After Transmigrating, I and the Female Lead Both Found It 'Really Fragrant' (GL) - Chapter 28

They had dinner at the Wangyue Tower. Since it was so crowded outside, they luckily booked a quiet private room. Looking out of the red wooden carved window, they could see a brightly lit scene under the moonlight, with crowds of people like a sea. It was quite lively.

The Zuixian Duck here was indeed a signature dish, crispy and tender, it was truly a delicacy. With such a beautiful night, drinking under the moon, with beautiful people by their side, anyone who saw it would have to admit it was a heavenly life.

However, Shen Qiqi didn’t expect that the silly girl she had saved would become the most unsightly part of this beautiful scenery.

“Senior Sister Liu,” Mu Yunxi held her wine cup, her eyes sparkling, “I’d like to toast you.”

Liu Shuang lowered her eyes and said softly, “Miss Mu, you don’t need to be so polite.”

Mu Yunxi still held up her cup very persistently, her dark eyes staring straight at her, as if there was no one else in the world, “I have to! Thanks to you for helping me see through the scam, otherwise I would have handed over the silver… This cup of wine is a token of my gratitude.”

After saying that, she tilted her head and drank it all in one gulp, without even glancing at Shen Qiqi beside her.

Shen Qiqi sat there, speechless: What the hell! I was here first! Why can’t I even have a name in this three-person movie?

She couldn’t figure out why this girl didn’t like her. They hadn’t said a word to each other the whole journey. She had been clinging to Liu Shuang, asking about her health and well-being, and if you didn’t know any better, you’d think they were the senior sisters.

Mu Yunxi drank a cup of wine, and a slight blush appeared on her round oval face. She picked up her chopsticks, picked a piece of roast goose, and placed it in Liu Shuang’s clean bowl, saying warmly, “Senior Sister Liu, why aren’t you eating? Hurry up.”

Liu Shuang frowned and subconsciously said, “No…”

“Senior Sister doesn’t like it? Then have a bite of vegetables.” Another piece of bright yellow boiled corn was added to the bowl. Mu Yunxi put down her chopsticks, her face full of anticipation.

Shen Qiqi watched from the side, tsk tsk, calling her Senior Sister so affectionately.

Looking at Liu Shuang again, she politely declined, “Thank you, Miss Mu, I’ve already stopped eating.”

Mu Yunxi bit her lip, hesitated, and said softly, “Even if you’re fasting, you can still eat something! Try it, the food here is very famous, it would be a pity not to try it.”

Liu Shuang shook her head, her attitude firm, and put the corn back. Due to her past experiences, she didn’t like accepting things from strangers, and now she had a bit of vigilance and resistance.

The light in Mu Yunxi’s eyes gradually dimmed, and she softly replied, “Oh.” Then she silently started eating her food.

The little drama had temporarily ended.

Shen Qiqi held her wine glass, and a round moon rippled in the purple wine. She tilted her head to drink, but was suddenly stopped.

Liu Shuang grabbed her slender wrist and said, “Don’t drink too much.” Then she looked at her bowl, “Why haven’t you eaten much? Don’t you like it?”

Except for the Zuixian Duck, which was eaten clean, almost everything else was untouched. Shen Qiqi thought to herself: You’re the one who said that! I’ve watched enough of a show!

She turned her head away and said stiffly, “I’m full.”

Liu Shuang didn’t believe her. How could she not know how much she usually ate? It was obvious she didn’t like it and deliberately left so much.

She sighed and said, “Then I’ll make it for you later.”

“I don’t want to eat anymore, I just want to drink,” Shen Qiqi pouted, her voice muffled.

“No.”

Shen Qiqi turned to look at her, her porcelain-like face flushed with two patches of red, her eyes hazy, like a layer of white mist.

She looked at Liu Shuang and said softly, “…My hand hurts.”

No one spoke, their gazes intertwined like a thousand nets, covering the sky and the earth, entwined thread by thread.

