Peach-Orange! – Chapter 564 – Good News and Bad News

How long had she slept?

Her head was fuzzy, her body felt heavy, and she was very uncomfortable.

Also, she really needed to pee.

Chi Xiaocheng didn’t know how long she had been asleep, nor was she clear about what happened after she jumped into the water. She vaguely remembered that at that time, she only thought about pushing Su Tao into the river before the World Will gave the order to shoot.

It was this strong obsession that triggered Chi Xiaocheng’s uncontrollable Potential Burst skill automatically.

Perhaps in the eyes of outsiders, Su Tao seemed to fall down inexplicably, but in reality, it was like bullet time speed, so fast it was dizzying.

And after that…

She only remembered choking on water, her body feeling very uncomfortable.

Later, it seemed like someone held her?

Her vision gradually cleared, but her head still ached unbearably. Even when she was shot in the shoulder last time and had surgery, Chi Xiaocheng didn’t feel as miserable as she did now.

Rather than waking up naturally because her body had recovered enough, it was more accurate to say she was woken up this time because she needed to pee.

“Right now… am I in a hospital?”

She saw the IV bottle hanging above her head; she didn’t know what medicine was in it, but presumably the fluid was going into her body.

But the color of the ceiling seemed different from a hospital’s.

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“Wait a moment… this looks familiar.”

Once Chi Xiaocheng’s vision became clear, she immediately scanned her surroundings.

Wasn’t this her own room?

The room was dim, with faint traces of light visible through the curtains.

At the same time, the faint sound of raindrops reached her ears.

It was daytime, it was raining outside, and she was back home. Time-wise, at least one day had passed.

Chi Xiaocheng’s consciousness recovered quickly. She turned her head to look beside her bed.

If she wasn’t mistaken, there should be…

A faint, happy, and content smile appeared on her weak little face.

As she expected, a young girl was resting her head, taking a nap by the bedside.

Su Tao’s face looked somewhat haggard, and she was sleeping deeply. Right now, her arms were crossed on the bedside, her head pillowed on her forearms. Additionally, her right hand was clutching a strand of Chi Xiaocheng’s hair.

Even in sleep, she held on tightly, as if afraid Chi Xiaocheng would wake up and run away, causing Chi Xiaocheng to feel a slight pain from the pull on her hair when she turned her head.

Xiao Hei’s voice sounded very timely in her ear, “Awake?”

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“Mm.”

On another chair in front of her, Xiao Hei suddenly appeared there, her right leg crossed over her left knee, her black-silk-clad foot swaying playfully.

Chi Xiaocheng didn’t disturb Su Tao but asked in her heart, “What’s the situation now? How long was I unconscious?”

Xiao Hei described the entire course of events.

Then she said, “You were unconscious for two days. Quite a few things happened during this time. There’s good news and bad news.”

Chi Xiaocheng only liked sweetness, not bitterness, so she tilted her head and asked, “Can I just listen to the good news and not the bad news?”

Xiao Hei ignored the cute, blinking look she was giving her. “The good news is, we are temporarily safe. Because the World Will tried to flip the table, the Jiuzhou City authorities stepped in to stop it. The possibility of a shooting like before has significantly decreased.

“There’s quite a bit of bad news.”

Xiao Hei’s words left Chi Xiaocheng momentarily speechless.

But she still patiently listened. “It can mainly be divided into three parts. First, Su Tao’s father was originally scheduled to return today, but there’s still no movement. We don’t know where the problem lies.

“Second, this escape, plus some system medicines exchanged for your treatment, cost you 1154 points of Emotional Value. You need to find a way to get more Emotional Value as a backup.

“The third and fourth pieces of news might be worse for you, especially the third one.” At this point, Xiao Hei’s tone became a bit more serious. “Not sure if it was the Young Lady’s instigation or Ye Er’s own will, but that guy seems to have gone crazy since his younger brother ¹ If you know you know… was completely diagnosed as incurable.

“He doesn’t dare target Si Chen or Dongfang Yang directly. During this time, he’s been fixated on beating up Chi Song. Quite a few people have died; the situation is quite dangerous.”

Before even hearing the fourth point, Chi Xiaocheng became anxious and tried to sit up. “But didn’t you say the authorities banned guns? Didn’t Si Chen and Dongfang Yang help my brother?”

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Xiao Hei explained, “Guns are banned, but the harsh reality is that Ye Er’s balls were shattered, just like his brother’s. Without reproductive function, it means no future offspring. Someone like that can’t inherit the family.

“In other words, Ye Er struggled for most of his life competing for the position of family heir. Now he has no chance. He no longer cares about family or official matters; his only desire is revenge.

“Since he can’t find us, he can only take his anger out on your brother.

“As for Si Chen and Dongfang Yang’s help… that Young Lady seems to have stirred up some trouble. These past few days, those two have had very few opportunities to even communicate with Su Tao.”

These two days at home were indeed relatively safe.

But a person can’t exist in society without any interpersonal relationships.

Part of the danger Chi Xiaocheng needed to face was just being borne by her brother instead.

The girl lying on the sickbed swallowed. “I generally understand what you’re saying. Is my brother… is he okay right now?”

“Don’t worry, he’s fine for now.”

“Then what’s the fourth piece of bad news you mentioned?”

Following the question, Xiao Hei’s gaze fell on Su Tao, who was sleeping with her head on the bedside. “Not sure if this counts as good or bad news for you, but anyway… Su Tao’s condition seems a bit off. Pay attention to it yourself.”

“Condition?”

Tao-Tao had made it through all this, and she was already clear about her own situation.

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Apart from the matters of the System and Reincarnation, she hadn’t hidden anything else from her. Through their journey, Tao-Tao had even become a powerful ancient martial artist.

Her ability to adjust was already very strong; what could be wrong with her condition?

Compared to the third piece of bad news, this fourth one wasn’t a big deal at all.

But right now, there was a more important matter.

Chi Xiaocheng reached out and gently shook Su Tao awake. “Tao-Tao, Tao-Tao, wake up a little.”

“Hmm~?” Su Tao reached out, about to rub her sore, swollen eyes, when she suddenly jolted. “Xiaocheng, you’re awake!”

Su Tao sat up straight and immediately asked, “How do you feel now? Is there any discomfort? Does your shoulder still hurt? How’s the fever?”

The young girl spat out a series of questions, then without another word reached out to touch Chi Xiaocheng’s face.

First, she pressed the back of her hand against Chi Xiaocheng’s forehead. Perhaps not feeling anything definitive, she then brushed aside the bangs and pressed her own forehead against Chi Xiaocheng’s.

“Good, the fever has mostly subsided. Probably just a low-grade fever now.”

Seeing the flustered girl checking on her, Chi Xiaocheng comforted her, “I can sense my own condition. It’s just my head still hurts a bit, my shoulder feels a little numb, and my right arm has no strength. Other than that, besides feeling weak, there’s nothing else.”

After quickly saying this, Chi Xiaocheng remembered something.

She stretched a hand out from under the covers. “Tao… Tao-Tao, I don’t have much strength right now. You… take me to the bathroom. I really can’t hold it anymore.”