My Best Friend is Actually a Cat-eared Maid at a Cafe! – Chapter 517

Chapter 517: Going Home for Soup
“You’ve lost so much weight from military training.”
“Here, have another bowl.”
“Does it taste good? I specifically made this for you. You need to replenish yourself these days you’re on break, you’re too thin.”
As soon as Xiaomuqing returned to her room and finished her shower, she was called downstairs. Then, a large pot of soup was suddenly placed in front of her, filled with motherly love.
They say people from the south are best at making soup, and this was fully proven by Meng Yue. Xiaomuqing hadn’t even started her break, and she had already decided what kind of soup to make for the next few days.
“Mm, I’m so full.”
She patted her stomach. Although it was still flat as usual with no prominent curves, Xiaomuqing truly couldn’t drink any more. She felt so full.
The soup was genuinely delicious, and even the dregs were tasty. The only minor drawback was that there was a bit too much.
Seeing her mother about to serve her more soup, Xiaomuqing quickly moved her bowl away and cast a pleading look at her brothers.
She blinked her eyes and put on a tiny, cute act, showing a pair of innocent, bright, and slightly distressed eyes like a young deer.
The two brothers had initially planned to say their sister was too thin and needed to drink more soup to nourish herself, but the moment they saw those innocent eyes, they couldn’t hold back.
Lin Zixuan stepped forward, “Mom, sister drank so much, she’s already…”
“Then you drink it. I made a bit too much, don’t waste it.”
Before he could finish speaking, Meng Yue turned around and served him a large bowl of soup. When she handed it to him, she very thoughtfully provided a spoon so he could drink it slowly.
“!? ”
Whether it was Lin Zixuan’s imagination or not, after he glanced at the soup in front of him and looked up at his mother in shock, he seemed to see the word “sly” in her eyes.
He couldn’t quite process it and turned to look at his respected elder brother.
“I ate a bit too much tonight, I’m going out for a walk to digest.”
With that, Lin Yiming patted his stomach, didn’t even glance at his second brother, stood up, and prepared to leave.
“I’m also very full. Brother, I’ll go with you.”
Noticing his second brother looking at her, Xiaomuqing also stood up, patted her butt, and followed her eldest brother out the door.
“Don’t waste it.”
Looking at her children, Meng Yue couldn’t help but think that her soup was really good. Look how happy they were, especially her second son. She should let him have more soup to nourish himself.
Thinking about it, she smiled meaningfully, very happy.
Lin Zixuan: I’ve been sold out like this? (cries)
…
While the Lin family was bustling with activity, the Ye family was also quite lively. As soon as Ye Ziming returned home, he saw Li Muning busy arranging and tidying up rooms.
The family had hired a nanny and hourly workers, so in theory, she didn’t need to do this. However, she couldn’t rest easy; this matter was very important to her and to their family!
“Mom, what are you… doing?”
“Hm? You’re back. Put your things down first. There’s soup simmering in the kitchen, go have some. I’m cleaning up your brother’s room, it’ll be ready soon.”
Seeing her son return home, Li Muning was very happy. However, she was busy at the moment, so she asked her son to have some soup first and then continued directing the room tidying.
“…Okay.”
Looking at his busy mother, Ye Ziming frowned and fell silent for a moment before nodding in agreement.
After just a few glances, he guessed that this matter was definitely not simple. The room she was currently working on was originally a guest room, and now it seemed to be being converted into a storage room.
The things inside were messy, looking like they were arranged that way deliberately.
Later that evening, he saw Li Muning tidying up his eldest brother Ye Zizhuo’s room. The bedsheets and blankets were all replaced with new ones. It was more thorough than even the spring cleaning for the New Year.
Amidst the details, he noticed his mother holding a pair of women’s slippers and some feminine hygiene products, placing them in his eldest brother’s room.
He had never seen such a scene before, but it felt oddly familiar, as if something similar had happened two years ago when he brought Xiaomuqing home…
…
One night passed, and the next morning arrived.
Having returned home and slept in her own super soft, unrestrictive double bed, Xiaomuqing enjoyed a rare, long sleep, hugging her “wife” pillow.
No one called her to wake up because Meng Yue had instructed them not to disturb her unless it was important, letting her sleep in at home.
“Ughhh.”
Around nine in the morning, Xiaomuqing was hanging on her life-sized pillow like a koala. As sunlight streamed into the room, she turned over, her blue and white striped panties just peeking out from the quilt.
The sun was literally shining on her butt.
She stretched, groggily opening her eyes. She was awake but didn’t want to get up, feeling so cozy and comfortable in her warm bedding.
Then, as she scratched her butt, wondering if she should sleep a little longer, her phone suddenly rang.
“Yo?”
As if still half-asleep, Xiaomuqing’s voice was filled with a strong sense of laziness. Ye Ziming on the other end found her tone alluring.
“Little lazy bug, still not awake?”
“Oh, no.”
Hearing it was her good brother’s call, Xiaomuqing became even lazier. She put the phone aside, turned on the speakerphone, closed her eyes, and spoke.
“Didn’t we say we were going shopping together today?”
Ye Ziming on the other end chuckled silently, his voice involuntarily carrying a hint of indulgence.
He had appeared downstairs at Xiaomuqing’s house early this morning because they had agreed to go shopping, or as he put it more charmingly, a date.
Hearing she was still asleep, Ye Ziming waited in the living room downstairs, chatting with Lin Qiwen, who had just returned home.
“Shopping… Oh, right.”
Her eyes suddenly widened, and Xiaomuqing remembered that she had planned to go buy underwear today.
Some time ago, she felt that she was already a college student and still wearing those cute underwear didn’t seem right, feeling out of place in the dormitory. So, she decided to buy some more mature styles.
“Where are you now? I’ll get up and find you immediately.”
Her voice sounded very anxious. If it weren’t for his understanding of Xiaomuqing, Ye Ziming would have believed she was already up.
In reality, she was still lying in bed, hugging her pillow, a sense of languor spreading through her entire body, showing no signs of getting up.
“At your place.”
“?”
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiaomuqing heard a “click” sound. Her room door was opened from the outside, and Ye Ziming appeared at the doorway.
“Is this your ‘get up immediately’?”
Looking at Xiaomuqing with a half-smile, Ye Ziming held his phone to his ear and said with a hint of playfulness.
“Uh…”
The situation was a bit awkward. Xiaomuqing looked at her good brother in surprise. She instinctively pulled the blanket to cover her exposed butt and the clothes that had ridden up to her chest due to her restless sleep.
With that, Ye Ziming closed the door behind him, walked to the bedside, and sat down, laughing, “Rotten loli.”
“If I’m a rotten loli, then what are you? A loli-con?”
As long as I’m not embarrassed, it’s someone else who will be, Xiaomuqing thought.
“As long as you like being ‘conned’, then I’m a loli-con.”
Ye Ziming: Little one, you’re stubborn like spaghetti, it’s also hard, until it gets wet…