She was being hunted down, so she became a magical girl.

"Speaking of which, Xiao Xuting has been working at the shop for almost a week now."

Luo Ruowei, leaning on the bar counter, held up an empty coffee cup in one hand and suddenly spoke.

"But it still feels like there's a deep distance between us."

"Cold and icy."

Yan Yuling responded, "Not everyone is an optimist like you."

She sat at the bar, intently grinding coffee beans, filling the small bar with the rich aroma of coffee.

"I knew Yu Ling would speak up for Xiao Xu Ting."

Luo Ruowei complained:

"When you joined our store, you were also very aloof. When I tried to befriend you, I was scolded instead."

"Apologize to me quickly and soothe my wounded heart."

"Stop making up non-existent memories." Yan Yuling didn't even blink before exposing Luo Ruowei's lie.

"When I started working for the boss, the adorable maid cafe hadn't even been established yet."

She glanced behind Luo Ruowei and raised an eyebrow:

"If you want to get closer to Xu Ting, you can just tell her directly. There's no need to beat around the bush and pretend to talk to me."

Xu Ting, who had been sitting behind Luo Ruowei the whole time, awkwardly looked away.

Luo Ruowei was right; she did indeed feel distant from the other maids.

For Xu Ting, the adorable maid café was ultimately just a temporary resting place.

Joining the coffee shop as a maid was just a temporary measure.

Yan Yuling, Luo Ruowei, and the others were just passersby.

Moreover, Xu Ting has been extremely busy lately. After learning from the crow that she was being chased by a magical girl, she has been training her magic power all day long and has no time to get along with the other maids.

"Little sister Xu Ting, you heard what Sister Ruowei just said, right?"

After Yan Yuling saw through her thoughts, Luo Ruowei stopped beating around the bush and turned to talk to Xu Ting.

"Come play with your sister, I'm so bored."

Xu Ting asked tactfully, "Aren't there many maids left in the shop?"

Upon hearing this, Luo Ruowei stretched out her arms and leaned back on the bar.

She wriggled around like a child throwing a tantrum on the ground, complaining loudly:

"Today is the finale of 'Even Three Visits to the City Can't Win Her Over,' and they've all crawled into their rooms with their communication terminals!"

"What's so good about the romance dramas produced by Tianyi Group? They're all so messy with lovey-dovey stuff. If you put the male and female leads in real life, they'd be fighting over interests within three days."

After saying that, she straightened up with a somersault and grabbed Xu Ting's arm with both hands.

"Little sister Xu Ting, please, play with me for a bit."

"I'll do anything if you just spend one night with me."

Yan Yuling walked up to the two of them with two cups of coffee, looking at Luo Ruowei with pity.

Luo Ruowei chuckled, loosened her grip to take the coffee, and handed one cup to Xu Ting.

"Xu Ting, why don't you play with Ruowei for a while?" Yan Yuling advised. "Don't let her continue to embarrass our shop."

"All right."

Xu Ting had no choice but to agree to their request.

Luo Ruowei cheered and immediately pulled out a deck of cards from her pocket, clearly having come prepared.

"Come on, there are three of us, let's have a thrilling game of Dou Dizhu."

"Let's get this straight, playing cards without any stakes isn't very interesting. Let's add some money involved."

Yan Yuling sipped her coffee without comment, leaving Xu Ting to offer his opinion.

"So what exactly are we betting on?"

Xu Ting asked.

Mercenaries live on the edge and desperately need a place to release stress, which is why many mercenaries have a gambling addiction.

Xu Ting wasn't particularly enthusiastic about sending money to the orphanage, but she had become somewhat familiar with such practices through her exposure to the world around her.

If Luo Ruowei's gamble is too big, then she will have no choice but to refuse.

However, Luo Ruowei is, after all, a full-time employee of the Adorable Maid Cafe, and her character has been assessed; she shouldn't be asking for such a large bet...

"How about we play strip poker?"

Luo Ruowei made a surprising statement.

Yan Yuling sprayed all her coffee onto the table with a "pfft".

Xu Ting remained composed, but accidentally spilled coffee on his hands.

The two hurriedly fought over the napkins on the table, each denouncing Luo Ruowei.

"What nonsense are you spouting! We are a legitimate maid cafe."

"Seriously, strip poker sounds too much like a red-light district entertainment... I thought it was a bet on who would do the cleaning tomorrow..."

"Xu Ting is right, her idea is much better than yours."

"Excuse me, acting store manager, please don't take all the napkins away. I'd like a few to wipe my hands too."

Seeing their flustered state, Luo Ruowei chuckled.

"You two are hilarious."

"I was just joking, and you all panicked like this."

"Besides, we're all girls, so it wouldn't matter if we took our clothes off, right?"

Xu Ting nervously wiped his hands, not daring to look Luo Ruowei in the eye.

Although she has become a woman in terms of physical structure, her psychological awareness has not caught up. Every night, she has to take a shower when no one else is around.

"Okay, let's not play strip poker anymore, let's just wager some of our wages."

"The base multiplier is one credit, and it doubles with a bomb. Not much, right?"

Indeed, it's not much; it costs fifty credits to have Xu Ting sing a birthday song.

But Xu Ting still refused the bet.

"I have a problem."

Xu Ting raised his hands high.

"I don't have any credits right now."

"ha?"

Luo Ruowei looked at Yan Yuling in disbelief and said righteously:

"You actually withheld Xiao Xuting's salary? You heartless capitalist!"

Yan Yuling coughed lightly and explained:

"Xu Ting's situation is a bit special. Her family owes some money, and I'm helping her get new identification and bank accounts to avoid being chased by debt collectors."

"The process takes some time, so we can't pay her salary yet."

"But the salary is already recorded in the account, and it will be paid out together once the paperwork is completed."

Yan Yuling paused for a moment, her gaze sweeping over Xu Ting's face, before continuing to speak to Luo Ruowei:

"Maybe we shouldn't add any prizes."

"Xu Ting might... not really like it."

Luo Ruowei gave an "oh," then turned around and began to boast enthusiastically:

"Even without any prizes, I, Luo Ruowei, am still the most cunning maid in the company."

"You two newbies, bring it on!"

......

"Ugh, I lost so badly last night."

Luo Ruowei complained.

Xu Ting walked beside her and echoed her complaint:

"It's nothing, there's no betting involved anyway."

"But I feel guilty!" Luo Ruowei shouted, attracting the attention of passersby on the street.

The girls who could join the coffee shop were all quite beautiful. The two of them walking together were already eye-catching, and now that Luo Ruowei had made such a fuss, even more people were staring at Xu Ting and the others.

Feeling uneasy under the gazes of those around him.

The last time she was stared at like this was when the Blackwater Gang was chasing her.

Her hand couldn't help but reach for her waist, but there was no gun there, and this wasn't the lawless downtown area.

"So, to make up for what I lost to you last night, I came here especially to pick out some nice clothes for you!"

Luo Ruowei, seemingly oblivious to the stares of passersby, gave Xu Ting a thumbs-up.