Peach-Orange! – Chapter 208 – Xiaocheng Isn’t Dead!

The hospital room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop, with only Chu Lingfeng’s slightly hurried breathing betraying the turmoil in his heart.

According to the medical records, there was no doubt that she was dead.

As the Miracle Doctor, observation, listening, questioning, and pulse-taking were fundamental skills. Even without checking her pulse, he could tell from her complexion that this girl had died, but her death was somewhat abnormal.

That was why the hospital had classified it as shock-induced suspended animation.

Yet what he was even more certain of was that he had seen this girl during the birthday banquet that night.

This had nothing to do with catching a fleeting glimpse of Chi Xiaocheng’s cuteness. It was simply that he would never forget that half-severed ear.

Especially that night, when many people had shouted about “seeing a ghost,” and he himself had suffered greatly from the illusions. When they later checked the surveillance footage, every frame related to this little scarecrow was completely black.

Maybe… there really was a ghost!

Otherwise, how could the surveillance cameras have been hacked?

Just as Chu Lingfeng was growing increasingly fearful, the “beep beep beep” of the electrocardiogram drew everyone’s attention in the room.

The flat line began to show slight fluctuations.

All three of them froze for a moment.

Until Su Tao’s voice, trembling with joy, cried out, “Xiaocheng—!”

She immediately rushed to Chi Xiaocheng’s side, placing her index finger under the petite nose. She could clearly feel the faint exhale.

In that instant, her breathing accelerated. She quickly turned her head. “P-Professor Su! Xiaocheng is breathing! She’s breathing! She’s alive, she’s really alive!”

Professor Su snapped back to reality and promptly pulled Su Tao away. “Good, good! Don’t get too close to her. Both of you, wait outside first. Damn it, I should have moved Miss Chi to a more sterile and quiet place!

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“You two wait outside. I’ll go call for help right away!”

The 50-year-old woman ran out of the ward as excitedly as a child.

Su Tao didn’t know how to describe what she was feeling. She clutched her chest, taking deep, heaving breaths.

She could clearly feel her heart pounding rapidly and violently, even to the point where her brain momentarily lacked oxygen from the overwhelming excitement.

Xiaocheng was alive!

She wasn’t dead!

She really wasn’t dead!

Goosebumps covered her body, and the hand that had just checked Xiaocheng’s breath still trembled uncontrollably.

Su Tao called out to Chu Lingfeng, who was completely stunned beside her. “Miracle Doctor Chu, let’s wait outside first.”

But Chu Lingfeng seemed not to hear her, his lips murmuring incessantly, “She… she couldn’t have come back for me, could she?”

“Miracle Doctor Chu?”

Another call from beside him snapped Chu Lingfeng out of his daze.

He forced a smile. “Sorry, I was distracted. What did you say just now?”

“Let’s go outside first.”

“Oh, right, okay.”

Su Tao gave Chu Lingfeng a strange look, noting his pale and terrified expression. She couldn’t help but wonder inwardly:

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Was this so-called Miracle Doctor just a fraud?

Though Xiaocheng’s situation was unusual, as a Miracle Doctor, he should have witnessed countless cases of revival from near-death. Surely he wasn’t unfamiliar with suspended animation and recovery?

Xiaocheng wasn’t a ghost, why was he so scared?

She and Chu Lingfeng walked out of the ward, only to see Professor Su leading a large group of doctors and nurses, pushing various pieces of equipment as they rushed over in a frenzy.

Chu Lingfeng watched their retreating figures, sitting in a chair with his head in his hands, while Su Tao quietly began praying beside him.

Unlike the joy of the other two, Chu Lingfeng only felt drenched in cold sweat, his limbs growing numb with fear.

That was definitely not just suspended animation and recovery!

Maybe… she had sensed his presence in the ward and had come for him!

‘But I didn’t do anything to you! Hell, I didn’t even know your name!’

‘Why are you, a female ghost, fixated on haunting me?!’

Chu Lingfeng was on the verge of a breakdown. If this really was a ghost, his future would likely never know peace again.

He glanced sideways at Su Tao. From their earlier conversation, he’d learned that this ghost was actually Su Tao’s sister.

If she was coming for him, could it be….

Chu Lingfeng narrowed his eyes, then shuddered.

‘Could it be that she likes me?!’

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Ugh—

Even if she was a ghost, that little face under the hood was undeniably cute.

Chu Lingfeng touched his half-ear, then lightly slapped himself.

With that much hostility, how could it possibly be affection? If he kept fantasizing like this, he might not even live to regret it.

Watching the doctors bustling in and out again, Chu Lingfeng suddenly had an idea.

A long time later, Professor Su emerged from the ward, and the doctors wheeled Chi Xiaocheng away to another room.

Su Tao couldn’t hold back her urgency. “Professor Su, how is she?!”

Professor Su gave a relaxed smile. “It’s the best news possible. We’ve confirmed that Miss Chi’s body is showing signs of vitality again, though she still can’t wake up yet. A preliminary examination suggests that the active cells in her body are repairing her neurons.

“My guess is that it’ll take one to two weeks before she might regain consciousness.

“We’re moving her to a better ward now. It was my oversight to keep her here earlier. Thankfully, nothing went wrong.”

Hearing this, the boulder in Su Tao’s heart finally lifted.

She couldn’t help but break into a radiant smile. “Thank you, Professor Su. It’s just… so wonderful that Xiaocheng is okay!”

As she spoke, a drop of water fell to the floor.

Only then did Su Tao belatedly reach up to touch her cheek.

“Am I… crying?”

When had the tears started falling?

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She hadn’t even noticed.

Maybe… she was just too happy.

She wiped her tears and smiled again. This was the happiest and most relaxed she’d felt in the past month.

Professor Su patted Su Tao’s head. “Alright, child, take a moment to collect yourself. We’ll get Miss Chi settled first, and then you can come see her.”

“Mm!” Su Tao nodded vigorously. “Um… can I share this news with others?”

“Go ahead,” Professor Su understood her feelings. “But remember, she’s recovering from a critical condition, not coming back from the dead. Understood?”

“I understand, Professor Su.”

Su Tao immediately took out her phone, ignoring Chu Lingfeng, who seemed to want to say something.

She quickly sent messages to everyone she knew.

First, to those aware of the situation: Chi Song, Dongfang Yang, Si Chen, Chengcheng, and others.

Then to Dr. Cheng, whom she hadn’t contacted in a while. Previously, Su Tao had told Dr. Cheng that Chi Xiaocheng was critically ill in the hospital.

To those who asked where Xiaocheng had gone, she had used this excuse.

And Fang Ning.

She didn’t have the little one’s contact info, so she asked Dongfang Yang to pass along the message.

It was also at this moment that Chi Xiaocheng, who had been a “corpse,” received a new wave of emotional energy alongside Su Tao’s messages.