After Becoming Enemies with Magical Girls, They Started Chasing Me Back — Chapter 25

Initial Suspicions

In the room, Ling Feng teamed up with Zhao Ping and the others for a few more rounds of games.

Before Ling Xiaoyu and the others returned, Ling Feng had already turned off the lights and lain in bed, ready to sleep.

Ling Feng had originally planned to start a stream, but then he remembered how slowly his computer booted up and decisively gave up.

He had arranged to go to the internet café with Zhao Ping and the others tomorrow for some ranked games, so of course he needed to rest well first.

By the time Ling Xiaoyu and the others came back, Ling Feng had no idea how long he had been asleep.

Looking at the late-night snacks they had brought back.

Ling Wanqing felt she should wait until tomorrow to heat them up for Ling Feng, but then she thought it might affect the taste. In the end, she tearfully forced herself to finish all the burgers and fried chicken.

Paired with a bottle of otaku happy water, it was simply blissful~

Tonight's moon was different from usual, exceptionally bright. It draped the earth in a veil of silver and brought people joy!

The bright moonlight shone upon the river, adding even more splendor to the sparkling Lin River.

After washing up, Ling Xiaoyu returned to her room and began sorting through recent affairs. She had originally planned to spend some proper time playing with Ling Feng and the others, and she hoped there would still be time afterward.

Ling Xiaoyu suddenly remembered how, a few years ago, she had been surrounded by several hooligans on her way home from school, only for Ling Feng to rush over and firmly shield her behind him.

The sight of blood everywhere seemed like a trigger, replaying memories frame by frame. Only then did Ling Xiaoyu realize that he had always been complicated yet gentle, while she had never truly understood him before...

The next day, when the sky was just beginning to brighten, Ling Xiaoyu had already made breakfast.

Even though it was already vacation, she still got up early.

"Xiaofeng, Mom and Dad are coming back tomorrow night. Do you want to go pick out New Year's gifts together? It's rare for them to come back after being away for so long. You won't refuse, right?"

"Gifts? Sure, sure! I love picking out gifts! I can pick gifts for Uncle and Auntie too!"

"Of course. Wanqing, come along too. The more people, the livelier it is."

Sitting in the living room, the three ate breakfast while watching TV.

Ling Xiaoyu and Ling Wanqing chatted and laughed, paying no attention at all to the Magical Girls on the morning news.

This time was even more outrageous. There were actually tentacles!

At the sight of that thing, Ling Feng's body trembled involuntarily.

Who knew why he reacted that way? He just found it disgusting.

As for his parents coming back?

To be honest, Ling Feng did not feel much of anything inside. He was even a little indifferent. Maybe it was because he had not seen them in two years, and his feelings had faded somewhat.

It had always been like that. They only came back once every few years, claiming it was for work, but was that really the truth?

Ling Feng's sixth sense was accurate. He always felt that Ling Xiaoyu was hiding something from him.

"Sorry, I already made plans today, so I can't go. You two can go by yourselves," Ling Feng said helplessly.

"Come on, Brother. You're not deliberately using that as an excuse, are you? Aren't you happy to have two beautiful girls keeping you company?"

The moment she heard Ling Feng say he had plans again, Ling Wanqing pouted.

Ling Xiaoyu, however, fell silent for two seconds and said nothing else.

Has Xiaofeng already found out?

That makes sense. If it were me, I probably wouldn't be able to accept it right away either.

But Ling Feng really did have plans. He had arranged to play ranked games with Zhao Ping, Yuwen, and the others today!

Found out about what?

What the hell do you know??

In life, one had to pay attention to every detail.

Ling Feng did not take a taxi. He took the bus instead.

Imperial Internet Café was actually only one street away from Beishangyuan Maid Café, and the bus passed by it as well.

Ling Feng only needed two coins to get there. After all, Ancient City Street was not far from his home.

After passing one of the stops, Ling Feng saw Lin Danyue outside the maid café, directing several employees as they cleaned the exterior windows.

Perhaps it was fate, because Lin Danyue saw Ling Feng too and immediately threw him a flirtatious wink.

Ling Feng shuddered and turned his head away with a red face.

Vixen!

"Sister Danyue, what are you smiling about?"

Beside her, Ye Qingya asked curiously.

"Oh, nothing. Let's continue. The president is coming tonight, so make sure we clean everything properly."

Lin Danyue spoke with a smile.

"Okay, leave it to me!"

A Gamer's Daily Schedule

The internet café in the morning looked as if it had just woken up.

The few people walking out of it had greasy faces, and the blinding sunlight inevitably burned them with a faint, inexplicable sense of guilt.

The feeling was like enthusiastically playing mahjong all night, only to lose money in the end.

Walking against the flow of commuters, their steps and eyelids grew heavier. "Get into bed as soon as possible" became the sole obsession driving their bodies forward.

Following the health-conscious principle that skipping breakfast was bad for the body, they ate half a bowl of noodles with their eyes closed before going to sleep.

