Chapter 239 Who'S The Third Wheel?
Who'S The Third Wheel?
Chi Xiaocheng didn't know how she fell asleep, she only felt very warm and very safe. It was the first time since waking up that she had slept so peacefully.
Although after waking up, her lumbar disc and neck were a little sore.
Su Tao had held her all night, and she had nestled in Su Tao's arms all night. Although she could fall asleep, the sleeping position was awkward.
As a result, Dongfang Yang came to visit Chi Xiaocheng early in the morning only to find Chi Xiaocheng sitting on the bed, pointing and gesturing at Su Tao.
And Su Tao sat obediently in a chair, looking down as if ashamed, letting Chi Xiaocheng vent her small morning temper.
From Dongfang Yang's perspective, Su Tao was practically about to say, "I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry," and bow deeply.
But in reality, Su Tao was looking down not out of shame, but secretly rejoicing, a hint of a smile even on her lips that Chi Xiaocheng didn't notice.
Last night...
It's a little embarrassing to say.
After waking up groggily in the middle of the night, she couldn't fall back asleep. But Chi Xiaocheng was sleeping soundly in her arms. After teasing her a bit and finding she wouldn't wake up, she...
In short, it's a little difficult to put into words. Those present are probably all upright gentlemen and wouldn't bother to understand.
Seeing that the two hadn't noticed him at the door, Dongfang Yang knocked and asked, bewildered, "So, are you two... playing some kind of role-playing game?"
Only when he spoke did Chi Xiaocheng and Su Tao notice this sunny boy. Today, he had changed into a less flamboyant outfit, from his usual fiery red to a faint gray-black.
Without speaking, and without his usual silly tone, he actually had a bit of a cold, CEO vibe.
As if caught doing something she shouldn't, Su Tao was a little shy, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear, "It's nothing, I just finished helping Xiaocheng wash up, but I didn't do a very good job."
"So that's it. I'm happy to see that the misunderstanding between you two has been resolved."
Dongfang Yang walked in with a smile, then went to Chi Xiaocheng's side, acting like an older brother lecturing his younger sister, "But Chi Xiaocheng, as the younger sister, you can't lecture Su Tao, got it?"
Chi Xiaocheng rolled her eyes at Dongfang Yang, practically shouting "idiot".
But she had to keep up the act.
She had been held by Tao Tao all night, and her affection for her wasn't that high after her memory was scrambled. She had to be a little bratty!
Chi Xiaocheng simply withdrew her idiot look and gave Dongfang Yang a sweet smile.
Su Tao was sitting on the side closer to the door, while Dongfang Yang was standing by the window. At that moment, sunlight streamed in, illuminating the side profiles of both Chi Xiaocheng and Dongfang Yang.
Both had faint smiles.
The warm and beautiful scene looked like interaction between siblings, or like...
A couple.
Su Tao, who had been feeling a bit smug, felt as if she had been drenched in cold water, her whole body freezing.
Yes, she had only used a small trick to have Xiaocheng for one night, and then when she woke up, Xiaocheng was a little bratty but not really angry with her. What was there to be smug about?
Even if she approached her, Xiaocheng would still feel a little uncomfortable.
She didn't know the reason, but from the smile Chi Xiaocheng showed Dongfang Yang, she could see that the distance was still there.
She could still feel that clear sense of distance.
She and Xiaocheng had chatted for a long time last night, and they had interacted this morning.
Didn't everything seem normal?
But Su Tao hadn't heard the words "Tao Tao" that she wanted to hear.
Not even a "Su Tao Jie Jie."
Everything had turned into "Hey" and "You" and other such common phrases.
This despicable method only resulted in self-pity and comfort.
Xiaocheng's body hadn't even recovered, and she had made her not sleep well all night, causing her neck and body to be sore when she woke up the next day.
"Su Tao, what's wrong?"
Dongfang Yang's question came from beside her.
Su Tao quickly looked up and forced a smile, "What's wrong? I'm fine!"
The smile gradually stiffened.
Yes, I'm fine.
Anyway, Dongfang Yang was so naive and only treated Xiaocheng like a younger sister.
You have to walk step by step, and eat bite by bite.
At least she could take care of Xiaocheng now, feed her breakfast, peel fruit for her, and sit beside her and chat.
After she finished her breakfast, Su Tao eagerly inquired with Doctor Cheng.
Even though the misunderstanding had been resolved, why did Xiaocheng still feel uncomfortable with her? That sense of distance was always there.
Doctor Cheng replied, "This is a residual problem caused by her amnesia. Although your misunderstanding has been resolved, in her scrambled memory, you may have still caused her a deep impression of harm. This current 'misunderstanding' is probably just a hope for past feelings."
"The more critical thing is probably the pain that happened before the amnesia. She doesn't want to endure that kind of pain, so her brain subconsciously forgot it. After forgetting, the blank memory needs to be filled, so there was memory scrambling."
"But you have to know that people's subconscious and memory are not as simple as they seem on the surface. It's not that she lost her memory, so she doesn't remember anything, like a blank sheet of paper, believing whatever you say."
"People's self-thinking is still there. Habits, subconscious actions, and subconscious thoughts left before the amnesia will all manifest in life."
"She feels uncomfortable with you probably because her subconscious wants to escape the pain that caused the amnesia."
Doctor Cheng, "In other words, her subconscious is avoiding you, afraid that you will bring more pain, so it has formed rejection and aversion."
Su Tao never thought that there would be such a reason.
She quickly asked, "Then what's the solution?"
Doctor Cheng, "You probably have to ask a more professional psychologist about this. The method I can provide you is to take care of her more meticulously in daily life, and go along with her wishes. You should understand the feeling of developing affection over time."
"Reduce all of her wariness and let her think that you would never hurt her no matter what. Only in this way can you dispel that subconscious fear."
"Or, awaken all of her memories."
After speaking, Su Tao fell silent again with her phone in hand.
"Awakening her memories..."
Su Tao sighed, wanting to but also being a little afraid.
It's not that she's afraid of Chi Xiaocheng's *yandere* tendencies, but awakening those memories must mean first experiencing pain before getting to the past memories, right?
After all, amnesia was caused by this kind of pain. Only after enduring the pain can you recall the past beauty.
You have to step over that threshold first.
But Su Tao was afraid that Chi Xiaocheng would collapse because of that painful memory.
The ending of the girl in the old man's story was still vivid in her mind.
At noon, Su Tao planned to feed Chi Xiaocheng during lunchtime, but when she arrived outside the ward, she saw the person she shouldn't hate, but just didn't want to see.
Fang Ning.
She would come in the mornings and at noon, but she didn't know why she didn't come this morning.
But now, she had arrived earlier than her.
And... she was feeding Chi Xiaocheng.
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