“Ding!” Favorability rose sharply.
“Ye Yuzhe’s Favorability toward Liang Sheng: 135”
Those words just now—had Liang Sheng been acknowledging him? It had been so long since anyone spoke to him like that… Ye Yuzhe’s face flushed with excitement.
“Th-thanks, Liang Sheng!” Ye Yuzhe stammered. “Y-you deserve happiness too! There’s nothing wrong with liking girls!”
Ye Yuzhe glanced back at Bai Zhen, who was sitting in her seat, and said hesitantly, “I, I think Sister Bai Zhen is pretty great.”
“E mm, I think Sister Bai Zhen is pretty great too.” Liang Sheng tossed out another line of her flirty, ambiguous charm.
“Heh heh, right?” The natural airhead with a pure heart, Ye Yuzhe, assumed Liang Sheng had a bit of a crush on Bai Zhen.
He really liked big sister Bai Zhen. She was gentle, treated him well, complimented how pretty he was—prettier than any girl (and that was the real draw).
Seizing the momentum, Liang Sheng quickly put in a good word for that blond dumb CEO. “I think He Wennuo’s pretty great too.”
Ye Yuzhe froze for a moment, then shyly bowed his head. “He Wennuo… he’s a really good guy.”
“Drip~” Nice guy card issued.
Congratulations to He Wennuo on receiving a nice guy card.
Liang Sheng rubbed her forehead. Hadn’t this kid figured out yet that he actually liked He Wennuo quite a bit? He’d even gotten jealous, but still hadn’t noticed?
“Hey~ Four mango mousses…” Liang Sheng picked up her phone to scan the code and pay.
“No, just three.” Ye Yuzhe stopped her. “He Wennuo’s allergic to mango.”
Oh—yeah, that sounded familiar…
“How’d you know that?” Liang Sheng’s face lit up with a gossipy grin. She loved hearing this kind of thing.
Ye Yuzhe could tell from her tone that she was teasing the two of them, and he grew a little embarrassed. “W-when we ate together once, he told me.”
“Eh heh heh~” Liang Sheng grinned slyly. “He mentioned it just once, and you remembered, Yuzhe?”
Ye Yuzhe panicked. “I-I just have a really good memory!”
Yo~ This kid even had a bit of tsundere in him.
“Okay~” Liang Sheng didn’t push further—even rabbits bite when cornered, after all. No need to go overboard. Love was something that needed time to simmer. “Then three it is.”
The two of them carried the three plates of mango mousse back to their seats. Liang Sheng joked along the way, “President He’s allergic to mango, huh?”
“Uh, huh? How’d you know?” He Wennuo blinked in surprise.
Liang Sheng shot a sly sidelong glance toward Ye Yuzhe. “Well, Yuzhe here has such a great memory; he told me. Lucky he did, or we would’ve wasted money.”
He Wennuo, this lick dog, was utterly moved. The goddess remembered my mango allergy! I mentioned it once, and she remembered—wahhh~ So touching, wahhh~
Look how over the moon the kid was. Liang Sheng laughed along with him, though inwardly she was calling He Wennuo spineless.
Bai Zhen took a few bites of her mango mousse and sighed. “Sigh, I can’t keep eating this. I have to watch my figure…”
Liang Sheng turned to give Bai Zhen’s figure an appraising once-over and grinned dopily. “Is Sister Bai Zhen trying to lose weight? No need—you’ve got a perfect body. Eat more; you’re too skinny. Seeing you this thin makes my heart ache.”
“Ding~” Favorability rose.
“Bai Zhen’s Favorability toward Liang Sheng: 152”
“You sure know how to talk sweet.” Bai Zhen pinched Liang Sheng’s cheek with indulgent affection.
“Eh heh~” Liang Sheng nudged the plate of cake closer to Bai Zhen. “So go on, Sister Bai Zhen—eat some more~”
“No can do. Any more and I won’t look good on camera.” Bai Zhen ran a hand over her slim waist. “This mousse…”
“Ah… in that case, I’ll take it!” True to her principle of never wasting food, Liang Sheng pulled Bai Zhen’s half-eaten mousse over and dug in with relish.
“Ding~” Favorability rose.
“Bai Zhen’s Favorability toward Liang Sheng: 160”
“Ahem, Liang Sheng—that’s one I already ate from, you know.” A rare flush of shyness colored Bai Zhen’s cheeks.
Liang Sheng’s cheeks bulged like a little hamster hoarding food, her mouth stuffed full of cake. “So wh-what? I don’t mind Sister Bai Zhen at all~ Sister Bai Zhen smells all sweet and yummy~ Heh heh heh~”
“Ding~” Favorability rose.
“Bai Zhen’s Favorability toward Liang Sheng: 161”
What a silly little fool—so adorable. Bai Zhen found herself liking Liang Sheng more and more. This green-haired girl was so pure (was she thinking of those saintly pics on her phone?), so kawaii~
“Hey—” Bai Zhen suddenly leaned in close to Liang Sheng’s ear. “Little sister Liang Sheng~ You’re so cute, big sister might not be able to hold back~”
Liang Sheng jolted with a massive shiver and clapped her hands over her ears, her face turning red. “S-Sister Bai Zhen, what’re you saying?”
Bai Zhen gave a meaningful smile, slung an arm around Liang Sheng’s neck, and whispered, “Big sister isn’t quite that innocent, you know~ Twenties and single—I’ve got some… indescribable desires.”
Liang Sheng had steered the implication train for years; how could she not catch what big star Bai meant? How could she miss the hint?
“S-Sister, you’d have to wait till I’m of age before I could… help you out…” For some inexplicable reason, Liang Sheng blurted those words out.
Now it was Bai Zhen’s turn to stare blankly. After a long moment, she couldn’t hold it in anymore. She clapped a hand over her mouth and laughed until her whole body trembled.
“Ding~” Favorability rose.
“Bai Zhen’s Favorability toward Liang Sheng: 166”
“L-Liang Sheng, you’re just too much.” Bai Zhen laughed until her face was flushed red. In all her calculations, she’d never dreamed Liang Sheng would reply like that.
Liang Sheng was left dazed by the laughter. What else was she supposed to say? They were both adults without girlfriends; obviously Bai Zhen wanted to… Wait, no! Liang Sheng suddenly remembered—her current body was underage.
“S-Stop laughing, Sister Bai Zhen. You’re embarrassing me.” Liang Sheng muttered under her breath.
Slowly, Bai Zhen reined in her laughter. She ruffled Liang Sheng’s hair. “Remember this, Liang Sheng—only do that sort of thing with someone you really like.”
“I know.” Liang Sheng nodded. “But who knows who I’ll end up liking?”
Yeah. She couldn’t guarantee her feelings for Gu Yuqi would last forever. Or at least, she thought they would.
Her main mission right now was conquering these girls. Romantic entanglements could take a backseat until she wrapped things up—then she could enjoy love properly.
So, sorry, Senior Sister Yuqi. For now, she’d have to lie and say she didn’t like anyone.
Bai Zhen mulled it over for a bit, her conviction that Liang Sheng liked Gu Yuqi wavering even more. Had she read it wrong after all? Maybe it was just that girl Gu Yuqi with a one-sided crush on Liang Sheng? Or perhaps Gu Yuqi knew and was the one chasing her?
