About the time I was picked up and adopted by Tallulah

"I appreciate your appreciation, but unfortunately, this is not for sale."

When Chen heard that her sister's boyfriend was going to be bought by a rich woman, she immediately panicked and wanted to say something, but before she could say anything, the maid stretched out a finger and put it on her lips with a smile, making a [silence] gesture, and at the same time, she politely refused in a joking tone.

"Haha, I was just saying that... Um, look at 100—"

"By the way, Huijie, have you not yet fully adapted to your job as a maid, or are you feeling a little shy after seeing Madam Wenyue?"

The 'Princess Maid' directly interrupted the other party's rich woman behavior, and at the same time looked at Chen Huijie beside her, and took the initiative to chat with Chen in front of Wen Yue.

"Huh...? What did you say—"

"That's my fault, though. I didn't consider your situation before asking you to come here and help... But I really appreciate you coming, Huijie."

The maid said this to Chen with a smile. As for Chen, Wen Yue and the middle-aged aunt beside him, they all looked confused as to what was going on.

"Do you know Huijie?"

Fumizuki asked the 'maid princess', who nodded slightly.

"Yes, I'm Huijie's classmate from the Royal Victoria College. I recently came to Longmen for a trip and asked Huijie to help me while I was working here. Of course, I just wanted to see what kind of expression this top student who graduated with all honors would show when she wore a maid outfit~"

“Wow!?”

The maid princess smiled and explained to everyone slowly, and by the way, she put her face against the cheek of Chen Huijie, who was completely confused about what was going on. The latter only realized it later, made a strange sound, and hurriedly distanced himself from the maid.

"My companions from the Royal Academy... is that what they are like, Huijie?"

Wen Yue was also a little surprised. She looked at Chen and asked.

"Ah... well, that's what happened. She's my schoolmate, and we met in Victoria."

Chen also reacted and immediately continued what Orson said.

"The manager in the kitchen wants to help you. Madam and Ms. Xiyue, please leave them to me. I will definitely take care of them. How about you go and help first, Huijie?"

“——Oh, okay, I’ll be over first then, Madam Wenyue.”

Chen nodded to Wen Yue, and then immediately used the excuse made up by the maid to successfully escape from this "hellish" place.

"I wanted to see this rare side of the child again..."

Wen Yue looked a little lost. If Wei Yanwu were to tell Chen Huijie that she worked in a maid cafe wearing a maid outfit, he would definitely think that she was fooling him.

"I'm so sorry, Madam Wenyue. As an apology, please try this cup of black tea."

The 'Princess Maid' responded with a smile while making a cup of black tea for Fuyuki.

"Hmm... I feel like there's a very classic and ancient Yan Country vibe to it. Doesn't this look like a Victorian style?"

"This is the Yan Guofeng brewing method I learned from Sister Jingzhe... ahem, I hope it suits your taste."

Orsen almost let it slip that when he visited Jingzhe's house before, Orsen liked the black tea brewed by Jingzhe very much and specially learned how to brew it.

By the way, Sister Lei Zi is just not used to the pace and lifestyle of a modern city like Longmen. Jingzhe herself is actually very capable of living, at least in terms of housework, cooking and so on.

"Mm, it tastes great. As a guest of Victoria, this is already a great skill. Speaking of which, what should I call you?"

Wen Yue put the teacup aside and said with a smile. It seemed that she had already agreed with the setting that this princess maid was from Victoria.

"call--"

This question made Orson stunned for a moment. After all, it seemed that no one had ever asked him how to address himself in this state before. Everyone basically called him "Miss Maid".

"'Toriya'—just call me Toriya."

Orson temporarily borrowed a name from a legitimate heir to the royal bloodline.

"Toriya... sounds like the naming style of the Victorian royal family. Could it be that Miss Tolia is actually the heir to the throne?"

"Ahaha, how is that possible? I'm just an ordinary Victoria student."

The maid responded with a smile, and at the same time wondered in her heart why almost everyone liked to associate her with the throne. She obviously didn't look like a royal at all, but more like an unlucky worker.

"No ordinary student would have the manners and grace you have, Miss Tolia."

"..."

Wen Yue looked at Orson meaningfully, then picked up the teacup again.

"Speaking of which, Tolia, what kind of child was Huijie like in school? I've asked her about her college life before, but she always just evaded the question with some casual excuse."

"Hui Jie? She's a very serious person. No matter what subject or task it is, she'll do her best. But sometimes she might be too serious. If possible, I hope she can relax once in a while—like today."

