Peach-Orange! – Chapter 498 – Ambush

The night gradually grew dim and hazy.

Compared to Chi Xiaocheng who had just left the villa, the off-road vehicle carrying Si Chen and Fang Ning had just experienced a battle that was heart-stoppingly intense.

The wind howled, bullets clattered against the modified armor of the off-road vehicle, and the bursts of gunfire echoing through this small suburban area.

Fang Ning, hiding inside the vehicle, felt terrified and on edge.

Her hands clenched tightly around a straw doll, one she had stolen from Chi Xiaocheng’s room a long time ago. It resembled Chi Xiaocheng but had a large hole over its heart.

Now, this straw doll had been mended and repaired by her clever hands. The large hole over the heart had been cunningly embroidered over with a lemon.

Knowing tonight’s operation was dangerous, she had brought this straw doll out as a talisman.

She just never imagined tonight’s situation would be so terrifying!

The moment the car reached the suburbs, it faced an armed attack by terrorists.

She couldn’t help but wonder, were the dangers Sister Xiaocheng faced daily always this terrifying?

Fortunately, the off-road vehicle was very tough.

It easily avoided this danger and returned to the bustling city.

After confirming there was no danger, Fang Ning excitedly looked at Si Chen, “Young Master Si Chen, does this mean we succeeded? Does this mean Sister Xiaocheng and the others won’t be in danger anymore!”

Si Chen looked at Fang Ning, whose eyes were shining with excitement because of the mission’s success, and let out a light laugh, “We succeeded, but in a way, we also failed.”

“We also failed?”

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Xia Ju, disguised as Su Tao, let down her high ponytail and looked curiously at her young master.

Fang Ning’s big eyes were also full of confusion.

Si Chen intended to explain, but meeting Fang Ning’s gaze, so full of a sense of achievement for having helped Chi Xiaocheng, he chose to be cryptic.

He just shook his head faintly, recalling his conversation with Chi Xiaocheng.

Chi Xiaocheng’s plan was that when the special forces squad attacked, she would take a bullet for Su Tao. Whether seriously injured or faking death, this shot would absolutely lower Su Tao’s character weight.

But she had to ensure no other accidents occurred, such as the special forces squad being defeated by Su Tao and Xiao Hei, but the other side still having other backup plans.

Moreover, the World Will might not necessarily be on the same side as the Head Maid and the Young Lady.

This was an excellent opportunity to lower Su Tao’s character weight, and Chi Xiaocheng naturally didn’t want to miss it.

She persuaded Si Chen and confirmed the plan’s implementation.

Afterwards, by using Fang Ning to go along with the scheme, she had Fang Ning disguise herself to lure away a potentially unstable group of people.

Exactly the group that ambushed them now.

Their bet was that the Head Maid was intelligent.

The other party had anticipated they would use a disguise to escape, thus ostentatiously diverting forces away, making them think they were completely safe and letting their guard down. Then, they would use the special forces squad for a sure-kill strike to achieve her original goal.

And Chi Xiaocheng’s role was just to go along with the scheme.

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One side wanted to use the special forces squad’s surprise attack to succeed.

The other side only wanted to face the special forces squad.

‘Head Maid, this time, Chi Xiaocheng and I anticipated your anticipation!’

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As the sedan began to drive away, Chi Xiaocheng also received a response from Si Chen’s side, knowing the plan was half successful. A large armed force had targeted his off-road vehicle.

Next, all they needed to face was the single special forces squad.

Meanwhile, under Chi Xiaocheng’s “soothing,” Su Tao gradually calmed down.

Even though the atmosphere around Su Tao seemed eerie, Chi Xiaocheng didn’t think much of it, simply assuming Su Tao was still being influenced by the World Will.

As the car deliberately took a shortcut onto a small path near the suburbs according to the plan, Chi Xiaocheng held Su Tao’s hand. Knowing they might face an interception at any moment, she hinted, “Tao-Tao, hold on tight to the seatbelt. This area… is a bit too quiet.”

The surroundings were two stretches of lush green trees. Besides the sound of the car moving, only the chirping of insects remained.

Su Tao took the opportunity to grip Chi Xiaocheng’s hand tightly. She didn’t respond to the mention of danger but instead asked, “Speaking of which, our house renovation and updates are almost done, right?”

“Uh…” Chi Xiaocheng didn’t understand why Su Tao was asking this but still nodded, “Yes, it was pretty much done yesterday. If we’re not staying at school, we can go home.”

Considering safety issues, on Brother Long’s suggestion, Si Chen had Chi Xiaocheng’s house in Jasmine Community reinforced and upgraded.

It was being transformed towards a safe room, with the intention of stopping external factors from causing damage inside.

Something like last time, where a sniper rifle shot into the room, would absolutely not happen again.

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The renovation, which had been going on for over a week, was nearing its end yesterday.

‘Why is Tao-Tao asking about this?’

‘Is it because she couldn’t sleep holding me while staying at school?’

‘But that’s understandable. After all, since we started sleeping in separate beds recently, her Orange Energy absorption has been seriously insufficient.’

Su Tao asked again, “Then now, is our car heading to school or home?”

“School.”

“Then let’s change to home. I want to see the new house, and I also want to sleep with Xiaocheng. Usually, alone, I really can’t sleep at all~”

Su Tao’s voice became a bit more dependent, making Chi Xiaocheng feel somewhat helpless.

‘So that’s the reason.’

‘Pressured too much by the World Will, and soothed by me just now, she subconsciously wants to demand more from me.’

‘If we were going back to sleep normally tonight, she would definitely try to kiss my neck again, right?’

‘It’s just that tonight is destined to be unsettled.’

Her goal is to lower Su Tao’s character weight; in one fell swoop to below 50%!

Just as Chi Xiaocheng was about to speak, a reminder voice from Xiao Hei sounded in her ear, “They’re here.”

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Her alert skill amplified and issued a warning at this moment.

She only heard a very soft “whoosh.”

Then.

“Bang—!”

It seemed to be a specially made bullet, instantly blowing out the car’s front tire.

However, the driver was prepared. The car still began to skid and sway. Even before he could force it to stop, several more tire blowout sounds were heard.

The road had been laid in advance with many nails, completely stopping the car on this dark, unmanned small path.

The car lights turned on, trying their best to provide some warmth in this pitch-black May darkness.

Chi Xiaocheng crouched low and hurriedly said to Su Tao, “Tao-Tao, be careful! We’ve been ambushed!”

The driver in front, with sharp eyes, seemed to see something. He hurriedly shouted, “Get out of the car quickly! There’s a bomb thrown towards the front!”

“A bomb?!”

Chi Xiaocheng’s eyes widened instantly.

How could there be a bomb? Is Envoy Qiu a double agent?

Or are the Head Maid and the Young Lady actually in league with the World Will? Do they now… want to flip the table!?