Chapter 220 Chapter 220: An Ominous Premonition (Bonus Chapter For Brazilian Blue Electric Fan Blowing Itching Powder)
Chapter 220: An Ominous Premonition (Bonus Chapter For Brazilian Blue Electric Fan Blowing Itching Powder)
In Dongfang Yang's opinion, this was the greatest possibility!
Becoming cold towards her, or even rejecting her—if one considered this as the brain's self-protection mechanism due to painful experiences, it was explainable.
Su Tao, in particular, understood even better why things had become this way.
The bullet before death was very painful. Even if Chi Xiaocheng had said something about being content, if Su Tao were to put herself in Chi Xiaocheng's shoes, she certainly wouldn't be willing to die like that.
To die like that, before confessing to the person she loved, before they had truly gotten together, would naturally bring pain and unwillingness.
Moreover, before being shot, aside from the brief, final moment of peace like a dying flicker, she had actually argued with Chi Xiaocheng!
Saying things like she didn't like her, hated her, and was afraid of her yandere tendencies.
The dark room at that time also involved many disputes.
Even before that, she had said that she didn't want Chi Xiaocheng to interfere with her life.
It was precisely because of her yandere tendencies that she had done so many wrong things. Tracing back, wasn't her first suicide attempt also her own fault?
If, under these circumstances, she had sealed off that part of her memory, wouldn't that also be explainable?
Of course, this was only one possibility.
Su Tao's heart grew heavier, yet she continued to listen to Dongfang Yang's analyses, sentence by sentence.
He said, "I haven't seen Chi Xiaocheng yet, so I'm not sure what her memories and impressions of me are. Analyzing solely from what Su Tao has said, if she has sealed off memories and emotions, I believe it might be around the time you two argued because of Ye Liang."
Su Tao was stunned for a moment. "Ye Liang?"
"Yes," Dongfang Yang nodded. "Although I don't want to mention that guy, looking at your past and subsequent experiences, the only period when Chi Xiaocheng would likely have disliked you was then, right? Didn't you say your relationship was very good before high school graduation?"
"Mhm!" Su Tao nodded vigorously. "Before high school graduation, Xiaocheng and I were... like sisters. After our argument, and then due to various misunderstandings involving Ye Liang, I distanced myself from her for a few months. Our relationship was at its worst during that period."
"But after that, we slowly reconciled, and our relationship got better and better."
She didn't tell the whole truth, but it wouldn't lead to misunderstanding.
She was avoiding and rejecting Xiaocheng, but Xiaocheng's feelings and love for her were deepening. So, telling Dongfang Yang and Professor Su that their relationship was "getting better and better" wasn't problematic.
Back then, Xiaocheng couldn't have disliked her the way she did now.
Whether it was a lover's "liking" or a familial "liking," at any other time, if she had said something like that, Xiaocheng wouldn't have so clearly said, "I don't like you."
Dongfang Yang continued, following Su Tao's line of thought, "If her memory was sealed off before that time, it's understandable why she would be cold towards Su Tao. After all, in her eyes, you were still close to Ye Liang, thus neglecting and slighting her."
After hearing Dongfang Yang, Su Tao's heart ached, but she also slowly exhaled.
If that were truly the case, it would be alright.
After all, deep down, Xiaocheng still liked her, right?
She just hadn't shown it; she was hiding that side of herself. Otherwise, she wouldn't have confessed to her in the basement back then, nor would there have been the dark room incidents later.
Su Tao lifted her head slightly, gazing distractedly at the clock on the wall.
The basement...
Had they come full circle, returning to the very beginning?
Would she then have to experience Xiaocheng's yandere tendencies all over again?
Su Tao suddenly clenched her fists.
If that were the case, she would absolutely not make the wrong choice again!
At this moment, Dongfang Yang changed the subject. "However, this is only my guess. If her memory truly reverted to that period, my relationship with Chi Xiaocheng was also quite ordinary back then."
