"Hey, Lian, today is Valentine's Day. Where are you planning to go?" Inori lay on the bed, watching Chu Lian pacing in front of the mirror, and suddenly asked.
"Valentine's Day? That doesn't really have anything to do with us, does it? But if Inori wants to go out and have fun, I can accompany you," Chu Lian said. Hearing the words 'Valentine's Day,' she froze for a moment, but still made her stance clear—if Inori wanted to go, she would go with her.
"Really?" Inori's eyes lit up. If Chu Lian was willing to accompany her, then going shopping and the like would be wonderful.
"Yes, yes—but you have to change clothes first. You can't go out naked like that, can you?" Chu Lian turned her head and glanced at the completely nude Inori, teasing her.
"My body is only for you to see. I won't let anyone else see it," Inori shook her head. Usually, the most revealing thing she wore was that goldfish outfit, but after Chu Lian asked her not to, she had almost never worn it again, instead choosing white dresses or black dresses.
Of course, in front of Chu Lian, even wearing erotic outfits was fine. She just didn't like letting others see her body.
"Then you wear pink, and I'll wear blue. That way, they'll be couple colors," Chu Lian said as she searched the wardrobe. When she spotted a light-blue, forest-style shoulder-strap long dress, she immediately decided what to wear.
"You help me put it on," Inori said lazily. Seeing that Chu Lian had already agreed and even picked out the clothes, she suddenly felt like teasing her.
"Alright, as long as you don't mind," Chu Lian paused with the dress in her hand, turned back to look at her, and said with a smile.
"What's there to mind?" Inori didn't quite understand what Chu Lian meant. She just looked at her, a little puzzled.
"A pink shoulder-strap long dress, same style as mine. Come on, sit up—I'll help you put it on," Chu Lian said. Seeing that Inori was still lying on the bed, she sat beside her and held the dress up against her body.
"Mm..." Obediently, Inori sat upright. Her flawless body was completely exposed before Chu Lian's eyes.
"You fell for it." Unexpectedly, Chu Lian didn't continue at all. Instead, she tossed the dress aside, pushed Inori down onto the bed, stared into her eyes, and leaned down to kiss her lips.
"Lian..." Inori murmured softly and obediently closed her eyes.
Seeing this, Chu Lian became even bolder, teasing the person beneath her. She failed to notice that Inori's long pink hair was gradually turning purple from the tips upward.
As she played with the tongue in her mouth and was about to go further, the person beneath her suddenly opened her eyes—eyes that had already turned a purplish red. Inori grabbed Chu Lian's waist and rolled forcefully.
In just an instant, their positions reversed, with Inori pressing Chu Lian down instead.
After freezing for a moment, Chu Lian saw those purplish-red eyes and widened her own. "Eve..."
"Little cutie, now tell me—where do you think you're running to?" With a light snap of her fingers, Chu Lian's clothes instantly shattered. Eve leaned down and gently took her into her mouth...
Her voice melted into helpless gasps as Eve took control. Fingertips traced boldly along her skin, igniting sparks with every movement. Chu Lian gripped the sheets, the teasing never relenting, her body responding despite her protests. When Eve finally pulled back, her lips glistened, and a wicked grin played across her face.
Then, just as quickly as she had taken over, Eve withdrew.
"Inori, how could you..." Chu Lian lay on the bed, her face flushed red, glaring at Inori—who had already gotten dressed—with a tone full of grievance.
"Hey, it wasn't really me. It's just that Eve said she wanted to come out for a bit, so I let her," Inori turned and looked at her dazedly as she spoke.
But Chu Lian wasn't buying it—not one bit. She didn't believe Inori wasn't doing it on purpose.
"I don't believe you..." She shook her head, looking utterly wronged—so pitiful that anyone who saw her would feel the urge to pamper her.
"But I really didn't mean for it to happen. Eve just wanted to get some air—I didn't expect things to go that way either." Inori narrowed her wine-red eyes slightly, clearly trying hard to hide the smirk tugging at the corners of her lips.
"I was tricked... I never should've teased you. I ended up getting myself into trouble instead." Just thinking about what she had just let Eve do to her, Chu Lian looked like she wanted to die of shame. It was too H!
"That was Lian's initiative, not Inori's fault," Inori replied firmly. After all, it was Chu Lian who had started teasing her—so whatever came after, she had to take responsibility.
