I Conquered the Villain Boss After Transmigrating Into a Novel

Chapter 13: Why Didn’t You Stop Him?

“Captain Gu, Professor Si, I don't know what Jiang Yu did to make you so angry." Luo Rui, who didn't see how Jiang Yu was injured, thought it was Gu Yunqing who attacked Jiang Yu. Her expression was grim and unyielding. “Now, you’ve taught him a lesson. If his wound isn’t treated, he’ll die soon.”

“Since he knows he’ll die, why did he covet a woman who doesn't belong to him?” Gu Yunqing sneered. “Since he made the move, he must be prepared to be taught a lesson by others.”

Sure enough, it was because of Jiang Ranran... Luo Rui looked at Jiang Ranran, humbled herself in front of Jiang Ranran and said earnestly, “Ranran, if Jiang Yu did something bad to you, I apologize for him. Please don't be angry. Chengzhi and I will teach him a good lesson...”

Tsk, what a useless fool. I told him to seduce Jiang Ranran, yet he ended up getting himself in trouble. What an idiot!

The guy was in such a miserable state that the rest of the team couldn't bear to see it anymore.

Zhou Jian whispered, “Even if Jiang Yu went overboard, you’ve taught him a lesson already –– you should show mercy.”

Yi Xi glanced at Jiang Yu, then at Jiang Ranran. “Jiang Ranran, enough is enough.”

The others were also chattering, pleading for mercy, apologizing, or persuading.

The members of Gu Yunqing's team wisely stayed away. Song Rong moved his lips and was about to speak when Gu Yunqing grabbed his wrist and shook his head.

He looked thoughtfully at Jiang Ran, who was trapped in Si Xu's arms, with curiosity on his face.

Would Jiang Ran intercede for that guy? If she did... Gu Yunqing could almost anticipate the outcome awaiting the woman.

Jiang Ran couldn't hear what those people were saying at all. There was only blood in her eyes and the wailing of the guy in her ears.

The scene of blood spurting out kept replaying before her eyes and her body trembled uncontrollably. At this moment, she finally understood what kind of existence the so-called apocalypse was.

Si Xu still held her shoulders tightly, refusing to give her any retreat.

If she didn’t stop Si Xu, Jiang Yu would die.

With this realization, Jiang Ran licked her lips and looked up at Si Xu. “Si Xu, I...”

The man's deep, light brown eyes met her gaze and there seemed to be a cryptic smile in his eyes. It was as if he was expecting something, but it also seemed as if he was rejecting something.

His eyes... were really clear and bright.

Jiang Ran sighed in her heart and raised her hand to place it lightly over Si Xu's arm that was crossed in front of her. “He tried to bully me. Why didn't you stop him?”

Jiang Ran finally spoke, but she asked that question instead.

The people who were pleading slowly quieted down.

Luo Rui said in a helpless tone, “Ranran, you misunderstood. Jiang Yu merely has a foul mouth. Actually, he means you no harm. We’re all teammates...”

“He means me no harm?” Jiang Ran's conflicted heart calmed down instantly. Without looking at the guy on the ground whose voice was weakening, she enunciated, "So, is that what all of you think?”

Luo Rui’s gaze met Xie Chengzhi’s and then she spoke again, “Ranran, I know you’re a kind and good girl. After today's incident, Jiang Yu must have learned his lesson. He won’t pester you shamelessly in the future...”

“Besides me, there will still be other victims.” Jiang Ran interrupted Luo Rui and said, “Today, it happened to me. Tomorrow, it could happen to another innocent girl.”

Jiang Ran turned her face to the side to show that she didn’t want to intercede for Jiang Yu.

After making her stance known, Jiang Ran could feel the arms that had restrained her loosen a bit.

She exhaled silently, knowing that she had made the right decision.

Luo Rui didn't expect Jiang Ranran to have such an attitude. It was so different from her previous personality. Luo Rui frowned and finally turned her gaze to the man who had his arms around Jiang Ran. “Professor Si...”

She smiled bitterly. “Jiang Yu is already in this state. Can you...”

Without waiting for Luo Rui to finish her words, Si Xu smiled softly. “Okay.”

The very clear and faint laughter revealed the joy in the man's heart.

Ignoring Luo Rui and the half-dead Jiang Yu, Si Xu carried Jiang Ran, avoided the blood on the ground and walked to the side of the car.

Gu Yunqing had seen enough of the drama and he called out to Luo Rui, “Alright, alright, you guys can move him away. The smell of blood is so strong that it’ll definitely attract zombies.”

Luo Rui, “...” Who caused this strong smell of blood in the first place? Since you knew there would be a smell of blood, why did you injure his arm this way?

