I Conquered the Villain Boss After Transmigrating Into a Novel

Chapter 7: Ranran Had a Bad Temper
 

In the early morning of the next day, when Gu Yunqing's team started organizing the supplies and was preparing to leave, the members of Luo Rui's team came downstairs in twos and threes.

Looking at her team members who had been rejuvenated, Luo Rui went to thank Gu Yunqing in person.

“Captain Gu, thank you for your understanding last night. Our team members have been rejuvenated." Luo Rui said politely and then added with a wry smile, “Since the disaster broke out, it had been rare to get a good night's sleep.”

“Haha, don’t mention it.” Gu Yunqing smiled nonchalantly. “If you want to thank anyone, just thank Si Xu. He was on duty last night.”

Weren't you afraid of any accident in the middle of the night by arranging a superhuman with space-type abilities to be on duty?

Luo Rui's smile remained unchanged, but her mind was spinning rapidly.

Could it be that Professor Si had some secret weapon that they didn't know about, which made Gu Yunqing feel so relaxed with him being on watch?

“Where’s Professor Si? I’d like to thank him personally.”

She wasn’t a timid person and the first thing she chose to do when she encountered a problem she didn't understand was to seek an answer. However, to understand a person thoroughly, necessary contact was inevitable.

“Si Xu?” Instructing his team members to check the goods loaded on the five large trucks again, Gu Yunqing replied casually, “I think he’s still in the living room. I didn't see him come out.”

In the living room? Luo Rui thanked Gu Yunqing, then turned and walked toward the living room.

Si Xu was in the living room? But when she came out just now, she didn't notice that there was anyone in the living room.

  ……

Jiang Ran, who couldn't stay awake for the entire night, was carried back to the room to rest by Si Xu. Perhaps because it was a long-overdue rest for her body, when Jiang Ran woke up, the sky was already bright.

Jiang Ran stared at the ceiling in a daze, only to realize later that she wasn’t in her dormitory.

She could faintly hear people talking downstairs and her tense mind slowly relaxed. Looking out of the window, she could see the team that was loading the trucks and preparing to leave.

Jiang Ran quickly got out of bed, washed up hastily and went downstairs to find Si Xu.

From the looks of the current situation, she could only choose to follow Si Xu for the time being. As for Si Xu... he seemed to be a little different from what she originally thought. As long as she could arrive at Xiling Base without incident, Jiang Ran would have someone to rely on once she made contact with the Shen family.

As for what would happen afterwards... Forget it, forget it, she wouldn’t think about that now. It was still unknown whether she could survive until she reached Xiling Base!

  ……

Luo Rui walked to the living room and indeed saw Si Xu sitting on the sofa, looking down at a book.

He had kept watch here all night in such a state yesterday?

“Professor Si.”

“...” Hearing someone calling him, Si Xu glanced at the girl who was talking, then continued to look down at his book. “What's the matter?”

The girl hesitated for a moment before she said, “Thank you for last night.”
 

“Why are you thanking me?” Si Xu was puzzled.

“Captain Gu told me that you were the one who kept watch yesterday...”

“You don't have to thank me.” Si Xu explained, interrupting the girl's gentle words of gratitude, “I didn't do it for you either.”

“Huh?” Of course she knew that he didn't purposely watch the night for her team, but since she came here to thank him, shouldn't he be polite? What did he mean by his outright denial?

“Do you still have anything else to say?” When Si Xu saw that the girl had no intention of leaving, he reminded her, "Gu Yunqing's team is about to leave. If you want to travel on the road together, you'd better pack up quickly.”

Si Xu's tone was flat. It was considered an order to evict the guest.

This was the first time since apocalypse that she was humbled in front of a man.

Luo Rui was someone who got stronger with every setback. Furthermore, she didn't come to find Si Xu just to thank him.

Recalling her secret thoughts, she bit her lower lip and whispered, “Professor Si, Ranran...”

When Jiang Ran was mentioned, Si Xu finally looked her in the eye. “Huh?”
 

Sure enough, this man cared about Jiang Ranran very much. Luo Rui had an unconscious smile in her eyes and she feigned concern. “Ranran has a bad temper. I suppose she must have been spoiled by her parents since she was a child. She often lost her temper when she was with Chengzhi. In the future... please bear with her — if she does something that makes you angry, you can tell me. I’ll communicate with her...”

The girl spoke gently and considerately. Apart from bluntly revealing that Jiang Ranran had a bad temper, she also tactfully told Si Xu that Jiang Ranran and Xie Chengzhi were once a couple.

No man could tolerate his woman thinking about another man, right?

After Si Xu heard her words, he revealed a thoughtful expression as she expected.

Good, this Professor Si looked like a smart person at first glance. After the way she put it, he would definitely guess that Jiang Ranran still cared about Xie Chengzhi –– he was merely a superhuman with space-type abilities. She wasn’t worried that he would hurt Xie Chengzhi. However, Jiang Ranran was an ordinary person. It was unknown whether she could withstand his anger.

After waiting for a while, Si Xu finally spoke and said in a deep voice, “Does Jiang Ran have a bad temper?”

Huh? Was that his only concern?

“Actually, her temper is quite okay.” If she had disparaged Jiang Ranran, it would be too obvious and would cause backlash. Hence, Luo Rui didn’t say further on the topic. “She was a girl from a rich family. It’s quite cute of her to have a bit of a temper.”

Was that cute? Si Xu nodded and smiled, “Yes, she’s quite cute.”

Luo Rui, “...” Why did this man react this way? That's right. After all, he had just acquired the woman. It was normal for him to pamper her.

Jiang Ran was devoted toward Xie Chengzhi, but was forced to follow this guy by her. How could Jiang Ran possibly be nice to him? By that time, that stupid woman would go ballistic at slight provocation –– when that happened, would this guy still call her cute? Hah.

“Your name is Luo Rui?”

Luo Rui was deep in her thoughts when she heard the man's deep voice and she nodded, “Yes.”

“Why do you care about Jiang Ran?”

This question... Luo Rui frowned and asked him instead, “Ranran is my teammate. As the deputy captain, shouldn't I care about her?”

“She’s no longer your teammate. Besides, you are rivals in love.”

“The two girls are rivals in love” was what Gu Yunqing told him last night –– that fellow usually liked to gossip in the team.

Si Xu might not quite understand the complicated relationship between girls, but since they were enemies, there was no need for Luo Rui to care about Jiang Ran.

Si Xu said, “You gave Jiang Ran to me because you hate her, yet now you pretend to care about her and inquire about her. Isn't it tiring to force yourself to do this?”

What was this person talking about? It was fine that everyone was clear about this kind of thing. Why must he point it out calmly?

No one had ever said such a thing in front of her before!

Luo Rui stood there blankly, feeling the shame of being exposed for the first time in her life.

She wanted to refute the man's words –– she could have countless reasons to refute him, but for some reason, she couldn't say a single word.

In the end, the girl just glared at the young man in embarrassment and said, “How could you act this way?” Then, she turned around and ran out of the living room.

Si Xu, “...”

He didn't understand why the girl felt aggrieved. The man who thought he was just being honest was a little unhappy. That woman named Luo Rui doesn’t seem like a smart person. I have to tell Jiang Ran to stay away from her in the future.