Chapter 290

"What are you yelling about so early in the morning?" "You idiot!?" Xiang Guan, looking grumpy from being woken up, sat up and shouted at Mu Feng, whose face was ashen. A sliver of light seemed to appear in the dimly lit room. A faint halo appeared above Mu Feng's head. "Xiang Guan, when did you say the homework was due this morning?" Xiang Guan was taken aback, calming his morning grumpiness slightly, and replied somewhat doubtfully, "Next Thursday." "But our homework was assigned last week, and today is Thursday." "..." After a slight silence, Xiang Guan suddenly slapped his thigh, realizing something, and said, "You mean today is next Thursday!" Mu Feng immediately beamed and praised, "So smart, like a little devil." Then he put down his phone, his tone carrying a sense of relief that had transcended life and death, and regret for misinterpreting his sister's message: "Today is Old Man Wang's class, and he said last week that anyone who doesn't hand in this final assignment will fail." "Zhang Wei was sending us messages like crazy just now." Mu Feng paused, leaning against the wall with a look of utter despair: "My phone is on silent." "Isn't it supposed to be Morning Eight O'Clock Class today?" Hearing Xiang Guan, Xiang Guan also quickly scrolled through his phone, trying to find evidence to refute it. "Look at the time now." Xiang Guan glanced at it. It was noon, just after class ended. "There's a 10 AM..." Mu Feng had lost all strength, leaning against the wall dejectedly, smoothing his messy hair, and opening the chat window with the girl playing games. "..." Xiang Guan was eating marinated chicken breast, also fell silent. Clearly, the kind-hearted Zhang Wei had also messaged him. Perhaps not wanting anything to happen to the few remaining boys in the class, Zhang Wei had sent many messages and made voice calls to both Mu Feng and Xiang Guan. Xiang Guan silently glanced at the silent mode icon on his phone's status bar, and like Mu Feng, leaned against the wall, utterly dejected. "If only Brother Yan were here..." he said wistfully, his voice trembling with a hint of tears. Mu Feng was taken aback. After sending the message from the chat window, he felt a pang of sadness upon hearing Xiang Guan's lament. "Yeah, if only Brother Yan were here." "If he were here, even if we didn't set alarms, or even if we hadn't finished our homework, he could solve everything for us." Mu Feng stroked his face with one hand, reminiscing, "I even believe he's Agent 17." "Since it's already happened, let's eat first." Anyway, what's done is done. Afterwards, we can just say a few auspicious words to the teacher, play the victim, and hand in the homework. Xiang Guan stretched: "Brother Yan will be back after he finishes dealing with things at home. There's only a little over a month left in this semester, and we'll see him next semester." "By the way, has Brother Hua started having two classes a week again recently?" "Sometimes it's a whole day. He seems really busy lately." Mu Feng nodded and casually continued, "I want to eat 'Hachiko's Leg Rice'." His gaze swept across his phone. He saw a string of messages like "Log in," "Am I handsome?" "Awesome, right?" "Keep making little girls tomorrow," but the other party's replies were all just perfunctory, "Awesome." "Damn." "Okay." "Invincible." "Brother is so awesome." This kind of formulaic flattery. But next to the "Good morning" emoji Mu Feng had just sent, there was a big red exclamation mark. Late October, the weather was getting cooler. 225. You're clearly drunk, are you even normal? Inside the Sacred Fire Meow Cult Cat Cafe. After resolving what seemed like an innate, fated curse, the shop's business hadn't experienced any major problems, remaining very stable. Customer spending and the cat-related products sold in the shop were both doing very well. Even after factoring in rent, various cat-related expenses, and salaries, the shop was still profitable. Although it was a rare success, she wouldn't keep this glory to herself! In the afternoon, Li Xue was skillfully creating latte art in the kitchen, while Shan Qing was arranging freshly baked desserts on plates. After more than a year of experience, they were well-versed in running a successful cat café. They had naturally focused on cultivating the character and reputation of their employees through special marketing, and had come up with many interesting and creative things regarding memberships and discounts. For example, they offered significant discounts on board games and other games. The once quiet sofa gaming area had gradually attracted a group of loyal customers who liked to stay there, ensuring that the space he specifically wanted to use wasn't wasted. As for the "employees"... Well, the impression wall that Li Xue set up before played a big role. After so much time, the originally empty impression wall has been covered with "crimes" posted by various Hachimi employees for the bizarre incidents they've caused to the Hakimi people. For example, Revolver, who seems particularly honest on the surface, steals customers' snacks, and Tank, who usually doesn't like to move and isn't even interested in Cat Teaser or mouse toys, likes to mess with customers' "stockings." Yes, stockings? Many beautiful young ladies who have spent a long day shopping come to the cat cafe to relax and pet the cats, but Tank, for some reason, suddenly has a bad habit of pawing at people's legs and then gently... Tank snagged the girl's stockings. Li Xue repeatedly reprimanded the cat and trimmed its claws. However, after a while, it continued its bad habit, ignoring the warnings. Even once, Hua Xin, whose clothes were still wet from washing, wore her JK skirt and sheer black stockings again—a rare occurrence. She should have known better than to wear them. Tank's merciless claws made matters worse for the already struggling family; the stockings, bought cheaply on Pinduoduo, eventually developed an irreparable tear. Fortunately, the skin on her calf wasn't damaged; it was just a snag. Otherwise, someone far away in Beijing would have found a way to... Tank might get a really ugly shave. And Hua Xin, this beautiful girl with her gentle (socially awkward) personality, has naturally attracted many customers to the cat café. Many come not only to pet the cats and relax, but also for that "Welcome!" Honestly, from the initial flustered panic and fear of talking to customers, to now skillfully responding to customers and mastering the polite phrases, there's a sense of pride in seeing her grow up. But recently, Hua Xin ... gives off a more special feeling than that. "Hey, don't you think Xiao Hua seems a little different lately?" Li Xue nodded in satisfaction after seeing the perfect latte art in the coffee cup, then casually asked Shan Qing beside her. "What's wrong?" "What has Sherlock Holmes Xue discovered that's noteworthy this time?" "Shan Qing placed the already plated Tiramisu aside, then chuckled lightly, a hint of a joke in his voice. Li Xue shook her head, giving him a disgruntled look: "It's because I couldn't find anything noteworthy but still felt something was off about her that I came to ask you." " Mount Hua! What do you think!?" A confident voice rang out, leaving Shan Qing somewhat helpless. He briefly considered Hua Xin's recent behavior and