Peach-Orange! – Chapter 166 – Complete Breakdown

Si Chen was in a terrible mood, an absolutely terrible mood.

Ever since Su Tao handed him that small note three days ago, he had spent over two hours analyzing it with Dongfang Yang, Chi Song, and Brother Long.

The keepsake was definitely fake.

There was something off about Lin Fangya and Xiao Ming’s situation. Those two had seemingly vanished into thin air, hidden away by Ye Liang somewhere.

As for Chi Xiaocheng’s parents, after some investigation, they found that Ye Liang had indeed sent people to try and kidnap the elderly couple. However, Brother Long had long ago dispatched several of his men to their hometown.

Originally, these men had fought for Brother Long’s empire, some even losing limbs in the process. As their boss, he felt guilty.

So he gave them a large sum of money and sent them to Chi Song’s hometown to retire, with the added task of looking after Chi Song’s parents.

By sheer coincidence, Ye Liang’s men ran straight into this group.

A whole gang of retired thugs turned rural enforcers, effortlessly protecting Chi Xiaocheng’s parents.

But what concerned them the most was the news about Su Tao’s father!

After all, Si Chen had been keeping a close eye on Su Tao’s father for a long time, digging for information every day, desperate for more leads. And now, Ye Liang had just dangled this very bait in front of them!

Si Chen began analyzing the note day and night, theorizing that this Hotel was just a decoy, that Ye Liang would surely take Su Tao to some far more secretive, dark, and dangerous location.

So he devised countless plans, all to ensure that no matter where Su Tao ended up, they would know immediately.

Then, they could send people to capture Ye Liang!

But despite all his calculations, Si Chen never accounted for one thing: Ye Liang was actually an idiot!

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He really did take Su Tao to the Grand Hotel.

Si Chen had been 1,000% certain the hotel was just a smokescreen, so he’d only sent a few people to keep an eye on it, not even focusing his main forces nearby.

By the time he realized his mistake and scrambled to deploy more men, Su Tao was already arriving at the hotel entrance in that driver’s car.

He told her to stall for time, to not enter the hotel.

She didn’t listen.

She insisted on walking straight into danger.

And now, things were even more urgent for Si Chen.

He continued shouting into her earpiece, “Su Tao, don’t act recklessly! No matter what, Ye Liang is still the eldest young master of the Ye family in the capital. Even if you can beat him in a fight, he has so many bodyguards. If you get captured and used as leverage, saving you will be extremely difficult!”

But Su Tao stood in front of Ye Liang, her anger uncontrollably rising. “Sorry, I can’t hold back.”

Ye Liang raised an eyebrow, puzzled by her words. “What are you talking about?”

“Nothing.”

Su Tao responded flatly, then turned and walked toward the kitchen.

The presidential suite had everything, and since this was Ye Liang’s regular residence, the coffee machine was right there.

Su Tao got to work, boiling another pot of hot water.

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After a while, she returned with a cup of coffee.

The steaming liquid emitted thick vapor, making Ye Liang frown. “I usually prefer iced coffee. Don’t tell me you forgot. There are ingredients in the fridge for that.”

Su Tao stood before him, holding the coffee, her voice calm. “I just want to know one thing. Why did you kill Xiaocheng?”

“Kill?”

Ye Liang chuckled and shrugged. “I already told you, it was Lin Fangya’s doing. I never laid a hand on Chi Xiaocheng. I forgave her a long time ago.”

His face was somewhat handsome, and with the protagonist’s halo amplifying his charm, that smile could have won over many people.

Paired with his wealthy persona, an ordinary girl might not have been able to resist.

But Ye Liang no longer had the protagonist’s halo.

In Su Tao’s eyes, his image had already sunk to the lowest depths. That smile of his was nothing but disgusting.

“I’ll ask one more time. Why did you kill Xiaocheng?”

Her voice was now icy.

Ye Liang’s expression darkened. “What kind of attitude is that?”

He slammed his hand on the table and stood up. “I’ve already humbled myself to offer you a truce, and you’re still bringing up Chi Xiaocheng? She’s already dea— ARGHHHH!”

Before he could finish, Su Tao flung the scalding coffee straight into his face.

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It wasn’t just boiling water and coffee grounds. She had also mixed in a heavy dose of chili powder.

As Ye Liang screamed, half his face instantly turned red from the burns. His expression twisted into pure agony.

Si Chen was still shouting in Su Tao’s earpiece.

But the girl, her patience wearing thin, had already taken it out and tossed it aside.

Her voice was utterly cold. “Ye Liang, I’ll ask you one last time. Why did you kill my Xiaocheng?”

She was my one and only!

Facing her enemy like this, Su Tao thought she was being remarkably restrained by even holding a conversation.

If this had been just a couple of days after Chi Xiaocheng’s death, the moment she saw Ye Liang, she would have stabbed him without hesitation.

Not like now, where she could still muster a sliver of patience to talk.

Staring at that revolting face.

Ye Liang clutched his face in pain. The coffee, laced with chili powder, made it impossible for him to even open one eye.

With so many nerve endings on the face, the combination of scalding heat and burning spice made Ye Liang’s expression twist into something monstrous. Any pretense of composure was gone.

Leaning on the sofa, his face looked like a demon’s. “Su Tao! You’re really asking for trouble!

“Did you really think I wouldn’t lay a hand on you just because I was being nice? Chi Xiaocheng’s already dead, and you’re still going on about that little bitch!”

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Su Tao’s eyes darkened, as if glowing red.

With a sharp shing, she pulled out a fruit knife hidden in her pocket and lunged straight at Ye Liang.

But Ye Liang was prepared. Gritting through the pain, he rolled behind the sofa, easily dodging her stab. He laughed loudly. “Hahaha! So quick to lose your temper? I was planning to talk things out with you, but I guess that’s unnecessary now.

“Yes, I sent people to kill Chi Xiaocheng. So what?”

Standing behind the sofa, Ye Liang didn’t notice that Su Tao’s strike had been so forceful that not only had the knife pierced the sofa. Her entire hand had gone through it.

From the outside, it looked like she had punched straight through the sofa.

But from Ye Liang’s perspective, Su Tao had just lunged at the sofa in an emotional frenzy.

Her kneeling-like posture only fueled his sense of dominance.

His words continued to spill out.

“Su Tao, Su Tao… If you hadn’t opposed me, with a face like yours, you could’ve easily become one of my concubines. You’d have lived in luxury, with everything you ever wanted.

“Countless women dream of that kind of life.

“But you’re just like her. Even when given the chance, you threw it away. Opposing me for Chi Xiaocheng’s sake? What were you thinking? Did you really believe you alone could stand against the Ye family?”

“Oh, right, speaking of Chi Xiaocheng…” Ye Liang smirked coldly, as if remembering something. “What a shame she died like that. She was actually pretty cute without all that makeup. Bet a little loli like her would’ve tasted great, huh?”