Mu Yunxi, who was on the side, said coldly, “Miss Shen left so much, it seems a bit wasteful.”

Liu Shuang seemed to come to her senses and suddenly let go of Shen Qiqi’s hand.

Shen Qiqi looked down at her bowl. She had finished all the Zuixian Duck, but the corn soup was untouched, and it wasn’t much anyway. However, since she had paid for it, it was indeed a waste of food.

Her stomach was full, and she opened her mouth, momentarily at a loss. But the bowl in front of her was suddenly taken away.

Liu Shuang silently placed the bowl in front of herself and finished it in three gulps.

Mu Yunxi looked at her with a strange expression. She finally looked directly at Shen Qiqi and said, “It seems that Miss Shen and Senior Sister Liu have a very good relationship?”

Shen Qiqi: …Why does she call her Senior Sister, but when it comes to me, I’m just a Miss?

“Yes, because we are both disciples of Qingfeng and have known each other for many years,” she explained.

Mu Yunxi smiled, a somewhat forced smile. She leaned closer to Shen Qiqi, her dark eyes bright, reflecting the lamp outside the window, looking somewhat hazy and enchanting.

Shen Qiqi blinked, and for some reason, as soon as she saw her eyes, she felt like she was falling into a vortex. Dazedly, she was pulled back by someone grabbing her collar. She suddenly came to her senses.

Liu Shuang pulled Shen Qiqi up with one hand and said lightly, “Miss Mu, it’s getting late.”

Mu Yunxi looked at her, her tone gentle, “Senior Sister Liu, you don’t have to be so distant. Miss Shen and I are about the same age… If you don’t mind, you can call me junior sister too.”

Liu Shuang lifted her eyelids and said expressionlessly, “That would probably be inappropriate.”

Mu Yunxi bit her lip, glanced at Shen Qiqi beside her, and finally didn’t insist anymore.

The three of them walked out of the Wangyue Tower. The lights were bright, and the ten-li long street was bustling with people. Shen Qiqi was dizzy and almost got swept away by the crowd.

Fortunately, Liu Shuang noticed in time and reached out, tightly grasping her arm, pulling her back.

From the painting boats on the lake came the sound of a melodious pipa. On both sides of the street, people were beating drums and dancing swords, seemingly more lively than usual nights.

Mu Yunxi was full of excitement, looking left and right, and pointed to a stall beside her, laughing, “Senior Sister Liu, look at these things, they’re so cute!”

Shen Qiqi looked in the direction she pointed, and saw many stalls selling lanterns on both sides, in various shapes, such as carp, lotus, and rabbits… The official lanterns were exquisite and lifelike.

Liu Shuang asked in a low voice, “Do you want one?”

Shen Qiqi looked up at the clear face under the moonlight and nodded dizzily, “I want one.”

Liu Shuang pushed her back forward and said, “Go and pick one.”

Mu Yunxi was playing with a small fox lantern. She was sweet-tongued and praised the shopkeeper’s craftsmanship to the sky, and finally asked, “Boss, what day is it today? There are so many people, I’m almost suffocated.”

“You must be from out of town, miss,” the shopkeeper said with a beaming smile.

“How did you know?”

“Oh, it’s easy to tell,” the shopkeeper said. “Although Wutong Town is not very big, it has a strong seasonal flavor. Every late spring, we celebrate to give thanks for the gifts of early spring and to bid farewell to the end of spring. It’s also a way to see the old year out and the new year in. Over time, more and more people joined in the celebration, and it became a unique festival for Wutong.”

Shen Qiqi stroked the rabbit lantern in her hand, listening intently.

Mu Yunxi asked again, “So what are you mainly celebrating?”

The shopkeeper said, “We celebrate all kinds of things, there’s no fixed form. Farmers hope for a good harvest, students want to pass the imperial examinations, and some pray for marriage or children. It’s all sorts of things.”

