After finishing lunch in the school cafeteria, Ling Ning headed off to the café. Just as she left the school gate, she ran into Ye Xuan, who was also on her way there, and they naturally walked together.
Ling Ning couldn’t help but feel curious. The teachers at her school seed well-paid, and Ye Xuan didn’t appear to be soone who needed extra inco. So why did she work as a café maid? Ling Ning held back her questions, knowing it was a personal matter.
When they arrived, Chu ngyao, the manager, welcod them enthusiastically. She and Zhou Xiaoxiao were swamped, and even Luo Xiaoning and her younger brother, Chu Feng, had been pulled in to help.
After putting on her maid uniform, which she hadn’t worn in a while, Ling Ning felt a strange sense of familiarity. Just as she was about to head out to start working, Ye Xuan called her over.
“Ling Ning, wait a mont! There seems to be sothing on your leg.”
Ling Ning glanced down, but she couldn’t see anything unusual.
“It’s in a spot you can’t see. Let handle it.”
Before Ling Ning could respond, Ye Xuan knelt down behind her, lightly brushing her hand along Ling Ning’s black-stockinged thigh.
Ling Ning felt puzzled—why was Ye Xuan touching her leg if there was sothing on it? But Ye Xuan’s focused expression left her speechless.
As Ye Xuan’s hand continued its path up her leg, Ling Ning felt a strange, unfamiliar sensation, and her face flushed. She couldn’t help but notice that Ye Xuan’s hand was gradually moving higher, leaving her completely at a loss.
A subtle tension began to build between them.
“Are you done changing yet? We’re drowning out here!” Chu ngyao’s loud voice broke the mont, and Ling Ning snapped back to reality, stamring, “Uh… are you… done?”
“Yes, all set,” Ye Xuan replied, showing her a tiny piece of paper in her hand—sothing she’d prepared in advance as an excuse.
Relieved, Ling Ning watched Ye Xuan stand up, feeling grateful the mont had ended. That feeling had been… too strange. It was sothing she’d only ever experienced vaguely in her dreams, and if it had continued, she feared she might have reacted out loud.
“I-I’ll head out now,” she said, practically fleeing the dressing room.
Watching her go, Ye Xuan’s face showed a hint of regret. Based on Ling Ning’s reaction and her study materials, it seed Ling Ning’s legs were quite sensitive…
Ye Xuan’s lips curved into a seductive smile as she licked her lips, recalling the sensation.
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“Why’s your face so red?” Chu ngyao asked, puzzled by Ling Ning’s flushed cheeks.
“It’s… it’s nothing.”
“Alright, go help Xia You. She’s struggling.”
So that’s why Xia You hadn’t been around—she’d been here the whole ti.
With Ling Ning and Ye Xuan joining in, the chaos in the café soon settled down, allowing Chu ngyao to finally relax.
Since the café had introduced new maid uniforms, custor numbers had been steadily rising. Chu ngyao was now considering hiring a few full-ti maids. After all, school would start soon, and with Zhou Xiaoxiao leaving, only she and her brother would be left.
“Ling Ning! Finally, you’re here. You have no idea—since you left, Chu ngyao’s been making do everything! I haven’t even had ti to watch ani all week!” Luo Xiaoning complained as soon as she could sneak away from Chu ngyao to vent.
Ling Ning wanted to warn her that Chu ngyao was right behind her, but Chu ngyao’s piercing gaze silenced her. Although Luo Xiaoning was the café owner, Chu ngyao clearly ran the place, so Ling Ning wisely chose to stay quiet.
“I’m the boss! Why am I doing all this work? This isn’t right!” Luo Xiaoning fud. “As the owner, I can’t let a re employee control . I’m going to reclaim my power from Chu ngyao!”
“Oh? Who are you planning to overthrow?”
“That Chu person!”
It took a mont for Luo Xiaoning to realize what she’d said.
“Co with to the dressing room for a ‘thought re-education session.’ It seems you’ve been slacking,” Chu ngyao said sweetly, dragging Luo Xiaoning by the ear. Her yelps from inside the dressing room sent chills through everyone outside.
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“Phew~”
Ling Ning sank into a chair, feeling like she never wanted to get up again. She’d been on her feet all day, barely able to sit down, and her legs didn’t even feel like hers anymore.
Rubbing her sore thighs, she suddenly rembered sothing and turned to Chu ngyao. “ngyao, how much would it cost to rent a place around here?”
“A place to rent? I’m not sure…” Chu ngyao paused, then glanced over at Zhou Xiaoxiao. “But we have an expert here. Why not ask her?”
“An expert?”
Chu ngyao pointed to Zhou Xiaoxiao, who was sprawled over the counter, half-dead from exhaustion.
“How big of a place do you need?” Zhou Xiaoxiao asked weakly. After a full day of work, she felt completely drained.
Ling Ning thought for a mont and replied, “Just big enough for and my dau—ah, I an, my sister.”
Her current place was fine size-wise, enough for her and Ling Ye, but the lack of an elevator was a pain. Going out felt like climbing down a mountain, and returning ho felt like scaling one.
“Let think…”
Zhou Xiaoxiao frowned as she ntally sifted through the properties she knew. With hundreds of houses in her family, she had to filter through a lot.
“Any specific location in mind?” she asked.
“Near Ye Ye’s school would be ideal,” Ling Ning replied after thinking it over.
“With that in mind, I can think of five places. Three should be affordable—when would you like to see them?”
“Next week should be fine.” Ling Ning had been about to say tomorrow, but she’d gotten a call from Qin Qing earlier saying there was a job lined up, so she decided to postpone the house hunt.
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Author’s Note:
Heading off for a second playthrough of Hero's Adventure!
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