Peach-Orange! – Chapter 453 – Explaining Is Hiding the Truth

Testing?

Maybe, but it didn’t feel necessary.

However, out of curiosity, Luo Ying asked the girl in the orange hoodie sitting on the opposite bed who was looking at her phone, “Xiaocheng, have you seen the news about our school recently?”

“News?” Chi Xiaocheng looked at Luo Ying on the opposite bed and asked, puzzled, “What news? It seems like there are always big shots causing a stir at our school every day. Are you asking me because it has something to do with me?”

“Smart.” Luo Ying snapped her fingers. “I thought you would be paying attention. When Dongfang Yang was waiting for you before, both of you are big celebrities. This matter was directly posted on the forum, and now there are rumors all over the school that you two are dating.”

Chi Xiaocheng put down her phone, looking exasperated. “Those people have nothing better to do. They think that, but you don’t think that too, do you?”

Luo Ying shrugged. “Not to that extent. I know you’re with Su Tao. I was just thinking, should you explain it to Su Tao? I feel like she might misunderstand.”

After saying that, she added, “If you feel too embarrassed to say it, I can talk to her for you.”

“Hmm…” Chi Xiaocheng opened the post Luo Ying shared with her, took a look at the content, then dismissed it with disdain. “Pure clickbait, chasing traffic and hype. Tao-Tao wouldn’t misunderstand me because of this.”

Luo Ying raised an eyebrow. “But I think, since you’re together, you shouldn’t get too close to Dongfang Yang. No matter what, isn’t it possible for Su Tao to misunderstand?”

“Relax, it’s fine. I’ll explain it to Tao-Tao myself.”

That’s what she said, but in truth, Chi Xiaocheng didn’t care at all.

Not to mention that she was already with Su Tao.

Even if her relationship with Dongfang Yang was a bit closer, Su Tao knew about it.

Plus, with Dongfang Yang’s personality, even if he liked someone, it would be Su Tao, the white moonlight female lead he had a crush on. How could he possibly really like and pursue her?

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Trust isn’t a foundation, it’s absolute….

Even if a small misunderstanding arises, it can increase Tao-Tao’s possessiveness a bit.

If it weren’t for the sense of crisis the World Will always brought her, her life would be even more comfortable.

And now, a month had passed since Tao-Tao confessed to her.

The World Will seemed to be in a daze, probably also tangled up with the suddenly appearing female side character. After the last attempted kill, it had been calm until now.

Chi Xiaocheng had been living comfortably for a long time.

Luo Ying got Chi Xiaocheng’s response and quickly sent a message to Su Tao.

Sakura: “Done. I’ve already talked to Xiaocheng about this. She said she would explain it to you personally!”

Peach: “Wait, how did you tell her?”

Sakura: “I just said it could cause a misunderstanding, and then asked Xiaocheng to explain it to you to avoid any misunderstanding, and she agreed.”

Peach: “Huh?”

Su Tao, leaning against her bedside, took a sharp breath. “This isn’t according to plan.”

What she needed was to see Chi Xiaocheng’s reaction upon seeing the news, to see if she would bring it up herself.

Not for Luo Ying to so bluntly push Chi Xiaocheng.

She quickly sent Luo Ying a message explaining her original intention.

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Sakura: “Ouch, so that’s what you meant. My bad, my bad. I thought you wanted an apology from Xiaocheng, so I was so direct with her.”

Sakura: “Crap, so if Xiaocheng is like this, wouldn’t she be able to use this as an easy way out?”

Peach: “Easy way out? What do you mean?”

Sakura: “Think about it. If Xiaocheng really has something to hide, she could totally use this explanation as a starting point to brush you off!”

Sakura: “For example, she could say she wasn’t actually being Dongfang Yang’s fake girlfriend, but was helping Dongfang Yang resolve the issue, then introduce some other girl to Dongfang Yang, acting as a middleman friend helping out or something.”

Sakura: “Any random reason could make you drop your suspicions, and if she continues to get close to Dongfang Yang later, it would also become justified.”

Sakura: “Of course, I’m just saying it’s a possibility. This might really just be a misunderstanding too, not that Chi Xiaocheng has really changed her heart, since she dares to explain it to you directly anyway.”

Su Tao looked at Luo Ying’s message, her mood sinking again.

She then put down her phone and let out another long sigh.

What could she do now?

Trust Xiaocheng.

She should send me a message to explain proactively.

After all, she likes me so much.

At the same time, this sigh attracted the attention of the other two people in the dorm.

First, Chen Qian looked at Su Tao, puzzled. “What are you sighing about now?”

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Su Tao sighed. “Chen Qian, do you think it’s possible that Xiaocheng has fallen for Dongfang Yang?”

As soon as she said this, Luo Shan, who was watching a drama nearby, pricked up her ears and silently took off her headphones.

Chen Qian gave Su Tao a look as if she were looking at an idiot. “I really don’t know what you’re thinking. Right now, it’s you who’s too busy to pay attention to her, and now you’re questioning whether she might change her heart.

“You start wailing when you can’t have her, but once you have her, you can’t give the most basic trust.”

Chen Qian turned and burrowed into her bed. “Keep sighing. I feel like even if I talk to you, you’ll just fixate on it.”

Su Tao: “…”

‘That’s easy for you to say, but you just don’t understand.’

She couldn’t possibly explain the contents of that state glasses to them.

But….

That most basic trust… hadn’t she always trusted Xiaocheng?

This time, it must also be a misunderstanding!

Xiaocheng will explain it clearly.

However, Su Tao didn’t understand that once the word “explanation” appeared, whether it was a misunderstanding or not, it already carried a different meaning.

Time passed, and in the blink of an eye, an hour was gone.

Su Tao had been waiting. She still hadn’t received an explanatory message from Chi Xiaocheng.

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It was almost 11 p.m., even the aunt doing room checks had left.

Xiaocheng hadn’t sent a message.

Was it that she simply didn’t care about this matter?

Or was she, as Luo Ying said, thinking about how to brush this matter off?

Given how much she likes and cares about me, she should have sent me a message immediately.

‘Could it be that Xiaocheng has really changed?’

‘Does she really not like me anymore?’

The things Luo Ying said this morning, comparing her to Dongfang Yang, now resurfaced in Su Tao’s mind.

She became a bit anxious, clutching her phone and wanting to take the initiative to send a message to Chi Xiaocheng.

After waiting a few more minutes, finally, a crisp knocking sound came from outside the dorm door.

“Who is it so late?” Chen Qian called out, then shouted towards Luo Shan by the door, “Shan Shan, get the door.”

“Okay!” Luo Shan went to the end of the bed, stretched out her leg, and easily opened the lock with her toes.

Shortly after, they saw a little figure holding a pillow open the door. “Hello, sorry to disturb.”

The familiar voice made Su Tao poke her head out from the curtain. “Xiaocheng?”