Liang Sheng chose Ou Lu.
Ou Lu was indeed the last option the green-haired girl would ever pick. But before making her choice, Liang Sheng had seen Ou Lu’s fate.
She had lost her red-haired beauty of an older sister, yet she never forgot the scent that clung to her—always searching for it, obsessed with it. She lost all interest in exploring other fragrances because her heart was utterly haunted by the aroma on Liang Sheng’s body.
Her family’s perfume empire, passed down for generations, began its slow decline. Even Ou Lu, the most promising heir, ended up branded as one of the family’s “failures.”
Why had it come to this?
Liang Sheng sank into profound self-reproach.
Anyway… it probably didn’t matter who she loved.
After all, she had been flirting ambiguously with so many girls at once. Even if it was for the mission, even if it was to save them all, the green-haired girl still felt pretty scummy about it.
If yet another girl ended up as a “discarded pawn” in her family because of her…
Liang Sheng shook her head. No. She couldn’t let that happen.
But she still wanted to choose the person she truly loved.
Night fell, stars twinkling overhead, yet Liang Sheng still hadn’t decided. She squatted on the ground, idly fiddling with the grass.
Fine, then…
She gritted her teeth.
She had made up her mind!
Liang Sheng shot to her feet.
But after squatting so long, her legs were numb and blood rushed to her head. The sudden movement made her vision go black. She staggered a few steps and ended up prostrating herself grandly on the ground.
“Oof—!”
Really, she could never stay serious for more than three seconds.
“Ow, that hurts! Waaah…” Liang Sheng struggled to her feet and plopped down onto the ground.
All right, then. Time to write down “Ou Lu.” After all, some things had to be made right with her own body… no, with herself as the atonement.
Liang Sheng sighed as she gazed at the two bold characters—”Ou Lu”—scrawled on the paper.
Goodbye, my dear Senior Sister Yuqi! Goodbye, my adorable little yandere Hana! Goodbye, my tsundere Miss Lu!
Goodbye, my gentle girls…
Liang Sheng smiled, though it tasted faintly bitter.
If she were truly the scummy type deep down, she wouldn’t have these worries. She could just collect them all. Too bad she was a woman of principles.
Back at home, staring at the empty room, Liang Sheng felt an inexplicable pang of loneliness. She suddenly regretted picking Ou Lu. After all, Ou Lu was a big-shot CEO—how could someone like that spare a thought for her every waking moment?
Even so, Ou Lu was the only one left on Liang Sheng’s “lover list.”
Reluctantly, she picked up her phone and called Sister Ou Lu.
“Sister Ou Lu, are you busy?”
Ou Lu’s fingers flew across the keyboard. She wedged her phone between her ear and shoulder, adopting a comically awkward posture to chat with Liang Sheng.
“Not too bad. Nothing urgent,” she said, her typing briefly pausing. “What’s up, Liang Sheng? Everything okay?”
Liang Sheng pouted in dissatisfaction. “I can’t call my Sister Ou Lu just because?”
Hearing that coquettish whine, Ou Lu couldn’t help but smile. “Missing your big sis, huh?”
She said it half in earnest, half teasing.
But to her surprise, Liang Sheng admitted it outright. “Yep. I miss my Sister Ou Lu.”
“Hm…?” Ou Lu froze. Her fingers halted mid-keystroke.
Liang Sheng pressed her advantage. “If you’re not busy, Sister Ou Lu, I want to see you. Right now. Immediately. Can I?”
That tone… A blush crept up Ou Lu’s cheeks. It was so adorably bossy.
She glanced at her screen. The work was nearly wrapped up. She’d planned to tie off the loose ends herself, but… it wasn’t that critical. Why not…
“Okay, Liang Sheng. Wait for me—I’ll come pick you up and we can hang out. Sound good?” Ou Lu smiled and hung up.
She rose from her desk and slipped into her favorite hip-hugging skirt. She gave her waist a playful twist in front of the floor-to-ceiling office window. Then she fished an exorbitantly priced lipstick from her luxury black handbag and applied it leisurely to her red lips.
Pushing open the office door, Ou Lu felt buoyant.
