Her small hand subconsciously clenched into a fist, and the girl wearing the fox mask had a flicker in her eyes for several seconds.
“That’s right, I’m a guy.” The next moment, Da Ji spread his hands and confessed.
Ji Yueniann: ….
Wan Yi is a guy, Da Ji is also a guy—turns out all the “big sisters” she’s known for so long are actually all younger brothers.
++What the heck!
This maid café should really be renamed to something like the Crossdressing Lords Gathering Spot, Young Men Maid Kukuru Meetup, or Trap Café.
Da Ji seemed to sense Ji Yueniann’s bizarre and shifting expression. She glanced around with the corner of her eye, made sure no one was nearby, and then lowered her voice a bit: “Master nya, you absolutely mustn’t tell anyone.”
“If the other Masters nya find out, this little fox will get complaints and lose my full attendance bonus…”
“Da Ji, are my two fruit milk teas ready yet? If they’re not, I’m calling Mo Mo over.”
Suddenly, a boy’s gentle and clear voice came from one of the private rooms.
“Master nya~ I’m coming, I’m coming.”
“Don’t call Mo Mo-jie~~”
Seeing her order was about to fall through, Da Ji didn’t dare waste another second. Flustered, she hurriedly left behind a quick “Lao Ji, you absolutely can’t tell anyone,” grabbed the two cups of milk tea, and rushed toward the private room.
Ji Yueniann watched Da Ji’s hurried back, stroked her chin, furrowed her brows, and murmured to herself, “Lao Ji? She—he knows me, is he from the Sports Department?”
She scratched her head, her cool and mature expression touched with confusion. But then she suddenly remembered: that boy’s voice from the private room just now sounded strangely familiar.
“Dear Masters nya, hope you have a pleasant meal~”
“If you need anything, just ring the bell, and this little fox will come right away~”
The girl wearing the fox mask placed two cups of milk tea and a small cake on the table, bowed politely to the pair of young man and woman on the sofa, then turned and left.
On the sofa sat a young couple in the prime of youth.
The boy wore a white T-shirt, his frame sturdy but not oppressive, exuding a kind of honest, reliable, student-like energy.
The girl was sweet-looking, with long hair down to her waist. Her cheeks were slightly red, bashful and lovely, with the innocent beauty of a little white rabbit.
After the maid girl left, the boy picked up his milk tea and took a small sip. He had just opened his mouth to speak when a small head, bubbling with laughter, leaned over with a sweet, clear voice.
“Su, you bought me milk tea. Does that mean you want to be my boyfriend?”
“Big Sis always says, if a boy buys you milk tea, it means he likes you. But I’m a bit dense, I don’t get what ‘like’ really means.”
“But, if you want to be my boyfriend, can you take my sister too?”
“Big Sis is always tired. I can tell she wants someone to lean on too.”
Pfft!
Su Tian nearly spat out his milk tea.
He stared at the sweet and innocent-looking girl in front of him who had just blurted out such a wild thing. At last, he understood why the guys from the Sports Department told him before he came that the current head of the Costume Department wasn’t in the right mental state.
“Um, Minister Wan, I actually came today to talk about the last order…” Su Tian rubbed his nose.
“Wan Qing!”
Suddenly, an unfriendly female voice rang out, and the private room door was thrown open. Standing at the doorway was a girl in a black-and-white maid outfit, with a pair of cat ears on her head, looking at the boy sitting beside her precious cabbage with a face full of hostility.
“Big Sis, why are you here?” Wan Qing’s eyes lit up, and she immediately hopped out of her seat, ran to Wan Yi’s side, grabbed her sleeve, and looked at Su Tian with star-like, sparkling eyes.
“Su, this is the Big Sis I told you about. If you want to be my boyfriend, you’ll have to take her too.”
Su Tian: …..
He only came out to discuss an order, so why did he suddenly feel a chill down his spine?
*****
Meanwhile, leaving the maid café—no, what’s now basically a Trap Café—Ji Yueniann checked the time. It was already lunchtime, so she headed toward the school cafeteria, bumping into a few scattered dormmates on the way.
With the mini-holiday approaching, the students’ moods were visibly high, and even during lunch they were all discussing what to do and where to go for the break. Ji Yueniann was no exception.
Second floor of the cafeteria.
Luo Yikang picked up a slice of fatty beef with his chopsticks and stuffed it into his mouth, chewing while mumbling, “This mini-holiday, Liu Yao and I are planning to go to the neighboring province to see the peach blossoms. They say the peach blossoms and peach blossom soup there are amazing, and we’re also going to Cheshan to go wild… cough cough cough.”
He got so excited that a piece of beef got stuck in his throat, making him cough uncontrollably.
A small hand saw what happened and gave him a hard pat on the back, then handed him a bowl of soup. Luo Yikang gulped down several mouthfuls before finally swallowing the beef.
He could breathe again, and let out a long sigh of relief.
“Eat slower, don’t choke yourself.” A few pieces of beef were placed into Luo Yikang’s bowl, and Liu Yao spoke gently.
Yao Shiming ignored all of this, while Ji Yueniann watched her nose, then her heart, acting as if she saw nothing at all.
After a moment, a light cough broke the awkward silence. Yao Shiming coughed twice, “For this mini-holiday, I’m planning to visit Hu Li’s place. Um, bros, what do you think I should bring as a gift?”
“If they like cigarettes or alcohol, bring Longtai and two boxes of Huayuan. If they like tea, bring Longjing, Dahongpao, or Tianshan Snow Tea. If there are younger siblings in the house, bring a workbook when you meet the parents, and slip them a red envelope on the sly.”
Liu Yao explained calmly and in detail.
“Hu Li has a few older brothers.” After listening, Yao Shiming added.
“Then you’d better practice your drinking.”
Liu Yao gave Yao Shiming a sidelong glance, offering the advice of an experienced veteran: “At the drinking table, toast everyone, say nice things, it’s fine to smoke, but never in front of the parents—especially the mother.”
“As for the brothers, games, novels, beauties—make a few harmless jokes, but don’t act like a lecher. Help out in the kitchen, and if they say, ‘don’t bother,’ you can’t really just sit back.”
Yao Shiming nodded repeatedly, looking very much like a student being taught.
Watching all this, Ji Yueniann felt even more suspicious. Was this really just a visit to a friend’s house? It felt like going to meet the future in-laws.
“Um… Where’s Lao Hu? I didn’t see him this morning.” As the topic of conversation grew more and more like a prelude to dinner at Hu Li’s house—down to whether to help serve dishes—Ji Yueniann chimed in.
“Her?” Speaking of Hu Li, Yao Shiming’s smile turned to melancholy. He sighed, “She went to work. Said the boss is giving extra overtime pay lately and wanted to earn a bit more before the mini-holiday.”
“Her family’s actually pretty well-off, but Hu Li has some issues with her dad. That’s what she told me, so she cut off contact with her family on her own, working part-time to support herself.”
“Lao Hu is really a model worker.” After a few sighs, Ji Yueniann drank some soup, smacked her lips, and said, “Since you’ve all shared, as the dorm leader, I should tell you my plans for the mini-holiday too.”
“I was originally planning to go play real-life CSG with Su Tian, but now, well, I’m going hiking with some friends, enjoy the scenery, and take in the magnificent lands of the Federation.”