Chapter 132 Your Confession, I Will Accept
Your Confession, I Will Accept
“Avoiding things doesn’t solve any problems; as a doctor, you must understand this. Many times, when we face families, we can’t escape the situation, no matter how dire.”
“I’ve reviewed all of that little one’s reports. Medication can at most play an auxiliary role; the most important thing is her mental state.”
“Commonly known as a sickness of the heart.”
Professor Su, accompanied by Doctor Wang, glanced into Chi Xiao Cheng’s room as they passed, her eyes filled with a touch of heartache. “Miss Su has been avoiding this all along, and that will only bring pain to both sides.”
“Regardless of her feelings, Miss Su must directly confront the emotions she’s evading. She was saved this time purely by luck, but what about next time?”
“Or perhaps, will there even be a next time?”
No one knew if Chi Xiao Cheng would be willing to cooperate with the treatment.
As a doctor, Professor Su could treat physical ailments, but not a sickness of the mind.
People often say that avoidance is shameful, yet often effective.
But in Chi Xiao Cheng’s current situation, if she could escape the first time, could she really escape a second?
One must always confront problems.
The longer this drags on, the worse the situation will become.
People, in the end, must push themselves a little.
Sometimes, external pressure isn’t enough, so one must create a little pressure for oneself.
Professor Su’s thinking, in a sense, shared common ground with Chi Xiao Cheng.
She had always used various forms of pressure to force Su Tao to focus on herself.
At the same time, she wanted to use her own cuteness and good behavior to make Su Tao gradually fall for her in their daily lives.
But facts proved that her month-long plan had failed.
She had acted so docilely to win her favor.
A marriage contract, a fiancé, and she just left her!
Chi Xiao Cheng truly understood then: Dark Xiao Cheng was right.
The prerequisite for her to genuinely fall for her was that she could never leave her again!
First possess, then love!
Time gradually passed, and another two days went by.
Su Tao’s superhuman body recovered quickly. Under the doctor’s care, she could even exercise now, though she still had to take her medication on time.
With the bonus of her skills, Chi Xiao Cheng’s recovery was also quite good; after two days, she was already able to speak.
However, she still hadn’t faced Su Tao directly. When Su Tao sat beside her, she would turn her head and sleep facing the other way.
It was just like a sulking girlfriend.
On a new morning, Su Tao still woke up early and immediately sat by Chi Xiao Cheng’s bed, holding a washbasin and a toothbrush.
She took a hairband, helped Chi Xiao Cheng sit up, and let her lean against the soft pillow.
She smoothed the strands of hair from Chi Xiao Cheng’s forehead back and secured them with the hairband.
“Xiao Cheng, close your eyes and let me wipe your face.”
The towel was dampened with warm water, but Chi Xiao Cheng was completely uncooperative.
She let out a soft hum and turned her head away.
Su Tao said helplessly, “Alright, Xiao Cheng, I know I was wrong, okay? Please don’t be angry anymore.”
“Hmph~”
Chi Xiao Cheng hummed lightly again, still not responding.
What’s too easily gained isn’t cherished.
Although the fake death plan had failed, it didn’t mean she couldn’t use this failure, before her body fully recovered, to make Su Tao completely focus her attention on her.
After waking up, apart from instinctively calling out “Tao Tao,” Chi Xiao Cheng had not spoken to Su Tao again.
This also made the guilt-ridden girl feel quite miserable.
Normally, Xiao Cheng would obediently smile at me.
It’s been three days since we argued, and Xiao Cheng still hasn’t smiled at me.
Miserable.
But despite her misery, Su Tao put aside other matters in reality and devoted herself to caring for Chi Xiao Cheng.
Seeing her ignore her, Su Tao helplessly reached out, pinching Chi Xiao Cheng’s chin between her thumb and forefinger, turning her head with no effort at all.
Then, she wiped her face with the towel.
“And brushing your teeth. Open your mouth~”
It was like taking care of a small child.
The only thing that allowed Su Tao to breathe a sigh of relief was that even though Chi Xiao Cheng appeared to be giving her the cold shoulder, she would still cooperate when necessary.
Her small mouth opened, revealing the small, sharp canine teeth that were usually well-hidden, looking especially adorable.
Brushing her teeth, washing up, and then the routine full-body wipe; the entire process took half an hour to complete.
The only thing that made Su Tao blush a little was that during the wipe-down, Chi Xiao Cheng would always emit faint, ambiguous hums, her cute voice full of allure.
It made her constantly wonder if she was applying too much force.
After dealing with these chores, it was hospital breakfast time again.
Su Tao spoon-fed Chi Xiao Cheng porridge little by little. “Is it too hot? And Xiao Cheng, please say something to me. I really, really know I was wrong.”
After swallowing a mouthful of hot porridge, Chi Xiao Cheng pursed her lips, finally no longer dragging Su Tao along. “What’s there to say? You don’t like me anyway. You should just go with your fiancé.”
When she hadn’t spoken at all, Su Tao really had no good way to deal with her.
Now that she was speaking, how could Su Tao not understand?
Xiao Cheng was jealous.
The moment she spoke, it was clear a full-blown fit of jealousy had erupted.
But for some reason, Su Tao felt a faint sweetness in her heart about Chi Xiao Cheng’s jealousy.
Jealousy was good; jealousy meant Xiao Cheng actually still cared about her, still liked her.
It wasn’t truly as written in the suicide note.
She quickly broke into a smile and explained, “Xiao Cheng, you know me; I’ve never hidden anything from you. The fiancé and the marriage contract were all fabricated by a despicable person, who claimed to have news of my father.”
“I actually… I was actually going there for my father.”
She had never acknowledged such a marriage contract, nor did she want to be with this Xiao Ming whom she had never even met.
If the jade pendant hadn’t matched, she wouldn’t have paid any attention to the other party.
Chi Xiao Cheng already knew the exact situation through Si Chen, so of course, she wouldn’t believe the fabrication, still saying unhappily, “You’re still lying to me.”
“I’m not!”
“Even your liking for me was fake, and you say you’re not?”
“I…” Su Tao was momentarily speechless. She had known all along that she would face this problem.
If she didn’t answer well, Xiao Cheng might refuse treatment.
And just as Professor Su had said, after this time, there would be no next time.
It wasn't that there would be no next time because she did well.
It was because after losing Chi Xiao Cheng, with no one left to treat, there would naturally be no next time.
She should have faced it long ago, shouldn’t she?
There was no escaping it anymore.
If she couldn’t refuse, then she would force herself to accept it.
What happened afterward would be a matter for afterward; what was important now was Xiao Cheng!
Su Tao looked up, speaking very earnestly to Chi Xiao Cheng, “Xiao Cheng, my liking for you is real. I didn’t accept your confession before because… Ye Liang might still target me, and there’s Lin Fangya too.”
“If I had accepted you, I was afraid they would hurt you just like that night!”
“I don’t want you to get hurt again!”
Su Tao reached out and took Chi Xiao Cheng’s hand, saying affectionately, “Xiao Cheng, if you confess again, I will say, ‘I do.’”
Let them become a couple if they become a couple.
Taking that step was also unavoidable.
Holding that small hand, Su Tao’s heart inexplicably sped up.
It wasn’t true affection.
It was merely a perfunctory gesture born of helplessness towards her.
But why, then, did she still feel nervous?
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