Chapter 184 Chapter 184 This Dream Is Sweet
Chapter 184 This Dream Is Sweet
The moment the door opened, time seemed to freeze.
Da Wang, who had been jumping on the sofa with a scarecrow in its mouth, immediately turned its head at the sound.
At the same time, the scarecrow held in its mouth was staring at her room in a strange, frozen pose.
One arm was raised high, the other seemed to be tugging at Da Wang's whiskers, and its legs were in a flying kick position.
It was as if the scarecrow had been alive, and then abruptly stopped in its tracks.
Moreover, those red, crystal-like eyes held an inexplicable familiarity.
The air conditioner wasn't on, and Su Tao simply took off her boots and stepped onto the layers of rugs Chi Xiaocheng had laid down earlier.
Picking up the remote, she turned on the air conditioning.
Immediately, Da Wang excitedly came to Su Tao, still carrying the scarecrow.
It dropped the scarecrow on the ground and happily rubbed against her clean, scentless white socks.
Su Tao couldn't help but squat down and stroke Da Wang's head. "Since Xiaocheng left, the last time you were this happy was at the café. It's so good that you're gradually recovering, Da Wang."
"But when did we get this doll?"
Su Tao pinched one of the scarecrow's legs between her index finger and thumb.
Lifting it to her face, she felt a faint sense that the scarecrow was sweating cold sweat.
"It's like it's alive. Am I imagining things?"
Su Tao easily bent the scarecrow's limbs back into a normal position and placed the doll on the table.
She assumed Da Wang had brought it and turned to walk into her room.
This made Chi Xiaocheng, whose body was tense with nervousness, breathe a sigh of relief.
"Thank goodness I wasn't exposed, or Su Tao would have been scared to death."
Then, she glared fiercely at Da Wang, who was approaching again. "You stupid cat, when my body recovers, I'm going to stew you!"
"Meow~"
Da Wang stuck out its big tongue and licked the scarecrow's face, wetting the doll's fabric.
Seeing Su Tao come out of the room with clothes, Chi Xiaocheng had no choice but to let Da Wang play with it.
As Su Tao turned and entered the bathroom, she secretly took out the status glasses again and glanced at the girl's status.
[Su Tao]
[Height: 166]
[Weight: 97 → 95]
[Size: C]
[Current Status: Moderate stress, listless, haggard, physically weak, loss of appetite, self-denial, excessive self-blame, self-isolation]
[Ordinary Affection for Host: 97 → 99 (In her subconscious, you are an indispensable person in her life. She has belatedly realized your importance, and is even more reluctant to see you leave)]
[Romantic Affection for Host: 49 → 56 (She has a preliminary concept of liking, and believes she may like you somewhat, but this concept isn't deeply rooted. Gender-related views still pose considerable obstacles for her, and she's eagerly trying to understand what true liking is)]
[Possessive Affection for Host: 31 → 27 (Someone like Fang Ning sees you as her everything, but you're already dead. She thinks she shouldn't selfishly possess you; otherwise, your existence will be erased from everyone else's memory. When a person is forgotten by everyone in the world, that's when they truly die)]
[Emotional Value Required to Upgrade Status Glasses: 1500]
The numerical changes weren't significant, but what Chi Xiaocheng cared about most was Su Tao's weight.
At home, Chi Xiaocheng knew Su Tao's daily routine and diet well.
She would stare blankly until 12 o'clock at night and then lie down, remaining in bed even when she couldn't sleep, until she slowly got up around noon.
She would cook some rice and see what leftovers were in the fridge. The simplest thing was to eat an egg with some pickled vegetables, casually shoveling down a few mouthfuls of rice as a meal.
In just a few days, she had lost another two pounds.
It made Chi Xiaocheng's heart ache.
The changes in affection levels seemed less important compared to the weight loss.
"But thankfully, she seems to be in better spirits, with a little more vitality."
[Perhaps she met someone today who enlightened her, and she adjusted her mood and thoughts.]
"That's good."
The sweet dream Chi Xiaocheng had prepared was originally meant to relieve Su Tao's stress.
And now...
Looking at the 56 points of romantic affection, a hint of anticipation appeared on Chi Xiaocheng's lips.
"It would be best if it rose to 60 in one fell swoop!"
While Su Tao was showering, Chi Xiaocheng sneaked into the room, also luring Da Wang in, so that she could explain why a stuffed animal that was just in the living room suddenly appeared in the room.
Lying on the ground, Chi Xiaocheng waited for about half an hour before Su Tao came out of the bathroom.
A thin nightgown once again offered a feast for the eyes.
Reaching out and placing Chi Xiaocheng back in the pile of stuffed animals, Su Tao sat on the bed.
First, she took out the old suicide note and looked at it for a long time, then she took out her phone and sent a message to Dr. Cheng.
Not receiving a reply, she turned off the light and slowly lay down.
"I'm sorry, Xiaocheng. From now on... I won't run away anymore."
She lay on her side and hugged the big brown bear, murmuring to herself in the darkness.
Perhaps she had figured things out, or perhaps she was just really tired, but Su Tao fell into a deep sleep before long.
And Chi Xiaocheng quietly crawled to Su Tao's side, looking at her peaceful profile with a loving smile.
"Tao Tao, I've never blamed you."
"You've worked so hard to persevere alone for so long."
"Have a good dream tonight~"
Chi Xiaocheng snuggled into Su Tao's arms, feeling the warmth and softness, and said in her mind.
"System, use the dream invitation item I just bought."
[Okay, Host.]
Dream weaving, inviting her into a dream once more.
For a long time, sleeping had been something Su Tao refused to do.
Because she would dream, and the contents of the dreams were uncontrollable.
Especially after those two lucid dreams, the scenes of Chi Xiaocheng being abused to death by Ye Liang, and of her hiding in city garbage cans and sewers, would repeatedly appear in her dreams.
Even if she forgot most of it after waking up, some incredibly deep memories would always remain.
She would feel even worse after waking up than she did before going to sleep.
She even began to numbly get used to each of these dreams.
Just like now, the moment she opened her eyes and felt a warm spring breeze on her skin, surrounded by something other than her familiar room and bed, Su Tao already realized it.
"Am I dreaming again?"
She closed her eyes, a bitter smile on her lips.
"God, you're really going too far. Xiaocheng is already dead, but you still want to torture her in my dreams."
At the same time, it was also torturing me.
Since she was already dead, couldn't she just let her leave happily?
Why torture her in my dreams?
Wasn't that just repeatedly reminding her that because of her refusal and escape, Xiaocheng couldn't leave happily at all!
In the end, it was just another numbing cycle.
However, at the moment she closed her eyes, a warm little hand took hers.
In her ear was a familiar, incredibly nostalgic, soft voice. "Tao Tao, what are you daydreaming about? Don't say things like I'm dead. I've always been doing well."
The girl she had been thinking about was standing in front of her.
Smiling radiantly.
This time, the dream was sweet.
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