Chapter 285 An Unusual Kind Of "Normal"
An Unusual Kind Of "Normal"
Returning to her room with the will, she carefully tidied it up, preserving it before finally letting go of her forced composure and sitting on the bed, scratching her head in frustration.
She had intended to drive Fang Ning away that afternoon.
But what the other woman had said was undoubtedly a declaration of war. She was going to pursue Xiao Cheng and, while her memories were still gone, snatch Xiao Cheng away first!
And then, even if Xiao Cheng's memories did return, with the two sets of memories merging, perhaps Fang Ning would still have a place in her heart?
And those last words she'd spoken...
Were they a well-intentioned reminder, or a show of disdain towards her as a competitor?
She would absolutely not allow Fang Ning to have a place in Xiao Cheng's heart!
If she was going to love, she should love her, Su Tao, as she always had!
She would still regard Fang Ning as an enemy, but she had to admit that some of the things Fang Ning had said had made Su Tao understand why her relationship with Xiao Cheng had been fluctuating so much lately.
She was being too impatient.
Thinking that everything would get better once her memories were awakened.
These past few days, all her goals and actions had been aimed at the target of "awakening her memories," rather than treating her well and loving her.
Because of her impatience, she, Su Tao, had become the one putting pressure on Xiao Cheng.
And what about Fang Ning?
She had been by Xiao Cheng's side the whole time.
Keeping her company, making her happy, providing emotional support, showing her care through her actions.
Su Tao's path seemed to be getting increasingly skewed.
Taking out her phone, Su Tao hesitated for a long time over whether to message Cheng Cheng and Doctor Cheng, but in the end, she didn't.
She felt that she didn't need to trouble them with her problems right now.
The goal was clear.
Steady her mindset, and before Dongfang Yang and Doctor Chen returned, restore her relationship with Xiao Cheng, and even surpass Fang Ning's affection for Xiao Cheng in the meantime!
...
And so, a rather strange scene unfolded at dinner.
According to the plan, Fang Ning should have left to go home, leaving the two of them to their own world, with Chi Xiao Cheng and her beloved Tao Tao.
And in the few days before the doctors came to awaken her memories, she would get Tao Tao to boost her affection.
But... could someone please tell me why things had turned out like this?
At dinner, Chi Xiao Cheng sat in the middle, her bowl piled high with food, one side stacked with shrimp.
She didn't understand why Fang Ning hadn't followed the plan.
When she asked, the little one just narrowed her eyes and said softly, "The plan has changed."
Chi Xiao Cheng didn't know what had changed.
Things seemed to be going in an uncontrollable direction.
Chi Xiao Cheng had thought that Fang Ning might also have fallen in love with her, but she realized that Fang Ning seemed to be deliberately provoking Su Tao.
She only acted differently when Su Tao was around.
When they were alone in their room, she was still incredibly well-behaved.
And after taking a nap with Da Wang and Ying Ran, Chi Xiao Cheng woke up to find that Fang Ning, who had been sleeping on a makeshift bed on the floor, was gone.
Outside, Su Tao had prepared breakfast and knocked on the door, entering as she asked, "Xiao Cheng, are you awake?"
"Where's Ning Ning?"
Chi Xiao Cheng deliberately asked Su Tao where Fang Ning had gone, wanting to observe Su Tao's reaction.
However, Su Tao didn't react strongly. She just calmly walked to her side and said, "I don't know where she went. I didn't see her when I got up this morning. Let me help you comb your hair."
"Okay."
Chi Xiao Cheng's hair wasn't actually that messy. If she didn't want to style it, she could just run her fingers through it and still look cute. But it had been a few days since she and Su Tao had been close.
With Fang Ning gone, the opportunity to get close to Tao Tao became legitimate.
After all, Xiao Cheng was still a patient, and even needed help combing her hair~
Stroking that soft, auburn hair, a hint of fondness and intoxication appeared on Su Tao's face.
Then, she said softly, "Xiao Cheng, I'm really sorry about what happened yesterday. I... I've been on my period these past few days, and I've been feeling inexplicably irritable. I can't sleep well at night, and my brain isn't working properly. I said some strange things to you that day."
She was explaining away the matter of awakening Chi Xiao Cheng's memories.
However, this was long within Chi Xiao Cheng's expectations. "Su Tao, you've already apologized. I understand."
