Peach-Orange! – Chapter 337 – Her Amnesia Is Fake

The words spoken calmly by Dongfang Wen brought a moment of silence to the entire lounge.

Si Chen’s eyes widened.

Su Tao’s lips parted slightly, her expression frozen.

Dongfang Yang stretched his neck out, utterly confused.

The one who broke the silence first was Su Tao. She abruptly stood up from her chair and retorted sharply, “Impossible!”

Her voice was loud, echoing throughout the lounge.

Su Tao stared straight at Professor Dongfang. “You’re saying Xiaocheng’s amnesia is fake? That’s absolutely impossible!

“She cares about me so much! She was even willing to die for me. If she really woke up, how could she possibly pretend to have amnesia?

“If she were faking it, how could she deceive so many people? Dr. Lin and Dr. Chen are professional psychologists too.

“Xiaocheng has always been the type to wear her heart on her sleeve. She’s never been any good at acting.

“Most importantly, Xiaocheng has no reason to fake amnesia!”

Su Tao couldn’t accept such a possibility. She would rather question Professor Dongfang’s judgment than believe Chi Xiaocheng was pretending to have amnesia.

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Could something like this really be faked?

She had been by Chi Xiaocheng’s side the entire time and hadn’t noticed anything unusual.

Si Chen also snapped out of his daze and said to Dongfang Wen, “Professor Dongfang, Dr. Lin, Dr. Chen, and Professor Su have all been treating Chi Xiaocheng from the start. If she were faking it, they would’ve noticed long ago. The medical report clearly states multi-faceted neurological damage.”

Dongfang Yang, who had always been on Chi Xiaocheng’s side, couldn’t help but ask, “Seventh Uncle, are you sure you’re not just senile?”

Dongfang Wen had already anticipated their reactions and remained composed. “Don’t be too hasty. I’m only sharing my personal observations. Let’s just talk about the two hours I spent chatting with Chi Xiaocheng earlier.

“First, Dr. Lin.” Dongfang Wen adjusted his glasses. “Dr. Lin’s presence in the ward was unexpected for me. She said I was her idol, but her reaction upon seeing me was too over-the-top.

“It was as if she already knew I was coming. She let out a cry of surprise and then introduced my entire identity to Chi Xiaocheng, almost as if she was warning Xiaocheng about how much of a threat I posed.

“Her introduction would’ve been fine if she were speaking to a colleague, but Chi Xiaocheng is just a patient. As a psychologist, Dr. Lin couldn’t possibly be unaware of how much pressure her words would put on the girl.

“Combined with some other odd reactions afterward, I concluded that Dr. Lin was covering for Chi Xiaocheng. She knew I was coming and deliberately prepared for it.”

Dongfang Wen narrowed his eyes. “Next, Chi Xiaocheng. Did any of you get the feeling that she suddenly seemed like a completely different person? At first, she spoke to me with the concern of a normal patient, but the moment I mentioned Su Tao.…

“Her unnatural behavior suddenly became natural and reasonable.

“Before, I could read her subconscious thoughts through micro-expressions and subtle movements, but after that moment, it was as if she buried herself even deeper.

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“Like a rhythm game player with uncoordinated hands and feet suddenly turning on hacks and scoring perfectly on the highest difficulty.

“Moreover, the focus of her conversation was on me.”

Dongfang Wen chuckled. “As a patient, knowing a doctor was coming, no matter what I talked about, her biggest concern should’ve been her own condition.

“But from the conversation, it was clear she cared more about me, the doctor.

“No matter what I said, she could smoothly agree with me, as if wearing a mask, trying her best to appear normal in my eyes.

“Every time Su Tao was mentioned, this ‘normalcy’ became even more pronounced.

“That’s why I concluded that she was consciously hiding her feelings for Su Tao, not acting on some vague subconscious impulse due to amnesia.”

And these were just the observations from a short conversation.

“As for the memory confusion you mentioned, once everyone believes she has amnesia, couldn’t her ‘confused memories’ just be made up on the spot?

“Unless we can obtain all her ‘confused memories’ and verify them against a complete logical sequence.”

Dongfang Wen knew the three wouldn’t believe him. After all, he was the only one who had been in the room with Chi Xiaocheng.

So, he asked them to recall any unusual moments from their daily interactions with her.

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He analyzed each one.

Chi Xiaocheng’s mental state simply didn’t match true amnesia. If forced to analyze, Dongfang Wen could indeed point out inconsistencies.

Even Dongfang Yang, who had never considered this before, couldn’t help but frown. “Seventh Uncle, you might have a point. Xiaocheng’s behavior has been a little odd at times.”

Si Chen glanced at Su Tao, unsure of what to say, and reluctantly nodded.

Only Su Tao remained steadfast. “According to your psychological theories, you’ve implanted the idea that Xiaocheng might be faking amnesia in our minds. From now on, no matter what, any small detail we notice will be attributed to ‘Xiaocheng is faking it.’

“So your argument doesn’t hold up. All your evidence is just speculation!”

Su Tao declared firmly, “I believe in Xiaocheng!”

‘My love for her….’

‘Is nothing compared to hers for me.’

‘If it’s her, she would never do something like this to me!’

Hearing Su Tao’s words, Si Chen suddenly changed his tone. “Actually, subjectively speaking, I agree with Su Tao. Chi Xiaocheng has always seemed simple and harmless. Faking amnesia would be too extreme of a joke.”

Dongfang Wen wasn’t bothered. He simply smiled. “I’m only offering a hypothesis. I’ll need to interact with her more to confirm. But there is one way to directly test whether her amnesia is real.”

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The three of them were immediately intrigued. “What way?”

“My hypnosis.” Dongfang Wen spoke with confidence. “Over the next few days, I’ll repeatedly plant psychological suggestions in her. Three days later, I’ll formally hypnotize her, using dream induction to target her ‘lost’ memories.

“If she hasn’t lost her memories, no matter how I hypnotize her, she won’t fall asleep. She might even find the hypnosis completely ineffective.

“If she has amnesia, the opposite will happen.

Dongfang Wen slightly opened his narrowed eyes. “With decades of experience in reading people, I can say with 80% certainty! Chi Xiaocheng is faking her amnesia!”

As a doctor, he wouldn’t make absolute claims without confirmation.

But precisely because of that, when he did speak up, his accuracy was almost always on point.

Dongfang Wen quickly laid out the next steps. “I still don’t know the specifics of Chi Xiaocheng’s ‘memory confusion.’ I’ll need to investigate further.

“Si Chen and Dongfang Yang, don’t appear in front of Chi Xiaocheng for now. I need her focus to remain entirely on Su Tao.

“Su Tao, don’t bring up any past memories with her. Just compile a list of the ‘confused memories’ you know and give it to me.

“Also, if possible,” Dongfang Wen adjusted his glasses, “I’d like to meet that long-haired little girl from the elevator, the one who seemed hostile toward Su Tao.”