Peach-Orange! – Chapter 603 – Si Chen’s Ambition and Determination

Downstairs, half an hour earlier, after Dongfang Yang and Si Chen had finished arranging matters for the personnel who had returned, they both took showers and sat together. By then, it was already half an hour later.

“That was really tiring. At this hour, they should all be asleep, right?”

Si Chen leaned against the headboard, his glasses reflecting the text of a book. “We don’t know about Chi Song and Brother Long, but as for the two sisters, Chi Xiaocheng and Su Tao, they probably went to sleep early. They activated their bloodline potential, and you saw Su Tao’s complexion at the front door earlier.”

“Ah, to think we let two girls shoulder everything for us.” Dongfang Yang felt guilt. Suddenly, a “thump” came from upstairs, making both of them look up at the ceiling.

“That’s strange, they’re still not asleep?”

“Hmm…”

Si Chen knew about their relationship and could roughly guess what might be happening, but he wasn’t certain.

Rubbing his chin, he speculated, “Weren’t they still having a disagreement earlier? They’re probably settling accounts now. So, some noise from playful fighting seems reasonable?”

Dongfang Yang was momentarily puzzled. “Why did that sound just now seem like a bed creaking?”

“They’re sisters play-fighting, not actually brawling. Why would they be on the floor? Playing around on the bed, tired, and then falling asleep directly makes sense.”

“That’s true.”

Although something felt slightly off, Dongfang Yang found this explanation the most plausible.

However, given their personalities, if they were arguing, Chi Xiaocheng definitely wouldn’t be a match for Su Tao.

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She just looks so soft and gentle; how could she win an argument?

Well, as long as they’re happy.

Dongfang Yang dismissed the strange thought and looked back at Si Chen. “So, what’s next? We can’t just leave everything to Su Tao. At least, if Su Dingtian comes, I think we should be able to show him some of our strength here.”

“Hmm…” Si Chen was momentarily at a loss for words. “Do you think, compared to the vast power of the War God Temple, we have any ‘muscle’ to show off?”

“Uh…” Dongfang Yang scratched his head. “Does being Su Tao’s friends and family count? If Su Dingtian doesn’t agree, we could put up a superficial fight to the death or something.”

Si Chen rolled his eyes at Dongfang Yang and instead proposed a bold resolution. “Actually, Dongfang Yang, have you considered following my example and almost severing ties with the families in the capital, then going all-in on Chi Xiaocheng and Su Tao?”

“Ah?”

Dongfang Yang made a sound like a confused machine.

Si Chen said, “As you can see, my eldest brother in the capital is almost taking total control of the Si family. According to the original plan, after I took control of the Si family in Jiuzhou City, I was supposed to extend my reach to the capital.

“But Ye Liang’s death, the sudden arrival of that Young Lady and Ye Er, tied up my hands. After losing this opportunity, unless I rely on the War God Temple, I absolutely have no chance of reclaiming the heir position.”

He initially helped Chi Xiaocheng and Su Tao to use their power to reclaim his heir position.

But during this process, he gradually became loyal to Xiaocheng and got attached to Su Tao.

Now, he realizes that Su Dingtian might not be reliable, and also…

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Si Chen’s gaze burned with intensity. “Dongfang Yang, you need to understand one thing: our enemy now is not Ye Er, nor that Young Lady, but the World Will!”

“Do you know the weight of the term ‘world’?” With his character’s narrative weight essentially reset to zero, Si Chen spoke without fear. “We are merely characters in someone else’s writing, forced to follow a predetermined fate, becoming puppets of the World Will.”

“But Chi Xiaocheng gave us this chance to reclaim ourselves. Why cling to that heir position?”

“After all, it’s just the heir position of a single family. Now, we stand on the opposite side of the world. If we go all-out to help Chi Xiaocheng and Su Tao and win…”

“Can you imagine the reward then?”

“It’s like following Liu Bang when he was still a commoner, assisting him all the way until he reigns supreme. What we could gain far surpasses a mere heir position!”

Si Chen’s eyes gleamed with ambition. “That future is something a tiny Si family could never compare to.”

Although he had already gone all-in on the two of them long ago.

But his mindset then was different from now.

Back then, he had no other choice.

And Chi Xiaocheng and Su Tao had become his friends, Si Chen’s friends.

Now, it’s an active, deliberate all-in.

No longer targeting the capital’s Si family, but with a simpler, broader vision!

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The World Will!

This is a high-stakes gamble.

It was only tonight, when Si Chen gave up some of his assets to follow Chi Xiaocheng in supporting Su Tao, that he realized his previous perspective was too narrow.

But his strength alone is still too weak.

He needs allies.

Dongfang Yang, you are like a machine, so be controlled by me, Si Chen!

Although Si Chen strongly desired to instantly assimilate Dongfang Yang, he still couldn’t control others’ thoughts.

After listening to Si Chen, Dongfang Yang fell into deep thought.

From childhood until now, the education he received always emphasized that the family is far more important than the individual.

Perhaps because he was rebellious and didn’t want to become a family puppet, he ran off to Jiuzhou City. But as the sole heir, even from afar, the shackles remained.

Even when helping Chi Xiaocheng, he prioritized the family’s perspective over Chi Xiaocheng’s.

His precondition for helping Chi Xiaocheng was not to excessively damage the family’s interests.

His own interests were secondary; gains and losses were part of friendship.

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But once the family was involved, he would become constrained.

Unable to use his full strength, often unable to provide help by their side, seeming less useful than Si Chen.

Seeing Dongfang Yang’s expression waver, Si Chen pressed further. “Ultimately, for us as individuals, the family is just something we think of first because we were born into it. It’s a conditioned reflex.

“That men should bear the responsibility for the family, carrying the whole household, is just education we’ve received since childhood. Our thinking is already set, these ideas deeply engraved in our souls.

“Actually, Dongfang Yang, you could simply have your Seventh Uncle hypnotize you. Dongfang Wen could easily draw out your true inner thoughts, and then you’d know what you really think.”

His voice grew louder and firmer. “Moreover, didn’t you escape to Jiuzhou City precisely because you didn’t want to be bound by the family? In the end, if we succeed, you might not even have to be the family head, or just be a figurehead, living a free and unfettered life.

“Unlike now, where you can’t even control your own marriage.”

After saying all this, Si Chen saw the young man’s face showing signs of being moved.

But only moved.

He knew that saying more now would be useless.

Dongfang Yang needed to think it through himself.

Anyway, he, Si Chen, truly had no intention of turning back this time.