Chapter 73, Belongs Only to Me
Jiang Ran didn't expect to see Zhou Jian here, with disheveled hair and a dirty look as if he had rolled in the mud. He paused slightly and didn't go forward immediately.
The girl squatted in front of the pastry shop, holding a black steamed bun in her hand and stuffing it into her mouth desperately.
"Zhou Jian..." Jiang Ran frowned as he murmured the woman's name.
Unlike the original plot, Zhou Jian did not die, but went crazy.
He went crazy, was abandoned by Luo Rui's team, and ended up in the slums, which was no different from being dead.
The people around were still cursing, and some even tried to kick the woman away. But every time she was kicked away, she would crawl back to where she was and stay there.
"This woman..." Si Xu just took a look and then looked away without interest. He didn't say the second half of the sentence after meeting the little girl's sighing gaze.
Jiang Ran pinched the corner of Si Xu's sleeve and tugged gently, his tone a little hesitant: "Si Xu, do you have any points?"
"Yes, I do."
"Can you lend me some?" She had just arrived at the base and had never been on a mission or participated in any work, so naturally she didn't have a penny.
"Okay." Si Xu raised his chin and did not stop her decision. "Just do whatever you want to do."
After getting permission, Jiang Ran went to the pastry shop and bought ten big buns. She asked the boss to find Si Xu to settle the points. She walked up to the woman with the packaged buns.
Someone stood up, and the young men and women around who were cursing shut up and acted like they were enjoying the show.
Ignoring the looks and comments of the people around him, Jiang Ran placed the packed buns in front of the woman and whispered, "Zhou Jian, this is for you."
The woman looked at her, smiled foolishly, opened the bag, grabbed a bun, stuffed it into her mouth, and chewed it hard.
"When you recover from your illness, live a good life in the base." Regardless of whether the woman could understand or not, Jiang Ran said, "After all, it's not easy to reach the base alive."
The girl spoke in a low voice, and while she was talking, Zhou Jian had already swallowed two buns.
She stuffed the remaining few into her coat and smiled foolishly at Jiang Ran again.
Getting impatient waiting, Si Xu called out the girl's name, reminding her: "Let's go."
Jiang Ran stood up and walked to Si Xu, took a last look at the dirty woman on the ground, and followed Si Xu out of the noisy center.
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After taking Jiang Ran back to the fruit shop, Si Xu asked her, "Is there anything you want to buy?"
"Don't you have any of the fruits here in your space?"
"Yes." Si Xu said, "But Gu Yunqing said that shopping is a woman's greatest pleasure - Jiang Ran, you can buy whatever you want, I have points."
Jiang Ran: "..." You spendthrift man!
"Haha." After listening to the conversation between the two, the stall owner laughed, "Since your boyfriend said so, little girl, choose some fruits you like."
Jiang Ran did not refuse Si Xu's kindness. She picked two apples and a watermelon and asked the stall owner to settle the bill.
"480 points in total."
Oh, so a watermelon costs 280 points. As the quantity of fruit decreases in the future, the price will definitely get higher and higher.
Jiang Ran, who was penniless, lamented the high price of fruits and secretly considered whether he should find a job to earn some points for emergencies.
You can't ask Si Xu for points every time you buy something or see a doctor in the future, right?
Si Xu took the packed fruits from the stall owner and continued shopping with Jiang Ran when they were stopped by someone.
"Little brother." The girl who had just punched and kicked Zhou Jian stood in front of the two of them. She blocked Si Xu's way, a bright smile on her pretty face. "Which superpower team are you from?"
Jiang Ran: "..." This soft voice, what is she doing? Seducing Si Xu? Didn't she see such a beautiful woman standing next to Si Xu? Who gave her the courage to seduce Si Xu?
Not wanting to even look at the woman, Si Xu held Jiang Ran's hand tightly and prepared to take a detour.
He moved, and the woman followed suit, still blocking his way.
"Brother, I see you seem to be a psychic as well. Would you like to consider joining our psychic team?"
The coquettish voice gave Jiang Ran goosebumps.
"Brother, come to our special ability team. We have a lot of beautiful girls in our special ability team."
Leaving the woman chattering in front of him, Jiang Ran suddenly said: "Si Xu."
"Um?"
"come over."
When he came close, she pulled his collar to make him lean over, then raised her head and kissed him.
The chattering girl finally shut up.
Letting go of Si Xu, Jiang Ran licked his lips and looked at the stiff-faced girl opposite him, raising an eyebrow: "He belongs to me alone and will not join any special ability team. Understand?"
The girl bit her lip and muttered unwillingly: "An ordinary person... How dare you say that." Her eyes moved, still looking at Si Xu, "Little brother..."
With a smile in his eyes, Si Xu replied absentmindedly: "She said that I belong to her alone. Didn't you hear it?"
After being ruthlessly rejected by Si Xu, the woman who was trying to chat with him finally gave up and turned back angrily to find her teammates.
I don't know what she said, but the looks from the people waiting nearby suddenly became unfriendly when they looked at the two of them.
Ignoring what those people were thinking, Si Xu continued shopping with Jiang Ran.
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I didn't expect to meet Si Xu in a place like this.
