Peach-Orange! – Chapter 215 – Revival, Awakening

Hearing Chi Xiaocheng’s words, the system fell silent for a moment.

[Host, you don’t need to do this. The female lead Su Tao has already started accepting you.]

“But it’s only just begun!” Chi Xiaocheng’s voice was clearly anxious. “Look at this favorability, it hasn’t even reached 70 yet! For normal people, a favorability level like this would have a high chance of rejection if someone confessed!”

A favorability of 70 wasn’t even considered high in dating games.

In real life, a confession at this level wouldn’t necessarily be accepted on impulse.

Factors like social status, family background, financial stability, and even personality would all come into play.

If she hadn’t been playing the role of a yandere, Tao-Tao might not even have reached 67 favorability!

“Not to mention, her possessiveness toward me has dropped again. It’s just like before. If I’m not ‘sick,’ she won’t pay attention to me.

“I already hinted to her that I don’t want a forced confession, but her genuine, active affection. Yet she completely ignored what I said and even chatted so happily with that Tang Tang!”

[But they’re just old friends who haven’t seen each other in a while.]

“What if something unexpected happens later? System, you can’t control the world’s tendency to throw curveballs, can you?”

She hadn’t killed Chu Lingfeng, and she’d tried to keep Su Tao away from Dongfang Yang and Si Chen.

Yet just one night after the birthday banquet—

Su Tao had already made contact with this “Miracle Doctor” male lead and even brought him to the hospital, hoping he could treat her!

Sensing Chi Xiaocheng’s unstable emotions, the system sighed.

[Host, you’re being too impatient.]

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[Love doesn’t happen overnight. Right now, everything is moving in a positive direction. You can take it step by step to win over the female lead.]

[Use your cuteness and sweetness to melt her heart. Over time, she’ll fall for you.]

Chi Xiaocheng took a deep breath. “I’m being impatient?”

[You’ve fallen for her. Before, you were always in control, just relying on Su Tao to survive, wanting to save her so she wouldn’t end up as miserable as in the original story. Layer after layer of schemes and acting, keeping her in the palm of your hand.]

[Now, you’re sinking deeper and deeper, increasingly afraid she might not like you, terrified of repeating what happened in your past life. But in reality, Su Tao’s personality wouldn’t allow her to abandon you.]

[Do you remember a question you once asked me?]

As the system spoke, Chi Xiaocheng gradually fell into reminiscence, recalling her earlier self.

Back then, after finishing the original novel, she had jokingly asked the system a question:

—System, do you think there’s a chance I might one day fall hopelessly in love with Su Tao, just like the other male leads?

Just like in the original plot, many people didn’t feel any initial attraction to this “white moonlight.”

But through daily interactions, they were gradually drawn in by her charm. What started as simple favorability slowly turned into love.

Chi Xiaocheng couldn’t even remember when she had started liking Su Tao.

At this point, the system continued.

[That’s why I said you’re being too impatient. The system store does have amnesia pills, but the uncontrollable risks are too great.]

[No one can guarantee that you’d still fall for Su Tao after losing your memories, let alone predict what might happen after your memories return.]

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[What if, while you’re amnesic, the world’s will tries to kill you again? Or what if Chu Lingfeng, or even Xiao Ming, whose whereabouts are still unknown, tries to cause trouble?]

The system’s persuasion was sincere, trying to pull Chi Xiaocheng back from her stubbornness.

It wanted to tell her that taking things step by step to win Su Tao over could also lead to a perfect ending.

Though this kind of love might differ slightly from what she had envisioned.

Chi Xiaocheng was silent for a long time before taking another deep breath. “System, you’re right. But I still want to do it!

“I don’t want a second Tang Tang or another Chu Lingfeng showing up in the future. I don’t want to lose control and interfere with her social circle, putting more and more pressure on her.

“As long as her eyes are only on me, as long as she only cares about and likes me, it’s fine if she has plenty of ordinary friends. But I have to be the only one she truly cares about!”

She had died twice now.

The first time was by choice, the second by accident.

Even without Ye Liang, there were still others who wanted her gone.

And in the future, there would be a rich female rival appearing out of nowhere. Who knew what might happen then?

She was scared. She was impatient. She couldn’t wait any longer.

If she could think completely rationally, without any flaws, she wouldn’t be a yandere.

But if this had happened before, she might not have listened to the system’s advice at all.

The romantic favorability was rising too slowly, and the possessiveness was dropping lower and lower.

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‘How could Tao-Tao’s eyes stay only on me like this?’

Admittedly, outright amnesia was too unpredictable. After scanning the system store a few more times, she came up with another, more refined idea.

Another new day arrived, and Su Tao continued her routine of self-improvement, filled with anticipation.

Morning exercise, breakfast, then off to work at the café.

With just ten days left until the New Year, the streets were bustling with activity. When she arrived at the café, Chu San warmly informed her that he would be returning home for the holidays. Dongfang Yang had instructed that café matters would resume after the New Year.

Most of her day was spent studying here, so losing even part of that routine left her feeling oddly empty.

What should she do with the extra time now?

Su Tao looked up at the clear blue sky.

A “ding” sounded as her phone received a weather alert.

—Today’s forecast: Sunny, turning to scattered showers. Citizens are advised to carry an umbrella when going out.

Su Tao couldn’t help but pout after reading it. “It’s so sunny out, how could it possibly rain? The weather forecast is so unreliable.”

Putting her phone away, she steeled herself. “Well, I’ll go visit Xiaocheng at the hospital.”

Instead of taking a taxi, she strolled through the morning sunlight, savoring the cityscape. With every step toward the hospital, her anticipation grew stronger.

Would Xiaocheng wake up today?

Then she’d wonder if she was being too greedy.

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As she leisurely reached the hospital entrance, Su Tao unexpectedly ran into someone she wasn’t very close to but still felt guilty toward.

Fang Ning, even thinner than Chi Xiaocheng due to long-term malnutrition, stood at the hospital entrance. When their eyes met, the small girl immediately pulled down her cap and turned to leave in the direction she’d come from.

Nervous and hurried.

Su Tao reached out, but the words to call her back died in her throat.

Only then did she remember, she usually visited Xiaocheng at night, while Fang Ning came in the mornings and afternoons, deliberately avoiding her.

“Ah…” Su Tao’s lips moved slightly before she sighed softly and continued into the hospital.

The nurse on duty had known Chi Xiaocheng for a long time and had even shipped the two of them in the past.

When she saw Su Tao, she smiled and greeted her. “Good morning, Miss Su Tao. Here to see Miss Xiaocheng again? She’s in her room and has already woken up.”

Su Tao instinctively replied, “Thank you for always taking care of Xiaocheng, Nurse. I’ll… wait, what?”

Her eyes widened as she belatedly processed the nurse’s words. “What did you just say?”

The nurse smiled. “Miss Chi woke up this morn—”

Before she could even finish the word “morning,” Su Tao was already sprinting toward the elevator.

Her cheeks flushed with emotion.

But what she couldn’t contain was the overwhelming joy of countless days of longing finally bursting forth.

Her fists clenched tightly, shaking excitedly a few times before she slammed the elevator button.