Ling Feng and the others had nearly lost themselves, throwing their whole hearts into the game.
Their teamwork was almost perfect.
After an entire day, they had a 100% win rate! And that was while queuing as a full team.
Ling Feng had already reached the peak rank, right at the cutoff for the Winter Tournament.
By then, everyone was starting to feel hungry.
Seeing that Su Yun had stayed with them all day, Zhao Ping honestly felt envious.
"Yuwen, if I could find a girlfriend like Su Yun someday, that'd be great. She'd be willing to game with you all day and even bring you food and water."
Zhao Ping was so jealous his dick was turning purple!
But when he thought of the Astral Mark Girl in his heart, his resolve instantly hardened again.
"As long as you can find a girl who likes you, that's enough," Yuwen said indifferently.
At that moment, Su Yun interjected with a faint smile.
"Why don't we all go out for dinner later? Or we could sit down at the maid café next door and have some snacks. It'd be a good chance to relax, and I heard the atmosphere there is great. The maids there are all very considerate too~"
The moment she finished speaking, the air in the room froze.
When Su Yun noticed no one responding, she opened her eyes and found Zhao Ping and the other two staring at her incredulously.
Su Yun thought about it. She hadn't said anything wrong, had she?
"Um, did I say something wrong?"
"Xiaoyun, you're not serious, are you?" Yuwen was utterly dumbfounded.
"Pfft!"
After giving it another thought, Su Yun immediately laughed.
"Hehe, do you think someone as generous as me would care about that? Do I look like the petty type? You think I'm like you guys, thinking about pretty girls all day~ Girls in black stockings~"
Su Yun looked delighted. She didn't think there was anything wrong with boys their age liking such things.
She even seemed to want to actively indulge them, but that put Yuwen in a difficult spot.
Yuwen thought Su Yun was testing him, so he started pretending to be reserved. He coughed affectedly. "I think..."
"I think it sounds great too!"
Zhao Ping suddenly said that, leaving both Ling Feng and Yuwen staring blankly at him.
Yuwen was screaming internally.
Holy shit!
Bro, you can't even see through such an obvious trap?
Sounds great? Great my ass! Are you trying to get me killed?!
Even Ling Feng froze. He remembered that there was only one maid café in the old city.
Wasn't that...?
If they went there directly, wouldn't Lin Danyue and Ye Qingya play him to death?
And he would be going with Zhao Ping and Yuwen too. If they found out he had worked there part-time before...
Wouldn't that be instant social death?!
"Then it's settled. I'll go pay the bill first~"
After saying that, Su Yun smoothed her ponytail and ran off, moving incredibly fast.
Ling Feng, Zhao Ping, and Yuwen were all left dumbfounded.
So that was settled just like that??
Something Unexpected
"Hey? Ling Feng, why are you wearing a mask? You even borrowed my baseball cap."
When they arrived together at Shangyuan Maid Café, Ling Feng quickly disguised himself.
He had no choice. To avoid being recognized and suffering possible social death, this was his only option.
Ling Feng was still worried. He could have simply left, but since it was rare for everyone to go out together, he didn't want to ruin the mood.
"It's the pandemic period. I need to be more careful about protection," Ling Feng casually made up an excuse.
"Welcome home, Master~"
The moment Ling Feng and the others walked in, two young women in maid outfits came over to greet them.
They even put a pair of bunny ears on Su Yun, who was walking at the front, making Su Yun feel flattered.
"Thank you~"
Naturally, Ling Feng, Zhao Ping, and Yuwen all saw that scene.
Ling Feng was already used to it, but he was still embarrassed. Wearing his cap and mask, he slightly turned his head away.
It seemed to be Yuwen's first time in a place like this. In any case, he felt incredibly awkward, and his eyes kept drifting toward Su Yun. Who knew what he was thinking?
Zhao Ping, on the other hand, looked delighted. Clearly, this wasn't his first visit. Familiar with the place, he immediately said—
"Hi, pretty lady!"
"Pfft!" Yuwen and Ling Feng were stunned by that sight.
Yuwen could only blurt out, "Damn, impressive!"
