Chapter 39
"Roxie Lin?"
"W-What?"
The maid picked up the menu and covered half her face.
"You, you've got the wrong person," she said, and was about to run away.
"Wait, wait!" William Wei grabbed her hand, causing her to drop the menu.
"What are you guys doing?!"
At that moment, a male waiter came over, looking fierce, flexing his strong triceps. He didn't quite fit with the rest of the cafe personnel.
"Don't get the wrong idea, we--"
"Oh, I see. You thought this girl was pretty, so you had some bad intentions, didn't you?!"
Judging from his tone, he was probably the owner of the cafe or something.
The once-quiet cafe suddenly became the center of attention due to the commotion.
"NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, let me explain--"
"First of all, you've got the wrong place~ Let me tell you, anyone who's ever caused trouble for me here is now six feet under!"
"..."
Samson Nan didn't dare say anything and just watched from the sidelines, since this didn't concern him.
"Xiang-ge, calm down. These two are my friends..."
The maid stepped forward to defuse the situation.
"It's me, Roxie Lin."
Wei looked at her in surprise. "Really? I didn't recognize you just now...Ruo Xi, don't worry, I'm here for you."
"Xiang-ge, you don't need to get involved. It's all good now. Do your job!"
Roxie Lin pushed and shoved, motioning for the other girls to stop staring.
"This..."
"Haha, you're still too young, brother. Let me tell you, my relationship with Ruo Xi is not ordinary~"
Seeing that he cowered, Wei started boasting.
"Huh? And who are you?"
The muscular man stared with widened eyes and slammed his hand on the table.
"He's my teacher. It's okay, Xiang-ge, you can leave now," Roxie Lin said.
"Oh, okay, just be careful, okay?" Xiang-ge was still somewhat concerned but ultimately decided not to say much more.
"Why scare people like that...Same with you, Samson Nan. Whenever there's trouble, you act like you're dead. Are we really brothers?"
Wei kept muttering after the others left.
"You brought this trouble on yourself. I'm not getting involved," Samson Nan replied.
"Wei Laoshi, Feng-ge, I have a request."
Roxie Lin walked up to them, clasping her hands together in embarrassment.
"Can you keep this a secret?"
Since she was so nervous, Wei decided not to tease her anymore.
"Roxie Lin, are you working here?"
"Yeah..."
"You must know that our school doesn't allow students to work part-time, right?"
"I'm sorry." Roxie Lin hung her head, her expression hard to discern.
"I'm not asking for an apology. It's just that..."
Wei surveyed her face and realized she was about to cry. That was his weakness; he couldn't handle it when girls cried.
"Don't worry, I wouldn't dare to tell anyone. If the school found out that a high school teacher came to a maid cafe, well...it wouldn't look good."
Samson Nan looked mournfully at William Wei.
"Shut up, don't say that!"
"Ha!" Roxie Lin burst out laughing at their back-and-forth banter.
"Thank you, Wei Laoshi. What about you?"
Roxie Lin was quite clever and immediately followed up.
"I've never been here before, so I didn't know you were working here," Wei said.
"Hehe, thank you, Wei Laoshi." Roxie Lin smiled sweetly, causing Wei to soften a bit.
"By the way, why did you decide to work here? Does your family know?"
Roxie Lin shook her head.
"I haven't told anyone. I'm just trying to save some money..."
"Saving money?"
This answer was unexpected. Roxie Lin seemed like a model student and a good girl at school, not someone who would spend a lot of money."Um...I made plans with Xiaoyu and the others."
"What plans?"
Finally, there was a hint of a smile on Samson Nan's face.
"We agreed to go on a graduation trip together."
"Just the two of you?"
Samson Nan was a bit surprised; he hadn't heard Raina Nan mention it before.
"And Xiaoling..."
Roxie Lin hesitated but decided to speak up.
"I'm different from them. Xiaoling's dad already agreed, and Xiaoyu has Feng gege. But my dad refuses to agree, so I have to save money myself."
"..."
Samson Nan probably knew what was going on.
This Raina Nan sure knows how to act first and think later. He'd have to teach her a lesson later!
"Your old man is so stingy. How much could a trip cost?!"
Weigo muttered disinterestedly.
"My dad's always been like this. When I was a kid, he was very strict with me, never letting me travel far. Even if I came home late, he'd keep scolding me..."
"There's definitely something wrong with him. Come on, controlling a daughter is one thing, but there should be a limit. Pathetic!"
William Wei was hit under the table by Samson Nan halfway through his sentence, reminding him to watch his words.
"What did you say?"
"Nothing, nothing..."
"Cough."
Samson Nan cleared his throat.
"It's good to be able to earn your own money, but as a girl, you have to be careful out there."
"Is Feng gege really worried about me?"
Roxie Lin blushed slightly, feeling good about the situation.
"Well...I guess you could say that."
"Hehe, just like Xiaoyu said."
"What did she say?"
He really wanted to know what Raina Nan was saying behind his back.
"She said that although Feng gege sometimes likes to talk about big ideas and is very verbose, he is a very gentle person."
"Say..."
Speechless.
Raina Nan had never praised him in front of Samson Nan; she always complained about him doing this or that wrong, listing his faults all day long. Even though it was from someone else's mouth, it still made him feel embarrassed.
"Hey, is it really that great to be praised by your little sister?"
"Get out of here!"
...
"Okay, two please."
The ordered dishes came.
"Speaking of maid cafes, isn't that the one on TV? Ruoxi, give me one!"
"All right, master!"
Roxie Lin seemed to be getting used to it and even seemed to enjoy playing this role.
"Use my love to dispel troubles ♥ and it will taste better~ Shixuan ★ magic, poof~"
"Oh~oh~so cute, haha~a worthy student of mine!"
William Wei had completely eliminated his sense of shame and was having fun.
"Feng gege too."
"I'll pass. I'm not used to this..."
Samson Nan laughed and waved his hand. He still felt a bit embarrassed.
"Then like this."
Roxie Lin took a pen filled with tomato sauce and wrote a few words on his omelet.
---Nan ♥ LOVE! ---
