white night syndrome

Chapter 156 124. Sakurai Maid Cafe

"Of course I will go in a while. Didn't you hear what Gui said just now?"

Kurosawa's voice sounded completely different from just now, the girl's tone was mixed with unconcealable joy, as if she went to Ridge University to meet Katsura Hoshino's same-sex friend and found her sister's whereabouts. .

"Ah, by the way, there is one thing I have to remind you first, it is about my friend..." Hoshino Katsura hesitated to speak, thinking about speaking, "She is a naturally indifferent person, even if the relationship with me is the closest A good friend shows an attitude of indifference and misanthropy, but in fact, if you really become friends with her, you will find that her heart is not what she looks on the outside."

"It's okay, I can still deal with indifferent girls." Li Ming shrugged his shoulders disapprovingly, "After all, I can get along well with arrogant young ladies like Kurosawa, and I still don't mind the difficulty of communicating with other opposite sexes. in the eyes."

"What do you mean?" Kuisawa quickly realized that Li Ming was implicating her, quickly picked up the chopsticks on the table and pinched his ears, and asked angrily.

"hiss!"

Li Ming took a deep breath, dodged Kuize's claws, and stretched out his hands to rub the sore auricles.

"Hey? I said Mr. Li Mingli, now I suddenly feel that you are flattering if you don't talk, why don't you give me back the pendant I gave you around your neck, this thing cost me 90.00% It can only be exchanged for dream points."

"I refuse." Li Ming crossed his hands between the two, showing obvious resistance.

"It's not what you think, Xiao Ming."

Hoshino Katsura looked at the farce of the two in front of him calmly with an embarrassed expression on his face, raised his glass to his mouth to cover up his heart.

"Suzumiya is not only indifferent, she also has that kind of indifference... If you offend her too much or if she just doesn't like you, she will speak ill of you and be extremely aggressive."

"That aspect?" Jiang Wenkan raised his eyebrows, "Does that mean that her poisonous tongue is only for the opposite sex?"

"That's right." Hoshino Gui bit his lower lip and nodded self-consciously, "Many boys who didn't believe in evil and provoked her have been scolded before, and most of them came to me crying."

"It's not a big problem if you are indifferent. It may have something to do with her own past, just like Li Ming hates the sun. If she is willing to cure her flaws, I can also act as a psychiatrist to help her get rid of the shadows. .”

Jiang Wenkan shook the little matcha powder left in the small bottle, narrowed his eyes slightly, and said in a pretentious way.

"Of course, ah, of course, all of this is based on the fact that Gui agrees with me to do this, and her friends are willing to accept enlightenment, otherwise I will not betray my girlfriend."

"'I won't betray my girlfriend'~"

Li Ming's eccentric parrot learned his tongue, and he hummed softly, maintaining a skeptical attitude towards his friend's determination.

"There's one more thing, why did you react as if you were stressed when Gui Yi mentioned that indifference, and immediately realized what she was talking about. You have problems too, Jiang Wenkan!"

"It's not a problem. Because of my special occupation, I have come into contact with many different sexes. I seem to have come into contact with such a woman with the same performance last month, so I can be said to be confident in this aspect. Yes." Jiang Wen chuckled disapprovingly, with an expression of "what can you do to me".

Although Li Ming really wanted to make a small report with Hoshino Gui, and then added a little bit of fanfare and rhythm to make the "dog man and woman" in front of him quarrel.

But when I think that both of them have just walked out of the men's public relations club at the same time, they must already know each other's details. A narrow-minded person, and Kurosawa is still around... I'm afraid I will use this kind of stalk as an after-dinner joke in the future.

"I hope, I also hope that Suzumiya will no longer be like this." Gui sighed lightly, lowered her head, her long hair blocked the expression on her cheeks, but Li Ming could still feel that she was not in a good mood , She raised her head and looked at the young man, "Of course, I do the same to you. I also hope that you will not be affected by that unknown past and integrate into your life as soon as possible."

"Let's talk about it later."

