My Best Friend is Actually a Cat-eared Maid at a Cafe! – Chapter 118

Chapter 118: Confession
“Wow! This is too spicy.”
After drinking the entire bowl of ginger sugar water, Xiaomuqing’s mouth and throat felt very uncomfortable. She opened her mouth wide, sticking out her tongue, and complained to her good brother.
The spiciness made her small face wrinkle, and tears welled up in the corners of her eyes as she furrowed her brow.
What she didn’t know was that this was ginger sugar water Uncle Liu brewed according to his own taste, so it was incomparable to any she had tasted before.
“Do you want a candy to relieve it?”
Setting down Xiaomuqing’s empty bowl on the table, Ye Ziming took out a pre-prepared box of candies and asked with a smile.
Looking at Xiaomuqing sticking out her tongue, he suddenly had the urge to take a picture of her, finding her very cute.
At the same time, he found it a bit funny, as she looked adorably silly.
“Mm-hmm, yes!”
Hearing there were candies, Xiaomuqing quickly opened her eyes and said, already extending her hand to ask her good brother for one.
After eating the candy, it would take some time to relieve the spicy aftertaste.
While waiting, Ye Ziming took the empty bowl to the kitchen and cleaned it.
“You said you would forgive me just now.”
When Ye Ziming returned to the sofa, Xiaomuqing had finally recovered and said to him with a proud smile.
Thinking of what her good brother had said, she immediately relaxed a lot, at least not as nervous as before.
Besides, she hadn’t planned on deceiving anyone; it was just that the changes happening to her were too sudden and scientifically inexplicable.
“Mm, I forgive you, but you have to be honest with me.”
He chuckled softly, then nodded, looking into Xiaomuqing’s eyes as he spoke.
“What I’m about to say next, please don’t be scared.”
Xiaomuqing’s smile faded as she put on a serious expression and looked Ye Ziming directly in the eyes.
“I won’t be scared, tell me.”
Looking at Xiaomuqing’s expression, Ye Ziming couldn’t take her seriously at all, finding her rather cute instead.
But to humor Xiaomuqing and avoid her getting upset, he tried his best to appear serious without laughing.
“My second brother has run away from home.”
“Your second brother… who is that?”
He raised his eyebrows and paused before retorting.
“Not who! It’s the second brother every male has! The thing you have below!”
“!?”
Xiaomuqing’s voice became a bit louder and more anxious as she spoke, pointing at Ye Ziming’s crotch, even wanting to poke his “second brother.”
This was beyond surprise; Ye Ziming found it a bit frightening.
For the next while, Xiaomuqing told a story about how she woke up that morning and turned into a girl.
After hearing it, Ye Ziming found it preposterous and was skeptical.
However, he suddenly recalled a case he had heard of where someone lived as a male for many years, only to later realize they were actually female.
But considering the Jade Pendant Xiaomuqing often wore, and her previous admission that it made her appear as a male, he felt there was something more to it.
“Boss, I’ve only told you this.”
Looking at her good brother, who was deep in thought, Xiaomuqing hesitated for a moment and then whispered worriedly.
She had thought a lot before saying this.
And even before this, she had thought that if she were to tell someone her secret, it would definitely be Ye Ziming.
“Don’t worry, I won’t tell anyone.”
Glancing at Xiaomuqing beside him, Ye Ziming gave her a reassuring look and smiled.
The fact that she could tell him something like this showed Xiaomuqing’s trust in him, and he felt a bit touched by that.
“Mm-hmm.”
Receiving his reply, Xiaomuqing smiled again, thinking her guess was correct, and that her good brother was trustworthy.
Ah, just as expected of her good brother; she, Lin Mu, really hadn’t misjudged him. She even felt like she could rely on him her entire life.
“Have you been to the hospital for a check-up?”
While thinking, he suddenly recalled something and asked softly with a slight frown.
“No.”
Xiaomuqing, who was feeling touched, was suddenly interrupted by Ye Ziming’s question.
Then, she saw a shift in her good brother’s gaze. He stared at her for a moment before raising his hand towards her forehead.
She instinctively wanted to dodge, but his hand was long, and she failed to escape.
Feeling his hand, Xiaomuqing answered honestly.
“Tomorrow, you’ll come to the hospital with me for a check-up.”
Moving his hand away from Xiaomuqing’s forehead, he also touched her cheek and neck.
This was just a test to see if she had a fever and to check for a Adam’s apple, nothing more.
“This… I don’t think so.”
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During the summer vacation, she had considered going for a medical check-up, but what if something unusual was discovered? Wouldn’t that be a disaster?
She didn’t want to be taken away for research as an anomaly!
“Leave it to me, it’ll be fine.”
With just one look, Ye Ziming understood why Xiaomuqing was panicking.
“But…”
“That hospital was established with funding from my parents. Besides my people, no one else will know your secret.”
Before Xiaomuqing could speak, he calmly added.
While he said “funding,” to others, the hospital was practically owned by his family.
“Oh, this.”
Upon hearing this “big shot” statement, Xiaomuqing didn’t know how to respond. She just opened her mouth wide, her eyes wide open, staring blankly at her good brother.
It seemed she couldn’t refuse.
Even facing such an imposing good brother, she couldn’t even utter a single “no.”
She didn’t verbally agree, but in Ye Ziming’s eyes, Xiaomuqing had already consented.
So, after saying this, Ye Ziming began to explain the various medical examination items he planned for her tomorrow.
“Um… I’ll follow your arrangements tomorrow.”
After a short discussion, Xiaomuqing decisively gave up. She simply didn’t understand anything about these so-called medical check-ups.
Growing up, she had only undergone school health screenings and knew nothing beyond that.
“Mm.”
Nodding, and after finishing this matter, Ye Ziming stood up from the sofa and walked towards his room.
Without needing to be told, Xiaomuqing knew Ye Ziming was preparing to go to the bathroom to shower, while she continued to sit on the sofa playing with her phone.
After confiding her biggest secret to her good brother, Xiaomuqing felt a strange sense of relief, perhaps because the stone that had been weighing on her heart had finally been lifted.
Moreover, her good brother’s calm reaction had truly exceeded her expectations.
Since he was so composed, what did she have to be nervous about? So, let it be.
On a side note, she was also curious about the changes in her own body. If she had the chance, she actually wanted to get a physical examination for herself.
What she was most curious about was whether she still had that Y chromosome in her body.
If she still did, could she change back? Xiaomuqing leaned back on the sofa, gazing at the ceiling as she pondered.