Volume 1 Chapter 61: Multi-tasking Is the Most Dangerous
In the blink of an eye, it was the next morning. A soft sunlight shone down.
Bai Muxue, whose body had mostly recovered, woke up early. She was now standing in front of a milk tea shop, looking at the messages Shen Jingyi had sent her last night.
— “Did you see the news just now? They said a new magical girl has appeared. Do you know anything about it?”
“Huh? I don’t know. I suddenly have something to deal with this afternoon… What about Teacher Shen? Any clues?”
“I don’t know either. You didn’t come in the afternoon, so I went back to the convenience store. I only saw the news when I got home at night.”
“Mm-hm. It’s just a magical girl, not a big deal. I’m going to meet someone else today, so I’ll give Teacher Shen a day off. But remember to check your messages all the time. Otherwise… hehe…”
“Okay.”
A new magical girl… could it be Amber? Did her investigation make progress? Or did she just happen to deal with some troublemaker in Wangdu?
Bai Muxue gently touched her small chin, thinking.
Sigh… I wonder if she found anything.
I should have been more strict and made her leave me a contact number… But with her personality, she would never agree anyway.
Thinking of Amber’s tricky and unpredictable personality, Bai Muxue felt a little annoyed.
Forget it. Why am I even thinking about her!
She gave a soft hum and looked at the long line inside the milk tea shop.
Even though it was still morning, all the seats inside were full, and many people were standing outside too.
“It seems like this shop is having some kind of event today… buy one get one free? No wonder there are so many people…”
Looking at the girls chatting and laughing inside and outside the shop, Bai Muxue nodded thoughtfully.
It seems young people really like milk tea these days. Xingwan likes it, Xiyao likes it too… and Miss Shen… well, she probably doesn’t have extra money for this kind of thing.
But Bai Muxue didn’t come here early in the morning to buy milk tea.
She puffed her cheeks slightly, as if planning something. Her eyes brightened, and a sly smile appeared on her lips.
Last night, after returning to the Bai family, she had planned to go with Shen Jingyi today to investigate the amusement park again.
But this morning, she received detailed information from the person in charge of the investigation about the company that once built and managed that amusement park, and she changed her mind.
—— [Liu Li, 52 years old. She used to be the boss of a construction company under the Bai family. A few years ago, she was exposed for poor business management, which caused a scandal, and she broke ties with the Bai family. Her husband divorced her because of it… She now only has one family member left: her daughter.]
After recalling the information again, Bai Muxue narrowed her eyes and looked at a normal-looking young girl who was busy working inside the shop.
A daughter… interesting.
Standing outside, Bai Muxue smiled slightly. She took out her phone and opened her chat with Qin Xiyao from this morning.
“Xiyao, are you awake?”
“Eh… Xiao Xue is messaging me this early? What’s wrong?”
“Nothing important… It’s just that today is not so hot. If you’re free, do you want to go out and walk around together later?”
“Sure~ The busy Xiao Xue actually invited me out? Of course I’ll come. Do you want to have a meal together too?”
“Probably yes? Oh right, I also have two concert tickets. How about we go watch a band performance this afternoon?”
“A b-band? I didn’t expect Xiao Xue to like that kind of thing… but I guess it’s not too surprising…”
After all, with Bai Muxue’s playful personality, liking a band concert didn’t seem strange at all.
But in fact, Bai Muxue was not really interested in girl bands.
After all, with her mental age of almost forty, she honestly did not understand things that young people liked.
The real reason she invited Qin Xiyao to the show was…
Bai Muxue pressed her lips together and this time opened her chat with Tang Xingwan.
— “Yoohoo! Xiao Xue! Xiao Xue! Are you there?”
“Yes. What do you need?”
“Yup! I have something very important to ask my good friend!”
“Go ahead.”
“I once bought two tickets for a band I really like… but I can’t go this afternoon. Can Xiao Xue go for me? Otherwise they’ll be wasted!”
“Uh, but I don’t really understand bands…”
“It’s okay, it’s okay! Just going to feel the atmosphere is fine! I’ll send you the e-ticket code later!”
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So, for one reason or another, Bai Muxue decided to completely change her plan from last night and start over.
And the first step of the new plan began with this milk tea shop.
Of course, Bai Muxue had no intention of lining up. She was not here to drink milk tea anyway.
She put her phone back into her pocket and walked around the shop casually, as if she had nothing to do.
Her beautiful appearance and stylish outfit made her the most eye-catching person in the crowd… She even made the other girls in the milk tea shop look less noticeable.
“Is that girl a celebrity? She’s so beautiful…”
“I don’t know. Maybe she’s an internet streamer, or a rich young lady?”
Many curious eyes quietly landed on her, but quickly looked away, as if embarrassed.
Sigh… being too good-looking is not always a good thing…
Bai Muxue, already used to being the center of attention, sighed and took out a pair of sunglasses from her bag to cover her delicate face.
She waited outside until most customers had left, then finally walked straight to the counter.
“Hello, welcome! What would you like to drink?”
The shop worker, who had noticed this beautiful girl walking around outside but not coming in to order, finally greeted her politely.
If she didn’t want to queue because it’s crowded, she could just scan the QR code… the worker thought silently.
“Uh…”
Bai Muxue looked troubled. She really didn’t know much about milk tea.
After glancing at the menu, she said hesitantly, “Two pearl milk teas, please.”
“Any toppings?”
“No… not needed.”
“Ice and sugar level?”
“Uh… a little less, please.”
“Okay~ Two cups of pearl milk tea with less ice and less sugar. Please wait a moment~”
After confirming the order, the girl politely turned around and started making the drinks.
Tch, my plan is getting messed up…!
Bai Muxue gritted her teeth, looking at the busy back of the girl in front of her, while mentally reviewing the words she had prepared earlier.
“Um…”
“Yes? Is there something you need, customer?”
The girl turned around with a slightly confused look after hearing her voice.
Bai Muxue cleared her throat, took off her sunglasses, and smiled meaningfully at the girl behind the counter.
“If I’m not wrong… you should be Miss Liu Li’s daughter, right?”