Suddenly caught by the cue, Li Ming raised his right hand to stop Gui Hoshino from speaking, and responded in a casual tone.

"Speaking of which, since you have decided to go to Lizhi University in a while, then make arrangements as soon as possible, and don't wait until you get on the bus to Lizhi University before you realize that you didn't do anything."

"understood!"

Kurosawa's tone was slightly aggressive, and he muttered in a low voice during the process of clearing the dishes: "If I had known that you had no ng limit, you would have become a chatterbox, and I wouldn't have given you this pendant."

Hearing the mosquito-like muttering to himself, Li Ming couldn't help chuckling, to be honest, he didn't know that he would become like this, since he has no ng world, he doesn't have to think about anything, he can enjoy himself It's really comfortable to think so when chatting with friends.

Li Ming pursed her lips, and when she thought of her unfulfilled wish, she felt more and more strong unknown emotions gushing out from the bottom of her heart, spreading to her limbs, looking forward to the future more and more.

Gathering the black umbrella in his hand, watching the clerk with an exaggerated surprised expression count the plates stacked as high as the mountain on the table of several people, Li Ming showed a natural wry smile, the heartache had already come in advance.

"Hello, this consumption... Well, let me take a look... The total consumption this time is [-] yen."

The clerk with natural orange hair said hesitantly. He fixed his eyes on the small book in his hand, writing and drawing on it, while looking up at the astonishing "winding mountain" on the table.

"160 plates of sushi for 87 yen, 43 plates for [-] yen, [-] plates for [-] yen, you can calculate whether my calculation is accurate, and then pay. "

"No need." Li Ming's face twitched, and he fumbled out three [-]-yen banknotes from his coat pocket and handed them to the clerk.

"Ihara!"

At this moment, a man's loud shout came from the other side of the conveyor belt sushi restaurant, and the clerk who was about to take the banknote suddenly raised his head, as if preparing to respond.

"Ah, what I mean is, Ihara, when you collect money, pay attention to the authenticity of the banknotes given by the customers. Recently, a large number of counterfeit banknotes have been found in circulation in Shinjuku City. For the sake of insurance, you should pay more attention."

Seeing that the customers and clerks were staring at him wherever he looked, the man rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment.

"Of course, this is not to doubt your character, the guest, but just to be on the safe side. After all, several customers who claimed to be ignorant and gave us counterfeit banknotes were discovered."

"I understand, everyone is out to work, I don't care."

Li Ming raised his hand, and turned his back on the man's grateful expression, thinking that he was also bent over because of the 50 yen counterfeit bill before, he felt like crying without tears.

But having said that, looking carefully at the clerk in front of him, Li Ming felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity, as if he had seen it somewhere before, and he also had an impression of the name Yi Yuan.

After carefully browsing through the library of memories stored in his mind, Li Ming finally remembered——

The courier who sent him the international package before was surnamed Ihara. His name seemed to be Mataro Ihara. He appeared in his life many times. Although the role he played did not play a very important role, Li Ming felt that Something is wrong.

"That..." Li Ming hesitated to speak, and finally said something that made everyone misunderstand, "Did the two of us meet somewhere?"

Isn't this the old saying that boys say when they talk to girls?

The same is true for Yi Yuan, he seemed to shiver, and then slowly turned his head to look at Li Ming with surprised eyes.

"Ah no, I mean, you were the one who delivered my package when I was in Chiba County?" Li Ming held his forehead, showing embarrassment, "I didn't... ah... I didn't That kind of meaning, don’t get me wrong.”

"Ah...that's right."

Yi Yuan squinted his eyes, scratched his temples harmlessly, and spread his hands helplessly.

"Sorry, I've been running around for a living recently, and I've had countless concurrent jobs, and I've come into contact with a lot of people, so I don't really remember these people."

Under Ihara's overalls was a kimono with a completely different color and pattern from the day before. It seemed to be a matter of dressing habits. At this moment, he was lifting the corner of his clothes to fan himself, talking with a flushed face.

