My Best Friend is Actually a Cat-eared Maid at a Cafe! – Chapter 561

“Meow~”
While Ye Ziming was still on the phone, Xiaomuqing nuzzled his hand with her head, not quite understanding what her Master meant.
Did she expect her, a little kitten, to pretend to be her Master’s girlfriend?
Although it wasn’t impossible, as long as she transformed into her human form, she could pretend to be her Master’s girlfriend and repay his kindness.
However, her identity as a spirit could not be revealed casually, not even to her Master.
Sister Yu said that there were very few spirits in the human world now. Because spirits couldn’t transform after the founding of the country, they all hid their identities and blended into human society.
If she were discovered, she might be captured for research.
“Not during this period. I’m busy, and she doesn’t have much time. Let’s talk about it at the end of the year.”
Hearing his family say they didn’t believe he had a girlfriend, Ye Ziming wasn’t surprised. After all, his only goal was to avoid arranged blind dates.
As long as it wasn’t a blind date, anything else was negotiable.
After hanging up the phone, Ye Ziming looked down at the little cat, which was rolling on its back and playing with him from all sorts of angles, a faint smile on his lips.
It was cute and lively. Its belly was white, and its four little paws were also white, giving it a furry appearance.
Looking at it, Ye Ziming couldn’t help but think that with it in the house, the room suddenly didn’t feel so empty.
He couldn’t remember how he had thought of getting a cat. He only knew that getting this silly cat back then was a very good decision.
After their usual petting and playing with the cat for a while, he picked up Xiaomuqing and put her aside, preparing to take a bath.
However, he stopped after only a few steps because he suddenly thought that the little cat hadn’t had a bath in a while.
Although Xiaomuqing looked clean and white, and she stayed at home every day without touching anything dirty, he remembered that she especially liked to burrow into his bedding.
Well, it was probably better to give her a bath.
“Meow?” What are you doing?
Seeing her Master suddenly come back and pick her up, Xiaomuqing was a little stunned. She didn’t resist and let her Master hold her.
“Good girl, I’ll give you a bath.”
Even though he knew cats couldn’t understand human language, for some reason, when he heard the kitten meowing in his arms, he instinctively wanted to explain.
It seemed that subconsciously, he didn’t just see Xiaomuqing as a pet, but as something more special.
Ha, he must have been tired from working overtime lately, to have come up with such a strange idea.
“Meow? Meow!”
As Ye Ziming was mocking himself in his heart, Xiaomuqing, whom he was holding, suddenly struggled and thrashed around, refusing to be held.
Xiaomuqing: No! I don’t want a bath! I’m super clean, and I groom myself diligently every day!
“Be good, don’t move around. I’ll give you cat treats after your bath.”
As if understanding Xiaomuqing’s meaning, Ye Ziming stabilized her while quickly offering a condition.
“Meow~” You want to bribe me with just one cat treat? Do I look like that kind of cat?
The kitten continued to struggle, but the force was slightly less than before.
Seeing this situation, Ye Ziming curved his lips into a light smile and added:
“And dried fish.”
“Meow~” Dr-dried fish, I really want to eat it~
No, I’m not that kind of cat, I have dignity.
“Two cat treats, plus two dried fish sticks, don’t you really want to eat them?”
“Meow~”
Her voice suddenly became smaller. Xiaomuqing quieted down and let Ye Ziming hold her into the bathroom without struggling anymore.
In the end, she succumbed to the cat treats and dried fish.
“So well-behaved. When I get back from my business trip, I’ll take you out to play.”
Looking at the well-behaved kitten, Ye Ziming said with a smile.
He calculated roughly that after the business trip, he would have some time to relax.
His family had called just now, wanting to take advantage of his free time to set him up on a blind date.
In his opinion, rather than wasting his holiday on blind dates with those women, it would be better to spend more time with his little darling.
“Meow~” You promised to take me out to play.
“Yes, we’ll go out together, no one else.”
“Meow~”
“Okay, wait here for a bit, I’ll go and draw you some hot water.”
The kitten meowed and meowed, and Ye Ziming didn’t know exactly what she meant, relying entirely on his understanding and guesses.
Surprisingly, he could always guess what she meant. This was probably because the kitten was too simple.
When she actively came to him, it was either because she wanted to play or because she wanted to eat. Ye Ziming had already figured her out.
During the subsequent bath, Xiaomuqing kept meowing, her voice sounding very pitiful because her entire body was wet.
Normally, she was fluffy and looked a bit chubby at first glance, and she could curl up into a ball when she slept.
But now, her fur, soaked in water, clung to her body, not only revealing her skinny nature but also significantly reducing her attractiveness.
This feeling was very uncomfortable and insecure, even though her Master had put a hood on her.
“Sigh~”
While bathing the kitten, Ye Ziming felt a little helpless and a little embarrassed.
She was truly well-behaved, not thrashing around or shaking off water during the bath, but she looked very pitiful and kept crying.
After a while, Ye Ziming couldn’t stand it anymore, so he took out a cat treat and let the kitten eat while bathing.
