Mo Qingrou pulled the car to a stop. Liang Sheng grasped her hand, her gaze filled with deep affection. “It’s all right, Sister Mo Qingrou. I’ll do everything I can to help you rediscover those lost emotions.”
“So you…” The words caught Mo Qingrou by surprise. For a moment, she thought Liang Sheng was confessing her love.
“Ah, because you and I are good friends~” Liang Sheng beamed with a pure, innocent smile.
Ding~ Good friend status unlocked.
Hearing the green-haired girl say that left an odd, unsettled feeling in Mo Qingrou’s heart.
“I think… my heart feels a little uncomfortable,” Mo Qingrou said softly.
Liang Sheng misunderstood completely, assuming it was physical pain. A heartache was no small matter, so she stepped forward to check, extending her hand toward Mo Qingrou’s chest—only to pause as she remembered that kneading wouldn’t do much good with all that padding in the way.
“Sister Mo Qingrou, are you okay? Should we head to the hospital? Wait, no—you’re the doctor. How about we take a break, and you check your own pulse?” Liang Sheng’s words tumbled out in a frantic jumble.
Mo Qingrou shook her head. “It’s my emotions, not my body.”
“Ah…” Liang Sheng got it this time. “It’s probably because you’ve started seeing me as your girlfriend, while I’m only treating you like a regular friend for now. That’s what’s making you feel uneasy, isn’t it, sis?”
Mo Qingrou nodded thoughtfully, as if considering the idea.
“Ding~” Favorability increased.
“Mo Qingrou’s Favorability Toward Liang Sheng: 83”
Liang Sheng had figured it out by now: the only way to boost this iceberg doctor’s affection was to point out that she was developing feelings for her. If she didn’t spell it out, Mo Qingrou wouldn’t even realize what was happening—she was oblivious to her own budding emotions.
Maybe it’s been so long since she felt anything like this? Liang Sheng speculated.
“Come on, let’s get out and take a look around.” Mo Qingrou unbuckled Liang Sheng’s seatbelt for her.
“Woo!” Liang Sheng hopped out of the car, kicking up a cloud of dust from the ground.
“Pfft, this place…” Liang Sheng waved her hand in front of her face, grimacing at the thick haze of dust and dirt in the air.
Mo Qingrou led Liang Sheng forward a few steps before stopping. She surveyed the area ahead. “Yeah… this is pretty much it.”
She turned to Liang Sheng. “If not for that car accident, I’d probably still be a girl who loved to smile.”
Liang Sheng could hear the sorrow and resignation woven into her tone.
Sigh. Every family has its own troubles, she thought.
Liang Sheng took the hand of the woman beside her. “Sister Mo Qingrou, things have been getting better lately, haven’t they?”
“Have they?” Mo Qingrou gazed at the hazy blue sky in the distance.
Liang Sheng nodded firmly, squeezing Mo Qingrou’s cold hand. “Haven’t you noticed? You’ve been talking more than when we first met—not just to me, but to others too.”
Mo Qingrou reflected for a moment. Come to think of it, she had been chattier lately.
Liang Sheng joined her in staring at the sky, giving her arm a playful shake and grinning. “The sky clears up eventually, right? Don’t worry, Sister Mo Qingrou!”
“Ding~” Favorability increased.
“Mo Qingrou’s Favorability Toward Liang Sheng: 85”
I hope so, Mo Qingrou thought silently to herself.
“But, Sister Mo Qingrou, why did you bring me here…” Liang Sheng trailed off hesitantly.
“It’s fine. Say whatever’s on your mind.”
Liang Sheng proceeded cautiously. “You brought me here because you want to…”
“After all… I might have fallen for you,” Mo Qingrou said bluntly, ever the straight shooter. “So, bringing the girl who could be my future girlfriend to a place like this—there’s nothing wrong with that, right?”
“Eh…?” The green-haired girl was at a loss for words.
Mo Qingrou didn’t seem fazed by her reaction and continued on her own. “This place holds both love and hate for me. It has joyful memories from my childhood, but also that car accident—the one I never want to remember, the one I wish had never happened.”
“Yeah, I get it.” All Liang Sheng could do was nestle close to her side, offering what warmth her body could provide.
Would she cry? The green-haired girl glanced at Mo Qingrou’s face.
It was pristine, without a single tear.
Mo Qingrou slowly turned her head, meeting Liang Sheng’s eyes. She saw right through her thoughts. “You’re wondering if I’m going to cry, aren’t you?”
“Uh-huh…”
“I haven’t cried in a long time.” There was a note of helplessness in her voice, tinged with defeat.
Perhaps it was the intimacy of their gaze, or maybe seeing Mo Qingrou so heartbroken yet holding it all in—either way, Liang Sheng’s heart ached for her. In that moment, she found herself leaning slowly toward Mo Qingrou’s face.
Closer… closer…
“Uh.” Just as their lips were about to meet, Liang Sheng snapped back to reality and froze.
This position was so awkward. Naively, she tried to pull back.
Mo Qingrou lowered her eyes and wrapped an arm around Liang Sheng’s waist.
“Mmph!”
Their lips crashed together.
Liang Sheng went rigid, her mind blank.
The kiss lasted well over half a minute. Liang Sheng felt oxygen-starved as she marveled inwardly: How could Mo Qingrou, with her cool, aloof face, be such an incredible kisser?
“Hah…”
Finally, they parted. Liang Sheng gasped for air, barely able to catch her breath, while Mo Qingrou’s chest heaved with heavy panting.
“Wondering what it felt like?” Mo Qingrou caressed Liang Sheng’s cheek, not waiting for an answer. “Sorry, it happened too fast—I forgot to feel it. Let’s go again!”
Liang Sheng had no time to dodge.
“Mmmph!”
She was kissed once more.
It was indescribable—like being tangled with an eel, slippery and relentless.
Liang Sheng melted into a puddle, collapsing into Mo Qingrou’s arms. If not for those tight arms holding her up, she might have slid right to the ground.
Why is this woman so good at this? Liang Sheng wondered in awe once more.
“Hah~”
Freed at last, Liang Sheng gulped down fresh air greedily.
“W-Why… y-you… you’re really amazing!” She leaned against Mo Qingrou, her head resting on the woman’s shoulder.
Mo Qingrou was only slightly out of breath. “I learned from videos on my phone.”
“W-Why… learn something like that?” Liang Sheng couldn’t fathom it.
“I heard it makes girls like you more if it feels good.”
Heavens, what kind of nonsense do they teach online? It’s all rubbish… Though, part of her wanted another round… Ahem! Just kidding—she didn’t, really.
“So… what did it feel like for you?” Liang Sheng ventured.
Mo Qingrou paused for a moment.
“Ding~” Favorability increased.
“Mo Qingrou’s Favorability Toward Liang Sheng: 92”
What?! I practically sacrificed my body here, and all I get is this measly bump?!
Liang Sheng fumed. Mo Qingrou was one tough nut to crack! Hmph, just wait till they got back to her place—she’d give her a taste of her own medicine (though who would end up on top remained to be seen).
