Peach-Orange! – Chapter 187 – The Other Side of the Dream Is Reality

What would eternal happiness look like?

Would it always be like this: joyful, warm, intoxicatingly delightful?

Just as she didn’t fully understand what “love” meant, Su Tao’s grasp of “happiness” remained nebulous.

She could only define it by this radiant, relaxing sensation and the smiles of the girl before her.

If only this moment could last forever…

Her grip on Chi Xiaocheng’s hand tightened abruptly.

“Xiaocheng, let’s ride the Ferris wheel!”

She wanted to preserve this happiness, to make it eternal.

Noticing her urgency, Chi Xiaocheng chuckled softly. “There’s a queue. No rushing. Everyone knows the legend. Plenty want to reach the peak during this golden hour before nightfall.”

Su Tao looked up. A long line snaked before the Ferris wheel. They might not even board before sunset.

Would the legend still count if night came? Would it still be eternal?

Anxious, she tugged Chi Xiaocheng toward the crowd.

The line wasn’t endless, but the wheel’s sluggish rotation gnawed at Su Tao. A growing premonition amplified her unease.

Chi Xiaocheng stood obediently beside her, feeling the clammy sweat in Su Tao’s palm.

She’s desperate to cling to this moment, terrified the sun will set, terrified the legend will vanish with the light.

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It was just a myth, but since Tao-Tao believed….

Chi Xiaocheng would wait with her.

She pulled the half-melted lollipop from her mouth.

“Want some?”

Her calm gaze silently reiterated what she’d always promised: No matter what, I’ll stay by your side.

The candy orb had shrunk to a tiny sphere.

Su Tao’s agitation gradually eased.

“Thanks, Xiaocheng.”

Loosening their linked hands, she tucked a loose strand behind her ear and took the lollipop.

Chi Xiaocheng’s voice soothed like balm. “We’ll make it.”

“Mm.”

Su Tao’s fingers curled around the stick.

Her gaze drifted helplessly to Chi Xiaocheng’s adorable face.

The candy rolled on her tongue.

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So sweet~

Time trickled by. A pale moon emerged in one corner of the sky; starlight threatened to pierce the clouds.

The final moments of dusk dyed the horizon blood-red.

Tourists instinctively raised phones to capture the dreamlike scene and the ascending Ferris wheel cabins.

Then, the sun began its descent.

After an eternity in line, they finally reached the front. Su Tao exhaled in relief. “Made it.”

Chi Xiaocheng met her eyes with a smile. “Then let’s go. Our happiness is within reach.”

Their cabin rose steadily. Chi Xiaocheng pressed against the window, watching the world shrink below, as if gravity itself were fading.

“My first time on one… It’s magical. Beautiful.”

“Yeah.” Su Tao stood beside her, but her eyes weren’t on the view.

‘This is what love feels like, isn’t it?’

‘Being near her is joy. Comfort. Fulfillment.’

As they climbed higher, time seemed to both crawl and race.

Could this suspended moment be eternity?

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The cabin was so quiet Su Tao could hear Chi Xiaocheng’s faint breaths.

Then, golden light bathed them.

“Xiaocheng.”

“Hm?”

Their hands had parted at some point. Chi Xiaocheng turned, tilting her head up expectantly.

Su Tao didn’t disappoint.

“We’re almost at the top.”

This time, it was different.

Past initiatives had been desperate grasps for solace under pressure.

This was a vow to keep her forever.

Chi Xiaocheng shyly stepped sideways, avoiding the window. A blush crept across her cheeks as she whispered, “Mm.”

Permission granted.

The wheel climbed higher.

Radiant clouds seemed within arm’s reach.

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Su Tao’s entire world narrowed to the girl before her, so completely that she missed the sunlight on them dimming.

Her heart started beating faster.

Just a kiss.

‘We’ve done this countless times.’

‘So why does it feel new?’

Su Tao reached out—

And her hand passed through empty air.

She stumbled forward, bewildered.

Chi Xiaocheng was fading, transparent as mist.

“X-Xiaocheng?!”

With the cabin’s descent, the last sunlight vanished.

Moonlight had yet to brighten the sudden darkness.

Chi Xiaocheng stepped back, smiling ruefully.

“The dream… is ending.”