"Yandere... yandere... yandere..." Chu Lian muttered under her breath. Only after the aftershocks faded a bit did she sit up, glance at the floor covered in scattered fragments, and sigh again: "My dresses... they're all gone."
She gently cupped her developing curves and tried to console herself. "Out with the old, in with the new. Let's just say I need new clothes now that I'm growing."
"Inori, go get me a dress—the light blue shoulder-strap long dress I said I'd wear when going out. And grab some underwear too—from the bottom drawer," Chu Lian said, knowing full well that if she went herself, she'd probably collapse. Better to let Inori fetch it.
Inori knew her body perfectly well anyway—what sizes fit, what styles suited her—there was no risk of her bringing the wrong thing.
Just please... don't grab any of the black sets. Those weren't meant for everyday wear!
"Hey, are these the ones?" Inori asked innocently, walking back in with a set of pure black lace lingerie—and even a pair of matching stockings.
Chu Lian silently stared at Inori's gentle smile and decided to just go with it. After all, she'd be wearing a dress over it—no one would see.
Still, changing into her gartered lingerie and stockings under Inori's gaze was… unbearably embarrassing.
Just as she finished securing the garter straps to her stockings and was about to slip on the dress, Inori suddenly leaned in, her delicate fingers lifting Chu Lian's chin. Her eyes had turned a glowing orange-red as she whispered, "Little Lian'er, big sister wants to play with you."
"Mmph..." Her pink lips were sealed by a deep kiss. Inori's tongue slid past her lips, teasing and entwining with hers in an intense French kiss. Chu Lian, too weak to resist, felt herself sinking into it—until Inori gently pushed her down onto the bed.
In the pure white room, black hair and orange-yellow strands danced through the air and across the bed—fluttering together, hinting at something unspoken...
...
"Inori, I don't trust you anymore..." Chu Lian, still flushed with fading embarrassment, covered her chest with one arm and scooted back, watching Inori warily. Though Inori's hair had returned to its normal color, Chu Lian stayed curled up against the head of the bed, not letting her get close.
"Hey, Lian, it was Mana who came out on her own. I had nothing to do with it," Inori shook her head, and for once, she was telling the truth.
Though she could suppress Eve from emerging, she had no way of stopping Mana.
After all, Eve was an outsider, but Mana was a being coexisting within her. Even now, as a body with three souls, Inori still had significant control over Eve—but barely any over Mana. It was almost negligible.
Chu Lian knew she was telling the truth... but she just couldn't accept the fact that she'd been pushed down not once, but twice.
In front of the other girls, when had she ever been the one on the bottom? Yet today, it had happened not once, but twice in a row—it was just too frustrating.
"Lian, I'm sorry... If you want, I'll let you be on top," Inori blushed as she said this, her voice so soft it was nearly a whisper.
"Just waiting for you to say that." At those words, Chu Lian's meekness vanished. She pounced, pressing the now-naked Inori to the bed without hesitation. Wearing nothing but black stockings, she straddled Inori's waist and looked down at her.
"Inori, it's Valentine's Day today. Want some chocolate? Milk is fine too~"
"Strawberry girl flavor..." Inori knew exactly what she meant and blushed as she answered.
Leaning down close to her ear, Chu Lian whispered, "Chocolate, milk, and strawberry—Inori's taste really is unique."
"As long as you like it... I'll eat it." Her smile was gentle, just like always. Spending Valentine's Day together like this—was truly wonderful.
"Once we're done eating, we're going shopping. It's a rare Valentine's Day—if we don't go out and have fun, it'll feel like something's missing." As she spoke, she softly kissed Inori's cherry lips, eyes locking onto her shy, wine-red gaze...
Outside the window, the sun shone brightly. A slow-drifting white cloud floated across the sapphire sky, and a white bird passed overhead. One of its feathers gently fell to the ground.
A passing breeze caught the feather and carried it far, far away—to who knows where.
In the garden, white lilies bloomed quietly out of season. Soon after, the wind swept a shower of pink cherry blossoms to the ground, scattering beauty everywhere.
White and pink petals intertwined in this small, secluded world—a scene so mesmerizing it seemed to suspend time.
A vision unseen by the world beyond the courtyard: the white lily cradling the pink cherry blossom, embracing its beloved with the gentlest of touch...