About the time I was picked up and adopted by Tallulah

"Can you...can you also teach me how...how to serve others——?"

An extremely stiff and stuttering voice came from behind her. Orson turned around and found that Chen had put on a maid costume. She turned her head to the side, trying hard to hide her shame, while she bravely spoke to the "princess maid".

"—"

The maid was stunned for a moment, then gave Chen Huijie a mischievous smile.

"Of course, Senior Superintendent Miss Chen, but because of your status, I will have to charge some additional 'fees'."

The princess maid smiled and came up to Chen, who was wearing a maid outfit. She stretched out her long white silk gloves and gently placed them on Chen Huijie's chin.

"Fee? Wait, wait a minute, Orson... what are you doing!?"

There is one thing that Chen doesn't know, that is, when Orson is forced to wear a maid outfit, in order to "protect himself", Orson will turn on the "Nütong mode", which is to create a personality that is completely unrelated to "Orson" in order to confuse others and protect his identity and social life.

The 'Victoria's Runaway Princess Maid' who is currently wreaking havoc in the maid cafe is the 'product' of Orson's 'self-protection mechanism' being fully activated.

'Orson' in this mode is extremely terrifying. On the one hand, because he used a slight amount of 'tuning' on himself, it is difficult for Orson to control himself freely. On the other hand, his ability to cause trouble is really strong.

You should know that Queen Kal'tsit of Rhodes Island was once a victim of this trick, and as a result, until now she still occasionally questions her sexual orientation (referring to whether she is bisexual), and she will avoid seeing the scavenger.

Obviously, Chen Huijie, who was unaware of this, was also "infected".

The 'maid lady' gently rested her fingers on Chen Huijie's fair chin. Although the two were about the same height, the 'princess maid' was actually a head taller than Chen Huijie because she was wearing high heels.

"The 'fee' isn't expensive, but you have to pay it. Longmen is a city-state that values credibility, right?"

The maid smiled wickedly, and for a moment, Chen even forgot to resist. At that moment, the maid leaned forward and pressed her lips against Chen Huijie's lips, which were painted with the most ordinary lipstick.

“——!?!?”

Chen's tail was completely erected, and his horns were visibly red and hot.

"Oh, ahhh Orson...! You--wuuu!?"

Before Chen could make a move, he saw the 'maid lady' lightly move behind him, wrapping her hands around Chen's arms, like an orchestra conductor, guiding Chen Huijie to slowly perform etiquette that conformed to the highest knight standards of Casimir.

"Slowly bring your left hand inwards, and slowly extend your right hand outwards - yes, you did a great job, Ms. Chen."

"You stupid……!"

Chen cursed, but still performed a complete set of bows according to the instructions of the "Princess Maid".

After the ceremony, the 'Princess Maid' released her hands, and Chen immediately resumed his original stance, ready to confront him.

"It's almost time to have enough fun. We came here this time—"

"You're beautiful even like this, Officer Chen. I like your usual dashing and handsome demeanor, but I'm equally captivated by your feminine charm at this moment."

Before Chen could react, the 'princess maid' smiled at her without any falsehood, and praised Chen Huijie from the bottom of her heart at that moment.

“Idiot…don’t talk to me like that wearing that outfit…!”

All the words Chen originally wanted to say to scold Orson were silenced. At this moment, she could only turn her head to the side, feeling a little awkward, but she spoke very happily and excitedly.

The boy who was killed by a woman with her own strength said, "You are beautiful even like this." This experience was unprecedented for Chen.

"Let's strike while the iron is hot and show your most elegant side to the next guest, Chen."

The welcoming doorbell rang, and the 'princess maid' guided Chen Huijie to show her feminine charm to the next guest without being shy.

"I see, seriously... sir, how can I help you—eh!?"

Chen, who was halfway through greeting a guest as a maid, noticed this guest and instantly became petrified.

"Oh... Huijie? What a coincidence."

Mrs. Wen Yue, the ultimate weapon in Wei Yanwu's final battle, the number one sister of Zhenlongmen, the speed racer, exclaimed in amazement when she saw Chen Huijie in a maid outfit in front of her.

60. Sister, it’s not that I can’t control myself, it’s just that the princess is too charming…

I don’t know who once said that there are many ways for a person to die: medical death, death in a coffin, and death forgotten by everyone.

Chen is also experiencing death at this time - "social death"

"Mrs. Wen... Wenyue...?"

