Welcome Master!

 

 

The place to which they reserved a table for was actually quite elegant to look at, even then it had the word 'modesty' all over as well, maybe because of the unique choice of color palette between the lightning and the simplicity of the decorations made the place look unusually extravagant; yet with a little more of focus, one would be able to easily understand how 'humble' the environment actually was.

In any way, it did not seem to be a renown restaurant for the amount of people having dinner inside where few or at least not that many, there were quite some free tables; not only that but, most of the people eating inside were seated at spots were the environment was quite unique and different from that of others. This made Tongqiu understand that the need for reservation wasn't so that one will be able to eat inside a full, lively and extravagant restaurant but it was instead made so that the clients would be able to choose 'where' to eat.

Though both of them, Tongqiu and Natalia, were curious and somewhat suspicious to what kind of table Diana reserved for them as well as curious as to how Diana came to know of such a place, they still casually walked in before being lead to their table once the courtesies were over.

. . .

"Ah, it really is quite... out of the ordinary, an it somehow gives you an enchanting color." Said Tongqiu, intrigued, as he saw how there was an extra reddish hue plaster on Natalia's face, not invasive nor exaggerated, it perfectly blended in with her skin along with creating an alluring combination with her hair.

The spot Diana selected for them was actually one that mimicked the bottom of the ocean but at the same time, enormous, bountiful waves atop of it in a deformed 'U' frame; all this while at the center and on top, there was a sunset with a red rather than orange hue which was the main instigator in Natalia's current exotic, charming appearance that boosted the contrast made by her bright white dress and its pale-light violet patters even more impactful.

Meanwhile, the dark-blue oceanic colors gave her pale-light violet colored patterns an improved allure which seemed to be totally in synergy within their little special 'room', giving her an extra seductive sensation which Tongqiu caught off right away once inside their reserved spot... he really had to dotingly thank Diana when he returns.

Natalia nodded towards Tongqiu suggestive remark before softly speaking: "En! You look really eye-catching too, you know? A-ah, your eyes even seem to be of a natural dark, navy blue color... so good!"

Naturally, Tongqiu didn't even notice such a thing before, her light blue starry eyes didn't had an ounce of a change, but... his eyes' color underwent such a drastic change?

Natalia saw how silly he looked right now as she couldn't resist but giggle while taking out her phone as she spoke: "Here, look. I'm not lying, you're real- Ah! It just changed to a flamy-golden red color, look!"

Tongqiu had stood up and bent over a little to pick up her phone so as to not make her move unnecessarily, how cute; yet when he did, his eyes changed yet once again as they know took the redder than orange hue from the surroundings, tremendously shocking Natalia right off the bat.

"Ah... it's true... it is really so."

Taking her phone, Tongqiu first saw that flamy-golden red color taking precedence in his eyes before sitting down which made them turn dark, navy blue instantly.

He repeated the process a couple of times while Natalia did her best to restrain her giggles so as to not embarrass him, it was truly somewhat of a challenge not to laugh it out seeing Tongqiu's antics, but she did her best.

"Oh- damn! Well, this place is something. Ah, what are you looking at, missy?!"

"Haha! No-no... sto-stop it! Hahaha! Tonnngqiu~!! You little..."

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After their splendid time eating at the Clear Mist Restaurant, the pair of lovebirds took a nice, long stroll around the city as the still respectful old man in the pitch-black, almost invisible car followed them with a 150 meters difference so as to not enrage Tongqiu.

Their walking was quite the nonchalant one, as their arms which were connected by their hands moved in large strides as they walked. All this while at the same time, talking to each other in a loud, clear yet intimate tone with relaxed expressions.

When it was close to 8 pm and night had already embraced New Earth, Tongqiu marked the old man before instantly hanging up, nonsensical yet with the obvious sign to come pick them up, a bored and still with  a respectful attitude old man picked them up before driving towards Tongqiu's villa.

"Ah, thinking about it Tongqiu~, why haven't you named your villa, eh? Are you perhaps unwilling because... hm?"

Both of them were, obviously, at the back seats as Natalia suddenly placed her hands on top of his right hand which was resting on his right thigh as she then looked at him with her eyes wide opened and spoke to him in a clear, melodic and soft voice.

"Um... well, thing is- I don't even care about the place, I never did but..." Tongqiu obviously understood the hidden mentions within her tactul questioning as he responded to her in a non-restrained voice, as he then looked directly at the gorgeous countenance of Natalia before sweetly adding: "maybe I do now...?"

"Mmm, I see... mwah!"

Tongqiu didn't expect that Natalia would suddenly turn playful as she vaguely answered before quickly giving him a tender, warm peck with a little bit of her saliva on her lips.

'Ah, I've been charmed to death.' Tongqiu thought as he could not find himself capable of movement as Natalia quickly separated from his body and looked towards the window, as if she had done something very naughty and didn't had the face to confront him.

'Ah, you're always so sweet and delicate... and willing, towards me. You're asking for it.' 

