Gazing at the shimmering sea, Liang Sheng fell silent for a long time.
If…
She looked down at the white paper in her hand.
If her one choice would cause all the girls to lose the memories they were meant to have, wouldn’t that make her… a little too selfish?
The girls’ memories shouldn’t be hers to decide.
She crumpled the paper in her hand into a tight ball, leaving it wrinkled and messy.
A long while passed.
As if summoning great resolve, Liang Sheng raised her hand high, clutching the paper wad, then slowly lowered it.
She opened her palm, worry etched on her face.
What if she didn’t write any of the girls’ names? Would they all forget who she was by the next day? Forget that there had once been someone so important in their lives?
Suddenly, her eyes lit up.
What if she wrote down every single girl’s name? Would they all remember her then?
It was worth a try. This was her last chance.
Having made up her mind, Liang Sheng began to write. The small sheet of white paper soon filled up with twelve names, written in dense rows.
“Whew~” She finally let out a breath of relief. With half a day left, all she could do now was wait and see if the girls remembered her tomorrow.
The next day.
Liang Sheng dialed Gu Yuqi’s number first, her heart pounding with anxiety.
“Hello?” A voice came from the other end.
The green-haired girl’s heart leaped into her throat. She didn’t dare breathe, waiting tensely for the next words.
“Hello?” The voice repeated.
Why isn’t she saying my name? In that instant, Liang Sheng lost her composure and nearly screamed as she hung up the call.
On the other end, Gu Yuqi was utterly puzzled. What was Liang Sheng up to now? She’d called but wasn’t speaking—was it a bad connection, or had something happened?!
The thought made her anxious. She shot to her feet with a whoosh.
“Junior Sister Liang Sheng, are you okay? Did something happen?”
“Ah, ahhh…”
Liang Sheng’s mouth hung open, but no sound came out for the longest time.
“Waaaah!” Suddenly, she burst into tears.
“What’s wrong, Junior Sister? What’s happened?” Gu Yuqi panicked and threw on some clothes, ready to rush to the green-haired girl’s house.
Liang Sheng wiped the tears from her eyes. “N-No, it’s nothing, Senior Sister Yuqi. I just… I just missed you a little.”
You missed me?
Gu Yuqi froze in place, her cheeks warming slightly.
“Ahem,” she cleared her throat and rubbed her nose. “A-Are you home? Can I come over?”
“Okay.” Liang Sheng nodded obediently.
Gu Yuqi ran all the way there, her heart as buoyant as her footsteps.
The moment she stepped through the door, Liang Sheng threw her arms around Gu Yuqi.
“Senior Sister, I missed you so much,” Liang Sheng murmured.
Gu Yuqi was delighted by the enthusiastic embrace. “I missed you too, Junior Sister Liang Sheng.”
This time, it felt like only a thin veil separated them.
After seeing Gu Yuqi off, Liang Sheng took a blissful nap. She’d never felt so relaxed.
She strolled through the neighborhood with light, joyful steps.
It was a quiet spot—the very place where she’d once stumbled upon Senior Sister An Hua’s secret masochistic side.
Once again, the two girls crossed paths.
“Afternoon, Senior Sister An Hua!” Liang Sheng, in high spirits, waved cheerfully at An Hua.
An Hua blushed as usual, lowering her head shyly and waving back at the green-haired girl. This time, she wasn’t walking a dog, so Liang Sheng didn’t bolt in fright.
Liang Sheng tiptoed and patted her head.
“You’re so cute today too, Senior Sister An Hua!” Liang Sheng grinned. “To me, you’re adorable with or without glasses.”
“In my eyes, every version of Senior Sister An Hua is cute!” she added emphatically.
Indeed, An Hua had whimsically switched to contacts today.
Liang Sheng walked on, leaving An Hua to lean against the wall, blushing all alone.
Liang Sheng really is such a gentle person. I like her more and more.
That effortless switch between her masochistic and gentle sides was so very An Hua.
As she walked, Liang Sheng seemed to sense something and turned back abruptly, arms wide open.
A pair of twintails fluttered as a purple figure launched herself into Liang Sheng’s embrace.
“Sheng-chan, Hana missed you so much!” It was the little yandere angel Hana~
Liang Sheng stroked her back. “I missed you too, Hana.”
“Eh—?”
Hana noticed Liang Sheng’s unusually proactive mood today. She’d been about to curl up bashfully in the soft cushion of Liang Sheng’s chest, but at those words, she peeked out halfway, blinking her sparkling eyes up at Liang Sheng.
Even so, she broke into a delighted smile. “Oh my, Sheng-chan seems to be in such a good mood today~”
“If Sheng-chan’s happy, then Hana’s happy too~!” With that, she nuzzled fiercely into the softness again.
“That tickles!” Liang Sheng tried to push Hana away but found her waist gripped tightly. “Hana, let go first. This position is so awkward.”
“No way!” Hana’s voice came muffled. “That night, Hana had a bad dream. I dreamed I lost my memories and forgot Sheng-chan. How terrifying is that? If Hana forgot Sheng-chan, the world would be incomplete!”
A world without Sheng-chan was one Hana didn’t want. She said it silently to herself.
In that instant, guilt flooded the green-haired girl’s heart.
Just yesterday, she’d been fantasizing about erasing Hana’s memories—erasing all the girls’ memories.
How much pain would they feel if they lost them?
Forgetting everything and then blissfully reuniting with love and family… What a selfish thing to do!
“If you lost your memories, it would be my fault,” Liang Sheng said tenderly, cupping the little yandere’s face and meeting her gaze. “I failed to make you remember me. That’s on me.”
Ah…
Hana went still.
My Sheng-chan, you’re as radiant as ever, as dazzling as ever.
“Sheng-chan, Sheng-chan… you’re like the sun, so bright I can’t even look straight at you…” I worship you so much, my Sheng-chan. Hana is your most devoted follower!
Liang Sheng felt heat prickling at her back.
Not from shyness.
She turned her head and came face-to-face with the blazing sun. For a moment, she thought she might melt.
Liang Sheng turned back, embarrassed. She finally understood what the little yandere meant.
“So, Hana… is it possible that I seem as dazzling as the sun because you actually stared right at it and burned your eyes?”
Liang Sheng, master of killing the mood.
