Cen Ni opened the door and saw her wife, whom she hadn't seen in a month and barely knew. The other woman was sniffing the shirt Cen Ni had changed out of yesterday and hadn't yet gotten around to washing.
Cen Ni stopped and thought for two seconds, then gently closed the door. Only after a long while did she go back in.
The next day, she ran into her wife in the living room, sitting on the sofa and reading. They said nothing as they passed each other.
When the door opened with a faint sound, Mu Qingluo was sniffing her wife's clothes in a rather undignified manner. She could feel the gaze on her back, but her hand didn't stop moving. Only her eyelashes lowered, hiding her feelings. She waited until the gaze disappeared, then turned around, deep in thought.
The next day, she ran into her wife in the living room as the other woman was about to leave. They passed each other, and she caught a faint, cool fragrance.
It was the same perfume she had smelled on that shirt yesterday.
Reading guide: Eccentric flirt vs. cool, calculating beauty, a mutual game of seduction. A beauty with an illness, two people drawn to each other. A happy ending.
Theme: Stay true to your original aspirations, and you'll reach the end.
