Peach-Orange! – Chapter 566 – The Room You Cannot Leave

A day passed in the blink of an eye. As Chi Xiaocheng’s body gradually improved, she also noticed the somewhat unusual state of Su Tao that Xiao Hei had mentioned.

It was said to be for her protection, but in reality, Chi Xiaocheng could very directly feel the other party’s possessiveness.

Or perhaps, it was that kind of intense sense of insecurity.

She spent most of her time sitting on the bed. Unlike before, when Su Tao would leave Chi Xiaocheng alone if she had nothing to do, watch TV outside, or study by herself, things were different now.

Now, even when drawing, Su Tao didn’t avoid Chi Xiaocheng, starting directly in the room. If she was afraid of disturbing her, she would try to be a little quieter, but she wouldn’t let Chi Xiaocheng leave her sight.

The sky outside the window cleared. When bored, Chi Xiaocheng wanted to pull open a crack in the curtain to look at the scenery outside that she was actually already a bit tired of.

But even such a small action was stopped by Su Tao.

The reason was that doing so would be dangerous.

In fact, Chi Xiaocheng knew clearly that the danger outside wasn’t as exaggerated as Su Tao thought; her Alert skill showed no reaction at all.

If it were before, if she was being watched, there would be at least some hint.

The main issue was, it was too boring.

Chi Xiaocheng felt her body, which had regained quite a bit of strength, and glanced at Su Tao, who was constantly drawing at the table nearby.

To be precise, within her current field of vision, she could only see Su Tao glowing.

Glowing in the literal sense.

It was night. Because they couldn’t let people outside discover that the two of them had returned home, they never turned on the lights.

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The entire room seemed stained with a layer of ink. Only Su Tao’s spot had a flashlight, plus the dim light from the laptop, adding a bit of color to the room.

But only a bit.

Chi Xiaocheng sat on the bed in a daze for a long time, but still couldn’t hold back. “Tao-Tao, do we really have to stay here for a whole month? Isn’t that too long?”

“Not long at all.” Su Tao didn’t turn her head, still drawing. “Safety first. It’s not safe outside now. According to our original plan, we at least need to wait for my father to return, then Si Chen negotiates with him. After we have that initial protection…”

“After we have protection, we won’t have to hide so cowardly in the room anymore?”

“No. After negotiating with my father and having initial protection, we wait until that young lady can’t find us, gets anxious, and actively shows herself. Then we can truly leave the room.”

Su Tao raised her head. In the darkness, her expression couldn’t be seen, but the confusion in the young girl’s words could be heard.

“Xiaocheng, wasn’t this our plan from the beginning? We’ve only been home for three days, and you were unconscious for two of them.”

Chi Xiaocheng fell silent for a moment. “Tao-Tao, don’t you think it’s a bit… boring?”

Throughout this day when her body wasn’t in great condition, with no entertainment, her phone lost in the water when she jumped into the river, and unable to sleep despite resting, Chi Xiaocheng’s spirit was quite drained.

She had nothing to do, only some books in the study to read.

But what about at night?

Pitch black.

The only laptop that could kill time was firmly occupied by Su Tao.

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She was experiencing phone withdrawal symptoms.

Su Tao, as if knowing what Chi Xiaocheng was thinking, chuckled lightly. “Alright, I’m working hard to take drawing commissions right now. Once we earn some money, we can ask Envoy Qiu’s subordinates to buy two phones for us.”

“Or perhaps…” Su Tao tilted her head, “Xiaocheng doesn’t really like being with me like this?”

“That’s not it.” Chi Xiaocheng didn’t notice Su Tao’s somewhat strange tone. “It’s mainly that we can’t even turn on the lights, and there’s usually nothing to do. It’s too boring. I wanted to pull open a corner of the curtain, but you wouldn’t allow it.”

Su Tao walked to Chi Xiaocheng’s side, sighed softly, and comforted her, “Sorry, Xiaocheng, but this is our situation. We’ve had enough unexpected incidents, so from now on, we need to be cautious, cautious, and more cautious.”

Chi Xiaocheng looked at Su Tao, who sat by the bed and reached out to touch her head. Her heart fell silent, and she sighed again.

Forget it.

It’s just a bit boring, it’s not like she can’t endure it.

After all, Tao-Tao is by her side. That’s enough.

But…

“Xiao Hei, have you checked the situation outside? Is it still being watched very closely?”

Xiao Hei could turn invisible at any time and wasn’t afraid of surveillance.

When asked, Xiao Hei didn’t avoid the question, appearing directly in the room. “These past few days, it’s been quieter outside than we thought. I observed secretly for a long time, and didn’t see anyone watching at all.”

“Not only that,” she said, “but even Chi Song’s people have left a lot outside. I don’t know the reason, but I personally suspect it might be because Ye Er is applying too much pressure.”

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Perhaps this was also related to Si Chen’s smokescreen plan.

The fewer people watching here, the more it proved that there was actually no one in the house.

Chi Xiaocheng looked at Su Tao again. “If there’s really no danger, maybe we can also continue to disguise ourselves and go out occasionally?”

“No!” Su Tao’s voice was stern. “It’s dangerous to go out. I won’t allow it. Xiaocheng, don’t act on your own, okay? What if another accident happens? We are facing the entire world!”

The tone was a bit too harsh.

But Su Tao herself didn’t seem to notice.

Chi Xiaocheng sighed inwardly again and chose to end this potential argument.

Forget it, it was ultimately her own problem.

Su Tao was just thinking rationally.

Just like that, another two days passed.

Chi Xiaocheng felt she was about to be bored to death.

And life was somewhat monotonous.

Every day was just sitting with Su Tao, or hugging and sticking close to each other, going a bit deeper was kissing, and aside from that, it was just spacing out.

Even that one laptop could only be used to watch anime or play some small games that didn’t require good specs.

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She liked monotonous and romantic daily life, but not this unchanging daily life.

Other couples at home would do lewd stuff, both sides sweating profusely, taking five or six showers a day, spending period after period in ultimate happiness, still wanting more.

And them?

Spaced out the entire day.

It was safe, but it gave Chi Xiaocheng a feeling that everything was beyond her control, which she disliked very much.

As for Su Tao…

The young girl was already determined to live in this room for a full month.

However, just as Chi Xiaocheng worried.

The two of them were safe, living an unchanging boring life in this room, but this world would not stop rotating just because they stopped moving.

They had no phones and couldn’t receive much news from the outside world.

But they still had a computer. Protected by Chi Xiaocheng’s hacking skills, this laptop would absolutely not be compromised.

It was also after staying in this lightless room for a full week that a message was sent to Chi Xiaocheng’s account via WeChat.

Translator Note

Sorry for no chapters lately. I’ve been in quite a few end-of-course tests. The schedule will return to normal on the 18th