My Best Friend is Actually a Cat-eared Maid at a Cafe! – Chapter 104

Chapter 104: A Not-So-Smart Guy
After leaving the bus station, Xiaomuqing jogged for a while. She only slowed down when she saw the cafe.
After catching her breath and calming herself down, she continued walking towards the cafe.
What she didn’t know was that Zhang Xiaoling had also gotten off the bus after her, and her destination was also the maid cafe.
Watching Xiaomuqing’s receding back, Zhang Xiaoling stood rooted to the spot for a moment, feeling that the figure looked familiar.
This made her think of Lin Muqing, which was strange.
“Phew~ I’ve finally arrived.”
Standing outside the cafe, Xiaomuqing wiped her forehead with her hand, letting out a sigh of relief.
It was almost lunchtime, and there were quite a few customers inside, so she thought for a moment and decided to take a detour through the back door.
This would avoid some unnecessary trouble, and she felt it was a good idea.
However, before she could take a step, a guy suddenly appeared in front of her and blocked her way.
“Hello.”
“Uh… hello.”
Xiaomuqing was a bit stunned by this sudden approach, but out of politeness, she returned a greeting.
The guy was about 1.7 meters tall; she had to look up slightly to make eye contact with him.
“Miss, I’d like to ask for directions.”
“Oh, what is it?”
Hearing that it was just an inquiry for directions, Xiaomuqing dismissed her doubts, smiled at him, and took out her phone from her pants pocket.
As soon as he told her a location, she would open a map app and help him.
“I heard there’s a really nice maid cafe around here. Can you tell me where it is?”
The guy said, with his hands behind his back and a smile, Xiaomuqing.
“Maid cafe?”
Hearing the name, Xiaomuqing first froze, then turned her head to the side, which was the direction of the cafe.
At this moment, the cafe was only about ten steps away from her.
She felt that anyone with eyes and who could read could see it.
At the very least, they should be able to see the service staff in maid outfits through the floor-to-ceiling windows.
“Yes, that’s right.”
The guy’s smile persisted, and he nodded at Xiaomuqing, confirming.
“Isn’t it right here?”
As she spoke, she turned her head back, her gaze very subtly returning to the guy in front of her. She felt that this person was here to cause trouble.
“Oh oh oh oh~ So it’s here.”
The guy appeared very surprised, as if he had just discovered the cafe was right next to him.
“…”
Seeing this, Xiaomuqing felt her eyelids twitching, unsure of how to critique this person.
She didn’t want to curse, nor did she want to be accused of discriminating against blind people, so she decided to walk around the guy and keep her distance.
“Please wait a moment.”
The guy moved to the side, blocking Xiaomuqing’s path again.
“Is there anything else?”
Being stopped for the second time, Xiaomuqing showed some impatience, but remembering the word “politeness,” she endured it and forced a smile.
The guy in front of her had an innocent smile and looked a bit dazed, making Xiaomuqing feel that he wasn’t very smart.
But then again, she thought, if he couldn’t even see such a huge ‘Maid Cafe’ sign, it would be a miracle if he were smart.
“This is my first time in South City, and I’m not very familiar with the area. Miss, can you do me a favor? In return, I’d like to invite you to have lunch with me, right here.”
The guy spoke very gentlemanly, and then took a fresh flower from behind him, offering it to Xiaomuqing as he extended his invitation.
His already handsome face, combined with this way of approaching her, immediately attracted the attention of several passing girls.
To others, this was a handsome guy hitting on someone, and a very flirtatious one at that.
But Xiaomuqing felt nothing; she just stared intently at the flower in his hand.
“Miss, what do you think?”
Seeing Xiaomuqing’s dazed look, the guy instinctively took it as a sign of being captivated by his charm.
Just as he was about to press his advantage and make his next move, Xiaomuqing suddenly reacted.
She pointed at the guy and then turned her head towards a maid who had just appeared, shouting loudly:
“Sister! Someone is stealing our flowers!”
This sudden move completely stunned the guy. Obviously, he hadn’t expected such a surprise.
But while he was stunned, the maids at the cafe entrance were not.
“How dare someone steal our flowers!”
Hearing Xiaomuqing’s call, a maid appeared before them in an instant and began lecturing the guy.
There was a patch of beautiful flowers next to the cafe entrance with a sign that read, “No picking, violators will be fined.”
The moment she saw the guy take out the flower, Xiaomuqing’s gaze towards him turned hostile.
The maids in the cafe were very united. Soon, two more maids came out and joined in lecturing the guy.
Seeing that the situation was “under control,” Xiaomuqing felt that her presence was no longer useful, and she was also a bit hungry.
So, she left the scene to the maids and headed for the cafe’s back door alone.
“I’m so sorry, I’m willing to pay five times the price…”
“Can your money bring them back to life!?”
“Right, right!”
“…”
The guy was miserably lectured by three women. The more he tried to resist and escape, the more the maids pursued him.
Xiaomuqing thought this was a case of “you reap what you sow.” She didn’t feel any pity for him; instead, she thought he deserved it.
[Xiaomuqing: Sister Yu, I’m here.]
She went to the cafe’s back door as if she had done it many times, and sent a message to Yu Jie to let her know she had arrived.
Last night, to avoid her good brother noticing anything, she had not taken the cookies home, but had kept them in the cafe’s kitchen for refrigeration.
So now, in addition to doing her makeup, she also needed to spend some time packing the cookies into gift boxes and then giving them to her good brother.
As she walked through the cafe’s back door, Xiaomuqing was planning her day, making arrangements in her mind.
Lost in thought, she was somewhat taken aback when she pushed open the lounge door and Yu Jie suddenly appeared before her.
Then… her face sank into something soft.
“Oh my, Xiaomuqing, do you want a hug from big sister?”
It was nothing strange, just a bump.
But Yu Jie, seeing the beautifully dressed Xiaomuqing, couldn’t resist stretching out her arms and pulling her into a hug.
“Ngh?!”
Suddenly realizing what was happening, Xiaomuqing instinctively tried to pull back, but Yu Jie didn’t seem to give her the chance.
Hugging Xiaomuqing, Yu Jie caressed her little head, looking quite pleased.
PS: A similarly unlucky male supporting character, similar to classmate Lin, is about to appear. Do you want to give him a name? I’ll try my best to make him suffer even more.