Peach-Orange! – Chapter 196 – The Fifth Male Lead

Although Chi Xiaocheng couldn’t peek out to see exactly what was happening, she could glean some details from the group’s conversation.

At the entrance of the villa, a refined young man in a white suit was being flattered by a crowd of guests, as if everyone wanted to win his friendship.

The young man accepted their attention without refusal, failing to notice the sullen expression on another young man’s face beside him.

As for the early-stage plot involving this miracle doctor male lead, Chi Xiaocheng had long since familiarized herself with it from the original novel.

Chu Lingfeng’s encounter with Su Tao in the original story happened after the original Xiaocheng slashed her face, leading to an unexpected meeting with this Miracle Doctor male lead.

Whether due to the female lead’s halo or some other reason, the Miracle Doctor male lead fell in love with Su Tao at first sight, completely unfazed by her disfigured face. While becoming her friend, he gradually displayed his medical skills, spending over half a year meticulously healing Su Tao’s face.

Until the late-stage appearance of the wealthy female side character, this male lead remained devoted to Su Tao.

Especially during the period when he was treating Su Tao, the original author even dedicated a separate volume to Chu Lingfeng.

His presence in the mid-section of the original novel far surpassed that of Dongfang Yang and Si Chen, and he garnered much affection from readers.

Seems like a pretty good male lead, doesn’t it?

But the perspectives of readers and the author are different.

Occasional flashes of insight from readers sometimes exceed the author’s expectations.

This is why there’s such a thing as “copying comments,” ¹ Basically, the author takes the readers’ speculation and adds it into their novel, passing it off as their own idea. I’m also guilty of this hehe because readers can be truly brilliant.

In her past life, Chi Xiaocheng was a creator herself. After spending emotional points to read the original novel, she approached it with a critical eye.

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Upon closer examination of the original novel’s details, the portrayals of the male leads became quite obvious.

Ye Liang: The domineering CEO.

To put it nicely, he’s strong-willed, domineering, and devoted. To put it bluntly, he’s extremely self-centered, unable to tolerate anything that doesn’t align with his wishes. Under the original author’s pen, he was presented to readers in a mostly positive light.

After the wealthy female side character appeared, who was as beautiful as Su Tao but came from a family more influential than Su Tao’s War Hero father, Ye Liang betrayed Su Tao without hesitation.

Dongfang Yang: The cheerful, sunny boy.

In the original novel, he was depicted as a somewhat silly character, responsible for comic relief and laughter, often criticized by readers for inexplicably disappearing from the story despite being the male lead with the best relationship with Su Tao.

Yet, by the mid-to-late stages, Dongfang Yang, who had to leave Su Tao due to family reasons, ended up earning widespread praise and recognition from readers.

Si Chen: The cold, rational type who prioritized benefits.

The original novel’s portrayal of him was straightforward. Su Tao’s War Hero father could help him reclaim the Si family’s inheritance, so he went all-in on Su Tao. Under the author’s guidance, after a series of love-hate conflicts, he naturally regained his power.

But by the late stages, when the Si family faced annihilation and the War Hero father was already dead, the only solution was the wealthy female side character.

Faced with a choice between his family and Su Tao, Si Chen chose the former.

Xiao Ming: The Dragon King returning from overseas battlefields.

In the original novel, he had a strong roguish charm, and keeping his promises was his greatest virtue. However, the original author’s portrayal of this character was a failure.

After meeting Su Tao, as the Dragon King, he needed to endure three years of concealment before he could fully unleash his strength. The author’s intention was for him to spend three years building goodwill with Su Tao, serving as her powerful support in the later stages.

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But before the three years were up, the wealthy female side character appeared out of nowhere.

He kept enduring, enduring… until he simply vanished from the novel.

Among the five male leads, Chu Lingfeng was the last.

