Chapter 63 Chapter 63 Her Obsessive Devotion Was With Su Tao!
Chapter 63 Her Obsessive Devotion Was With Su Tao!
In Chi Xiaocheng's original script, she was to feign a sickly obsession, creating the illusion that she was obsessed with Ye Liang, thereby challenging his previous negative perception of her. Then, she would display furious anger, her persona darkening three-fold, and fight Ye Liang to a standstill. Finally, even after being subdued, she would still yell things like, "You cannot be with Su Tao!" to shake him to his core.
Humans are such strange creatures; no matter how much one might detest someone, when that person is willing to die for them, it invariably creates a profound psychological upheaval. What Chi Xiaocheng wanted was to first change Ye Liang's perception of her, an approach that shared similarities with how she dealt with Su Tao. Naturally, Chi Xiaocheng wouldn't want Ye Liang to fall in love with her in the same way Su Tao did; after all, he didn't have the advantage of shared childhood memories. As long as he didn't overly interfere with her role as Su Tao's "ordinary female friend," then Chi Xiaocheng would have ample opportunities to make her adorable Tao Tao fall for her.
But Chi Xiaocheng never could have imagined that the performance delivered by her intermediate acting skill was so convincing even she herself almost couldn't maintain the pretense. Could it be that Ye Liang's protagonist aura was too strong, severely nerfing this skill? Yet, normally, her acting in front of Su Tao and Si Chen had no issues. It was the same role, playing a sickly obsessive, so how did it become so riddled with flaws this time? Things didn't go according to plan; she hadn't expected the system to malfunction at this moment! Now, the knife had slipped from her hand and stabbed him in the thigh.
Never mind, she'd just continue fainting.
Chi Xiaocheng calmly closed her eyes, one hand hidden beneath her stomach due to her posture, ready at any moment to buy another small knife from the system's store in case of an unforeseen event.
Sigh, System, you've led me astray!
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Host, the acting skill has actually been in use the entire time; it never stopped. You can't blame me for this!
"If I was so angry, why didn't I darken?"
What nonsense! Besides, can acted anger truly be called anger?
The System stated that it didn't want to take the blame.
At this point, Chi Xiaocheng's 'faint' after falling flat had become a fact. As for Ye Liang, after a bout of pain, gritting his teeth, he looked at Chi Xiaocheng with lingering fear in his eyes, saying, "This fellow, she's actually an obsessive type."
Ye Liang knew a bit about anime and manga culture, but not much. He had never thought of killing Chi Xiaocheng; at most, he would only intimidate and control her. But he hadn't expected this fellow to actually try to kill him.
She wants to keep me here forever?
Hiss—
The anger in Ye Liang's eyes gradually faded; the pain brought him back to his senses, and he focused his energy on treating his wound. He called his private doctor to come over. After a simple treatment, he then looked at Chi Xiaocheng, who was asleep on the sofa, propped up by the doctor.
Ye Liang's index finger tapped on the table, his eyes fixed motionlessly on Chi Xiaocheng's cute little face.
She didn't look like it.
Completely unlike it!
She was utterly different from the Chi Xiaocheng in his memory, who was short and plain, and whose face was covered in more foundation than there were stains on a shoe sole. If thinking that weren't too bizarre, rather than confronting the reality that Chi Xiaocheng was a beautiful girl with an unhealthy obsession, Ye Liang would have rather thought this fellow had changed completely, inside and out.
Humans are visual creatures.
Once one's appearance surpassed a certain level,
short became petite,
plain became adorably clumsy.
Her repeated frenzied attempts to hinder her and Su Tao's development transformed into an extremely pathological affection. It was precisely because she liked me that she used to target Su Tao in that way, even severing their sisterly bond? And now, approaching Su Tao again, what was that for?
