Chapter 460. Maid Café
Even though the school was in a remote mountain area, thanks to Zhang Shaoqing’s car, it took just over half an hour for them to reach a bustling night market nearby.
The car stopped in a vibrant district filled with flashing lights. The surrounding bars and KTVs had colorful signs that hurt the eyes, and faint sounds of lively music could be heard. The street-side barbecue shops emitted a strong aroma of grilled food.
However, it was only afternoon, and the night market area was still quite empty, with many shops not even open, feeling a bit deserted.
“It’ll get lively here at night.”
Zhang Shaoqing parked by the street, hands in his pockets, standing beside the car and teasing Wen Yang, “By then, there’ll be plenty of nightclub ladies. With your looks, rest assured, a bunch of girls will be scrambling to buy you drinks.”
Wen Yang nodded knowingly: “Then I definitely shouldn’t come here at night.”
“What?! You really think that way?”
“Why not?”
“You really have no sense of fun.”
Shrugging, Zhang Shaoqing, who grew up pampered, yearned for excitement, while he preferred to enjoy a simple life with Ning Chu, even if it was plain and uneventful.
Ning Chu came over, hugging Wen Yang’s arm, looking up and humming at Zhang Shaoqing, “You think everyone is like you? It’s bad enough you led Wang Jie astray; don’t lead my Wen Yang astray too!”
“When did I lead Wang Jie astray?”
Zhang Shaoqing muttered, casually locking the car and turning towards a humble storefront at the side of the street, “Let’s go, it’s my friend’s maid café. I’m just here to support him today.”
“So it’s your friend’s place~”
“It’s not like I’m getting it for free, why the long face?”
He walked ahead, leading the way, saying, “All the maids here are good folks, so don’t go getting handsy.”
“Are you reminding yourself?”
Ning Chu followed behind, teasing him.
“The café also has handsome butlers. Ning Chu, want to order a couple?”
She disdainfully raised Wen Yang’s arm, “I have Wen Yang already, okay?”
“Have you ever heard of a succubus satisfied with just one man?”
As the two exchanged playful banter, they entered the maid café.
The café’s hall featured a massive circular bar, resembling a bar but without flashy lights or loud music. From the character cutouts at the entrance to the posters on the walls and the figurines on the tables, everything was in a pure anime style.
This thrilled Wang Jie, the diehard otaku; as soon as he walked in, he couldn’t help but look around, eagerly sharing with Wen Yang, “That figurine is a limited edition, it costs several thousand! Now you’d need to pay over ten thousand to get one!”
“What?! That’s my favorite character!”
Wen Yang didn’t watch much anime; even when he did, it was just to accompany Ning Chu, so he didn’t have much knowledge, nodding cluelessly, “Oh… what anime is it from?”
“She’s a virtual singer.”
“Huh?”
Zhang Shaoqing met the café owner, chatted for a bit, then turned back, waving, “Let’s head to the private room!”
“There’s a private room too…”
Ning Chu muttered softly, her gaze landing on the few maids live streaming at the bar’s side.
The café seemed pretty proper; at least the maids were dressed conservatively, exposing only the bare essentials and some collarbone, not daring to show any cleavage.
There were also notices on the wall stating that taking maids off the premises was not allowed, and neither was touching them…
As they continued to enter the private room, Ning Chu leaned against Wen Yang on the sofa, leaning forward to ask, “How does it feel?”
“Not bad, it’s kinda like KTV, right?”
“True, outside feels like a bar, and inside feels like KTV.”
She nodded thoughtfully, but just then, the private room door opened, and a line of maid-dressed girls entered, standing neatly in front of the sofa.
“Good day, master~”
The synchronized greetings startled Ning Chu, causing her to shiver; her eyelids twitched, as if she had seen a familiar scene from a drama, where at this moment, the customer would wave and call for a “new batch.”
“Which one do you like?” Zhang Shaoqing grinned at Wen Yang, “I’ll treat you, don’t be shy!”
“No! Is this place really legitimate?!”
Ning Chu hurriedly stopped the shameless Zhang.
Don’t let this turn into a sleazy party! What could a succubus like her be reduced to in a sleazy party?!
“What are you thinking?” Zhang Shaoqing shot an eye at her, “Even middle schoolers can come here and get help with homework from maids; is that not proper enough?”
“……”
“Usually, people come here to play board games, right? They don’t even let the maids drink, just in case someone like you gets any dirty ideas and pours drinks down their throats.”
“Oh~” Ning Chu shrank her neck, murmuring softly, “I really shouldn’t have come with Shaoqing.”
If it weren’t for her curiosity about maid cafés…
“Shaoqing isn’t that reckless either.” Wen Yang didn’t bother with the lined-up maids, merely glancing and then losing interest, turning his attention back to Ning Chu, “When we get home tonight, why don’t you wear a maid outfit for me to see?”
Compared to these ordinary maids, nothing excited him more than seeing his little demoness in a maid outfit.
Even the most conservative maid outfit would look thrilling on his little succubus.
“Absolutely not!”
Ning Chu complained as she shifted her hips, distancing herself slightly from Wen Yang, looking up at the maids waiting to be picked.
One glance, and she noticed a maid who seemed particularly less enthusiastic and was shyly trying to retreat.
Somewhat familiar…
“Nana?”
Zhang Shaoqing was busy ordering a pile of foreign liquor, scratching his head in confusion, “Who? Which one do you have your eye on?”
Ning Chu gazed at Nana, who was dressed as a maid but shook her head: “No…”
She said that, but she was quite sure the timid girl trying to hide was the vampire Nana.
Wasn’t she supposed to be frail and faint at the slightest provocation? Turns out she had gotten over her fear of men just enough to come out and work part-time as a maid!
A vampire maid… that’s rather reasonable?
“Come on, you guys, hurry up and pick two. If you take too long, I’ll just pick for you,” Zhang Shaoqing grumbled, seeing they were dawdling, “You each act like a bunch of shy virgins, what’s there to be embarrassed about?”
He casually pointed to two maids: “You two, come here.”
Then he turned to Ning Chu, “It’s Wen Yang’s birthday. Aren’t you going to drink a bit?”
“Why do you always want to get me drunk?” Ning Chu retorted, “Are you plotting something against me?”
Zhang Shaoqing acted as if he had been grievously insulted, passionately rebutting, “You don’t even have cat ears! My taste isn’t that low!”
“The horns are quite nice.” Wen Yang interjected.
Even if they could be fatal if snagged just right, they made for a decent pair of scale set of handlebars, especially with the shape and size of Ning Chu’s horns, which was surprisingly fitting.
“I can tell these horns are hard and cold without even having to touch them! Compared to fluffy cat ears, they’re dirt! Wang Jie, right?”
He shrugged: “Can’t argue with a furry lover.”
“Seeing it’s your birthday today, I won’t argue with you.”
Zhang Shaoqing cheerfully had the maids pour drinks for everyone: “Come on, drink! We won’t stop until we’re drunk!”
“Drinking again…”
“It’s your husband’s birthday; you can’t really get out of this one.”
Before they even started drinking, the word “husband” made Ning Chu’s face turn bright red.
At night, the names they called each other could be anything, but this was the first time she had been teased like this.
“I’ll help you drink.”
She blocked Wen Yang’s outstretched hand: “Forget it, if you get drunk, I’ll have to take care of you.”
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Well, I couldn’t help but take a shower, and now I’m feeling dizzy.
I must never take a shower again!
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