Chapter 174 Chapter 174: You Deserve Nothing More Than Regret
Chapter 174: You Deserve Nothing More Than Regret
Su Tao didn't know where Chengcheng's confidence came from, but facing that steadfast and assured gaze, she couldn't help but offer a faint smile. "Alright, I'll listen to you. I'll believe a miracle can happen."
Anyway, it was just a perfunctory agreement.
How could a dead person possibly come back to life?
Since they were out to relax, she shouldn't just vent negative emotions onto Chengcheng.
Chengcheng took a big gulp of her coffee, finishing the entire orange juice concoction, then stood up and said, "Let's go. We don't have much time. It's no fun just sitting in this coffee shop. The sun's so nice, let's go for a walk."
Su Tao stood up, puzzled. "Going for a walk is fine, but what do you mean we don't have much time...?"
"Didn't I tell you?" Chengcheng picked up Da Wang and placed him on her shoulder. "I snuck out. I'm working on a research project lately, and I often have to shut myself away. My advisor only gave me a three-hour break."
As she spoke, she glanced down at her phone. "Let's wander around for another hour and a half, then I'll have to head back early."
Su Tao asked, "What kind of research are you working on, Senior Martial Sister?"
"Uh..." Chengcheng replied casually, "Astronomy. You wouldn't understand even if I told you."
"Where should we go next?"
"Hmm... let's go to your school. While it's still lively before the holidays. I haven't been to Kyushu University yet."
Hearing this, Su Tao went ahead to the door and opened it. Waiting for Chengcheng to come out, she closed the door behind them. "If we're going to school, maybe we should take a taxi. It's a half-hour walk."
"It's fine, let's just walk."
They chatted casually along the way, but having already sat in the coffee shop for an hour, they had already covered most of the topics.
Su Tao herself was usually quite talkative, but since Chi Xiaocheng left, she had become somewhat taciturn.
The topic circled back to Chi Xiaocheng in the end.
Chengcheng walked slightly ahead, asking, "Taozi, if your Xiaocheng could wake up, what's the first thing you'd want to say to her?"
Su Tao rubbed her chin, thinking for a moment. "Probably... an apology."
"I thought you were pretty emotionally intelligent when we were chatting. How come you're so slow when it comes to romance?"
Chengcheng skipped over a small snowdrift, turning back to look at Su Tao. "She definitely wouldn't be happy if you apologized. The most important thing is to give her what she wants most the moment she wakes up."
Su Tao: "What she wants most?"
"Yeah, you have to remember that she was only willing to take a bullet for you because she likes you, she's worried about you, and she doesn't want you to get hurt. She wants you to live and be happy."
"Not depressed and miserable. If she wakes up and sees you looking all dejected and saying sorry, anyone would think it wasn't worth saving you, right?"
Chengcheng's words struck Su Tao's heart with every syllable.
What did Xiaocheng want at the very end?
Su Tao's memories returned to that final moment of parting.
Two words suddenly appeared in her mind.
Confession.
She stopped in her tracks. "Chengcheng, are you saying that I should confess to her when she wakes up?"
Chengcheng turned back around and continued walking, a slight smile on her lips. "I wouldn't know. Only you know what she's lacking and what she likes. But this is just a hypothetical, of course."
She said it casually, but Su Tao's eyes became serious. "If she can really wake up, I will definitely confess!"
This time, not just saying I like you.
Not even saying I love you or anything like that.
But announcing to you that we will become a couple, and you will become my girlfriend!
"But, in the end, this is just a hypothetical, right?"
Su Tao sighed again, regret constantly haunting her.
How she wished that Chi Xiaocheng could have heard her confession in that final moment.
However, Chengcheng, who had been walking ahead, suddenly turned to look at Su Tao.
Su Tao was startled. "Senior Martial Sister, what's wrong?"
Chengcheng pushed up her black-rimmed glasses, as if confirming something.
After Su Tao held her breath for a long time, Chengcheng asked very seriously, "Your Xiaocheng was willing to die for you, and you've never even confessed to her?"
"I..." Su Tao was momentarily speechless.
Then she lowered her head. "It's my fault. I've always... always been a little afraid of Xiaocheng's *yandere* tendencies."
Chengcheng: "What else?"
"Also... also, I think two girls together is just... a little strange."
Her views hadn't completely changed yet.
Chengcheng turned around, looking somewhat dissatisfied. "Being so hesitant all the time, you really only deserve to regret it like this. You should be grateful that your Xiaocheng has always liked you."
"If someone else snatches her away one day, it'll be too late for regrets."
"Besides, even if she does wake up, this kind of fake confession is just compensation, not love and affection."
Su Tao pursed her lips, stubbornly saying, "But what's the use of saying all this? Xiaocheng can't wake up anyway."
She hadn't gone to the hospital.
She didn't dare to face Chi Xiaocheng's body.
More than a week had passed now. Although Dongfang Yang hadn't given her any news, a good day for cremation was probably all that was left.
The two people's originally harmonious relationship seemed to have been strained by this topic.
It lasted until they reached the entrance of Kyushu University. Chengcheng looked up and exclaimed, "As expected of the top university in the country! This gate is so impressive."
Su Tao glanced at Chengcheng, puzzled. "Senior Martial Sister, your school is the impressive one. It's widely recognized as the best in Kyushu City."
"Ahem, what you can't get always excites you, you wouldn't understand."
Seeing many students walking out with luggage, Chengcheng couldn't help but ask, "What are you planning to do next?"
"I..." Su Tao hesitated, when she saw a familiar figure walking over with a suitcase. "Yo, Taozi, haven't seen you in a week. How have you been?"
The person who came was Li Ran, a classmate she worked with at a part-time job.
Su Tao lied, "I've been pretty busy lately. Are you going home?"
"Yeah, there's nothing to do after the exams. I just got my wages yesterday, and I got my credits, so I quit my job at the supermarket."
Li Ran came to Su Tao's side. "Almost everyone who was working part-time has quit. There are only one or two people left at the supermarket. You've been on leave for a week too. It's really lucky that the new supervisor approved such a long leave for you."
Hearing what Li Ran said, Su Tao remembered.
After Sister Long was injured by Xiaocheng, a new supervisor came to the supermarket.
At that time, she wasn't in a good state, so Dongfang Yang helped her take more than a week off.
If she hadn't seen Li Ran, she would have forgotten about it.
Thinking of this, Su Tao felt a little scared again.
Xiaocheng was good in every way, except for her *yandere* tendencies, which she didn't like.
Xiaocheng's extremism not only sent Sister Long to the hospital, but also injured her advisor.
Although Sister Long was a bit harsh, those were just minor conflicts. It was still a life, after all!
Not to mention, her advisor was extremely good to her, guiding and nurturing her since the beginning of the semester.
Su Tao pursed her lips and asked, "How is Sister Long?"
Li Ran said casually, "She's in the hospital. She lost an arm, is permanently blind in both eyes, and seems to have suffered other injuries. She'll probably be a vegetable for the rest of her life."
As she spoke, she happily smiled. "Taozi, what your Xiaocheng did was really great. She deserved it!"
Hearing this, Su Tao was stunned. "Deserved it?"
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