I Conquered the Villain Boss Chapter 32
Translated by Digitalian (ko-fi)
Chapter 32: Don’t Touch Her
Ever since Jiang Ran fell into the water, Song Rong had not dared to recall what happened at that time. Knowing his mood, the other people in the team had the good sense not to ask.
Now that Su Qin asked, Song Rong could only lower his head and replied sadly, "I don't know."
"You don't know?" Su Qin raised her eyebrows, and said in a confused tone, "Didn’t you take her with you to escape?"
"I did." Song Rong said, "I took her and He Ru with me. We were chased by a group of zombies at that time, and I didn't pay attention to what happened over at their end..."
In short, it was because of his carelessness that Jiang Ranran fell into the river.
"That means He Ru knows?"
Knowing what his lover wanted to say, Gu Yunqing said, "He Ru was also delirious at that time. When she sobered up, Jiang Ran had already fallen into the river."
"She was delirious?"
“She was affected by the mutant beast’s psychic abilities.”
“What an untimely coincidence.” Su Qin was a girl as well. She had disliked He Ru at first sight.
That woman had too much desire in her eyes, which was completely inconsistent with the gentle smile on her lips and her docile behavior.
"She was delirious when they were escaping. She was also delirious when Jiang Ran fell into the water. Yet, right after Jiang Ran fell into the water, she woke up immediately?" Su Qin raised the corner of her lips mockingly and lamented, "That woman... sobered up at the right time. How convenient.”
"Do you mean..."
Gu Yunqing had also suspected He Ru before, but his focus was not on her now, so he didn't bother about her for the time being.
"Forget it. It's useless for us to speculate here. Even if we ask her, she won’t tell us the truth. Let's wait until Seventh Brother comes back." Su Qin said, "Judging from the time, with Seventh Brother's speed, he should have finished searching Wuzhong City. Let’s collect the supplies first, and when Seventh Brother comes back, we can go back to Xiling Base.”
After the two teams met, the small building was no longer enough to house everyone. Thus, Su Qin arranged for some people to clear out another small building not far away. The two buildings were connected to form a small base.
"Let's go into the city." Before getting on the vehicle, the woman looked back at He Ru who had followed them out, and said politely, "Miss He, you don't need to come with us today. Have a good rest here."
He Ru had an ominous premonition in her heart. She looked at Gu Yunqing hesitantly and said timidly, "Captain Gu, I..."
"Yeah, you will stay at the base to rest today." Of course Gu Yunqing would not go against Su Qin's words. Besides, he was indeed unwilling to take this along. "Let's set off."
……
The two teams left the temporary base and entered the city, while He Ru slowly returned to the villa.
She wondered how Si Xu was doing now. Seeing how powerful he was, she supposed he should be fine. She was certain that Jiang Ranran couldn't be saved. Si Xu had been looking for her for three days. He probably would give up anytime soon.
“Ruru, why are you back?”
Luo Rui's team had stayed on watch duty. When Zhou Jian saw He Ru, she called her, "Come and sit."
Glancing at the worried girl, Luo Rui chuckled and said, "Ruru, are you worried about Professor Si?"
Having her thoughts exposed, He Ru forced out a melancholy smile and said helplessly, "I'm a little worried. I wonder if Si Xu has found Ranran."
"Found her?" Zhou Jian sneered. "Where could he find her? There are all kinds of unknown mutated creatures in the water. Jiang Ranran fell into the water. Even her bones must have been thoroughly chewed."
"That's not for certain." Luo Rui agreed with Zhou Jian's point of view in her heart, but she said, "As long as her body isn’t found, there is still hope. Maybe Ranran would be lucky enough to escape."
After Luo Rui finished talking, she noticed that He Ru's face had turned pale. Luo Rui’s initial guess was immediately affirmed.
"However," the girl changed the topic, "If Ranran had been alive, Professor Si would have brought her back long ago – there has been no news for so many days. I think there’s a high probability..."
“You agree, right?” Zhou Jian exclaimed, “She must have been dead.”
“Haha.” Luo Rui laughed and agreed.
After listening to the conversation between the two girls, He Ru slowly relaxed her tense nerves.
Just like Luo Rui said, if Jiang Ran could be rescued, she would have come back a long time ago. There couldn’t have been no news for three days.
Jiang Ranran must have been dead.
With Jiang Ranran dead, half of her goal was achieved. It would only be a matter of time before she achieved the remaining half of her goal.
“Hey, Ruru.” Luo Rui observed the change in the girl’s expression calmly and said with innuendo, “If Ranran is really dead, there will be no other woman around Professor Si.”
“Oh, that’s right.” Zhou Jian held He Ru’s hand and said enthusiastically, “Ruru, your chance has come!”
He Ru blushed slightly and pretended not to understand. "What? You two, don't make fun of me."
"We're not kidding, but serious!" Zhou Jian grabbed her hand and shook it. "Ruru, Professor Si is a well-known figure in Xiling Base! Look at how comfortable Jiang Ranran's life is after she is with him. You look as pretty as Jiang Ranran. You can definitely catch Professor Si’s fancy!"
"Zhouzhou! Don't make such a joke. Captain Su Qin will definitely be unhappy if she hears it."
"How does it concern Su Qin?" Zhou Jian blurted out, "Isn't Su Qin Gu Yunqing's girlfriend?"
"Huh?" He Ru pretended to be surprised when she got the answer she wanted. "Captain Su Qin is Captain Gu's girlfriend? I thought..."
