Cha Susu kept pressing. “Shengsheng~ Last time we were eating, that big sister who said she wanted to pursue you—what’s the deal with her? Was she just messing around with you all?”
This Little Green Tea was pretending not to get it, trying to pry out the green-haired girl’s attitude toward Doctor Mo Qingrou.
Liang Sheng wasn’t sure how to reply, so she decided to play dumb right along with her, chuckling sheepishly as she scratched the back of her head. “Uh, this… I honestly have no idea.”
“Hmm? Then she was probably just joking with you, Shengsheng, haha~ No need to take it seriously. If someone suddenly drops a line like that on you, you’d get scared, right? Don’t worry—I don’t think it’s for real~ Just friends having a laugh~ You two are still good friends, after all.” Cha Susu put extra emphasis on those last three words.
What a perfectly understanding thing to say.
But Liang Sheng saw right through it. This Little Green Tea was steering her away from taking Mo Qingrou’s confession at face value.
“Yeah~ I get it.” Since her opponent was putting in so much effort to fool her, Liang Sheng had the good sense to ham it up even more. “Why would a cool, aloof big sister ever go for a total high school noob like me—a super green little kid, to boot…”
Right? Cha Susu nodded vigorously. “Exactly~ For romance, it’s way better to stick with someone your own age~”
Another nudge aimed at the green-haired girl.
“Yeah, yeah.” Liang Sheng fended her off while picking up a bite of food with her chopsticks and dropping it into Cha Susu’s bowl. “Susu, this one’s delicious. You should try it.”
Cha Susu wasn’t done interrogating her yet—how could she eat now?
“Ahem~ Shengsheng~” After hesitating forever, Cha Susu finally asked, “What kind of boys do you think girls go for?”
She didn’t dare ask outright if Liang Sheng liked any boys, worried it’d tip her hand.
“Hmm?” Liang Sheng knew precisely what was going on. “Probably rich, handsome guys? You know, the tall, rich, handsome type?”
“Oh…” Cha Susu wasn’t thrilled with the answer. It was so generic it might as well not have been said at all—and besides, it wasn’t even Liang Sheng’s own take.
Cha Susu pushed further. “Okay, but what about you, Shengsheng? What kind of guys do it for you?”
Liang Sheng paused for a beat. “Uh, guys… I’ve seriously never thought about it? They all kinda blur together for me.”
As an experienced lesbian, there was no way she’d get what made boys appealing.
“Oh! Oh!” Cha Susu’s voice pitched up, a spark of secret delight bubbling in her chest.
Did this reaction mean Liang Sheng wasn’t into guys? If boys didn’t interest her… but girls might… then Cha Susu’s shot was looking better.
“Then…” Cha Susu trailed off abruptly.
Liang Sheng blinked in confusion. Why’d the kid stop asking?
Truth was, Cha Susu worried that pressing on would make her seem too obvious—too suspicious, like she was crushing hard.
“Hmm? What’s wrong, Susu?” Liang Sheng tossed her an easy out, secretly hoping she’d keep going.
“Ah, um…” Cha Susu proceeded with caution, clenching her little fist under the table. “Nothing, nothing—hehe~ I forgot all of a sudden~ Sorry about that.”
Suddenly… forgot? What a lame excuse. She was clearly too chicken to continue. Liang Sheng didn’t push it—better that way, lest she hit a total landmine.
“Hehe~ Shengsheng, I want some of that~” Cha Susu pointed to the dish right by Liang Sheng.
Liang Sheng scooped up a piece with her own chopsticks and held it right to Cha Susu’s lips.
Eh? Cha Susu’s eyes zeroed in on the morsel dangling from those chopsticks. She swallowed hard.
These were Shengsheng’s chopsticks… the ones she’d been eating with! Which meant… this was basically an indirect kiss? Whoa~ Things were moving fast! Wasn’t this a bit much?
For all her mental protests, Cha Susu dutifully parted her lips and chomped down—then, for good measure, darted her tongue out to lick the chopstick clean.
“Mmm~ Tastes amazing!” Hehe~ Indirect kiss achieved! Pretty soon, Shengsheng would grab food with these same chopsticks and eat it herself!
Earlier, when Cha Susu had hesitated, Liang Sheng figured the Little Green Tea was grossed out at the idea of sharing her personal chopsticks. But seeing her scarf it down without a second thought—practically glowing with bliss—put Liang Sheng’s mind at ease. She was just embarrassed, not put off.
This outing had been a goldmine. She hadn’t quite pushed Little Green Tea’s favorability past two hundred, but it was close enough. A little more grind later on, and it’d be done.
By now, Su Ze was probably making his move.
Back in Room 205, Liang Sheng gazed at the waning moon overhead, an ominous feeling gnawing at her gut.
Hosts weren’t allowed to kill each other directly… but what if Su Ze just hired an assassin? Sigh. Liang Sheng pulled out her phone to check the time, her brows furrowing. Where was that Little Yandere?
A few days back, when Hana had picked up her call and heard the invite to “sleep together”—in the most innocent sense—she’d lost her mind with joy, rolling around on the other end of the line.
Had something gone wrong? Liang Sheng’s heart skipped a beat.
No, no, no—the green-haired girl hurried to reassure herself. Hana was way too strong for that, and as one of the girls being romanced, Su Ze wouldn’t dare target her.
She was still stewing in her anxiety when a knock echoed through the house.
Hana?! Liang Sheng vaulted off the bed and bolted downstairs to answer it.
Hand on the doorknob, she froze. What if it wasn’t? Better peek through the peephole first.
She leaned in.
“Holy shit!” This had to be the third time the peephole had given her a fright. A massive purple iris stared back, filling the entire view.
“Huff, huff~”
“What’s up, Sheng-chan!” From outside, Hana caught the muffled yelp—thanks to the thick insulation—but couldn’t make out the words.
That voice—yep, all good. Liang Sheng shook off the eye-induced panic.
Click.
The door swung open.
“Sheng~chan~” Hana lunged straight into a bear hug. “Sheng-chan~ Hana really, really~ super, super, super misses you~”
Liang Sheng patted her back. “Ow~ Missed you too, Hana.”
“Really~!” Hana’s face lit up in a grin. “But hey, didn’t Sheng-chan yell something just now?”
“Nah, it’s fine. You had your eye right up to the peephole, and I only saw the one giant eyeball staring back. Freaked me out.”
“Oh~” Hana relaxed, glad her beloved Sheng-chan was safe.
Then she seized Liang Sheng’s hand and started dragging her upstairs.
“Hey? What gives, Hana?”
With that adorably devilish look—like a harmless little imp—Hana replied, “To sleep together with Sheng-chan, duh~”
