Chapter 145 Chapter 145 Misunderstanding
Chapter 145 Misunderstanding
Hmm-hmm-hmm~ hmm-hmm-hmm~
Accompanied by the vibration, Su Tao’s phone alarm woke her from an exhausted sleep.
The moment she heard the ringtone, Su Tao sprang from her bed, her body tensed.
Her phone ringtone was different from WeChat, not a song or a melody, but something from much earlier, going back to when she first started high school.
One morning, she had accidentally heard Chi Xiaocheng humming.
Her voice was delicate and clear, like a lark, instantly lifting one’s spirits. Unwilling to disturb Chi Xiaocheng, Su Tao hid in the shadows, and, accompanied by the sound of the wind, recorded the melody she was humming.
Whenever someone called, even if it was an advertisement or a scam call, it would calm her mood and make her think of the simple, happy times she had in the countryside.
And of the best version of her in those memories.
In the original novel, this song also gave Su Tao the courage to persevere when facing difficulties.
But now, hearing the ringtone, Su Tao felt as though Chi Xiaocheng was holding the fruit knife stained red with orange juice, humming a song of farewell right in front of her.
It was terrifying.
After quickly calming down with the ringtone, Su Tao looked around and, seeing no sign of Chi Xiaocheng, finally answered the call.
The call had a note attached; it was from a colleague who worked part-time at the snack supermarket. She was a freshman like Su Tao, socially anxious and timid, and very accommodating.
This colleague was covering her shift while Su Tao was on leave.
Su Tao wondered what the call was about. She had to answer quickly while Xiaocheng wasn’t around.
Su Tao picked up the phone. Before she could speak, her colleague’s anxious voice came through, "Tao... Taozi, you finally answered! Where are you? Your Xiaocheng just caused trouble at the store, there's a lot of that red stuff!"
"Red?"
Su Tao’s head buzzed. She quickly threw back the covers, sprang from the bed, and immediately ran to the living room to look around. Chi Xiaocheng wasn’t home at all!
She went to her workplace?
Su Tao quickly asked, "What exactly happened?!"
"I... I don't know." Her colleague's voice was timid. "She brought people and went upstairs to find Manager Long, and then there were screams and fighting sounds from up there. I secretly peeked from the stairwell, and there was red stuff all over the floor!"
"I... I really don't know what to do. Xiaocheng is very important to you, isn't she? I... should I call the police?"
Suddenly, Su Tao remembered the call she and Chi Xiaocheng had taken together earlier.
Although it was just a phone call, Long Mian had scolded her in front of Chi Xiaocheng.
Because of that, Xiaocheng went to cause trouble at my workplace?
She snapped back to reality and quickly pressed, "What’s the situation now?"
"Xiaocheng already left with her people, but she left a tall, strong person here. He... he warned me not to call the police. I... I don't know what to do."
"What about Manager Long? Does anyone know about this?"
"That tall, strong man took a mop upstairs, I... Ah! The... the cabinet moved, he's looking at me, I-I-I can't talk anymore, I'm hanging up!"
Without giving Su Tao any more information, the phone emitted a series of beeps, signaling the end of the call.
The floor was covered in red dye, a man had gone upstairs with a mop, and even...
Su Tao stood in the living room, looking at the table in front of the sofa where she kept her sundries.
Only the fruit knife's sheath lay there, waiting alone.
Without thinking, Su Tao knew what the obsessive Chi Xiaocheng had gone to do.
She imagined the worst possible scenario, turned around, grabbed her clothes, and prepared to leave.
But when she reached the door, she was met by a chilling wind that struck her face painfully.
She hesitated again.
Could she really go out?
There were security cameras in the building corridor. Su Tao wondered if Xiaocheng would check them. What if she missed Xiaocheng, and Xiaocheng returned while she was out? What would be the consequences?
She was torn.
Then she grew scared.
The foot she had extended retreated.
This house was like a circle drawn by Sun Wukong for Tang Monk; she was inside it, with reasons why she could not, under any circumstances, leave.
But if she didn't go out, what would Xiaocheng do next?
Su Tao stood at the doorway, lost in thought for a long time. Her already pale face was made even more haggard by the cold wind.
She snapped back to attention when another call came in.
This time, it was Chen Qian. "Su Tao, where are you?! Didn't you keep an eye on Chi Xiaocheng? She went to see your advisor! They say she caused a huge scene in the office, even the security guards have gone over, and a lot of the leaders are there too!"
With a "boom," it felt as if a clap of thunder had struck Su Tao’s mind, reverberating again and again.
She remembered a sentence she had read before.
Extreme possessiveness can drive someone to interfere with the life of the person they love, just to possess them completely.
To mess up their life, eliminate everyone else, and ensure the beloved has eyes only for them.
The memory of that lucid dream flooded her mind again.
In that dream, didn’t Xiaocheng systematically eliminate everyone around her?
Hiding it from her, isolating her, leaving only herself by her side.
Thus, achieving a mutually dependent relationship.
First Long Mian, then her advisor. Would Chen Qian, Xiao Wei, Si Chen, and Dongfang Yang be next?
Or every single person she knew?
No matter how much Su Tao tried not to think that way, a voice in her mind kept telling her.
Chi Xiaocheng was already interfering with her life!
Su Tao clutched her head in agony, like a powder keg about to explode.
After throwing her life into chaos, what would she do next?
Would she come back with that cute smile, as if nothing had happened?
Could she truly do as Si Chen said and embrace everything about her, love everything about her?
And then, help her to harm the people around her?
One question after another surfaced in her mind, yet she couldn't think of any solution.
What was love, what was affection, what was comfort?
All these negative emotions were practically eroding Su Tao's reason.
How could she possibly calm down and consider any of this?
Her instinct was even telling her, "Maybe she should just give in to Xiaocheng."
Although Xiaocheng's behavior was frightening, if she just went along with her no matter what, perhaps she could feel the concern within her love.
Chaos, struggle.
Yet, just as she couldn't make sense of anything, Chi Xiaocheng returned.
As Su Tao had expected, she came back with a cute, innocent smile, as if nothing had happened.
"Tao Tao is awake already? I bought a fish; how about we make fish soup tonight?"
Like a wife returning home, about to cook dinner, her cute face held anticipation.
Of course, that was assuming one ignored the terrifying, glowing red vertical pupils.
The Cat's Eye ability, when meeting someone's gaze, instills fear and pressure. Even Su Tao, who was close to her, couldn't avoid the effect of this passive skill.
Looking at her so well-behaved, who could have imagined that this little loli had just been brandishing a knife outside?
How was Long Mian?
Was her advisor alright?
How did the school leaders handle the situation?
Had Xiaocheng's possessiveness grown even more severe?
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