Peach-Orange! – Chapter 262 – Who Wants to Share a Bed with You?

Chi Xiaocheng narrowed her eyes with a smile, not exposing Su Tao’s little thoughts. “It’s nothing. Let’s put the things away first. I’ll take this Big Big Wolf plush back to my room.”

As she spoke, she jumped up to grab the Big Big Wolf plush from behind Su Tao. Kicking off her boots without even putting on slippers, her white-socked feet padded across the floor as she trotted toward her room.

Su Tao shook her head helplessly, changed her shoes, and picked up a pair of fluffy slippers before following.

“Xiaocheng, you should still wear shoes, okay?”

Walking through the living room and arriving at Chi Xiaocheng’s door, she saw the girl standing there in a daze again.

“What’s wrong now? I barely touched anything in your room.”

Su Tao stepped inside, her tone casual but with a hint of pride.

This room was filled with beautiful memories of her and Chi Xiaocheng.

She had deliberately left everything untouched, keeping it neat and tidy.

Her hope was that when Chi Xiaocheng returned, she would recall those happy times.

The living room, bathroom, and kitchen outside all carried some unpleasant memories. Only this room remained warm and peaceful at all times.

She didn’t want Chi Xiaocheng to remember the painful moments, yet she longed for her to recall the love they once shared.

It was selfish, she knew.

She wanted Chi Xiaocheng to forget the pain, forget the yandere tendencies.

But remember the deep affection she once had for her.

Su Tao understood that such an extreme wish was unlikely to come true, yet she couldn’t help but fantasize and strive for it.

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The room’s arrangement was one of her attempts.

Every detail, big or small, was exactly as Chi Xiaocheng had left it two months ago.

Even if memories were triggered, shouldn’t they be the good ones?

But she didn’t notice how Chi Xiaocheng clutched her head in pain as she stared blankly at the room.

It took a while before she caught her breath, bracing herself against the doorframe, only for the Big Big Wolf plush to slip from her grasp and hit the floor.

The soft thud finally snapped Su Tao out of her thoughts. She quickly turned and steadied the girl. “Xiaocheng, are you okay?”

“Tao… Sister Su Tao.…”

Chi Xiaocheng’s voice faltered slightly as she continued holding her head, as if recalling something.

For a moment, Su Tao’s face lit up with hope.

Xiaocheng had almost said “Tao” first, not “Sister Su Tao.”

Could it be that, in that instant, she wanted to call her “Tao-Tao”?

And that headache, was she remembering something from the past?

Su Tao’s breathing slowed unconsciously. She half-expected Chi Xiaocheng to turn and throw herself into her arms.

But after a long wait, no such embrace came.

Instead, Chi Xiaocheng lifted her gaze, her eyes clear again. “Sister Su Tao, did you… always sleep in my room while I was sick?”

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Now it was Su Tao’s turn to freeze.

Baffled, she countered, “What do you mean? Where else would I sleep if not your room?”

Chi Xiaocheng frowned slightly. “Even though… we did sleep together sometimes, doing it all the time isn’t really appropriate. You should go back to Brother’s room.”

Su Tao’s confusion gradually morphed into shock.

Then disbelief.

She nearly blurted out, “Xiaocheng, what do you mean ‘Brother’s room’? We’ve always slept together! You—”

Before she could finish, Chi Xiaocheng waved her off.

Turning away, the girl looked at her with equal bewilderment. “You’re the one being weird, Sister Su Tao. We’ve always slept separately: you in Brother’s room, me in mine. We only shared a bed maybe once a week.”

Her words were matter-of-fact, as if stating an undeniable truth.

A “truth” warped by Chi Xiaocheng’s scrambled memories.

Su Tao understood now, grasping why Chi Xiaocheng would say such a thing.

But… why was this memory so severely distorted?

Their shared nights held only good memories, right? Nothing related to her yandere tendencies, so why would even this be misremembered?

And what had Chi Xiaocheng recalled when she clutched her head in pain earlier?

Su Tao couldn’t make sense of it, only feeling the dissonance grow stronger.

The Chi Xiaocheng before her was still the same girl from the hospital, not inexplicably hostile like before.

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Yet she continued flatly, “Alright, Sister Su Tao, stop spacing out. Take your pillow and stuff back to your room. Even if my room’s warmer, you can’t just claim it like that!”

Su Tao quickly schooled her expression, masking her unease.

She forced a smile and replied smoothly, “But I want to sleep with you, Xiaocheng. How about… I just stay here?

“Besides, Brother Chi Song came back to stay recently. He’s using his own room, so I moved into yours.”

Her mind raced for plausible explanations.

She recalled Dr. Cheng’s advice:

If her memory distortions take unexpected turns, don’t force her to remember. Don’t fixate on the topic.

First, construct a lie that aligns with her false memory. Then analyze why it happened and plan accordingly.

Don’t let her think you’re being unreasonable, but don’t reinforce the wrong memories either.

With that in mind, Su Tao fabricated a reason involving Chi Song’s return.

As expected, Chi Xiaocheng’s slight frown eased.

“Oh, so that’s why.”

Seizing the chance, Su Tao pressed, “Y-Yeah! And I’ve… gotten used to your room. So can I stay?

“We used to sleep together before. Why not just continue now?”

Their relationship was slowly mending, but if they couldn’t even share a bed anymore….

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Su Tao bit her lip, gazing hopefully at Chi Xiaocheng.

But the higher the hopes, the harder the fall.

Su Tao’s wish was denied.

Chi Xiaocheng’s tone turned firm. “Let’s not. We’re not kids anymore. We should have our own space. Like before: you in Brother’s room, me in mine.”

She glanced at the large brown bear plush in the corner. “Take that back to your room, Sister Su Tao.”

Then she added, “If it ever gets damaged, just throw it away.”

With that, Chi Xiaocheng walked over, moved the bear aside, and replaced it with the meter-tall Big Big Wolf plush.

She turned slowly. “What’s wrong, Sister Su Tao? Do you need help moving your things out?”

The dismissal was clear.

In that moment, Su Tao felt her breath hitch.

The fleeting doubt from earlier resurfaced:

Was she really getting closer to Xiaocheng?

Xiaocheng no longer hated her as much.

She even called her “Sister Su Tao” affectionately.

But now, she couldn’t even share a bed with her anymore.