Chapter 28: Half a Cup of Coffee

Bai Ye said nothing more. She just calmly sipped Bai Muxue’s coffee.

Bai Muxue and Ye Li exchanged a look. It felt like only a second had passed, and also like a few minutes had gone by.

“Okay.” Bai Muxue finally nodded.

“Yay!” Ye Li raised both hands and made small fists.

Ye Li scored a big victory.

“I’ll have a sip too… Huh, where’s my coffee?” Bai Muxue wanted to take a sip, only to find her cup already empty. There was no coffee to be had.

Bai Ye turned her head away, whistling, looking like “none of my business.”

“Oh, so you actually stole my coffee!” Bai Muxue pointed at Bai Ye.

“Don’t talk nonsense. I didn’t steal it. I drank it right out in the open.” Bai Ye answered with confidence.

“Anyway, your coffee was just sitting there going to waste. Better to give it to me to taste… Though it wasn’t that great. A bit bitter.”

“If it’s so bitter, why did you drink so much?!”

If it weren’t for the fact that other people were present, Bai Muxue would have already attacked Bai Ye.

“It’s fine, it’s fine. It’s just a cup of coffee. If Xiaoxue wants some, you can just order another.” Ye Li said to Bai Muxue.

“This one’s on the house~” Xia Ling chimed in.

“But the convention is about to start, right? What about the time? Will we make it?” Bai Muxue asked.

“No worries. There’s still a while before it starts. And the venue isn’t far from Sister Ling’s café. It only takes about ten minutes on foot.” Ye Li said.

“Oh, I see…” Bai Muxue nodded. “Then I’ll have another cup, then. Anything is fine. Sorry for the trouble, Sister Ling.”

“No trouble. Xiaoxue, just wait here a moment.” With that, Xia Ling got up and left to make the coffee.

Only Bai Muxue and the other two were left. Ye Li and Bai Ye started going at each other again.

“I wonder what Sister Bai Ye is going to do later?” Ye Li asked.

“Well… Originally, I was going to go play games with Xiaobai. When we got tired, we’d hug and sleep together. As for now, that’s still the plan.” Bai Ye answered.

“Anyway, you can’t spend the whole day at the convention. When it’s over, the time will still be ours.”

“Ahaha  Is that right? Then you two must have a lot of fun playing games together.” Ye Li had a smile on her face, but the smile couldn’t have been more forced.

“Of course.” Bai Ye leaned back in her seat, arms crossed.

Bai Muxue twitched the corner of her mouth where no one was looking.

Sometimes, she genuinely admired Bai Ye’s bullshitting ability. Even things that had never happened could be told with such vivid detail.

Anyone listening would think Bai Muxue and Bai Ye really did play games together.

In reality, Bai Muxue didn’t even play games. Mobile games weren’t fun. As for PC games…

She didn’t know how to use a computer, so she had never played those either.

Thinking about it, Bai Muxue felt a little sorry for herself.

When Ye Li heard Bai Ye’s answer, she put her hands under the table and quietly clenched her fists.

Her fists itched.

Just when the situation was about to get out of hand, Xia Ling came over with a cup of coffee.

“Coffee’s ready Enjoy.” Xia Ling placed it in front of Bai Muxue.

Bai Muxue glanced at the coffee on the table. She had to admit, someone like her who knew nothing about coffee couldn’t tell what kind it was at all.

Whatever. She’d just drink it.

“Thank you, Sister Ling…” Bai Muxue said softly, then picked up the cup and took a small sip.

There was the bitterness of coffee, along with a faint milky fragrance. The two flavors combined, lessening the bitterness and making it much smoother going down.

That was Bai Muxue’s first impression.

“How does it taste?” Bai Ye asked.

She seemed quite interested in the answer.

“Looks like you really want to know.” Bai Muxue looked at Bai Ye, still holding the cup.

“I’m just a little curious. Not that curious.” Bai Ye replied.

“Then I won’t tell you. Nyeh nyeh nyeh~” Bai Muxue made a face at Bai Ye. “Who told you to steal my coffee just now?”

Bai Ye kept a blank expression, but her hands, resting on her thighs, quietly clenched into fists just like Ye Li’s.

Her fists itched, too.

Maybe she should increase Bai Muxue’s training load tomorrow?

That was what Bai Ye thought, and she intended to do exactly that.

“Pfft hahaha~” Ye Li, sitting to the side, couldn’t help laughing.

“Mm…” Xia Ling didn’t laugh out loud, but she covered her mouth with her hand, clearly trying to suppress a smile.

Bai Ye’s face was turning red.

Why was everyone laughing? What was so funny about this?

A girl’s blush said it all.

Ye Li and Xia Ling felt a bit uncomfortable seeing Bai Ye. Especially Ye Li, who had nearly been angered to the point of wanting to hit Bai Ye just a moment ago.

So now that Bai Ye was the one put on the spot, Ye Li was the happiest. She burst out laughing.

Bai Muxue saw Xia Ling and Ye Li laughing and couldn’t help herself either. She chuckled a few times.

The next moment, she felt a light pinch on her thigh.

‘What are you laughing at!’ Bai Ye’s voice sounded in Bai Muxue’s mind. ‘Is this that funny?’

Bai Muxue wanted to say that this whole situation was one hundred percent funny, but Bai Ye’s reaction was ten thousand percent funny.

But there was no way she’d say that. She still remembered Bai Ye’s tickle attack from last night.

It had nearly tickled her senseless.

“No, no. Not funny at all.” Bai Muxue quickly answered to appease Bai Ye.

“That’s more like it.” Bai Ye said.

“Um, well…” Ye Li suppressed her laughter as she spoke to Bai Ye. “Sister Bai Ye, actually, we’re professionally trained. We usually don’t laugh. Unless we can’t help it. Hahahaha~”

In the end, she still burst out laughing.

“Oh, I just remembered I have something to do. I’m heading off. Have fun, you guys~” Xia Ling said, then quickly left.

Bai Ye kept a smile on her face, saying nothing, but inside she was already scheming about how to deal with Ye Li.

Bai Muxue would definitely cross paths with Ye Li again in the future. One was a witch, the other a magical girl.

There were still plenty of days ahead.

At that thought, Bai Ye’s mood gradually eased.

“Bai Ye?” Bai Muxue nudged Bai Ye with her elbow, pulling her out of her daydream.

“Hm?” Bai Ye snapped back to attention. “Something up?”

“Here, have this.” Bai Muxue handed her half-finished coffee to Bai Ye.

“You can’t drink it all?”

“For you to taste.”

“If Sister Bai Ye doesn’t want it, Xiaoxue can give it to me instead.” Ye Li chimed in from the side.

“Well then, I definitely have to taste this coffee.” Bai Ye took the half cup from Bai Muxue and drank a sip.

It was completely different from the cup she had drunk earlier. It wasn’t bitter, and it was smooth.

In short, it was quite good.

“Tastes pretty good…” Bai Ye squinted slightly, and for the sake of that half cup of coffee, she decided she wouldn’t target Bai Muxue tomorrow.

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