A treasure-spitting mouse female protagonist whose luck improves when she's near wealth, and a male protagonist who can hear monsters' thoughts and specializes in eliminating anomalies.
...Shuyi, who skirted the edges of performing for the sake of the demon race's cause.
Seeing the little sparrow, Zhizhi, wearing bunny ears and a maid outfit, happily singing and dancing with the guests, Shuyi curiously walked over and pressed her face against the glass window, watching longingly, her mind filled with how beautiful Zhizhi's dress was.
Zhizhi squeezed mayonnaise onto the omelet rice of the customers, and sang a song before noticing Shuyi and Shen Zhizhou looking curious and shocked in front of the glass window. Zhizhi happily invited them to come into the store to play.
Shuyi touched the rabbit ears on Zhizhi's head, indicating that she wanted to try them on too. Without a word, Zhizhi took off the rabbit ears from her head and put them on Shuyi's head. Shen Zhizhou, who was sitting to the side, interrupted the two demons who were having a great time, "Shouldn't you be working at the hospital at this time? What are you doing here..."
"That job is so boring, I just want to sing. Everyone here likes my singing~" Zhizhi smiled and made a heart gesture at Shen Zhizhou, which startled Shen Zhizhou so much that he froze.
Perhaps because it was the first time he had encountered such an enthusiastic and unrestrained monster, Shen Zhizhou felt a little overwhelmed, and his face immediately burned.
Shu Yi looked at Shen Zhizhou, whose ears were bright red, and touched his forehead with concern. "Why is your face so red? Do you have a fever?"
"He doesn't have a fever, he's just shy. Our guests sometimes act like that when they're shy..." Zhizhi leaned closer and gossiped about the two of them.
Shen Zhizhou pushed away Shu Yi's concerned hand, straightened his clothes, and sat upright in the maid cafe surrounded by a group of otaku clapping their hands, looking completely out of place.
She leaned against Shuyi, playing with Shuyi's hair, and explained how she came to this maid cafe and how she used her strengths.
"Use your strengths to do what you love, right? How come I didn't think of that... Thank you, Zhizhi, I know how to help the demon race now!" Shuyi hugged Zhizhi and happily spun around, the lace trim on her skirt fluttering like a pure white dream.
Seeing Zhizhi shining in her passion, Shuyi expressed her desire to join in. She changed into a maid outfit and started working as twin maids with Zhizhi in the coffee shop.
Perhaps it was the supernatural ability that brought good fortune when Shuyi got close, but the maid cafe was suddenly overwhelmed with orders, and everyone was happily cheering as they could leave two hours early.
After saying goodbye to Zhizhi, Shuyi suggested that she go see Wong Tai Sin, as she felt that she could also use her special abilities to help Wong Tai Sin fulfill his dream.
The car was stopped as soon as it entered the villa area. A tall, thin man with blond hair, dressed in a security guard uniform, knocked on the car window.
Shen Zhizhou rolled down the car window and asked, "What is it?"
"Boss Shen, it's been so long since I've seen you, don't you recognize me? That really hurts my feelings." The blond guy scratched the back of his head, looking a little hurt.
While Shen Zhizhou was still trying to recall, Shu Yi sniffed hard, then asked with some doubt, "Huang Daxian?"
"Oh my god, my sister is so quick to recognize me!" Huang Daxian, sporting a head of yellow hair, gave Shuyi a fist bump from afar to show his approval.
"Huang Daxian?! When did you transform into human form? How come I didn't know?" Shen Zhizhou was shocked twice in one day. He had only been gone for a few days, how did things develop like this?
Huang Daxian said somewhat embarrassedly, "I thought the black pills you put in the company were for eating, so I ate them all at once... but this transformation can only be done at night and can't be maintained for very long."
Shen Zhizhou remembered that he had refined some pills that could maintain human form and wanted to send them to Ji Yao via logistics, but Ji Yao was not there at the time, so he just left them on the table. He didn't expect that Huang Daxian would eat them as snacks.
"Then what about now?" Shen Zhizhou asked tentatively.
Wong Tai Sin proudly stroked his blond hair, puffed out his chest, and said, "Now I'm in charge of the entire community's security system and recycling! The residents love me."
Shen Zhizhou sat in the car, his lips twitching. Having lived for so many years, he never expected that monsters would have such unique tastes. It was a lesson for his short and boring life.
After parking the car on the side of the road, Shen Zhizhou and Shuyi got out and chatted with Wong Tai Sin at the security booth. Wong Tai Sin, caught in the middle, was so nervous that his tail was showing.
"Wong Tai Sin, if you were to work in the human world, what would you want to do?"
Upon hearing the question, Wong Tai Sin began to seriously consider it. He said that he collected scraps or worked as a security guard just so that he could talk to others more. Since childhood, he was the least cared for by his mother because he was weak. Later, he was abandoned by his mother because he did not get enough nutrition and his development was poor. Since childhood, he could only talk to himself to relieve his boredom. If he really wanted to talk about the job he wanted, he hoped that someone could talk to him.
After learning of Wong Tai Sin's idea, Shen Zhizhou came up with a good plan and sent Wong Tai Sin to a nursing home overnight to keep the elderly company.
"During the day, you can spend time at the nursing home talking to the elderly and doing chores. At night, you can go back to the community and work part-time as a security guard. That way, you'll have people to talk to and chat with both day and night."
"Then what about my sleep?" Wong Tai Sin asked sincerely.
"You're a sage now, and you still want to sleep? Go take a nap somewhere." Shen Zhizhou offered his sincere advice.
Looking at Huang Daxian behind her, who was holding a large bottle of pills that could transform her into human form, given to her by Shen Zhizhou, and waving goodbye with his fluffy tail, Shuyi decided that it would be better to take the stage herself.
