Chapter 25 Chapter 25: Have You Ever Liked Her?
Chapter 25: Have You Ever Liked Her?
This was the first time Su Tao had heard that word.
She had never been exposed to pan-ACG culture, nor had she grown up in the stable environment of ordinary people.
An orphan from a young age, she often had to struggle for survival. Before she found Chi Xiaocheng, she lived with an old woman who collected garbage.
The old woman's son didn't care for her, and she had no grandchildren. With her legs ailing, living together meant they took care of each other. It was precisely because of the old woman's teachings that Su Tao, at a young age, was very sensible.
But the old woman passed away early, leaving the world after helping her through the most difficult period.
Then, in elementary school, she met Chi Xiaocheng, who was being bullied.
Chi Xiaocheng's family was also very poor, but they still took her in.
After that, besides working odd jobs, she studied diligently. The occasional joys of her childhood were brought by Chi Xiaocheng. Every time she heard a sweet little voice behind her calling her older sister, she felt it was all worth it, no matter what.
Even now, her hobbies remain reading and listening to music.
She doesn't binge-watch TV shows, read novels, or play games, let alone watch videos or live streams. Her internet usage is mostly for news.
When Chi Xiaocheng brought up the concept of a yandere, she immediately went online to search for it.
During this time, Chi Xiaocheng wasn't in a hurry, patiently waiting for Su Tao to respond.
And in the next hospital room, Su Tao looked at the information she had found, utterly dumbfounded.
"According to how Xiaocheng has been acting, is she really a yandere, as the 'doctor' said?"
"And on the internet, this is actually a 'moe' attribute!"
Su Tao was bewildered.
Whether in the basement or on the rooftop, she had profoundly felt the terror of Chi Xiaocheng's strange state.
But in the eyes of netizens, this was actually a 'moe' attribute within the two-dimensional world.
She read the definition, enunciating each word: "A pathological, distorted psychology arising from deformed love, with a tendency towards possessiveness and extreme thoughts or behaviors, leading to excessive words and actions beyond normal human comprehension..."
"Excessive words and actions also refer to extreme behaviors such as madly declaring love, exclusiveness, stalking, destroying if unattainable, and self-harm."
"Hiss!"
Su Tao thought carefully, wasn't Xiaocheng exactly like that?
Declaring love, exclusiveness, self-harm – a perfect match!
"How do netizens find such distortions 'moe'? Does everyone truly lack love?"
Then, Su Tao searched again: can yandere be cured?
Few doctors offered opinions on this, as yandere in reality also refers to a type of mental illness.
It was better not to search; one search scared her again.
If extreme enough, yandere could also 'blacken' (turn evil). Many yandere examples cited by netizens involved dismembering people and stuffing them into refrigerators, which made Su Tao's scalp tingle.
After a while, Su Tao finally held onto hope and sought out this "Doctor Cheng."
Peach: "Doctor, I just learned what a yandere is, and I feel my friend is quite serious. Do you have a solution?"
Doctor Cheng: "Of course, I've been practicing for thirty years. There's nothing I haven't seen. Dealing with yanderes is my specialty."
Peach: "That's wonderful! How do you charge?"
Doctor Cheng: "No hurry, this is still the consultation stage. I'll give some preliminary treatment suggestions based on your friend's situation. If you find them useful, then we can discuss further. However, this type of treatment rarely uses medication."
Doctor Cheng: "For these types of mental patients, you need to use actions and words for spiritual treatment."
Hearing this, Su Tao felt much more at ease.
Chen Qian was truly her good friend; she was so kind to her.
The uncle she introduced was not only capable but also responsible. She had just been worried that he might demand an exorbitant fee.
After all, she genuinely didn't have much money, and if he asked for a lot, she would have to borrow it.
With a serious expression on her face, Su Tao replied, "Then I'll trouble you, Doctor Cheng."
Chi Xiaocheng's lips curved upwards, and she lightly snapped her fingers.
Got her!
Now she could fully cooperate with her 'doctor' identity to customize an even better yandere plan, forcing Su Tao to take bolder actions for her "treatment."
And the persona she had previously fabricated for herself now came into play.
She typed to Su Tao, "Miss Taozi, yandere also come in many types. In my opinion, your friend should be an 'dependent' type, but she has a history of kidnapping you, so it's not unexpected that she also has some 'possessive' attributes."
Doctor Cheng: "However, you said she is mostly normal, so she should primarily be the dependent type, with less of the possessive type."
"The former, after developing a deformed affection for you, gradually becomes dependent on you. If you leave her or don't put her first in your heart, she will experience various negative emotions, and in severe cases, there will be a tendency towards self-harm or suicidal ideation."
Su Tao recalled everything from the rooftop last night and immediately agreed with what Chi Xiaocheng said.
Doctor Cheng: "And the possessive type often exhibits distorted affection and strong possessiveness. The person wants to make the one they like their own possession. Words are useless; they mostly resort to imprisonment."
"The good news is that her possessive tendencies are fewer. Her dependence on you won't cause social harm. As long as you're good to her and go along with her ideas, she won't behave too excessively."
While talking, Chi Xiaocheng also sent Su Tao notes on various yandere attributes.
For example, the exclusionary type and the aggressive type, which would be terrifying if they killed people at the drop of a hat.
But even so, it still gave Su Tao a headache.
She hesitated for a moment, but still asked Doctor Cheng the question that had been weighing on her mind: "Doctor, then according to you, Xiaocheng says she likes me, so for treatment..."
Doctor Cheng: "Do you like her?"
Peach: "Uh... well, I said we're both girls."
Doctor Cheng: "I also said that's not the point."
Peach: "But that *is* the point!"
Peach: "You, as a doctor, might not think much of it, but I'm the person involved. Two girls, and all that... this, this, this... this isn't right, is it?"
Chi Xiaocheng looked at the panic in Su Tao's words, a composed smile playing on her lips. "She truly doesn't understand anything. Cute girls are the treasures of this world. Two cute girls, wouldn't that be double the joy?"
She continued typing, speaking in Doctor Cheng's tone: "Actually, you've fallen into a misconception. You don't have to genuinely like her. You just need to go along with her affection and pretend to care for her."
Su Tao's eyes lit up: "That's right, Doctor, that really is a way. First, calm her emotions, then slowly help her overcome her emotional block during treatment, and she'll return to normal, right?"
Doctor Cheng: "Yes. You grew up together and have a good relationship, right? If you can't accept her, then use this method: pretend to like her. But there's one thing you need to pay attention to."
Doctor Cheng: "Yanderes are often very perceptive. If she finds out you're only pretending to like her, and her mind collapses, there could be quite serious consequences."
Peach: "This..."
Doctor Cheng: "That's why I asked you if you like her. This point is very important. If you truly have no affection at all, it might be difficult to pretend."
Doctor Cheng: "Have you truly never liked her, not even a little?"
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