My Best Friend is Actually a Cat-eared Maid at a Cafe! – Chapter 72

Chapter 72: Chance Encounter with Ye Mengze
Not long after returning home, Xiaomuqing heard a knock on the door. The person outside identified themselves as a staff member from the Comiket.
Opening the door, she saw two large men standing outside, carrying large bags of various items, all meant for her.
“I don’t remember buying that much,” Xiaomuqing scratched the back of her head, finding the quantity a bit questionable.
Thinking she hadn’t bought much, even if each item had its own bag, it shouldn’t be this many.
“We don’t know about that, we’re just delivery guys,” the delivery men said with a smile, looking at the bags in their hands and then at Xiaomuqing, who was in a dilemma.
“Alright then, please bring them in and put them here.”
Still feeling strange, but not wanting to trouble the staff, Xiaomuqing let them bring the items into the house.
After placing the bags down by the entrance, the two delivery men turned and left without a word.
Before leaving the residential area, they both reached into their pants pockets and, upon finding two hundred-yuan bills, suddenly felt that working overtime for deliveries wasn’t tiring at all.
They even felt they could do several more jobs like this.
Meanwhile, after closing the room door, Xiaomuqing looked at the bags on the floor, her expression a bit subtle.
After some thought, she took out her phone, opened her good brother’s WeChat, and initiated a voice call.
“Hello, boss, those things you had delivered…”
“Those are all for you.”
Before Xiaomuqing could finish speaking, Ye Ziming interrupted.
“Huh?”
Xiaomuqing was suddenly stunned by her good brother’s words, surprised.
She looked at the bags on the floor, thinking they must be very expensive. Receiving so many things so suddenly, she felt a bit embarrassed.
Even though it was her good brother, she didn’t think she could casually waste his money.
“Those are all things taken from the warehouse, they’re not worth much. Just consider it helping me clear out inventory, my friend.”
He seemed to have read her mind, and before Xiaomuqing could offer a polite refusal, Ye Ziming spoke again.
Through the phone, she could tell her good brother was in a good mood, probably smiling.
“Okay… then I’ll accept them.”
Since she couldn’t refuse, she might as well accept them and figure out how to repay him later. After all, he was her good brother.
Thinking of this, Xiaomuqing remembered what happened at the cafe a few days ago; she still owed him a favor.
Perhaps she could treat him to a movie and give him a small gift to express her gratitude. How about setting it for next weekend?
She would have this period of time to think about what kind of gift would be best.
“Since that’s the case, I’ll hang up now.”
They chatted a bit more, and Xiaomuqing finally hung up the phone, then began to formally open the blind boxes.
Her good brother had told her he didn’t know what was inside either, and she could just play with them as she pleased.
What she didn’t know was that Ye Ziming had arranged these bags beforehand; it was a complete set of Eromanga Sensei merchandise.
Figurines, posters, cosplay outfits, and more, truly a huge gift package.
“Wow~ This is just awesome.”
While opening the packages, Xiaomuqing sat down on the floor, looking at all the merchandise of her favorite characters laid out before her.
The word “excited” couldn’t begin to describe her feelings.
It took her quite some time to bring all the items into her room and put them in their places.
Sitting in her room, she looked at the keychain in her hand, the figurine on the bookshelf, the mug on her desk, the pillow on her bed…
This was too fulfilling. At this moment, Xiaomuqing felt so happy.
After dealing with all the items, Xiaomuqing turned her attention back to the cosplay outfits.
“Emmm, these look like female attire.”
The outfits before her were some of the common home clothes, or rather, pajamas, worn by the protagonist in the anime.
There were no skirts, just clothes with very long hems.
Xiaomuqing propped her chin with one hand, sat cross-legged on the floor, and thought for a long time.
Then, she looked at the closet in her room and the mirror inside, thinking, why not try them on?
“Ahem, this is just a set of pajamas,” Xiaomuqing whispered to the empty room, her small face flushed, looking at the mirror in the closet.
She didn’t know who she was saying this to, only that the cosplay outfits fit her perfectly and seemed quite nice to wear as pajamas.
Much more comfortable than her current pajamas.
Hmm~ Maybe she should wash them first and start wearing them as pajamas tomorrow?
…
Saturday passed in the blink of an eye. Just as Xiaomuqing had thought, playing all day left her no energy to do her homework.
Fortunately, she had made some effort on Friday night, and with a little more time on Sunday, she could finish her homework.
So, after waking up on Sunday morning, Xiaomuqing wasn’t in a hurry to do her homework. Instead, she changed into an outfit for going out and went to the nearby market to buy groceries.
“Auntie, please give me one cabbage.”
“Okay, what are you planning to cook today?”
“Hand-torn cabbage, and cola chicken wings.”
As she spoke, Xiaomuqing held up her right hand, a bag in her grasp containing several chicken wings that were not yet fully thawed.
While shopping, Xiaomuqing chatted familiarly with the stall owner and then scanned the QR code to pay.
“Xiaomuqing is so capable, taking care of herself.”
“Hehe~ Just usual.”
Facing the sudden praise from the owner, Xiaomuqing felt a bit embarrassed, grinned, and took a bag from the owner’s hand.
Inside the bag, besides the cabbage, was a bunch of spring onions.
As a regular customer, Xiaomuqing wasn’t surprised, smiled, waved goodbye to the owner, and turned to head home.
Carrying a few bags, as Xiaomuqing was about to return to the complex, she unexpectedly spotted a somewhat familiar figure.
Before she could recognize who it was, the person happened to turn and look towards her, then waved.
“What a coincidence, I didn’t expect to see you here.”
Xia Mengze strode towards Xiaomuqing, greeting her first with a familiar tone.
Only then did Xiaomuqing exclaim in surprise, remembering that this was her good brother’s sister, Ye Mengze.
“Huh? You must have mistaken me for someone else.”
Although Xiaomuqing recognized her, she didn’t acknowledge Ye Mengze. Instead, she pretended not to know who she was.
The reason was simple: she was wearing the Jade Pendant, making her appear as a boy with short hair.
If she were to reveal herself to Ye Mengze now, wouldn’t that make her seem like a pervert?!
“How could I? I never mistake people. I remember you’re Lin Muqing, right?”
To Xiaomuqing’s surprise, Ye Mengze didn’t believe her tall tale at all and confidently stopped her.
As she spoke, she looked Xiaomuqing up and down and suddenly noticed something wasn’t quite right.
“Did you cut your hair?”
PS: Next weekend, I’ll strive for an explosive update of twenty chapters. Go, go, go!