Trained by an unknown immortal hermit, he emerged from some remote mountain at the age of 24. Using his “Taiyi Thirteen Needles,” he spent over half a year healing Su Tao while also attracting the attention of numerous influential figures in Jiuzhou City.

Many big shots feared death, and thanks to his medical skills, he entered the core circles of the capital. In the original novel, he was a male lead with significant weight.

Unlike Dongfang Yang’s two-faced nature, he appeared as a decent, handsome character in front of Su Tao. However, the original author often wrote subplots where Su Tao and Chu Lingfeng quarreled over some other female side character.

The most classic and frequent scenario was Chu Lingfeng healing some big shot, who would then gift him houses and women.

Chu Lingfeng accepted them all without hesitation, even going so far as to set up a villa specifically to house these women.

To Su Tao and the readers, he explained that he couldn’t refuse gifts from important figures.

His justification for always having women around was that he needed attendants to maintain appearances.

His frequent bouts of physical weakness were blamed on excessive use of “needle-transferring” qi.

Under the influence of the original author’s idiot plot, Su Tao, of course, believed him.

Upon closer scrutiny, this male lead was extremely promiscuous. His womanizing tendencies were even worse than Ye Liang’s.

The five male leads, one wealthy female side character, and Su Tao as the sole female lead formed the core of the original novel’s plot.

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Countless minor characters like Chi Xiaocheng, Chi Song, the War Hero father, the second young master of the Ye family, and the eldest brother of the Si family served as cannon fodder for face-slapping scenes.

But now, due to her influence, the original plotline had been completely disrupted. Chi Xiaocheng had to be extra cautious about this Miracle Doctor.

She stole a glance at the system shop.

【Snow White’s Poisoned Apple: Price 3,000 emotional points】

She only had 700 emotional points left. If the opportunity arose, she’d save up and treat this Miracle Doctor male lead to an apple.

Come to think of it, the emotional points provided by Su Tao and the others were dwindling.

This new character would likely provide a substantial amount.

While Chi Xiaocheng was lost in thought, the group had already arrived at the parking lot and gotten out of the car.

Led by Dongfang Yang, the well-dressed quartet instantly drew the attention of the surrounding guests.

“Who’s that leading the group? Daring to dress like that at Elder Si’s birthday banquet.”

“He looks kinda dumb.”

“Shh! Are you trying to get yourselves killed? That’s Dongfang Yang, the only son of the Dongfang family. Even Si Zhenliu— no, even the current head of the Si family has to show him some respect.”

The whispers of admiration were endless. In his striking red overcoat, Dongfang Yang was indeed flamboyant.

But precisely because of this, he overshadowed Su Tao, ensuring no one’s gaze lingered on her first.

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The group quickly approached the manor gates. Without even needing an invitation, the attendants had already noticed them.

The gloomy young man beside Chu Lingfeng was the first to rush over.

Dongfang Yang raised an eyebrow and remarked to Si Chen, “This Miracle Doctor guy has no sense of propriety. He’s even stealing your little brother’s thunder.”

Watching the approaching young man, Si Chen scoffed. “He’d better have real skills to treat Chi Xiaocheng. Otherwise, once I take over the Si family in Jiuzhou City, the first thing I’ll do is kick him out!”

Hanging from Su Tao’s waist, Chi Xiaocheng peeked at Si Chen and wholeheartedly agreed.

He absolutely had to be kicked out!

But as soon as the words were spoken, Chu Lingfeng in his white suit happened to glance their way.

His gaze first landed on Qian Qing in her formal attire.

Then, it slid past Qian Qing and settled on Su Tao, who was following behind.

Without any attempt to hide it, he stared directly at her.

At the same time, Chi Xiaocheng also fixed her gaze on this Miracle Doctor male lead, making no effort to conceal it.

She decided to retract her earlier statement about kicking him out.

Hanging from Su Tao’s waist, swaying slightly with her movements, Chi Xiaocheng’s body remained still. But under the twilight sky, her eyes glowed with a sinister, dangerous light.