“Ahem~, I am Su Mengdie, the personal maid of Penelope Jinzhi, eldest daughter of the Jinzhi Family.”
Penelope stopped and cleared her throat, stating her current identity with a calm dignity.
Heh~, what a so-called personal maid.
With that overbearing and arrogant attitude of hers, anyone unaware would probably mistake her for the young lady of some noble house.
The security guard kept a stern face, coldly staring at Penelope.
“Sorry, my Boss is quite busy. A lowly maid like you isn’t someone my Boss would see on a whim. If you really were called here by my Boss, use your own phone and call him.”
His meaning was obvious: he simply didn’t believe they were here at the Boss’s request.
So what else could Penelope say?
“Suit yourself! Miss… let’s go~!”
Penelope gave a cold snort, awkwardly calling to Su Mengdie before grabbing her hand and turning to leave the building.
Behind them, the security guard silently watched them go, his gaze following until their figures completely vanished behind the transparent glass wall.
Suddenly, a mass of formless Black Mist appeared, instantly swallowing him whole—
When the Black Mist dissipated, a woman with red hair and green eyes appeared in his place.
The woman idly twirled her flaming long hair, thoughtfully staring at the corner where the two had disappeared, mumbling to herself.
“How come Little Sparrow seems like a totally different person? …No, it’s Little Sparrow’s soul that’s different… Hiss~, maybe… that’s not right either?”
The woman who kept calling her ‘Little Sparrow’ was none other than Lu Wei, the Boss of this company, who had accidentally called Su Mengdie over instead of ‘Little Sparrow’.
Though Lu Wei couldn’t figure it out for a moment, someone else immediately reached the answer.
“Those two clearly swapped bodies.”
The voice echoed in the empty lobby, but the speaker never revealed herself.
Hearing this, Lu Wei’s face showed a look of sudden realization, and she turned to pat the air beside her.
“Caroline, you’re still the smart one!”
“All right, keep your voice down, they might not have gone far yet, and… over here, call me Qin Qixin!”
The woman Lu Wei called Caroline, Qin Qixin, finally revealed herself after having her shoulder thoroughly slapped.
Her long black hair was sleek and delicate, tied into a ponytail with a violet hair tie.
A pair of petite black-rimmed glasses adorned her refined features, perfectly matching the black and white OL Uniform she wore, highlighting her scholarly and rational demeanor.
Compared to her, Lu Wei’s appearance was much more casual and disheveled.
A pure white coat hung loosely off her arm, underneath it only a thin black camisole nightdress, slippers on her feet, an eye mask perched on her head, and her hair an utter mess—she looked exactly like someone who’d just been forcibly dragged from bed to meet a guest.
And indeed, she had just been dragged out of bed by Qin Qixin.
“Caroline, aren’t you being a bit too cautious? Judging by that maid… oh wait, now she’s Little Sparrow, storming out all puffed up, she’s probably long gone.”
She’d chased them away herself, and felt rather proud about it.
But the one who called Su Mengdie here was also her!
“Better safe than sorry. If not for my advice earlier, you might have exposed Canary’s identity already.”
That’s right—Qin Qixin had told her not to be too hasty about meeting Canary, and then Lu Wei went back to sleep.
But then she worried that the two would force their way in, so she dragged Lu Wei out of bed to pretend to be the security guard Su Mengdie met.
“Yes, yes, but how did Little Sparrow swap bodies? I remember she didn’t have that kind of ability…”
Lu Wei yawned mid-sentence.
She’d been busy all night yesterday and hadn’t slept enough.
“Probably Swallowtail’s doing. We’d best let the Boss know as soon as possible; also, don’t contact her for now. She’s fine. I’ve looked into the maid who swapped bodies with Canary—they grew up together, and she’s never been involved with any Magical Girl business.”
Although Qin Qixin had heard that Canary’s recruitment was a backdoor operation by some major figure, with even the Boss giving that person face.
That didn’t stop her, the intelligence officer, from running a quiet investigation.
After all, it was for the organization’s safety, not to recruit Canary for herself.
Of course… she couldn’t deny she’d had that thought, but things had developed beyond her expectations: Canary was now her equal.
“All right~, until we drive Violet away, whatever you say goes, I’ll listen to you!”
Lu Wei brushed off Qin Qixin with a few simple words, then let the Black Mist haul her back up to the warm, cozy bed upstairs.
Negotiation and scheming were for Qin Qixin to handle; as long as she knew what to do, that was enough.
***
On the other side, Su Mengdie had just been pulled out of the dark alley by Penelope and got into a taxi to head home.
“Miss, we’re just leaving like this? What if Miss Lu is still waiting for us?”
“Then let her wait, what’s it got to do with us? Her people wouldn’t let us in, it’s not like we didn’t show up!”
If anyone was to blame, it was that security guard for not having any sense—he actually didn’t recognize her, the eldest daughter of the Jinzhi Family.
But it was strange.
This wasn’t Penelope’s first time here; she recognized all the security guards at the door, yet she had absolutely no impression of this one today.
Maybe he was new?
But Lu Wei wasn’t exactly short on doormen, was she?
Just a moment ago, Penelope was fuming like a balloon about to burst, but in the blink of an eye, she fell deep into thought.
“What are you thinking about, Miss?”
Su Mengdie was curious.
What kind of thing could instantly distract that infamously vengeful young lady?
“It’s nothing. By the way… do you know when your friend will get back to us?”
“That… I really don’t know. I can message her and ask later, is it urgent, Miss?”
Whether or not the young lady was anxious, Su Mengdie didn’t know, but she herself was in a hurry.
It hadn’t even been half a day since the Body Swap, her private stash was gone, and she’d lost face in front of a company their family worked with.
“Ah… not urgent, not urgent, no need to message her.”
Penelope was just finding an excuse to change the subject—she really wasn’t in any hurry about it at all.
Ever since swapping bodies with Su Mengdie, aside from an unpleasant memory upon waking up, she’d felt far more free than before.
She could eat desserts as she pleased, spend money at will, and didn’t have to keep up the airs of a young lady.
If she didn’t bring Su Mengdie along, she wouldn’t even need to play the maid’s role.
The feeling of letting herself go was simply wonderful!
If possible, she hoped Mo Xiaoke would never find a way to change them back—
And now, Penelope was regretting it.
“Su Mengdie! Where did you run off to so early in the morning?! Don’t you know it’s your turn to do the big weekend cleaning with Qing’er?!”
Heavens~!
Why does a maid have to work even on her day off?!