Ye Liang kept pondering; after realizing Chi Xiaocheng's affection for him wasn't about money or looks, his prejudice against her also dropped from 100 to 90. A major reason he came to like Su Tao was that Su Tao possessed a unique aura unlike ordinary girls. Gentle, thoughtful, strong, unyielding to money and power, sacred like moonlight, beyond reach, making one incapable of even a hint of profanity. Such a girl, Ye Liang believed was one of a kind in the world.
But now, this fellow lying on the sofa before him, was also one of a kind to him in a certain sense. What was important was, lying so quietly like this, she looked quite cute.
Once Ye Liang sat down, he stayed in the living room until dark. No one knew what he was thinking, but Chi Xiaocheng felt immense pressure. She had been waiting for Ye Liang to leave, so she could wake up and bluff her way through. But this fellow was actually waiting for her to wake up.
Chi Xiaocheng held out for another half an hour, but had no choice but to wake up first. The moment she sat up, her eyes met his deep ones, making her feel a little guilty.
Ye Liang raised an eyebrow, saying, "Judging by your eyes, have you returned to normal? What, you don't want to keep me here anymore?"
Chi Xiaocheng lowered her head, not daring to respond.
Ye Liang snorted coldly, saying, "Tell me, since you dislike Su Tao so much, what exactly is your purpose in approaching her now?"
"Purpose?" Chi Xiaocheng's half-hidden eyes beneath her bangs gazed at Ye Liang with feigned malevolence, saying, "To snatch her away from you, of course!"
"Snatch... snatch away?"
Ye Liang was stunned for a moment, as if he hadn't understood Chi Xiaocheng's words.
Chi Xiaocheng chuckled, saying, "That's right. You care a lot about Su Tao, don't you? I'll snatch her away from you, and then turn her into my possession!"
Upon hearing this, Ye Liang abruptly stood up, saying, "Snatch her away? You? A girl?"
"So what?" Chi Xiaocheng retorted. "No matter what, you cannot be with her!"
"Hah, hahahahaha!" Ye Liang burst into laughter, covering his face, and looked at Chi Xiaocheng with mockery, saying, "It's truly something that you could come up with such a method. Su Tao isn't that kind of girl. She'll only ever like me, and she'll definitely marry me in the future."
"You..."
Chi Xiaocheng's crimson eyes suddenly deepened, a faint madness subtly spreading within them, as she snarled, "What did you say?!" Her entire demeanor was completely different from before, as if one more word from Ye Liang, and Chi Xiaocheng would rush forward and fight him to the death again!
Ye Liang himself hadn't expected Chi Xiaocheng to react so strongly just by mentioning Su Tao.
I just mentioned her, and you're already acting like you're about to turn dark. Does she really like me that much?
A hint of complexity was added to Ye Liang's gaze; he was somewhat unsure how to deal with Chi Xiaocheng now. Warn her? Looking at her like this, it wouldn't be any use, would it? To be ruthless with her? It would be fine if Su Tao didn't find out, but once Su Tao caught wind of it, their already strained relationship would likely completely break. At that time, if those two fellows, Dongfang Yang or Si Chen, seized the opportunity, he, Ye Liang, would have no chance left.
Hiss—
Or perhaps... just ignore her?
No, that wouldn't do. He wasn't sure what she would actually do to Su Tao! Even if she liked him, that had to be ruled out. The danger factor of a sickly obsessive was still too great!
Ye Liang's gaze turned fierce, and he rose to pressure Chi Xiaocheng, responding to her earlier words, "I'm telling you, you repulsive woman, stop obsessing over Su Tao. She's mine!"
However, that single sentence was like a knife, piercing through the thin layer of Chi Xiaocheng's acting. The emotions that had been hidden suddenly burst forth, and her crimson pupils gradually transformed into eerie and aggressive vertical slits.
"Ye Liang!"
With a 'clink' she grabbed a knife, Chi Xiaocheng took a step forward, and thrust it straight towards Ye Liang's kidney.
Only at this moment did Ye Liang slowly realize.
This fellow, she was acting just now!
Her obsessive devotion was directed at Su Tao!
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