Anyway, according to the script, Tao Tao already had some mental issues.
Of course, Xiao Cheng could understand her "strangeness."
The two of them hid their unspoken thoughts, and after yet another apology, Su Tao could feel that the distance between her and Chi Xiao Cheng had lessened a lot.
The movements of combing Chi Xiao Cheng's hair slowed down involuntarily. Su Tao even went around to Chi Xiao Cheng's side and slightly behind her, deliberately avoiding the reflection in the mirror in front of her.
Watching Chi Xiao Cheng play with her phone while looking down, she quietly bent down.
Picking up a strand of hair, she stealthily brought her nose close to it.
Sniff sniff~
Intoxication gradually turned into infatuation.
It was Xiao Cheng's scent, so wonderful.
Su Tao thought to herself, but she didn't dare to do anything too excessive.
Then, she normally continued to comb Chi Xiao Cheng's hair.
Of course, she didn't know that at the moment she bent down, a strand of hair had also fallen into Chi Xiao Cheng's line of sight, and her little actions had been seen clearly.
But both of them tacitly kept silent about it.
A smug, shallow smile appeared on both their lips at the same time.
With her hair neatly combed, Su Tao picked up a hair tie and asked, "Pigtails?"
"Just tie it with a ribbon."
"Okay, but it feels like something's missing."
Su Tao stood behind Chi Xiao Cheng, looking at the cute girl in front of the mirror, a thoughtful expression on her face. After three seconds, she suddenly realized, "That's right, a hair clip!"
After acting out what she thought was a perfect performance, she reached into her pocket and took out the orange hair clip from before. "Xiao Cheng, how about wearing this?"
Chi Xiao Cheng pretended to reminisce. "This is..."
"A gift." Su Tao directly interrupted Chi Xiao Cheng's reminiscence, and with a bit of her own careful thoughts, she walked to Chi Xiao Cheng and squatted down. "Doesn't this orange hair clip match Xiao Cheng really well? I specially made it myself. I think Xiao Cheng will look very cute wearing it."
Just yesterday, she had used this hair clip to talk about the matter of her memories.
In the blink of an eye, it had become something she had made herself.
Tao Tao, Tao Tao, your careful thoughts just aren't careful enough.
But she was actually starting to try to make her happy and like her, had she finally figured it out?
Chi Xiao Cheng wasn't quite sure. She had thought that after yesterday's events, Su Tao would become even more abnormal, but now she had become more normal instead.
Accepting the hair clip as a gift, and pretending not to know anything, Chi Xiao Cheng sweetly called out "Su Tao jie jie," while also taking out a sachet.
"Then I'll give this to Su Tao jie jie as a New Year's gift."
"A sachet?"
Almost exactly like the stress-relieving sachet that had accompanied her for so long.
Chi Xiao Cheng nodded lightly. "I specially asked someone to make it. I originally wanted to thank Su Tao jie jie for taking care of me these past few days yesterday, but I can only give it to you now."
Su Tao happily accepted the sachet, reached out and touched Chi Xiao Cheng's head. "There's no need to say thank you for anything. It's not like I don't like you."
She lightly spoke her feelings, which sounded a bit like the affection a sister had for her younger sister.
Su Tao paid attention to Chi Xiao Cheng's expression. After noticing that there wasn't any change, she thoughtfully left a bit of space for reflection. "Then Xiao Cheng remember to come out for breakfast later, okay?"
"Okay~"
Chi Xiao Cheng touched the hair clip on her head. The beaming smile on her face turned a bit reminiscent the moment Su Tao turned around. "How strange, Tao Tao seems to have become even more normal than before?"
She didn't use the state-viewing glasses to see the other person's data. From her gut feeling, it seemed that she had walked out of the previous shadows.
"If Tao Tao can break through her own barriers and become even better, and still be completely full of me, maybe her amnesia can be cured by the doctors afterward?"
The current, normal Su Tao gave Chi Xiao Cheng a kind of expectation that she couldn't explain.
However, she didn't know that after walking out the door.
Su Tao suddenly clenched the sachet tightly, and heavily covered her mouth and nose with it, deeply inhaling as if she were crazy. "As expected, it's still Xiao Cheng's scent..."
The flush on her face flashed and disappeared, and Su Tao pursed a somewhat fake smile, slowly walking into the kitchen.
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