Peach-Orange! – Chapter 442 – Dongfang Yang’s Offense

The next morning, at dawn.

As Su Tao went to her 8 a.m. class as usual, the dormitory building where she and Chi Xiaocheng lived was already surrounded by a crowd of girls.

Even the corridors of several nearby dormitory buildings were packed with people, watching excitedly, teasingly, or expectantly as a red supercar sat parked on the broad campus road.

A man, pretending to be aloof and looking devastatingly handsome yet with an indescribable air of foolishness, leaned against the supercar. Ignoring the crowd of girls watching him, he just kept looking at his watch.

Dongfang Yang.

As the universally recognized heartthrob of Jiuzhou University, he was the object of countless girls’ dreams, even fantasies of chance encounters.

Now, this young master had come to the girls’ dormitory. Was he waiting for a specific, important girl, or perhaps for some bold girl who dared to recommend herself?

Meanwhile, inside Room 513 of the dormitory, the girl he was waiting for had actually received a WeChat message half an hour earlier.

After glancing at it, she had gone back to sleep.

Waiting is always tedious.

It wasn’t until almost 10 o’clock that Chi Xiaocheng’s phone rang with another WeChat call. Burrowed under the covers and reluctant to get up, she grudgingly answered, “Hello… who is it?”

A moment of silence came from the other end of the line. “Chi Xiaocheng, you replied to my message an hour ago. Don’t tell me you… haven’t gotten up yet?”

“Uh…” The puzzled tone in Dongfang Yang’s voice slowly drew Chi Xiaocheng out from under her comforter.

Her expression turned serious, and her voice became alert. “Good morning.”

Down at the girls’ dormitory, Dongfang Yang facepalmed. “You have one hour to get ready. You must be downstairs in one hour!”

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“Okay.”

Chi Xiaocheng hung up the WeChat call and pouted. “Who needs an hour? Ten minutes is enough.”

She didn’t wear makeup. Brushing her teeth, washing her face, using the toilet, and smoothing her hair… that was all there was to her daily routine.

Maybe she could catch a few more winks?

The big, comfortable bed at home had been replaced with this plank bed and a thin mattress. The fragrant, soft body pillow that was so spacious it could be used as a pillow was also gone.

Because of this, Chi Xiaocheng had lain awake for a long time last night.

After the lights went out at midnight, her roommates had all fallen asleep, but her phone was still glowing.

Yawning again, Chi Xiaocheng climbed down from her bed and saw the other two girls in the dorm already hard at work on their computers.

Chen Shilan and Chen Shiling were twin sisters. Chi Xiaocheng had gotten to know them during last night’s chat.

They were streamers and also extreme gaming enthusiasts. Coming from wealthy families, they were exchange students purely to have fun in Jiuzhou City.

Their youthful and energetic appearance made Chi Xiaocheng sigh with emotion. Youth is truly wonderful.

After brushing her teeth, washing her face, and shaking off the melancholy she felt every morning when contemplating the world and life, Chi Xiaocheng simply changed into a sweatshirt and walked out the door.

Instantly, she was startled by the dense crowd of people in the hallway. “What… what’s going on?”

“Xiaocheng, you’re awake?” Luo Ying was also in the hallway and explained to her, “The guy downstairs seems to be a celebrity at our school. He’s been waiting for over an hour now. Everyone’s curious and gossiping, wondering which girl is making him wait like this.”

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Chi Xiaocheng fell silent.

She suddenly wondered if it would be better to ask Dongfang Yang to leave first, so she could sneak out later to meet him.

She really didn’t want to become so famous at school.

But looking at Luo Ying’s equally curious expression, Chi Xiaocheng suddenly thought of something.

Changing her mind from a moment ago, she said, “Actually, Sister Luo Ying, would you believe me if I said Dongfang Yang is waiting for me?”

Luo Ying blinked. “Who is Dongfang Yang?”

“The red-haired guy downstairs.”

“Ah?”

Luo Ying’s face showed the shock Chi Xiaocheng had expected.

But unexpectedly, she didn’t harvest any emotional value.

She thought that by saying it on purpose, she might get some emotional value when Luo Ying was shocked.

Chi Xiaocheng didn’t dwell on it too much. After thinking for a moment, she headed toward the elevator without asking Dongfang Yang to leave.

If among this large crowd of onlookers, there were also some named characters from the story, would her appearance net her some emotional value?

Even if it was just a small amount, she could use this opportunity to find out where the “mosquitoes” were.

When Chi Xiaocheng appeared in front of Dongfang Yang, and the red-haired young master helplessly stood up, Chi Xiaocheng could clearly hear a wave of astonishment erupt around her.

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The system’s notification sound also rang out.

[Emotional Value from Luo Ying +2…]

[Emotional Value from Luo Shan +1…]

[Emotional Value from Su Meimei +2…]

[Emotional Value from…]

The system notifications kept ringing, almost all offering just one or two points of emotional value, but there were quite a few people. Some of them were minor characters Chi Xiaocheng had identified from the original story’s list.

In total, she gained 20 points.

A bit low as none of them were important figures.

As she pondered and sighed, Dongfang Yang already said with a frown, “Didn’t I tell you to dress up properly before coming down? It’s only been a few minutes, and your hair is still a mess.”

“Is it messy?” Chi Xiaocheng reached up and tousled the hair on both sides. Although it wasn’t as well-styled as when Su Tao did it, she thought it looked pretty smooth when she checked the mirror.

With a nonchalant expression, she said, “I think it’s okay. Mainly, I didn’t want to keep you waiting too long, Dongfang Yang. I was too sleepy earlier and overslept. Sorry.”

Hearing this, Dongfang Yang immediately choked back what he was about to say.

Meeting Chi Xiaocheng’s beautiful eyes, he turned his head and snorted lightly, then got into the driver’s seat. “Don’t let it happen again.”

[Emotional Value from Dongfang Yang +20…]

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The system notification made Chi Xiaocheng pause.

Then, a sly smile spread across her face as she slipped into the passenger seat.

‘Understood. Young Master Dongfang Yang is being tsundere again.’

‘Giving this much emotional value… Dongfang Yang, you really are something.’

After fastening her seatbelt, the sports car started and drove away amid countless shocked gazes. Chi Xiaocheng steered the conversation back to the main topic. “So, Dongfang Yang, why did you come to see me so early?”

“There’s something rather urgent, serious, and important that I need your help with.”

A rare look of worry appeared on Dongfang Yang’s face. “Since Chu Lingfeng died, I’ve had a pretty relaxed few days. Recently, I talked with some of the clan elders still in Jiuzhou, and they think it’s not good for me to be so idle.

“They want to further develop my ability to manage the family and its businesses, so I can inherit the family fortune later.

“I really don’t want to inherit that pile of industries that only produce wastepaper and are nothing but trouble!”

Dongfang Yang hit the steering wheel and sighed with unusual melancholy.

The corner of Chi Xiaocheng’s mouth twitched, and she was speechless for a moment. “So, what does this have to do with me?”

Dongfang Yang turned his head. “It’s very much related. The clan has given me two options now.

“The first is to return to the capital for training and study. That would take at least a year or so, but I don’t want to go back.

“That leads to the second option. If I don’t go back, then I have to… find a girlfriend.”