Mitaketei is a famous dim sum shop in Misaki. In addition to the wonderful taste, the shop is best at the appearance of dim sum.
For example, the Fantasy Epiphyllum Cake in front of you has four cuts on the top of the pink cake, revealing the white inside, with a tender yellow ball placed in the center of the cuts.
The four cuts are like four white petals, and the dumplings placed in between are yellow stamens. At first glance, it looks like a white flower blooming on the pink pastry.
Mizuki Asagiri held up her cell phone and took pictures of the Epiphyllum Cake from various angles. Her expression was natural, her attitude was serious, and she had a smug smile on her face.
The friend sitting next to her was a little reserved. She picked up her phone and put it down again.
It is now four o'clock in the afternoon. After school, Minami Yuki called Ibuki Yuko, and successfully met up with Asagiri Mizuki and Asagiri Mizuki's friend Komori Ai at Mitake Pavilion.
He also invited Chiju Kazumi. The girl had a family dinner today and got on the subway to go home feeling disappointed.
"Please enjoy your scarlet devil cake, unconscious monster mousse and moonlight dumplings." The waiter in light blue clothes placed the other three desserts, held the tray with both hands, took two steps back, and turned to leave.
The appearance of these three snacks are a white hat with a pink ribbon, a black hat with a yellow bow, and a cute yellow rabbit with yellow flowers.
Four exquisite and lovely snacks were placed together. The desire to take pictures broke through the shyness in her heart. Komori Ai picked up her mobile phone and joined Asagiri Mizuki in taking pictures.
Even Minami Youxi couldn't help but take a photo of them.
He sent the photo to Kokae, Nao, and Reina.
The three women replied quickly.
"Nan Xin'ai: Brother, who are you with now?!"
"Asano Nao: It's very delicate. It's a bit difficult to make it at home."
"Nakajima Reina: Cute."
Nan Youxi thought to herself, the three of them have completely different personalities. When seeing the dim sum, the younger sister Xinai thought of her brother being with a girl, the otaku sister thought about how to replicate it, and the sickly princess focused on the beauty of the dim sum itself.
Oh, there’s still one person who hasn’t been sent yet.
He sent the photo to Chizumi.
"Chiju Kazumi: Envy."
What was the girl envious of? Nan Youxi didn't think about it.
Asagiri Mizuki finally finished taking the photos. Minami Yuki put down her phone and looked at the girl opposite her.
The girl had a face very similar to Mayu, and looking at her, Minami Yuxi seemed to see her grown-up daughter. Even Mayu's biological mother, Saki, didn't look so similar to her.
Like Mayu, her temperament gives people a serious feeling. However, her seriousness does not make her lack expression. There is a smile between her lips and brows.
It was the first time that Nan Youxi saw such a cheerful smile combined with such a serious temperament.
Compared to this, Mitsuki Asagiri is more impressive in another aspect.
Her waist-length hair was dyed blonde, except for a strand on the left side that was tied into a braid, the rest of the blonde hair hung naturally behind her. The nails on her slender fingers were equally slender and dyed pink.
In addition, she had a silver earring on her right earlobe, a blue and gold bracelet on her left wrist, and a black leather collar on her white neck with a silver star under it.
If the girl said that she had a part-time model or idol, Minami Yuxi would not be surprised. The girl dressed like this looked exactly like the fashionable hotties in magazines and on TV.
Ai Komori, who is next to Mitsuki Asagiri, also dyed her hair blonde, did manicures, and wore a bracelet. She is considered a pretty hot girl in the crowd, but next to Mitsuki Asagiri, her outfit looks like a poor imitation.
"Thank you for the treat, senior." Asagiri Mitsuki reached out and picked up the Epiphyllum Cake. The bracelets on her wrists collided with each other, making a crisp sound.
"Mizhu Pavilion is so expensive that we usually can't afford to come here." Komori Ai placed the moonlight dumpling she ordered in front of her.
The remaining cake and mousse were for Minami Yuki and Ibuki Yuko respectively.
