“Water play, freezing… Oh!” Ou Lu had a sudden flash of inspiration and slammed on the brakes. “Let’s go ice skating together!”
“Huh?”
Ou Lu’s train of thought had leaped ahead a bit too far. Liang Sheng was still trying to catch up.
“Um, yeah, sure!”
It didn’t matter what they played, as long as Liang Sheng got to flirt with her girl.
Still, Ou Lu really was the type who put herself at the center of everything, not paying much mind to others’ feelings. Liang Sheng shrugged.
The way she occasionally cut Liang Sheng off mid-sentence, chose restaurants she liked, and went wherever she pleased—it all made that clear enough.
“Let’s go.” Ou Lu unbuckled her seatbelt and stepped out of the car.
Liang Sheng hurried after her and followed the Female Boss Lady into the restaurant.
After finishing that plate of Italian pasta, Liang Sheng swore she’d never touch the stuff again. She just didn’t like the taste.
“Is there an ice rink around here?” Liang Sheng settled back into the car.
Ou Lu pointed at the navigation screen. “It’ll take us right there.”
Tch, too bad she couldn’t squeeze in an ad right now.
They arrived at the rink. People glided gracefully around the ice in elegant loops, their bodies light and poised.
“Wow~” Liang Sheng gripped the railing, envy shining in her eyes.
She pictured herself out there on the ice—how stunning, how ethereal it would be.
Hehe~ She’d definitely turn a bunch of girls’ heads.
Lost in the thought, Liang Sheng completely forgot she’d come here to pursue Ou Lu in the first place.
Just then, the Green-haired Girl spotted the novices clutching the railing and shuffling forward unsteadily. Their agonized faces and rigid movements were comedy gold.
Suddenly, one of them slipped.
“Thud!” The skater went down hard on their butt.
“Pfft~” Liang Sheng turned away, clapping a hand over her mouth to stifle her laughter.
Wait—watching these rookies make total fools of themselves… She was a rookie too! She’d never even been ice skating! Only then did Liang Sheng remember she was one of them.
What now? Would she end up embarrassing herself in front of Ou Lu?
“Liang Sheng, what are you spacing out for? Come get your skates on.” Ou Lu called from across the way, waving at the Green-haired Girl.
Liang Sheng fretted, her mind conjuring images of her own inevitable pratfalls.
Oh man~ She had too much of an idol image to uphold! How could she just toss it away like that?
Liang Sheng walked over and plopped down next to Ou Lu, hesitating before stammering, “Ou, Ou Lu Sister, I, I don’t really know how to ice skate. What if I fall and hurt myself?”
Ou Lu patted her reassuringly. “I can’t skate either, but don’t worry. I’ve already lined up a coach for us.”
“Oh…” Liang Sheng’s heart eased a little at the mention of a coach.
“Huh? Hold on.” Liang Sheng snapped alert. “Ou Lu Sister, is the coach a guy or a girl?”
Ou Lu looked puzzled. “I saw a male coach nearby, so I grabbed him.”
What!
“Where is he? Let me check him out!” Liang Sheng craned her neck, peering around.
Ou Lu extended her arm and pointed. “Right there—the Buzzcut Bro in the black shirt.”
Liang Sheng followed her finger to an average-looking but spry young man.
Hmm… He seemed pretty straight-laced, not the type to get handsy.
But! One glance at the curvaceous, gorgeous Scorpion Beauty, and Liang Sheng’s unease bubbled back up.
“How about… we switch to a female coach?” Liang Sheng suggested.
Ou Lu paused, blinking a few times as the corners of her mouth twitched upward.
“Ding~” Favorability increased.
“Ou Lu’s Favorability toward Liang Sheng: 118”
Oh? She caught the drift.
Hearing the chime, Liang Sheng laid it all out. “Ou Lu Sister, you’re so pretty with that killer figure. Look, just look at those sleazy guys’ stares!”
She jabbed a finger toward a cluster of men whispering and eyeing them from afar, fuming at Ou Lu. “How can I relax letting a male coach near you? What if he gets any funny ideas…”
“Ding~” Favorability increased.
“Ou Lu’s Favorability toward Liang Sheng: 120”
Single for more than twenty-five years, Ou Lu grinned like a schoolgirl. “As if. What if they’re staring at you? You’re way prettier than me~”
“Mm~”
Time to deploy the ultimate pouting charm!
Liang Sheng looped her arms around the Female Boss Lady’s, shaking it playfully with big, watery eyes like a begging puppy. “Wah~ Nooo! In my heart, Ou Lu Sister’s the prettiest! Swap coaches! Swap coaches, pleeease!”
Ou Lu might be the bottom, but as a strong, domineering one, she had a total weakness for petite tomboys like this.
And with Liang Sheng’s sweet voice, soft and fragrant body—who could resist when she snuggled in for a hug?
“Ding!” Favorability surged.
“Ou Lu’s Favorability toward Liang Sheng: 135”
“Ahem!” Ou Lu cleared her throat to mask her delight. Too cute, seriously!
“Alright, alright~ Little Sister Liang Sheng, you little spoiled imp!” Laughing, Ou Lu tapped Liang Sheng’s forehead.
In that split second, Liang Sheng couldn’t tell anymore if this Female Boss Lady was the top or the bottom.
“Come on.” Ou Lu laced up her skates and pulled Liang Sheng to her feet by the hand. “I’ll find us a female coach~”
Liang Sheng hastily tied her own skates and stood. “Yeah!”
But the moment she took a step—
“Oof!!!” Liang Sheng nearly split her legs wide open.
Only then did she remember why she’d changed into skates so early—like a total idiot. If she couldn’t skate, what made her think she could walk?
Hearing the commotion, the Male Coach—who’d been waiting patiently nearby—approached. “Easy now. I’ll help you onto the ice. Careful you don’t fall.”
Liang Sheng sized up the Male Coach warily. Then she spotted a gleaming gold ring on his left ring finger.
Huh? No way…
“Coach… you’re married?” Liang Sheng ventured.
The Male Coach chuckled bashfully, rubbing the back of his head and holding up his left hand. “Yup~ My wife and I tied the knot five years ago. Kid’s two already.”
Ah… Liang Sheng’s tension finally melted away. Married. Good.
She gave the Male Coach another close look, and her guard dropped completely.
Look at him—this man lit up with such pure bliss just talking about his wife and kid.
“Mm~” Liang Sheng turned back around, her mood lifting out of nowhere. Probably from glimpsing someone else’s happy family life. “Ou Lu Sister, forget swapping. This guy’s solid!”
“Huh?” Ou Lu blinked, genuinely baffled after years of being triumphantly single. “Why?”
