Peach-Orange! – Chapter 390 – Xiaocheng’s Defeat

Watching Su Tao’s somewhat determined yet slightly worried gaze, Chi Xiaocheng suddenly realized something.

The series of actions Su Tao was currently undertaking was exactly the same method she had just suggested to Su Tao under her “Chengcheng” alias.

‘You’re actually trying it out?!’

Chi Xiaocheng had banked on Su Tao’s personality, knowing full well that the latter would hesitate and not dare to act, which was why she boldly gave those suggestions. She planned to scold this blockhead properly the next day after Su Tao spent the whole night too timid to act.

She never expected that Su Tao would actually go through with it.

Without a single hesitation?

Naturally, she didn’t know that a crucial reason for Su Tao’s actions this time was to test whether Xiaocheng was Chengcheng.

If she was….

Would she react exactly as she herself had suggested for how to win her over?

This time, Chi Xiaocheng truly didn’t know how to respond. Tao-Tao had praised her for being cute and even said she couldn’t help but kiss her because of it.

This was really… this was really too much!

Damn it, how was she supposed to answer now? There was no room for evasion or masking her reactions!

Chi Xiaocheng found her mind going blank, but she still had to maintain her emotionally stunted persona. The words that came out of her mouth ended up exactly as she had predicted earlier.

Her face slightly red, she avoided Su Tao’s gaze, her words stammering, “I… I’m not ready for this, Tao-Tao.”

Hearing this, Su Tao let out an almost imperceptible hum, immediately recalling what Chengcheng had said earlier.

‘If Xiaocheng says she’s not ready….’

‘Just kiss her again, more forcefully!’

‘Chengcheng, I believe in you!’

Without hesitation, Su Tao rolled up her sleeves and marched toward Chi Xiaocheng.

The girl still sitting on the bed panicked.

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Even though this was the very bad advice she had given earlier, Tao-Tao, must your execution be so strong?!

And even though it’s just a kiss….

Me!

You!

Damn it, I, Chi Xiaocheng, absolutely refuse to use my tongue!

She resolved to defend herself fiercely. If Su Tao realized she was Chengcheng, her cover would be blown.

But the result was that Chi Xiaocheng’s permanent 3x Darkening couldn’t resist Su Tao, who had now inherited her bloodline.

Moreover, she would never hurt Tao-Tao.

Chi Xiaocheng, stay true to your heart!

…

Su Tao pressed forward.

Grabbed her hands.

Su Tao attacked.

“Mmm…!”

‘No, no, no, Tao-Tao, why are you so skilled at this?!’

Chi Xiaocheng’s face turned red as she closed her eyes and slowly gave up resisting.

Then came submission.

The fondness buried deep in her heart couldn’t be masked by even the most masterful acting during such an intimate exchange.

……

Of course, it was just a kiss. Those with dirty thoughts can sit at the same table as Wallfacer Luo Ji ¹ Threebody problem reference!!!!! .

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Because of this, Su Tao became certain that Chi Xiaocheng genuinely liked her deep down. It was just that her emotions had built a wall around that fondness.

Now, that wall had likely thinned into a veil.

All Su Tao needed was one more opportunity to lift it effortlessly.

She was close. So very close.

Letting go of Chi Xiaocheng, Su Tao breathed heavily. She wiped her lips and immediately turned away to sit elsewhere.

She didn’t dare look at Xiaocheng, who was now limp, unresisting, and even more adorable.

She feared she wouldn’t be able to hold back.

There was still a barrier between them.

Her emotions weren’t fully restored yet.

If she pushed too hard, Su Tao was genuinely afraid Chi Xiaocheng’s newly stirred feelings might retreat back into repression due to rejection.

No need to rush. No need to rush.

Just wait for tomorrow’s date….

Yes, just wait for the date.

Because she was happy. Because she enjoyed it.

Su Tao licked her lips, savoring the moment, even forgetting about the whole Chengcheng matter.

Only one thought lingered in her mind:

Even if Xiaocheng, with her currently stunted emotions, only saw her as an older sister, would she still not refuse if Su Tao wanted to kiss her normally from now on?

‘Her face was so red. She must like me a lot, right?’

Turning her head, Su Tao saw Chi Xiaocheng lying there with one hand over her forehead. Her nightgown had slipped off one shoulder due to her movements.

Then, as she raised her arm, the fair, delicate skin of her underarm came into Su Tao’s view, along with her alluring shoulder and collarbone.

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Su Tao gulped, feeling a stirring in her heart.

‘Since Xiaocheng can’t resist anyway, maybe….’

The thought barely formed before Su Tao shook her head violently.

A sharp bite on her tongue brought her back to her senses.

She turned and headed for the door. “X-Xiaocheng, I’m going to get some water.”

In the end, she didn’t dare to keep pushing her luck.

But as she left, she failed to notice Chi Xiaocheng’s dazed, longing gaze watching her every move.

Once the girl was gone, Chi Xiaocheng let out a sigh of relief.

“Thank goodness….”

She had genuinely gone weak all over. If Su Tao had tried anything, she wouldn’t have been able to resist.

Thankfully, Tao-Tao regained her rationality.

Otherwise, her emotionally stunted act might have truly fallen apart.

More importantly….

Chi Xiaocheng pushed herself up from the pillow, squeezing her thighs together.

“I should… take a shower first.”

Grabbing a change of clothes, she sneaked into the bathroom while Su Tao was still drinking water outside.

Only when the sound of the shower running reached her ears did Su Tao realize Chi Xiaocheng had gone to wash up.

Sitting in the living room, the cold water helped calm her down. “That was really impulsive.”

Su Tao immediately took out her phone and sent Chengcheng a message to share the good news.

But after waiting a while, there was no reply.

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Hearing the shower running again, it suddenly hit her.

Right, Xiaocheng’s in the shower, so Chengcheng isn’t replying?

Her phone!

Su Tao took a deep breath and quickly set down her glass.

She hurried back to the room, though her footsteps instinctively softened as she passed the bathroom door.

She deliberately knocked. “Xiaocheng, after you finish showering, you can soak in the tub for a bit. I’ll change the bedsheets and tidy up the room since it’s the season for it.”

But instead of a response, what Su Tao heard was Chi Xiaocheng’s startled yelp.

“Ah… Ah?!”

The sound was strange, making Su Tao worry. “What’s wrong, Xiaocheng?”

“N-Nothing! I almost slipped. I’ll soak for a while before… before coming out.”

Not suspecting anything, Su Tao mentally applauded her own quick thinking.

With the added bath time, Xiaocheng wouldn’t be out for at least half an hour.

She immediately headed into the room.

There, she saw Chi Xiaocheng’s phone lying beside the pillow.

Closing the door gently, Su Tao approached the bed, her heart pounding.

A part of her still doubted Xiaocheng could be Chengcheng.

After all, when she was unconscious and near death, Chengcheng had met with her. The two being the same person made no sense.

But her gut insisted they were one and the same.

Hands trembling, Su Tao picked up Chi Xiaocheng’s phone.