Chapter 157 — The Enchanted Perfume

“What kind of damn perfume is this...” Gu Xiao crouched beside An Lan, pushing the woman aside, then picked up a small glass bottle and held it to his nose, inhaling sharply.

“Hey! I told you not to touch it! That perfume isn’t ordinary! Gu Xiao! You’re done for...” Lin Chong frowned deeply, his thick eyebrows almost merging into a line, emitting a disdainful hissing sound toward Gu Xiao.

“What’s wrong?” Gu Xiao snapped the cap back on and carelessly tossed the perfume aside.

Lin Chong quickly caught it, looking terrified.

“Director An, step back.”

Lin Chong stood up and hurried to a corner.

An Lan sat on the floor, leaning against the wall, confused. “Step back from what?”

Lin Chong pinched his nose and pointed at Gu Xiao, who was playing with the other perfumes beside her. “He’s about to fart!”

An Lan gasped and quickly stood, clutching the relaxed yet exasperated Shen Mubai’s face with both hands, hiding behind the man.

“Is it really that amazing?” Shen Mubai was clearly skeptical. How special could a bottle of perfume be?

Could it really make someone fart?

“Baldy! Who did you say farted!” Gu Xiao, always very conscious of his idol image, was quick to defend himself. Around outsiders, he always cultivated the persona of a heartthrob.

Even though there was no one else now, An Lan was there, and their relationship had changed subtly.

He couldn’t possibly do something like that—it would ruin his image!

Lin Chong and An Lan were still holding their noses, as if they considered themselves the kings of flatulence.

“Baldy! Come here! Stop spreading lies!”

Gu Xiao stood up with a thud that echoed through the silent hospital corridor.

“Damn! Gu Xiao! What did you eat? Holy crap! It stinks to death! Your fart is unbeatable!”

Gu Xiao clutched his backside, disbelief written all over his face. How could this be? His digestion was always fine; how could he have farted?

And it smelled this awful!

Shen Mubai regretted not believing Lin Chong’s warning earlier and not covering his nose. He was almost fainting from the stench. “Stop covering your butt with your hands, it’s disgusting! Oh my god, your hands are ruined, soaked in the smell!”

Hiding behind the man, An Lan pinched her nose and, hearing Shen Mubai’s words, couldn’t help but giggle. She peeked out and saw Gu Xiao’s pitiful expression.

After laughing, she took a deep breath and nearly passed out from the stench, her brain nearly suffocating.

This was unbearably foul!

At that moment, An Lan looked at Gu Xiao with utter disgust and revulsion.

It was hard to imagine that the idol she had admired since her youth could fart so terribly—and cover his behind with his hands!

The halo of his idol image shattered completely.

“No! It’s not me! It’s not my fart!” Gu Xiao shook his hands frantically as the awful smell invaded his nostrils.

“Ugh—”

Gu Xiao was so disgusted by his own fart that he retched.

Lin Chong, Shen Mubai, and An Lan quickly moved away.

They retreated to a spot about ten meters from Gu Xiao.

The three of them breathed a sigh of relief, inhaling the fresh, pleasant air.

“Don’t come over!” Lin Chong pointed at Gu Xiao, who was walking toward them, his face red with embarrassment. “Just stand there and don’t move—let the smell dissipate!”

“I told you not to touch those perfumes! You didn’t listen! It stinks to death!”

Gu Xiao sat on the ground, pouting, his mixed-race face scrunched up with grievance. “What am I supposed to do? Am I going to be like this forever?”

“No way! Just this one fart and it’s over.”

Lin Chong glanced at An Lan, who was feeling sorry for Gu Xiao. Gritting his teeth, he said in frustration, “He farted, and you’re feeling sorry for him?”

An Lan was taken aback, pouting as she argued, “I’m not! Why would I feel sorry for him? It stinks!”

Lin Chong and Shen Mubai exchanged a glance and fell silent.

Two minutes passed, and the smell mostly faded.

Lin Chong returned, grabbed his backpack, and sat down casually next to An Lan.

He took out all the small perfume bottles from his bag, laying them out in front of himself.

“By the way, Big Brother Lin, what did you want to show me?” An Lan crouched beside him, eyeing the colorful little bottles.

She asked again, “Are all of these perfumes?”

Lin Chong nodded. “Yeah, Xiao Ran asked me to bring you a bottle of perfume. I clearly remember putting it in here... but I can’t find it now...”

An Lan waited as he searched, too scared to touch the perfumes herself and sniff them!

Too terrifying!

“Brother Bai, do you want to try?” An Lan’s eyes sparkled as she suddenly grabbed a small bottle and held it up to Shen Mubai.

“No, no, no! I don’t want to!”

