When young Xia Shiyao found out that Little Kitten needed to pee and poop, she was very disappointed.
Before that, she had believed that Little Kitten was a perfect creature—so cute, clingy, and meowing in an adorable way.
But after seeing Little Kitten poop, she started to feel annoyed.
At that moment, she happened to see a scene on TV where magical girls were fighting against demonic monsters.
Watching those cute girls with their youthful and radiant appearances, something inside young Xia Shiyao was stirred.
Those big sisters were all so adorable, wearing beautiful clothes, looking very pretty, and shouting exciting lines as they attacked the ugly demons.
From then on, Xia Shiyao began investigating magical girls, collecting lots of information about them.
They were adorable creatures on par with Little Kitten!
Until she eventually became a magical girl herself, she completely surrendered, falling deeply in love with magical girls.
What exactly are magical girls?
They are a group of girls who are just at the right age for romance—not too old.
They possess mysterious magic, capable of doing all kinds of things ordinary humans cannot.
They look cute and beautiful, radiating youthful energy all over.
They are pure-hearted and can be easily enticed.
They are girls too, so you can casually be close to them without resistance.
You can even sleep naked with them, and if you get handsy, it will be forgiven.
More importantly, when they’re hungry, they find food themselves—no need to waste effort feeding them.
And best of all, they don’t need to pee or poop.
Their bodies always smell good and can even be a bit alluring.
Isn’t this exactly the perfect creature I’ve been searching for?!
Perfect creatures really exist in this world!
After that, Xia Shiyao hid her feelings and waited.
She flipped to the last page of her Diary.
【I must find the most perfect among perfect creatures】
This was Xia Shiyao’s ambition—her resolve set from that moment on.
She closed the Diary, put it back into the box, and then pushed the box under the bed again.
She had intended to calm herself down, but instead, she became even more restless.
She got up, went to the Study, and had a short conversation with Father—not a friendly one.
The next day, she went to School.
After only one morning, she left at noon and went to the No. 8 Milk Tea Shop to sit and wait.
Waiting for the girl she thought about day and night.
Today, she still didn’t see her.
That night, after returning home, she quietly left as a magical girl, flying around the city until late at night.
She went home to sleep, then returned to School the next day, then back to the milk tea shop, and flew out again at night to search.
This was her daily routine.
Her dark circles worsened, and she gradually looked haggard.
Several more days passed until the seventh day.
It was noon again. From a distance, she saw a line of people queued outside the milk tea shop.
She hadn’t seen such a scene in a long time.
Xia Shiyao got out of the car and jogged toward the No. 8 Milk Tea Shop, her heart growing more nervous the closer she got.
Until she stood at the glass door, watching the busy people inside.
Xia Shiyao pushed the door open and walked in, standing still and looking at that girl.
The girl had just finished writing an order for a customer and stood still, looking back at her.
Xia Shiyao said nothing, took two steps, then sped up and suddenly bent down to hug the girl she had longed for.
Her hands were clean—no random touching—and her lips did not wander.
She said, “Long time no see.”
The silver-haired girl replied, “Yeah, long time no see.”
The customers watched with great interest, guessing at their relationship and thinking they might have known each other for years—previously close, and now even closer.
This scene gave everyone plenty of room for imagination.
They looked so much like magical girls that for a moment, some mistook them for Jin Luan and Yin Lin, which was quite interesting.
Xia Shiyao let go of her hands, ordered Table No. 3, and sat down before placing her order.
Suddenly, she shouted loudly, “Reunited from afar, enjoy the deliciousness!”
Her voice was louder than usual, startling the other customers into silence.
After a moment, they remembered that this milk tea shop had this fixed ritual.
So, when placing their orders, others began adding the slogan as well.
Yao Ruoning was suddenly overwhelmed with work.
The shop owner was also busily handling takeaway orders.
Business that day recovered to 60% of its peak period.
Most customers didn’t know that Yao Ruoning had come back to work; only a few regulars who often checked the shop’s schedule hurried over to have milk tea.
They said they came for milk tea, but actually, they came to see Sister.
As if just catching a glimpse of her would bring a day of good luck.
By evening, the customer flow surged, even exceeding the number of orders during the shop’s heyday.
The shop owner wisely added tables outside, setting up more than ten extra tables to relieve the crowd.
But this only made the situation worse.
When Yao Ruoning served customers outside, being exposed to passersby attracted even more people.
There were others on this street who did COS play—the Golden, Silver, and Red Sisters COSes were all there—but their quality was far inferior to the milk tea shop’s.
Moreover, this milk tea shop was the pioneer of COS-themed tea shops on this street and was often mentioned, naturally drawing more visitors.
In short, that day, the line extended well past closing time.
Customers knew the shop was about to close but kept queuing until they saw the doors shut before leaving.
Late at night, the two of them didn’t return home.
They found a secluded spot and flew off to Jin Luan’s Secret Base—the rooftop of that skyscraper.
The room was dust-free, often cleaned by Jin Luan.
Yin Lin took off her wig and changed back into her magical girl uniform.
Jin Luan was brewing tea nearby.
Yin Lin removed her high heels and rubbed her sore heels.
Wearing those shoes for so long, her feet still ached terribly. She just hadn’t gotten used to them.
Looking over at Jin Luan, her heels were lower, but even so, Jin Luan was still taller than Yin Lin in heels.
Jin Luan placed the hot tea beside the table and asked, “Plain tea, is that okay?”
Yin Lin nodded.
One stood, one sat, the room silent.
It felt awkward.
After more than twenty seconds, Jin Luan broke the silence first: “About the TV station incident, I’m sorry. I was flustered and spoke without thinking.”
“Mm.” Yin Lin nodded.
Old Song cared. He thought Yin Lin’s matters were her own and had nothing to do with Song Wuli.
Yet, he still cared about everything related to Yin Lin, especially her reputation.
Gradually, he learned about the Contract Goddess’s thoughts.
No wonder she was the one who understood him best.
That person knew Song Wuli would gradually rely on Yin Lin’s identity and would take Yin Lin as his second life to take seriously.
Song Wuli couldn’t fool the Contract Goddess because that was himself.
Therefore, Song Wuli couldn’t help but manage the interpersonal relationships Yin Lin had formed, even though he knew it was his weakness and couldn’t fix it.
He was completely trapped by the Contract Goddess, and less than a year in, he had almost already lost to her.
A sudden chill ran through him.
No, if he was already this deep, then why was the Contract set to one year?
Could there be some hidden meaning behind it?