"If I remember correctly, you should be Mr. Li Mingli. It is also a kind of fate to meet you here, but I am a little curious. When I saw you yesterday, I was in Chiba, why did you come to Ikebukuro today? Is there something important to do?"

"It's just going out for shopping with relatives and friends." Li Ming responded calmly, showing a kind and friendly smile to Ibara Mataro who was behind or beside Katsura Hoshino and others.

"Ah, that's it... I'm sorry for being abrupt." Ibara wiped the sweat from fatigue on his forehead, "Then I wish you a good time."

"Lend your blessings."

Li Ming was not too polite, following the Japanese way of dealing with people, he lowered his head slightly and then held the handle of the black umbrella tightly, leading the people behind him towards the entrance of the conveyor belt sushi restaurant.

"Oh, by the way, Mr. Li, if you are here for sightseeing, I can recommend you a place to go."

Yi Yuan stood there as if thinking of something, then enthusiastically took out a leaflet from his pocket, and handed it to Jiang Wenkan, the last member of the team.

"This is a new cat cafe in Ikebukuro, the name is "CAT COFFEE 桜の梦", don't get me wrong, I'm not a salesman engaged in fraudulent work, just seeing so many girls, I naturally think of cat coffee, besides, I I have several of them at home, and I believe my vision is good. "

"Since it was recommended by Mr. Yi Yuan, then I will go and have a look." Li Ming lowered his head slightly, not knowing what he was thinking, "Then let's go first."

After leaving the conveyor belt sushi shop, the few people who breathed the fresh air felt relaxed. To be honest, if it wasn’t because of important business, Kurosawa really wanted to go shopping and eat with his new friends when he came to Ikebukuro this time. Eat and play.

"What's the matter, I've been so out of my mind all the time."

Jiang Wenkan folded the poster in his hand into a square piece of paper, stuffed it into Li Ming's coat pocket at the right time, and then stood beside him, asking curiously.

"What's so out of your mind, can you be more accurate with your words!" Li Ming was a little annoyed, and then resumed the silent state he had just kept, "I was just thinking about the identity of that Ibara Mataro just now, I always feel something is wrong, If you contact various aspects and details..."

"Didn't he say it? It's just an ordinary social animal running around for a living. Have you been too nervous recently, and you feel that everything is wrong, right?"

"I hope I'm thinking too much." Li Ming's voice sounded dull, and he stretched out his hand to take out the poster that Jiang Wenkan put in his pocket just now, unfolded it and took a look, "We will go to Lizhi University to investigate later. After finishing the clues about the disappearance of the watermelon, let's go to that cat cafe to have a look."

Kurosawa Mika and Hoshino Katsura have been watching Li Ming's polite response since the beginning, and they each exchanged quietly for a while, now hearing that Li Ming's proposal was almost in agreement with theirs, they both nodded in agreement. agree.

Small animals such as cats and cats can be said to be the "natural enemies" of all human beings. They are cute and have their own personalities. Getting along with cats and cats can even heal the mood. This is the most suitable for Kurosawa Mika's current mental state, so they also Gladly accepted.

On the way to the Highlander parking space, although each of them was thinking about their own concerns, they couldn't get rid of Katsura Hoshino's atmosphere, and the few of them soon had a lively discussion.

Li Ming walked at the end holding a black umbrella, looking at the crowded Ikebukuro neighborhood, feeling the curious gazes from the people around him, with a sad expression on his face.

"Oh, by the way, can you wait for me for a while?"

When the black Highlander appeared in everyone's sight and was about to speed up his pace, Katsura Hoshino suddenly jumped up and stood in front of everyone, blocking the way.

"It's like this. When I went out, I only told the store manager to do business, so... If I want to go to Lizhi University, I have to tell her." Hoshino Katsura paused, and whispered, "Uh... The main reason is that I have gone away sixteen times this month, and if I challenge the bottom line of the store manager again, I am afraid I will lose my job."

Wait, sixteen times?