Inside the maid café, Senior Superintendent Chen Huijie of the Imperial Guard Bureau, dressed in a maid outfit and halfway through a welcoming gesture, froze in place, unable to move. Only the visible redness of his face proved that he had not been hit by a time stop.

"I've always said you don't need to call me Madam, but you really are... So what is Huijie doing now?"

Wen Yue covered her mouth and smiled, then blinked curiously and asked Chen, who was wearing a maid outfit in front of her.

"I... uh, I'm..."

Chen's entire brain froze as if an error had occurred. He had no idea how to explain why he was wearing a maid outfit and serving as a maid in a maid cafe.

The relationship between Chen and Wen Yue was actually more nuanced than that between Wei Yanwu and Chen. Unlike his impatience and annoyance with Wei Yanwu, Chen actually felt a greater sense of gratitude and fondness for Wen Yue.

When Chen was still a child, one day she was called to her uncle Wei Yanwu's house as a guest. At that time, Chen had already lost her mother, and her father had never come back to see her. There was almost no sign of life in the huge house.

For as long as he could remember, Chen had never felt the so-called happiness of family. In his memories, his mother always wore a sad and angry expression. She was angry at her father, angry at herself, and she even openly passed this anger on to young Chen Huijie.

As for his father... Chen felt that his father originally wanted to do something for his mother and the family, but after being neglected and ignored by his mother several times, his father eventually left the family.

The young Long lost his father and mother, and during that time, the only channel that allowed Chen Huijie to glimpse the colors and light of the world was his sister Tallulah.

Tallulah never cared about her identity. She was really like her sister, leading her on adventures around the world again and again. In the process, Chen Huijie also met her own companions.

However, one day later, a man named Kosice arrived at Longmen and separated the sisters in front of Chen.

"Sorry to have kept you waiting, Huijie."

A woman's voice made Chen Huijie, who was invited to Wei Yanwu's home, raise her head. She saw a woman from the East wearing a kimono slowly walking towards her.

"Aunt Wenyue..."

Chen Huijie recognized the woman; she was her 'aunt', Wei Yanwu's wife Wen Yue.

"I'm sorry, Huijie. I didn't think we would have a good talk in this way and at this time, but I have always believed that you are a strong enough child, so I don't want to interfere with your growth. It's just that the changes now are too big, and I think you may need some help."

Wen Yue sat next to Chen Huijie and gently placed her hand on Chen's knee.

Chen Huijie and Wen Yue had never had much interaction. To her and Tallulah, Wen Yue had always been a distant relative, someone they often met but only said hello to each other.

However, after his mother passed away, his father left Longmen, and Tallulah was abducted, it was Wen Yue who first found Chen Huijie, who was left alone.

"I……"

Chen Huijie opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but hesitated, not knowing whether to continue.

"It's okay, Huijie. I know I'm not your mother, nor am I a 'family' that can be traced back. You can treat me as a stranger and remain silent, or you can use me as a sounding board. I will just sit by your side and let you know that you are not alone."

Wen Yue said to little Chen Huijie with a smile, a smile that Chen had never even seen on his mother's face.

"I... feel a little confused. It's like I don't exist in this world."

After a moment's hesitation, perhaps because of Wen Yue's defenseless temperament, or because Chen Huijie really needed someone to talk to about her fears and loneliness, the young Long slowly opened his mouth, and then poured out all the worries, fears, and anxieties that he had buried deep in his heart to the non-blood-related Eastern woman next to him.

Wen Yue didn't say anything. She didn't give Chen any advice as an adult, nor did she deliberately try to appease Chen, nor did she use this opportunity to get closer to him and improve their relationship.

This Yamato Nadeshiko-like woman just looked at Chen Huijie silently, hugged her gently when she choked, and listened carefully to everything this girl had been bearing alone.

After Chen Huijie finished telling everything, Wen Yue finally spoke. She looked at Chen Huijie and asked a question.

"What are you going to do next, Huijie? Whatever your choice is, Wei Yanwu and I will fully support you."

"I……"

Chen Huijie wiped her eyes, took a breath to make her voice steady again, and then looked at Wen Yue.

"I hope to become someone everyone can be proud of, and then, bring Tallulah back—"

When Chen Huijie said that, her small but determined figure was engraved in Wen Yue's sight.

Now, more than ten years have passed, and Wen Yue once again meets Chen's eyes. This time, the dragon who once vowed to be everyone's pride and is now a young man... is wearing a maid outfit with a blushing face.

