Peach-Orange! – Chapter 163 – Su Tao’s Possessiveness Towards Xiaocheng

[Su Tao]

[Height: 166cm]

[Weight: 48kg]

[Measurements: C ¹ Cup size heheheheh ]

[Current Status: High stress, moderate anxiety, listlessness, exhaustion, physical weakness, insomnia, loss of appetite, self-doubt, excessive guilt, emotional numbness, self-isolation, social withdrawal]

[Ordinary Affection for Host: 97 (In her subconscious, you are an indispensable person in her life. However, her oblivious nature often makes it difficult for her to recognize her own emotions and attachments. She only realizes them after losing you.)]

[Romantic Affection for Host: 49 (Deep down, she already harbors considerable fondness for you. But due to her inner conflicts and personal inhibitions, this affection remains deeply buried and requires further exploration.)]

[Possessive Affection for Host: 31 (In her mind, she tends to see you more as a younger sister who needs protection. She doesn’t interfere much in your life, but occasionally, when agitated, she may display possessiveness toward you.)]

[Status Glasses Upgrade Cost: 1500 Emotional Points]

[Upcoming Unlock: Detailed Affection Metrics for Specific Physical Traits, e.g., Lips (Mild Addiction), Orange Juice (……)] ……

In the darkness, the amber-hued text floating before her eyes struck Chi Xiaocheng as both fascinating and somewhat unexpected.

She hadn’t anticipated that Su Tao’s metrics toward her would be broken down in such detail.

The negative statuses? She’d repent for those later.

Ordinary affection was probably the kind reserved for friends or family.

Romantic affection was self-explanatory: how much Tao-Tao loved her.

Possessive affection… this was the most surprising to Chi Xiaocheng. She’d never imagined there’d be a metric for possessiveness.

Originally, she’d thought that maxing out Su Tao’s romantic affection would be enough. But now, it seemed that maxing out the possessiveness metric as well could ensure that future emotional shifts due to the world’s will would be impossible!

But only 49 points in romantic affection….

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‘Not even reaching the passing mark of 60. Tao-Tao, you’ve really broken my heart~’

The tiny cloth doll suddenly emitted a brief red glow.

In the dark room, it was especially noticeable.

However, when Chi Xiaocheng turned her head, she was met with a pair of feline-like vertical pupils… but these were an eerie green.

The glowing green eyes nearly gave her a fright.

“Meow?”

The owner of the green eyes seemed wary of waking the sleeping human, keeping the sound barely audible.

Hearing the noise, Chi Xiaocheng relaxed.

‘Oh, it’s just King.’

‘Stupid cat, you scared me half to death.’

Chi Xiaocheng reached out and pushed King’s face away. “Go play somewhere else. Don’t bother me. Right now, I’m just a doll.”

The moment she finished pushing, she felt herself suddenly lifted into the air.

Snapping back to reality, she realized her tiny body had been picked up in King’s mouth.

“You… you dumb cat, put me down—”

Chi Xiaocheng barely managed to keep her voice down, afraid of waking Su Tao. Grumbling internally, she didn’t make another sound.

She swore that once her body recovered and she returned home, she’d make this stupid cat understand who the real owner was!

And another thing—

‘Stop carrying me around like this! If you wake Tao-Tao when she’s finally sleeping well, I’ll turn you into soup tomorrow!’

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Fortunately, after playing around for a bit, King quietly returned to her cat bed.

Chi Xiaocheng also took the chance to slip back into the pile of dolls, ensuring Su Tao wouldn’t be disturbed.

She simply watched the person she loved sleep soundly, waiting as the night deepened and morning arrived.

The quality of a night’s sleep becomes apparent the moment one wakes up.

Sometimes, it’s full-body exhaustion, a dry throat, and an immediate soreness upon opening the eyes.

Other times, when mental and physical states are good, waking up brings a feeling of, “I haven’t slept this well in so long,” accompanied by a clear sense of energy.

That was exactly how Su Tao felt.

Ever since Chi Xiaocheng’s first suicide attempt—

No, even before that, she had rarely been able to sleep a truly restful night.

But this time, upon waking, she could distinctly feel her body much more relaxed, her head no longer aching, and her stomach even growling to remind her to eat.

If Chi Xiaocheng had put on the Status Glasses now, she would’ve seen that many of Su Tao’s physical and mental debuffs had lessened.

At the very least, their severity had decreased.

Su Tao pushed back the covers and sat on the bed in a daze, touching her own face with a puzzled expression.

In her eyes, there was even a hint of refusal to accept it.

“Why did I sleep so well last night…?

“This doesn’t make sense. It shouldn’t be possible.

“Xiaocheng is gone. How could I sleep so soundly?”

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Su Tao clutched her head in agony. She had expected another night of half-sleep, followed by another exhausting day.

She would’ve preferred to live in pain and unease. Even if she eventually grew accustomed to it, it shouldn’t have happened this quickly.

Normally, she could only sleep somewhat peacefully when holding Xiaocheng.

Now that Xiaocheng was gone….

She slept better?

What kind of joke was this?!

Wasn’t this tantamount to saying she didn’t need Xiaocheng at all?!

Even if it was a stress-relief pill, under the weight of excessive guilt, her mind would spiral.

Her physical exhaustion had lessened, but the improved mental state, while preventing her from drifting through life in a haze, also made her more acutely aware of the reality.

Chi Xiaocheng was no longer here.

After sitting silently on the bed for a long time, Su Tao slowly got up.

She went out, bought groceries, and made breakfast for two. She could clearly feel that her body and mind had recovered somewhat.

But the better she felt, the worse her mood became.

Wait a minute—

Had she slept so soundly, without nightmares, because of that pill?

Her memory flashed back to the night before their fight.

Chi Xiaocheng, worried about her, had given her a pill that would ensure a good night’s sleep.

At the time, she had assumed it was something dubious.

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Yet in the end, she, who claimed to value Xiaocheng above all else, hadn’t even trusted her words?

So now… what else could she even do for Xiaocheng?

Su Tao ate her meal in a daze, then opened the fridge.

Almost mechanically, she took out a bottle of Pulpy Orange.

A glass of chilled orange juice slid down her throat.

Huh. It didn’t taste so bad anymore.

Time slipped by unnoticed, and before she knew it, half the day had passed. Without realizing it, Su Tao had drunk several more glasses of orange juice.

In the past, this flavor had made her nauseous.

But now, it was only when drinking this that she felt closest to Chi Xiaocheng.

Except… it still didn’t taste quite right.

“I still want to be closer to Xiaocheng….”

After a long silence, Su Tao walked to the table and picked up the fruit knife Chi Xiaocheng often used.

She rolled up her sleeve and pressed the cold, sharp tip against her pale forearm.

“It hurts a little….”

But….

Su Tao’s tongue caught a drop of blood, her eyes dimming.

“It doesn’t taste like orange juice.”