Peach-Orange! – Chapter 325 – Turning the Tables

No matter which type of favorability it is, the higher the value, the harder it is to increase.

79 to 80 points is one threshold, and Chi Xiaocheng didn’t need to guess to know that 89 to 90 points would be another.

Her planned target for Su Tao happened to be exactly 90 points.

The Status Glasses had been prepared long ago.

Upgrade the module with 3000 emotional points, then find an opportunity to give them to Su Tao to sharply boost her possessiveness and push past the 90-point threshold in one go!

However, after purchasing the Poisoned Apple, Chi Xiaocheng’s emotional points had been hovering around 2000.

Even when she reached 3000, she didn’t dare to upgrade immediately. She needed to keep some in reserve for emergencies.

But what she didn’t expect was that when she woke up this morning, she had gained an extra 2000 emotional points.

Given how difficult it was to earn emotional points now, 2000 was already a huge windfall!

After asking the system, she learned that Chu Lingfeng had contributed 1500 points, Su Tao had provided 500, and Dongfang Yang and Si Chen had chipped in small amounts as well.

Chi Xiaocheng couldn’t help but sigh. Even though she had nearly died in front of Su Tao again, Su Tao could no longer provide much in terms of negative emotional value.

‘It still had to be you, Chu Lingfeng, the ultimate emotional battery.’

‘When you die, I’ll have you buried next to Ye Liang. I’ll hire someone to piss on your graves and dance on them every day so you two won’t be bored and can keep each other company.’

Seeing Si Chen still in shock, Chi Xiaocheng chuckled. “What’s wrong? Someone as smart as you should be able to guess my plan.”

Si Chen snapped out of it, put the glasses back on to double-check, then swallowed hard. “With my Si family’s background, this kind of black tech can be explained, but.…”

“But what?”

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“No, it’s nothing.” Si Chen still didn’t voice his concern that Su Tao might become even stranger.

Since Chi Xiaocheng had entrusted him with this black tech, she must have everything under control.

“Oh, right.” Chi Xiaocheng suddenly added, “I only set some values for Tao-Tao in this thing. When you look at me with it, how do I seem? Anything abnormal?”

“Uh.…”

Si Chen put the glasses on.

Took them off and rubbed his eyes.

Put them back on and stared for a while longer.

Then he finally said slowly, “Doesn’t seem like anything’s wrong. You’re just sick and not in great mental shape. You need more rest.”

“Sometimes I can’t sleep when I’m alone. I’ve already spent enough time lying in bed resting.”

Chi Xiaocheng waved him off dismissively. “Just keep the glasses for now and find a chance to give them to Su Tao. If it doesn’t work out, you can return them to me later.”

“Got it!”

Si Chen nodded, then added one last reminder. “Think about whether you should stop pretending to have amnesia after the hypnosis.”

“Okay, okay.”

Seeing Chi Xiaocheng casually flash an “OK” gesture, Si Chen could only sigh helplessly and leave the ward.

Hopefully, everything would go as she planned.

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Too bad his favorability with Chi Xiaocheng was only 70 points. Otherwise, he might’ve been able to borrow some of her black tech.

With enough of this stuff, he might not even need Su Tao’s War Hero father.

Truly, investing in Chi Xiaocheng was far better than investing in Su Tao.

The moment he stepped out of the ward, Si Chen ran straight into Su Tao, who was walking toward him.

After a night of rest and sleeping in this morning, Si Chen could tell she looked much more energetic.

Her gray-black hair was neatly combed and beautiful, and her usual high ponytail seemed to symbolize the return of the resilient Su Tao.

With a faint smile at her lips, Su Tao greeted him. “Morning, Si Chen. You’re really concerned about Xiaocheng, visiting her so early.”

Si Chen didn’t detect anything off in her tone, but he still gave the girl a once-over.

“You feeling better now?”

Su Tao twirled a strand of hair around her finger and nodded lightly. “Thanks for asking. After resting last night, I’m much better. Being alone helped me sort through a lot of things too. I was out of line yesterday, so I couldn’t control my emotions and caused trouble for everyone.”

“Glad you’re okay.”

Si Chen also smiled faintly.

Rosy complexion, full of energy, words as comforting as a spring breeze, and as polite as ever.

Truly, this was Su Tao.

After just one night, she had already adjusted herself.

“By the way, how’s Xiaocheng doing? I woke up late today, so I was planning to check on her before breakfast.”

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Si Chen snapped back to attention, stepping aside slightly. “Why don’t you see for yourself? I’ve got things to do, so I’ll head out first.”

Su Tao narrowed her eyes at Si Chen for a moment.

Seeing nothing suspicious, she strode confidently toward Chi Xiaocheng’s ward.

She didn’t notice that, once her back was turned, the rational man took off his glasses.

And replaced them with a pair of slightly techy-looking frames.

But these glasses functioned just like normal ones. He couldn’t see anything special through them.

Well, no, they weren’t entirely normal.

They had no prescription, and when Si Chen looked into the distance, all he saw was a blurry mess where Su Tao was.

“So it really only works for Chi Xiaocheng.”

He put the glasses away and headed for the elevator.

Meanwhile, Su Tao had pushed open the door to the ward, fully expecting to take a quick look at Chi Xiaocheng before going to eat breakfast, then spending the whole day keeping her company until she woke up from her coma.

But the sight that greeted her was the girl already awake.

Lying there, bored, holding up her phone to play with it.

Seemingly tired from holding it for so long, she set the phone down and stuck out her tongue, weakly shaking her arms a couple of times.

Hearing the door open, she turned her head.

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Their eyes met.

Su Tao rushed over excitedly. “Xiao… Xiaocheng?”

She had thought Chi Xiaocheng would be unconscious for a long time again, just like last time.

Her concern came out in a frantic, incoherent rush. “Xiaocheng, how are you feeling? Does anything hurt? Have you eaten breakfast? What did Professor Su say? Did Chu Lingfeng do anything to you at the farmhouse? Is there anything I can do to help?”

The rapid-fire barrage of concern made Chi Xiaocheng incredibly happy.

She gave Su Tao a sweet smile. “Don’t worry, Tao-Tao, I’m fine. Professor Su said my injuries are all external, so I just need to rest.”

Yet the moment those words left her mouth, Su Tao froze again.

“Tao-Tao?”

This time, Xiaocheng didn’t seem to have said it unconsciously.

Could it be…?

Before her hopes could rise, Chi Xiaocheng scratched her cheek sheepishly. “Does… this nickname sound weird to you?”

Chi Xiaocheng’s acting skills went into overdrive. “When I got knocked flying yesterday, I really thought I was going to die. Then, for some reason, when I saw you, the words ‘Tao-Tao’ popped into my head.

“And I also vaguely felt like… our relationship before might’ve been a little different from how it is now.

“Last time, you kept saying all these strange things, and I thought you were the one acting weird. But last night, I had another dream, and it made me feel like something’s off.”

Chi Xiaocheng lifted her gaze, her eyes tinged with worry. “Is there… something wrong with my memories?”