“By the way, Luo Rui,” Having a good impression of the woman, Gu Yunqing kindly reminded her, “Jiang Ran did you guys a favor. You should thank her properly.”

After Gu Yunqing finished talking, he clapped his hands and said loudly, “Break is almost over. Pack up and get ready to leave!”

After helping Jiang Yu to treat his wound briefly, Zhou Jian sighed. “I'm afraid his arm is crippled. Fortunately, the bleeding has stopped and his life is saved.”

Luo Rui had a lamentable expression on her face. “It's my fault –– I was worried that Ranran would be sad, but it was inappropriate for me to comfort her. Jiang Yu heard what I said, so he went to ask Ranran about her situation. Who knew... Sigh.”

“Jiang Ran has gone too far!” Zhou Jian said angrily, "Because she has someone to back her up now, she’s starting to flaunt her superiority! I really don't know what Gu Yunqing sees in her. He actually fancies such a disgusting woman.”

“You can't say that. Ranran doesn't have the right to speak...”

“But she could have interceded!” Zhou Jian sneered. “Yet, what did she do? She wasn’t even willing to intercede. She just stood idly by. Jiang Yu could have died.”

“...”

After Zhou Jian finished talking with righteous indignation, the other people in the car agreed with her.

“That's right. No matter what, our team had protected her for so long.”

“She’s so ungrateful! When they abandon her in the future, don’t let her come back to our team!”

“She has gone too far!”

The team members expressed their opinions one after another, but Luo Rui’s mind was on another matter.

What did Gu Yunqing mean by his words? Jiang Ranran didn't intercede at all. Why did he say Jiang Ranran did them a favor?

Also, glancing at Jiang Yu's crippled arm, Luo Rui was puzzled.

Was Jiang Yu's injury really caused by a superhuman with wind-type abilities? It was such a weird wound... If it wasn't Gu Yunqing who injured him, who could it be? Si Xu?

No, that was impossible. She had sensed that Si Xu was a superhuman with space-type abilities and had no combat power at all.

Darned, since last night, many things seemed to have gotten out of her control, putting her in a passive position.

  ……

The convoy proceeded with the journey. Xiaochen went to rest and Song Rong took over the task of driving.

Because he was with his own team, Gu Yunqing talked freely, “Si Xu, you just checked out the place. What’s the situation ahead?”

“There was a group of zombies. I’ve killed them.”

Si Xu said as he pulled Jiang Ran, who was huddled in one corner, to sit on his lap. He looked down at her and there seemed to be a gentle light in his flirtatious eyes. “You seem to be shaking badly?”

With the man's hands on her back, Jiang Ran straightened up subconsciously and stammered, “I-I’m okay... I guess?”

She didn’t want to tremble, but her body couldn’t stop trembling. Fine, she admitted that she was frightened by the scene just now.

She had seen a lot of scenes involving murder and arson in dramas and movies, but this was the first time she saw someone's arm being broken in reality.

Until now, there was still a faint smell of blood around her nostrils.

“Are you afraid?” The man stroked the girl's back with his fingers and he lowered his voice, asking in a persuasive way, “Do you think that scene just now was scary?”

Jiang Ran nodded honestly.

Si Xu continued to ask, “Are you scared of me?”

When Si Xu asked this, his slender fingers slowly stopped on the tender and fair back of the girl's neck, caressing it gently.

It was true that she was scared, but was she scared... of him? Jiang Ran shook her head.

Si Xu paused in his movements and his flirtatious eyes crinkled up even more. However, this time, there was a completely harmless, gentle smile in his eyes.

He wrapped his arms around her and said in a low voice, “Rest. I'm here.”

Jiang Ran obediently leaned on his shoulder and closed her eyes.

“Si Xu.” Unable to fall asleep, Jiang Ran closed her eyes and spoke vaguely, “I was indeed scared just now. It was the first time I saw something like that... I was just... scared of that kind of scene.”

Her fear had nothing to do with Si Xu who protected her. She simply reacted physically to the fear of that scene.

“Si Xu, thank you for protecting me.”

Si Xu’s cruel means or vicious methods mattered nothing to Jiang Ran.

When Jiang Yu forced Jiang Ranran, no one ever stepped forward to reproach him, nor anyone asked Jiang Ranran if she was willing.

Everyone just watched the fun, and even laughed and chatted while drinking beer.

No matter what method Si Xu used, at least he protected her.

Even if in the eyes of everyone, Jiang Ranran was just an accessory of Si Xu and a plaything he owned, he still taught the person who bullied her a lesson.

Jiang Ran expressed her gratitude bluntly. Si Xu hummed uncomfortably in response to her gratitude.