BLALS Chapter 2
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Translation Checked and Edited by Pure
Chapter 2
It’s said that ‘if life was lived too leisurely, certain things would be forgotten.’
Boss Lady’s life has been going very well recently.
After the big project was finished, the older directors of the company couldn’t find fault with her all day long. They just hated that they couldn’t become her father-in-law; it was that difficult to chat with her. In the overall situation, she grasped the company’s direction and dealt with things. When she had nothing to do, she would sneak to Little Shopkeeper’s store, drink milk tea, and watch Little Shopkeeper. Occasionally she would joke around and watch Little Shopkeeper’s helpless red face.
This life was simply too comfortable.
Boss Lady’s frequent visits to the nightclubs also began to dwindle. Before she knew it, she preferred the milk tea shop’s light music and felt that night clubs were always too noisy.
Consequently, Boss Lady completely forgot that she had an ex-girlfriend who wasn’t dealt with properly. Thus when that ex-girlfriend rushed at her and splashed her with milk tea, Boss Lady forgot how to react in time.
The girl in front of her was still crying, “You scumbag! How can you do this to me? You haven’t contacted me in so long, you really have a new lover! You bitch!”
Little Shopkeeper had a blank face when she was pointed at, then was confused and began to speak at a loss, “You misunderstood. I’m the owner of this store, and I also don’t like women…”
“Shut up! You don’t think I know? I—” The girl looked dainty and pretty, but she had a hot temper. She was about to fight her with a sneer.
"Enough." Lady Boss said in a low voice, pulling the Little Shopkeeper behind her to protect her. “Don’t worry. I’ll take care of this.”
She threw the handkerchief stained with milk tea aside with slight disgust. It was very sticky and disgusting to have her face covered with that. She should also be grateful that the milk tea had ice* in it, otherwise she would have been wounded in action.
(TN: You can drink milk tea hot or cold. So, she could have gotten a burn on her face…)
Boss Lady was a little angry, especially when this girl was still pointing fingers and gesticulating at the little shopkeeper.
Her previously established image as a reliable elite completely collapsed in front of the little shopkeeper.
She pulled out this girl’s information from her memory and said indifferently, “I thought you and your boyfriend had a good time shopping two months ago.”
The girl’s face paled. “It’s not like that. Elite*, I—I can explain…” How could it be, Elite Nie wasn’t in City A that day ah, how did she know?
(TN: The word for ‘elite’ is actually Yinghua, which is a word concept for those who are beautiful and quintessential. Also, big boss’s surname is Nie.)
“You don’t need to explain. As long as you are happy. Now, apologize to Little Shopkeeper and clean this place up.” Boss Lady’s face had a smile. “You come and pour dirty water on innocent people and interfere with other people’s business, apologize to her.”
“I’m really sorry. This was a small dispute that caused trouble for the little shopkeeper and affected everyone’s mood. I’m very sorry. Everyone’s bill is on me today. Please forgive me.” Boss Lady politely apologized to the customers.
Everyone still wanted to gossip, but when they saw this, they withdrew their eyes.
Boss Lady called her assistant to let him deal with the situation, then looked at the girl in front of her, “Apologize.”
The girl gritted her teeth, somewhat unwilling, and even wanted to explain herself. However, in front of such a boss, she didn’t dare. After spending so much time with her, she already knew what kind of person Boss Lady was. When she pampers her, she can be a troublemaker. However, when Boss Lady is angry, she won’t have a good life if she makes trouble.
But the girl was really reluctant to give up on Boss Lady. Strictly speaking, she wasn’t a lover of the same sex. She was just a lover of money. Boss Lady was rich, generous, good-looking, and knows what girls want. In this sense, she was much better than those men with big bellies, and the disadvantages weren’t much ah.
Who knew that when she secretly had a boyfriend and went out to play with him once, everything would capsized?
Boss Lady had a rule that her women couldn’t have boyfriends. But how can girls really live as a homosexual for a lifetime, wasn’t it normal to have a boyfriend? It’s impossible for Boss Lady to never get married, right? She held onto her wishful thoughts and soon Boss Lady stopped contacting her. But it was hard to change from extravagance to frugality. Without Boss Lady, how could she get used to her quality of life suddenly dropping? When she saw Boss Lady dotingly talking to the little shopkeeper outside, she became hot-headed and rushed in.