“Secretary Sun, I emailed you the files. Wrap things up for me, will you? Work overtime tonight—of course, you’ll get paid for it.” Pleasure laced her voice as she strode past her employees on clicking high heels, drawing astonished stares.
“What’re you gawking at? Back to work!” Ou Lu arched a brow and lifted her chin without a hint of shame. “Your boss is off to take a cute little date out. Keep your noses to the grindstone, and who knows? If I’m in a good mood, I might toss in some extra year-end bonuses~”
The office fell deathly silent for a beat.
Then—
“Woo! Fingers crossed the boss lady shows up here soon so we can meet her!”
“You’re the best, President!”
“She must be gorgeous and adorable, right?!”
“Naturally. She’s beautiful. And utterly cute.” Ou Lu shot them a smug grin, spun on her heel with flair, and stepped into the elevator.
Behind her, the overworked corporate drones launched into fervent speculation about which of the women who’d visited the office was their mysterious boss lady.
Once out of the building, Ou Lu swung by home and headed straight for her garage.
For some reason, she had a gut feeling that something big was about to happen tonight.
She ran her hand over her priciest car.
“Mm. You’ll do.”
She had to keep up appearances. Ou Lu hated to admit it, but she knew she was a bit vulgar at heart—always sizing things up by their price tag.
Meanwhile, back at her place, Liang Sheng had dolled herself up too. After all, tonight was confession night!
“Liang Sheng, I’m parked downstairs. Come on down.” Ou Lu gazed up at the window of the green-haired girl’s bedroom, where warm light glowed softly.
Liang Sheng felt a shy flutter. After all, this was her first time taking the initiative to confess.
She hurried downstairs.
Ou Lu’s eyes widened at the sight of her outfit.
Liang Sheng had thrown on a suit jacket… paired with a hip-hugging skirt just like hers. And a tie to top it off.
Liang Sheng was thrilled by Ou Lu’s reaction—of course, she loved her own getup too.
Heh, bet that’ll floor you. Knew you were into the domineering-yet-cute vibe, sis! She had this female CEO’s tastes down pat. Bossy and adorable? Right up her alley.
“Let’s go~ Sister Ou Lu~” The green-haired girl even pitched her voice low for a husky edge.
It felt a touch odd, but Liang Sheng pulling off the “female CEO” look was undeniably hot.
Safety belts clicked. Ou Lu twisted to face her. “Where do you want to go?”
Liang Sheng was on a roll with the flirty banter. “How about your place, sis?”
Before Ou Lu could respond, she added, “Or a bar? I’ve never been. You have, right?”
Ou Lu was a bar veteran, naturally.
She frowned, though. “Liang Sheng, you’re still young. Just a student.”
“Aren’t bars safe?” Liang Sheng hit her with the most innocently clueless question.
Paired with those big, blinking doe eyes, it poked straight at the female CEO’s soft spot. Ou Lu’s heart skipped hard.
“Ahem. It’s fine. Your big sis can protect you.”
What the hell am I even saying?
Ou Lu started to refuse again.
“Yay! I knew Sister Ou Lu was the best~” Liang Sheng boldly cupped her cheeks and planted a fat kiss on her.
Oof. Who could say no to that?
Any protest died in her throat. Ou Lu hit the gas and sped toward one of her bars.
That’s right—turns out she owned several.
Liang Sheng’s first time in a bar left her a little jittery. At the entrance, she clung tightly to Ou Lu’s arm.
Ou Lu felt a delightful softness pressing against her arm, hot breaths grazing her neck. A shiver ran through her body.
“No worries. Just stick close.” Ou Lu squeezed the green-haired girl’s hand.
This kid was something else—scared of the place but dead set on coming anyway.
She led Liang Sheng to their reserved booth.
Liang Sheng peered around curiously.
It was eleven at night, and the place crawled with wild partiers.
Ou Lu nodded toward the central dance floor’s gleaming pole. “Later, someone’s gonna do pole dancing up there (yep, the bird variety). If you’re scared…”
Liang Sheng flashed a naughty grin. “Oh, I probably will be. Mind if I watch from your lap, sis?”