Natalia didn't know that one may escape from misfortune yet won't be able to avoid a self-brought calamity. She was purely smiling while facing the window as she couldn't help but feel boundless joy and merry, totally ignorant to her incoming fate during the night...

. . .

What surprised Tongqiu to the core once he went inside the residential area was a line of delicate and attractive girls, young women in maid outfits.

'Ah, they finally came then.' Tongqiu was surprised for sure seeing the people he was finally having take care of the villa.

At this time, they all, as if having waited but not for long for their entrance, turned their heads at the same time towards them before bowing down though not that much, as they saluted them at the same time: "Welcome back Mr Yun! Welcome back Madam Yun!"

Tongqiu: ಠ╭╮ಠ

Natalia: (づ｡◕‿‿◕｡)づ

"Kyaa! Hehehe~~." Towards Natalia becoming foolish and all besotted towards their calling out 'Madam Yun', Tongqiu simply felt that it was as intended, subconsciously. Not even realizing that it was the same family name he so damn well abhorred.

Meanwhile, Natalia had her head full of joy and drunk happiness as she was thinking 'this Diana has surely grown to be so smart!' and others such as 'I must thoroughly thank her! Mmm...'. Anyway, in any case, Diana came into their line of sight at this moment in between the pair of lined up maids.

Counting them as fast as possible, Tongqiu found out  that there were 14 of them and every single one of them were young. Either a young woman or a not-that-young girl; their ages varied from 25-26 years old to 15-16 years old, Tongqiu thought well of such diversity as they wouldn't just work like robots in here and would instead perhaps form a sisterly relationship between each other without scruples, or at least more easily.

Still, Tongqiu was not one of being good at caring for others' feelings or thoughts, so as Diana began introducing him his own maids, he didn't overexerted himself on putting on fake, superficial expressions as his indifference yet somewhat 'friendly' disposition towards them was made obvious through the entire time.

There were, however, five exactly maids which made Tongqiu garner quite the interest in them which he thoughtlessly demonstrated it as they were meeting each other for the first time.

"Ah, Tongqiu, this girl is very promising and is quite the professional ah. Miss Yona said she was one of their best employees overall and that she would definitely make things right around y-... our villa, ehem. Why don't you introduce yourself?" All professional and experienced, Diana made a quick intro for the girl currently in front of them as she also gave the girl polite glances from time to time.

Tongqiu would obviously not doubt Diana's own judgement so he never overthought of any unnecessary words as he simply looked at her, waiting for her personal introduction.

"Oh, yes! It's my honor to meet Master Yun at last. My name is Itnia and I'm 17 years old and was born poor; my parents are too old to work so I became my house's main source of income, I was lucky enough to be noticed by Miss Yona which is why I immediately volunteered as soon as I heard she needed very... specific personnel for Master Yun's villa. I'm looking forward to working for Master Yun! Mn!" As Itnia talked, her politeness and experience was easily portrayed for Tongqiu to grasp on it, she started by bowing in greeting before him, he then became quite interested in her small story-telling as a sense of acknowledgement formed in his heart for this little hardworking girl.

She was 1,78 meters tall and had an adorable face. Long, grey-black hair easily reaching her hips. Her body was emitting quite the effeminate charm, her bosom and bottoms were modest and her eyes were grey colored. In short, she had quite the attractive and easy to notice appearance of a young girl that had gone through hardships since little and had matured much more and earlier than most other women her age. Strangely, her skin color was that of a pale yet intense bright creamy white-rosy color.

Tongqiu's overall first impression of Itnia was recommendable and reliable. He would've never underestimate someone for as young as they looked or in actuality, were.

"I'm glad to have you, if you girls need something, just tell the two beauties over here; if they're not available then... I guess we'll have to wreck both of brains to find a solution, ah."

Hearing her Master's first words towards her implying that she was already seen as their leader made her a bit, just a bit, proud as well as feeling once again the mantle of responsibility fall upon her shoulders which gave her a sense of relief, for some reason. A natural leader of sorts.

But when she heard Tongqiu's next dumb, idiotic sentence; she couldn't help but for a grin to be formed on her luscious, naturally bright red lips for a second before she managed to restrain herself from giggling: 'Ah! At least he's... honest? About it, hee~.'

"Mn." Tongqiu nodded as they went for another one of the girls he became interested for.

Diana also slowly nodded towards Itnia before signaling her to rest and moved towards the next girl. Once in front of her, she formally spoke once again, giving another quick 'review' of her background: "Tongqiu, this girl over here has not much experience but she is nowhere near lazy, nor that of a 'rebel'. She's only worked for female aunties before and has already finished her studies as well, so her capabilities at cleaning and cooking are top-notch among the overall employees they had for the last 2-3 years. She is still not as experienced as older employees but she showcases a great potential for her intended profession. Ah, you can introduce yourself now."

