Chapter 281

Noel rubbed her head, a look of pain crossing her face.

What exactly happened last night?

Why does my head hurt so much?

After a moment, Noel frowned and remembered.

It seemed she had drunk the boss's hometown liquor.

Then she felt it was extremely spicy.

Finally, her head grew fuzzy and she passed out?

"Is the boss's hometown liquor really that strong?"

A look of shock flashed across Noel's face.

Just one cup could knock someone unconscious?

She remembered the liquor in Mondstadt wasn't this powerful.

Looks like she shouldn't touch alcohol again.

Drinking ruins everything!

"Wait, if I passed out, how did I get back to this room?"

Noel suddenly realized an important question.

Could it have been the boss?!

Thinking of this possibility, Noel's face flushed with embarrassment.

As a maid, she had let the boss take care of her.

How irresponsible of her!

Thinking of this, Noel quickly got up to wash up.

It was already daylight; business would start soon.

She had to prepare herself.

When she came downstairs, she found Boss Han already seated behind the counter.

"Good morning, Noel."

Seeing Noel come down, Han Feng smiled and greeted her.

"Good morning, Boss!"

Noel greeted him shyly.

Thinking of last night's events, she felt embarrassed.

"Go open up for business."

Han Feng didn't tease her; he gave his instruction.

"Mm."

Noel nodded.

She opened the door and hung up the open sign.

Today's business officially began!

"Here, have some breakfast—the customers won't be here yet～～."

Watching Noel stand at the door so seriously, Han Feng found it amusing.

Like a hotel doorman from his past life.

When guests arrived, say "Welcome."

When they left, say "Welcome back."

"Oh… oh!"

The little maid didn't dare defy her boss; she obediently sat down.

With the Gourmet Tablecloth, Han Feng's breakfast was naturally abundant.

Buns, pan-fried dumplings, wontons—all kinds were there.

The two ate while waiting for today's first customer.

……

At this moment,

On the road near the Youyou Bookstore,

Ying and Paimon arrived again, wearing roller skates.

Yesterday, they received a powerful reward from Journey to the West,

so they planned to come again today.

If they were lucky enough to get another interesting reward, that would be even better.

"Ying, seeing your roller skates, I wish I had a pair too."

Paimon said enviously, flying beside her.

She was tired of flying all the time.

Now she wanted to try the feeling of roller skating.

It must be a lot of fun, right?

"You just wanted to ride a motorcycle before; now you want roller skates?"

Ying pinched Paimon's cheek and teased further.

"Aren't you able to use Transformation Technique? Why not turn into roller skates yourself? Then you could skate on your own."

"Hmph, I don't want to become a pair of shoes!"

Little Paimon huffed in annoyance.

Turn yourself into a shoe?

Is that even something a normal person would think of?

You're getting more and more ridiculous…

I wonder who you picked this up from.

Wouldn't it be better to be as steady as she is?

"Hey!"

Little Paimon let out a deep sigh.

She was ready to have a serious talk with Ying.

But when she looked up, she found Ying frozen in place, her face filled with disbelief.

"What's wrong?"

Little Paimon waved her hand in front of Ying's face, curious.

"Look behind you—the manga shop…"

Ying pointed to the place behind her.

"Manga shop? What's wrong with it?"

Little Paimon was confused.

Could Boss Zou have made money these past few days

and fled overnight with his cute little maid?

Curious, Little Paimon turned around.

Now she too stood frozen.

"Where's my little shop? What's this building that suddenly appeared?"

Little Paimon's face was filled with shock.

The manga shop had once been in a narrow alley,

surrounded by uninhabited areas.

But now, that deep alley was gone.

The nearby houses were gone too.

In their place stood a massive two-story building.

Now she understood why Ying's face was so stunned.

So that's the reason?

"This building looks just like the manga shop…"