud! It makes you always tease me for no reason!
…
By the time the convoy was about to arrive at the Xiling base, another month had passed and early winter had turned into deep winter.
Frost had formed on the withered yellow grass by the roadside, and from a distance it looked silvery white, like a thin layer of snow.
Jiang Ran stood in front of a sign, looking at the words on it, lost in thought.
"What are you looking at?" Su Qin walked up to her, casually glanced at the words on the sign, and fixed her gaze.
She murmured, "The new human base... is two kilometers away from here?"
Knowing that Su Qin had also noticed something was wrong, Jiang Ran asked, "How many days does it take to drive from here to Xiling Base?"
"At the speed of our convoy, it will take about three more days."
"It's not far for people with special abilities." Compared to the four major bases that were advertised on the radio in the early days of the apocalypse, people with special abilities who come here will definitely not choose this small base without any guarantees.
"Um."
"Since we're already here, why don't we go to the Xiling base?" Jiang Ran asked. "Based on this line of thinking, if someone has established a base here, what's their goal?"
Ranran: A bastard who loses his temper when he gets angry. It’s obvious that he needs a beating from society (╯°Д°)╯︵┻━┻
Si Xu: Jiang Ran, I was wrong ()
Jiang Ran: It’s okay, it’s okay (ω)(._.`) If anyone makes you angry, I’ll beat him to death (づ′▽`)づ
Gu Yunqing & Su Qin: Brother Qi is so shameless
There is a reason why Si Xu was unhappy when he saw Pei Xiao, but it has nothing to do with Wan'er. It will be mentioned later, so I won't spoil the story.
Every time Pei Xiao saw Si Xu, he would sneer and fight. It was indeed because of Wan'er. The reason was what Ranran mentioned, but Ranran didn't guess the deeper reason either, so I won't spoil it (I won't say that in fact, whether it's a novel or a TV series, I like the kind of characters who can still retain their sincerity after going through so many things).
Also, Si Xu really, really, really doesn't like Wan'er at all. I thought I wrote it very clearly, so my little cuties, please stop imagining it.
He avenged Wan'er because he disliked the Yu family and was protective of them. It made no difference to him whether it was Wan'er or Su Qin or Gu Yunqing who was plotted against.
Si Xu learned how to love someone after he met Ranran. It was Ranran who taught him how to love and be loved, and it had nothing to do with Wan'ermu.
(End of this chapter)
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