Chapter 2
Yuqi🧸
Sorry the chapter got mixed up..Introduction should be the first😭
Gu Mincheng
well..I should go first
Lu Ziwei
yeah..Check the cafe
Gu Mǐnchéng steps out of the lab just as a sleek black car pulls up. The door opens—smooth, silent.
A man gets out. Tall, sharp suit, expensive everything. Hair slicked back like he owns the air around him. No smile. No hesitation.
He walks straight toward the lab like he’s here for more than scent.
Gu watches, sipping tea slowly.
Gu Mincheng
Rich. Flashy. Definitely not here for free samples.
Gu Mincheng
Thats so lucky lil wei
The door closes behind him with a hush. The lab smells like dried jasmine and smoked resin—familiar, yet distorted. Jìn Yàoshēn exhales slowly, pulling out his phone under the name he’s using: Wēn Yùzhēn. He types with practiced calm.
Jin Yaoshen
Hello. I’m here for the scent consultation. You said 11:50?
A bottle clinks softly somewhere beyond the curtain. A faint rustle of paper. Then a reply appears with almost eerie timing.
Lu Ziwei
Are you the one who wants something edible... and unforgettable?
Yàoshēn tilts his head. The way that was worded—it wasn’t careless.
Jin Yaoshen
Let’s say I prefer things that leave an impression.
Jin Yaoshen
Is that something you offer?
There’s a pause. On the other side of the curtain, Zǐwēi brushes golden pollen from his wrist. He glances at the name again.
Lu Ziwei
[ He…smells familiar ]
Lu Ziwei
If you’re looking to forget someone, I’m not the right person.
Lu Ziwei
but if you’re holding on to something unspoken
Yàoshēn’s finger lingers on the screen. His throat tightens. The room smells of honey he can’t touch.
Lu Ziwei
please take a seat
Lu Ziwei
[This guy is so arrogant]
Lu ziwei was trying to be calm, and put a professional smile.
Lu Ziwei
Anywhere that you’d feel confortable
Yaoshen pointed at the seat in ziwei’s desk
Zǐwēi finishes the final vial for Wēn Yùzhēn’s request. The scent curls in the air—bitter honey over soft base notes. It feels like regret tucked into silk.
Yàoshēn doesn't react, but something in his eyes flickers. He doesn't thank him. He leaves quietly.
Lu Ziwei
Thank you, Dear Costumer
Ziwei walked around the lab, and he thought about something.
Lu Ziwei
He have a warm pheromone.
Lu Ziwei
It’s honey, but not sweet, something like burnt, or bitter.
Lu Ziwei
Wait..the one I’ve made is..
Gu Mincheng
what are you doing?
Lu Ziwei
I realized something too late..
Lu Ziwei
that guy, said he wants something that leaves an impression
Lu Ziwei
I made him a bitter honey scent
Lu Ziwei
No..I just realized that his scent smells the same.. Mincheng!! what should I do?
Gu Mincheng
you mean his pheromone?
Gu Mincheng
it’ll be alright i guess?
Lu Ziwei
what do you think, he’ll say? that his pheromone leaves an imoression! Im so embarrased!
Lu Ziwei
anyway i should put it in my journal
Gu Mincheng
hmm.. heres the coffee sir.
Gu Mincheng
something wrong?
Lu Ziwei
I didn’t make a scent like that before so why is it on my journal?
Comments
Diamond
Can't stop thinking about it.
2025-07-15
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