Ling Feng and the others had nearly lost themselves, throwing their whole hearts into the game.
Their coordination was practically flawless.
After an entire day, they had a one-hundred-percent win rate! And that was while queueing as a full team.
Ling Feng's rank had already reached Peak Supreme, right at the qualifying threshold for the Winter Tournament.
By then, everyone was feeling a little hungry.
Seeing that Su Yun had been there all day, Zhao Ping honestly felt jealous.
"Yuwen, it'd be great if I could find a girlfriend like Su Yun someday. Someone willing to spend the whole day gaming with you, bringing you food and water."
Zhao Ping was so jealous his dick turned purple!
But then he thought of the Astral Mark Girl in his heart, and his resolve instantly hardened again.
"As long as you can find a girl who likes you." Yuwen said indifferently.
At that moment, Su Yun cut in with a faint smile.
"Why don't we all go out for dinner later? Or we could sit at the maid café next door and have some desserts. It'd be a nice way to relax, and I heard the environment there is great too. The maids are all really thoughtful, you know~"
As soon as she finished speaking, the air in the room instantly froze.
Not hearing a response, Su Yun opened her eyes and found Zhao Ping and the other two staring at her in disbelief.
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 felt utterly dumbfounded.
"Pfft!"
After giving it another thought, Su Yun suddenly laughed.
"Hehe, do you think someone as generous as me would care about that? Am I the petty type? You think I'm like you guys, always thinking about pretty girls~ beauties 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 inclined to actively indulge them, but that put Yuwen in a difficult spot.
Yuwen believed Su Yun was testing him, so he put on an aloof act and coughed lightly. "I think..."
"I think it sounds great too!"
Zhao Ping suddenly said that, leaving Ling Feng and Yuwen dumbstruck.
Yuwen screamed inwardly.
Holy shit!
Bro, can't you see through such an obvious trap?
Sounds great? Great my ass! Are you trying to get me killed?!
Even Ling Feng froze. He remembered 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 toy with him to death?
And he was going with Zhao Ping and Yuwen too. If they found out he had worked there part-time before...
Wouldn't that be social death on the spot?!
"Then it's settled. I'll go pay the bill first~"
With that, Su Yun smoothed down her ponytail and ran off, moving incredibly fast.
Leaving Ling Feng, Zhao Ping, and Yuwen staring blankly.
So it was decided just like that??
Unexpected
"Huh? Ling Feng, why are you wearing a mask? You even had to borrow my baseball cap."
The group arrived at the Shangyuan Maid Café, and Ling Feng quickly disguised himself.
There was no helping it. To avoid being recognized and suffering social death, this was his only option.
Ling Feng was still a little worried. He could have chosen to leave immediately, but it was rare for everyone to go out together, and he didn't want to spoil the mood.
"It's during the pandemic. I need to take more precautions." Ling Feng casually made up an excuse.
"Welcome home, Master~"
As soon as Ling Feng and the others entered, 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. Su Yun felt flattered by the attention.
"Thank you~"
Naturally, Ling Feng, Zhao Ping, and Yuwen all saw it.
Ling Feng was already used to it, but he was still embarrassed. Wearing his hat 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 gaze kept drifting toward Su Yun as though he were thinking about something.
Zhao Ping, on the other hand, looked delighted. Clearly not here for the first time, he was completely at ease as he greeted them directly.
"Hi, pretty ladies!"
"Pfft!" Ling Feng and Yuwen were stunned by the sight.
Yuwen could only cry, "What a guy!"
The "maids" at the café all had to know how to sing and dance~ The anime-style maids could sing and dance beautifully~
Ling Feng had passed all of those tests perfectly in one go. Embarrassingly enough, Ling Xiaoyu had been utterly shocked at the time.
At school, no one would ever imagine that God Feng had such a ** side. If this got out, Ling Feng would never need to go to school again. He might as well find a rope and hang himself!
Sure enough, you couldn't judge people by their appearance alone.
Originally, Ling Xiaoyu had intended to let Ling Feng stay there directly without making him take those tests. Who knew Lin Danyue would suddenly tease him, suggesting that Ling Feng give it a try?
After being gradually brainwashed, Ling Feng had actually accepted willingly?!
While Ling Feng was immersed in it, he had not even realized that he had begun thinking of himself as a girl.
That was how Ling Feng worked there for more than half a semester, until he became an Astral Mark Girl and finally came to his senses.
When he thought back on everything he had done before...
Think about it carefully!
Think very, very carefully!
Was it a distortion of humanity, or a collapse of morality??
He had nearly been turned gay!!
In any case, it was only after that that Ling Feng began resisting it.
This place followed the standards of Akihabara maid cafés.
Every maid's outfit was graded strictly, and you could tell their rank from their bows.
Many people had strange ideas about maid cafés, believing there were plenty of unspoken illicit transactions here.
Honestly, there really weren't. It was just cute~
It might be a little awkward, but it was genuinely harmless, okay~ And the girls working here were actually quite happy.
You could also take photos with the pretty maids, sing songs, and so on~
Ling Feng knew even better that this was also a paradise for the Magic Association and Magical Girls.
After entering the private room, they sang another song, this one with those adorable hand gestures~ (/ω╲)
Of the four, only Ling Feng did not 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 creep... So embarrassing~
Then Su Yun ordered the largest combo meal. Since they rarely came here, they naturally 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 hat pulled low ever since entering.
Ling Feng heard the maid's voice. It had sounded somewhat familiar from the beginning, as though he had heard it somewhere before.
No, no! I worked here for so long, so of course it would feel familiar. Ling Feng shook his head.
Su Yun had picked these two maid girls herself.
"Would you like to play a board game, little brother?"
For some reason, both maid girls seemed particularly interested in Ling Feng.
They kept glancing at him from time to time.
In one word.
He looked familiar!
What was more, they had asked it simultaneously, leaving even Zhao Ping, Yuwen, and Su Yun briefly stunned.
What was going on?
Ling Feng raised his head slightly and found everyone looking at him. A thought surged up from within.
This is so awkward~
Then Ling Feng focused his eyes—and at that glance, he nearly cursed out loud.
Holy shit!
The moment he saw Ling Wanqing's face, Ling Feng truly could not 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 interruption, everyone instantly forgot the details~
"Qingya, just now..."
"Mm, I thought he looked a little 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 the room, Ling Feng still felt shaken.
Why had this girl come here? Hadn't she said she was going to buy Spring Festival gifts?
Did that mean Xiaoyu was here too?! Ling Feng immediately thought of Ling Xiaoyu.
Ling Xiaoyu and Ling Wanqing had come over after picking out their gifts that afternoon, but Ling Feng did not know that.
Work Time
The moment Ling Feng stepped out of the private room, he ran 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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