Mu Yunxi smiled, “Then I have to make a wish too.” She coaxed the shopkeeper to lower the price and successfully bought the fox lantern in her hand.

Shen Qiqi was lost in thought, and the snow-white rabbit lantern in her hand was taken away. Liu Shuang paid for it smoothly, and before she could react, the transaction was already completed.

Seeing this, Mu Yunxi clenched the fox tail, “Senior Sister Liu, aren’t you going to buy one?”

Liu Shuang shook her head, stuffed the rabbit lantern into Shen Qiqi’s arms, and pulled her forward, “I don’t have anything to wish for.”

Mu Yunxi persisted, “Really? You could wish for a good future or a good marriage.”

When Shen Qiqi heard this, her heart trembled, and she listened carefully.

Liu Shuang walked past her, her tone light, “No need.”

Mu Yunxi was quiet for a moment, then started chatting with Liu Shuang again. Shen Qiqi followed behind, her mind in a daze, repeating those words over and over in her heart.

Marriage.

For someone as good and as upright as her senior sister, who could have a good marriage with her? The male lead? No, they were all hypocritical and fickle, and definitely not the right person for her.

Shen Qiqi searched high and low, but found that no one was worthy of her.

Mu Yunxi suggested, “Senior Sister Liu, let’s go release our lanterns too?”

Liu Shuang didn’t speak, but turned to look at Shen Qiqi. Seeing that the other party was looking down at the floor, as if there was gold and silver buried underneath, like the rabbit lantern in her hand, her two long ears were drooping, and her face was full of unhappiness.

She pinched Shen Qiqi’s nose and asked softly, “Why are you so quiet? Aren’t you having fun?”

Shen Qiqi felt a pain in her nose, looked up at her, and her eyes were a little dazed.

She should be smiling, she should be joking, but she couldn’t laugh. Her heart felt like a mess, filled with all sorts of emotions, and she couldn’t explain why.

Mu Yunxi came over and smiled, taking Shen Qiqi’s arm, “Miss Shen, come and release the lantern with us.”

Before Shen Qiqi could reply to Liu Shuang, she was dizzily pulled forward by Mu Yunxi, but was soon let go. With the crowd of people, she was involuntarily pushed and shoved forward. When she turned around again, there was no sign of them in the shadows of the lights.

Shen Qiqi was startled and wandered around the crowd, but couldn’t find them. Perhaps there were too many people and they had gotten separated.

She wasn’t familiar with Wutong Town. Looking around, she saw pavilions and towers, and countless happy faces, all of which seemed unfamiliar.

She walked to the railing of a nearby stone bridge and looked at the moon, sighing in her heart, feeling very confused.

She could have called out to Liu Shuang using telepathy, but she lost that desire and stared at the moon instead.

On both sides of the riverbank, people were squatting and releasing lanterns, writing their wishes inside. The soft lights formed a long, endless line, carried away by the wind and waves.

Passersby walked in twos and threes, or in groups, leaving her alone and cold.

Shen Qiqi suddenly missed her hometown in another time and space. At least there, there were people who cared about her. Unlike here, without Liu Shuang, it felt like she had nothing.

The night wind blew, drying the corners of her eyes.

Suddenly, a hurried footstep came from behind, abruptly breaking into her ears.

“Junior Sister!”

Liu Shuang called out so urgently for the first time, her composure lost, as she hurried to Shen Qiqi’s side.

Shen Qiqi, however, still turned her back to her and didn’t respond.

Liu Shuang looked at her and asked, “What are you doing?”

Shen Qiqi looked up at the moon without looking at her and said, “Nothing.” Her tone was full of defiance, and Liu Shuang found it amusing. She cupped her chin and turned her face back.

Shen Qiqi puffed up her cheeks, her almond-shaped eyes wide open, and her eyes were red. “What are you doing?!”

