I Conquered the Villain Boss After Transmigrating Into a Novel

Chapter 18: Let's Talk About Our Private Affair

If Si Xu really liked Jiang Ranran, with his character, how could he possibly let Jiang Ranran suffer until she became insane by his side?

Moreover, at the end of the novel, this guy seemed to have some involvement with Luo Rui? Although Jiang Ran wasn't sure if it was a romantic entanglement, she still felt a sudden heartache.

Si Xu's mood brightened after he received Jiang Ran’s response and his smile became gentler.

Jiang Ran stared at him for a few seconds before she called him, “Si Xu.”

He looked up.
 

“You... What do you think of Luo Rui?” When Jiang Ran asked this question, she felt like a petty and resentful woman, but... she couldn't help herself.

If eventually, Si Xu really developed a crush on Luo Rui because of the powerful halo effect of her being the heroine, Jiang Ran would have to find a way out for herself first.

Luo Rui? That brainless woman? This girl suddenly asked that question. What were her intentions?

Si Xu couldn’t be bothered to speculate on Jiang Ran's intentions and said bluntly, “I don't have any opinion on insignificant people, but that woman is rather brainless. You should stay away from her.”

Si Xu paused and added, “She’s also ugly.”

Jiang Ran, “...”
 

For some reason, she suddenly felt her mood improved.
 

After Jiang Ran snapped out of her thoughts, she secretly scolded herself, “despicable.” Then, she paid no further heed to the problem that bothered her just now.

  ……
 

After breakfast, Jiang Ran briefly tidied up the room and went downstairs to the convoy to meet up with Si Xu.

“Hey, Sister Ranran, what a coincidence.”

Jiang Ran just arrived on the first floor when she ran into Gu Yunqing and the others who came out of the dining room.

Faced with the man's enthusiastic smile, Jiang Ran also smiled back politely. “Good morning, Captain Gu.”

She had a good impression of Gu Yunqing. As for the people behind Gu Yunqing...
 

Xie Chengzhi snorted coldly when he saw Jiang Ran. He hugged Luo Rui tightly and looked away from Jiang Ran. Luo Rui smiled gently and greeted her.

“Ranran, good morning.”

“Good morning.”

Faced with the woman's gentle smile, Jiang Ran had to admit that she was far behind Luo Rui in terms of conducting herself –– Luo Rui clearly regarded her as a rival in love, yet Luo Rui could still show such politeness when she saw her. Luo Rui was quite commendable in this sense.

When Gu Yunqing saw Jiang Ran, it went without saying that he would ask about the other person, “Why are you alone? Where's Si Xu?”
 

“He went to check the convoy first.”

“Whoa, he isn’t worried about leaving you all alone? Isn’t he afraid that you’ll be abducted by others?”

“Oh, I’ll help you ask him this question.”

“Please don't!” Gu Yunqing quickly waved his hands. He was beaten at his own game. “Let me off. I'm afraid that I'll be beaten to death by him.”

“No, he won’t. Professor Si is a gentle person.”
 

Gu Yunqing, “...” This girl looked so innocent on the outside, but why was she so nasty on the inside? Wouldn't it prick your conscience to say something against your will?

“...”

Following behind the two, Xie Chengzhi stared at the girl's back and did not look away for a long time.

“Senior, do you mean you want me to be your girlfriend?”

“Reject you? Why would I? I-I just don't understand. What do you like about me...”
 

“Chengzhi, it’s Valentine's Day tomorrow. How do you want to spend it?”

“I’m not deliberately leading you on. It’s just-it's just that I think it's better to wait until... until we get to know each other better...”

“Oh, I can't go home. What should I do? Chengzhi, I'm so scared...”

“Chengzhi, do you... no longer like me? I saw you and Luo Rui...”

“Chengzhi, shall we have a good talk? If you don't like me anymore, tell me. Tell me... Is it that difficult to say that you don't like me?”

  ……

The girl's tearful eyes kept flashing across his eyes. Xie Chengzhi took a deep breath and said, “Jiang Ranran.”

As soon as the man spoke, the surroundings suddenly became quiet.

Gu Yunqing raised his eyebrows and said nothing. Luo Rui pursed her lips tightly. Only Jiang Ran remained expressionless. “What's the matter?”

“We should talk.”

“’We’?” Jiang Ran smiled faintly. “You mean...”

“Me, you, and Ruirui.”

He was Luo Rui's boyfriend now. He couldn't talk to Jiang Ranran alone, lest Luo Rui misunderstand.

Moreover, what he wanted to say wasn’t a secret that Luo Rui couldn't know.

When Luo Rui heard Xie Chengzhi's answer, her tense body immediately relaxed. She glanced at Jiang Ran and gripped Xie Chengzhi's hand as if declaring that this man was hers.

“The three of us?” Jiang Ran could probably guess what the guy would say. She shook her head. “Whatever you want to talk about, you can talk about it here. There’s no need to talk about it in private.”

“...” Glancing at Gu Yunqing who was watching the excitement, Xie Chengzhi said with a cold expression, “It's about our previous private affair. Are you sure you want to talk about it here?”

Private affair? When he and Jiang Ranran were together, they didn't even kiss each other. What kind of private affair could there be?

Well, in this sense, Jiang Ranran was a rather conservative girl.  Perhaps... Jiang Ran dissed in her heart. Perhaps the author wanted the hero’s character to be a devoted good man. In any case, it was a good thing for Jiang Ran now.

There was no “private affair” between them that could not be known to others.

However, Xie Chengzhi made it sound so ambiguously as though they really had something going on in the past.
 

They gave her to Gu Yunqing in exchange for benefits. In their eyes, Jiang Ranran was now Si Xu's plaything. Despite that being the case, Xie Chengzhi spoke so ambiguously in front of Gu Yunqing. Did it not occur to Xie Chengzhi that it would cause trouble for Jiang Ranran if Si Xu heard about it?

It didn’t occur to him. He only thought about putting himself in a good light and protecting his Ruirui from harm.

What a scumbag.

Jiang Ran sneered. “I don't know there’s any private affair between you and me that can’t be said in front of Captain Gu — since it's a private affair that outsiders can’t be privy to, why are you involving Senior Luo Rui?”

“Ruirui isn’t an outsider!”

“Oh, I get it.”

Jiang Ran replied, and just when Xie Chengzhi thought she had finally figured it out, he heard Jiang Ran say to Gu Yunqing, “Captain Gu, please tell Si Xu that Senior wants to catch up with me. Tell him to come and listen to the conversation, lest he hear about it from others and misunderstand.”

The corner of Gu Yunqing’s mouth twitched. Holding back a smile, he said, “Are you sure?”
 

“Senior Xie has involved Senior Luo so that she won’t misunderstand.” Jiang Ran smiled slightly. “I'm not single now. Of course I can't let the person I care about misunderstand. Captain Gu, don’t you agree?”

Gu Yunqing made an “okay” gesture. “I promise to convey your message.”

After Gu Yunqing left, Xie Chengzhi, “...”

The guy looked exasperated and blurted out, “Jiang Ranran, what do you mean by this?”

He was doing it for her own good. It was bad enough that she didn’t appreciate it, but she even asked the man who took her by force to come...

“My intention is obvious — Have you forgotten I'm the plaything that you and Luo Rui gave to Si Xu in exchange for the safety of your team?” Jiang Ran sneered. “I’m just a plaything. What makes you think that Si Xu can tolerate me talking about 'a previous private affair' with you?”