What should you do if the person you like has a birthday?
“Of course, give her a bank card worth two hundred thousand!” declared Young Miss Lu Ziqing. She handed a shiny gold bank card to Liang Sheng, whose mouth nearly watered at the sight.
“It’s a reward for you~” Lu Ziqing said smugly, hands on her hips.
July 25th was Liang Sheng’s birthday.
A bustling crowd had gathered in front of the Liang family home. Lu Ziqing made her way inside only with bodyguards clearing the path ahead.
“A-Sheng!” That frail voice made Liang Sheng turn her head. In the throng of people, she spotted someone holding up a large cake box high.
It had to be Song An’an. Liang Sheng hurried over and pulled her out of the crowd.
“Dad!” Liang Sheng was already overwhelmed by the noise rattling her whole body. “Why did you invite so many people? It’s not like it’s my coming-of-age ceremony!”
Liang Wengao was sweating from the commotion too, inwardly regretting his decision. He had only wanted everyone to know that his precious daughter had turned seventeen.
“Here’s my gift for you~” Song An’an set the cake box down in front of Liang Sheng.
“Wow~” Liang Sheng took it, nearly dropping the cake on the floor. It was so heavy! How had this little lass managed to carry it all the way here?
Staggering under the weight, Liang Sheng hauled the cake to the table.
She untied the ribbon, revealing a double-layer cake.
“Slurp~” Her stomach growled again.
“An’an, your baking skills are getting better and better~” Liang Sheng said, rubbing her hands together eagerly.
“I-If A-Sheng likes it, then I’m happy~” Song An’an ducked her head shyly, staring at her shoes.
“Tch~” Lu Ziqing rolled her eyes. “Another one of those? Are we babysitting or what?”
Song An’an bristled. “A-Sheng loves the things I make! Right, A-Sheng?”
Damn, why drag her into this? Liang Sheng floundered awkwardly.
Fortunately, Gu Yuqi pushed through the front door at that moment and came straight to Liang Sheng’s side.
“Here.” Gu Yuqi handed over a small gift box. “Happy birthday, Little Junior Sister Liang Sheng~”
Liang Sheng took it with delight and discovered a skirt inside.
“Oh!” Why did this skirt look so familiar? Then she remembered—it was the one she had eyed for ages during a shopping trip with Gu Yuqi but couldn’t bear to buy.
“Thank you, Senior Sister Yuqi~!” Liang Sheng threw her arms around Gu Yuqi in excitement.
The sight left Lu Ziqing and Song An’an speechless for once. They both stared wide-eyed at Gu Yuqi and Liang Sheng.
Liang Sheng quickly let go, withdrawing her wandering hands.
“Wah!” Liang Jin launched herself onto Liang Sheng’s neck. “Sister Liang Sheng! Happy birthday!”
Liang Sheng pushed her away in disgust. “What’re you doing? Get off me!”
Liang Jin pouted but kept her arm slung over Liang Sheng’s shoulder. “Sister Liang Sheng~~”
“Tch.” Liang Sheng held out her hand. “Where’s my gift? I’m the birthday girl today!”
Liang Jin grinned. “As if I’d forget my dear big sister~”
She shoved the gift toward Liang Sheng.
“Ah! It’s so heavy?!” Liang Sheng lit up with surprise. “Don’t tell me it’s a gold brick? You really are my good little sister~”
Eagerly, Liang Sheng opened it.
Her face twitched.
Inside the box was indeed something heavy—a plain old brick engraved with the words “A heap of heavy love for you.”
“You little… ” Liang Sheng was speechless, at a loss for words.
“It’s my heap of heavy love for you, sis~” Liang Jin grinned cheekily, sidling closer again.
“Get lost!” Liang Sheng shoved her annoying little cousin away.
There were still more people to come. Liang Sheng glanced toward the door.
“Sheng-chan~!!” Even from afar, Liang Sheng recognized that familiar call.
“Not her!” She wasn’t supposed to be the last one here!
But Hana apparently had no habit of squeezing onto buses or subways with the elderly crowd, so she hadn’t made it through yet.
Liang Wengao was drenched in sweat from the heat. The people outside were all relatives from their side who had somehow gotten wind of the party. Some brought eggs and tomatoes; others carried freshly bought gold and silver jewelry.
The next one to squeeze in was the stone-faced Doctor Mo Qingrou.
“Here.” With that single word, Mo Qingrou handed over her gift.
Inside, her heart was pounding. She had spotted Gu Yuqi standing right next to Liang Sheng.
Look at them—those two pure maidens together were such a perfect match!
Liang Sheng opened the gift box to find several books.
One was titled 99+1 Ways to Flirt with Girls. Another was Poses Between Girls. The last: How to Quickly Capture the Same Sex’s Heart.
What the heck? Liang Sheng gave Mo Qingrou an awkward smile.
Who would have thought? The prim and proper Doctor Mo Qingrou enjoyed such scandalous reads.
