Hearing Tang Nai’s dangerous words, Su Mu hurriedly grabbed Ye Wanqing’s little braid, causing the latter to cry out and clutch her head.
“You—who are you? I don’t know you, I’m leaving now.”
Su Mu warily watched Tang Nai, while pulling Ye Wanqing into her arms, ready to turn and leave.
Ye Wanqing, still covered in facial cleanser, could only breathe in the nearly tangible caramel sweetness of the Coffee Shop as she struggled in the sling bag: “Mmm mmm mmm — “
She didn’t want to go.
She wanted pudding.
Lord Karamiti was still growing, Lord Karamiti also needed sugar!
“Stop looking, let’s go. If we don’t, we won’t get another chance.”
Su Mu leaned in close to Ye Wanqing’s ear, her tone so strange that Ye Wanqing momentarily forgot to make a fuss.
“What are you saying? I’m your immediate superior. I just handled all your household’s financial disputes for you, and now you plan to pretend not to know me? Aren’t you dreaming a little too beautifully?”
Before her eyes could focus, Tang Nai suddenly appeared in front of Su Mu as if she’d grown out of the ground, standing so close that her forehead was almost touching Su Mu’s nose.
“Y-you’re illegally detaining me! Violating a woman’s will!”
“Oh, so you’re finally a woman now, little Su Mu. But unfortunately, that trick means nothing to me. In fact, I only need to make one phone call to have you thrown in jail.”
At some point, Tang Nai’s hands had become empty.
Correspondingly, Su Mu and Ye Wanqing’s clothes had already changed into matching maid outfits.
“You can’t run, so you’d better accept your fate and get through today. After this, you can get your supplies again.”
Knowing there was no defying Tang Nai, Su Mu let out a long sigh and could only stand helplessly at the shop entrance, showing the same deadpan expression as before.
She looked like she’d just come off a shift.
Anyway, this godforsaken place never had anyone coming by.
At worst, she’d stand here for a whole day, act like a wooden dummy, and if anyone came, she’d scare them off.
Suddenly, Tang Nai snapped her fingers behind her.
In the next instant, the view outside the Coffee Shop shifted abruptly, transforming from the Old Street to the bustling Commercial Street.
Of course, the Coffee Shop’s sign was huge, taking up nearly the width of two shops.
This prominent location was impossible to ignore.
“I didn’t move the Coffee Shop before because I wanted to enjoy the peaceful atmosphere. That doesn’t mean I can’t draw in customers.”
Tang Nai’s tone carried a hint of mischief, while Su Mu’s cheeks flushed bright red under the gaze of passing pedestrians.
“Um, excuse me, is this a new maid café?”
A bold customer had already stepped forward to ask, apparently quite interested in this Coffee Shop that managed to be both elegant and tacky at once.
“Don’t ask me. I’m not the owner.”
“Little Su Mu, you have to greet customers with a smile. No slacking off.”
Tang Nai’s little hands suddenly reached through Su Mu’s sides, grabbing her cheeks and pulling them outwards, forcing a smile onto her face.
This comical scene instantly made the customers burst out laughing.
Fortunately, this suddenly-appearing maid Coffee Shop wouldn’t have any “famous-for-eating” customers showing up with bottomless stomachs, which was something to be thankful for.
Besides, for most people, entering a maid Coffee Shop was already a challenge.
Some customers were already letting their eyes wander, faces flushed with embarrassment, coughing awkwardly as they tried to linger by the door to calm their nerves.
But instead, their tension only rubbed off on Su Mu.
“Quick, say: ‘Welcome home, Master.'”
Threatened by Tang Nai, Su Mu could only force the words out between gritted teeth.
“Welcome home, Master.”
“OK, stand up straight. Remember to bow.”
Tang Nai pressed down on Su Mu’s shoulders, making her bow together with her.
From this angle, Su Mu’s graceful figure was on full display, while Tang Nai herself seemed unconcerned—after all, she really was rather flat.
At least this maid outfit wasn’t too revealing; in fact, it was pretty well-covered.
Since Tang Nai herself adamantly rejected any V-neck designs for certain unspeakable reasons, Su Mu could barely tolerate it.
If she’d had to dress so boldly in front of strangers, she’d have run away.
Last time, they’d gone to a private beach anyway.
Wearing a swimsuit there just meant “letting one’s own people benefit from it”—nothing to worry about.
If she actually had to flaunt herself in the street, she’d rather die.
“Uh, do you have a menu?”
“Yes, right here.”
First dish, Magical Girl Omelette Rice, priced at only 48.8—a real bargain.
However, customers would need to join the maid in casting “the magic that makes omelette rice delicious.”
Second dish, Magical Girl Pancakes, priced at 38, also comes with a similar magic, but a simpler version.
Third dish…
Actually, this wasn’t really food, but purely a service: the maid would take a photo with the customer as requested and sign the photo as a keepsake.
The rest were the usual Coffee Shop offerings, which Sister Liang could handle just fine—nothing special.
What really drove Su Mu crazy was the bell that had appeared on the table at some point.
To ordinary people, it was nothing special: ring it, and a maid would come running.
But for someone like Su Mu, who could sense magic, she could feel just how maddening that thing was.
A gentle shake would make it ring incessantly, like magical noise piercing straight through the eardrum, unbearable.
Tang Nai herself was completely immune, though—obviously another one of her twisted amusements.
“Not bad. I’ll have an omelette rice, then.”
“Alright, Master.” Su Mu forced a stiff smile as she took the menu and went to report to the kitchen.
It was only then that she noticed Ye Wanqing had mysteriously vanished.
The little loli was sitting in front of the freezer, face smeared with chocolate ice cream as she licked away with abandon.
All sense of image gone, while Sister Liang stood nearby, continually offering more sweets.
“This little one is so cute. Miss Tang Nai, where did you find her? I couldn’t bear to make her work.”
Seeing Sister Liang resting her chin in her hands, lost in Ye Wanqing’s adorable appearance, Su Mu immediately grew anxious.
“Don’t be fooled by how obedient she is now. She’s actually… just watch.”
‘No need to use child labor as an excuse to brush off Tang Nai anymore.
At this point, lazy girl, you might as well accept your fate—transform!’
After a flash of white light, Ye Wanqing sat dazedly in place, the ice cream splattered all over her as she’d squeezed it too hard.
She’d returned to her full form.
Her mind hadn’t changed, but physically, she was now even taller than Su Mu.
And she was wearing a face that Sister Liang recognized.
“So it was you, Miss Karamiti? Sorry, I thought you were a child.”
With that, Sister Liang mercilessly took away all the desserts, leaving Ye Wanqing to reach out helplessly as Su Mu dragged her away.
‘If I die, I’ll take someone down with me!’