The "maids" at the café all had to know how to sing and dance~ Anime maids could sing and dance~
Ling Feng had passed all of those requirements perfectly in one go. Embarrassingly enough, Ling Xiaoyu had been utterly shocked at the time.
At school, no one would have imagined that the famed Ling Feng had such a damn embarrassing side. If this got out, Ling Feng wouldn't need to go to school anymore. He might as well find a rope and hang himself!
Sure enough, you couldn't judge people by appearances alone.
Originally, Ling Xiaoyu had intended to let Ling Feng stay here directly without taking any of those tests. Who would have thought that Lin Danyue would suddenly tease him, suggesting that Ling Feng give it a casual try?
After being gradually brainwashed, Ling Feng had actually accepted gladly?!
While Ling Feng was immersed in it, he hadn't even realized that he had started thinking of himself as a girl.
Just like that, Ling Feng worked here for over half a semester, until he became an Astral Mark Girl and came to his senses about everything.
When he looked back on what he had done before...
Think about it carefully!
Think very, very carefully!
Was this the distortion of human nature, or the loss of morality??
He had almost been turned gay!!
In any case, it was only after that that Ling Feng began to resist it.
This place followed the standards of Akihabara maid cafés.
Every maid's outfit had strict rank distinctions, and you could tell their rank from their bows.
Many people had strange ideas about maid cafés, believing there were plenty of unspoken sexual transactions here.
Honestly, there really weren't. It was just cute~
It was a little awkward, but it was completely harmless, okay~ And the girls working here were actually quite happy.
You could also take pictures with the maids, sing songs, and so on~
Ling Feng knew even better that this place was also a paradise for the Magic Association and Magical Girls.
After entering the main hall, they sang another song, the kind with those adorably cutesy hand gestures~ (/ω╲)
Of the four of them, only Ling Feng didn't participate. Zhao Ping and Su Yun assumed he was shy and covered their mouths as they snickered.
How should he put it? Yuwen felt like such a pervert... So embarrassing~
Then Su Yun ordered the largest combo set. Since it was such a rare visit, of course they had to enjoy the full experience~~
Afterward, one of the maid girls made Ling Feng a cappuccino~
"Ta-da! It's ready~"
To avoid being recognized, Ling Feng had kept his cap pulled low ever since entering.
Ling Feng heard that maid's voice. It had sounded familiar to him from the start, as though he had heard it somewhere before.
No, no! He had worked at this place for so long, so of course it would feel familiar. Ling Feng shook his head.
Su Yun had chosen these two maid girls.
"Would you like to play some board games, little brother?"
For some reason, both maid girls seemed especially fond of Ling Feng.
They kept glancing at him from time to time.
In one word—
Familiar!
And the two of them had asked it at the same time, leaving even Zhao Ping, Yuwen, and Su Yun stunned.
What was going on?
Ling Feng raised his head slightly and found everyone looking at him. A thought welled up from the bottom of his heart.
This is so awkward~
Then Ling Feng focused his gaze, and the moment he did, he nearly cursed aloud.
Holy shit!
The instant he saw Ling Wanqing's face, Ling Feng really couldn't hold it in.
"Um, sorry. You guys play first. I'm going to the restroom."
Everyone was utterly confused as they watched Ling Feng suddenly leave.
Fortunately, after Ling Feng's stunt, everyone instantly forgot the details~
"Xiaoya, just now..."
"Mm, I thought he looked kind of familiar." Ye Qingya blinked her large eyes as she looked in the direction Ling Feng had left.
"What about you?"
"Me too~" Ling Wanqing replied.
After leaving, Ling Feng still felt shaken.
Why was that girl here? Hadn't she said she was going to buy Lunar New Year gifts?
Did that mean Xiaoyu was here too?! Ling Feng immediately thought of Ling Xiaoyu.
Ling Xiaoyu and Ling Wanqing had come here after picking out gifts that afternoon, but Ling Feng didn't know that.
Time to Work
The moment Ling Feng left the private room, he bumped straight into someone.
Oh, fuck!
Perhaps because his body was somewhat weak, Ling Feng staggered back several steps and nearly fell.
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