Chapter 8, Silly White Sweet
After Luo Rui escaped from the living room, Jiang Ran slowly turned around the corner of the stairs.
Hearing the noise, Si Xu put away his book, stood up and looked at her: "Are you awake? Do you want something to eat?"
"Need not……"
"Gu~"
The words of refusal and the sound of protest from her stomach sounded at the same time, and Jiang Ran frowned in embarrassment.
Now the whole team is ready to set off, but she is the only one who has just woken up. She didn't want to delay everyone's journey, but her stomach was not cooperating and she started to protest first.
"Don't you want to eat?" Si Xu's tone was a little puzzled, but he still agreed with her, "Then let's go out."
Jiang Ran: “……???”
Wait, wait! Did she hear something wrong? Didn't this guy hear her stomach growling? Shouldn't he have ignored her refusal and considerately let her eat first before continuing on her journey?
Recalling this guy's words and actions since meeting him last night, Jiang Ran was suddenly stunned.
She had a very strange idea, and in order to verify her idea, she reached out and grabbed Si Xu.
The man stopped and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Si Xu." She looked at him and said seriously, "I'm hungry and want to have breakfast."
"Oh." The man didn't ask why she rejected his proposal, nor did he accuse her of being fickle. He replied calmly, "There are hot buns in the kitchen. Is that okay?"
"Can."
"I'll get it for you..."
In order to confirm her guess, Jiang Ran showed a shy expression, and her tone was full of reluctance: "No, it's too much trouble for you..."
"Oh, if you go there by yourself, the kitchen is over there."
Jiang Ran: “…”
As expected, this guy… She had been wondering since she read the novel. Si Xu was not bad looking, and had raised Jiang Ranran for so long without asking for anything in return, yet Jiang Ranran was still full of hostility towards him. Now it seemed that this guy was really… how should I put it? Naive? Or rather, he had no idea how to read people's expressions and no romantic sense at all!
However, looking into the man's clear and bright light brown eyes like gemstones, Jiang Ran tried to hold back, but couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Oh my god, how can this guy be so cute! Isn't this the kind of silly, innocent guy you see in TV dramas?!
Si Xu was confused: "What are you laughing at?"
"Nothing." Jiang Ran's tone returned to normal. "I'm directionally challenged. Can you come with me?"
There was a hint of tentativeness in her tone, but I guessed the answer as soon as she asked.
"Okay." As expected, Si Xu said, "I'll go with you."
Jiang Ran followed the man to the kitchen, and along the way he heard the team members he met by chance greet him politely.
The words Luo Rui had just said suddenly appeared in her mind.
Luo Rui came to Si Xu to say these words, to remind Si Xu of her past with Xie Chengzhi. Why did she do this? To sow discord between her and Si Xu? Was it necessary? She already had Xie Chengzhi, so why would she do this?
"Si Xu."
"Um?"
"What Luo Rui said just now—that's the relationship between me and Xie Chengzhi—I was with him when we were in school, and then the disaster struck, and we fled Shenmu City together, and I met Luo Rui. He and Luo Rui became boyfriend and girlfriend, and then we broke up."
“…”
He didn't say anything. Jiang Ran thought he was bothered by her past. She raised her hand and said, "He and I were just boyfriend and girlfriend before. We only held hands. Really!"
Si Xu's emotionless gaze shifted to her hand. Jiang Ran shuddered for no reason, fearing that he would twist her arm off in the next second.
"Si Xu, I was blind at first. I don't like him at all now, and I won't like him in the future!" She continued to express her sincerity, "I have you now. You are so beautiful, so capable, and so good to me. You are the only one in my heart and eyes now, really!"
Hearing this, Si Xu looked away, and a small smile appeared on his lips: "Okay, I believe you."
Huh? Jiang Ran, who had prepared a bunch of words to express his loyalty, choked and silently put down his hand: This man is so easy to coax. Jiang Ranran can't even handle such a naive person, so he is obviously a fool.
"If you go back on your word today," she was still complaining in her mind when she heard Si Xu add, "I will break your legs and throw you into the pile of zombies."
Jiang Ran: "..." Boss, let's talk it over nicely. Don't be so scary. You're ruining your innocent image!
…
After breakfast, Jiang Ran walked out of the kitchen and ran into Yi Xi who was coming towards her.
The woman stopped a few steps away from her, looking at her with her dark eyes without saying a word.
Uncomfortable with her stare, Jiang Ran could only find a topic to talk about: "Thank you so much for last night."
"Thank me?" Yi Xi sneered, "I can't bear your gratitude. After all, you are now the woman of the captain of the Xiling Base's superpower team."
"No..." Jiang Ran corrected her awkwardly.
Yi Xi raised his eyebrows, lowered his voice, and still mocked: "No what? He didn't ask you last night?"
"Not the captain." Jiang Ran said helplessly, "Gu Yunqing and I have nothing to do with each other."
"Oh, it's not Gu Yunqing, it's Si Xu, right? Professor Si." Yi Xi curled his lips in disdain, "A person with spatial abilities... Haha, your taste for men is really getting worse."
Yi Xi finished speaking, brushed past her and went to the kitchen.
Looking at the woman's back, Jiang Ran felt confused.
The original text did not focus much on Yi Xi. She remembered that before she could reach the Xiling base, Yi Xi died in a zombie attack.
When Yi Xi was alive, he was not close to anyone in the team, and Jiang Ranran was no exception.
But in the situation yesterday, she was able to refute Luo Rui for her...
What is she thinking?
Unable to guess what the woman was thinking, Jiang Ran simply shook his head and followed the noise to find Si Xu at the gate.
…
Finally, after personally checking the five large trucks loaded with supplies and confirming that everything was correct, Si Xu looked at Gu Yunqing and nodded.
Gu Yunqing waved his hand: "Get in the car and get ready to go."
He looked at Luo Rui and Xie Chengzhi who were waiting nearby and said, "Si Xu and I will lead the way. Your team will follow Deputy Captain Song Rong. Is that okay?"
Luo Rui had no objection: "Okay."
Gu Yunqing was a fourth-level psychic, so clearing the way shouldn't be a problem for him. Since they had someone to escort them, they were relieved.
After arranging the team, the two were about to go to Song Rong to coordinate the work when they saw Jiang Ran coming down the stairs and walking towards them.
The girl wore a pink and white down jacket, draped over a black cashmere blanket. Her long, straight, jet-black hair draped softly over her shoulders, making her delicate face look only the size of a palm...
When the beautiful face came into his eyes, Xie Chengzhi paused slightly, and there was a flash of surprise in his eyes - he couldn't remember how long it had been since he had seen the clean and tidy Jiang Ranran.
Ever since they started fleeing, Jiang Ranran always wore dirty and torn clothes, huddled in the corner of the team with a pale face.
He almost forgot that the girl in front of him was once the most beautiful girl in his school - a beauty picked out of millions.
When he thought of this, a strange feeling of unwillingness and shame rose in Xie Chengzhi's heart.
As Jiang Ranran's ex-boyfriend, Jiang Ranran's current changes are like a silent accusation of his incompetence - look, your ex-girlfriend is living such a glamorous life after leaving you!
Obviously, Jiang Ranran also saw him.
However, unlike her previous enthusiasm, the girl just nodded at the two of them and walked past him.
Seeing the girl acting as if nothing had happened, the resentment and shame in my heart were instantly replaced by anger.
Xie Chengzhi clenched his fist: That woman, she only used her body to buy a brief moment of peace, yet she dared to act so condescending in front of him?!
(End of this chapter)
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