Peach-Orange! – Chapter 339 – Who Will Fail?

In the blink of an eye, the day of hypnosis arrived.

February 24th, only three days left before school started.

To be honest, Chi Xiaocheng hadn’t had a great time these past three days. Dongfang Wen was a true master, putting immense pressure on her in every aspect. Even though she hadn’t taken the emotional numbing pills, she had to upgrade her Ultimate Acting skill several times to deal with Dongfang Wen, leaving her Emotion Points completely drained.

She resorted to sending threatening messages to Si Chen and then compiling a new batch of information that could help him secure the Si family in Jiuzhou City.

A combination of threats and rewards managed to squeeze out a few more Emotion Points from Si Chen.

Now, she only had 340 points left.

Just enough to buy one last Acting Card with the remaining 300 points.

A trace of worry crossed her face. “Xiao Hei, this Dongfang Wen really is something. Si Chen told me that after breakfast is digested this morning, the hypnosis will begin around noon.

“I haven’t lost any memories. The memories I suppressed in my past life due to personal issues were all recovered during my first lucid dream. You know that too.

“When he tries to hypnotize me, I won’t be able to fall asleep. And with Tao-Tao by my side, everything will be exposed, won’t it?”

She had many plans, even considering pretending to be hypnotized and then using Ultimate Acting after waking up to bluff her way through.

But she hadn’t expected this old man to be so skilled.

He could actually verify the effectiveness of hypnosis by probing her memories! No wonder he had paused deliberately when explaining the hypnosis process earlier, giving her time to think and react.

He had been setting a trap for her from the very beginning.

Xiao Hei was well aware of all this, but she remained calm, sitting nearby and reading a book. Her slender index finger, clad in silk gloves, turned a page as she said indifferently, “Then just use your Ultimate Acting to fake sleep. Pretend you’ve been hypnotized.”

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Chi Xiaocheng’s lips twitched. “I can fake anything, but pretending to sleep is the easiest to expose. If they observe my breathing patterns, they’ll know something’s up.

“Besides, faking sleep for hours?”

Maintaining such an act for a long time would be pure torture.

Having to focus entirely on pretending to sleep?

That’s just ridiculous.

Xiao Hei closed her book and looked at Chi Xiaocheng. “That old man has probably already figured out you’re faking it. He really is something. Thankfully, Xiao Ningning reacted quickly and refused their invitation. Otherwise, you’d have no chance of hiding it.

“But right now, with the hypnosis about to begin, your only option is to fake sleep.

“Or you could punch yourself unconscious during the hypnosis.”

Chi Xiaocheng rubbed her chin. “What if I exchange my Emotion Points for strong sedatives and actually fall asleep? Then, after waking up, I’ll just rely on Intermediate Acting.”

Xiao Hei: “You’re hooked up to monitoring devices. How are you going to hide the drugs from them?”

“Tsk!”

Chi Xiaocheng sucked in a sharp breath. “Even if I fake sleep, my heart rate has to mimic real sleep. No unusual fluctuations, nothing out of the ordinary.”

The ultimate test!

Right now, Su Tao was also waiting for the results of the hypnosis. No one could help her. That familiar sense of helplessness surged through her again.

More importantly, over the past few days, Chi Xiaocheng hadn’t seen the attitude she wanted from Su Tao.

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Her Status Glasses weren’t on her, but she knew that the barrier between her and Su Tao still hadn’t been broken.

Whether or not to recover her memories wasn’t the issue anymore.

Now, she had to figure out how to fake sleep and pretend to be hypnotized.

Suddenly, Xiao Hei placed the book on the table and dissolved into a swarm of light butterflies before vanishing.

Seeing this, Chi Xiaocheng knew someone was coming.

Sure enough, the next second, the hospital door was knocked three times, and a young nurse entered. “Miss Chi, Professor Dongfang asked me to bring you these two devices. He’s waiting for you on the 10th floor.”

Chi Xiaocheng glanced at the two items in her hands.

One was a wristband to monitor her pulse. The other was likely a chest patch.

“Got it.”

After Chi Xiaocheng responded, the nurse stepped outside to wait.

Chi Xiaocheng examined the devices. Honestly, she really wanted to hack into them and see if she could fool the system.

But she didn’t have the tools. The wristband wasn’t electronic, and the chest patch had a wire connecting it to an external machine.

“I’ll just have to tough it out with Ultimate Acting,” she sighed.

But she couldn’t shake the feeling that Ultimate Acting was somehow less reliable than Intermediate Acting.

The latter had helped her through countless crises.

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The former, however, seemed like it might fail before it even began.

After putting on the devices, she nervously left the room and followed the nurse to the elevator, heading up to the 10th floor. Soon, she entered a large lounge.

Inside, only Dongfang Wen was there, adjusting the machine next to a reclining chair.

He greeted her warmly, “Xiaocheng, you’re here. Sit down and relax, no need to be nervous. It’s just a matter of falling asleep.”

Chi Xiaocheng glanced around. “It’s just you, Grandpa Dongfang?”

“Of course, just me.” Dongfang Wen continued adjusting the machine without looking up. “It’s just hypnosis to make you sleep. You’ll naturally see the memories you’ve lost in your dreams. Once you wake up, we’ll know the truth about your amnesia.

“Why would we need a crowd of people watching? Nobody’s bored enough to stare at you sleeping.”

Only then did he look up, his kind and reassuring smile making it impossible not to relax.

But in reality, Su Tao, Dongfang Yang, and Si Chen were hiding in another room, nervously watching the lounge through hidden cameras.

They weren’t present, but the room was under surveillance.

Aside from Si Chen, who was in the know, the other two, despite their trust in Chi Xiaocheng, couldn’t help but feel tense about what was coming.

Dongfang Wen connected the devices to Chi Xiaocheng. “Xiaocheng, in a moment, just follow my instructions and gradually empty your mind. Normally, hypnotic sleep takes between 30 seconds to 5 minutes.

“The more severe your amnesia, the faster you’ll fall asleep.”

Naturally, if it took longer than five minutes, it would prove she had no amnesia at all!

Once the devices were connected, he gave her another round of psychological guidance and hints to help her relax fully. Then, Dongfang Wen took out an exquisite pocket watch.

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Its design was peculiar. Just a glance at it brought a faint sense of dizziness.

“Relax. You don’t even need to focus too much. Just watch this pocket watch.”

Dongfang Wen’s voice was soft, grandfatherly, soothing in a way that made one feel at ease.

The pocket watch began swinging rhythmically.

In an instant, Chi Xiaocheng felt herself entering a strange state. Time seemed to stretch infinitely, each second feeling like an eternity.

The world around her grew hazy.

Unlike dizziness, her entire body began to feel weak. Something in her mind seemed to be pulled out.

And all of this happened in just ten seconds. Dongfang Wen hadn’t even begun his hypnotic induction when the girl on the recliner suddenly slumped forward, collapsing onto the chair.

Dongfang Wen was completely stunned.

Up until now, he had been 95% certain that Chi Xiaocheng was faking her amnesia and would never be hypnotized by him.

But what was happening now?

He had barely started, hadn’t even spoken a word. How could she already be asleep?!

Dongfang Wen began to doubt his professional judgment.

“Could her amnesia… actually be that severe?”