The maid princess thought for a moment before responding and smiling at Fumizuki.

"Yes, that child always likes to be too tense, and that's when you, as friends, need to help. It seems Huijie has slowly made many new friends. By the way, I've met a boy who has a good relationship with Huijie before. His name is Orson. Although it may be my meddling, I think that boy and Tolia must have a lot in common. Maybe you can ask Huijie to meet him later?"

"Ahahaha... sounds great."

Faced with Wen Yue's increasingly charming smile, the maid could only give an awkward yet polite smile, and then found an excuse to run away.

————Kitchen————

"Aha……"

After being temporarily freed from the high-pressure task of receiving Wen Yue and covering for Chen, the 'maid princess' stretched out her palm and gently stroked her body, using the ability of "tuning objects" to slightly lower her skin and the maid outfit to room temperature, in order to prevent sweat from soaking through the clothes.

——I don’t know whether it was exposed or not... Madam Wen Yue is really scary.

Orsen complained quietly in his mind. After all, Wen Yue was the one who was number one on the Longmen Combat Power Ranking who could make Wei Yanwu kneel down on the washboard. She was more terrifying than any guest Orsen had received before.

"Anyway, hurry up--Wow!"

Orsen originally planned to change out of the maid outfit before being completely exposed, but as soon as he opened the locker, he found Chen Huijie curled up in it, feeling autistic.

"Orson...don't worry about me. Chen Huijie died today—yes, dead."

“Uh…”

Chen glanced at Orson, then slowly moved his body, with his back to Orson, and entered super autistic mode, with only his tail swinging wildly.

"Officer Chen, are you embarrassed because someone saw you in a maid outfit?"

Orson asked softly to Officer Long who was stuffed into the cabinet, and after a brief silence, Chen's somewhat low voice came out.

"No—I just don't want to show the rest of my face to anyone."

"why?"

"I need to arm myself because that's what I've always done and that's what I'll continue to do."

"Are you afraid of exposing the fact that you're just a coward?"

"..."

Chen remained silent, but acquiescence was also a form of 'recognition'.

Many people are curious about why this young, newly promoted senior superintendent can always move forward fearlessly and why he can move forward at his own pace without being worn down by others.

The answer is simple, so simple that many people have never considered it -

Because this girl dared not let herself relax, dared not let the fear of being abandoned, the pain of separation, and the confusion about the future that had accumulated since childhood catch up with her.

The role of "Chen Huijie" requires and must continue to move forward with great tenacity, because this is the life creed that she has been upholding since she lost her loved ones.

"...I'm sorry, Huijie."

After a moment of silence, Orson, or rather the 'princess maid' who changed her voice again, suddenly apologized to Chen.

"What does it mean—Wuwuwuwu!?!"

Before Chen could finish his words, he jumped out of the cabinet as if he was struck by an electric current. It turned out that the maid had just placed her palm gently on the base of Chen's dangling tail and gently rubbed it to make it itchy.

"What are you doing, oh—woohoo, don't come over here so suddenly!"

Before Chen could get angry again, Tolia's face was pressed tightly against his face, and their noses touched lightly. Chen could even feel the warmth from each other's breath.

"Don't even think about running away, Huijie. I charged you a fee before, didn't I? I'm not the type to default on payments, so today I'll definitely teach you to become a qualified maid~"

Tolia smiled at Chen. This innocent and pure smile, yet with a hint of mischief, made Chen stunned for a moment.

"No one can keep pretending forever, Huijie. Showing your most vulnerable and gentle side is so you can work harder tomorrow. I may not be qualified to embrace the burdens you've been carrying alone, but at least for this moment—are you willing to put aside your identity as 'Chen Huijie' and fully enjoy this brief and unfocused 'other' life with me?"

The 'Princess Maid' turned around and looked at Chen Huijie. He stretched out a palm in front of Chen and asked with a smile.

"... You bastard, forget it, I get it, I'm really impressed by you."

Looking at the invitation of the 'maid lady' in front of him, who was completely different from the boy in his usual days but hadn't changed, Chen Wei closed his eyes and sighed, then the corners of his mouth rose slightly, and he reached out and placed his hand on the gloves that the other party extended.

The next moment, the maid from Victoria, who was suspected to be the heir to the royal family and held the title of Knight, came out, pulling the extremely clumsy and shy maid from the Longmen Guard Bureau, who was almost nothing like her usual self.

This time, Chen stopped herself from thinking about Wen Yue's gaze and stopped tensing up like usual. She just let go of everything she had been carrying along with the 'maid lady' beside her and fully enjoyed every bit of shyness, confusion, happiness, and a more thrilling emotion at this moment.

