Peach-Orange! – Chapter 233 – Su Tao’s Yandere Cultivation Plan

Moonlight streamed through the white curtains into the hospital room.

The overhead light mingled with the moonlight, casting a soft, silky glow that illuminated Chi Xiaocheng’s delicate features.

She lowered her head, a faint smile playing at her lips. Her tea-colored hair cascaded messily over her shoulders, but she made no move to tidy it, instead quietly awaiting a reply on her phone.

Dr. Cheng had been busy for over a month treating a “yandere patient” and had barely spoken to Su Tao during that time. Their occasional chats were merely to maintain their connection and prevent estrangement.

Now, this long-dormant persona had to make its appearance at this critical moment.

The previous “yandere patient” had been cured. It was time to treat another.

Sitting alone on the hospital bed with the door tightly shut, most of the medical equipment that had been attached to her had already been removed. There were no surveillance cameras here either.

With no one around, where was the slightest trace of her supposed memory disorder?

That’s right.

From start to finish, the memory disorder had all been an act!

After being reminded by the system last time, Chi Xiaocheng had realized that complete amnesia was far too uncontrollable. If something unexpected happened, there would be no way to handle it.

Thus, memory disorder became her upgraded plan: she could claim partial amnesia while freely manipulating the situation.

But she knew that theory and practice were two different things. She had to deceive Professor Su, any psychologists who might examine her, and even future hypnotists who might try to restore her memories, along with a host of other unpredictable factors.

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Her Intermediate Acting skill was barely sufficient.

But to level it up, she could only rely on the gacha system. She’d need an explosive stroke of luck to draw the same skill again for an upgrade. While her luck wasn’t bad, and she suspected the system was secretly adjusting the drop rates, her Emotion Points were limited.

With just over 4,000 points, she had to reserve 3,000 for the purchase of Snow White’s Poisoned Apple.

She couldn’t afford to gamble.

After searching for a while, Chi Xiaocheng finally found what she needed.

[Temporary Acting Card: 300 Emotion Points] [After use, grants a one-time Intermediate Acting skill that lasts until the performance ends.]

At first glance, it seemed unremarkable. But Chi Xiaocheng discovered that this card could stack with her existing Intermediate Acting skill!

Intermediate Acting + Intermediate Acting = Ultimate Acting!

Though expensive and short-lived, it was more than enough to deceive the doctors. Under the effects of Ultimate Acting, Chi Xiaocheng felt she could even face Si Chen’s boot-up password without breaking character.

But suppressing her urge to cling to Tao-Tao after waking up required more than just acting. So, she also purchased an Emotion-Numbing Pill.

[Emotion-Numbing Pill: 200 Emotion Points] [Can dull emotions toward a single person or a single emotion. Duration: 1 day.]

Targeting a single person was perfect. Thus, at a cost of 500+ Emotion Points per day, Chi Xiaocheng successfully played the role of a memory-disordered, Su Tao-hating “Amnesiac Xiaocheng” in front of her.

She wanted Su Tao to care for her more, to look at her more.

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The growth rate of affection was too slow. While her Love Affinity stagnated, her Possessiveness Affinity kept declining, and Su Tao would still seek out others, not just men, but even women who might fall under her protagonist aura.

Like that Tang Tang!

Or perhaps someone in the future who would influence Su Tao.

If affection couldn’t be raised, then she’d raise possessiveness instead!

Chi Xiaocheng had asked the system about the thresholds for each affinity level.

Using romantic affection as a benchmark:

60 points: A slight fondness—what you’d call budding feelings.

80+ points: Necessary for a reasonably high chance of a successful confession between two ordinary people.

90 points: Officially lovers.

95 points: Beloved partners.

100 points: Love beyond death.

The higher the affection, the harder it was to increase.

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Possessiveness worked the same way:

Below 60: Low.

60-80: A slight possessiveness that grows incrementally.

80+: Can’t stand seeing the person they like getting too close to others.

90: Early signs of yandere tendencies. No longer just “can’t stand it” but outright forbidding excessive contact with others. Discovery could lead to dire consequences.

95: Not full yandere yet, but if the person they like isn’t attentive, a “black room” scenario is inevitable.

100: A true yandere is born!

Chi Xiaocheng had always felt that her previous yandere act, performed with Intermediate Acting, fell within the 90-95 range. Some yandere flavor, but not the full package.

Of course, reaching 100 didn’t mean going insane. Yanderes weren’t devoid of reason. Their thinking just became more extreme due to various factors.

Chi Xiaocheng’s goal was to raise Su Tao’s possessiveness to around 90 points!

With her possessiveness maxed out (but not turning her into a full yandere), Su Tao would remain normal while being utterly devoted, ensuring their future would be a blissful life for two.

What a beautiful picture, no?

Naturally, she wasn’t completely heartless. She had given Su Tao two choices:

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If Tao-Tao had immediately chosen to restore her memories and accept her yandere side, this plan would have been scaled back, just nurturing a moderate possessiveness (around 80 points) would have sufficed.

‘But Tao-Tao, you’re perfect in every way, except for your emotional denseness. How disappointing.’

‘My fake yandere act was also an expression of love. Why couldn’t you accept it?’

Her phone buzzed. Su Tao had messaged Dr. Cheng’s account:

“Dr. Cheng, you’ve finally replied! May I ask, are you done with your work?”

“Of course,” Chi Xiaocheng typed back. “After finishing with the yandere patient I’ve been treating these past two months, I have good news. Yanderes can be cured!”

“Really?!” Su Tao was so excited she mistyped: “Dr. Orange, can yanderes really be treated? So you’ve been busy with that girl all this time? Can you tell me more?!

“Sorry, I meant Dr. Cheng. Got too excited and made a typo.”

“Naturally. I used to think yanderes were extreme and nearly untreatable. But there are ways to make them normal and less extreme, though not everyone can use these methods.”

“Please explain!”

“Alright, Miss Peach. Since we’re so close, and your Xiaocheng friend is special, this method could work for you. But I must warn you, there’s a prerequisite for treating a yandere.

“You must fulfill all their demands within a certain timeframe!”