“You—you, what is this?” Liang Sheng nearly choked on her breath.
The woman kept up the act. “You wouldn’t be kidnappers, would you? I—I’m just here to change the bedsheets!”
“…?” You’re the one playing innocent when you’re guilty as sin?
“Who told you to do this!” Gu Yuqi didn’t care for any of that. She pinched the woman’s cheeks, forcing her to meet her gaze.
Bai Zhen Zhuckled merrily. “Why are you being so gentle? You’ll never get anything out of her like that~”
“What else am I supposed to do? I’m not a cop—I can’t just torture it out of her,” Gu Yuqi shot back irritably.
Just then, a notification pinged on Lu Ziqing’s phone. She opened it and frowned.
“Hey, she’s just an ordinary service staff member. No background to speak of.”
Eh? Everyone’s faces lit up with shock. Even Liang Sheng was stunned, second-guessing herself. Had she really just overlooked a phone on the bed?
To confirm, she hurried back to the bed the service staff had touched. She searched it meticulously—inside and out, top to bottom—but found absolutely nothing.
No, this service staff was definitely suspicious. Liang Sheng reaffirmed her conviction. “I don’t know why she has no background, but I’m certain she was here to harm me.”
Everyone sighed, eyeing the girl trussed up tightly on the floor with the bedsheet. They all had headaches coming on. Still, they trusted Liang Sheng’s words.
“Fine,” Liang Sheng said helplessly. She walked over and untied the bedsheet binding the female service staff. “We don’t have any proof anyway. Better to let her go.”
Once freed, the woman said nothing. She simply bolted.
“See?” Liang Sheng pointed at the woman’s fleeing back. “An innocent person would’ve stuck around after being wrongly accused. Especially after how I treated her—she should’ve argued or complained before leaving. But the second I untied her, she ran. She’s definitely hiding something.”
“How about… how about we follow her?” Song An’an tugged timidly at Liang Sheng’s sleeve.
Liang Sheng shook her head. “No way. Too risky. We’re just a bunch of girls. If there are hulking brutes waiting, we’d be done for in seconds.”
“Not necessarily,” Gu Yuqi said, arms crossed. “If anyone shows up, I’ll teach them a lesson.”
“Pfft~” Bai Zhen flashed a mocking smile. “Someone as kind as you—could you really bring yourself to hurt them?”
Gu Yuqi wasn’t one to back down. She reached out and pulled her junior sister close by the waist. “If they’re after hurting Junior Sister Liang Sheng, I won’t hold back.”
Ah~ A senior sister dropping lines like that looked even cooler. Liang Sheng sneaked a grin. Tsk tsk, what a jealous little thing her senior sister was. She loved it, though—tee hee~
“I’ll do the same,” Bai Zhen declared, refusing to be outdone.
Oh no, here came the headache-inducing rivalry again. Liang Sheng quickly intervened. “Hey, let’s head down for lunch first. I’m starving.”
Right—nothing mattered more than food. No matter how dangerous things got, nothing could stop Liang Sheng from scarfing down a meal!
“So, what’s the plan after we eat?” Mo Qingrou asked reasonably from behind Liang Sheng.
Liang Sheng pondered it. Since that knife-scarred man had returned early, staying in this unfamiliar place was far riskier—especially with no one to look after her. Besides, she couldn’t go searching for Ling Dang now. It would alert the knife-scarred man, and he probably wouldn’t let Ling Dang wander to the beach alone anymore anyway.
“Let’s stay one more night and head back tomorrow. I’m a bit scared…” Liang Sheng put on her most pitiful, fragile expression.
The other girls readily agreed. They all felt it was too unsafe to linger here for the girl they adored.
“If we’re leaving tomorrow, let’s go have some fun this afternoon.”
They’d come all this way—might as well make the most of it. Otherwise, what a waste of gas money!
“Where to?”
“The water park, obviously~”
Sure, splashing around, watching the girls in their swimsuits… Er, no—bare hearts and souls to one another, sharing deep confessions. What a beautiful scene!
“But didn’t you say the weather’s too cold for that, Liang Sheng?”
Liang Sheng: “…” Yeah, that did sound right.
Smack!
A flyer smacked Liang Sheng right in the face. She grumbled as she peeled it off—and her eyes lit up with stars.
“How about…” The green-haired girl grinned wickedly. “We hit the hot springs instead!”
“Hot… springs?” That actually sounded like a great idea.
Liang Sheng emphasized eagerly, “We can all soak together!”
Soak in hot springs… with Liang Sheng? The girls blushed, buzzing with anticipation. Though secretly, they each wished it could be a private twosome with her.
At the venue, in the changing room, the girls were still a bit shy and reluctant.
Liang Sheng, however, was utterly shameless. She treated everyone like family and led the charge—off came her top, then her pants, then… the stuff that’d need censor bars.
“Ah, oh!” A few girls let out soft yelps.
“Come on, hurry up and change!” By now, Liang Sheng had stripped completely bare, looking like a pristine boiled egg.
Next was Mo Qingrou. She stripped with a straight face, wrapped a towel around herself, and seemed utterly unembarrassed. In truth, she figured they were all women here—nothing new to see. Everyone had the essentials, and nobody had extras (if you know, you know).
One by one, the girls shed their clothes, donned towels, and were led to the hot spring pools.
“Wooow~” It was Liang Sheng’s first time in a hot spring. Before her transmigration, her mom had flat-out refused to let her go, worried about the water being unclean.
Like dumplings hitting boiling water, Liang Sheng plunged in with a splash.
“Come on in, everyone~” She waved at the group.
An Hua didn’t hesitate. She stepped forward and jumped right beside Liang Sheng.
Ah, what a shameless little vixen—didn’t even pretend. Straight-up throwing herself at Liang Sheng!
Unsure as they were about An Hua’s feelings for Liang Sheng, the others weren’t about to let that prime spot go uncontested. They all scrambled in after her.
An Hua’s arm pressed snugly against Liang Sheng’s, nothing too forward. But Liang Sheng had a hunch this long black-haired senior sister wouldn’t stay so well-behaved for long.
Sure enough, barely a minute passed before An Hua’s hand started wandering.
“Hey, Senior Sister An Hua, why are you tugging at my towel?” Liang Sheng whispered, leaning close to her ear.
An Hua flashed that familiar lecherous grin. “Such a golden opportunity—want to play something thrilling?”
