Chapter 43 Chapter 43: Whitewashed, A Third Weaker; Corrupted, Ten Times Stronger
Chapter 43: Whitewashed, A Third Weaker; Corrupted, Ten Times Stronger
Dare you?
Su Tao sat stunned on the stone bench, one hand resting on the stone table, her fingertips feeling a hint of coolness.
Though the sun was warm and the sky cloudless for miles around, she felt as if she had plunged into an ice cellar.
Just try it.
Just those two words made Su Tao imagine several scenarios of Chi Xiaocheng's yandere transformation.
Worriedly, she said to Si Chen, "Last time, just because Ye Liang took me to the Cycle Gala, and I had to pretend to be his girlfriend to support him there, after Xiaocheng found out..."
"She vaguely showed a tendency towards ending her own life."
Su Tao recalled the scene on the rooftop again.
Chi Xiaocheng held herself, tears mixed with rain, splattering onto her formal dress.
As she cried, she blamed herself and fearfully said—"The 14th floor is too high, I don't dare."
The person was fine, but her phone had fallen downstairs and was shattered.
Su Tao even imagined Chi Xiaocheng standing on the edge of the rooftop.
Trembling constantly, she urged herself to jump, while her survival instinct struggled.
What happened during that process, and what kind of psychological struggle Chi Xiaocheng went through, Su Tao didn't know.
But that phone, shattered into smithereens, seemed to display the fate of "Chi Xiaocheng" in another timeline.
She felt both relief and fear.
That was Su Tao's feeling at the time.
Even now, recalling those scenes, she occasionally couldn't stop trembling.
Si Chen sighed from beside her, "So, you don't dare?"
Su Tao pursed her lips and nodded, "I'm afraid she'll become extreme again."
"That's why I said you're running away, you're scared," Si Chen said, taking off his glasses and gently wiping the lenses with a cloth from his pocket. "According to your thinking, if Chi Xiaocheng isn't a yandere, then no matter how extreme she gets, she wouldn't threaten her own life."
"If she really died, she'd never see you again."
"As for self-harm, I can't say for sure."
Saying this, he snapped his fingers again. "Then let's use the second method. I'll help you test her out."
Su Tao looked up. "Test her?"
"Yes," Si Chen nodded. "I'll pretend to be your rival in love in front of Chi Xiaocheng, and directly state that I'm taking you away and bringing you back to the capital."
"After all, you keep saying she's a yandere, but I've heard it but never seen it. With close contact, if I observe her expressions, movements, and demeanor for a bit, I'll basically have a conclusion."
Even the best acting can't fake micro-expression changes, right?
Su Tao pursed her lips, hesitating. "Will there be any danger?"
"She's a little girl 1.5 meters tall. What kind of danger do you think she could pose to me?"
He, Si Chen, was 1.9 meters.
A height difference of 40 centimeters—how could he lose?
Su Tao had no other options, her mind was in turmoil, so she could only first agree to Si Chen's proposal.
She took out her phone again, staring blankly.
Or, should I ask Doctor Cheng again?
Tapping into the chat page with Chi Song, that question still lingered there, awaiting her reply—Xiao Tao, do you like my sister?
A myriad of emotions churned within her, yet the one thing absent was love.
Su Tao exhaled, intending to answer truthfully.
Just then, Si Chen suddenly spoke from beside her, "It's snowing."
Su Tao looked up in surprise, realizing the sun had been blocked by dark clouds at some unknown point, and faint silver strands drifted down from the sky.
"Jiuzhou City's first snow, it's a bit late, isn't it?"
Su Tao exhaled a warm, misty breath, then lowered her head and sent the few words in the chat box.
"Sorry, Brother Chi Song, I've always treated Xiaocheng as a younger sister."
A gust of wind swept by, blowing snowflakes onto Su Tao.
She shivered, her beautiful hair swaying.
"So cold."
...
Inside the cafe, Chi Xiaocheng received a transfer from her brother.
2145 RMB.
Along with the notification that sounded from the system at that moment.
Supporting character Chi Song felt happy emotions because of the host
Emotion value +12
The precise, non-rounded amount of change, and the happiness he felt because of his sister's smile, made Chi Xiaocheng certain that these two thousand-odd yuan were probably all her brother had.
"That's really good," Chi Xiaocheng sighed, but the money felt somewhat hot in her hand.
The original owner was no longer there, and she didn't feel much affection for this brother; having been an orphan in her previous life, she had never experienced such devoted care.
Chi Xiaocheng wasn't heartless either.
Only by changing her own cannon fodder bad ending could she save herself, save Su Tao, and make Chi Song and their family successful!
"System, how much emotion value do I have now?"
Chi Xiaocheng's gaze grew determined.
Host, 1236 points.
"Time for a ten-pull!"
She was still too weak now, and mostly very passive.
A weak and pitiful persona only worked on certain people; if she genuinely encountered an accident, she would still be in great danger.
Chi Xiaocheng urgently wanted to improve herself.
With a wave of her small hand, she flipped open all ten cards.
This time, to Chi Xiaocheng's ecstasy, one of the ten cards was emitting an orange-red glow.
This was... a high-level skill!
Host is drawing cards...
Obtained Hacker Toolkit x1 (Includes common hacking and protective tools for hackers)
Obtained Nutritious Pickled Cabbage Beef Noodles x3 (3 boxes in total, 10 packs per box; contains trace nutrients, no side effects. Note: The pickled cabbage was trodden on by white-haired beautiful girls)
Obtained Cartilage Softening Powder x4 (Ingestion causes bones to soften, rendering the body powerless and unable to resist for half an hour)
Congratulations, Host, you have obtained active skill: Voice Mimicry (Elementary)
Voice Mimicry (Elementary): The Host can actively learn and alter their voice to mimic others, regardless of gender.
Congratulations, Host, you have obtained passive skill: Corrupt Transformation (Advanced)
Corrupt Transformation (Advanced): As the saying goes, 'Whitewashed, a third weaker; corrupted, ten times stronger.' The Host will undergo a corrupt transformation when in an angry state. Depending on the Host's level of anger, combat power will increase by 3 to 10 times. The angrier the Host, the greater the combat power increase.
Chi Xiaocheng's expression grew strange.
Having drawn cards several times, she now understood that the items given by the System were just extras; the real prize was the skills.
Voice Mimicry was one thing; for her current situation, she could think of few uses for it.
The advanced skill of Corrupt Transformation could increase her combat power, which was good, but why was it a passive skill?
"Do I have to be extremely angry to become strong then?"
No, Host.
The System provided an explanation.
If you genuinely dislike someone, or if you're smiling on the outside but suppressing rage deep down, you're still in an angry state. The minimum increase is 3 times. If you're completely consumed by rage, you'll reach 10 times combat power.
Now Chi Xiaocheng understood: her fundamental physical abilities were the most crucial.
The stronger she was fundamentally, the stronger she would become after the amplification.
"It still doesn't feel like it'll be of much use."
Chi Xiaocheng sighed internally. She felt she was very rational, and being consumed by rage was unlikely to happen to her.
"I should still think about how to make money."
With a 'ding-dong,' her phone suddenly chimed.
It was from her alt account as Doctor Cheng.
Chi Xiaocheng's eyes flickered, and she looked in surprise at the message from Su Tao.
"Doctor Cheng, do you think a yandere knows they are a yandere?"
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