My Best Friend is Actually a Cat-eared Maid at a Cafe! – Chapter 360

Chapter 360: Chapter 357: You Should Chase Faster!
The matter happened very suddenly. Before Ye Ziming could react, Lin Wenbin had already brought him into the living room.
Following that was a group of people casting appraising glances at Ye Ziming.
Although everyone had heard before that Xiaomuqing had a boyfriend, and knew it was Ye Ziming.
It was their first time seeing him appear in front of everyone like this.
As for whether it was teenage romance or not, Lin Cong and Meng Yue, as parents, hadn’t said anything, so naturally, no one brought it up.
“?”
Being stared at like that, Ye Ziming raised his eyebrows, feeling puzzled.
He knew that everyone here was from the Lin family and had met them before, even if he couldn’t name most of them.
Then, his gaze shifted, and he curved the corners of his mouth with a smile as he looked at Xiaomuqing.
Just as he was about to ask Xiaomuqing what was going on, he suddenly noticed a blush on her cheeks.
Immediately, before he could speak, Xiaomuqing strode up to him, grabbed his hand, and fled outside as if escaping.
Before, when people knew about her relationship with her good brother, Xiaomuqing didn’t feel anything, because she ‘knew’ it was fake back then.
But now, Xiaomuqing suddenly felt like she was being publicly executed.
Although having a boyfriend wasn’t shameful, being stared at by so many people felt very embarrassing!
Xiaomuqing: Damn Lin Wenbin!
(╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻
After the two left, the living room quickly became lively again, with conversations continuing without interruption.
Xiaomuqing’s aunt nudged Meng Yue and asked with a smile, “When did they start dating? They seem to be on good terms.”
Xiaomuqing’s aunt, cracking melon seeds, laughed heartily, “Haha, she’s already protecting her boyfriend, not even letting us take a few more glances.”
“Did you see just now? He blushed…”
“…”
Several women sat together, gossiping about Xiaomuqing and her boyfriend, and from time to time asking Meng Yue about the situation.
Regarding this, Meng Yue had something to say but didn’t know how to start.
Meng Yue: Hehe, it’s more than just good terms, she’s already given herself to him freely.
If she couldn’t stop them, she wouldn’t let her precious daughter be given away freely…
Meanwhile, on the other side, Xiaomuqing pulled Ye Ziming to the roadside and breathed a sigh of relief when she realized they were safe.
“Hoo~”
“What’s wrong? You’re in such a hurry.”
Seeing Xiaomuqing’s defensive posture, Ye Ziming couldn’t help but chuckle softly.
He didn’t know what had happened and felt a bit curious about Xiaomuqing, while also noticing the blush that hadn’t completely faded from her face.
“N-nothing.”
Taking a breath and glancing at her good brother, Xiaomuqing seemed a bit embarrassed.
As for what just happened, she couldn’t blame her good brother; it wasn’t his fault.
Alright, she’d skip this matter for now and settle the score with Lin Wenbin another day.
Now she had to think about where to go with her good brother and how to spend the rest of the afternoon.
Thinking about it, Xiaomuqing looked at her hands and noticed that they were holding each other’s hands at the moment, looking very natural without any awkwardness.
“Where do you want to go next?”
Chatting, Ye Ziming took out his phone, opened a ride-hailing app, and then asked Xiaomuqing about her plans.
“Emmm, I don’t know.”
Blinking her eyes rapidly to regain her senses, Xiaomuqing shook her head, indicating she didn’t know where would be fun.
“Then I’ll arrange it.”
Raising his eyebrows, Ye Ziming asked with a smile.
“Yeah.”
Nodding, Xiaomuqing handed over the choice to her good brother.
Next, Ye Ziming called a ride-hailing car and took Xiaomuqing to a commercial district on the other side of the city for some shopping.
Unbeknownst to them, after they left, a car secretly followed them, keeping pace.
And in this car were Xiaomuqing’s dear brothers, naturally.
Lin Qiwen: “Driver, don’t worry about where we’re going. As long as you can follow that car, this is yours.”
“No problem!”
The ride-hailing driver’s eyes lit up when he saw the hundred-yuan bill, and then he stepped on the gas pedal!
…
In the car, Xiaomuqing found it a little unnatural to be with her good brother.
Seeing her good brother made her unable to help thinking about what happened last night, and then she felt a little embarrassed.
Looking at her good brother’s hand, Xiaomuqing really wanted to hold it, and then hug his entire arm like before, in a very intimate way.
But thinking that her good brother had said he wanted to pursue her, she suppressed that thought.
She was a bit hesitant. Before she agreed to her good brother’s ‘pursuit’ and became his girlfriend, should she be reserved and maintain some distance?
If she didn’t keep her distance, it would feel a bit wrong; she had to cooperate a little with his ‘pursuit’.
But if she kept her distance, she felt unwilling.
After finally reaching this point, she felt like their relationship was going backward, and Xiaomuqing disliked it.
Xiaomuqing: “Hmm, can’t you chase me faster? At least hold my hand, hug me.”
￣へ￣ Hmph~
“Hm?”
Ye Ziming, who was looking up movie showtimes for the Spring Festival, paused for a moment because he noticed Xiaomuqing seemed to ‘hmph’.
He turned to look and found that Xiaomuqing seemed a little unhappy. What happened?
“Which of these newly released movies do you want to watch?”
Holding his phone, Ye Ziming asked softly while slowly moving closer to Xiaomuqing, freeing up one hand to stroke her head.
Perhaps because being petted felt comfortable, Xiaomuqing quickly calmed down, leaned against Ye Ziming, and started looking at the movie menu.
“I think this one looks good, it’s a comedy.”
In no time, Xiaomuqing narrowed her eyes comfortably, pointed at the phone screen, and replied in a soft, sweet voice.
“The regular seats are almost sold out. Let’s book the couple’s seats.”
“Okay.”
“Do you want to get some drinks and popcorn?”
“Yes, yes!”
After being petted, Xiaomuqing became super obedient. She nodded and supported whatever Ye Ziming said.
Heh heh~ Stick together~ (*^▽^*)
Regarding ‘pursuit’, Xiaomuqing actually didn’t understand it at all. She had never been pursued, nor had she ever pursued anyone.
She only knew that in many anime, the male lead pursuing the female lead usually meant the male lead confessed, the female lead accepted, and then they kissed.
For some special anime, the male lead would even get intimate with the female lead, and then… cough, cough, such anime couldn’t be used as a reference.
Recalling the anime she had watched, Xiaomuqing felt that the end of this pursuit should be her and her good brother kissing.
It didn’t seem difficult to achieve, but it felt embarrassing to kiss each other.
Not long after, the car arrived at their destination. Ye Ziming held Xiaomuqing’s hand and took her to a pedestrian street for shopping.
The movie wouldn’t start that soon.
Before that, they encountered a store holding an event on the pedestrian street, specifically for couples.