**Chapter 30: Tricked into Leaving Home**
Morning, I was awakened by the vibration of my phone.
What was going on? I didn’t remember setting an alarm.
Groggy, I opened my eyes to find Xinran had already left. I reached for my phone on the desk and glanced at it. It turned out I had received a text message.
It was probably something like a phone bill. My phone only had the numbers of my parents, my younger sisters, our homeroom teacher Teacher Xiaozhen, and the fast-food restaurant. There was no way anyone else would be texting me.
I originally intended to ignore it and go back to sleep, but I happened to catch a glimpse of the notification bar, and the number displayed wasn’t the familiar 10086, but a strange number.
If it were spam, why didn’t it get blocked? With this doubt, I propped myself up on the pillow and opened the message.
2017-3-25 07:22
[Good morning, Jun Cheng. Another refreshing morning. Are you fully erect? Even on a rest day, you shouldn’t be too lazy~ Hehehehe~]
“…Hehehehe, what the hell is so funny!”
I could almost hear the guy’s laughter through the phone.
With that tone, with that way of greeting, only one person I knew fit the bill.
How did this guy get my phone number?
I figured it out. It must have been the all-knowing Head Maid who found it. Tsk, I wish I had a perfect maid like that…
Because of this sudden text message, my brain returned to normal thinking. My sleepiness gradually faded. I scratched my head and got out of bed with an unpleasant feeling.
Our family doesn’t have breakfast on weekends. If I’m hungry in the morning, I only have snacks like mung bean cakes to temporarily fill me up. Originally, I didn’t care. It wouldn’t be a big deal to get up early and make breakfast even on weekends, but Mom said she was already troubling me enough on weekdays, so I should at least get a good rest on weekends. Therefore, breakfast was canceled on weekends.
So after I washed up, I didn’t go downstairs but went straight back to my room. Anyway, I didn’t have anything to do today, so I’d just finish the novel I hadn’t finished reading before.
However, when I returned to my room with this thought, a buzzing sound echoed in the room again. My phone received another text message.
2017-3-25 07:36
[You’re probably awake now, Jun Cheng. So hurry up and get dressed. Remember to dress handsomely~]
She completely timed her texts, didn’t she? Did this guy even calculate my washing time?
Speaking of which, dress handsomely?
I thought about it and replied to the message.
Delivered [What I wear has nothing to do with you…]
The second my message showed as delivered, I heard a phone vibrate. A string of messages popped up. She actually replied to my text instantly.
[Of course it has something to do with it! Because today is our memorable first date~]
Huh?
What?
Date?
How could I not remember making such an agreement?
Delivered [Date? What date? How do I not remember this?]
Buzz, another instant reply.
[Oh dear~ My love, you’re so forgetful. Did you forget we agreed to go see the child today?]
“Huh?”
It was so bizarre that I frowned deeply. I read the message over and over again, staring at the word “child” until I almost didn’t recognize the word, and then I fully understood the information contained in the message.
If I replied with something like [What child?] right now, I would fall into her rhythm. But I couldn’t go along with it either. If I went along with it, I’d be trapped by one of her routines.
So at this moment, I had to pretend I didn’t understand and send a meaningless text message.
2017-3-25 07:39
Delivered [Ah, I remember now. We’re going to take care of the children at the orphanage.]
Seeing a child can also be understood as seeing (first tone) a child.
[Oh dear, don’t play dumb~ Of course, it’s your daughter~]
Tsk, she actually threw a direct ball? And she even decided the gender. Ji Lianbing, you’re not as good as you think.
I rolled my eyes and replied.
Delivered [I don’t have a daughter, thank you.]
Buzz.
[Your daughter is in my belly! Did you forget what happened last night? What a heartless man, *sniff sniff*, QQQ… (ノへ￣、)]
Nothing happened last night! No, if I had to say something, you almost sent me to see God!
The mention of last night gave me a stomach ache. Hiding in the deserted school building in fear and playing a game of hide-and-seek was bad enough. In the end, I was directly killed… I experienced a life-or-death situation!