In her memory, Si Xu's life was extremely monotonous - conference room, laboratory building, apartment... the same three points day after day.
She remembered that Chu Yuan had invited them to a party several times, but Si Xu refused on the grounds of work.
Wei Yage looked at the man and woman not far away, and the smile on his lips slowly disappeared.
Brother Qi, are you accompanying Jiang Ranran to the market? Just like before the end of the world, when a man would accompany his girlfriend shopping.
This morning I heard the girls in the team gathered together to discuss that Professor Si was walking in the snow holding a girl's hand yesterday afternoon.
She listened to those envious voices as if she were listening to a joke, and it took a long time to hold back her laughter.
How could it be possible? A man like Brother Qi would be so patient as to go out with a woman and spend time with her?
How could it be possible...
At this moment, the facts before her were like a slap in the face, leaving her a little dazed.
"Seventh Brother." Before she could come to her senses, she had already called out to the man.
When those light brown eyes looked over at her, she adjusted her attitude, put on a decent smile, and walked towards them.
We can't let them go on like this. We need to give that woman a reminder so she doesn't get carried away.
"What a coincidence, Seventh Brother—are you here to buy something?"
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When she saw Wei Yage again, Jiang Ran was more indifferent than before - she was just a poor woman who couldn't get what she wanted. If the man she coveted was not hers, she might have expressed some sympathy for her.
The woman only had Si Xu in her eyes. She was standing next to Si Xu, but she seemed not to see her.
Self-deception? Or deliberate provocation?
No matter what Wei Yage thought, Jiang Ran had no intention of indulging the woman.
"Yes." Jiang Ran was one step faster than Si Xu. She took the arm of the person next to her and replied with a smile, "Si Xu came with me to buy things - what a coincidence, Captain Wei."
She spoke, but Wei Yage still didn't even give her a glance.
She nodded and said lightly: "What a coincidence."
Continuing to look at Si Xu, he said softly, "Seventh Brother, have you heard about the news from the Shen family this morning?"
Jiang Ran was stunned: News about the Shen family? Wei Yage specifically mentioned it in front of Si Xu. Was it to remind him, or to warn herself?
The little girl hugged her arms tightly. Si Xu was in a good mood, and his tone was not as cold as usual when he spoke: "What are you talking about?"
"Yes." Wei Ya Ge nodded, "He's dead."
"I know."
"Hu Bin is Mr. Shen's confidant. I heard that Mr. Shen was very angry and ordered Shen Yang to find the murderer of Hu Bin." At this point, Wei Yage finally looked at Jiang Ran, hinting, "I heard from the Shen family that the last person with Hu Bin last night was the young lady of the Shen family... Is that right, Jiang Ranran?"
"Yeah." Jiang Ran said as a matter of course, "He tried to molest me, and I beat him up badly. Alas, it's a pity that Captain Wei wasn't there and didn't see my heroic performance~"
Wei Yage pursed her lips and said to Si Xu, "Seventh brother, if something happens to Hu Bing, I'm afraid the Shen family will suspect you..."
The little girl was so cute when she proudly showed off her beating... Si Xu, who didn't take Wei Yage's words to heart, looked at Jiang Ran and replied nonchalantly: "I killed him."
Wei Yage was stunned: "Seventh Brother?"
"Yes." Confirming his answer, Si Xu repeated, "I killed him, and the Shen family knows it."
Wei Yage showed an anxious expression and said helplessly: "Seventh Brother, now is not the time to break with the Shen family. You can't just do it for a woman..."
"It was nothing more than killing a shameless guy who tried to molest Miss Shen." Jiang Ran knew what Wei Yage was going to say without even having to listen. He interrupted with a sneer, "Grandpa and my eldest cousin love me the most. Killing someone like Hu Bin was evil-minded, so it's fine. It eliminated a hidden danger for the Shen family, and it was a good thing. But how can you, Captain Wei, say it and make it our fault?"
Specious arguments.
The corners of Wei Yage's mouth twitched slightly, and he relied on reason to control his anger.
"Captain Wei, if you're worried about Si Xu, I can go talk to my cousin myself." Jiang Ran continued confidently, "My cousin only praises me for doing a good job."
Become arrogant because of being favored.
For the first time, Wei Yage felt the urge to roll her eyes at someone. She forced herself to ignore Jiang Ran and just looked at Si Xu: "Seventh Brother, in situations like this in the future, you'd better be more cautious..."
"No need." Si Xu touched the little girl's furry head and replied casually without looking at the person opposite him, "The Shen family doesn't dare to do anything to me."
Let them do as they please. He would be very happy if they could make Shen Lang angry to death.
Has he already indulged the women around him so much? Wei Yage twitched his lips and said bitterly: "Since Seventh Brother said so, then I don't have to worry about anything - Seventh Brother, you guys can do whatever you want, I'm going back first."
Jiang Ran waved: "Goodbye, Captain Wei." She hurriedly pulled Si Xu and turned to leave.
Wei Ya Ge, who was waiting for Si Xu to say goodbye, stared at the backs of the two men. After a while, he curled the corners of his mouth coldly.
Perhaps, she should really consider the Shen family's proposal.
(End of this chapter)
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