Li Ming who followed slowly only heard the second half of the sentence, but it also made him feel the shock that emerged from the bottom of his heart.

If he remembers correctly, today seems to be NO.19, you skipped shift [-] times in [-] days, what class are you in?No wonder she's still wearing a maid outfit, it turns out she's going out during work.

"Pfft."

Kurosawa, who has always maintained his noble temperament, finally couldn't help laughing out loud, a silver bell-like voice rippling in his heart, with a slight smile, Kurosawa took Hoshino Katsura's hand.

"Of course you can. After all, you are going to Lizhi University with us to help. It is normal for me to agree to your small request now. Let's go, let's go to meet your store manager together. By the way, I am also curious about your work." .”

"really?"

Hearing these words, Hoshino Gui immediately showed an extremely excited look, and his steps and movements became much lighter.

"Of course it's true." Kurosawa smiled, then turned to look at the two boys behind him, "Do you two have any objections?"

"No, no." Jiang Wenkan pretended to be looking at the scenery on the side of the road, and he didn't know what he was thinking, and waved his hands at Heisawa without looking back, "You hit it off right away... let's go shopping, eat and play together normal."

"Indeed, I'm not in a hurry. She's not in a hurry for Heisawa's own commission." Li Ming continued to hold a black umbrella, and followed behind them, as if he had nothing to do with him.

"Since the two of you have no objections, I'll take it as both of you agree." Kurosawa's smile gradually surfaced on his face, he stretched out his hand, took Hoshino Katsura's hand, and walked lightly towards the place of work she said , "Let's go, Gui, let's go and see where you work together. I haven't seen a maid cafe yet."

Jiang Wenkan smiled wryly and turned his head to look at Li Ming, both of them found a little helplessness on the other's face.

When you come to the maid cafe mentioned by Katsura Hoshino, the first thing you see is the signboard in pale pink, "Sakurai", which means Sakurai.

Logically speaking, Sakurai is a Japanese surname. If this maid cafe takes such a name, then the store manager must have something to do with the surname Sakurai, maybe it is Sakurai.

"It's here~"

Hoshino Katsura withdrew her "cheerful and lively" appearance, and replaced it with a calm and normal indifferent expression, but her eyes dodged, as if she was afraid of something, or... foresaw something.

Kurosawa noticed the change in Katsura Hoshino's attitude. Although she understood what was going on, she became more and more curious about the manager of Sakurai Cafe.

——What kind of person is it that can change the attitude of a carefree girl who is obviously athletic?Could it be that kind of fierce woman? Kurosawa felt a little uneasy, and hesitated for a while at the door of the store.

Suddenly, Kurosawa felt that her left hand was being held, but her instinctive dodging reaction did not break free from the sharp-edged hand, and she turned her head to look hesitantly.

It was Li Ming.

In her opinion, this straight man who knew nothing about the relationship between men and women, held her hand at this moment, stared straight ahead with expressionless eyes, and strode towards the Sakurai Cafe.

Doesn't this guy know that holding a girl's hand is something only couples do?

Kurosawa was a little surprised by his behavior, the deer bumped in his heart, his cheeks flushed slightly because of shyness.

On the other side, Jiang Wenkan looked at the movement of the two holding hands with surprised eyes. He did not expect that Li Ming would take the initiative to hold the girl's hand, and it was very natural. It's a loving couple relationship...

But how is it possible?
This kind of Li Ming...to put it harshly, is a dark and damp dumb young man who doesn't know what romance is, so which girl would fall in love with him?

Kurosawa Mika is the heir daughter of the Kurosawa chaebol, she is a noble young lady. It can be seen from the appearance that these two people stand together completely inconsistent in temperament.

"what happened?"

Kurosawa noticed the suspicious gaze of the young man surnamed Jiang behind him, turned his head to look while being tightly clenched, and asked softly.

Immediately afterwards, there was an extremely small exclamation, because just after Kuisawa turned his head and said a few words to Jiang Wenkan, he felt a soreness in his left hand, and followed his perception to realize that it was Li Ming's hand that was exerting a little force.