Then, he was surprised to find that it was quite effective.
With the delicious food, the kitten instantly became obedient, not making a fuss or crying, turning into a “rice-eating meow” and continuing to eat.
“Awoooooo~” Delicious, so delicious~
After the bath, Ye Ziming put Xiaomuqing into a cat-specific drying box to blow-dry her fur with warm air.
During this time, Ye Ziming also took a bath, planning to give the kitten dried fish later.
Time passed slowly. Xiaomuqing in the drying box began to lick her fur, her tail swaying gently as she sat quietly and obediently.
The drying box was in Ye Ziming’s room. When the drying was almost done, Xiaomuqing could open the glass door herself and come out.
Just as she was about to do so, Ye Ziming, who had finished his bath, walked out of the en-suite bathroom of the master bedroom.
“Meow meow meow!?”
The moment she saw her Master, the kitten froze, then blushed in embarrassment.
Because her Master wasn’t wearing any clothes right now!
Hmm, Master looks so tall, so strong, and… so alluring.
“Hm?”
Just as he walked out of the bathroom, Ye Ziming was about to unwrap the bath towel around his lower body when he suddenly realized that the kitten was still in the room.
He turned his head and saw the kitten staring at him, her eyes looking somewhat surprised.
PS: Because of the fur covering, even if she blushed, it wouldn’t be visible.
Noticing Xiaomuqing, Ye Ziming quickly remembered that he had a female cat, and by human standards, she was a loli cat.
Then, he placed his hand on the bath towel around his lower body, picked up his pants, and returned to the bathroom.
The child was still young, and it was better not to see some things. He was afraid of scaring her.
In the evening, after taking a bath, Ye Ziming lay on the bed and took out his laptop to continue processing some finishing work.
The entire company had been busy during this period, and there was nothing he could do about it.
While he was busy, Xiaomuqing was very well-behaved and didn’t disturb him, playing by herself on the side.
However, she was bored. With her Master at home, she couldn’t watch TV or anime using the remote, nor could she secretly play on the computer.
In the end, out of boredom, she simply ran to the bed and then lay down next to her Master, rubbing against him with her tail.
“Bored?”
At a certain moment, Ye Ziming seemed to sense the kitten’s thoughts, so he reached out a hand, petted her little belly, and said.
“Meow~” Yes, you’re not playing with me.
“It’s just a little bit more, just wait a moment.”
He petted her head and then scratched her chin. Seeing the kitten’s contented expression, Ye Ziming said with a smile.
Meow~ (Okay!)
After that, Xiaomuqing saw her Master focus on the computer again.
Out of curiosity, she moved aside and changed her position, wanting to see what her Master was doing.
Coincidentally, just as Ye Ziming was about to finish his work, his friend Lin Wenbin suddenly sent him a WeChat message.
Lin Wenbin: “Ye Ge, are you free at the end? It’s been a long time since we met up. I’ve been transferred to City A to work on a project recently…”
Seeing the message, Ye Ziming raised his eyebrows and told Lin Wenbin that he had no free time these few days and would have to wait a few more days.
If Lin Wenbin was still in City A then, he wouldn’t mind going out for a gathering, after all, they were old friends.
Lin Wenbin: “Okay, I saw a maid cafe near where you live. The promotion looks good. Shall we try it then?”
Behind this message, he attached a few photos of waitresses in maid outfits and some promotional pictures.
Seeing the photos, Ye Ziming found them a bit familiar and began to ponder.
The curious kitten sitting beside him looked at the photos and was suddenly stunned. She thought, isn’t this the outfit Sister Yu put on me today?
She looked at the computer, then at her Master.
He seemed to be looking at the pictures very seriously. Did her Master like this kind of thing? The maid outfit?
Emmm, what a strange hobby. If he liked it, why didn’t he wear it himself?
Speaking of which, Sister Yu said yesterday that she was going to take me to a fun cafe tomorrow, where many older sisters wear maid outfits.
Could this be the same place? The computer said the cafe was nearby.
“Done.”
Not long after, Ye Ziming closed his laptop, got up, and put it aside. Then he played with Xiaomuqing for a while longer.
The kitten lay on the bed like a spoiled child, holding Ye Ziming’s hand with her four paws up, pretending to bite.
But when Ye Ziming put his hand into her mouth, Xiaomuqing retracted her fangs, changing from biting to licking.
Tonight was no different from usual. Before going to sleep, Ye Ziming would send Xiaomuqing back to her cat bed.
If Xiaomuqing felt uncomfortable later, she would burrow into his quilt in the middle of the night. At that time, Ye Ziming wouldn’t mind, letting her sleep beside him.
One night passed, and the next morning, Ye Ziming prepared the cat bed, food bowl, and other things. After taking Xiaomuqing to Yu Jie’s house next door, he left for his business trip.
Because he was going out of town, and he had to travel frequently in unstable environments, for Xiaomuqing’s sake, he ultimately didn’t bring her along.
As he left, Ye Ziming couldn’t help but think that if Xiaomuqing were a person, he would probably bring her along on his business trip.
