Peach-Orange! – Chapter 225 – Full Affection Save File Reset

She was told not to stimulate her for now.

They said it was for her own good.

Deep down, Su Tao knew that perhaps waiting for the doctors to slowly diagnose and treat her before seeing Xiaocheng again would be best.

If she might upset Xiaocheng, then it was better not to see her at all until then.

Maybe just a few days?

Or perhaps weeks, even months?

No one could say for sure. But even those few days felt unbearable to Su Tao.

‘I want to see Xiaocheng, I want to see Xiaocheng, I want to see Xiaocheng, I want to see Xiaocheng!’

‘I want to explain yesterday’s misunderstanding, then go back to how things were!’

After sitting on a bench outside the hospital for a long time, watching the rain pour endlessly, Su Tao couldn’t hold back any longer. She walked back into the hospital and pressed the elevator button for the eighth floor.

Maybe yesterday was just a fluke, a temporary memory disruption caused by Xiaocheng just waking up?

Or could it have been a joke?

Today was a new day. Maybe Xiaocheng had already recovered.

When she reached the hospital room door, Su Tao saw Chi Xiaocheng again, sitting obediently on the bed with no phone to play with, so she was reading a book instead.

Her profile as she read was serene and focused. Her delicate, slightly pursed lips seemed to react to the emotions in the book. Her small hands turned the pages firmly, one after another.

She didn’t even notice Su Tao standing at the door.

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Before, even if Su Tao had been behind her, the moment she focused any attention on Xiaocheng, she would immediately turn her head and flash her a radiant smile.

Back then, Xiaocheng’s eyes were full of her Tao-Tao.

The contrast made Su Tao’s mood dip, but she still tried her best to put on her brightest expression.

She knocked lightly on the doorframe. Three soft taps.

Chi Xiaocheng snapped out of her reading, but her brows immediately furrowed.

“Why are you here again? To pity me lying sick in bed?”

Su Tao’s chest tightened. She stepped into the room.

“No, I… I came to check on you. I wanted… to apologize, Xiaocheng.”

Chi Xiaocheng gave Su Tao a long look, then turned her head away.

“Whatever. I don’t want to see you right now. Please stop bothering me.”

As she spoke, Chi Xiaocheng rubbed her shoulder with one hand.

That small motion made Su Tao’s breath hitch for a second.

Yesterday, she had struggled to accept the reality that Xiaocheng had lost her memories.

Instinctively, she had grabbed her shoulders and demanded answers.

Instinctively, she had used some force.

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For Xiaocheng’s weakened body now, that bit of force might have caused real pain.

Noticing this small detail made Su Tao feel even guiltier.

She wanted to say more.

But when she opened her mouth, no words came out.

Without knowing the specifics of Xiaocheng’s memory condition, even an apology wouldn’t address the root issue.

But one thing was clear to Su Tao now:

Xiaocheng really, truly disliked her now!

She had once adored her, but now, she actively avoided her.

Was this the heavens’ punishment for her?

Her past avoidance had led to this present aversion.

Su Tao hung her head dejectedly and returned to the waiting room. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t shake off the things Chi Xiaocheng had said to her.

Meanwhile, Dr. Lin and Dr. Chen had finished comparing their observations and hypotheses, and their expressions were grim.

Dr. Chen called Dongfang Yang and Si Chen in and briefly explained the situation.

“Perhaps… we should soften the blow for Miss Su Tao. I’m not sure she can handle this outcome.”

Dongfang Yang’s face darkened.

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“Maybe we can just tell her the less severe parts?”

That was what the two doctors had considered. A white lie to cushion the blow.

But Si Chen disagreed. He adjusted his glasses.

“Tell her the truth. Su Tao survived Chi Xiaocheng’s death. If she can’t handle this, then how can she claim to care about Chi Xiaocheng?”

“Ah…” Dr. Chen hesitated. In a way, this news was even harder to bear than her death.

Sometimes, death didn’t mean loss.

Soon, Su Tao was called into the waiting room. With Professor Su present, everyone had gathered.

The girl stared anxiously at the two doctors, fists clenched.

After exchanging a glance, Dr. Lin spoke first.

“Based on our preliminary assessment, we’ve confirmed two things about Miss Chi with absolute certainty.

“First, she does exhibit symptoms of emotional blunting. Both positive and negative emotions have diminished by roughly one degree.

“To put it simply, if an average person’s emotional intensity has a threshold of 100, Miss Chi’s is now around 70. Things that would have excited her before now only make her happy.

“Where she once felt euphoria, she now only feels mild pleasure and contentment. She no longer loses herself in it.

“Similarly, negative emotions like dislike or hatred become more muted. You could say she’s grown colder, more indifferent to many things, but she hasn’t fallen outside the range of normal human behavior.”

Dr. Lin looked at Su Tao.

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“This also explains why Miss Chi’s attitude toward you has deteriorated so sharply. Emotional blunting is relatively common, even among ordinary people.

“Second, her memory is scrambled!”

Dr. Lin picked up a report and handed out printed copies to the others.

“As summarized here, Miss Chi’s memory disruption isn’t random. It’s severe in a way that’s particularly damaging for you, Miss Su Tao.”

Su Tao took the report but didn’t read it yet. Her head was buzzing. Under Dr. Lin’s piercing gaze, her unease grew.

“Dr. Lin, what do you mean by ‘damaging for me’?”

Her voice trembled as she clutched the report, crumpling the edges where her fingers dug in.

Dr. Lin exhaled.

“What I’m about to say… brace yourself, Miss Su Tao. This won’t be easy to hear.”

She paused, giving Su Tao a moment to prepare.

Then she continued.

“The nature of Miss Chi’s memory disruption isn’t complicated. The core issue lies in her emotional connection to you, Miss Su Tao. In more common terms, you could summarize it in two words: affection level.

“If we say Miss Chi’s affection level toward you, Miss Su Tao, was previously at a full 100 points….

“Now, after the memory disruption, her affection level toward you may have dropped to zero.”