What does it mean?
Could it be that she was not allowed to chat with other opposite sex because of jealousy?

Li Ming's possessiveness is too strong!

The matter was not over yet, after Hei Ze heard Li Ming's slightly impatient tone, she felt a burst of warmth around her. She widened her eyes in disbelief, blinked and came back to realize that it was Li Ming. Ming embraced her in his arms.

"You... hello..."

Hei Ze tried to break free, but found that his body was already limp, and he was almost leaning against Li Ming's warm chest.

This pose...

Kurosawa's face immediately turned red, and even the base of his ears turned crimson.

"do not move."

Li Ming's voice sounded a little low and hoarse.

"The threshold of Sakurai Cafe is rather strange. You have to test whether the descending ladder is stable before you can walk."

what?
What's the matter with this threshold?

Kurosawa was a little puzzled, but she didn't take this question to heart.

"Didn't you understand?" Li Ming hugged Heize in his arms, and placed him firmly on the floor of the coffee shop sunken in the ground with a shy and flushed face, "You are really heavy... If it wasn't for me I am afraid that you will lose our face if you fall from the door, so I will not do such a thing."

Saying this, Li Ming patted the non-existing dust on his hands with a bit of annoyance, his eyes did not stay on Kurosawa for a moment, but walked straight to the front desk of the coffee shop.

Hug me and touch my head just for fear of losing face?
wrong……

Kurosawa shook his head slightly in self-concern. The long-term family education of the young lady made her rarely go out alone, so she naturally fell in love with her brain, and distorted Li Ming's slightly annoying words into another meaning.

"Really." Kurosawa muttered to himself with a blushing face, followed Li Ming with small steps.

Jiang Wenkan and Hoshino Gui looked at it inexplicably. They looked at each other, but they both saw confusion and puzzlement from the opposite eyes, but saw that the pair had already walked towards the front desk. People followed immediately.

Standing in front of the front desk is a woman who also wears a maid outfit, but she looks older than other maids in the coffee shop. The feeling of hometown has affected Li Ming and Jiang Wenkan. They looked at this I feel a little out of place when I name the opposite sex.

"Welcome~"

The maid dressed as the front desk saw a few people coming in at the door, and immediately responded with a sweet voice, but when she saw the appearance of the comer, her voice became a little rough again.

"Ah, it's an old guest... Let me think about it, are Li Ming and Jiang Wenkan right? It's been a long time." The front desk glanced at the four people with a smile on their face, almost skipping over Hoshino Katsura who was following behind, stretched out her hand and pressed the button arranged on the front desk, then continued to communicate with the visitor, "And this is...isn't it Li Ming's girlfriend?"

"What nonsense."

Li Ming's voice was a little hoarse, he didn't understand why all the people who had been in contact with him thought that Kurosawa was his girlfriend when they saw Kurosawa next to him.

"Just ordinary friends, don't be so sensitive."

Li Ming showed an impatient expression, ended the topic, then leaned sideways on the front desk, looked around, and spoke in an intriguing tone.

"Sakurai Cafe hasn't changed at all. I remember that the last time I came here was half a year ago, and the scale was not so big at that time..." Then the topic changed, "Of course there were not so many customers at that time, and neither did the clerks. There are so many people now, is there any secret to Mari-chan?"

"I clearly remember that Mr. Li Ming is a private detective. Could it be that he changed his career after half a year?" The front desk maid called "Mari Sauce" picked up three cups of coffee from the tray in front of the counter and handed them to Hoshino in front of him. The three people other than Gui had a playful attitude, "Or does it mean that Mr. Li Ming has a penchant for women's clothing, and wants to come out in the maid's day in four months' time?"

"Mali sauce is still so vicious and poisonous." Li Ming held the coffee in his hand, ignoring Kurosawa who was staring at him angrily, "I seem to be able to understand why Katsura Hoshino became like this. I was taught badly by you."

