Chapter 328 Chapter 326: Want To Shower Together?
Chapter 326: Want To Shower Together?
It wasn't just a small problem, it was a HUGE problem!
Su Tao understood clearly. Because she'd suffered such a severe injury, even faced a life-threatening situation, her mind instinctively recalled happy memories. It was like a slideshow, or perhaps a resistance to the current reality.
Such extreme stimulation had the potential to help Xiao Cheng recover her memories. Doctor Lin had mentioned such a possibility before.
Unfortunately, Xiao Cheng had only taken a tiny step on the road to memory recovery.
Su Tao didn't force Chi Xiao Cheng to recall past events. She simply offered a gentle smile and tenderly stroked her little head.
She lightly caressed her hair, dispelling the slight fear in her eyes, and asked, "It's okay, don't overthink it. Why don't you tell me about last night's dream?"
Chi Xiao Cheng pursed her lips, her little face shifting through worry, hesitation, fear, and a touch of the adorable timidity unique to little girls.
Finally, she reached out and clutched the hem of Su Tao's shirt, summoning her courage to say, "Last night I dreamed… I seemed to have argued with Senior Martial Sister Su Tao, and then… I was shot and killed."
"I can't remember clearly. I can only vaguely remember those two things."
As she spoke, she clutched her head in pain. "Tao… Senior Martial Sister Su Tao, that's not real, is it?"
Su Tao's smile didn't fade. "Just call me Tao Tao. I like it when you call me that. Actually, you are missing a part of your memory."
Su Tao sat down beside her, almost without hesitation revealing the truth. "What you dreamed about really happened. You were shot, hospitalized, and then you lost your memory. You used to call me Tao Tao all the time too."
"But…" Chi Xiao Cheng said anxiously, "In my memory, I was hospitalized because I accidentally fell down the stairs!"
It seemed Xiao Cheng's subconscious was resisting the real memory.
Such extreme emotionality wasn't conducive to her current treatment.
Su Tao comforted her, "So you said it yourself, your memory might have some problems. But thinking about it now makes you feel very painful, right?"
Chi Xiao Cheng responded, "Yes, when I try to recall last night's dream, my head hurts."
"That's caused by your brain's self-preservation mechanism. If you think about it too much, try to recall it too hard, it'll hurt. But that's precisely why parts of your memory are wrong."
After explaining, Su Tao patted her head reassuringly. "Anyway, don't think too much about it. Once your body has recovered a bit more, I'll find a doctor to help you recover your memories."
"Okay~"
Chi Xiao Cheng nodded obediently.
A hint of suspicion arose in her heart.
Tao Tao seemed perfectly normal now. Her smile was so familiar, not at all like the way Si Chen described her, as if she was about to turn evil.
Before seeing Su Tao, Chi Xiao Cheng had thought Su Tao's possessiveness towards her might be at 85.
Now, after chatting for a while, Chi Xiao Cheng wasn't even sure if it had increased.
She didn't think too much about it, and instead asked a little shyly, "That… the Tao Tao nickname?"
Su Tao pursed her lips, smiling happily. "I like that nickname. Call me Tao Tao from now on."
"Okay."
A big stick, then a sweet date.
She was so happy just from being called Tao Tao.
Tao Tao was really easy to manipulate.
She chatted with Su Tao for about half an hour, until the girl's stomach rumbled. Chi Xiao Cheng realized it was already 10:30 AM and Su Tao hadn't had breakfast yet.
After a transformation, her body especially needed to take in nutrients.
After sending Su Tao off for breakfast, Chi Xiao Cheng continued to browse short videos out of boredom.
"But scrolling through Douyin too much is still a bit boring."
Chi Xiao Cheng sighed helplessly, swiping along the bottom edge of her phone screen, expertly closing the Douyin app in the background.
Almost unconsciously, her fingers moved again, and she reopened Douyin.
She paused, then suddenly smiled, and put her phone aside.
Lying in a hospital bed was really unpleasant, both boring and helpless.
Chi Xiao Cheng couldn't eat solid food yet, so lunch was the same as breakfast: a little water, and nutritional supplements.
She slept more than she was awake.
The human body was most prone to fatigue and drowsiness during recovery.
Seeing this, Su Tao simply went home.
She changed the cat food for Da Wang and Ying Ran, grabbed some changes of clothes, and prepared to stay at the hospital for a while.
...
In the blink of an eye, three days had passed.
Chi Xiao Cheng had spent all that time in bed.
But Su Tao's life had become much busier.
She got up in the morning, took care of herself, then went out to exercise. After briefly spending an hour with Chi Xiao Cheng, at nine o'clock she would go to study with the acting master that Dongfang Yang had prepared for her.
Perhaps because her mother was a famous actress, she naturally had a talent for acting.
Or perhaps because Su Tao had a strong ability to learn, and quickly absorbed knowledge once someone taught her.
In just three days, the elderly acting master had praised her as "the most talented seedling for acting."
He really wanted to bring Su Tao into the entertainment industry, but every time he suggested it, the girl would flatly refuse.
Su Tao's purpose in learning acting was simply to better manage her facial expressions when she became emotional, so that people wouldn't worry about her.
After learning acting in the morning, she would continue to stay by Chi Xiao Cheng's side in the afternoon.
In the evening, she would watch various instructional videos alone.
Writing novels, drawing, modeling, editing, PS photo retouching…
Her goal was clear: before things completely stabilized, she wanted to quickly learn a skill that would allow her to earn money through online freelancing.
That way, she could earn money without leaving Chi Xiao Cheng's side.
Such days might be tiring.
But Su Tao was willing to put in the effort.
She didn't want to leave Chi Xiao Cheng. She wanted to protect her by her side, every moment.
On the fourth day, Chi Xiao Cheng was finally able to get out of bed and walk with assistance. She could also eat ordinary food. More importantly, her body could come into contact with water.
For several days, before getting her dressing changed, she would ask the nurse to help her fill a basin with hot water, and then she would simply wipe herself down with a wet towel.
Taking a hot bath had become Chi Xiao Cheng's greatest desire in recent days.
That evening, after finishing dinner, Chi Xiao Cheng confirmed with the nurse that she didn't need to continue applying medicine to her body. Then, she looked at Su Tao expectantly and said, "Tao Tao, help me turn on the hot water in the shower. I'm going to take a hot bath!"
She could barely walk, and there was a stool in the shower.
If she just sat on the stool and enjoyed the hot water, there would be no problem at all.
She also had a skill to reduce pain. Aside from leaking some orange juice, she felt nothing during her periods, let alone when showering.
But just because she had a skill and thought she was okay didn't mean the caring girl by her side thought the same way.
Su Tao frowned and stroked her chin, worried. "Are you sure it's okay for you to shower alone, Xiao Cheng?"
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