Obviously, that should have been her.
Boss Lady knew what the girl was thinking without looking at her. She also didn’t have any unnecessary reaction, instead, she gently said, “Apologize.”
“Elite…” The girl still wanted to redeem herself, so after her mind cleared, she reluctantly lowered her head and apologized, “I’m sorry. I was wrong.”
The scene was then thrown at the hurriedly-arrived assistant to be taken care of, while Boss Lady pulled Little Shopkeeper and stood in the employee breakroom of the store.
Looking at Little Shopkeeper’s calm expression, Boss Lady’s mind flashback to the gif that one of her young female employees had once sent out—
I don't know how to explain it to you, because I'm just a simple little kitten.
(TN: This is the name of the video/gif that the little girl in the company used as an emoji…Just a cat being a cat… https://www.bilibili.com/video/av64351510/)
In fact, there was no reason to cover up this matter. Boss Lady never felt that her sexuality was an issue, so she was straightforward about it. The only problem was how Boss Lady looked like she lived life as if playing a game. In fact, her emotions were very clear to herself. She took what she needed and made sure she didn't owe anything. Also, she doesn’t provoke people who shouldn’t be provoked. Although this made her look like a scumbag, she never cared about what others thought of her.
She had enough self-confidence and ability, so why should her life be defined by others?
The problem was that Little Shopkeeper wasn’t ‘other people’. The saying ‘After falling in love, worry becomes endless’ was right on point. It wasn’t easy to smile so freely without being worried about how one is portrayed to their beloved. Moreover, the little shopkeeper was such a well-behaved little girl; now that she found out that her good friend was actually lesbian, will she be able to instantly accept this fact?
When did she start to care about the little shopkeeper’s feelings? This wasn’t good ah.
Little Shopkeeper didn’t think that Boss Lady took this incident to heart and asked bluntly, “Was that your girlfriend?”
The initial bewilderment subsided and at this time, Little Shopkeeper returned to her usual gentleness.
“She was my former female companion. I broke it off some time ago, but it seems that it wasn’t properly communicated. I’m sorry about the inconvenience.” Boss Lady observed Little Shopkeeper in front of her and found that she wasn’t surprised, instead she was normal, her usual self. This brought a smile on Boss Lady’s face.
"Did it scare you?" Boss Lady asked.
"Haha, why would it?" Little Shopkeeper replied with narrowed eyes. Although she was a good girl, she wasn’t a little fool. She was an adult that could think and had her own processing skills. Boss Lady actually looked to be a little aggressive, but there were so many girls who dressed neutrally, but that didn't mean they were all homosexual. Everyone had the right to choose how they dress ah. Besides, was there a difference between being gay or straight? It was nothing more than one’s own inclination and preference.
Compared with this, Little Shopkeeper paid more attention to the words ‘female companion’ from Boss Lady’s mouth. She saw Boss Lady’s ease of handling situations, and realized the two weren’t in a serious relationship. From the looks of it, Boss Lady seemed to mirror those fickle and domineering presidents from literature, the kind where they had countless little lovers in their harem, where each were copulated one after one ah.
Little Shopkeeper scratched her head and asked this question, feeling it was a little rude.
"Pfff—" Boss Lady shook her head and laughed, “How can I have the energy? It’s all about meeting the right person and spending time with that person. During this time, there isn’t anyone else.”
So, the matter was exposed, and Boss Lady no longer tried to hide it. Occasionally, she sat with her new flames at the milk tea shop to try out new products. After some time, the reputation of ‘Cozy*’ spread, and the little shopkeeper’s business was getting better and better, but she still reserved a special seat for Boss Lady.
(TN: ‘Cozy’ should be the name of the milk tea shop)
Once in a while, she also took Little Shopkeeper out to play.
She had a friend who had a hot spring resort on the outskirts of City A. It was eleven, but the little shopkeeper didn’t go home. Instead, she was dragged away by Boss Lady outside the city.