Liu Shuang’s gaze softened, “Be careful you don’t strain your neck.”

Shen Qiqi thought to herself: Don’t worry about me! Go and worry about your Junior Sister Mu!

Until Liu Shuang made a surprised sound, she realized that she had said what was on her mind and quickly shut her mouth in embarrassment.

Liu Shuang looked at her and smiled rarely, “I’ve never called her that.”

Shen Qiqi felt wronged, clenched her fist, and dug her fingernails into her palm, whispering, “You two were talking so well.”

Liu Shuang was startled and said, “I didn’t.”

“You did!” Shen Qiqi kicked a stone on the ground, watching it roll away, “You didn’t even look at me.”

Liu Shuang hesitated and then said, “I was looking for you, and I forgot about her. She might have been separated from the crowd.”

Shen Qiqi looked at her scornfully.

Liu Shuang thought for a moment and then said, “If you hate her, I won’t talk to her anymore.” If it weren’t for Shen Qiqi saving her, she wouldn’t bother to talk to her either.

Shen Qiqi jumped up like a startled cat, denying it, “I don’t hate her, who said I hate her? Which eye of yours saw me hate her!”

Liu Shuang pressed her down and smiled, “Alright, alright, you don’t hate her.”

Shen Qiqi glared at her, feeling suffocated and her heart pounding.

“…I hate her.” She suddenly lowered her head, the alcohol making her more honest, “She ignores me, and she clings to you, and she even made me get lost on purpose.”

Shen Qiqi rarely disliked someone so much, and at this moment, she suddenly felt ugly and monstrous.

Liu Shuang didn’t speak, but opened her arms to her. Shen Qiqi stood there for a moment, then suddenly pounced, and Liu Shuang hugged her tightly, gently patting her back.

Shen Qiqi’s thoughts were convoluted and her head was hot. She blurted out, “I don’t like you being too close to others either.”

Liu Shuang didn’t ask why, and simply agreed, “Okay.”

Shen Qiqi buried her head in Liu Shuang’s neck and whispered, “Am I being petty?”

“No,” Liu Shuang said against her ear, “It’s okay to be a little pettier.”

Shen Qiqi felt a sourness in her heart, raised her head, and saw Liu Shuang holding her. The curve from her brow to her lips was clean and beautiful, as if it had been carefully carved from the finest white jade. She was as cold as a cloud in the sky, with the rippling waves of a river in her dark eyes, but her expression was gentle.

Suddenly, she tiptoed and, as if possessed, lightly kissed Liu Shuang’s lips, a fleeting touch.

Both of them were stunned, and neither spoke.

Shen Qiqi didn’t know where the courage came from, but with the help of alcohol, she boldly cupped Liu Shuang’s face and their lips met, like a prairie fire, unstoppable.

Liu Shuang didn’t struggle, she was pressed against the bridge railing by Shen Qiqi, almost at her mercy. Shen Qiqi was like a reckless little beast, driven by a sudden impulse, she sucked and kissed her tongue fiercely, as if marking her territory.

Shen Qiqi felt her fingertips numb, excited to the point of numbness. Liu Shuang’s soft tongue gently cooperated with her rhythm, as if calming her agitation, licking her teeth and tongue, everywhere soft and sweet.

When she was about to faint, they finally separated, a thread of ambiguous moisture lingering between their lips.

Liu Shuang blinked and suddenly chuckled, “Junior Sister, did you taste something just now?”

“What taste?” Shen Qiqi asked, dizzy.

“The taste of a overturned vinegar jar,” Liu Shuang said, “It’s so sour.”

The reckless junior sister: Finally, it’s my turn to kiss my senior sister forcefully! (Rubbing hands.gif)

I wanted to write 10,000 words a day but failed again, I hope you don’t despise me for being so short (wiping tears)

Thank you all very much today! Happy Qixi Festival!

T/N: Yeah~ it’s so sour 🫣🤭