With a feeling of indignation, I wanted to send a text message filled with resentment like [Go to hell! Last night, you were the only one who almost killed a life. We didn’t create a life together, did we! -1 and +1 are two different concepts, okay!].
Just as I was about to press the send button, I suddenly calmed down. If I got angry first, wouldn’t I be led by the nose by her again?
Hmm… Then I’ll continue playing dumb to the end.
2017-3-25 07:42
Delivered [Hahaha, what are you talking about? Nothing happened last night.]
Buzz.
[We held hands last night, remember? You responded to my every demand with all your might. Fluids seeped between us…]
That was me resisting!
It was just sweaty palms, don’t say it so ambiguously!
Besides, it was just holding hands, you can’t have a child from that alone! No, even if something really happened yesterday, it’s impossible to find out this soon!
I was planning to send all these complaints to Ji Lianbing at once. Before I finished writing half of it, I received a series of text messages.
[It wasn’t just holding hands? Jun Cheng, did you forget? You also…]
[Your scorching palm reached into my depths, wantonly playing…]
[Your scorching breath made me unable to help myself, I really want to be held in your arms…]
“What the heck…”
Where did you copy this from, a smut novel?
[Are you thinking about lewd things right now? Naughty~ Jun Cheng is so lewd~]
“…”
I’m really sorry, I felt nothing at all.
[By the way, those messages just now were written by Maid Lin Bai.]
Lin Bai again!
I remembered this maid was the one who Photoshopped that picture, wasn’t she? Do you have a maid who likes to stir up trouble?
[Enough small talk, it’s time to get to the main topic. Regarding the issue between us, don’t you think we need to talk about it in person?]
She suddenly became serious.
Wait, I haven’t replied to any texts since just now, but she can still guide my thoughts…
…Could she be surveilling me somewhere?
Why can she understand my thoughts so accurately? No, even if she’s watching me, she can’t know my thoughts!
Hmm, putting that aside… Talk in person… I thought about it and replied.
2017-3-25 07:47
Delivered [We can talk on the phone, you know.]
Ji Lianbing didn’t give me any reason, just replied with this completely irrelevant text message.
[Oh my, this coffee shop on Heping Road is actually a maid cafe.]
Okay!
Let’s go!
Let’s go take a look!
Throwing aside all the excuses for refusal I had prepared, under Ji Lianbing’s enthusiastic invitation (the maid’s temptation), I resolutely prepared to risk my life to meet my dangerous girlfriend.
I originally planned to just throw on any clothes, but I suddenly remembered Ji Lianbing’s request, so I put on a hoodie and gray pants, and took out a dark green jacket.
It was the outfit Keling picked out for me when we went shopping last time. Honestly, I felt like it didn’t matter what I wore. I think most guys feel that way.
But girls seem to care about this aspect of things, especially Keling. She’s very concerned about my outfits, and most of my clothes are chosen by her.
After getting dressed, I went straight downstairs to the entrance. Keling, who was sitting on the sofa licking ice cream, looked at me curiously and said.
“Brother, are you going out?”
“Yeah, I’m going out for a bit. I might not be back by noon. If I’m not back, you guys can just cook some curry to eat.”
“Can Keling come with you? I actually want to buy something.”
“Uh…”
If it were any other time, I would have happily accompanied her, but this time I was going to see that guy…
“Sorry, Keling, I’m meeting a friend this time, so it’s not suitable for you to come along.”
After giving her an apologetic look, I didn’t delay any further. I put on my shoes and went out.
Half an hour later, I arrived at the legendary maid cafe on Heping Road!
I never expected that this city had such a sacred place. I never knew before!
As a result, when I walked in, I found it was a very ordinary cafe… Ji Lianbing was sitting near the window, waving happily at me.
Where are the maids! Where are the maids! Why are they all waitresses in regular uniforms!
I angrily walked up to Ji Lianbing and shouted.
“Hey! Where are the maids! Where are the maids you promised!”
“Hehehehe~ This cafe is nominally owned by Shirley. Shirley is my maid, so this is a maid cafe, right?”
“Are you kidding meeeeeeeee!”
I’ve been tricked!
The so-called maid cafe means a cafe run by a maid!
Damn it!