Coincidentally, An Hua arrived right after and gave Liang Sheng a few books of her own—titles so explicit they could soar into the sky.
100 Essential Skills for a Qualified S
Various S and M Poses
SM Props Essential List and Play Methods
Various SM Illustrations
49 Poses M Loves Most
Liang Sheng: “…” I can’t handle this!
At last, Hana managed to force her way in.
During the crush, she had nearly pulled out her knife to clear a path. She was still cursing inwardly—why was everyone jammed at the door?!
“Sheng-chan~!”
Liang Sheng’s face fell like a bitter gourd. What had to come would come, after all.
A yandere might be late, but she’d never miss out.
Hana hugged Liang Sheng tight. Her gift wasn’t in a box; she simply thrust it right at her.
Liang Sheng jumped in fright. The little yandere was handing her a gleaming sharp knife.
“This is a pure silver knife I specially commissioned for you at great expense, Sheng-chan~” Hana leaned in close to Liang Sheng’s neck. “Once I have more money, I’ll get a pure gold one made just for my Sheng-chan!”
Well, well, pure silver. In that case, she could let it stay close a bit longer. Liang Sheng wiped the drool from her mouth.
Teacher Dong Yue arrived then, hand in hand with Little Loli Zhen Zhu.
Dong Yue gave Liang Sheng an apologetic smile and pointed at Zhen Zhu. “This kid heard you were having a birthday party and insisted on coming to see you. Sorry for the trouble, Liang Sheng.”
“No trouble at all!” Liang Sheng waved her hands frantically. “I love kids~”
“Tch, Old Hag, such a hypocrite!” Zhen Zhu muttered.
“Watch your mouth, Zhen Zhu.” Dong Yue lightly knocked on the little girl’s head. “Apologize to Sister Liang Sheng right now!”
“No way!” Zhen Zhu huffed and turned away.
Dong Yue deployed her ultimate weapon. “Fine, then you can go home with me for dinner—no staying here!”
That did the trick. The thought of a table full of greens made Little Loli Zhen Zhu’s stomach churn.
“Sister Liang Sheng, I’m sorry!” Zhen Zhu bowed to Liang Sheng at once. She even had the workers who came with her wheel out her gift—a giant plush bear even taller than she was.
Oh god, Liang Sheng couldn’t bear to look. Giant plush bears now reminded her of pinhole cameras, which reminded her of Hana, which terrified her with visions of a hatchet ending.
“Thank you, little one~” Liang Sheng forced a smile and pinched Zhen Zhu’s cheeks hard.
“Old Hag!” Zhen Zhu didn’t dare say more this time and hid sulkily behind Dong Yue.
Dong Yue then presented her own birthday gift for Liang Sheng.
Liang Sheng’s head spun at the sight.
It was a thick stack of test papers and workbooks.
Teacher Dong Yue, were you here to celebrate or to mourn?
“You know, Teacher, you didn’t have to bring a gift. We’re not strangers!” Liang Sheng said, tears of joy streaming down—wait, no, tears of something else.
Dong Yue, thinking her favorite student was genuinely touched, beamed. “It’s the least I could do.”
Liang Sheng was utterly speechless.
“Sheng-chan! Over there—two suspicious characters!” Hana’s sharp eyes spotted two people in sunglasses.
Who…? Liang Sheng squinted; she was nearsighted.
That height, that hair color… Bai Zhen and Cha Susu!
Of course the celebrities had to disguise themselves like that.
Bai Zhen and Cha Susu burst in dramatically.
Bai Zhen gave Liang Sheng a gold watch; Cha Susu handed over a stack of signed photos from celebrities.
Liang Sheng beamed at the watch and couldn’t resist hugging Bai Zhen—prompting Hana to nearly charge forward with her knife.
As for Cha Susu’s photos, Liang Sheng wasn’t into stars and barely recognized any, but she feigned huge excitement, flattering Susu until she beamed.
Ou Lu, ever the busy one, dropped by just long enough to give Liang Sheng a bottle of perfume before leaving.
Of course, as she departed, she leaned in to sniff Liang Sheng and murmured, “You smell so good,” like a total creep.
As things wound down, Liang Sheng spotted the one person she least wanted to see—Su Ze.
Su Ze had come for the girls. Where there was Liang Sheng, there were girls galore, or so he thought.
What he hadn’t anticipated was that all the girls orbited around Liang Sheng. He could only watch longingly from the sidelines, unable to join in.
“Where’s my gift?” Liang Sheng asked Su Ze with a sly smile. Since he was here to annoy her, she might as well fleece him good.
Su Ze panicked. He had brought nothing—and he never imagined Liang Sheng would have the gall to demand one from him.
“Here…” Gritting his teeth, he handed over a fountain pen he had scrimped to buy.
Finally, after Su Ze slunk away in defeat, Liang Sheng invited Ou Lu back.
“3”
“2”
“1”
“Eggplant~”
“Click~”
Fresh out of the camera: a group photo with all the girls beaming happily.
