Chapter 20: New maid outfit

“小 Die…?”

Xia Shuashuai’s gaze swept suspiciously over the two of them, finally settling on Penelope Jinzhi.

“You heard wrong, Xia Miss. I just said ‘Young Lady~’, really. Listen again if you don’t believe me…”

This time, Penelope not only spoke indistinctly, but also deliberately quickened her pace just a bit, making it sound quite similar.

“Wasn’t that way too fast? Pay more attention next time, I thought you…”

Xia Shuashuai’s sentence was cut off halfway as she abruptly swallowed the rest.

“Thought what?”

“Nothing, nothing, let’s get back to what we were talking about.”

Faced with Su Mengdie’s question, Xia Shuashuai’s smile became a bit awkward as she waved her hands repeatedly.

“Yes, Young Lady, don’t try to change the subject. Do you agree to the condition I just mentioned?”

“I agree, I agree~!”

With such a tempting condition set by the Young Lady, even if it was a trap, Su Mengdie would still accept it.

But she still had one extra condition.

“I’m not in good shape lately, so let me recover a bit first. When I’m back to my usual self, I’ll help you win it back, okay?”

The opponent’s strength was something they all had witnessed.

If she was put up now, it’d be no different than just handing over a free win, so Xia Shuashuai and Penelope nodded in unison, agreeing to her request.

“Young Lady, I’ll be your sparring partner for now. Also…”

As Penelope spoke, she suddenly pulled Su Mengdie aside and whispered quietly in her ear.

“If you lose a round, you have to let me punish you once. That’s my fourth condition.”

“That’s too much!”

Su Mengdie responded in a low voice as well.

Lose a round and get punished once?

If it was just a spanking, she’d really be done for in more ways than one!

“Too much? If you want to beat that person, you need to be strict with yourself like this.”

What nonsense?

She was clearly just looking for an excuse to indulge her own desires!

But, she had no choice.

She could only blame herself for losing to the Young Lady earlier.

“Fine, but you have to teach me, too!”

“That’s easy~”

As long as she agreed to her condition, teaching was no trouble at all.

Seeing Penelope’s sullen face suddenly break into a bright smile, Xia Shuashuai grew curious and quietly leaned closer.

Unfortunately, she didn’t hear a thing, and the conversation between the two ended right there.

Su Mengdie turned her head and saw that Xia Shuashuai had somehow teleported to her side, nearly giving her a heart attack.

“Shuashuai?!”

“What were you two just talking about? I saw you made little Die laugh!”

Hearing Xia Shuashuai say this, Su Mengdie glanced back at Penelope.

She really was laughing, and looking extremely happy.

‘Don’t tell me the Young Lady’s already thinking about how to punish me?’

Just seeing that smile made Su Mengdie feel a chill down her spine.

“Didn’t little Die just say she’d be my sparring partner? I said I’d get her a new maid outfit. She was thrilled.”

“Wow~! New clothes, huh? That really is something to be happy about. What’s it look like? Can I see?”

Now that they were talking about clothes, Xia Shuashuai was in her element.

The Xia Family’s main business was clothing, and Xia Shuashuai herself studied fashion design.

She’d eventually take over the Xia Family business.

Getting to design a uniform for the Jinzhi Family’s head maid, who managed half of Lianshui City’s finances—this was the perfect opportunity to impress her father, and she wouldn’t miss it.

“Of course. But I haven’t decided on a design yet. Why don’t you help me out? By the way, what are the maid outfits like at Shuashuai’s house?”

As Su Mengdie chatted with Xia Shuashuai, she shot a secret glance at Penelope.

She saw Penelope smiling with narrowed eyes, but an anger mark had already appeared atop her head.

Getting a new outfit was a good thing for the rest of them, but for the Young Lady, it was pure torture.

But Su Mengdie wasn’t about to stop—this was exactly the result she wanted.

Who told her to ask for such an outrageous condition just now?

If it meant getting the Young Lady to suffer, she’d do whatever it took!

“I think I have pictures on my phone. Let me find them. Oh, little Die, you should join too. Tell us what kind you like?”

“I…”

Penelope opened her mouth, wanting to decline.

But when she saw Xia Shuashuai’s eager face, she quietly abandoned the idea.

“Xia Miss, you can pick. I’m not picky about the style.”

“Alright, I’ll pick a few styles for little Die, and you can let me know if you like any.”

In the blink of an eye, Xia Shuashuai had taken control of the conversation.

Now, even if Su Mengdie wanted to stop, it was too late.

The group chatted about the new maid uniform all the way until lunchtime.

“So, how’s this, little Die? What do you think?”

Not long into the afternoon, Xia Shuashuai had sketched a draft based on everyone’s descriptions.

A sleeveless, strapless top, an ultra-short skirt, long lace gloves, and an integrated set of garters, stockings, and panties.

The outfit in the sketch wasn’t just different from a typical maid uniform—it was practically in another category.

“Hmm… Forget whether it counts as a maid outfit—don’t you think there’s not enough fabric?”

“Isn’t this just like little Die’s new pajamas?”

Whether Su Mengdie did it on purpose or not, she blurted out this private detail.

Penelope shot her a glare, then explained.

“Pajamas are for special people to see. Maid uniforms are for working! The Young Lady wants me to wear this and be seen by others…”

“Hold on! When did I say you’d wear this for work?”

Of course she understood the Young Lady’s logic.

Her body, after all, should only be seen by herself and the Young Lady… no, if possible, she didn’t even want her current self to see it.

“?”

Su Mengdie’s words left Penelope momentarily stunned.

But she quickly caught on to what Su Mengdie really meant.

“You mean… only wear it for you?”

It was a little embarrassing, but surprisingly, Penelope didn’t mind at all.

“Wow~! So little Die also keeps the Young Lady company at night? Should I leave you two alone?”

Xia Shuashuai pressed her burning red cheeks, peeking out from between her fingers with curious eyes.

“No! I meant she wears it for sparring, and as for keeping company at night, that’s just your imagination!”

Although they had slept together last night—and it was the Young Lady who hugged her to sleep—

Could you really call that keeping company?

It was just sharing a bed, nothing more.

Girls with close friendships did that sort of thing, didn’t they?

At least, Su Mengdie, who’d shared a bed with the Young Lady since childhood, thought so.

“Then about this outfit—what do you say?”

“If it’s only to be seen by the Young Lady, then let’s go with this design.”

Penelope had made up her mind.

She was the one embarrassed now, but when their bodies switched back, it’d be little Die’s turn.

‘Just wait, little Die!’