028 Revenue Plummets, About to Go Bust (Sorrow)

"This friend you speak of..."

"Is it actually you, isn't it?"

Mo Bai: "..."

If he were to admit it, for the rest of his life, his title in the shop would surely be cemented as "Shrimp-Head Man" or "Scumbag."

Look, Lu Chun and Gu Xiaoxiao over there have even stopped working and are inching closer to him. You two, focus on your work! The customers are waiting with bated breath for you to squeeze out that heart-shaped ketchup, for heaven's sake!

Who knows, he might even be posted on Xiaohongshu without his knowledge, getting roasted for hundreds of replies by the girls...

Gwah! That future must never come to pass!

"Huh? No way, I'm warning you about slander." Mo Bai feigned calmness, his face expressionless. "Do you think any girl would ever get close to me?"

"Fair point." Xie Zijun nodded in agreement. "After all, Brother Bai, you're an ultimate sister-complex. Any girl who could stay close to you for three days without running away would have to be some kind of deity."

Mo Bai: "Hey! Is it really okay to say that right to my face?!"

"Also, I am not a sister-complex."

"Got it, got it~ Brother Bai isn't a sister-complex~"

Xie Zijun waved her hand dismissively. "So, what's the solution? Is it really just kneeling and kowtowing in apology?"

*Hontou ni sumimasen!*

"If it’s as you said, Brother Bai, that girl probably likes your friend quite a bit, right? In that case, a sincere apology should settle everything."

Xie Zijun looked regretful. "Tsk, what a pity, to have fallen for a Shrimp-Head Man."

Mo Bai: "..."

He couldn't help but smile bitterly. He couldn't even get a look at Red Moon, so how was he supposed to apologize?

Besides, according to what Mo Mo had said, Red Moon seemed quite dangerous. Thinking about apologizing to such an entity, he realized he must be some kind of deity himself.

He would just have to deal with it another day.

"Alright, you're done here, go back to work."

"Tsk, use me and toss me aside. Brother Bai is a scumbag!"

Pouting, Xie Zijun hopped away to the entrance to wait for customers. Her fox tail swayed back and forth, which was actually quite cute.

After watching her, Mo Bai began to clear the dishes left by the previous customer.

Just then, the manageress poked her head out from the back office. "Mo Bai, come here for a second."

"Coming!"

One had to listen to the manageress. Mo Bai wiped his hands, walked to the back, and looked at the troubled manageress, bewildered. "Sister Li, what's up?"

"Big trouble." Sister Li pointed to the bill on the table. "Take a look."

Mo Bai picked up the bill, scanned it briefly, and his expression turned grave. "This..."

"Exactly." Sister Li nodded. "Mo Bai, as you can see, our maid cafe..."

"Our revenue has plummeted!"

"We're going to crash and burn (sobbing)!"

Hearing the confirmation from Sister Li, Mo Bai felt as if he had been struck by lightning. He staggered back a few steps. "Impossible!"

"My maids are the best in the world!"

"How could the revenue just vanish? It must be malicious competition!"

Mo Bai muttered to himself, "As I thought, do we need to make Xiao Xie and the others' skirts even shorter..."

"Cough, cough. Get those lewd thoughts out of your head. We run a respectable business here."

Sister Li sighed sadly. "Every industry has been struggling lately. Our shop relied on the high-quality looks of our maids to attract customers from the start."

"Now that a few months have passed, even the prettiest faces are getting old. The geeks aren't opening their wallets anymore."

"Those geeks would rather spend their money on virtual idols through a screen than spend it on our maids. It's truly infuriating!"

Sister Li looked at Mo Bai with a sinister glint. "If the revenue keeps dropping, it seems I might have to fire the most dispensable person here..."

Mo Bai: "!"

No! His livelihood!

He didn't want to become a useless shut-in brother who lived off his sister!

"Don't, Sister Li!" Mo Bai slid across the floor, hugging Sister Li’s legs. "Isn't there that jerk who took a long leave and isn't working? Fire him first!"

"Oh, that guy." Sister Li wore a dangerous smile. "I fired him yesterday."

Mo Bai: "That fast!"

Sister Li was prepared.

Mo Bai could almost see Sister Li, with a *JoJo*-like flair, pointing at him and saying, "Next is you, Mo Bai!"

Terrifying, terrifying, terrifying...

"Sister Li, I’m still useful!"

To save his job, Mo Bai would stop at nothing. "If it really comes down to it, I can cross-dress as a maid!"

It is well known that there are only two states for cross-dressing: zero times and infinite times.

Sister Li was shocked. "No, I thought we were a maid cafe, not a trap cafe."

"Wouldn't it be more reliable to have your sister come over as a maid?"

"No!" Mo Bai looked firm. "My sister is only allowed to call me 'Goshujin-sama'!"

"You damn sister-complex..."

"I am not a sister-complex!"

The core code had been triggered.

Mo Bai had already started pitching his voice higher and striking poses. "If I have to, I can hold a sign at the entrance to lure in customers!"

"Without this job, I..."

His coworkers and boss were cute girls and a beautiful lady. He could tease the maids during his downtime and play on his phone at his seat in front of the boss. He had to hold onto such a great job at all costs!

"Alright, alright, alright..." Sister Li pushed Mo Bai’s face away from her legs with disgust. "The shop's situation isn't dire enough to fire you yet. I was just scaring you."

"Just so you know the severity of the situation."

Sister Li held up a finger. "Three days. I'll give you three days to come up with some plans to boost our revenue."

"Otherwise..."

Mo Bai swallowed hard. "Otherwise?"

Sister Li sneered. "Otherwise you really will cross-dress and go to the entrance to lure customers!"

Mo Bai: "..."

He glanced at the cute lace maid dress nearby. It looked adorable on others, but on himself...

*Hiss...*

He’d better think of something else.

Mo Bai walked out of the back office, dejected. He found an empty seat, opened his phone, and pondered how to make the geeks part with their money.

After a few minutes of thinking, Mo Bai reached a conclusion.

As it turned out, shortening Xiao Xie and the others' skirts really was the best option...

Lewdness is the primary driving force of humanity.

"Okaerinasai, Goshujin-sama..." Xie Zijun’s voice came from the entrance. It seemed another customer had arrived.

But why did Xiao Xie’s voice sound so weak?

At this moment, Mo Bai had yet to realize the gravity of the situation.

"Um, Goshujin-sama, may I ask which maid you would like to serve you?"

At the entrance, Xie Zijun looked at the young girl in front of her with a lack of confidence. Usually, female customers rarely came to their shop, and this one was exceptionally beautiful.

Xie Zijun was momentarily flustered.

The girl simply raised her fair, slender finger, pointed at Mo Bai, who was busy watching a virtual idol livestream, and smiled delightfully.

"I want him to serve me."

"Eh?"

Mo Bai looked up, dazed. "Me?"

Me, serving a customer? Is this for real?

However, when he saw the girl's pale pink long hair and golden eyes, Mo Bai’s gaze gradually turned into dead fish eyes.

"Hiss..."

No way...

If it was what he thought it was.

It seemed that an incredible guest had arrived at the shop...