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"Wen Yue, kou kou da yo~"

While Chen was savoring his social death in front of Wen Yue, the middle-aged woman who had walked into the wrong coffee shop at first and was forcibly dragged in by the "princess maid" waved to Wen Yue.

——So the best friend you were talking about back then was Madam Wen Yue!?

Chen recalled the words the middle-aged woman said after she was completely bewitched by the "princess maid" (?). In short, she regretted it, very much.

"Let's go first, Huijie."

"Wow wow wow..."

Wen Yue smiled and nodded to the maid senior superintendent, then pulled Chen Huijie towards her.

"I was a little curious why you invited me to this place. Did you see Huijie? It really gave me a wonderful sight, Xiyue."

Wen Yue sat opposite the woman named 'Zhe Yue' and said to Chen Huijie while smiling.

"Hui Jie? No, I saw someone here... Hey! Isn't this Xiao Chen? Why are you here, and dressed like this... Oh, so cute! Can I take a couple of pictures?"

It was only then that the middle-aged woman noticed that Chen was also in the maid cafe, and had worn a maid outfit to follow the local customs. She immediately greeted him while opening the camera app on her phone.

"It's better not to take pictures, that..."

Chen was a little at a loss, not knowing whether to cover her face or chest, or to hold up her skirt with her hands.

"You don't recognize me? You're such a fool! I used to hold you in my arms when you were little!"

——Why do some strange relatives always appear every once in a while, claiming to have held me in their arms before...!

Chen complained loudly in his mind, praying that the old lady named Xiyue would shake herself eight quickly.

"Speaking of which, Xiao Chen, aren't you a civil servant in the Imperial Guards? Why are you here?"

Contrary to expectations, the middle-aged woman not only failed to change the subject, but instead focused all the attention on herself.

"Um...I...uh..."

"And I heard, Xiao Chen, you still haven't found a partner? That can't be right! Career and other things are important, but Xiao Chen, you also need to put more effort into finding a partner! What do you think of my son? I remember he came to Longmen specifically to say he wanted to work at the Guards. Do you guys get to see him often? Let me show you a picture; he's quite a handsome guy, isn't he?"

"Yeah...eh."

Chen agreed reluctantly, but he got even angrier when he saw the photo. The man in the photo in the middle-aged woman's hand was none other than Adams, her college classmate who had been pestering her recently.

Although he had fooled Orson by temporarily pulling him over to pretend to be his boyfriend, every time he saw him now, he always had an expression that said "Just let me silently protect your relationship!", which made Lao Chen want to beat him up every time.

"How's it going, Xiao Chen? Oh right! How about I call my eldest son and ask him to come over now?"

"Uh... well... wait."

Chen's brain was a little overloaded, and now she could only make meaningless sounds like "wuwuwu".

"How can I help you, Miss Yuyue, and this—Mrs. Wenyue?"

Just before Chen Huijie completely shut down, the pleasant voice of the "Princess Maid" came over, instantly attracting the attention of everyone present.

"Ah, it's her, Wen Yue! This lady is the one who invited me to this cafe. She's so perfect and cute, and a little handsome too!"

As soon as she saw the 'Princess Maid', the middle-aged woman happily introduced her to Wen Yue beside her, and Chen was finally able to take a break during this time.

"Do you know me, beautiful lady?"

"You are such a dignified and graceful Eastern woman, majestic yet not intimidating. I'm afraid there are few people in Longmen who don't know you."

Wen Yue looked at the 'Princess Maid' and asked with a smile, and the latter responded with a slight bow, while walking in front of Chen and blocking her behind herself.

"Oh, you're really good at talking~ Then what about me?"

Adams' mother also waved to ask for praise.

"Your playful and lively nature complements Lady Fumizuki beautifully, Ms. Fumizuki. It's a wonderful combination."

"Hey hey hey..."

Hearing what the 'maid princess' said, the middle-aged woman showed an unconcealable smile. For some reason, this hearty and somewhat silly smile reminded the 'maid princess' of a rich second-generation man she had met in the Guard Bureau before.

"I think I understand why you chose this place for the tea party. Yuyue is indeed a very good maid."

Wen Yue nodded as she saw how happy her best friend was.

"Right! If it's possible, would you like to come and work in our house? The monthly salary is 10 yuan, no, 50... no, whatever you ask!"

It seems that this Yuyue is also a rich woman, and she wanted to take the maid for herself as soon as she opened her mouth.

"Wait, wait, she's... ugh!"