The two exchanged each other with each other, and there were some honorifics that Japanese people never forget when they usually communicate with each other. The atmosphere that should have been heated up now became more dignified. I have never seen Li Ming like this before. Kurosawa was a little puzzled, turned to Hoshino Katsura and Jiang Wenkan for help, but found that their eyes were full of helplessness.

"Okay, okay, the two friends haven't seen each other for half a year, and the smell of gunpowder is so strong when they meet."

From the small door in the corner at the end of the cafe, a woman wearing professional attire and full of charm came out. She wore black-rimmed glasses that are standard for OL women, and she looked a little out of place in the cafe.

A woman in black high heels came towards Li Ming and the others with a smile on her face, while naturally pushing her glasses, Kurosawa lowered her head subconsciously as the northern hemisphere swayed in an orderly rhythm and was about to explode, with an even more embarrassing expression. The black socks that outline the perfect shape of the legs have attracted the attention of most men in the cafe.

"Miss Sakurai still maintains the habit of cosplay." Li Ming subconsciously glanced at the woman's black socks, but attracted Kurosawa's waist-pinching behavior, and said so while taking a breath, "I have already said However, Ms. Sakurai should go to Akihabara to open a coffee shop, not in Ikebukuro, just the act of changing clothes every day can attract a lot of otaku customers."

"The closer the city is to Tokyo, the higher the crime rate. As private investigators, you should be very clear about this, so this is why Mr. Li Ming's business has not been very good."

Ms. Sakurai was standing by the front desk, and she naturally made a very charming posture, looking at Mika Kurosawa who was staring at her dumbfounded, with a smile on her face.

"Is it a new guest? Or is it Mr. Li Ming's girlfriend? I didn't expect that after half a year, Mr. Li Ming, a mushroom in a dark and humid corner, would have a girlfriend."

"Ah, I get it, it's because of Ms. Sakurai's sarcastic tongue that Mari-chan was affected like this!" Li Ming looked a little annoyed, "And you are too sensitive, Kurosawa is not me Girlfriend, we are not even considered as ordinary friends, and the reason for coming to Ikebukuro is only to accept this guy's entrusted investigation."

"Okay~ I got it, I got it."

Sakurai stretched out his right hand, with slender and slender white fingers, pinched the sugar cube on the table, approached Kurosawa who was dealing with the bitter coffee and had an even bitter expression on his face, and threw the sugar cube into it.

The black liquid splashed as the white cube sank, Kurosawa looked up in confusion, and saw the woman in front of him holding a coffee spoon in her hand, stirring it in her coffee cup involuntarily, her eyes full of love. And love, it seems to say "please".

Following Ms. Sakurai's wishes, I took a sip of the coffee, and the liquid that was originally full of bitterness was now a little sweeter, making the coffee smoother.

"How about it, adding some sugar cubes to the coffee will make the coffee taste better."

Ms. Sakurai's charming smile appeared on her cheeks mixed with her smile.

"Wearing a cheongsam shows that you love Han culture. To be precise, it is Han elements. You live in Chiba. This reminds me of the Chiba Kurosawa chaebol I saw on the news before. What Li Ming said, I think you should be Kurosawa Mika, the heir daughter of the Kurosawa Zaibatsu, right? So the case you entrusted to Mr. Li Ming is probably a search, right?"

Having said that, Sakurai took out his phone and clicked on it a few times, then nodded self-consciously.

"I think my reasoning should be fine, because I haven't seen the Kurosawa Zaibatsu's disappearance case solved yet, the police are still searching, it's just inefficient, that's how Japanese police are, isn't it?"

"You...you...how did you do it..." Kurosawa was dumbfounded and couldn't believe it.

"Ms. Sakurai used to be a police officer at the Kyoto Metropolitan Police Department. Later, she resigned because she was too tired. She came to Ikebukuro and opened a coffee shop as she liked." Katsura Hoshino, who hadn't been able to get in the conversation until now, realized that his opportunity had come. Immediately interjected, "You must know that Ms. Sakurai is one of the best in investigating cases, and basically no one can compare."

