Peach-Orange! – Chapter 230 – Fang Ning

Which choice?

Wasn’t the old man using his son’s experience to highlight the importance of her own decision?

The girl was like an amnesiac Xiaocheng.

And his son was like her now, facing a choice.

Thinking rationally and objectively, the choice should be to construct a false home for the girl. She had no family left. Letting her live happily in this world would be the right thing.

But Su Tao hadn’t forgotten the old man’s earlier words.

Even if she tried to hide the truth, the girl might one day, due to some trigger, some event, or some dream, remember everything again.

So….

“I choose to revive her past memories.”

‘If it were Xiaocheng now, I think I would also choose to revive her memories directly.’

‘Only a complete Xiaocheng would truly be Xiaocheng, right?’

Su Tao looked up, having made her decision.

A trace of confidence in her voice, as if she had chosen correctly, was caught by the old man.

He chuckled softly. “A bit of a sly cheat, but that was indeed my son’s choice as well.

“That girl was very positive during her treatment; optimistic, cheerful. Many of the nurses and doctors who interacted with her liked her very much. It was precisely because of her attitude that her treatment went so smoothly.

“Considering her personality, my son ultimately didn’t choose to deceive her with false lies.

“He told her the truth. Originally, he thought other methods would be needed to revive her memories, but after hearing the truth, she remembered everything on her own.

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“That day, she hugged my son and cried hard, then smiled and said she was fine.”

Hearing this, Su Tao couldn’t help but smile.

So, this was the right choice, wasn’t it? She regained her past memories, faced her former self, became her truest self, and lived happily ever after with the old man’s son.

People fantasize about happiness.

Su Tao was no exception.

Just as her smile bloomed, the old man sighed. “At the time, when we saw that girl’s strong smile, we all thought she really was fine.”

His words made Su Tao freeze.

His voice continued, “That day, all of us relaxed in relief. My son even told her he would take care of her for the rest of her life.

“But the girl didn’t agree. My son thought she was just shy and didn’t think too much of it.

“That night, she jumped from the seventh floor of the hospital.”

The calm delivery of these words made Su Tao cover her mouth in disbelief.

The old man went on, “In her room, we found a suicide note. She was very grateful to my son and the doctors for saving her, but she couldn’t accept her family’s death…. She couldn’t face that unbearably painful past.

“At the time, we wondered, would it have been better to construct an illusory home for her, to let her forget the past forever?”

The story ended there.

The old man’s voice carried a hint of gentle regret. “You said your sister forgot you because of her painful mental illness. Then you must consider whether reviving her memories would bring her pain or happiness.”

Su Tao fell silent.

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She realized she had been somewhat selfish.

When hesitating over whether to revive Xiaocheng’s memories, she had mostly been thinking of herself.

Just like Chengcheng’s messages, whether to revive them or not depended on whether she wanted to enjoy a Xiaocheng without yandere tendencies.

And wasn’t her hesitation precisely because of this?

The old man lightly tapped the ground with his cane and began walking back to his room. “Child, don’t forget what the root of amnesia really is. Think it over carefully yourself.”

With that, he returned to his room.

She had stood in the night breeze long enough.

Su Tao took out her phone and glanced at it. Chengcheng hadn’t sent any follow-up messages yet.

Perhaps she knew Su Tao would need a long time to think about this question.

Why did she lose her memories?

To forget those painful things from the past.

So, she chose to abandon her past, cheatingly locking her neck in place, forcing herself to move forward, forward, forward.

Su Tao stayed on the balcony for a long time, watching fireworks bloom and fade in the distance.

When she checked her phone again, it was already midnight.

After some thought, she finally replied to Chengcheng: “I don’t really want to revive Xiaocheng’s past memories.”

Chengcheng seemed to have been waiting for her reply. She first sent a meaningful sticker, then slowly typed:

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“So you want Xiaocheng to stop being a yandere so you can possess her completely, huh?”

“If waking up means Xiaocheng will remember those painful things, then maybe it’s better to let her forget.”

Chengcheng: “But isn’t she still disliking you right now?”

“Ye Liang is already dead. There will always be a chance to reconcile. She won’t hate me forever.”

Chengcheng: “But doesn’t this choice mean you’re running away from her yandere side again?”

If you love her, you should accept all of her.

Su Tao knew this well. In fact, she had been thinking the same thing earlier.

But if her past avoidance and rejection had also been painful for Xiaocheng….

Wouldn’t forgetting be the better choice?

Otherwise, what if she ended up like the girl in the old man’s story? What if she, like before, chose to end her life again?

Su Tao wanted to add in her heart, “This is all for Xiaocheng’s good,” but as she lowered her head, she only felt a stifling weight in her chest.

With a ding, Chengcheng sent another message:

“If I were Xiaocheng, I’d want you to revive my memories. She loves you so much. Even if reviving her memories brings pain, the happiness would surely outweigh it.

“As a yandere, she would want you to love all of her, not just the version of her without the illness.”

The messages ended there, followed by a goodnight.

Su Tao stared at the screen, dazed.

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Had… she made the wrong choice again?

‘But I just don’t want Xiaocheng to relive her past pain. Is that wrong too?’

‘If I choose to revive her memories, doesn’t that mean I want her to suffer even more? Wouldn’t that prove I don’t really love her?’

Su Tao rubbed her temples. She was no longer sure what the right choice was.

‘Anyway, even if I don’t actively revive Xiaocheng’s memories, she might gradually recover them in daily life, right?’

‘Xiaocheng still dislikes me now. What’s the point of overthinking this?’

Su Tao laughed at herself mockingly and slowly returned to her room.

That night, she barely slept, turning over Chengcheng’s and the old man’s words in her mind all night.

Wondering whether the answer she had decided on was right or wrong.

Hesitation isn’t necessarily a flaw. Those who hesitate often consider more options, slowly eliminating the wrong answers.

Su Tao felt she still had time to think about this.

But… did she really?

When she woke up in the hospital the next morning, she washed up and prepared to take the elevator to the 8th floor.

But when the elevator doors opened, she saw a familiar figure.

Fang Ning, holding a bag of fruits, standing obediently in the corner.