Chapter 299 Chapter 298 A Bizarre Cycle
Chapter 298 A Bizarre Cycle
Again opening her eyes, Chi Xiaocheng found herself standing on the street.
The melting snow of her memory was gone, replaced by sweltering heat. The blazing sun overhead almost blinded Chi Xiaocheng.
When she could finally make out the person in front of her, her pupils instantly constricted.
Her Tao Tao was looking at her with an impatient expression. Beside Su Tao stood a tall man, equally annoyed and displeased.
The man, with his hands in his pockets, kept urging Su Tao, "Alright, Su Tao, why are you still bothering with her? She's so old, yet she doesn't understand anything. Doesn't she realize today is important to you too, and she's here disturbing you?"
Su Tao bit her lip, her own anger rising. She said heavily to Chi Xiaocheng, "Can you stop being so unreasonable? It's been so long, and you still don't get it. Find something you enjoy doing!"
The heavy words struck a chord deep within, awakening memories Chi Xiaocheng had been avoiding – memories belonging to the original Chi Xiaocheng. As a transmigrator, she had only inherited those memories.
But every time she recalled those fighting words, even though she wasn't the original Chi Xiaocheng, she still felt a pang in her heart.
And now, here she was again in that summer, hearing those hurtful words from the person she cared about.
Did I transmigrate back to that summer when we fought?
No, that's not right.
Chi Xiaocheng looked up at Ye Liang, a hint of hatred in her eyes.
Ye Liang is dead. I didn't transmigrate back. I should be asleep right now, and this...
Is a dream!
As the name suggested, a lucid dream meant that the dreamer was fully aware that they were in a dream.
But this time was different from last time. Last time, Chi Xiaocheng was an observer, but this time, she was the protagonist in the dream.
Before she could react, her body moved on its own, shouting loudly at Su Tao, "You say I don't understand anything? You always think I'm clinging to you? Of course I'm clinging to you, because I care about you! I have nothing without you!"
"Su Tao, we've lived together for so long. You always said I was the most important person. Now, just because of this man you've known for less than two months, you say I'm annoying, that I'm being unreasonable?"
Chi Xiaocheng couldn't control herself. "She" continued to vent hysterically, "You clearly said we'd be together forever. Now, the things I like are being taken away. Why can't I make a fuss?"
"Su Tao, is Ye Liang more important to you than I am?"
The sensation of tears sliding from the corners of her eyes threw Chi Xiaocheng's thoughts into chaos.
She didn't want to say those things, but her body seemed to have its own consciousness, and the words had already come out.
Last time, she was a pure observer.
And now, she was the protagonist in the first person.
But the sense of disharmony was still incredibly heavy.
The plot wasn't right.
Even if Chi Xiaocheng didn't know the details of the later parts of the original novel, she definitely knew all the details of the early development.
And she also had the memories of the original Chi Xiaocheng!
During this argument, after Su Tao said "Can you stop being so unreasonable," the original Chi Xiaocheng should have left in heartbroken silence, as if unable to face the reality and choosing to run away.
And Su Tao would continue to do other things with Ye Liang.
The two would part ways at that point. This argument would be their last meeting.
But now, why was she explaining so many reasons during the fight?
Chi Xiaocheng couldn't understand, but her body had already raised its head, staring intently at the changes in Su Tao's expression.
For a moment, the girl's expression became tangled.
But it was only for a moment. The tangled expression vanished instantly.
Ye Liang interrupted Su Tao's thoughts and said coldly to Chi Xiaocheng, "Is caring about Su Tao not giving her any personal space? Is that what you call caring?"
"Su Tao has her own things to do. Who dares to say that they can focus solely on you? You're an adult, right? Since you're an adult, act like one."
"You never learn to grow up. What else is that but being unreasonable!"
Ye Liang rebuked sharply, and Su Tao seemed to be affected by these words. She bit her lip and said seriously to Chi Xiaocheng, "Xiaocheng, I also think Ye Liang is right. You should grow up a little yourself. I can't be by your side forever."
After speaking, without waiting for Chi Xiaocheng to reply, or even looking at her expression, she was dragged away by Ye Liang.
Emotions surged, and Chi Xiaocheng was like a puppet, unable to shake the actions of her body, but able to feel the painful emotions.
What happened next was something Chi Xiaocheng was very familiar with.
Just like the original novel, various accidents and misunderstandings prevented her and Su Tao from meeting, and because of Ye Liang's various schemes, Su Tao misunderstood her even further.
In the end, she still ended up being tortured and drowned in the sea.
Perhaps because it was a dream, if she suffered too much pain, she would wake up in reality.
Although she was in this body, Chi Xiaocheng didn't feel a single bit of physical pain when she was tortured.
But the emotions pouring out of her body were very hard to bear.
It was as if someone was constantly hissing in her ear: "It hurts... it hurts so much... it hurts it hurts it hurts it hurts it hurts..."
In the blink of an eye, she "woke up" again.
Still at that argument.
Only this time, after the argument, she left in silence, just like in the original novel.
But after leaving, she didn't act like in the original, using all sorts of methods to get Su Tao's attention, but never actually met her once, constantly creating misunderstanding after misunderstanding.
Chi Xiaocheng was like a player, and her body was the protagonist, currently "going through the plot." She could see everything, but she couldn't do anything.
She could only wait for things to develop.
Her body had its own thoughts. After the argument, it quickly adjusted its emotions and began to choose to create chance encounters in places where Su Tao might appear.
Including but not limited to her own home, school dormitories, where Su Tao worked, and the classes she attended.
In the original novel, the two had never met after the argument, and there was no real chance to clear up misunderstandings.
This time, there were many opportunities for them to meet.
But Su Tao was always surrounded by different people who targeted Chi Xiaocheng, making the meetings turn into misunderstandings.
Dongfang Yang looked down on Chi Xiaocheng because his first impression of her was bad, and he drove her away every time he saw her.
Si Chen was as cold and serious as ever, and after scaring Chi Xiaocheng twice, her "body" didn't dare to face Si Chen directly.
Chen Qian, as her best friend, would always fan the flames in Su Tao's ear.
Liu Guijia, Huang Limei, and others would also always obstruct her in various situations.
Not to mention Ye Liang, who showed his dislike directly to Chi Xiaocheng.
Because of various accidents, misunderstandings arose again.
Su Tao began to ignore her, but because she hadn't done anything too outrageous, Ye Liang had no reason to torture and kill her.
Only, the word "accident" seemed to fill the dream's Chi Xiaocheng's life.
The time came to December 25th, the time when she was supposed to be drowned in the original novel.
Just as she was walking down the stairs in the mall, she lost her focus for a moment, and Chi Xiaocheng felt someone push her from behind.
She rolled down the stairs, her head hitting the wall hard.
When she opened her eyes, she was standing on that sun-drenched street again.
Like a save point in a game.
In her ear, she heard the girl's impatient voice again, "Can you stop being so unreasonable? It's been so long, and you still don't get it. Find something you enjoy doing!"
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