"Haha, you're thinking too much." Zhou Jian said, "Captain Qin and Captain Gu are a couple, so you don't have to worry at all. Besides, even if Captain Qin likes Professor Si, you have nothing to be afraid of – you’re much prettier than her.”
"Zhouzhou." Luo Rui called Zhou Jian's name to remind her not to get carried away. She did not intend to talk too much to He Ru. "Let’s talk later. We have to do our rounds."
"Oh, okay."
Luo Rui and Zhou Jian left the living room. He Ru stood up slowly, stared at the girl's departing back for a moment, and snorted softly.
Luo Rui was a smart person, while Zhou Jian was a fool. With Jiang Ranran out of the picture now, she needed to guard against Luo Rui, who knew her intentions.
Did Luo Rui think that she didn’t know? Luo Rui hated Jiang Ranran as much as she did. If Jiang Ranran was dead, Luo Rui would probably laugh even in her dreams.
……
Jiang Ran and Si Xu returned to the temporary base on the afternoon of the fifth day.
It snowed again in Wuzhong City. Looking from a distance, everything was white. Except for the moving zombies, no living creature could be seen.
At the entrance of the base not far away, Jiang Ran showed a surprised expression when she saw the convoy and team members coming and going. "It's Captain Gu and the others."
While she was speaking, someone in the team also spotted them.
"Seventh Brother!" The tall and beautiful girl waved at the two of them from a distance and ran toward them.
"Seventh... Seventh Brother?" Jiang Ran stuttered, in disbelief, "Si Xu, is-is she calling you?"
"Yeah."
“Why does she call you Seventh Brother?” Wasn’t Si Xu an orphan in the novel? Why would he have a sister?
"I don't know." Si Xu said, "Anyway, they all call me that."
Jiang Ran, "..." You accepted the status of being their “brother” without feeling abashed at all!
As Su Qin ran toward them, other people in the team also discovered the two people who came back.
“Good lord! It’s Professor Si and Sister Ranran!” Xiaochen blurted out an expletive. “Good lord, good lord! Sister Ranran is still alive! Go tell the deputy captain so that he comes to his senses!”
“Captain! Professor Si is back! Sister Ranran is back too!”
“...”
Su Qin stopped in front of the two of them. She greeted Si Xu first before she sized Jiang Ran up seriously.
“Seventh Brother, is she the girl you jumped into the river to find?”
"Yeah." Si Xu said, "She’s Jiang Ran." Pointing to the girl, he said, "She’s Su Qin, Gu Yunqing's girlfriend."
“Hello, I’m Su Qin.” The girl extended her hand graciously. “Nice to meet you.”
"Hello."
While the two girls were shaking hands, Gu Yunqing walked out from the base entrance. When he saw Jiang Ran, his eyes widened instantly. "Good lord, it’s really Sister Ranran!"
Ordinary people who fell into the river from such a height would have been seriously injured even if they didn't die. Yet, Jiang Ran came back alive and kicking!
"Sister Ranran!" Song Rong welcomed her back, weeping tears of joy. "It's great that you’re fine! If anything happens to you, I won’t feel at ease for the rest of my life...Boohoo…"
"Ignore him. Despite being a grown man, he’s such a crybaby." Su Qin wrapped her arm over Jiang Ran's shoulders familiarly. "Let's go in. You..."
"Don't touch her." Putting one hand on the girl's shoulder to stop her from getting closer to Jiang Ran, Si Xu pulled Jiang Ran into his arms subtly. "Her arm is injured."
Su Qin frowned. "Injured?"
“She was bitten by a zombie.”
As soon as Si Xu finished saying that, an eerie silence fell among the crowd.
Song Rong was stunned for a moment and exclaimed, "Sister Ranran! I'm sorry! If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have been bitten by a zombie! When you become a zombie, you can bite me!"
"Shut up!" Gu Yunqing, who had a headache from his yelling, slapped the back of his head hard and scolded, "Do you think Sister Ranran looks like she's about to turn into a zombie?"
Song Rong, "..." He stared at Jiang Ran carefully and said, "She looks quite normal..." She was unlike the ordinary people he had seen before who were bitten by zombies. Their faces were pale and their pupils were glazed.
"Alright now, it's getting dark. Let's go in first." Gu Yunqing waved his hand to chase the onlookers away. Then, he said, "Judging from the weather, I'm afraid it's going to snow again. Let’s first sort and pack the supplies collected today. Be careful, don’t get them, okay?”
“Yes, Captain.”
……
Jiang Ranran was back. She wasn’t dead. Under those circumstances, she actually survived!
After learning from Zhou Jian that Jiang Ranran had come back alive, He Ru was completely stunned.
She declined Zhou Jian's suggestion to go downstairs to watch the fun together. She huddled on the bed alone, motionless.
She could hear the commotion in the living room.
She raised her hands and covered her ears tightly, as if that would block out all the sounds, and she wouldn’t have to accept the fact that Jiang Ranran was alive.
Since Jiang Ranran came back alive, she would be the one dead.
She pushed that woman off the bridge with her own hands. Jiang Ranran would definitely not let her off easily – what should she do? She must find a solution before Jiang Ranran confronted her.
Perhaps she should sneak away while everyone's attention was on Si Xu and Jiang Ranran, but what would happen after she sneaked away? Where could she go? She didn’t want to become food for the zombies.
Or perhaps, if she sincerely apologized to Jiang Ranran, Jiang Ranran might forgive her?