Little Shopkeeper laid by the window, looking at the blue sky and white clouds outside. The shadows of the trees swayed, and the little dimple floated lovingly on her cheek. Although she yearned for City A, she was busy with business after moving here and really didn’t have time to play around. She studied photography when she attended university. So, she got out of the car, and she wandered around happily, enthusiastically capturing her favorite scenery.
Boss Lady slowly followed behind her with her hands tucked behind her back, like an old lady exercising in the morning.
In the past, she would directly drive to the resort with her girls, straight to the hot spring. Feeling the soft skin as the warm fragrant mist enveloped them, making it a special experience. She rarely wandered around outside the resort, and it happened to be October, a golden autumn, so there were many fruit trees bearing fruits.
After receiving permission, Little Shopkeeper picked two persimmons, peeled them, and handed it to Boss Lady with a smile.
Boss Lady deliberately grabbed her hand and leaned forward to take a bite.
Little Shopkeeper laughed and pinched Boss Lady’s face, “Don’t be naughty. Eat it by yourself.”
She became more and more familiar with Boss Lady, and she acted like this fearlessly and naturally.
Boss Lady began to wonder if indulging her was a good thing.
She has been self-discipling herself with restraint these past six months, enjoying this slow easygoing happiness. It seemed she couldn’t become impatient. She wasn’t very interested in nightclubs, and when she saw young and lovely girls, there was nothing more than admiring their cuteness. Ending in a drunken stupor was only because she had nothing better to do. Her being filled with nothing but emptiness, now to the current her, she rather sit in Little Shopkeeper’s store and bake with her than sitting between two women and holding them by their hips.
It could be said that it was very frightening.
In fact, Boss Lady didn’t have any thoughts about Little Shopkeeper, so she could naturally get along with her. This child was like glass, clean and transparent. So it was rare for Boss Lady to have any other ideas about her, instead, she wanted to take good care of her.
Boss Lady rarely stayed interested in a person for so long.
She was very playful and rebellious. She rarely maintained her relationship with people. Even if she grew up together with them, she could easily slam the door shut when she was unhappy. Not to mention a little lover, after having a good time, she would get a fresh one in two to three weeks. It was probably because most of her patience was used up years ago. So, she perhaps treated relationships like non-renewable resources.
Suddenly there was a little shopkeeper, and Boss Lady’s heart couldn’t resist. She couldn’t refuse this emotional experience regardless of the outcome. This was just an experience, and she was never one to regret. However, this depended on her target, and if she could afford to play. It wasn’t necessarily a good thing to become close to the little shopkeeper, she was not the same as her.
How bothersome.
She was always caught off-guard for face slaps.
Thus, Boss Lady broiled with internal conflict while soaking in the hot springs in the evening. She silently reflected.
In the foggy hot spring water, the Little Shopkeeper sat opposite of her, her smile akin to a flower. Her face was clean, and her cheeks flushed by the hot spring water. She looked adorable and well behaved. The little girl’s skin was very good, fair and delicate, full of collagen and youthful vitality.
Boss Lady recited a phrase in her mind, ‘Washing her creamy skin with slippery water of the warm spring, they spent the night under the warmth of a hibiscus canopy.*.’ She didn’t know if Bai Juyi would come back to life and kick her to death. Boss Lady already expressed to herself that she also wanted to kick someone as well as she resisted the urge to reach out and fix the loose strands of hair from the side of Little Shopkeeper’s face.
(TN: A verse from Bai Juyi’s “Song of Everlasting Regret” 白居易《长恨歌》https://www.musicated.com/syh/TangPoems/EverlastingRegret.htm)
‘Splashhh—’ Boss Lady stood up from the water.
She was a playful person at heart. As a successful person, she wanted things within her control. The development of her relationship with Little Shopkeeper exceeded her expectations. The little shopkeeper wasn’t a person she could play with. She really treated her as a friend she got along with, and this development made her really worried.
After returning from the resort, Boss Lady decided to put some distance between her and Little Shopkeeper.