"Mn, many thanks Mad- aeeeey! Sorry, Miss Diana, or- is it alri... Ehem! Hello, Master, my name is Estel and I'm also 17 years old eh; I'm grateful for being picked up for working for Master Yun, really glad! Uhm, I'm not that good like Big Sis Itnia but I'm a very honest and straightforward person, I imagine we'll connect perfectly well, Master Yun." Finishing her speech, she flashed Tongqiu an obvious and playful smile along a wink before scurrying away, not even giving Tongqiu a chance to speak, after a slightly flustered Diana looked towards Tongqiu, she knew he wasn't fond of overly-amiable people. But what surprised her was that Tongqiu merely softly snorted while also involuntarily grinning in response.

'Ah, this idiotic Tongqiu is behaving so well...' At that thought, she led Tongqiu towards the next interesting girl, quite attractive to say the least.

'Hm... was she implying, or just being playful? Ah, young ones these days...' As Tongqiu thought so and walked forwards, he began to imprint the girl's image into memory. She had a regular height even for males so that wasn't too much attention gathering; long medium hair of a light ashy blonde color. Her body was slim, with round D cup bell shaped chest, firm small bottom which emitted a young woman's mature charm instead of that of a young girl just a step away from modern adulthood. Her skin was of a slightly bronze white color which made a great mix of colors along her brown-dark eyes.

"This little shorty girl over here has surprisingly already finished her studies, you know? She is very well behaved and had aided many old aunties to have a better life. She has a great way of dealing with the daily chores in a rather experienced and well thought approach even though she is so young! And... she is also very cute and fun to tease, ah, ah. Alright, I'll stop, you can now introduce yourself, little one." Diana couldn't help but play with the little girl's hair for a little as well as squeezing her cheeks while given a small background introduction about her. Oh, he also pet her constantly, poor little girl, though it seemed that she liked Diana very well, otherwise she definitely wouldn't let herself be teased with like that to no ends, ah.

"H-hello M-Master Yun; um, my name is Zi Fei and I'm 16 years old. I'm almost finished my studies so I'll have to go out constantly before that, I hope is not really a problem. Um, I would like to ask, what does Master Yun does? What does Master Yun likes? What does Master Yun like to do in his free time? Eh? Ah, ah, ah- wait, what kind of woman does Master Yun liiikes~?! Is he okay going out with younger girls? AAAH wait!..." When Zi Fei started talking, it was all right; but then she no longer suppressed her own nature as she began to question him over and over again. Tongqiu was somewhat speechless, but majorly, he thought 'she didn't even said anything much about herself, ah.'

It was then than an apologetic Itnia dragged Zi Fei away with a little of struggle, mn mn, brownie points for Itnia.

"Oh, don't worry Tongqiu, what she forgot to say is, that she is extremely good with teamwork and excellent at creativity and... well.. she is really, really a curious girl. So, try and be patient, ah?" Diana was there to fill up the vacantly thinking Tongqiu, to which he also answered with a grin: "Am I that much of the devil? Ah, wait... I am, is that what you were referring to? Heh."

With a now blushed face and even neck, Diana refused to comment about it as she hurriedly moved towards the next girl. Sigh, maybe he is a devil in her eyes.

Ignoring the fact that he once again couldn't speak properly to his new maids, Tongqiu followed swiftly after her, now more expectant towards what kind of unique person he'd meet next. At the same time, the terribly unique characteristics and appearance of the girl resurfaced once more inside his head, deeply imprinting herself in his heart.

She was 1,55 meters tall, with medium-short blackberry wavy hair. Her iris was of a light violet color while her pupils had instead a dark purple color. Her body, besides short, was slim, lithe to very delicate-looking degrees. Her breast size was an understandable A cup, east west type, since there seemingly was no bra under her outfit... yet she had an ample and perky square bottom which was unimaginably bountiful. Her most obvious characteristics were that of a curious nature yet a very well principled character and or ideals. It was difficult to explain, but for Tongqiu, it was easy to caught upon it.

"Mn, mn. This young woman right here is truly one of a kind. She is basically the Big Sister of all young women and young girls among the company's employees. She not only takes care of the inexperienced, even the veterans of sorts seek her advice every day. I'm sure she'll be a great bridge for stability among y- oh, our maid personnel so, be sure not to ever mistreat her, you hear me?! Also... I think her and Big Sister could be very good friends, hmph." Noticing Diana's respectful and even enlivened(?) tone when briefing him of her background, Tongqiu paid extra attention to her but then, she suggestively mentioned a possible great friendship between Natalia and her... what could this clueless Diana girl be thinking of now? Sigh...

Still, Tongqiu also 'felt' that she had an ample amount of wisdom and maturity that not an actual young woman should ever have, this he even compared towards the being that was 'hidden' at the Mysterious Hidden Grounds who he so much didn't had great feelings about. Of course, he wouldn't feel so stupid so as to associate a fucking game and a terribly extraordinarily-looking woman. The only thing to highlight was his impressed and already 'on the good books' sensation he felt from her the moment he set his eyes on her for the very first time.

 

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Author's Note: Just a remainder that the 'Master' here is not lewd and will be explained next chapter. Also... the calm before the storm Q.Q, or rather, the 'essential' storm, haha, haha, ha?