"If you don't speak, no one will treat you as dumb." Sakurai raised his eyes and glanced at Hoshino Katsura, who had always been insignificant, with a cold and sullen tone, "I'll chat with the guests for a while, and I'll come to you later This month's work attitude, Hoshino Katsura, I think you don't want to work here anymore."

"The store manager... Isn't this forced by the situation... Just forgive me this time..." Hoshino Katsura shuddered for a moment when he was swept by the sharp eyes, and said with some grievances, "Besides, I am not going out by the way. Helped the coffee shop bring customers over... Ms. Kurosawa is the heiress of the chaebol, and she will definitely bring income to the coffee shop to make up for my half-month absenteeism."

"Is Ms. Kurosawa a tool person in your eyes?" Sakurai's face became even more ugly, "Is what I want is money, is it income? If I want money, I can go directly to open a detective agency like Mr. Li Ming Correspondence, should I open a coffee shop in Ikebukuro?"

"Oh, it's okay, Ms. Sakurai, don't be angry." Kurosawa put down the coffee he had drunk most of, feeling a little embarrassed, after all, the quarrel between the two had a side connection with him.

Mari standing in the front desk had an inexplicable smile on his face, and said slyly and with a bit of yin and yang: "Life is precious in my values. With Hoshino Katsura's actions, it is gratifying that there has been no accident, so Miss Sakurai, don't get angry with her any more."

"You too, Mari Saeko, don't think I don't see what you do at the front desk every day."

When Sakurai was angry, the fabric trembled, and Kurosawa subconsciously licked her dry lips, with a slightly embarrassed expression. She stretched out her hand unnaturally and passed over her chest, but then made a gesture of expanding her chest to express it. To cover up his inelegant movements.

Mari didn't bow her head to apologize because of Ms. Sakurai's accusation, but stuck out her tongue and spread her hands pretending to be innocent.

"Can you learn from Ye Ying? Since I accepted her to work here, she can bring huge profits to the coffee shop every day, making up for the vacancy of your negligence, and it can be regarded as a balance. There is no loss and no gain. .”

Sakurai put his right index finger and middle finger together, pushed the glasses on the bridge of his nose, and cast his eyes not far away, with a look of love and compassion on his brows.

Looking along the gaze, what appeared in the field of vision was a girl who was sweating and had a cute smile on her cheeks. She was busy between the tables and chairs not far away, and the skirt of the maid's dress was fluttering because of this, but she was steady. It was firmly attached to the girl's legs.

cute.

This is Li Ming's first impression of the girl, the masculine instinct makes him a little moved.

"Ye Ying is born with an appearance bonus, so there's nothing I can do about it... She is born to like to communicate with people, and she has a sweet voice. She is simply the goddess in the dreams of countless nerds." Ma Li pursed her lips, "She can bring Huge benefits are inevitable..."

"Shop Manager, are you calling me?"

At this moment, the sweet voice sounded exactly the same as what he had guessed. Li Ming couldn't help but follow the prestige, and after a closer look, he found that the girl's hair color was white and pink, and her pupils were also different from normal people, which was a slightly creepy gray-white. , but combined with the appearance is not as weird as imagined.

"Ah~! Is it a new customer?" The girl had a very friendly smile on her face, and she clasped her hands naturally on her chest, "Welcome to Sakurai Cafe! May I ask the master, what can Ye Yingli Kong do for you? ?"

Owner……?
Li Ming was stunned for a moment, and then he remembered that the maid cafe seems to have such addressing rules, but this is the first time he heard the opposite sex call him such a title, a strange feeling arises spontaneously, a faint smile Can't help but gradually surfaced on the cheeks.

Seeing this appearance, Kurosawa immediately changed into an angry expression, and continued to use the skill of secretly pinching the waist of the young man beside him.

The sour and itchy pain hit the brain from his waist, Li Ming squinted his eyes, took a breath, subconsciously pinched Kurosawa's wrist, and pushed it away.

This can be regarded as indirect holding hands.

