In the evening, a tall black SUV stopped in front of the gate painted gold by the afterglow.
Through the rolled-down window, you could see that the one sitting in the driver’s seat was a maid wearing black sunglasses.
Su Mengdie stood beside the car, specially reminding the maid inside.
“Head Maid, I’ll leave Shuangshuang to you.”
“Don’t worry, Young Lady, I’ll let you know after I’ve sent Xia Miss home.”
With that, the Head Maid started the engine and turned around to remind Xia Shuashuai in the back seat.
“Xia Miss, are you ready? If so, let’s get going.”
“Mm, Young Lady~, Xiao Die~, goodbye!”
Xia Shuashuai lowered the car window and waved to the two as the car slowly started up.
Likewise, Su Mengdie and Penelope, who stood behind her, replied to her politely.
“Come play again next time, goodbye~”
Watching the car disappear around the corner, Su Mengdie was about to turn and go back inside.
But as soon as she turned around, she saw Penelope squinting, wearing a mischievous grin as she looked at her.
“Young Lady? Is there something you want?”
Seeing that smile, Su Mengdie asked a little anxiously.
“Oh, it’s nothing. It’s just—Xiao Die, do you still remember I asked you to message your friend, to see when there might be a way for us to swap back?”
Of course she remembered, but didn’t she later say it was fine even if she didn’t send it?
As expected, you should never take the Young Lady’s words at face value…
Luckily, she was one step ahead and guessed the Young Lady might ask, so she had asked again last time and now had an answer ready.
“I asked, and Xiao Ke said she still doesn’t know yet. It might take some time.”
After all, something like this probably never happened before.
It’s only normal if investigating takes a while.
“Mm~ mm~, then during this time, I’ll be relying on you to look after things, Su Mengdie.”
“Uh… okay?”
What sort of scheme is she up to now?
Faced with the Young Lady’s sudden friendliness, Su Mengdie’s eyes filled with wariness.
However, Penelope ignored her caution, gently stepping aside and reminding her warmly.
“It’s getting late, Young Lady, you’d best head back inside—it’s not safe out here.”
It was precisely because she worried about the danger of staying out after dark that Su Mengdie had the Head Maid send Xia Shuashuai home.
And now she herself was indeed preparing to head home.
Only, after the Young Lady’s reminder, she felt a bit uneasy about going back.
‘Could the Young Lady have set some kind of trap at home?’
With a worried heart, Su Mengdie returned to the brightly lit room, reading the Textbook while waiting for a reply from the Head Maid.
At the same moment, Penelope stood behind her with hands folded in front, wordless, standing by like a true maid attending her mistress.
‘This is definitely weird…’
When did the Young Lady become so quiet?
This really isn’t like her at all.
With her staring from behind, Su Mengdie flipped quickly through the book in her hands but couldn’t take in a single word.
Time ticked by.
Suddenly, the phone lying on the desk vibrated, and a message from the Head Maid popped up on the lock screen.
“Young Lady, Shuangshuang is home. The Head Maid will be back soon.”
Su Mengdie checked her phone and then shared the message with Penelope behind her.
But Penelope’s reaction was cold, as if it was fine as long as Su Mengdie herself knew.
“Mm~”
No way!
What on earth is with her?!
Staring at the awkward Young Lady, Su Mengdie finally couldn’t help but speak up.
“Young Lady, what’s wrong? Are you mad at me because of that outfit?”
“No, I’m not angry.”
Then what is it?
“Are you troubled by something? Worried we can’t swap our bodies back?”
If that’s the case, it would make sense.
But at that, Penelope simply shook her head.
“Su Mengdie, you’re overthinking. I believe we’ll swap back, and I trust your friend.”
“Then why has the Young Lady been acting so strange since earlier?”
Even if it meant offending the Young Lady, Su Mengdie didn’t care anymore.
Right now, she just wanted to know what had caused the Young Lady to act this way!
“Su Mengdie, do you think I’m acting just like you usually do?”
“A bit… You could say a lot like me.”
Except for the occasional outburst when facing the Young Lady’s unreasonable requests, she was pretty much like this.
But that was only when acting as a maid.
At school, she was much more lively—not nearly this quiet.
“Didn’t Su Mengdie always want to see me in that lewd maid outfit? I was thinking, maybe Su Mengdie wants to see what she herself would look like in that outfit. So to avoid any sense of discord, I thought I’d learn how you act and slowly get used to it—then I can show you what you look like in that kind of outfit, just as you really are.”
Is she serious?
Gazing at Penelope’s cold expression, Su Mengdie was suddenly struck by a terrifying realization—
She really is serious!
“Young Lady, I never thought that! The maid outfit thing, I only wanted to tease you a bit, so you really don’t have to mimic me on purpose for something like that…”
Without an order from the Young Lady, she’d never wear such an embarrassing outfit—let alone watch herself wear it!
“Oh? So what you’re saying, Su Mengdie, is that the maid outfit was just you playing a trick on me?”
As she listened to Su Mengdie’s explanation, Penelope’s expression shifted ever so slightly.
Noticing this change, Su Mengdie suddenly realized she might have walked right into the trap the Young Lady had set.
“Um, Young Lady, how about we drop the maid outfit for now… The Head Maid will be back soon, and it’ll be time for dinner.”
Sensing trouble, Su Mengdie’s first thought was to slip away.
But Penelope anticipated her move, blocking the door in advance and signaling toward the wardrobe in the room.
“I’ll bring dinner to you later. Before that, open the middle shelf of the wardrobe.”
“What’s inside?”
Thinking of the Young Lady’s taste in sleepwear, Su Mengdie didn’t expect anything good inside.
“You don’t need to worry about that—just open it. Or unless, Su Mengdie, you want to know what it’s like to be pinned to the bed by your own body, helpless and struggling?”
“No, no, I’ll open it right away!”
That look—she’s definitely serious!
Realizing she had no chance to escape, Su Mengdie had no choice but to inch toward the wardrobe, glancing nervously back every few steps.
When she pulled open the middle drawer, her cheeks instantly flushed red as she glanced frantically at the grinning Penelope.
“Y-Young Lady, what does this mean?!”
Inside the drawer were all sorts of indescribable outfits and various props for self-reward.
No matter how she looked at it, something was off…
Could the Young Lady have set a trap just to see her embarrassed reaction?
“Relax~ None of that has anything to do with you. Su Mengdie, you just have to put on that Cat Outfit in there… But remember, not a single piece missing! Oh, right, for the tail you can use the keychain for now—the harder challenge can wait for another time~”