Xu Lu was once again displeased, "Why are all of your minds so dirty?! She named her perfume 'Indulgence' but never explained what it means! You guys keep on thinking of it in a bad way. Does it really mean what you think it means?!"
"Do you even know what indulgence means? If you don't, Google it! Must it mean something sexual?! Can't it mean indulging in other things?!"
"She said 'Indulgence', not anything sexual! Only those with a dirty mind can think of others that way!"
Jun Yexuan + Qi Yusen, "..."
Though she helped their girl, she also attacked those two. After all, both of them had thought of it that way.
The short-haired perfumer by Xu Pingting said, "You're still taking her side? Can't you see..."
Zhang Heng interrupted her before she could finish her insult.
Zhang Heng extended a hand towards Xu Lu, "I agree with this heroic lady over here. But I do have to clarify that what women and men do is not to be ashamed of. Without sex, there would be no generations of humans."
"Most of the products in this industry are related to love. Love and sex cannot be separated. I hope all of you can stop being so behind in thinking. After all, as you said, this girl's an adult now."
He then changed the subject, "Anyways, that's off-topic. I smelled the perfume and I have the right to speak. Though the name may be suggestive, I didn't smell anything suggestive in this creation."
"I'm sure everyone can interpret the product differently. So why don't we let Ms. Qiao explain where her inspiration comes from?"
He then gestured for Qiao Qing to speak.
Qiao Qing said, "Indulgence means letting your natural instincts take over and letting your emotions flow. As people age, everyone starts to wear masks to conceal their true selves."
"There may be many reasons as to why we choose to conceal our truest selves and suppress all the negative emotions within us. We stop relying on others, we stop acknowledging our own feelings. As time goes on, we lose that childish innocence and that childish happiness."
As she spoke, Jun Yexuan's heart felt tight. Qi Yusen's lips pursed into a line.
They knew Qiao Qing was talking about herself.
At 15, she should be trouble-free and be doing whatever she wants. Yet because of what happened to her father, she had to take on all the family responsibilities and she was forced to grow up.
In front of her naive mom, she was unable to express herself and instead, could only self digest the emotions she felt.
Even earlier, to avoid attention and danger, she had to conceal her true capabilities and became known as the good for nothing.
As the boys thought about this, they felt much heartache and shame over their first reaction to her product.
Qiao Qing was clueless about their thoughts. Instead, she continued to speak, "This perfume allows you to forget all your troubles for a little while. No matter how constraining or terrible your situation is, for a moment, you get to unleash your true self and do everything you want to do without overthinking it."
Her words made Zhang Heng slam the table excitedly, "That's it! That's exactly it! The scent of this perfume does exactly that!"
"The moment I smelled it, I forgot all about the competition, I forgot all the people around me!"
"From my body to my heart, every single cell was relaxed and at ease. I was able to do exactly what I wanted to do at that moment!"
"It's like a type of alcohol that doesn't get you drunk but lets you forget all your troubles. It lets you unleash your true nature and lets you show off the side you want to display the most..."