He then chuckled self-deprecatingly, thinking his idea was too naive.
This was reality, not an anime. His kitten wouldn’t transform into a cat girl to repay his kindness, even though his kitten was exceptionally intelligent.
“From today onwards, you’ll be staying with me temporarily.”
After seeing Ye Ziming off, Yu Jie closed the door behind her and turned to Xiaomuqing with a smile.
“Meow~”
Xiaomuqing, who had not transformed, tilted her head, finding Sister Yu’s smiling face a little strange.
…
In the following days, a maid cafe in City A repeatedly made it onto the city’s trending searches due to the addition of a special cat-eared maid.
However, as a unique maid cafe, the shop itself already had considerable fame.
The appearance of this cat-eared maid was the icing on the cake, further boosting the cafe’s popularity and attracting more customers.
At the same time, a short video account became popular overnight.
Previously, the videos uploaded to this short video account recorded the small daily routines of the maid cafe, operated and maintained by the shop manager.
Now, with the addition of a cute cat-girl loli, the video account’s followers exploded, with the daily increase in followers equaling that of the previous half-month.
A few days passed quickly. In the afternoon of this day, Ye Ziming returned to City A after finishing his business trip, sighing with relief that he could finally have some peace.
He had been working non-stop during this period, and it had exhausted him, involving an unprecedentedly high workload.
“Ye Ge, over here.”
As Ye Ziming walked out of the airport, he saw Lin Wenbin, who had come to pick him up.
Seeing his old friend waving at him, Ye Ziming waved back and then got into his car.
“Ye Ge, remember that cafe I told you about a few days ago? I heard it’s very interesting, and a new person has joined recently…”
In the car, besides catching up, they also discussed where to meet tonight.
“Anywhere is fine.”
Hearing Lin Wenbin mention the cafe, Ye Ziming raised his eyebrows, not showing much interest. It seemed the same to him wherever they went.
Thus, Ye Ziming and Lin Wenbin, along with two other friends, drove to a maid cafe in City A.
When they arrived, the cafe was very busy, as it was the evening rush hour.
Entering the cafe, they were guided by a maid to a table that had just been vacated, waiting for the service staff to clear it.
Due to the cafe’s popularity and its small size, a table happened to be vacated just as they entered, which was quite fortunate.
As Ye Ziming and Lin Wenbin were chatting and looking for the restroom, a little maid suddenly appeared beside him.
“Master?”
Her voice was filled with joy and a hint of surprise. Xiaomuqing looked at Ye Ziming in front of her with astonishment.
Master, you’re back from your business trip?
“?”
Hearing the voice, Ye Ziming turned his head and noticed a very cute cat-eared maid standing to his left.
The moment he saw Xiaomuqing, he felt a bit surprised. He wasn’t sure if it was his imagination, but he felt that the little cat girl in front of him looked somewhat familiar.
Making eye contact with her, he instinctively recalled his own cat at home.
Whenever he came home, it would wag its tail and look at him like this…
“Alright, sir, please have a seat.”
In no time, the cleaning waitress beside them finished her work, tidied up the table, and allowed them to sit down.
And this voice coincidentally interrupted the eye contact between the man and the cat.
“Uh… hello, please order.”
After a moment of daze, Xiaomuqing finally reacted. She wasn’t in her cat form right now, and her Master wouldn’t recognize her.
But it didn’t matter. Thinking that her Master was coming home, Xiaomuqing felt extremely happy and couldn’t wait to transform back into a cat and interact with her Master.
With this thought in mind, Xiaomuqing was very enthusiastic when taking their orders, especially when facing Ye Ziming.
Ordering didn’t take much time, so Xiaomuqing left for the kitchen to place the order not long after.
After she left, Lin Wenbin leaned closer to Ye Ziming and said with a teasing tone:
“Ye Ge’s charm is indeed great.”
As soon as he said this, the others looked at Ye Ziming with strange glances, with odd smiles.
Some of them were single, and some were married, but they could all tell that the little loli just now clearly had an unusual attitude towards Ye Ziming.
That look full of joy could even be described as a young girl’s infatuation.
“…”
Ye Ziming frowned, unable to help but recall the moment he made eye contact with Xiaomuqing just now, not wanting to respond to Lin Wenbin’s comment.
Is it his imagination?
…
While they were talking, Xiaomuqing found Yu Jie there and told her the news that her Master had returned.
“Did you say anything to him just now?”
Looking at Xiaomuqing, whose face was practically beaming with excitement, Yu Jie asked with a smile.
“No, Master didn’t recognize me.”
Xiaomuqing giggled foolishly, her mind entirely occupied by her Master.
She came here, in fact, to tell him that her Master had promised to take her out to play, so she might not be able to come here tomorrow.
Although this place was fun, and there were many nice older sisters here, Xiaomuqing preferred going home with her Master.
“Pfft, do you remember you said a while ago that your Master liked maid outfits?”
“Hm?”
Hearing this, Xiaomuqing was taken aback. She thought of the photos she had seen on her Master’s computer a few days ago