My Best Friend is Actually a Cat-eared Maid at a Cafe! – Chapter 133

In toilet for a bit too long, by the time the two people returned to the classroom, the class bell rang on time.
The teacher happened to enter the classroom behind them. If they had been two steps later, they might have been considered late.
Returning to her seat, Xiaomuqing tried her best to tidy herself up, at least to appear normal on the surface.
At this moment, her mind was filled with what her good brother had said to her just now.
While thinking about it, she couldn’t help but quietly turn her head to look at her good brother sitting next to her.
He had just taken out his books and pen. After hearing the teacher’s instructions, he began to flip through the book.
“Page thirty.”
Halfway through, Ye Ziming noticed something and suddenly turned his head to whisper to Xiaomuqing.
“Ah? Oh.”
Startled, Xiaomuqing quickly turned her head back and began to flip through the book.
Being caught peeking was so embarrassing. This made Xiaomuqing’s cheeks flush again.
Xiaomuqing was actually very grateful for his comfort just now, and wanted to say thank you.
However, for some reason, those simple two words were hard for her to say, making her feel very awkward.
Gradually, she thought it through. She would deal with future matters later.
After the college entrance examination, she would save money, pack her bags, and leave South City to investigate the origin of this Jade Pendant and find a way to change back.
For now, she needed to study hard and save as much money as possible.
With this in mind, Xiaomuqing’s gaze became clear and firm because she knew what she should do now.
“Mm~”
At the same time, seeing the change in Xiaomuqing’s eyes, Ye Ziming breathed a slight sigh of relief and was a little surprised.
Being able to show such an expression meant that even if the problem wasn’t solved yet, it wasn’t a big problem.
In this somewhat subtle state, the morning classes quickly passed, and noon break arrived soon.
“Phew~ It’s finally over.”
After the teacher announced the end of the class and left, Xiaomuqing slumped onto her desk and let out a long breath.
At this moment, if she shifted her gaze, she could see her good brother beside her tidying up his desk.
Recalling what he had said earlier – that as the boss, he would cover for her, his little subordinate – Xiaomuqing’s face suddenly broke into a smile.
“What are you smiling about?”
Just a few seconds after Xiaomuqing started to smile, Ye Ziming suddenly turned his head to look at her.
Every time Xiaomuqing secretly observed him, he would have a strange feeling that allowed him to always notice her cute big eyes in time.
“I remembered something happy.”
With a chuckle, she wasn’t acting like a thief this time, so Xiaomuqing wasn’t guilty about being caught. She met her good brother’s gaze with ease.
“That joke is already overused.”
Raising an eyebrow, seeing Xiaomuqing smiling so happily, Ye Ziming also said with a smile.
“Shouldn’t you be asking me what it is?”
“No.”
“Aren’t you curious?”
“Not curious.”
“Hmm~”
Facing Ye Ziming, who was unyielding, Xiaomuqing’s cheeks gradually puffed out. She looked a bit unhappy.
She had wanted to share that matter with him, but he wasn’t interested at all. She was so angry.
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“Pfft.”
Seeing her like a pufferfish, Ye Ziming couldn’t help but let out a soft sound.
People who didn’t know Ye Ziming wouldn’t think he was laughing even if they heard this sound.
But Xiaomuqing was clearly not one of those people. She clearly heard her good brother laughing at her, which made her even angrier!
“Hmph.”
Not wanting to bother with him, Xiaomuqing took out her phone and opened a housing app, starting to search for apartments near the school.
Actually, what she wanted to tell her good brother was that her house was about to be demolished, which meant a huge sum of money.
However, behind the good news was bad news: she would soon be homeless and have nowhere to live.
As for buying a new house, she didn’t know how to handle those things, so she had to put it aside for now and planned to find a place to live temporarily.
Then she discovered that the housing prices near the school were not cheap.
The cheaper ones were in quite remote and desolate areas, which was quite troublesome.
“Renting?”
While Xiaomuqing was engrossed in her phone, Ye Ziming leaned over curiously and said with some surprise.
However, there was one thing he didn’t notice: he was leaning close to Xiaomuqing’s ear. So, when he spoke, he startled Xiaomuqing.
“Wow!”
Unable to help but exclaim, she suddenly widened her eyes and turned to look at Ye Ziming.
After being startled, her eyes showed resentment for him suddenly leaning close to her ear and scaring her.
“Looking for a place?”
Sitting up straight, after conveying “sorry” with his eyes, Ye Ziming pointed at Xiaomuqing’s phone and asked again.
“Yes.”
Pouting, she then averted her gaze and continued to look at her phone.
She was still sulking in her heart. Since he wasn’t interested, she wouldn’t tell him about her family having their house demolished.
However, she then had a sudden idea for a way to avoid looking for a place herself.
“Ahem.”
Clicking to close the housing app and casually putting her phone into her pants pocket, Xiaomuqing turned to look at her good brother again.
Seeing the expression on her face, Ye Ziming raised an eyebrow, guessing that Xiaomuqing had something to say.
So he didn’t speak further and sat quietly waiting for Xiaomuqing to speak.
“Boss, I want to discuss something with you.”
With a smile that creased her eyebrows, Xiaomuqing leaned towards her good brother and blinked her eyes, saying softly.
“Mm, go ahead.”
The corners of his mouth curved upwards slightly. He knew perfectly well what Xiaomuqing’s expression meant.
Although she said she wanted to discuss something, she actually had a request for him but was too embarrassed to ask directly, hence this situation.
“I remember you said just now that you would cover for your subordinates, right?”
Saying this, she blinked her eyes again, completely unaware of how cute she looked at that moment.
She also didn’t know how much of a blow that wink would be to Ye Ziming.
“That’s right.”
With a faint smile, he nodded gently.
“Hehe~ Little subordinate, I’ve recently encountered a troublesome matter and would like to ask for your help, boss.”
As Ye Ziming had expected, Xiaomuqing was beating around the bush because she was embarrassed.
“I’m guessing it has something to do with your neighborhood being demolished soon.”
He smiled with a hint of helplessness, sighing at Xiaomuqing’s cuteness as he spoke.
“Huh? You know that?”
Xiaomuqing asked in surprise. She wondered if what she was about to say wasn’t a secret anymore.
Also, with this sudden turn of events, Xiaomuqing was completely awkward. She suddenly didn’t know how to continue the conversation.