Jiang Wenkan, who had been observing the behavior between Heisawa and Li Ming, didn't say much, thought of it with an "aunt smile" on his face while holding his hands.

Although it is said that as Fa Xiao who grew up together, he likes the poisonous tongue Li Ming as the mushroom that grows in the dark and humid corners just like Mari, but in the end, he still hopes that Li Ming can find a partner to talk about sweet love, so We will also pay close attention to the relationship between Li Ming and other opposite sexes.

——Of course, if he gets in close contact with his girlfriend ignorantly, then these thoughts should be regarded as non-existent. After all, there is such a saying in his hometown that "a friend's wife should not be bullied". He definitely understands this sentence very well.

Not to mention, Li Ming himself is a straight man who doesn't understand style, it is basically impossible for him to get in touch with the opposite sex or take the initiative to fall in love.

So this requires them—including Hoshino Katsura, and even Kurosawa Mika, if she is really interested in Li Ming—to assist this relationship.

"Mr. Jiang, don't think about Ye Ying." Mari Saeko interrupted Jiang Wenkan's meditation at this time, and said in an extremely weird tone and tone, "Our Ye Ying has a boyfriend, don't always use it. Staring at her with your obscene eyes, you can sue you for doing so."

"I didn't watch it." Jiang Wenkan wiped his sweat in embarrassment.

"The store manager Sakurai is not allowed to look at it either." Mari folded her hands and hummed softly, not knowing who she was angry with.

"Okay, I don't look at anyone, I only look at Hoshino Katsura." Jiang Wenkan stretched out his arms to embrace Hoshino Katsura beside him, and the two looked affectionate and sweet, "After all, Katsura is my girlfriend now, let go Take it easy, I won't do those nasty things."

"Huh? You two?"

Store manager Sakurai was taken aback when he heard the news, and then he was surprised.

"When did you two get together, why didn't you tell me?"

"Talking to the store manager won't help... After all, the rule of Sakurai Cafe is that employees' private lives cannot be substituted for work." Hoshino Katsura showed a rare shy expression, pointing fingers, trying to show that reserve But the appearance always gives people a weird feeling, "I remember this very clearly, even if I miss work every time... or something."

"Silly boy, you are my employees. I treat you as my daughters. If you find a boyfriend or have a big happy event, you can tell me. I will hold some celebrations in the coffee shop."

Ms. Sakurai leaned against the side of the front desk, glanced at the scattered banknotes in the corner, took out a small stack from it and handed it to Hoshino Katsura: "Here, take this as my blessing to you, you two must be sure." Be happy, Mr. Jiang, don't disappoint Gui's kindness."

"Of course not." Jiang Wenkan nodded with a smile.

The scene in front of her touched Heisze, the eldest lady turned her head to look at Li Ming who was beside her who was indifferent, she pursed her lips, not knowing what she was thinking.

As the heir daughter of the Kurosawa chaebol, with a family fortune of hundreds of millions, she doesn't really care about the money, mainly because the money is of great significance, Mika Kurosawa thought so, clenched her right hand above her left shoulder, lowered her head silently, and I don't know when such a day will come...

This guy Li Ming... is completely straight.

When Hoshino Katsura saw the banknotes in the store manager's hand, his eyes were full of excitement, and when he was about to reach out to take it, Sakurai withdrew his hand again, his face full of amusement.

"I calculated it. There is a total of 15 yen here. Calculate the loss you brought to the store. There are a total of [-] days late for [-] days this month. If you calculate it at [-] yen per day, you will still be late." You owe me [-] yen, so when will you pay me, Hoshino Katsura?"

"what?"

This girl who was thinking about where to spend the money was shattered by a single sentence.

Looking at Katsura Hoshino who was in a dazed state, everyone couldn't help laughing.

Sakurai finally handed over the 15 yen in his hand to Katsura Hoshino, whose maid outfit was wet with tears, in the midst of the laughter, and stretched out his hand to stroke her head, expressing comfort.

(End of this chapter)