Chapter 141 Chapter 141 Her Twisted Self, And Your Mistakes (Extra Chapter)
Chapter 141 Her Twisted Self, And Your Mistakes (Extra Chapter)
Two days had passed; it was another morning.
Su Tao’s face was drawn with fatigue. She sat numbly on the sofa, her gaze fixed on a small figure busy in the kitchen.
She was preparing “orange juice.”
The sharp, dark metal, glinting coldly, sliced repeatedly across a tender arm, each cut like a gash in Su Tao’s own heart.
In just one day, Su Tao had come to fully understand what extreme, sickly possessiveness truly meant.
After breakfast, lunch, and dinner, more or less, she would hand over half a glass of "orange juice."
She said it was proof of their mutual integration.
When they watched television together during their free time, she would nestle in Su Tao's arms, and whenever Su Tao looked down, she would meet Chi Xiaocheng’s gaze.
Su Tao would be watching the movie, while Chi Xiaocheng watched her.
She said that if Su Tao was out of her sight, she would feel uneasy.
When Su Tao occasionally drifted into thought, Chi Xiaocheng would ask her what she was thinking about, as if afraid she might be thinking of others, or perhaps of how to escape.
But in reality, this was different from the isolation a month ago.
Su Tao could indeed access her phone.
The room door wasn't locked.
She could move freely throughout the house. Although Chi Xiaocheng watched her most of the time, she wasn't under surveillance 24 hours a day.
Sometimes Chi Xiaocheng even went out herself.
But was this truly freedom?
Even with the door wide open, Su Tao didn't have the courage to run out.
Her last departure had led to Chi Xiaocheng attempting to take her own life, only saved by sheer luck.
If she left again, what would she find upon returning home?
Or rather, if she returned home, would she ever see Xiaocheng again?
If she left, Su Tao feared Chi Xiaocheng would be in danger.
But if she didn't leave, Chi Xiaocheng would harm herself at home, using it as so-called proof of love.
She was using her own body to restrict Su Tao's actions!
Su Tao had no idea how to stop Chi Xiaocheng.
Having shed the disguise of a docile child, her obsessive and twisted possessiveness seemed to have become the norm.
She curled up slightly, then blankly watched as Chi Xiaocheng handed her a glass of vivid red “orange juice.”
“Taotao, it's time for your drink.”
Was this truly a drink?
Why would she call this a drink?
Xiaocheng, shouldn't you bandage your hand first?
Was Xiaocheng unwell, or was Su Tao herself unwell?
Su Tao numbly reached out for the "orange juice," closed her eyes, and poured it into her mouth.
Although she still felt nauseated, her body had gradually grown accustomed to the taste over the past two days.
Rather, it was like recalling the situation during that time of isolation and re-acclimating herself to the taste.
A bead of crimson appeared at the corner of her lips. Su Tao slowly opened her eyes and saw Chi Xiaocheng open her arms, gently embracing her.
A soft warmth enveloped her.
A different kind of sweetness swiftly washed away the psychological revulsion caused by the "orange juice."
“This is a reward for a good girl, you know.”
Chi Xiaocheng's words echoed in her ear again, making Su Tao instinctively shrink back.
She felt like she was about to break.
Although nothing was physically done to her each day, she felt an overwhelming sense of oppression, making it difficult to breathe.
After that morning, Su Tao received the phone Chi Xiaocheng gave her.
She felt as if she had found a lifeline. Seizing the moment when Chi Xiaocheng's attention was elsewhere, she quickly sent a message to Si Chen on WeChat.
Yes, Si Chen.
Dr. Cheng hadn't replied, Cheng Cheng had coincidentally gone into seclusion recently, and Su Tao only had Dr. Chen and Dr. Lin's phone numbers, but she couldn't add them on WeChat using those numbers.
Among the few people she could talk to about Chi Xiaocheng, only Si Chen was still responding.
They had already discussed the exact time she would get the phone yesterday. As soon as the time came, Si Chen had already sent a message: “How is Chi Xiaocheng doing now?”
Su Tao read the message, then deleted the chat history, and replied, “Xiaocheng is even more unwell today than yesterday. I even feel like she's watching me while I sleep at night!”
She sent the message, unilaterally deleting the chat history.
Then she continued, “I truly feel she's getting sicker and sicker. Today she fed me that red ‘orange juice’ again. The amount was less than yesterday, but this has been going on for two days now. I'm really worried her body won't be able to take it either.”
“What on earth should I do?!”
Si Chen: “Don't panic just yet. Be careful she doesn't notice your activities.”
Si Chen: “I've compiled a report based on what you told me yesterday, and Dr. Lin has already analyzed it.”
Su Tao: “Then why has Xiaocheng become like this? Her obsessive possessiveness is getting worse and worse. What am I supposed to do?!”
Su Tao gripped her phone tightly, glanced towards the room, then lowered her head again.
Now, she no longer hoped for Chi Xiaocheng to be immediately cured.
Calming her emotions first, and getting her to step back from this obsessive state, was more important than anything.
Si Chen first sent a sighing emoji, then typed out a message.
“To be honest, Chi Xiaocheng's situation is very bad right now.”
“Before, she was mostly normal, only occasionally becoming obsessively possessive when provoked. For instance, if she knew you liked someone, she would turn dark and become hostile towards that person.”
“Dr. Lin speculates that the main reason for this change is her attempt to take her own life two weeks ago.”
Su Tao: “Could it be because… that failed suicide attempt made her afraid?”
“Yes,” Si Chen replied. “She had already written her will and was even prepared to give you up, to let you live your own life.”
“But at the brink of death, the things a person needs and craves most surge into their mind, or rather, the things they care about most, like what people call a 'life flashing before their eyes'.”
“Perhaps it was precisely experiencing death that caused her to become like this.”
“According to Dr. Lin's and my conjecture, the main reason Chi Xiaocheng is like this is still fear.”
Su Tao: “Fear?”
She didn't understand. She was clearly the one who should be afraid. With Xiaocheng like this, what could Xiaocheng possibly be afraid of?
However, Si Chen gave her the answer: “There are many possibilities.”
“She's afraid you'll never care about her again.”
“Afraid she'll be alone.”
“Afraid that if you're not by her side, you might experience something like what happened on Binjiang Bridge last time, leading to injury, or even death.”
“Subconsciously, she might believe that only when you're by her side are you safe, and only then will she not be lonely.”
Su Tao looked at the text, feeling anxious, “But I've always been by her side! Why does she still make me drink that ‘orange juice’? This is just too abnormal!”
Si Chen: “It's only abnormal in your eyes. Is there a possibility that her thinking has been twisted by that encounter with death?”
“Do you remember your reaction when you told me about that time on the rooftop? To stop her from harming herself, you semi-willingly tasted the ‘orange juice’ and said you liked it.”
“Out of a self-preservation instinct, she has come to believe that only by harming herself, and relying on the ‘orange juice,’ can she keep you.”
Si Chen: “You and she are both involved parties, and I am merely an observer. None of us can view this matter from a God's-eye perspective. Who can say whether she is wrong or you are wrong?”
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