Peach-Orange! – Chapter 305 – Unexpected Incident

One thing was certain: Su Tao wasn’t as robotic as before.

Though still as dense as ever, she had developed her own thoughts and ideas.

For example, on this particular night, she let Chi Xiaocheng fall asleep in her arms first, then deliberately stayed up late reading, claiming she wasn’t sleepy and wanted to study a bit.

Then, in the dead of night, when the girl in her arms was sound asleep, she whispered “I’m sorry” in her heart while once again indulging in that furtive act.

Gently, carefully tasting the girl’s soft lips.

It wasn’t that she wasn’t interested in Chi Xiaocheng at all.

She just hadn’t realized where a girl’s true allure lay.

She thought that familiar softness and sweetness were all there was to it.

…

Another day of this slightly ambiguous yet mundane life passed.

During this time, though Su Tao had lost trust in Dr. Lin’s medicine, the doctor had suggested other methods to help Chi Xiaocheng recover her memories, ones she could try on her own without medication.

But the result?

Utterly ineffective on the current Chi Xiaocheng.

In other words, the quick-acting, gentle methods that wouldn’t cause Chi Xiaocheng pain were basically useless. If she wanted to awaken her memories, she’d likely need more aggressive measures.

Otherwise, could she really wait half a year?

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Three years… not only would it restore Xiaocheng’s memories, but also eliminate all traces of her yandere tendencies. Yet Su Tao couldn’t even bear to wait half a year, let alone three.

Especially after whispering “I’m sorry” to Xiaocheng these past two nights, she wanted nothing more than for Chi Xiaocheng to regain her memories. That way, being together wouldn’t come with endless guilt.

Moreover, she had come to understand the nature of Chi Xiaocheng’s affection.

If curing her meant losing her love, Su Tao would rather savor that twisted devotion than spend three years “fixing” her.

The seventh day of the Lunar New Year arrived, marking the official end of the holiday season.

Office workers returned to their jobs, students counted down the days until school started again, and some high schools had even issued “voluntary make-up classes” notices, which really meant you’d get scolded if you didn’t show up.

A whole week of dead ends had left Su Tao anxious.

But she kept her impatience hidden… until the day she’d been waiting for finally arrived: Dongfang Yang was back!

Though also a rival, Dongfang Yang wasn’t like Si Chen.

Even knowing Su Tao liked Xiaocheng, he was willing to help restore her memories and then compete fairly.

Unlike Si Chen, who deliberately delayed Xiaocheng’s recovery!

From this perspective, Dr. Chen was truly on her side.

Coincidentally, today was also the day of Chi Xiaocheng’s second follow-up examination.

Standing at the neighborhood entrance, Su Tao said to Chi Song, “Brother Song, I’ll leave Xiaocheng’s check-up to you. Dongfang Yang’s flight arrives soon. He’s helped us so much, it’s only right I go meet him.”

In reality, Dongfang Yang had said he’d visit the hospital to check on Chi Xiaocheng as soon as he arrived in Jiuzhou City.

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Before he and Dr. Chen arrived, Su Tao needed to discuss some matters with him privately.

But she couldn’t let Chi Xiaocheng go to the hospital alone.

Chi Song, who’d been called over, didn’t mind at all. He confidently thumped his chest with his remaining arm. “You’re absolutely right, Tao-Tao. Young Master Dongfang has done so much for us. Even if we can’t repay him, we shouldn’t slack on courtesy.

“Don’t worry, I’ll take Xiaocheng for her check-up and wait for you guys at the hospital.”

“Okay.”

With that, Su Tao got into the taxi that had been waiting for a while.

Only Chi Xiaocheng thoughtfully stroked her chin.

‘Hmm… Tao-Tao seems unusually concerned about Dongfang Yang?’

‘Not sure… I need to observe more.’

Chi Song noticed her expression and asked curiously, “What’s wrong, little sis?”

“Nothing. Let’s go, Brother.”

She got into Chi Song’s car, and the two headed for Great Sun Hospital.

Meanwhile, in the taxi, Su Tao leaned against the window, biting her thumb as she pondered how to approach the conversation with Dr. Chen and Dongfang Yang later.

Should she outright confess that Xiaocheng was a yandere and detail their complicated relationship, or withhold certain key details?

Previously, she had favored Si Chen, telling him everything, which led to an information gap between Dr. Lin and Dr. Chen, with Dr. Lin taking the lead in treatment.

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Now that Si Chen had betrayed her….

As for Dongfang Yang….

“Forget it. I already came clean to him last time. Even if there are misunderstandings, Dongfang Yang will understand. For Xiaocheng’s sake, I should say everything!”

Her feelings,

Their relationship—

There was no need to hide these from outsiders anymore.

If she didn’t take the initiative, Xiaocheng would be snatched away.

Thinking this, Su Tao’s mood improved slightly… until she noticed the driver glancing repeatedly at her in the rearview mirror.

She asked, “What’s wrong?”

The driver flushed and coughed lightly. “Nothing.”

Su Tao only grew more puzzled.

Her mind wasn’t on self-awareness, so she didn’t realize that even with her usual high ponytail and no makeup, she could effortlessly captivate passersby.

The car stopped at a red light.

As they waited, a man suddenly stumbled over from the crosswalk, frantically knocking on the window.

The driver rolled it down. “Can I help you?”

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The man clutched his stomach, looking desperate. “Bro, where are you headed? Can you spare some time to take me to the nearest hospital? I— I can’t hold on much longer. I’ll pay double the fare!”

Seeing his distress, the driver glanced back at Su Tao, silently asking for her opinion.

The man quickly added, “I’ll cover this young lady’s fare too! Please, bro, I can’t get a cab!”

The light was about to turn green, and the man grew even more frantic.

Su Tao spoke up. “Get in. I’m not in a hurry to get to the airport, and the nearest hospital isn’t far.”

“Thank you! Thank you!”

The man yanked the door open and slumped into the passenger seat, still clutching his stomach in apparent agony.

“Seatbelt,” the driver reminded kindly, then started the car as the light turned green.

But once the car was moving, the man’s pained expression vanished.

He glanced back at Su Tao, as if confirming something, then pulled out a small knife from where he’d been “holding his stomach.”

The blade pressed against the driver’s side.

With a cold smirk, the man muttered, “Sorry, bro. Bad luck for you today. Head to Lunan Farm now, or else.”

The sudden turn of events made the driver’s hair stand on end.

He never expected that the “helpless pedestrian” he’d picked up out of kindness would turn out to be a carjacker!