Shuyi first went to the lottery shop and bought a stack of scratch-off tickets. Then, she took Zhizhi and Shen Zhizhou to set up a stall at the street corner with the highest foot traffic. The stall displayed a sign that read, "Buy scratch-off tickets for five yuan and you can request a song and pet a mouse!"
Shen Zhizhou tricked people into going to work, while Shu Yi personally stepped in to support the demon race's cause. When Shen Zhizhou saw Shu Yi in her original form, held in his palms, he couldn't help but give her a thumbs up.
For the sake of the demon race, the rat is really going all out!
Shen Zhizhou acted as the money collector, while Zhizhi stood somewhat at a loss on the bustling street, holding Shuyi as a puppet greeter. Shuyi, on the other hand, made a snap decision and started throwing nuts and spinning around.
Passersby saw a snow-white mouse with a slightly golden sheen as it jumped around, tossing and catching nuts in one smooth motion, and they all gathered around excitedly and curiously.
"Look, this little mouse can even do some talent! It's so cute!" The round-faced girl dressed in Lolita fashion pointed at Shuyi, who was performing a talent show, and happily discussed it with her companion.
"Mommy, this mouse is so pretty!" The little girl pulled her mother to watch the performance together.
"Five yuan can not only get you a scratch-off lottery ticket, but also let you pet a mouse? I'd like to try it out."
A girl who was watching the commotion squeezed out of the crowd and handed five yuan to Shen Zhizhou. Shen Zhizhou took the money and told the girl to touch the sorghum stalks first before scratching the lottery tickets.
The girl walked over and carefully touched Shuyi's fur with her index finger, asking if Zhizhi would bite.
"She doesn't bite, she's very well-behaved, she's a hero!" Shuyi burst into tears upon seeing how hard she had worked for her.
To show that he wouldn't hurt anyone, Shuyi climbed onto the girl's wrist to prop up his upper body and lean against her. The girl was immediately melted by Shuyi's cuteness and hugged him tightly.
Shen Zhizhou offered the girl a scratch-off lottery ticket to help her choose a song. The girl listened to Zhizhi sing while hugging Shuyi and inhaling deeply. Seeing this, people around immediately took out their money to pet the mouse and listen to the song, and some even used their phones to record this happy and lively scene.
Shuyi just kept sticking hers on, then hers, then his. After going around in circles, her smooth and soft fur was a little tangled, but more and more people gathered around to listen to Zhizhi sing, and some even sang along with her.
Shuyi watched as Zhizhi, with tears welling up in her eyes but a happy smile on her face, lay quietly in Shen Zhizhou's palm, licking her fur.
Shen Zhizhou stroked Shuyi's fur idly, and sometimes he would mischievously mess up the fur that Shuyi had just licked, causing Shuyi to squeak and yelp and roll its eyes at him.
Shen Zhizhou's lips curled into an upward curve, and the beauty mark under his eye made him look even more charming. He turned Shuyi's face to face him, and looked at Shuyi, who was licking its fur and blinking its big eyes at him. He slowly pressed his face against Shuyi's belly and rubbed it.
"It really feels very comfortable." Shen Zhizhou gave it high praise, completely unconcerned that his perverted behavior had just resulted in Shu Yi whipping his tail as a warning.
As the crowd gradually dispersed, Shen Zhizhou gracefully calculated the day's earnings, while Zhizhi happily stomped her feet to report her excitement to Shuyi, "You know what? This is the first time so many people have heard me sing! Everyone said I sang well! I'm so happy~"
"More people will listen to you sing in the future, and maybe one day you'll even be able to hold a concert!" Shuyi encouraged, clenching her fist.
"Then I'll take your good wishes, Shuyi. If we really can hold a concert in the future, I'll always reserve my first-row seat for you, and for Boss Shen too!" Zhizhi's eyes sparkled with longing and anticipation for the future as she hugged Shuyi tightly.
Shen Zhizhou saw this and secretly took out his phone to record the scene. Looking at Zhizhi's bright eyes in the photo... and Shuyi, who was shyly nestled in Zhizhi's arms with her face in her hands, his lips unconsciously curled up.
Shuyi watched as Shen Zhizhou, who had a silly grin on his face, leaned closer. Curious, she wanted to see what he was looking at. Seeing Shuyi trying to peek, he put away his phone and started ruffling Shuyi's round head.
"Don't touch the fur I just licked!"
But Shen Zhizhou wouldn't listen to Shuzi. Having finally found an opportunity to bully her to his heart's content, Shen Zhizhou took this opportunity to treat Shuyi like a hand warmer.
Shuyi, now back in human form, sat in Shen Zhizhou's car with her arms crossed, ignoring his presence. How dare she mess up the beautiful fur of the Rat King! Shen Zhizhou deserves to die!
Shen Zhizhou had no choice but to make conversation by asking Shu Yi how she came up with the idea of selling herself to start a business. When he mentioned this, Shu Yi grinned mischievously and pulled out her phone. The screen showed a handsome guy with eight-pack abs rubbing against the camera. Shen Zhizhou facepalmed.
Well, at least Shu Yi did it himself, and it's good enough that he didn't have to wear a see-through outfit and dance in the street.
The next second, Shuyi looked at the screen and thought for a few seconds before suggesting, "Why don't you wear this next time? I'll have Zhizhi borrow the bunny ears and maid outfit from the store, and we can wear them together."
Right now, he was going to confiscate Shuyi's phone. Technology does change lives, that's true, but it doesn't mean technology should change one's reputation. Shuyi and the other monsters might not mind, but he was human and still had some self-respect...