My Best Friend is Actually a Cat-eared Maid at a Cafe! – Chapter 13

Chapter 13: Who is the Heavenly Arrival?
“Wow, these two have a good relationship.”
Looking at the interaction between the two, Xiaomuqing couldn’t help but sigh, feeling a little envious of their relationship.
It felt like it was out of an anime, where they grew up together and studied together, and then the female protagonist had good grades while the male protagonist had poor grades, and the female protagonist often tutored the male protagonist.
One was the class beauty loved by everyone, and the other was a slightly goofy but loyal guy.
Thinking of this, Xiaomuqing shook her head, indicating that she couldn’t envy this kind of thing.
“…” Ye Ziming listened quietly, not making any comments. He didn’t like gossip, but he enjoyed listening to Xiaomuqing humorously analyze things with him.
“Boss, do you think they’ll end up together like in novels, childhood sweethearts becoming a couple?” Xiaomuqing poked her good brother, who was sitting next to her.
With her hands on the desk, many anime plots appeared in her mind, all of which were daily romance anime.
“It’s hard to say.” Hearing Xiaomuqing’s question, Ye Ziming thought about it seriously, then slowly gave his answer.
“Ah? Why?” Xiaomuqing turned her head with surprise, her eyes wide as she looked at her good brother.
“Because the heavenly arrival is often stronger than childhood sweethearts.” he said calmly.
His knowledge was not shallow; he had watched far more anime than Xiaomuqing, making him an older brother in every sense of the word.
“Emmm, that seems reasonable. Then who is the heavenly arrival?” After listening, Xiaomuqing tapped her chin and thought about it, finding her good brother’s words very logical.
“I don’t know.” Ye Ziming looked into Xiaomuqing’s eyes, and the smile on his face seemed to freeze for a moment before he slowly shook his head.
He knew but didn’t want to say, feeling that saying it would lead to some unpleasant things.
“So, if there’s no heavenly arrival, they have a high chance, right?” Xiaomuqing tilted her head, feeling her guess was very reasonable.
“That’s right.” He nodded, still looking into Xiaomuqing’s eyes, saying no more.
Before Xiaomuqing could elaborate on the topic, the class bell rang.
After the bell, Xiaomuqing first saw the class president and Lin Wenbin appear at the door, and then saw the homeroom teacher enter the classroom with a somewhat unnatural expression.
Familiar with the homeroom teacher, Xiaomuqing could tell that this expression seemed to indicate anger.
Seeing this, Xiaomuqing shifted her gaze back to Lin Wenbin’s face, noticing that Lin Wenbin’s complexion also seemed a bit unnatural. That was clearly the expression of someone who had messed up.
In contrast, the class president’s expression was much more normal, though she seemed somewhat displeased with Lin Wenbin, judging by her gaze.
Out of curiosity, Xiaomuqing stood up with everyone else, greeted the teacher loudly, and the class officially began.
During a break, Xiaomuqing poked Lin Wenbin’s arm with her pen and asked with a smile.
“What were you doing just now? Made the old teacher angry again?”
“Old teacher” was their nickname for the homeroom teacher, which the whole class loved to use. Calling the homeroom teacher this not only didn’t anger him but also helped to foster a closer relationship.
As for the word “again,” it was quite telling.
“Sigh, don’t even mention it.”
Lin Wenbin glanced at Lin Muqing, then at the class president not far away, and waved his hand like he was shooing her away, answering with dissatisfaction.
Then he turned his head, rested his face on his desk, and ignored Xiaomuqing, falling asleep.
“Emmm.”
Since he refused to talk, Xiaomuqing had no choice. She turned her gaze back to her good brother.
“Boss, I have a small request.” Xiaomuqing’s eyes widened, and she blinked at her good brother, speaking with some hesitation.
“Speak.” Ye Ziming’s eyes flickered subtly, his gaze shifting for a moment, then his brow furrowed slightly as he spoke calmly.
“It’s just that I have to work this afternoon after school, but I didn’t cycle back last night, and the cafe is a bit far.”
While playing with her own fingers and looking at her good brother, Xiaomuqing tilted her head and said shyly.
“Mm.” He nodded thoughtfully, his face showing no particular emotion, making it impossible to guess what he was thinking.
“Can I hitch a ride with you, boss?” she asked with a hopeful expression and a slightly flattering smile.
“Cough, cough, sure.”
Ye Ziming retracted his gaze and looked at the book in his hands. He coughed twice to cover his awkwardness before nodding and replying.
This feeling was strange. He always felt that his deskmate was a bit cute, especially when she winked at him.
Thinking this, he rubbed his temples, wanting to shake off that strange thought.
However, during this moment of distraction, he missed part of what Xiaomuqing said, only catching the last three words, “Can I?”
“Can you what?”
As he spoke, he instinctively turned to look at Xiaomuqing, and then he saw her wink at him again, and he regretted it.
Because that strange thought reappeared, making him uncomfortable.
Looking into someone’s eyes while speaking was originally a very ordinary, even polite, behavior.
But to Ye Ziming now, it was anything but ordinary.
“I need to go home first to change, and then I’ll go to the cafe. It will be a bit of a hassle.”
Seeing her good brother glance at her and then quickly look away, Xiaomuqing suddenly paused, unable to understand, and then answered on her own.
“It’s fine.” His voice was still calm, but beneath that calmness, it wasn’t so simple.
“Thanks, boss!”
Even though she knew her good brother wouldn’t refuse her, Xiaomuqing still acted very grateful, even wanting to bow to express her gratitude.
“…” Ye Ziming didn’t want to speak.
It was only now that Xiaomuqing remembered this matter: she had to go home to “transform” before going to work at the cafe.
It was a bit like those superhero TV shows where they had to find a secluded place, take out their transformation gadget, and quietly complete the transformation.
Unfortunately, she wasn’t a superhero, just an ordinary high school student with a strange Jade Pendant.
The only similarity was that if her true identity were discovered, it would cause a lot of trouble.
The class continued, books were read, and the morning quickly passed.
At noon, the school bell rang. Xiaomuqing quickly put down her pen, reached into her schoolbag, and took out a blue lunchbox.
Her eyes were fixed on the teacher on the podium, who had heard the bell and was about to dismiss the class.
At this moment, Xiaomuqing was like an athlete on the starting line, her back slightly hunched, her muscles tensed, and her eyes sharp.
The trophy was placed in front of others; in front of her was fragrant rice. Xiaomuqing, who had been hungry all morning, couldn’t wait to rush to the cafeteria.
“Alright, that’s all for today’s class. You can go eat now.” The teacher on the podium looked around and then announced with a smile.