Chapter 164

Page Twenty-One Maid Ling Xiaoye

“Who are these three little sisters?”

Lin Ziyeh finally noticed that there were three unexpected presences in this small changing room.

Xiàlù introduced them, “These two are the cute younger sisters of my favorite idols, Léi Shān and Léi Luó! And this one is the dumb colleague’s dumb younger sister, Xiǎo Lǐ Shǎ.”

Is there something wrong with my counter or pronunciation?

Moreover, without the prefix of being cute, why add a label of being a fool?

“Today is their school’s social practice day, they need to go out for social surveys. Someone didn’t feel reassured about them, so they asked me to accompany them… But Xiǎo Shān and Xiǎo Lǐ Shā are quite mature, they don’t look like children at all.”

“Am I the only one who looks like a child?”

Léi Luó, who was the only one resembling a child, felt struck.

With her index finger on her lips, Lin Ziyeh bent down and said softly, “So, little sisters, you must keep what you saw just now a secret, okay?”

“Rest assured, we won’t tell anyone.”

Shān Jie, who seemed to be the oldest among them, made a statement. Lin Ziyeh smiled and narrowed her eyes.

“Not bad. As a reward for keeping it a secret, you can eat as much as you want from my shop!”

She already started calling herself sister?

Could the transformation technique he underwent have an effect on his personality?

—“It’s hard to say, but it might just be his flexible nature that allows him to switch between roles easily.”

Yes, he does seem like a very casual person.

Xiàlù asked again, “Ziyeh, are you going to spend your day like this?”

Lin Ziyeh replied, “Since I can switch anytime, I’ll just serve the guests like this!”

Did she want to go to the store because she put on a maid outfit?

“…Yet you don’t even let me work here!”

In response to Xiàlù’s dissatisfaction, Lin Ziyeh placed her hand over her chest proudly, “You are my future wife, Lin Ziyeh! How could you work in my café? It would damage my reputation.”

“And you can work yourself?”

Working for oneself… Is that really considered working?

“Of course, I am nobody right now, nothing I do affects anything.”

After all, she was one of the rare active transformers. Compared to other transformers, Lin Dà Gōngzi thoroughly enjoyed the experience and quickly adapted to the new body.

On the other hand, our Xiàlù Dàxiǎojiě was more of a domineering type, lacking feminine charm. Standing next to her fiancé (female), transformed Lin Ziyeh appeared more feminine.

Xiàlù continued, “But I work part-time at the comic tea shop in the underground street! Doesn’t that affect your reputation?”

“I was quite surprised when you took up a part-time job there. I thought your personality wasn’t suitable for being a maid; you lack the spirit of service… I heard Senior Chāngpú has left your shop? It’s a shame she’s busy with her studies, otherwise, I’d really want to invite her to the shop. After all, she’s the kind of maid I aspire to.”

Lin Ziyeh sighed regretfully, daring to praise another woman in front of his fiancée. Given Xiàlù’s usual temper, her restraint indicated true love.

…However, Senior Chāngpú, entering her final year of high school, wouldn’t be seen for a while.

I chimed in, “To be honest, Xiàlù Jiejie ranks second-to-last in the Kamehameha rankings, sometimes even last. She really isn’t suitable!”

Like a cat whose tail was stepped on, Xiàlù anxiously explained, “The ranking is based on sales volume! I rarely ask customers to order anything! So, naturally, I rank low!”

No, she simply doesn’t get any special orders…

Although I couldn’t afford to visit the shop, thanks to Master Tortoise’s frequent blog updates, I still knew the situation at Kamehameha.

“That’s not it. I think there are other reasons. For example, Miss Jiū keeps customers spending money, yet her support rate remains low; whereas Sister Xiǎolěi just chats with customers and naturally achieves the highest sales volume! Your basic conditions aren’t worse than hers, yet only a group of masochistic customers specifically request you… I think the issue lies in your personality.”

Xiàlù pressed her knuckles together with a cracking sound, angrily smiling, “Oh, does Xiǎo Lǐ Shā have an opinion about me?”

Seeing a fight about to break out, I hurriedly said, “Oppose violence! That’s exactly what you’re doing…”

Unable to stop her, I was lifted by my face.

Ouch!

I couldn’t touch the ground!

A murder might happen in the changing room!

“Alright, alright, Xiàlù, don’t bully the kids. I think Xiǎo Lǐ Shā isn’t entirely wrong.”

Shān Jie and Léi Luó watched me being bullied, but Lin Ziyeh stepped in as a mediator.

Xiàlù then released me, and I landed on the floor, holding my swollen cheek, sobbing.

“You don’t know, this kid was asking me about you while drinking coffee in the shop earlier. Two out of every three sentences were about you! Quite suspicious!”

Lin Ziyeh asked, “Two out of three sentences? What about the third one?”

“She asked about your father.”

“…”

Lin Ziyeh squatted in front of me and rubbed my face, her hands cold due to the chill.

“Xiǎo Lǐ Shā is asking about me?”

“Just curious. What kind of person would Xiàlù Jiejie’s fiancé be?”

Xiàlù continued to undermine.

