Peach-Orange! – Chapter 371 – Si Chen Really Likes Xiaocheng!

\At the same time, another matter arose that troubled Su Tao even more, even making her anxious.

Chi Xiaocheng seemed to be overly popular at school.

Whether it started with the previous gift-giving incident or simply because college students had too much free time, the rankings for the most popular male and female students at Jiuzhou University were updated once again, promoted by the news club.

After removing the inexplicable anime characters and Three Kingdoms-themed characters from the list, Ye Liang, who was originally ranked first on the male popularity list, was removed due to dropping out. Now, Dongfang Yang took the top spot.

On the female popularity list, the top spot originally belonged to Su Tao, but perhaps due to the novelty factor, the current first-place profile picture featured Chi Xiaocheng resting her cheek on her hand and yawning during class.

In her non-yandere, normal state, her slightly orange-red eyes were quite unique, her pink lips slightly parted, her expression lazy.

That fragile, pitiable aura, paired with her delicate features, made her unbearably adorable.

An even bigger bonus was that Chi Xiaocheng was a rare “legal loli”!

Nineteen years old! What a wonderfully ambiguous age.

Because of this, as a single girl, she now had a constant stream of suitors.

Almost every day, some guy would “coincidentally” run into Chi Xiaocheng, either giving her gifts or asking her out to eat.

Among them were even a few young masters.

No matter how many times Chi Xiaocheng rejected them, it didn’t help.

Watching this, Su Tao grew increasingly anxious, afraid that Chi Xiaocheng might eventually be swayed by someone and develop feelings for them.

The unresolved issues of emotions and memories, which she had temporarily set aside, now seemed forced back into the spotlight.

Like now, on a weekend when Su Tao should have been at home resting with Chi Xiaocheng or chatting and going out together.

But because she had failed four subjects last semester due to missing exams, she had to attend make-up classes.

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Yet barely after arriving at the classroom, she received news:

Chi Xiaocheng went out with Si Chen!

Went out with Si Chen!

Si Chen!

This was even posted on the school forum, with some paparazzi-like students snapping photos of the two walking together on the street.

The good news: They weren’t holding hands.

The bad news: They seemed to be chatting and laughing happily, especially Si Chen, who looked absolutely radiant.

“No, I have to go confirm what these two are up to!”

After one short class, Su Tao couldn’t sit still any longer, her phone nearly crushed in her grip.

She quickly asked the teacher for leave and rushed back to the dormitory.

“Chen Qian, didn’t you have that outfit you used to stalk that minor celebrity last time? Lend it to me!”

As soon as she returned to the dorm, Chen Qian shot her a glare.

“What do you mean ‘stalk a minor celebrity’? She’s my long-admired music goddess! You have no idea how amazing her singing is. I dressed as a paparazzi once, and you make it sound like I was some creep?”

“Ugh, whatever, just lend it to me!”

Confused, Chen Qian opened her closet. “What are you planning to do with this outfit?”

“Nothing much. The forum says Xiaocheng went out shopping with Si Chen. I’m going to follow them and see what’s up.”

That’s what she said, but Su Tao’s agitation was obvious.

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To Chen Qian, this was clearly an opportunity.

She immediately pulled out a large overcoat that covered nearly the entire body.

“I’ll go with you.”

Su Tao was stunned. “You’re coming too?”

“Of course!” Chen Qian’s expression was serious. “We’re best friends! Your business is my business. If necessary, I’ll even act as your wingman and distract Si Chen!”

With that, she tossed the coat to Su Tao.

Moved, Su Tao exclaimed, “Chen Qian, you’re really… I’ll treat you to beef noodles at noon!”

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Overcoat, scarf, hat, sunglasses.

To hide her identity, Su Tao also let down her hair, abandoning her usual high ponytail.

Dressed like a celebrity trying to avoid attention, she covered herself completely.

Chen Qian clearly had more than one set of such clothes. Once fully equipped, the two immediately left the dorm.

Chen Qian asked, “Do you know where Chi Xiaocheng and Si Chen are now?”

Su Tao checked her phone. “According to the latest forum post from the paparazzi, they’re at Bamboo Café.”

“Tsk tsk, even paparazzi? Is Xiaocheng really that popular at school?”

“You know how it is. College students just have too much free time!”

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The thought of people following and secretly photographing Xiaocheng made Su Tao grit her teeth, wishing she could just mow them all down.

But reason reminded her: This was a harmonious society.

For now, she had to see what Si Chen was planning to do with Xiaocheng!

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Arriving at Bamboo Café, they indeed saw Si Chen and Chi Xiaocheng sitting inside, each with a cup of coffee, chatting and laughing about something.

The café was crowded on weekends, with many students bringing laptops to take advantage of the electricity and Wi-Fi.

Su Tao had no choice but to sit with Chen Qian in a corner.

They could see Chi Xiaocheng and Si Chen but couldn’t hear their conversation.

Chen Qian adjusted her sunglasses and said slowly, “Judging by their expressions, they must be talking about something happy. Especially Si Chen… he might’ve actually won Chi Xiaocheng’s favor.”

Already on edge, Su Tao nodded frantically. “You think so too, right? He once said he saw me and Xiaocheng as little sisters, but I always knew he wasn’t a good guy!”

“L-Look! Si Chen, he… he actually—!”

Su Tao’s eyes widened, and she nearly jumped up to charge over.

Si Chen, mid-conversation, had just added two sugar cubes to Chi Xiaocheng’s coffee and was stirring it for her with great patience.

Such a gentlemanly, intimate gesture! How could anyone say Si Chen didn’t have feelings for Chi Xiaocheng?

If Chen Qian hadn’t quickly grabbed her, Su Tao would’ve rushed over immediately.

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But in reality, Su Tao had completely misunderstood Si Chen.

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He had invited Chi Xiaocheng out today purely to share good news.

Thanks to the information Chi Xiaocheng provided, along with Chi Song’s help, after Si Zhenliu’s death, Si Chen had now fully taken control of the Si family in Jiuzhou City.

He finally had his own territory.

Though still weak, he now had a chance to stand up to his eldest brother from the Si family in the capital.

Currently, in Jiuzhou City, the Dongfang family led by Dongfang Yang was the most powerful. Ye Er and the Si family were on equal footing. Even without Dongfang Yang, as long as no one from the capital interfered, Si Chen could still compete with Ye Er.

Because of this, incidents like Chu Lingfeng’s ambush or the sniper’s assassination attempt would now be far less likely to happen.

However, there was one more thing troubling Si Chen.

He said to Chi Xiaocheng, “According to my latest intel, Chu Lingfeng has gone to the capital and connected with someone else. That person… might be very hard to deal with.”

It surprised Chi Xiaocheng that Chu Lingfeng, after eating the poisoned apple, hadn’t died immediately and had instead escaped to the capital.

But in her eyes, this protagonist who had lost his plot armor was no longer a threat.

“If he dares to return to Jiuzhou City, just kill him. Simple as that.”

Si Chen smiled wryly. “Killing him is easy, but the person he’s connected with is the real problem.”

“Who is it?”

“A certain little princess from the capital’s elite circles.”

The moment Si Chen said this, Chi Xiaocheng immediately realized who he meant.

That rich, domineering female supporting character was about to make her appearance!