Mrs. Wen Yue, who was watching all this not far away, silently hung up the call from Wei Yanwu. This relative who had no blood relationship with Chen felt a little comforted from the impatient dragon maid.

Adams' mother ignored the "No Secret Photography" sign and secretly recorded a video of "The princess maid teaching the dragon maid how to squeeze ketchup on the omelet rice". She then looked at Wen Yue with a serious expression.

"Oh no, your Huijie is not a lace...?"

61. The Affectionate Dragon

In the maid cafe, many people's attention is firmly caught by a pair of "maids".

The leader is a "maid lady" with long golden hair. She is generous and elegant, and can quickly handle any request from anyone.

At the same time, this "princess-like maid" will also teach the other new maid with long blue hair who follows behind her very attentively.

Although the pace of the two was different at the beginning, and even the blue-haired maid would often freeze in place because of shyness, but under the constant guidance of the 'princess maid', Chen, who was wearing a maid outfit, gradually became more smooth in her movements and no longer worried about the gazes of others.

Before long, Chen Huijie gradually adapted to her new identity under the mask. Her movements became more and more skillful and generous, and her interactions with the "princess maid" became more frequent.

There was no doubt that Chen Huijie was an elite. After all, becoming a senior superintendent of the Imperial Guards at such a young age was something most people could never achieve.

What is an "elite"? It's simple. An elite is someone who can quickly adapt to a maid outfit, even if it's their first time putting it on, or making a heart shape in public while saying "What do you want to eat today, Gou Xiu Jin Sa?"

"Well done, Huijie. Perhaps you're more suited to being a maid than you thought."

"Don't tease me... Madam Wenyue, and please don't tell Chief Wei about this matter no matter what—and Shi Huaiya, Lin Yuxia, and the others."

Chen Huijie blushed and whispered as she clumsily but competently poured tea for the smiling Wen Yue, looking away.

Just when Chen finished pouring the black tea and was about to run away, her arm was suddenly gently held by someone from behind, and the familiar 'gentle and elegant female false voice' came out.

"Remember to bow to the guests after every service, Huijie. But I'm really impressed that you can achieve this level so quickly. If Victoria Royal University opens a maid academy, I will definitely recommend you."

"How could there be such a school... Seriously, you idiot, why don't you stop being so rude..."

Chen turned around and complained quietly to his fellow Victorian Royal Guard Academy alumnus, the maid Tolia, who continued to just smile in response.

"Do you feel awkward, Huijie? Haha, I actually think you're slowly starting to enjoy it."

The 'princess maid' poked Chen's cheek with her finger and smiled mischievously, and Chen could only look away once again, wondering in his heart why Orson's boyfriend power was so high only at times like this...

As for the other people in the coffee shop, seeing the two "beautiful girls" interacting so intimately, they all smiled with satisfaction tacitly. The scene before them was much sweeter than the small cake on the table.

Of course, the other people in the maid cafe had somewhat subtle expressions. These staff members who were far left behind by the "Princess Maid" were very confused about the scene in front of them, because they didn't know whether this was "Lily Blossoms" or "Princess and Knight".

Of course, it could also be "Princess Knight and Princess"...

In short, under the guidance and care of "Toriya", Chen worked as a maid until the coffee shop closed without any trouble.

After sending away a large number of guests who were reluctant to leave Orson and even had mild withdrawal symptoms, Mrs. Wen Yue was the only guest left in the maid cafe.

"Today is truly an unforgettable day for me, Huijie."

"I only hope you can forget everything you saw today..."

Chen Huijie said weakly, covering her eyes.

"How could I forget? I saw the changes in you today. Even though you're a little clumsy, your progress is real and visible to everyone, Huijie."

Wen Yue said this in a sincere tone.

"..."

Chen lowered her head and did not respond, but she did not resist as much as she did at the beginning. Perhaps it was because of the good guidance of the "princess knight lesbian (mistaken) maid" beside her, Chen adapted to this identity more easily than she thought.

"Besides, I'm extremely pleased that you have such a wonderful companion by your side. Would you consider taking some time to accompany me to the Eastern Kingdom, Miss Tolia? I'd also like to show you off to my family members. Haha, just kidding."

Wen Yue looked at Orson beside Chen and asked half-jokingly.

"If that's the case, please allow me to learn the etiquette of the Eastern Kingdom for a while, Madam Wenyue."

The maid smiled in response, and at the same time thought of her older sister, Hoshiguma.