As they experienced the suffering of hovering between life and death, they secretly warned themselves, If I ever pull another all-nighter, I'm a bastard.

Yet after waking up, they would forget the pain as soon as the wounds healed. A single line from their shady friends—"There's an event in the game tonight"—was enough to spark another all-night battle to the death.

Making his way through the crowd, Ling Feng arrived at private room number six, which Yuwen had booked for today.

Because he knew that today would be another battle to the death.

"Ling Feng! Over here."

When Zhao Ping saw Ling Feng, he hurriedly waved.

He was afraid Ling Feng had not woken up yet. He had probably done too much of that last night, leaving him in poor spirits. He should eat some Pien Tze Huang to nourish his kidneys.

Ling Feng had no idea what Zhao Ping was thinking. Otherwise, he might have thrown a punch at him.

"Ling Feng, have you eaten? If not, I'll ask Su Yun to bring an extra portion," Yuwen said to Ling Feng as he adjusted his glasses.

"No, no, I already ate breakfast before coming," Ling Feng quickly waved his hands.

"Oh, right. Su Xiaoxiao is coming tomorrow, isn't she? Then the five of us can train together. And she's so pretty—you two had better seize the opportunity."

Thinking that both of his brothers still did not have girlfriends, Yuwen secretly felt delighted.

After all, he was the first among the three to get a girlfriend. Wasn't that worth being happy about? It felt like winning first place in a competition—damn satisfying!

"Since when did you learn to joke, Yuwen? That girl is very pretty, but she's just a loli. She's still underage, right? Besides, judging by what happened before, her background isn't simple. And besides, I already have someone I like."

At that, Zhao Ping paused.

"You do realize it starts at three years, right? Maybe even the death penalty!"

"And I heard it starts at five years now."

"Ah, right." After Zhao Ping put it that way, Yuwen suddenly felt enlightened.

"You're not still thinking about that Astral Mark Girl who saved you before, are you? Haha, maybe she just thought you looked pitiful lying alone on the road and saved you while she was at it," Yuwen teased.

"If you don't know how to talk, then don't talk! ヽ(￣д￣;)ノ"

Bang! The door opened.

At that moment, Su Yun arrived as well, carrying three bags of breakfast.

When she saw Ling Feng, Su Yun froze for a moment, then looked a little embarrassed.

"Classmate Ling came too? Yuwen didn't tell me earlier. I would have brought another breakfast."

After saying that, Su Yun made a show of tugging on Yuwen's ear, looking exactly like the girl next door.

Ling Feng and Zhao Ping laughed themselves silly. It looked like another henpecked husband.

"Haha, I'm dying! And you were laughing at us single dogs!"

"Sister Su Yun, I already ate before coming."

Life was full of details, even if it was only something insignificant.

The group chatted about some recent amusing incidents, but somehow the conversation drifted to Magical Girls and the Dark Girl from the latest news.

Something about shaking the entire country, battle scenes, and the like. It was simply absurd.

Ling Feng was speechless.

But Zhao Ping and the others became more and more animated as they talked.

Shouldn't they be thinking about the chain of problems this could cause? It could stir up public panic.

At most, they should have continued coming out only at night like before.

They played and joked around, but before long, they got down to business.

Around dusk, at Linzhou Ancient City Street.

Ling Xiaoyu brought Ling Wanqing to Shangyuan Maid Café.

It was Ling Wanqing's first time coming to a place like this, and she was beyond excited.

When she heard Ling Xiaoyu worked here part-time, she became even more excited.

"The maid sisters are so pretty!"

Ling Wanqing felt as though she had awakened some strange new trait. She energetically changed into a maid outfit and looked absolutely adorable!

"Little sister, if there's anything you don't understand, you can come ask your big sister," Lin Danyue said. Naturally, she wanted to properly teach the girl Ling Xiaoyu had brought along.

"Mm-hmm, Big Sister, you're so pretty. You must be really popular."

"You're so cute and sweet-tongued, Little Sister. Big Sister likes you very much."

After saying that, Lin Danyue threw Ye Qingya a flirtatious wink.

No one knew whether Lin Danyue acted like this toward everyone. She completely had the air of a mature older sister.

The male customers at several nearby tables were practically drooling.

"Xiaoya, I'll leave this little sister to you~"

At a Loss

Ye Qingya and Ling Wanqing were about the same age and got along very well. Before long, they had become fast friends.

Since evening was approaching, the café began getting busy, with customers gradually coming and going.

Ling Xiaoyu changed into a maid dress as well.

Among these people, aside from Ye Qingya and Ling Wanqing, she was the youngest.

Ling Xiaoyu was only eighteen this year, the age of a girl in full bloom.

Normally, she looked no different from an ordinary girl, chatting and laughing with others.

In truth, Ling Xiaoyu had many things to handle. At the Magic Association, the members beneath her saw her as mature, steady, and meticulous.

But after spending time with her privately, they learned that Ling Xiaoyu was easy to get along with and often cared about each member's daily life.

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