At that time, Chi Xiaocheng's face after makeup was like a ghostly scrawl, without the bonus of her cute appearance, and her first impression was negative, so Dongfang Yang was quite repulsed by that little girl.
Recalling those past events, he felt a surge of emotion.
So he said to Su Tao and Professor Su, "I'll go talk to Chi Xiaocheng first and see if she remembers me."
Su Tao immediately stood up. "I'll go with you too."
"Uh... Su Tao, maybe you shouldn't go for now. Chi Xiaocheng has a rather poor impression of you, and you two just had an emotional moment. It might have a counterproductive effect."
Professor Su also nodded. "Miss Su, please wait for now. Miss Chi's condition shouldn't involve too much emotional stimulation. We're currently in the conjecture stage. First, contact a psychologist, and then I'll also need to conduct instrumental tests to further confirm what exactly is wrong with Miss Chi."
Even though Su Tao was very anxious, she could only suppress her emotions.
She then continuously comforted herself: Look on the bright side, Xiaocheng is awake, isn't she? Compared to the outcome of her dying or sleeping forever, this is already incredibly good news, and the result will definitely be positive.
She picked up her phone and immediately sent a message to Doctor Cheng.
...
At the same time, Dongfang Yang was also on his way to Chi Xiaocheng's room.
He pondered how best to talk to her if Chi Xiaocheng's memory truly ended at the period involving Ye Liang.
"At that time, would she have disliked me?"
"After all, she had even confessed to me."
Dongfang Yang arrived on the 8th floor and sighed with emotion, "But compared to now, the old Chi Xiaocheng probably didn't like me as much. Later, she liked me so much, maybe she was just conquered by this young master's brilliant and heroic charm."
While lost in thought, Dongfang Yang had already arrived outside the patient's room.
Seeing the docile girl sitting on the bed, staring blankly at the scenery outside, the corners of his lips couldn't help but curve into a smile.
From her quietly lying in the hospital bed to her being alive now, Dongfang Yang had seen it all. Even knowing that Chi Xiaocheng might have some issues with her memory and emotions, he couldn't help but feel happy for her.
So, after glancing at the door frame, he walked straight in.
He saw Chi Xiaocheng turn around, and taking the lead, he greeted her, saying, "Yo, Chi Xiaocheng, do you still remember me?"
Chi Xiaocheng revealed a shallow smile. "Boss, what kind of joke are you playing? Of course, I remember."
Dongfang Yang was stunned for a moment by her address. "Boss?"
Chi Xiaocheng tilted her head. "Is something wrong? Didn't you tell me to call you Boss before?"
"Hold on a second..."
Dongfang Yang covered his forehead, then rubbed his temples.
According to Su Tao, her memory should only extend to shortly after school started, when Su Tao and Ye Liang still had a good relationship.
Calling me Boss, does that mean the memory gap is from around the time she worked at the coffee shop?
But at that time, her relationship with Su Tao had already eased quite a bit, hadn't it?
Dongfang Yang couldn't quite grasp the extent of her memory, so he said to Chi Xiaocheng, "Calling me Boss is fine, but you're constantly skipping work, showing up only 'three days fishing, two days drying nets.' How can you still acknowledge me as your boss?"
Chi Xiaocheng self-consciously extended her index finger to twirl a strand of hair by her temple. "It's not like the coffee shop had much business anyway, and Big Brother Chu San said he didn't need me."
Dongfang Yang raised an eyebrow. From Chi Xiaocheng's words, it seemed she had already been working at the coffee shop for quite some time.
If it was later than that, hadn't her relationship with Su Tao already been repaired?
Dongfang Yang pondered for a moment, then asked, "Chi Xiaocheng, how do you feel about Ye Liang...?"
Hearing this, Chi Xiaocheng frowned, and with considerable distaste, she said to Dongfang Yang, "Ye Liang? What feelings could I possibly have? He tried to kill me before, and Big Sister Su Tao even sided with him. I hate both of them!"
As soon as she said this, Dongfang Yang's pupils immediately constricted.
Regarding Chi Xiaocheng's situation, he had an ominous premonition.
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