83 Star of the Cafe ? (2/2)

”Even if he wants to switch places, I doubt anyone would want to hug him,” she giggled.

The moment Coco left the cafe, Elizabeth let out a long sigh of relief. She started to carefully groom herself, starting with generous licks across her body. She absolutely had to get rid of the stench from the girls.

Baiquan approached Zhao Yao, ready to report the day's activities.

”Master Zhao,” he started.

”Hang on a second. Don't call me Master Zhao. From now, I'm your boss,” Zhao Yao cut in.

”Yes, boss,” Baiquan said obediently, ”Many of our customers said they would like to buy cat food to feed the cats, but we don't offer that.”

”That's taken care of,” Zhao Yao said confidently, ”I've order canned food and snacks online. We'll sell them the moment they arrive.”

”Some guests want fruit juice or tea instead of coffee,” Shi Yu chimed in, ”Perhaps we can do that too?”

”That's done too. I've ordered instant powder.”

”Instant powder again..?” Shi Yu thought with disapproval.

Despite serving only instant drinks, the cafe's business climbed steadily as the days went by.

The Celestial Beats' power was proven to be irresistible. Anyone who entered its reach was overcome with a wave of relaxation and joy. It could ease all kinds of aches, ranging from pain in the back to tension in the neck. It could alleviate the worst of migraines.

In fact, it felt like it was even strengthening your body from the inside out, starting with your bones and reaching your muscles.

Put simply, it was invigorating.

Naturally, those who experienced it once kept coming back for more.

Coco and Leigh came from relatively affluent backgrounds, so they could afford to drop by daily.

Coco visited because she adored both Mango and Elizabeth. Plus, the atmosphere in the cafe never failed to put her at ease. She found that even the stiff neck she earned from playing excessive computer games went away when she was there.

As for Leigh, her dedication to the cafe was purely motivated by reasons related to health and beauty. She found that spending a day there guaranteed a restful night of sleep later on. This was a godsend for her insomnia.

Now that she had enough sleep, she could focus better in school. The dark circles under her eyes were gone. Even her pesky laugh lines were gradually fading.

This was why the two of them would lug their laptops, iPads, and chargers to the cafe and stay there the entire day.

*

Five days after the Cat Haven Coffee House opened, the owner of Cosy Coffee Cafe dropped by.

She had deliberately made a pit stop there to see how well, or rather, how badly, it was doing.

Ms. Mayer was certain that the cafe would be a ghost town devoid of customers. For starters, it offered nothing more than tabby cats that looked like strays. The outrageous prices on the menu were also nothing short of shocking.

Imagine her surprise when she looked through the glass windows of the cafe.

The cafe was far from empty. About 20 people were seated in the modest, 150 square meters space.

This was considered a decently sized crowd for a cafe.

However, for a cafe that had only been in business for five days, this was quite a feat.

Ms. Mayer was unable to make sense of this.

”Are you kidding me? Are these people fools?” she thought to herself.

As she craned her neck to observe the customers, she noticed a group of girls crowded around a remarkably large cat with long fur.

The cat was beautiful.

Ms. Mayer wanted to run her hands through her shiny coat of hair.

”I'm pretty sure that's a ragdoll. It is adorable, but even then, it can't possibly be why so many people are in there,” she furrowed her eyebrows.

As a cat owner, she knew about the different breeds and could appreciate how special ragdolls were. However, she could not wrap her head around how this lousy little place could be so popular.