My Best Friend is Actually a Cat-eared Maid at a Cafe! – Chapter 563

Chapter 7 Extra: What If Xiaomuqing is Really a Cat Girl (4)
In City A, within a villa residential area, Li Muning and her husband Ye Mingxu sat on the sofa, eating fruit and chatting after dinner while watching TV.
“Honey.”
“Mm?”
“Do you think Ziming might be lying to us about having a girlfriend?”
“…I don’t think so.”
Ye Mingxu frowned subtly as he continued to peel grapes for his wife in his arms.
Ever since Ye Ziming graduated from college, Li Muning had been arranging blind dates for him or introducing him to eligible young ladies every other day.
The main reason for her anxiety was that from elementary school… no, from kindergarten, her Ye Ziming had disliked playing with girls, making his mother almost suspect he had a fear of women.
The reality wasn’t as exaggerated as she thought; Ye Ziming just genuinely wasn’t interested, but Li Muning was impatient to have grandchildren.
So, starting some time ago, Ye Ziming suddenly announced he had a girlfriend and told his family to stop introducing him to potential partners.
Then came the problem: their son had a girlfriend but wouldn’t bring her home. Perhaps the timing wasn’t right and the woman was embarrassed, which was understandable, but they couldn’t even inquire about her. Was he involved with a spy?
They had been dating for months, and they didn’t even know who Lin Muqing was or what she looked like.
After the couple chatted for a while, Li Muning’s eyes suddenly lit up. She shot up from the sofa and grabbed her husband’s arm, saying:
“How about we just take a look and see if it’s true?”
“Take a look?”
Ye Mingxu raised an eyebrow, not understanding.
“Yeah, just a peek.”
Li Muning squinted and smiled meaningfully, having a simple plan in mind.
…
On the night he returned from his business trip, Ye Ziming had a dream. He dreamed that his pet cat transformed into a cat girl and gave him a “surprise” by burrowing into his bedding while he slept.
Just before waking up, he heard the little cat smiling and saying, “Master, I’m here to repay your kindness. Thank you for saving me.”
As soon as she finished speaking, he suddenly opened his eyes and looked down to find the usual clumsy cat curled up on top of him, fast asleep.
The morning sunlight was lovely, illuminating the entire room through the window. Xiaomuqing, who was sleeping, seemed to sense something, perhaps the change in brightness or a slight movement from her master below.
She first twitched her tail, poked her head out, and stretched her soft feline body. Then she extended her two paws, as if stretching or kneading in the air.
“Meow~ Good morning, Master.”
She opened her mouth, revealing her fangs, and lazily greeted her master with narrowed eyes. Then she continued to lie on Ye Ziming, reluctant to get up.
“Lazy cat.”
Ye Ziming had seen this scene countless times, so he wasn’t surprised. He skillfully raised his hand to pet the cat, making the little lazy cat purr comfortably.
After their daily interaction, Ye Ziming gently picked up the lazy cat and placed her aside, tucking her in with a blanket before getting up to wash up and prepare for work.
Regarding the dream, Ye Ziming thought he was overthinking. How could his silly cat turn into a human, and one like the cat girl he met at the cafe yesterday?
He had watched many anime series during his school days and had heard rumors of yokai disguising themselves as humans and integrating into society after entering the workforce. However, he hadn’t connected cats with cat girls, just as he wouldn’t expect to find a winning lottery ticket on the street.
But that inexplicable sense of familiarity, and his indescribable intuition…
“Meow~ Master, bye-bye~”
After tidying himself up, Ye Ziming was about to leave when Xiaomuqing, with a heavy dose of sleepiness, “grudgingly” came to the living room to see her master off.
“Mm.”
Seeing Xiaomuqing, Ye Ziming frowned and pondered for a moment. Then he slowly bent down, using both hands to pick her up and examine her.
He remembered now, he had a female kitten. No wonder he thought the cat looked a bit like the cat girl from the cafe. It must be the reason.
The reason was weak, but there was no other explanation.
Seeing the cat meowing, Ye Ziming quickly put her down. After saying goodbye, he left for work.
After Ye Ziming left, Xiaomuqing trotted back to her master’s room, transformed back into human form in the bed, and after a while, poked her head out to continue sleeping.
“Hmph, stupid master.”
With a blush, Xiaomuqing pouted and muffled a sound from under the covers.
She wasn’t exactly angry. Her master had bathed her and dried her fur, but he only just realized she was a girl, and he had done that on purpose!
Ugh, Master is such a big idiot!
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…
After returning from his business trip, Ye Ziming’s work became slightly easier. He could get off work on time every day and even took Xiaomuqing for walks downstairs when he had free time.
With her master accompanying her, Xiaomuqing was also happy, continuing her carefree life of loafing around, napping most of the day.
This life was very good, a true paradise for the little lazy cat. However, the peaceful life didn’t last long until one noon, Li Muning and Ye Mingxu suddenly appeared at Ye Ziming’s doorstep.
“At this hour, Ziming is still at work, right?”
“I know. We’re coming to do a surprise inspection while Ziming is at work.”
At the doorstep, Li Muning put her hands on her hips and confidently explained her plan.
“Ziming said he has a girlfriend. If we go in and see any girl’s belongings, it’s likely true…”
“Mm, I’ll do whatever you say.”
Ye Mingxu chuckled lightly, a hint of pampering in his eyes, mixed with a bit of helplessness.
In the end, between his son and his wife, he firmly stood with Li Muning.
Since Ye Ziming wasn’t home, they had a spare key, so there was no need to worry about getting in.
However, just as Li Muning was about to open the door, a little girl quietly appeared beside her, looking at them in utter confusion.
“Who are you guys?”
Xiaomuqing had just come out from Sister Yu’s place and was thinking of going home to get something. She encountered two strange people standing at her doorstep, doing who knows what.
“…!?”
Turning around, Li Muning was shocked the moment she saw Xiaomuqing. What a cute creature in this world!
Her rosy lips were slightly pursed, her watery eyes were wide open, and her cute little face radiated innocence and pure joy, instantly touching the softest part of Li Muning’s heart.
Ye Mingxu beside her had a complicated expression, as he knew very well that his wife adored such porcelain dolls, which was one of the reasons she always urged Ye Ziming to find a partner.
“Um, excuse me, please let me pass.”
The two people in front of her were really strange. She looked up and met their gaze for a moment, then remembered she still wanted to take a nap and walked around the couple.
Then, under the bewildered gazes of the couple, she took a key from her dress pocket, opened the door to go home, looked at them inexplicably, and shut the door behind her.
Ruthless.