Peach-Orange! – Chapter 358 – Going Home

Just as everything felt natural to Chi Xiaocheng.

After Su Tao led her out of the hospital, she “accidentally” discovered Dongfang Yang waiting there.

Upon asking, she “surprisingly” realized that Dongfang Yang had been waiting for her, so she apologized somewhat awkwardly, “Sorry, Dongfang Yang, I didn’t know you were waiting.

“I already booked a ride, and the driver is almost here. It’d be rude to cancel now….”

Dongfang Yang, of course, didn’t pick up on the fact that Su Tao simply didn’t want Chi Xiaocheng to ride in his car. Instead, he thought Su Tao’s consideration for strangers meant she was returning to normal.

At a glance, apart from her energy seeming slightly lower?

Otherwise, in terms of demeanor, Dongfang Yang didn’t sense the same aura of lifelessness around Su Tao as before.

Instead, she seemed revitalized.

So he simply reminded her, “Alright then, but be careful. Don’t end up like last time when Chu Lingfeng kidnapped you, got it?”

Even though Chu Lingfeng had already fled to the capital, there was no guarantee he didn’t have accomplices left behind.

Xiao Ming, the Dragon King, still hadn’t been found.

And then there was Ye Er, who had taken Ye Liang’s position. He might also be plotting something.

But considering Su Tao had awakened her ancient martial arts abilities, Dongfang Yang felt somewhat reassured.

After some small talk, once the driver arrived, Dongfang Yang drove off.

Su Tao also pulled Chi Xiaocheng into the car.

During their casual conversation, Chi Xiaocheng brought up an important question: “Tao-Tao, you said you haven’t left my side for days. If you haven’t been home in three or four days… what about King and Xiao Ran? Did no one take care of them?”

Su Tao had been in a fairly good mood, but hearing this, her smile immediately froze.

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Her mind had been entirely focused on Chi Xiaocheng. How could she have spared a thought for the two cats at home?

The two exchanged glances, and Chi Xiaocheng instantly understood the gravity of the situation.

“Tao-Tao… don’t tell me you didn’t even leave them any food?”

“Erm…” Even though Su Tao’s acting skills had improved thanks to her talent, she couldn’t help but feel guilty. “It should be fine. King knows how to scavenge when he’s hungry. He’s used to it.”

“What about Xiao Ran?”

“Xiaocheng, you know Xiao Ran is even more well-behaved than King. Even if she has to scavenge, she won’t blame us.”

“…”

‘What an unfortunate pair of cats to have an owner like you.’

‘But I’m glad you’ve devoted all your attention to me.’

Thinking about all the pressure she had put on Su Tao before, and how she still couldn’t accept Su Tao’s confession due to the will of the world, Chi Xiaocheng felt a pang of guilt.

She leaned slightly closer to Su Tao, nestling into her arms, and whispered, “Then tonight… can we still sleep together?”

She brought up the topic proactively.

Even under the premise of seeing Su Tao as an “older sister,” Chi Xiaocheng wanted to give the girl a little more warmth.

If her emotions hadn’t fully recovered, then even as a younger sister, she should give Tao-Tao more opportunities to like her.

To love her more.

To cherish her more.

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Aside from pressure, showing her cute side would make her even more likable.

Just as Chi Xiaocheng had anticipated.

Her initiative in suggesting they sleep together was entirely different from if Su Tao had brought it up first.

The joy on the girl’s face was unmistakable.

She let Chi Xiaocheng rest against her shoulder, kissed her forehead gently, and said softly, “Of course, no problem.”

Naturally, neither of them noticed that when Su Tao kissed Chi Xiaocheng’s forehead, the driver happened to glance in the rearview mirror.

This married middle-aged man had originally thought the two girls were adorable and wished for a little angel of his own someday.

But he also worried about his future “cabbage” being “ruined by pigs.”

Then he took another look.

Suddenly, the driver felt like he had opened the door to a whole new world.

Could cabbages… also go after other cabbages?

By the time they got home, Chi Xiaocheng was a little worried that the two cats might have actually resorted to dumpster diving again.

Fortunately, when she stepped inside, she saw the two cats playing around.

King was batting around a fuzzy ball, using his unearned heightened intelligence to easily outmaneuver Xiao Ran.

When he saw Chi Xiaocheng, he immediately dropped the ball and pounced toward her.

After a quick glance, Chi Xiaocheng noticed that King was surprisingly clean, so she picked up the chubby little guy without hesitation.

“I thought you two would be digging through the trash while we were gone. But you seem to be doing just fine.”

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“Meow~”

King licked Chi Xiaocheng’s cheek.

Because of the deep connection they shared, Chi Xiaocheng vaguely understood what he meant.

While she and Tao-Tao were away, someone had come to take care of them?

Her brother?

Then Xiao Ran trotted over with a small note in her mouth, rubbing affectionately against Chi Xiaocheng’s freshly changed white socks.

“What does it say?”

Su Tao was also curious. She had just taken off her shoes, fully expecting the house to be a mess thanks to the cats.

“Let me see…” Chi Xiaocheng took the note and understood immediately. “Oh, it was Ningning. She came by to clean up, gave the cats a bath, and stocked up on cat food.”

A faint smile unconsciously appeared on Chi Xiaocheng’s face. “Ningning even snuck in a few packs of cat café-grade food. That saves us some money on cat food.”

But she didn’t notice the slight narrowing of Su Tao’s eyes behind her.

“Fang Ning… how did she get a key to our place?”

“Hmm… I think I registered her fingerprint once before and gave her a keycard.”

“That’s good, then.” Su Tao reached out and ruffled King’s head. “We really should thank Little Fang Ning for taking care of things while we were away.”

“Huh?”

Now it was Chi Xiaocheng’s turn to feel something was off.

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Didn’t Tao-Tao used to be hostile toward Ningning?

Weird.

But Chi Xiaocheng didn’t dwell on it. Holding King in one arm and Xiao Ran in the other, she said, “I’m going to my room now. Staying in the hospital for so long really makes you miss your own bed.”

“Mm, go ahead. I’ll go out later to buy groceries for dinner.”

Su Tao maintained her gentle smile as she watched Chi Xiaocheng enter her room.

Then came the sound of the door closing.

The smile lingered for about half a minute.

She walked over to the door, tilted her head, and studied the electronic lock, tapping her chin thoughtfully.

Then she reached out, gripped both sides of the lock for stability, and—

A faint ripple of strength coursed through her arm.

With a muffled crack, the entire lock was forcibly twisted out of shape.

“Hello, property management? Yeah, I think my place was broken into. The lock’s damaged somehow. Can you send a locksmith to replace it?

“No need to check the cameras. I’ll cover the cost myself.

“Alright, thanks for your help.”

After hanging up, Su Tao went to the fridge, checked what ingredients were left, then gathered her things and headed out to buy groceries.

As if the broken lock had absolutely nothing to do with her.