Shen Mubai backed away, glancing at the embarrassed Gu Xiao hiding in the corner. “Come on, you’ve all grown up together. What’s the fuss? It’s just a fart.”

Gu Xiao stood before Shen Mubai, his deep, European-style eyes filled with gratitude.

He reached out and grabbed Shen Mubai’s hand. “Bai, my good brother!”

“Damn! It stinks to death!”

Shen Mubai jumped back in shock, bumping into An Lan.

An Lan lost her grip on the perfume bottle, which fell to the floor but didn’t shatter!

She breathed a sigh of relief and quickly warned the retreating Shen Mubai, “Brother Bai, don’t step on that perfume!”

The next moment—

*Crack!*

The glass bottle shattered.

Perfume spilled everywhere.

Lin Chong and An Lan reacted quickly, dodging aside and pinching their noses, unwilling to breathe.

Shen Mubai and Gu Xiao had no idea what had just happened.

All they heard was the sound of glass breaking underfoot.

“What’s that smell? So nice...”

Shen Mubai was the first to catch the scent—a fresh blend of orange and jasmine with a breezy, youthful vibe.

“Shen Mubai! Did you step on Baldy’s perfume? Damn! I really can’t believe you!”

Gu Xiao retreated nervously, tension rising. He had no idea what the consequences of smelling this perfume might be!

He caught the scent wafting up from Shen Mubai’s feet.

The man’s face gradually flushed.

An Lan noticed something was wrong. She was very familiar with Gu Xiao’s expression and demeanor.

That night, after drinking that cup of water, Gu Xiao looked just like this.

“Aphrodisiac!!!” An Lan’s voice rose sharply, almost piercing.

Lin Chong, crouching beside her, shifted away in disgust and rubbed his ringing ears. He glanced at the rainbow-colored stain on the floor.

Rainbow-colored.

Dazzlingly multicolored.

Lin Chong’s expression was hard to read. He stifled a smile and quietly explained to An Lan, “It’s an aphrodisiac, but not an ordinary kind of aphrodisiac.”

“Ah?” An Lan was puzzled.

Not an ordinary aphrodisiac?

She had just sniffed a bit of the perfume and felt nothing at all...

Could it be?

Suddenly struck by a thought, her wide eyes rounded as she croaked toward Lin Chong, “No way it makes *two* men???”

As she said this, she pressed her two index fingers together.

Lin Chong blinked, pursed his lips, and slowly nodded. “Yeah, it stimulates male hormones, making two men develop feelings for each other.”

“What kind of ridiculous perfume is this? Why is it so absurd!” An Lan shouted excitedly at Lin Chong.

They no longer needed to pinch their noses.

This perfume had no effect on a man and a woman...

“Don’t say that. Xiao Ran and I studied these perfumes for a long time. Each one has a special purpose.”

Lin Chong patted An Lan’s shoulder earnestly, then nodded toward Gu Xiao and Shen Mubai.

An Lan looked up, her pupils trembling.

Astonishing!

The two men were holding each other tightly!

Almost about to kiss!

What kind of rated-R scene was this?!

Damn!

Why was she feeling a little excited inside?

Could it be that she had been infected by Li Gang? She just couldn’t accept two men like this...

“Gu Xiao!!! Oh my god! Big Brother Lin, why am I so excited?!”

Lin Chong sighed, a playful smile lifting the corners of his mouth. “Who wouldn’t get excited seeing a scene like this?”

“Why don’t you join them?” An Lan joked.

Lin Chong quickly shook his head, waving his hands vigorously, disgust flickering in his eyes. “No way. I have my true love; I’m a normal man. That... I can’t do!”

“Yeah, with you like this, I honestly don’t know if you’re one or zero.”

As she spoke, An Lan’s gaze remained fixed on the two tightly embracing men. She took out her phone and snapped photos of Gu Xiao and Shen Mubai.

“What do you mean ‘one or zero’? Don’t turn into a fujoshi. I think Li Gang is a hardcore fujoshi; you should stay away from her.”

Lin Chong treated An Lan and Mu Ran like his little sisters, so he gave her earnest advice.

“You’ve never met Li Gang. How do you know she’s a fujoshi?”

Lin Chong: “There’s a new boss at the company. As the head of security, how could I not know? Li Gang looks fine, but sometimes she’s a bit creepy.”

“Creepy?”

The man nodded. “I watched your livestream. When those two men stood close together, Li Gang’s gaze was extremely creepy. She was probably shipping the couple...”

An Lan couldn’t help but give the man a deep, disbelieving glare.

“What are they going to do?” An Lan pointed at the still-embracing men.

Lin Chong said, “Go on, I have water in my bag. Splash it in their faces.”

“You sure?”

Lin Chong nodded. “Hurry. That perfume keeps evaporating. If you wait any longer, those two will start taking off their clothes!”