Chapter 154 : All of This is Heaven's (Salted Fish’s) Arrangement
"Why are you following me?" Li Qian turned around to glare at her sister, her voice dripping with annoyance.
"What do you mean, 'following you'? This road isn’t yours. You can walk here, so why can’t I?" Li Meng couldn’t care less about her sister's accusation.
Hearing her sister's response, Li Qian raised an eyebrow, feeling the ancient power within her stirring, ready to explode. But realizing they were still out in the street, she decided to let it go.
Last night, she had called Ling Ning, planning to ask her out for a shopping trip, but Ling Ning said she had to work at the café, so Li Qian reluctantly gave up on that plan. However, she suddenly remembered that the maid café offered those kinds of "special" services. She imagined Ling Ning doing this and that, then more of this and that—it would be delightful!
So, Li Qian decided that tomorrow she would go to the café where Ling Ning worked and indulge herself. Her scores on the finals were pretty good, so her allowance had increased a bit. And with Ling Ning not being her "food vacuum" lately, she found herself with more money than she knew what to do with.
What she hadn’t anticipated, however, was that her little sister would end up tagging along. She wasn't too worried, though. She had taken the call in her room, so Li Meng couldn't have overheard anything. Most likely, it was just that they happened to both be heading to the shopping mall.
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Li Meng looked at her sister, dressed just like her, and for some reason felt deeply annoyed. She had planned on visiting the maid café near the school to enjoy some coffee today, but now they were wearing the same outfit—how annoying, how very annoying.
Maybe it was because their fashion sense was so similar that even the clothes they bought were often the same, in the same size and color.
Or maybe it was just because they were twins. Sometimes, when they went out, they'd accidentally wear the exact same clothes, shoes, or accessories. It was the most awkward thing ever. Swapping clothes by mistake wasn’t as common, since Li Meng mostly stayed in the dorms, but there were still a few instances. In the end, they had to resort to drying their clothes separately to prevent that.
But no matter how many times they’d worn similar outfits, it had never been like today—everything from their clothes to their shoes, down to their underwear and socks, was identical. Even their hairstyles were the exact same. When the two of them showed up in the living room this morning, even their parents were completely dumbfounded.
And it wasn’t just their parents—even they themselves had been speechless. This coincidence was just too much.
They both considered going back to change, but neither wanted to be the one to do so. They each wanted the other to change, which ultimately resulted in neither of them doing it.
Two beautiful girls, who looked identical and were dressed identically, walking down the street—of course, the number of heads turning to stare at them was off the charts. Both Li Qian and Li Meng noticed that people were turning to look at them more than usual.
"Why are you still following me?" Li Qian was about to pass the shopping mall when she noticed that her sister was still with her. For some reason, something felt off.
"I already told you, I’m not following you! What is your problem? I just want to go to the café for some cake, is that not allowed?" Li Meng said, clearly irritated. She had been asked this countless times by now.
Li Qian's heart skipped a beat, and she asked, incredulous, "The café you’re going to… it isn’t that maid café, is it?"
Li Meng raised an eyebrow. "How did you… Wait, you’re going there too?"
Silence. The air around them suddenly stilled.
Neither of them knew what to say. This coincidence was just too much.
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"Welcome back, Master." As soon as the café door opened, Ling Ning rushed forward to greet them.
After saying her greeting, she finally realized that the two people who entered were the Li sisters. She was a bit surprised—was it possible that her advice had actually worked? They were out together, wearing matching outfits, and they didn’t even seem to be at each other’s throats.
"L-Ling Ning?!"
Li Meng stared in shock at Ling Ning in her maid outfit. She was a regular at this café, but she had no idea Ling Ning was one of the maids here. Then again, seeing Ling Ning in the maid uniform, she really did look beautiful.
"I only come here during breaks, since I’m also in my senior year. It’s normal you haven’t seen me before." Seeing Li Meng’s surprised expression, Ling Ning could guess what was going through her mind without her needing to say a word.
"Well, come in, you two."
The twins' arrival had naturally attracted a lot of attention. After all, beautiful identical twins were a rare sight.
"Ling Ning! Wait a minute, I am not sitting at the same table as her." Li Qian pointed at her sister.
"Yeah, me neither! I don’t want to sit with her," Li Meng agreed, pointing right back at her sister.
Seeing the two of them start to make a scene, Ling Ning sighed helplessly. It seemed her earlier impression that their relationship had improved was just an illusion.
"Sorry, but there are currently no free tables in the café. Please sit here for now. As soon as a table opens up, I’ll move you immediately." Ling Ning glanced around the café. It was almost noon, and the place was packed. She really didn’t have much choice.
"Here are your menus," she said, handing them each a copy. If she’d only given them one, they’d probably end up fighting over it.
"One omurice!" x2
"No, scratch that!" x2
"One cream cake and a hot cocoa!" x2
"No, scratch that!" x2
"One creamy cheese pasta." x2
"No, scratch that!" x2
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"Are you trying to start something?" Li Qian glared at her sister, irritated.
Li Meng smirked in response. "I think it’s you who’s trying to start something."
Watching the two sisters about to clash again, Ling Ning took a deep breath and gave them both a kind but firm look. "Li Qian, you’re getting the omurice. Li Meng, you’re having the creamy cheese pasta. That’s settled."
Without waiting for any protests, she turned around and walked away with the menus.
Chu Mengyao, who had been sitting behind the counter playing on her phone, suddenly perked up when she saw the two sisters. She stood up decisively, a sycophantic smile spreading across her face as she approached them.
"Hey, beautiful ladies, interested in a part-time job?"
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Author's Note:
By the way, would you all prefer me to update around 7 PM every day, or one chapter at 10 AM and another at 6 PM?