Wait, why is this blond guy a lolicon?

Nighttime at Izumi Ramen.

The area was sparsely populated, and the shops were closed.

"Kexin, help Mom take the washed dishes out~ Arigato," the middle-aged woman by the sink called out towards the stairwell.

A traditional ramen shop—business on the first floor, living quarters on the second—with the sound of footsteps echoing from the stairwell.

"Okay, Mom."

The little white rabbit pajamas were adorable, with the ears on the hood twitching. Ouyang Kexin ran downstairs and started helping her mother with the remaining tasks, while her mother rubbed her aching back and went upstairs to take a shower.

Didi—My phone lit up with a message from the contact: "Brother Chen Yi".

【Um... Kexin-chan, I'm really sorry about what happened today! [Hands clasped together.JPG]】

Ouyang Kexin's eyes dimmed, a hint of disappointment flashing across them.

In the past, she would usually reply to Chen Yi's messages immediately. Chen Yi used to be sunny and cheerful, but after entering university, he seemed to fall into a bad habit and gradually became distant from her. However, they remained friends.

But this time Chen Yi went too far! His betrayal made Kexin very sad, and she has been completely excluded from his circle of friends.

After thinking for a moment, she put down her chopsticks and her delicate fingers typed a few words on the screen.

Why?

After a long silence, the other end replied: "I...I was forced, Kexin-chan...They beat me up. I refused to submit, but they threatened me with my family...that's why I did this."

And at the time, I really did everything I could to stop it from happening!

[The body covered in bruises from beatings.JPG]

[Red Bean's Private Marseille!]

I remember my brother Chen Yi, who was responsible, sunny and cheerful when I was a child.

Ouyang Kexin felt a strong sense of rupture in her heart, not understanding when Chen Yi had become the way he was now.

Deception, cowardice, bluster on the outside but weak on the inside...

Brother Chen Yi, when you lie, you always rattle off a whole string of words without stopping...

Ouyang Kexin's finger hovered over the keypad before she silently deleted it after a moment's thought.

After all, the two families had been neighbors since their parents' generation, and their social circles overlapped significantly. Furthermore, the Chen family still had loans from the Chen family…

Her emotions told her that she should break off her friendship with Chen Yi, who had gone too far!

But reason kept pulling me back. If my mother knew about this, she would definitely ask me all sorts of questions. If I told her that I was being bullied at school, I would be in trouble.

She must be very sad.

My mother is already exhausted from supporting herself and my sister all by herself.

There are some things I can't tell my mother, because even if she knew, there's nothing she can do; she can only cry secretly in the dead of night when no one is around.

Ouyang Kexin is naive, but she's not stupid; she knows that some things always require compromise.

the other side.

Chen Yi, with a medicated plaster on his face, lay on the bed, his eyes fixed on his phone. Seeing that Ouyang Kexin hadn't replied yet, he became a little anxious.

After all, he had to get Kexin's forgiveness no matter what.

If Kexin deletes him from her friends list, he'll be helpless against Wang Jiahao's threats next time and will only be able to take the beating.

Anyway, Kexin is a bit dim-witted, and my words must have shaken her resolve.

Besides, aren't there pictures of you being beaten up?

There's photographic evidence... Although he said he was beaten up by the blond-haired boy in class, he wouldn't reveal the truth and would insist it was for Kexin-chan, claiming he resisted to the death and was beaten up, leaving him no choice but to accept the invitation...

It's highly likely that they will be forgiven.

He cautiously sent a voice message.

【Eh... Kexin-chan? Can you forgive me?】

Shortly after, a chat message arrived.

【Um……】

"Yes!" Chen Yi's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but clench his fist.

Now he can go to sleep without any worries.

On the other side, Ouyang Kexin finished the rest of her work and returned to her room.

The night outside the window was hazy, and the ceiling fan inside the room made a slight swaying sound.

Click—the lights are off.

Nighttime grants people a superpower called "fantasy".

For some reason, Ouyang Kexin couldn't sleep. She tossed and turned, and an image of a tall knight wearing a cardboard box on his head unconsciously appeared in her mind.

His warm embrace and kind words still seem to linger in my ears.

"Sir Knight, what does the face under your cardboard box look like?"

The three-white eyes peeking out from the holes in the cardboard box gave people a sense of reassurance.

Sleepiness came over her, and Kexin hugged her big rabbit doll and fell asleep.

The next day, early in the morning.

After a quick wash, Jiang Ling woke up Li Meiyu, who was still sleeping.

"Hmm... help me undress..." Li Meiyu rubbed her sleepy eyes, subconsciously mistaking Jiang Ling for a maid.

Jiang Ling: ……

"You brat, open your eyes wide and take a good look at who I am!"

bump--

He punched Miyu hard on the head, making her roll around on the ground in pain, her fair legs swaying wildly as she grimaced.

"Stinky blondie..."

"There are no girls' school uniforms, so you'll have to wear yesterday's, including the socks."

"And since it's a shared apartment, there should be rent to pay. Surely the young lady can afford a mere 3.5 yen?"

After taking a nap, he felt much less guilty about taking advantage of Li Meiyu last night, and he was able to say those things quite frankly.

"Miyu...I have no money!" Li Miyu pouted when she heard that she had to pay for the room.

Jiang Ling: ?

"Miyu's credit card was suspended, and she has spent all the cash she had."

Holy crap, what a freeloader!

That's right, this is Li Meiyu's "Ginger Juice Squeezing Operation"—eating ginger, living in ginger, and spending ginger.

After all, didn't he say he wanted to be a maid?

Which maid doesn't come with room and board?

Since she's provided with food and lodging, she's going to take full advantage of Jiang Ling and squeeze him dry.

As for the duties that maids are supposed to fulfill... well, I'll slack off then!

"Didn't you say you wanted Miu to be your maid? Now you're asking Miu for rent? You're really shameless!"

Jiang Ling: ……

Good, good, good, this is so infuriating it makes me laugh.

"Since that's the case, then I'll have to use some very harsh methods on you," Jiang Ling said in a cold tone.

"Very... forceful methods?"

For some reason, Li Meiyu felt her heart race a little, but she still tilted her head back and said nonchalantly, "Hmph... Come on, Meiyu isn't afraid!"

Ten minutes later.

Uphill, Li Meiyu struggled to pedal her bicycle, then looked back at Jiang Ling, who was playing on her phone on the back seat, and cried out:

"I'm sorry, Miu was wrong... Going uphill is really tiring."

"Shut up! Get out of here!"