Jenny, standing outside the door, was worried, so she decided to call Olivia. "Has Lily mentioned
anything to you about new products?"
"No. What's wrong?" After leaving the hospital, Olivia went shopping for groceries before heading
home and cleaning the house. The vacuum cleaner was rumbling in the background, and she could not
hear Jenny too well.
“Lily went into the lab and locked herself inside. I tried to talk to her, but she ignored me. I don't think
she's in a good state. I'ma little worried."
Upon hearing this, Olivia was stunned and quickly turned off the vacuum cleaner. She subconsciously
mumbled, "Is it because of what happened today? She looked okay when she left earlier, though."
Jenny was curious. "What happened today?"
“Long story. Lily is in the lab, right? I'll go check in on her." Olivia quickly put aside her things, took off
her apron, washed her hands, and hurried to the lab.
There was no response from inside the lab. Helpless, Jenny could only sit on the sofa outside and wait.
When office hours were over, the staff left one after another. Jenny had sat there for about an hour
before Olivia arrived on the scene, panting heavily.
"Is she still inside?"
Jenny pouted in the direction of the laboratory. Olivia nodded and ran over to knock on the door. "Lily,
It’s Olivia. Please open the door. What are you doing inside? Let me come and help you. Lily—"
Before Olivia finished speaking, the lab door swung open, accompanied by a horrid smell. Olivia was
the first to bear the brunt. She was stunned for a moment before she started to cough uncontrollably.
She could barely stop.
Jenny raised her head when she heard the door opening, but before getting close, she was
overwhelmed by the strong scent and started coughing as well. "W-What’s that smell?”
Both of them were practically choking, but Lily seemed unaffected. She just looked at them and said,
"Were you guys looking for me?"
There was silence from Jenny and Olivia. They had knocked on the door while calling on to her
repeatedly. Was Lily unaware?
Even if they wanted to reply, they could not stop their coughing fits and could barely say a word.
"I'm sorry. I forgot to turn on the ventilation," Lily said. She turned to the side and flipped on the fan
inside the room. The wind quickly took away the smell.
When she regained control over herself, Olivia wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and looked
around. "Lily, what were you doing in here? What was that pungent smell?"
"It's nothing. I wanted to try mixing some of the most intense and strong scents." As Lily walked out of
the lab, she seemed pretty gloomy. Today’s events had left her in a somber mood.
So what do you get when you mix all the bad stuff?
In the field of perfumery, sometimes, one would require making bold attempts. Lily had closed the door
and immersed herself in what she was doing. She had paid little attention to whatever was happening
outside the door.
“You could’ve died in there!" Jenny said as she coughed again. "This idea of yours is a little too bold."
"I think the effects were pretty good. I kept a few samples and will wait for the results to come out." Lily
said in a serious tone as she pulled off her gloves.
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