“We’re not that close, only because of… the fool…”

Just as she spoke, someone knocked on the door of the changing room.

“Knock knock—”

“Anyone there? Who locked the changing room door?”

It seemed to be another maid from the shop.

Lin Ziyeh winked at Xiàlù and ran back to the last changing room, pulling the curtain and hiding.

Shān Jie opened the door.

Entering was a maid with a Katiuska on her head.

“Ah, it’s Miss Xiàlù… Oh, who are these kids?”

Xiàlù scratched her head, vaguely explaining, “They’re friends’ younger sisters… I brought them to see the maid outfits Ziyeh collects.”

The maid frowned and asked, “See the changing room? Although there are many styles of maid outfits here, it’s not a museum! And there are display outfits in the main hall, right?”

“Seeing the changing room was just a side thing. Actually, Ziyeh found a new maid, and I’m bringing her here to change…”

Xiàlù called out to the changing room, “Xiaoye, come out first?”

Lin Ziyeh packed away her male outfit, appearing spirited from the changing room.

“Yay~! I’m the new maid warrior starting work today! Please take care of me from now on!”

This person was overly excited. Maybe she gained endless energy from wearing the maid outfit since she was a maid outfit enthusiast?

The maid with the Katiuska looked puzzled.

“A new maid? The manager hasn’t heard of her. Could it be that Xiàlù brought her along without prior notice?”

“You can send a message to confirm with Ziyeh. Besides, she’s an extra, no salary needed.”

Using the phrase ‘send a message’ because Lin Ziyeh currently can’t answer calls, but the last sentence caught the maid’s attention.

“…Hmm? No salary?”

“No.”

Lin Ziyeh looked at me and replied, “Because, I’m also here for social practice!”

—

Afterwards, we returned to the café.

“Since the manager agreed, there’s nothing else to say… But this girl is really enthusiastic, isn’t she?”

The short-skirt maid serving us seemed to be the team leader.

Using the appropriate term, she was the maid supervisor.

At this moment, she crossed her arms and watched Lin Ziyeh enthusiastically serving customers, occasionally flirting with them.

Every time she flirted, Xiàlù’s expression looked as if she had eaten ginger that looked like meat, causing an indescribable discomfort.

Can this be considered NTR?

Another maid muttered, “Ling Xiaoye… Lin Ziyeh… Hmm, this girl’s name is too similar to the manager’s.”

Ling Xiaoye was Lin Ziyeh’s pseudonym, although Xiàlù chose the name, the surname was decided by Lin Ziyeh himself.

Perhaps it was a fated coincidence, he used the same surname as Senior Shàojié.

—“After all, it’s their mother’s surname.”—

I finally learned the names of Ling Shàojié and Lin Ziyeh’s mother.

Líng Xīmí.

Xi, meaning the late tide at dusk.

Tōmī is a symbol of the end of the blooming season.

She used her mother’s surname perhaps as a way to commemorate her mother.

Gathering enough information, I gave Shān Jie a signal.

She stood up and said, “We’ve seen enough here. We should go to the next café.”

“Hmm? Oh, then I’ll go tell… Xiaoye.”

Xiàlù tried to stand up hurriedly, but Shān Jie pressed her shoulder down.

“Alright, Xiàlù Jiejie doesn’t need to come along. You have more pressing matters now. I’ll take care of the two younger sisters.”

“Xiǎo Shān is really reliable! Ah, I envy Miāomiāo Jiejie having such a good sister like you!”

Xiàlù suddenly mentioned Miāomiāo Jiejie, emphasizing the words heavily. Shān Jie caught the implication in her words.

“I understand. I’ll tell Miāomiāo Jiejie that you helped us today.”

“Oh! Thank you!”

Another exchange of benefits.

Leaving the Peach Cat Maid Café, we didn’t plan to visit another café. After aimlessly wandering, we sat down on the long bench in the rest area. I asked, “Shān Jie, any conclusions?”

Shān Jie tugged at her bangs and replied, “No conclusions yet, but there are plenty of new questions that need answering.”

“Sorry, I think the situation earlier wasn’t suitable for further questioning.”

“Your previous probing was too obvious, making Xiàlù suspicious. Leaving the scene early was the right decision.”

Chewing on the candy stick given by the front desk maid, Léi Luó hummed, “Your acting skills are still subpar, unsuitable for intelligence gathering.”

“I think the key to solving the mystery lies with Lin Ziyeh’s mother.”

Lin Ziyeh resembled his mother after transforming and also bore some resemblance to Ling Shàojié. Coupled with Ling Shàojié’s birth certificate, a conclusion could be drawn.

I said, “They are likely twins… right?”

Shān Jie nodded.

“Yes, then Lin Yuhuang’s attitude towards Ling Shàojié becomes intriguing. Do you have any connections from the content you overheard this morning?”

I was still recalling when Cherry Sauce interrupted.

—”Aunt Lín said that the accident back then was a lie. Actually, Ling Shàojié’s mother died for Lin Yuhuang… Xiao Kai, I have a hypothesis.”—

…Hmm?

—”See the next page for the revelation.”—

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