Peach-Orange! – Chapter 248 – Impulsiveness for Her

A yandere and someone who seemed to be teetering on the edge of instability… both directed their hostility toward Lin Fangya at the same moment.

If asked whose hostility was stronger,

the answer was undoubtedly Su Tao!

After all, in that accident, she had almost lost Xiaocheng forever!

She had endured countless nightmares, each time watching Xiaocheng slip away from her. Among the three culprits, Ye Liang was already dead.

Now, aside from Xiao Ming, there was only Lin Fangya left!

Before, Lin Fangya targeting her was one thing, but she had nearly killed Xiaocheng!

They had searched endlessly for her, and now she dared to speak about Xiaocheng like this?!

Su Tao’s expression darkened, her usual cool composure vanishing entirely.

At this moment, she didn’t even spare a glance for the Du family heir who had tried to give Xiaocheng a rose. Her gaze was fixed solely on Lin Fangya.

Meanwhile, Chi Xiaocheng, taking advantage of everyone’s attention being diverted to Su Tao, secretly swallowed an emotional numbing pill.

She also used an acting skill card to boost her performance to the highest level.

Only then did she barely manage to suppress the urge to cut this woman down on the spot.

With so many guests present, Chi Xiaocheng kept repeating to herself: Don’t act impulsively!

Even her system couldn’t hold back, screaming frantically in her mind.

[Host, don’t act rashly! Rashness is the devil!]

[There are so many people here, not to mention security. Even if you succeed now, the aftermath will be endless!]

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[It won’t just affect you, it’ll affect Su Tao too!]

[Lin Fangya is, after all, a named minor antagonist. Now that she’s latched onto Ye Liang’s legacy and has ambiguous ties to Xiao Ming, after Ye Liang’s death, she’s unsurprisingly gained some narrative weight as a replacement villain.]

[If you kill her, you might draw the world’s attention again. Your fake death will be useless then!]

“But System, she dared to call my Tao-Tao a bitch!”

Chi Xiaocheng’s pupils were on the verge of turning red, narrowing into feline slits.

[Tch, she’s just running her mouth! Dongfang Yang is here, Si Chen is here too. This minor antagonist won’t escape!]

[So don’t act rashly. Take deep breaths… deep breaths, okay?]

No one present knew what Chi Xiaocheng and Su Tao were thinking, nor did anyone believe these two seemingly frail girls could cause any real trouble.

They only saw the darkening expressions on the two faces under Lin Fangya’s scrutiny, as if some lie had been exposed.

If this were a public street, some might have followed Lin Fangya’s lead, mindlessly pointing fingers at Chi Xiaocheng and Su Tao.

But the young masters and ladies here had been raised with strict etiquette.

Instead of joining the spectacle, they uniformly retreated to a safe distance, wearing expressions of amused spectators.

Lin Fangya, however, seemed to have her own backing. Unfazed, she grew even more arrogant when Chi Xiaocheng and Su Tao’s reactions fell flat.

“See their expressions right now? Isn’t this the look of someone caught in a lie, with nowhere to hide?

“At their core, they’re just lowly peasants from the countryside, deluding themselves into thinking they can snag a rich husband here?”

Lin Fangya snapped her fan open and strode toward Chi Xiaocheng, her eyes filled with disgust.

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Once, she had nearly climbed into Ye Liang’s good graces.

She had been on the verge of becoming a phoenix soaring into the sky… until this girl shattered her dreams of flight.

With Ye Liang dead, all her previous efforts had made her a laughingstock.

And now, she finally had her chance for revenge.

Yet before she could reach Chi Xiaocheng, Si Chen stepped out from the crowd, beating Su Tao to it.

“This is the Si family’s estate. Spreading such blatant lies, are you trying to bring disaster upon the Lin family behind you?”

The 1.9-meter-tall young man stood beside Chi Xiaocheng, his words instantly causing the other Lin family members present to pale.

Lin Fangya scoffed lightly. “Young Master Si, you’re not seriously taking her side, are you? Right now, I don’t represent the Lin family~”

She produced a waist token. Small, exquisite, and unmistakably engraved with the character “Ye.”

Even Si Chen couldn’t help raising an eyebrow at the sight.

Lin Fangya smirked. “As of now, I am under Young Master Ye Er’s protection. How influential Young Master Ye Er is in the capital, need I remind you, Young Master Si? Or do you plan to stay in Jiuzhou for the rest of your life?”

A dog barking loudly only because of its master’s backing.

Now Si Chen understood why Lin Fangya dared to act so brazenly. She had climbed into Ye Er’s bed.

And this esteemed guest from afar hadn’t even appeared at the banquet yet.

For a brief moment, Si Chen hesitated.

Weighing the interests between Chi Xiaocheng, Su Tao, and the situation in the capital.

He wasn’t an impulsive person by nature, and he had doubts about the truth of her claims.

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But… hadn’t he always been unwelcome in the capital anyway?

Besides, he didn’t believe Ye Er would feud with him over a woman like this.

Standing by Chi Xiaocheng was the right choice!

Three seconds of deliberation led him to his answer. Just as he raised his head to speak—

Lin Fangya had somehow stepped past him.

Her hand was already raised high, aiming to slap Chi Xiaocheng across the face.

Her arm was already mid-swing.

Yet before the blow could land, Si Chen swiftly caught her wrist.

His expression darkened.

Before he could speak, a pained cry suddenly echoed through the hall.

“Ah! It hurts!”

Accompanied by the crisp sound of a slap, though it sounded too loud to be against skin, more like it had struck the meat of a thigh.

In an instant, not just Si Chen, but even Lin Fangya froze.

Her hand had been caught by Si Chen, so where had that sound come from?

‘I didn’t even hit you!’

But in reality, Chi Xiaocheng had already collapsed from the sofa onto the floor, clutching her cheek with tearful eyes while something resembling tomato sauce trickled from her lips. Even the collar of her pure white dress was stained with red.

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Si Chen immediately understood Chi Xiaocheng’s game.

After a brief pause, he erupted in fury.

“What are you doing?!”

Before he could even begin his exaggerated performance, a swift figure brushed past him.

With a trace of panic and urgency, Su Tao knelt beside Chi Xiaocheng to check on her.

“Xiaocheng, you—”

Before she could finish, her eyes landed on the faint red at the corner of Chi Xiaocheng’s lips.

Chi Xiaocheng looked up at Su Tao with tearful eyes, her face the picture of grievance. “Sister Su Tao… it hurts… so much….”

That fragile, pitiful voice instantly ignited Su Tao’s rage.

Her once-calm eyes, gentle yet tinged with something darker, hardened. “Xiaocheng, wait here for a moment.”

With that, she turned.

Her gaze lifted to Lin Fangya, all traces of warmth vanishing.

Though Lin Fangya had no idea how Chi Xiaocheng had gotten “injured,” she didn’t back down, sneering coldly. “What, angry? Come hit me then!

“If you dare lay a hand on me, just wait and see—”

Slap—!

A resounding crack echoed through the hall before she could finish.