"You don't have to call me senior. I'm a first-year student like you." Nan Youxi cut the cake with a fork, and the sauce flowed out like blood. This is the reason why this dessert is named Scarlet Devil Cake.
"Eh? Senior is only a freshman? But it's not wrong to call you that. On TWI, you are my senior. I only started that account last year."
"That's great. You all have so many fans, and I'm just an ordinary person." Ai Komori interrupted.
"Ai just doesn't want to show her face. If she does, fans will pour out like fish eggs." Asagiri Mitsuki hugged her friend's waist and comforted her.
"The spurting of fish eggs is too scary. And Mitsuki didn't show her face."
Nan Youxi thought again, his predecessor had shown his face several times in his tweets, otherwise, he wouldn't have gained so many followers with his boring tweets. If it was his predecessor in the autistic period, after listening to the conversation between the two women, he would have started to belittle himself.
"Why haven't you tweeted recently, senior? What happened?" Asagiri Mitsuki turned the topic back to Minami Yuki. She took a bite of the pastry and looked at the boy in front of her.
"My home is in a small city in Ino Prefecture. I just came to Misaki last month and it's been very hard in every aspect." Minami Yuxi answered vaguely.
"After all, this is Misaki." A complicated look flashed across Komori Ai's face, "But, with Senior Yinan's appearance, everything won't be a problem, right?"
"Fortunately, I got some help from some friends." Minami Youxi looked at Ibuki Yuko.
After introducing herself, the girl said nothing and was eating the mousse in front of her.
"Is this senior's sister? So cute." Asagiri Mizuki took the opportunity to ask.
"It's Senior."
"Huh?"
"Eh?"
Asagiri Mitsuki and Komori Ai were shocked.
"I want to exchange snacks." Ibuki Yuko changed the subject and looked at Asagiri Mizuki.
Mitsuki Asagiri asked the waiter for a new fork, cut off her and Yuko Ibuki's portions of the snack, and exchanged them.
"The Unconscious Monster Mousse is delicious too, although it's all black inside and looks a bit scary."
"I want to try it, too. Ibuki-senpai, please exchange with me!"
"I also want to eat the devil's cake, please exchange with me, senior!"
"Ah, my rabbit head is gone!"
Asagiri Mizuki and Komori Ai were chattering away, Minami Yuki would respond from time to time, and Ibuki Yuko would listen quietly, only saying a word or two when the topic was clearly about her.
Their charming voices attracted the attention of the surrounding customers. Most of the people eating dim sum in this store were couples. The boyfriends cast envious glances at Minami Yuki from angles that their girlfriends could not see, and the girlfriends also frequently looked at Minami Yuki from angles that their boyfriends could not see.
When the four of them walked out of the dim sum restaurant, a middle-aged man in a suit caught up with them. He handed his business card to Minami Yuki, Ibuki Yuko, and Asagiri Mizuki. He was a scout from an artist agency.
The scout also handed over her business card to Komori Ai. Komori Ai took a look at the business card and sighed in her heart. She knew that the business card she received was different from that of Minami Yuki and the other two. They received a sincere invitation, while she received a gentle comfort.
"It's already half past four. I have to go home after five. I'm afraid I won't be able to go anywhere in time." Asagiri Mitsuki glanced at the clock on her phone, looking guilty. "Today's appointment is a bit late. I'll ask my seniors and seniors to sing karaoke tomorrow!"
Nan Youxi thought that the girl was obviously dressed like a hot girl, but she was extremely conservative about the time she went home.
"See you tomorrow, then!"
"Byebye!"
After saying goodbye to the two girls, Minami Yuki and Ibuki Yuko boarded the subway back to the apartment together.
It was not yet time to get off work, so there were not many passengers on the subway. They sat on the empty seats and watched the darkness pass by the windows.
Whenever you approach a station, a billboard with bright LED lights will appear in the window, and the advertisements on it are usually brightly colored.
Ibuki Yuko looked at Minami Yuki, who was chatting with his beloved on his phone, half an arm's length away from her. She felt annoyed and looked at the billboards. She thought, the purpose of these billboards is to get some attention from passengers when they enter the subway station.
(End of this chapter)