Peach-Orange! – Chapter 368 – Both Sides Have Possessiveness

This truly shocked Chengcheng for a hundred years.

She never expected that Su Tao would ask such a blunt question so directly.

It took nearly half a minute before a reply finally came through.

Chengcheng: “I have nothing to say to you. Let’s just say, those who understand, understand.”

Chengcheng: “Also, if you’re feeling unwell or it’s that time of the month, don’t try it.”

Chengcheng: “And one more thing, don’t ever ask Xiaocheng directly. I’m afraid she won’t be able to hold back.”

Tao-Tao: “Uh… hold back what?”

Chengcheng: “Hold back from moaning softly.”

Tao-Tao: “???”

‘Why can’t I understand anything you’re saying?!’

But the conversation did indeed come to an abrupt end. When the class bell rang, Su Tao immediately rushed to the classroom where Chi Xiaocheng was.

They weren’t even in the same building. And because their classes were different, they weren’t even on the same campus. It took her over ten minutes to run there.

What Jiang Nan said could be set aside for later.

The more urgent matter was Xiaocheng and that guy who gave her a gift!

Su Tao anxiously sent a message: “Xiaocheng, wait for me in the classroom after class, okay? I’m on my way.”

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But Chi Xiaocheng didn’t even have time to check Su Tao’s message.

The boys were too shy to approach Chi Xiaocheng directly, but several of her female classmates had already gathered around her.

“Xiaocheng, wanna grab lunch together? I know a great wonton place.”

“Up close, Xiaocheng really is even cuter. Her skin looks amazing too.”

“Come eat with us, Xiaocheng. With us around, no guys will dare bother you.”

Chi Xiaocheng could sense their kindness, but what she felt even more strongly was that every single one of them wanted to touch her face or hair!

‘This is for Tao-Tao to touch! None of you are allowed!’

Chi Xiaocheng awkwardly smiled and declined, “I… I’m waiting for Sister Su Tao. We’re going home for lunch. Thanks, though.”

One rejection wasn’t enough. After turning them down three times and dodging a head-pat attempt from one girl, her classmates finally gave up on inviting her to lunch when they realized she was serious.

But Chi Xiaocheng was still troubled.

Last week, when she was also attending class, no one paid her any attention.

Was it really because she didn’t outright refuse the gift in time, making them think she was actually approachable?

Before long, the classroom emptied out as everyone left to eat.

When it was completely deserted, an elegant black dress appeared at the edge of her vision.

Xiao Hei’s calm voice sounded, “No need to look so annoyed. Isn’t it good to have more friends?”

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Chi Xiaocheng sighed helplessly, “I don’t need that many friends. As long as I have Tao-Tao, that’s enough. More friends just mean more trouble.

“Look at them, they say they want to treat me to lunch, but their eyes look like they want to eat me. Every single one of them wants to pat my head. Not every friend is as well-behaved as Ningning.”

Xiao Hei propped her chin on her hand and looked at Chi Xiaocheng. “Then can I pat your head?”

Chi Xiaocheng glared at her. “I’ll bite you!”

Xiao Hei chuckled helplessly.

After keeping Chi Xiaocheng company through a boring stretch of time, Xiao Hei turned into starlight butterflies and vanished the moment hurried footsteps echoed in the hallway.

Shortly after, Su Tao arrived, slightly out of breath from running.

Her chest rose and fell slightly as she finally exhaled in relief upon seeing Chi Xiaocheng.

Chi Xiaocheng giggled softly. “Tao-Tao, you didn’t have to run so fast. I wasn’t going anywhere.”

Su Tao took another deep breath. “I was just worried you’d get impatient waiting. So, what about that gift you mentioned earlier? Did you throw it away?”

As expected, she was still hung up on that guy’s gift.

Chi Xiaocheng placed the unopened gift box on the desk. “Throwing it away seems rude. I was thinking of donating it under his name, though I don’t even know what’s inside.”

Su Tao raised an eyebrow. “That works too. What’s the guy’s name?”

“Uh…” Chi Xiaocheng pretended to think for a moment. “Not sure. I barely attend class, and even when I do, I just space out. I don’t really have other friends.”

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“Alright, then I’ll handle this gift box later.”

“Sure~”

“What about lunch? What should we eat?”

“Whatever Tao-Tao wants.”

Su Tao thought about the coins in her pocket. “How about we eat at home? I’ll cook for you. Eating out is expensive and not as hygienic.”

Chi Xiaocheng knew Su Tao was tight on money, so she nodded in agreement. As long as she could be with Su Tao, she didn’t care what they ate.

The walk home wasn’t far anyway.

After lunch, Chi Xiaocheng napped with her head on Su Tao’s lap. In the afternoon, she attended class, and in the evening, since there were no classes, she went to find Dongfang Yang and Si Chen to see if she could squeeze some emotional value out of them.

She even reread parts of the original novel to see if there were any named characters she hadn’t interacted with yet.

The emotional value Su Tao provided had dwindled significantly. Unless new types of emotions emerged, it would stay at this level.

As for Dongfang Yang and Si Chen… they were old news. Though both were male leads, their traits were obvious.

Dongfang Yang was a lovable idiot, only providing emotions like happiness and shock.

Si Chen was the brooding, rational type. In the past, scaring him would yield some emotional value, but ever since “Eternal Love for Tao” and “Loyalty to Cheng,” he’d become increasingly unfazed. No matter how much she tried to scare him, it didn’t work.

Emotions like joy and contentment were hard to extract from him.

This guy produced even less than Dongfang Yang.

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Because of the incident with Chu Lingfeng, Chi Xiaocheng knew the more emotional value, the better.

The Miracle Doctor was halfway gone, but the Dragon King, Xiao Ming, was still around.

If it weren’t for the fact that the Poison Apple, while stripping away the protagonist’s halo and reducing their significance, also doomed them to a lifetime of bad luck, Chi Xiaocheng would’ve considered feeding one to Su Tao.

Because of this, life for Chi Xiaocheng and Su Tao had stabilized for the time being.

But far away in the capital, in another circle beyond their reach, there was still someone who could provide Chi Xiaocheng with emotional value, and he was still active.

That person was Chu Lingfeng.

To evade Chi Song’s pursuit, the Miracle Doctor had fled to the capital half a month ago.

Relying on his Thirteen Taiyi Needles, he managed to scrape by.

What puzzled Chu Lingfeng was that he’d always had incredible luck. Since he was little, everything had gone smoothly for him. But now, in the capital, he kept hitting roadblocks everywhere.

Even the major families that had once treated him well now turned him away.

If not for the reputation he’d built earlier in the capital, Chu Lingfeng might’ve been completely ruined.

After much thought, he concluded that it must’ve been that strange apple that brought him to this state!

Still, after lying low for half a month, he finally encountered the person he’d been waiting for.

Inside a high-rise building, a bodyguard knocked on the door. “Miracle Doctor Chu, the party you sent the invitation to has responded. They’ve agreed to meet you tomorrow night.”