Chapter 64: Want to Learn
After saying that, Ye Ziming took out a pair of chopsticks and handed them to Lin Muqing with a smile.
Then he calmly took out another pair for himself and began eating breakfast like nothing had happened.
Sitting across from him, Lin Muqing was stunned for a moment after hearing his words. She actually felt like what her good buddy said made a lot of sense.
But after thinking for a bit, she realized something was off. She wasn’t really his girlfriend!
She was a tough guy, okay?
“You said… we just need to pretend in front of your family, right?”
She couldn’t bring herself to say the word “couple” out loud, it felt too embarrassing, but she figured that didn’t matter much.
After speaking, she picked up a soup dumpling and stuffed the whole thing in her mouth. Her cheeks puffed out as she frowned slightly at her good buddy.
“In theory, yes.”
Ye Ziming nodded lightly after swallowing the food in his mouth and spoke in a calm tone.
“But if my family hears from someone else that we’re not really a couple, wouldn’t all our efforts go to waste?”
His eyes narrowed ever so slightly, a trace of cunning flashing through them, though he still wore his usual faint smile.
He looked right into Lin Muqing’s eyes and said in a very serious tone.
“Uh… I guess that’s true.”
Lin Muqing looked down and thought for a moment. She felt what her buddy said really made sense. The more she thought about it, the more reasonable it seemed.
“So no matter who we run into, I have to say I’m your… girlfriend?”
Saying that word again made her embarrassed. She quickly took a sip of soy milk to hide it.
Even though she often joked about things like, “If I become a girl, I’ll make you happy,” or “If I transform, I’ll marry you,” it was just all talk.
But now things were different, she was really a girl. If someone found out her secret by accident…
Emmm, would she have to take responsibility for all that nonsense she said before?
“Yeah, you could say that.”
He nodded again, his face still showing little expression.
“I…”
“You agreed. You said it yourself, you’d be my girlfriend.”
Just as Lin Muqing hesitated and tried to speak, Ye Ziming interrupted her.
Even though he only had a light smile on his face, the way he stared at her seriously made her feel a lot of pressure.
It felt like she was being morally judged. She panicked and just wanted to run away.
But Ye Ziming had his eyes locked on her. There was no way she could escape. She had no choice but to face him directly, or be faced by him.
“D-Don’t say it like that. We’re just pretending…”
The table went quiet for a bit. Lin Muqing lowered her head, her face red, and muttered softly.
She felt kind of helpless. After all, she had jumped in without thinking when her buddy was in trouble, offering to help.
Only now did she realize this “help” was anything but easy.
“Okay, let’s eat. It’ll get cold if we don’t.”
Seeing that Lin Muqing had given in, Ye Ziming’s brows slowly relaxed, and a trace of smugness appeared in his smile.
Then his eyes narrowed slightly, looking at her with a deep, unreadable gaze. No one could tell what he was thinking.
“Oh.”
With head down, Lin Muqing didn’t notice the change in her buddy’s expression and just kept eating her breakfast.
The meal went by peacefully, and after they finished, the two of them headed off to the comic convention.
This time, the convention in the southern part of the city wasn’t huge, but it wasn’t small either, there were two halls in total.
When they arrived, it wasn’t that late, but a lot of people were already lined up waiting to get in.
They were a bit special, though they went through the staff-only entrance, so they didn’t have to queue.
After following Ye Ziming through several twists and turns, they finally arrived at their destination. A place set up just for getting ready and doing makeup.
Inside were several girls who worked at the maid cafe, and among them was Sister Yu.
“Ah, Lin Muqing is here! Come on over!”
As soon as Lin Muqing showed up, almost all the maids looked her way. No surprise, she was like the group’s favorite at the cafe.
“Good morning, big sisters.”
She greeted them politely, exchanged a glance with her buddy, and was then quickly pulled into a makeshift changing room by Sister Yu.
There was a flurry of activity inside. In no time, Lin Muqing had changed into her uniform, the one with cat ears and a bell.
Then came makeup, handled by one of the maid girls.
While chatting, she found out that some of the maids at the cafe knew how to do makeup, so they set up a booth here and charged people for it.
“This thing makes that much money?!”
Halfway through the conversation, Lin Muqing couldn’t help blurting it out.
To her, it just seemed like some casual touch-ups, but they were charging over a hundred yuan! The little money-lover in her was totally shocked.
“Pfft, if you want to learn, I can teach you,”
Sister Yu laughed from the side, thinking how deep into the money game this girl had fallen.
“Yes, yes! Oof—”
Lin Muqing got excited and wanted to say more, but the maid helping her quickly pushed her back so she could finish the makeup.
Back then, she thought makeup was just girly stuff and, as a macho guy, she'd never go near it.
But now it was different, she accidentally overheard how much the maids earned.
From her point of view, that was serious money!
How could she not learn this and strike it rich?
“Pffff~”
Behind her, Sister Yu let out a soft laugh before turning to walk toward Ye Ziming.
The two sat down and talked for a bit. It was about how Lin Muqing wanted to learn makeup.
“Money’s not a problem. Just let me know what you need.”
After listening, Ye Ziming didn’t even hesitate. He pulled out his phone, opened WeChat, and immediately transferred some money to Sister Yu.
Learning makeup would need supplies, and it would be best if Lin Muqing had her own set.
But good makeup products aren’t cheap, and Sister Yu didn’t think Lin Muqing would be willing to spend much. She herself wasn’t that generous either.
So naturally, she thought of Ye Ziming. After all, he was her boss.
“I’ll go get busy now!”
After receiving the money, Sister Yu nearly burst out laughing. It was more than the budget she’d expected.
She left after saying that, covering her mouth the whole way so she wouldn’t laugh too loudly.
“Makeup, huh…”
Sitting on a plastic chair, Ye Ziming rubbed his fingers as he imagined what Lin Muqing would look like after putting on makeup.
As for the money he just gave. It was nothing. Just a tiny bit of pocket change.
While he was still thinking, Lin Muqing had finished her makeup and quietly walked up to him.
“So… how do I look?”
She stood a little awkwardly in front of her buddy, gently tugging at the hem of her not-so-short skirt, and asked in a quiet voice.
When Ye Ziming turned to look at her, his eyes widened and he gasped as if the air conditioning had hit him straight in the face.
He was genuinely stunned. Ye Ziming couldn’t help but think to himself—
‘I didn’t know Lin Muqing could be this cute?!’