Peach-Orange! – Chapter 243 – Loyal Orange!

Since the cards were on the table, certain things couldn’t be left unmentioned.

The last time she met Si Chen, she had already wanted to settle old scores. Under the combined effects of Ultimate Acting and Emotional Blunting, she forcibly held back for the sake of the plan.

But now….

Chi Xiaocheng raised an eyebrow at Si Chen. “You want to steal Tao-Tao from me?”

Seeing Chi Xiaocheng about to display her yandere side, Si Chen wasn’t scared at all. Instead, he felt somewhat excited.

‘She’s back, she’s all back!’

A crazed Chi Xiaocheng was far better than an amnesiac one. Only this way could Su Tao be better controlled, and once her father returned, his plans could continue.

Without showing the slightest fear, Si Chen met Chi Xiaocheng’s gaze and suddenly let out a cold laugh.

Under Chi Xiaocheng’s puzzled and startled gaze, he abruptly straightened his hand and flicked it, gracefully and effortlessly pinching his collar with two fingers.

With a “swish” so fast that Chi Xiaocheng couldn’t even react, Si Chen’s hand flicked, and the coat he was wearing was swiftly removed. His hands undid the buttons of his inner shirt with blinding speed.

His movements were elegant and practiced. The moment he took off his shirt, he even gave it a light flick, the fabric cracking like a whip in the air. His imposing, muscular frame was now clad only in a final T-shirt.

“You… what are you trying to do?”

Chi Xiaocheng had already secretly exchanged emotional points for a fruit knife in the system store.

Si Chen didn’t answer. Instead, he calmly turned around, glancing back at Chi Xiaocheng with a devilish smile. Gripping the hem of his shirt, he suddenly yanked it upward, revealing the tattoo on his back as the last piece of clothing was lifted—

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“Never Love Tao!”

Golden light! Even a dazzling golden light made it hard to see clearly!

“Hmph! Finally got the chance to show this off.”

With a light snort, Si Chen looked out at the night beyond the window, his face full of pain and untold stories. He turned back calmly, never once showing panic. “Now, do you still think I’m trying to steal your Su Tao?”

Loyalty?

Loyal Orange!

With this “get-out-of-jail-free card” revealed, even a yandere-ready Chi Xiaocheng was left speechless.

She had heard before that Si Chen had some proof of loyalty tattooed on his back to win her trust, but seeing it for the first time was still hard to believe.

Her expression turned odd. “The body is a gift from one’s parents. Don’t people from major families care about that more? I heard even a scar on the face can be a big deal.”

Si Chen dressed calmly. “Everything is for the plan. This little sacrifice is nothing.”

“Fine…” Chi Xiaocheng’s rationality returned, and she could understand why Si Chen had said those things in the hospital room last time. It was to provoke her into confirming whether she was really dead.

“But next time, don’t say things like that. I might really not be able to stop myself from attacking you.”

‘No liking my Tao-Tao~’

‘Even as a joke, absolutely not!’

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Si Chen gave a light dry cough and nodded. “Then let’s get back on topic. The reason I came to you this time is mainly about Su Tao.”

“What’s wrong with Tao-Tao now?”

“Or rather, it’s mainly about her father,” Si Chen said. “Remember Xiao Ming’s engagement letter and the jade pendant for identity verification?”

“I remember.”

The engagement letter had been torn up by Dongfang Yang, and the jade pendant did match the other half that Su Tao had been wearing for years.

Si Chen: “The engagement letter was forged. I’ve confirmed that it was orchestrated by Ye Liang behind the scenes to trick Su Tao. But the jade pendant as a token is real.”

Chi Xiaocheng froze. “So that means… Tao-Tao’s father actually didn’t know she was still in the country?”

“Correct.”

‘Did I misunderstand Tao-Tao during that suicide attempt? Even now, I haven’t finished reading the original novel’s 4 million words.’

‘Five emotional points per chapter… at a time when emotional points are becoming harder to earn is just too expensive!’

‘A high-quality tool like Chu Lingfeng isn’t always around to exploit.’

Chi Xiaocheng could only rely on the chapter and volume titles to confirm specific plot points. And every time she saw suggestive chapter names, they’d make her furious.

She’d assume the worst, that Tao-Tao in the original novel was being taken advantage of by one of the male leads.

But when she clicked in….

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Chapter Title: [Chapter 276: Please, I Really Can’t Do This]

What Chi Xiaocheng assumed: Her Tao-Tao was about to be harassed by some male lead. Furious meow!

Actual chapter content: Some male lead flexes, and the defeated lackeys beg for mercy.

With 4 million words’ worth of chapters, the latter half’s sudden rich-girl female lead takeover and the entire story pivoting to Tao-Tao’s suffering aside, the first half was full of such misleading chapters.

Every time she saw one, Chi Xiaocheng couldn’t help but spend 5 emotional points to check what was really going on.

And the result? Her Tao-Tao seemed to have retained her first kiss all the way to the ending.

From a few standalone explanatory chapters, it seemed the book’s absurd twists had led to countless reader complaints.

To avoid giving critics ammunition, the author kept the content extremely tame despite all the melodrama.

Kissing? Nope, none of that.

Hugging? Too far, too far.

Educational training? Is that even allowed in novels?

It seemed the original author also had some serious quirks. Even when Su Tao interacted more with other male leads in the early stages, as the sole female lead, she never experienced any particularly risque situation.

In other female-oriented novels, the heroine would’ve long been shaped by the various male leads.

But Su Tao’s original novel was an exception. She remained pure until the very end.

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As for how the War Hero father found Su Tao, Chi Xiaocheng didn’t have enough emotional points to read that much of the original, so she naturally didn’t know.

Now, she had no choice but to ask Si Chen. “If the engagement letter is fake, what about the jade pendant?”

Si Chen took out the half-piece of jade pendant from his pocket and handed it to Chi Xiaocheng. “I had someone steal this from Xiao Ming before he disappeared.”

Chi Xiaocheng touched the pendant. “This one’s definitely real.”

It felt exactly like the pendant from the original Chi Xiaocheng’s memories.

Only then did Si Chen continue. “I also had people investigate this pendant thoroughly, focusing on overseas leads. After over a month, we finally have a lead on her father.”

Chi Xiaocheng quickly asked, “What lead?”

“There’s a Zhou expatriate surnamed Su overseas. His identity is secretive, and he holds the title of War Hero. He’s been active in mercenary battlefields for years, and the forces he’s built are feared even by some small nations.

“But right now, he hasn’t returned to the country because another organization has him tied up. It’s hard to investigate further, but the last thing we found was the name of that organization.”

“Temple of Asura!” Si Chen uttered these three words heavily, then shifted topics. “Xiao Ming has always called himself the Dragon King. I suspect he’s a member of the Temple of Asura.”

Hearing this, Chi Xiaocheng was stunned.

The one stopping the War Hero father from returning… was actually Xiao Ming, the original novel’s “Dragon King” who endured for three years only to vanish?

Si Chen said to Chi Xiaocheng, “Right now, I think the key breakthrough lies with Xiao Ming. And his so-called Dragon King identity… I suspect it’s fake.”