With My Ability To Swap, I Will Never End Up In A Love Triangle Mess - Chapter 43

“I’m sorry, sir! We’ll arrange another maid for you right away!”

As the manager of the café, Miss Quan Zhen was bowing apologetically to a thin, heavily made-up man dressed in flashy, revealing clothes.

“Hmph, I don’t see anything good in your shop—just a bunch of skinny pink skeletons with no meat on them.”

Yang Long, the troublemaking customer in question, not only referred to himself as “darling” but also accompanied his words with exaggerated, coquettish gestures.

“Sir, you’re free to request a different maid if you’re unsatisfied, but please refrain from insulting our staff.”

Quan Zhen’s polite smile faltered for a moment, a flicker of anger crossing her face.

As she had said, everyone had different tastes, and not every customer would find their maids appealing. But that didn’t give anyone the right to demean their employees.

“Fine, fine, no need to get so aggressive~ Don’t you know the customer is always right? Hurry up and send someone else!”

Nearby, the maids whispered among themselves, none willing to serve such an obviously unhinged guest.

“Why did we suddenly get this kind of freak today? Shouldn’t we just refuse him service?”

“I agree. Just looking at that effeminate act makes me sick.”

“I miss the otaku customers—they’re polite and never cause trouble.”

The maids chattered back and forth, unanimously deciding to avoid him.

Quan Zhen had no intention of forcing any unlucky girl to deal with such a difficult customer either. Instead, she headed to the kitchen, where Liu Jiaying was watching Xia Xi wash dishes, and explained the situation.

“Another troublemaker?”

Liu Jiaying didn’t seem fazed. Running a maid café with an anime theme meant she was prepared for all kinds of bizarre customer preferences. Guests who complained about their assigned maid and demanded a replacement weren’t uncommon.

“I don’t think he’s deliberately causing trouble—he genuinely seems dissatisfied with the girls.”

Recalling the scene, Quan Zhen felt the man wasn’t just being difficult—he truly hadn’t liked the maid serving him.

“Oh? Out of all our girls, he didn’t fancy a single one?”

Liu Jiaying raised an eyebrow, swirling her coffee cup.

“Apparently not.”

Quan Zhen answered honestly.

But given how many cute maids they had, it was strange that none caught his eye. His tastes had to be… unusual.

It reminded her of a rich young master who once visited, claiming that after seeing so many beauties, he found “ugly” more appealing. Just like today’s guest, he hadn’t liked any of the maids.

“Interesting. Xia Xi, come take a look with me~”

Liu Jiaying sauntered over to Xia Xi, who was still scrubbing dishes, and tugged lightly at his maid apron.

“I still have all these plates to wash…”

“Double pay for whoever helps Xia Xi with his dishes today!”

Ah, the perks of being a wealthy woman—throwing money at problems made everything easier.

Sure enough, the other male staff members, upon hearing “double pay,” swarmed over, calling Xia Xi “Bro Xia” as they snatched the plates from him.

So… if I wash my own dishes, do I get double pay too?

Xia Xi glanced at Liu Jiaying.

Nope. No such luck. A tragic loss of potential earnings!

“Any other excuses? Spit ’em out.”

Liu Jiaying waved her hand dismissively, exuding the air of someone who could solve anything with cash.

“No, no… but am I really going out like this?”

He was currently wearing the male staff uniform—a black-and-white dress similar to the maids’, complete with a frilly white headpiece.

“What, you wanna go out naked instead?”

Liu Jiaying rolled her eyes and, without another word, dragged him out by his still-damp hand.

Meanwhile, Yang Long, growing impatient, called for service again.

“How may I assist you, sir?”

Liu Jiaying put on her best professional smile and gave a slight bow.

“Ugh, another one of these? Don’t you have anyone better? What a waste of my money!”

Yang Long raised a hand in a dramatic flourish, his face twisted in disdain.

Liu Jiaying’s expression darkened instantly.

This guy’s really got a screw loose.

With my looks and figure, who wouldn’t call me a catch? And yet, to him, I’m just “one of these”?

Maybe they should just have security toss him out.

“Calm down, calm down…”

Xia Xi stood to the side, baffled as to why the boss had dragged him out here.

Suddenly, Yang Long’s eyes lit up.

He shot to his feet, pointing excitedly at Xia Xi.

“See, you do have something good! Why didn’t you bring him out sooner?”

Before anyone could react, he rushed over, grabbed Xia Xi’s hand, and gazed at him with sickeningly sweet affection.

“Big bro~ What’s your name? Wanna exchange WeChat? I’ve got great skills, you know~”

Staring at the rugged-faced man batting his eyelashes at him, Xia Xi felt a wave of nausea. His skin practically crawled with goosebumps.

Oh god. So this guy’s into men? No wonder he wasn’t interested in the maids!

Seeing Xia Xi’s disgusted expression, Liu Jiaying covered her mouth, stifling a laugh.

Perfect. This’d be a good lesson for him—a taste of what male attendants had to deal with.

“Get the hell away from me!”

Xia Xi yanked his hand back and instinctively shielded his chest, stepping away.

“Ooh, so fierce~ I love it!”

Xia Xi was pretty sure he was about to vomit his lunch.

How can someone be this repulsive?!

He shot a desperate look at Liu Jiaying, only to find that the idiot boss had somehow procured a plate of peanuts and was now casually spectating!

“I said back off! I’m not into guys!”

“That’s okay~ As long as I like you, that’s enough. You can just pretend I’m a girl!”

Yeah, right. Take a look in the mirror—do you see even a single feminine feature on that face?!

“I’m a dishwasher! I don’t do customer service!”

Liu Jiaying nodded in agreement.

Her café specialized in cute maid service, not male attendants—those guys had no idea how to win over customers.

“Aww, what a shame… but hey, big bro, you could always come to my room tonight—”

Before Yang Long could finish, Liu Jiaying delivered a sharp kick to his rear.

What kind of degenerate talk is that?!

Security! Where’s security?! Get this creep out of here before he makes us all lose our appetites!