Peach-Orange! – Chapter 355 – No More Treatment

With a hint of anticipation, Dongfang Yang walked into Chi Xiaocheng’s hospital room, only for the sunny young man to sense that something was slightly off about the atmosphere inside.

Chi Xiaocheng sat on the bed, ostensibly playing with her phone but occasionally glancing up at Su Tao, who sat nearby.

Su Tao, on the other hand, wore a faint smile as she peeled an apple, the glint of the fruit knife in her hand uncomfortably bright.

It seemed no different from usual, and yet….

The mood felt strange?

Dongfang Yang didn’t dwell on it and naturally stepped inside, addressing Chi Xiaocheng first. “You look completely fine. You’ve been asleep for two whole days. How do you feel?”

Chi Xiaocheng deliberately flashed Dongfang Yang a sweet smile. “Thank you for your concern, Brother Dongfang. I feel surprisingly great, like I could even go for a run right now. My memories are all back too, so don’t worry.”

“Heh, I like that ‘Brother Dongfang;’ way better than you calling me ‘boss.’” Dongfang Yang brushed the bridge of his tall nose with his knuckles. “Since you can bring up your memories yourself, you must really be fine. But we’ll still wait for my granduncle to check you out before making any decisions.”

“Mhm.” Chi Xiaocheng nodded obediently. “I feel like I’m completely fine now. Before, there was always this indescribable sense of dissonance, but after sleeping, it’s completely gone.”

“But if there are other issues, you might not even be aware of them, right?” Dongfang Yang glanced at Su Tao, who sat silently nearby, his eyes asking an unspoken question.

Su Tao’s gaze dimmed slightly, but she nodded helplessly.

She didn’t say anything more.

Yet this made Dongfang Yang uneasy.

Could it be that the treatment wasn’t successful?

He wasn’t a professional, so he didn’t dare jump to conclusions.

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Soon, Si Chen arrived with Dongfang Wen and Professor Su in tow.

When Dongfang Wen entered the room, his expression was a mix of excitement, nervousness, and self-doubt.

Excitement, because over the past two days, he’d taken the time to study the “Orange Cells” with Professor Su, and now another voice had joined the chorus shouting “medical miracle.”

Nervousness, because he wasn’t entirely sure about Chi Xiaocheng’s current condition. Had her memories really returned? And after two days of sleep, which memories had resurfaced?

As for self-doubt, that went without saying.

Only after meeting Chi Xiaocheng, asking her detailed questions, waiting for her to freshen up and eat breakfast, and then conducting targeted psychological tests did Dongfang Wen finally turn to Su Tao with a sigh.

“It seems Chi Xiaocheng hasn’t fully recovered.”

Seeing Su Tao hesitate, Dongfang Wen decided to let the girl speak first.

Since Dongfang Yang and Si Chen had been completely excluded from the room, leaving only Su Tao and the two professors present, Su Tao didn’t hold back.

“Actually, right after Xiaocheng woke up, I asked her about a lot of things.

“The memories she described… mostly matched what happened between us in the past. But.…”

Su Tao bit her lower lip, struggling to suppress her emotions. “The romantic feelings she had for me are gone.

“She used to like me so much. She said she wanted to be with me forever. I’m sure both professors understand why I insisted on restoring her memories despite the pain it caused her.

“It’s because I wanted her to like me again, just like before!

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“But now?” Su Tao’s shoulders trembled. “She told me… she told me she’s always seen me as an older sister. The love she had for me turned into familial affection!”

If they had no feelings for each other at all, or if they could just be friends or close companions, Su Tao could have accepted that.

She would’ve had a chance to make Chi Xiaocheng fall for her again.

But now, this wall of familial affection had blocked off even that last path.

At this point, wouldn’t it have been better not to hypnotize Xiaocheng at all?

She regretted it again.

This wasn’t the first time.

No matter what choice she made, it always turned out wrong.

In the end… maybe she should’ve chosen nothing at all!

Professor Su noticed Su Tao’s unstable state and tried to console her. “Miss Su, don’t panic just yet. This might only be temporary. Why don’t we hear what Professor Dongfang has to say first?”

The balding, white-haired old man stroked his beard. “If I had to give my honest impression… Chi Xiaocheng is still lying. She has recovered her memories, but she’s hiding them. That hidden emotion.…”

Dongfang Wen’s instincts told him that Chi Xiaocheng had regained all her memories.

This whole “love turning into familial affection” act was just that, an act.

But after his last misjudgment, he didn’t state it so confidently this time.

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Instead, he proposed a solution.

“For emotional deficiencies, aside from conventional treatments, if we want quick results… how about this?

“How about I hypnotize Chi Xiaocheng one more time?”

He made the suggestion to Su Tao. “This time, we don’t need to send her into a dream. Just hypnotize her into a compliant state and ask her questions directly. The answers from her subconscious would be completely truthful. That way, we’d know for sure whether she’s acting or not.”

It was a good idea.

And easy to understand.

Like the content of those hypnosis apps on certain shady websites. Once hypnotized, she’d do and say whatever she was told.

Dongfang Wen was quite skilled in this area.

Even now, in his old age, he was frequently invited by the criminal investigation team in the capital to hypnotize tight-lipped suspects.

However, the moment he made this suggestion, Su Tao coldly rejected it.

“No need, Professor Dongfang. As for Xiaocheng’s treatment… let’s stop here for now.”

“But—”

Dongfang Wen wanted to argue, but Su Tao cut him off.

“I’ve decided to let Xiaocheng’s memories recover naturally. Continuing like this will only make her more resistant. Whether she’s acting or not… it doesn’t matter anymore.”

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She hated Dongfang Wen.

Calling himself a master, making all these bold guarantees—

Yet not only had he failed to improve Xiaocheng’s condition, he’d made the situation worse than before.

‘Before the hypnosis, even without her memories, Xiaocheng would still blush when bathing with me!’

‘Wasn’t that flustered shyness proof that she subconsciously liked me?’

Now that love had turned into sisterly affection, wouldn’t that subconscious fondness be locked away even more firmly?

It wasn’t that Su Tao didn’t want treatment. She just didn’t trust Dongfang Wen anymore.

Out of respect for the old man, she kept her expression neutral.

None of these people could be trusted!

Even if treatment was necessary, Su Tao wanted to do it her way, on her terms!

The girl stood up and turned to Professor Su.

“Can Xiaocheng be discharged now?”

Professor Su was taken aback. “If you want, she can be discharged today. But Miss Su… are you sure you don’t want to reconsider?”

“No need.” Su Tao’s voice was firm. “Please process Xiaocheng’s discharge. I know what I’m doing.”