Sister, can I become a maid too?

Chapter 23 I'll be waiting for you in the grove behind the school

Monday morning.

With a steamed bun in his mouth, Jiang Yubai slipped into the classroom as the bell rang once again.

He stuffed his backpack full of snacks into his desk drawer, glanced at the clock, and quickly took a few big bites of his steamed bun.

But I ate too quickly, and a big mouthful of the filling and dough of the bun got stuck in my throat, neither going up nor down.

Jiang Yubai choked up immediately, frantically reaching for the water bottle under the table—it was empty!

Holy crap, where's the water?!

He then remembered that he hadn't gone to pick up the water after drinking it on Friday.

"Cough, cough..."

He coughed and held his breath, then turned to look at Lin Jianxia with pleading eyes.

Lin Jianxia was quietly memorizing English words when this guy next to her suddenly started this whole thing.

She hesitated for a moment, then took her water bottle out of the drawer of the table.

As soon as he picked up the bottle, Jiang Yubai took it from him as if he had seen a savior, unscrewed the cap, tilted his head back, and poured the contents into his mouth from a distance.

Lin Jianxia's eyes widened suddenly—

I told you to pour it into a cup! Who told you to drink directly from the bottle?!

Finally managing to swallow the steamed bun that had been stuck in his throat, Jiang Yubai let out a long sigh of relief and turned to say sincerely:

"Thank you, you've been a great help."

Lin Jianxia glared at him for a long time, but in the end she didn't do anything. She just angrily took back her cup.

—I should have just choked you to death!

Jiang Yubai, of course, had no idea what this guy was thinking. He simply patted his chest and casually pulled out his English book, placing it on his desk.

He had already spoken with landlord Li in Jinxiu New Village yesterday to learn about the room he was going to move into.

Although the room was fully furnished and didn't require him to renovate, the existing furniture was too old. Replacing the furniture and doing some simple wall painting would mean he wouldn't be able to move in for at least a week.

In other words, he would have to eat his own cooking for a whole week.

Sigh... I should have just stopped by Lin Jianxia's house for dinner before leaving...

Jiang Yubai sighed with regret, then turned to look at his deskmate.

Lin Jianxia's face remained expressionless, her gaze fixed on the English textbook on the table, showing no reaction to his gaze; she was clearly still sulking.

Hmm...it does seem a bit unsuitable...

After thinking for a moment, Jiang Yubai picked up the draft notebook and quickly wrote down:

"The situation was urgent just now, sorry, sorry."

After finishing writing, he took out a carton of yogurt from his bag, gently pressed it on the draft paper, and pushed it to Lin Jianxia's desk.

To Jiang Yubai's surprise, Lin Jianxia only glanced at it before looking away, her gaze returning to the textbook, showing no intention of taking it.

Hey, is it really that bad?

Jiang Yubai was slightly taken aback, took back the draft notebook, and rewrote:

"Hey Lin Tingwan, your sister wouldn't let us talk at home before, so now you should at least have a chat with me, right?"

But this time, after it was handed over, Lin Jianxia reacted even more strongly.

She raised her hand to her temple and turned to the side, looking completely unwilling to communicate.

This unusual behavior completely stunned Jiang Yubai.

Wait a minute... is she completely unconcerned about giving herself away?

Aren't you afraid that you'll find out that this isn't how "Lin Tingwan" should react?

Thinking of this, Jiang Yubai tried several more times, but no matter what the topic was or what kind of snacks were offered, the girl beside him remained unmoved and didn't even lift her eyelids.

Could it be... that Lin Jianxia really minds someone else using her water cup?

Seeing the still unresponsive silhouette, Jiang Yubai, somewhat doubting his life choices, put away his draft and gave up on trying again.

Unbeknownst to him, Lin Jianxia, ​​seeing that he had finally calmed down, also breathed a heavy sigh of relief.

She wasn't angry about the water glass, of course; it was just that... she simply couldn't reply.

After all, today she was going to be completely honest with Jiang Yubai. If she were still using her sister's name and seriously told Jiang Yubai what "Lin Jianxia" liked and disliked...

It would be better to just kill her.

—No, you apologized to me on behalf of 'Lin Jianxia' back then, so it was you?

—So all the time I kept pestering you to find out Lin Jianxia's preferences were actually answers you gave yourself?

—So that's why you kept stopping me from chatting with your sister at home. You were afraid of being exposed!

Just thinking about what might happen next made Lin Jianxia wish she could dig a hole and crawl right inside.

In particular, these conversations were all written down in black and white on a draft paper!

If Jiang Yubai had a worse temper, he might have tied her to a chair and then recited the chat logs in his notebook with dramatic intonation...

Thinking about this, Lin Jianxia began to seriously consider whether she should snatch the draft from Jiang Yubai's hands right now and destroy it on the spot.

As for when the showdown will take place?

Where Jiang Yubai couldn't see, Lin Jianxia wore a bitter expression, looking utterly dejected.

Let's wait a little longer...

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After the flag-raising ceremony, Jiang Yubai had just returned to the classroom when he saw Li Yang in the back row winking at him with a very strange expression.

What's this guy up to...?

Jiang Yubai was curious, and as soon as she walked over, Li Yang couldn't wait to come closer.

"Hey, Brother Jiang," he lowered his voice, speaking mysteriously, "I'm telling you, Brother Jiang, you and Lin Tingwan... is something really going on?"

Jiang Yubai was speechless, not expecting him to say something like that right away: "Wait, where did you hear all this from? Did you hear it from the girls again?"

"Huh? Another rumor?" Li Yang looked disappointed. "They seemed to have a lot of evidence to back it up."

"You said the same thing last time," Jiang Yubai frowned, "Tell me first, what exactly did you hear?"

Seeing his serious expression, Li Yang stopped beating around the bush, scratched his head, and told the truth:

"Well... I heard someone say that Brother Jiang, having Zhao Yun and Li Qiuyue wasn't enough, so you've also set your sights on Lin Tingwan."

"At first, no one believed it, but then someone said they saw you passing notes with Lin Tingwan, and that you even used her water cup this morning..."

"Everyone in the class is saying you're... cough, a jerk."

Jiang Yubai spoke with a speechless expression:

"No, I can understand if the stories about Zhao Yun and Li Qiuyue are completely made up, but how come my passing a note gets distorted like this?"

Li Yang stroked his chin and nodded seriously: "I think it's possible that a girl has a crush on you."

"nerve."

Jiang Yubai rolled her eyes at him, but didn't take it to heart, and turned around to walk straight back to her seat.

After settling into his chair, he twirled his pen, his gaze involuntarily drifting to his deskmate.

Instead of worrying about who's talking behind his back, we should think about what Lin Jianxia is up to.

He clearly didn't drink directly from the rim of the cup; he only took a couple of sips from a distance. Why is he so angry for so long?

Just then, Lin Jianxia took a deep breath, as if she had made up her mind, reached for the draft notebook on the corner of the table, quickly wrote a line and pushed it over.

Hmm? You're finally not angry anymore?

Jiang Yubai raised an eyebrow and took the notebook. The moment he saw the contents, he froze on the spot.

"Don't leave after school, I'll wait for you in the grove behind the school."

He read the line of text over and over again, then turned his head away in disbelief.

Lin Jianxia stared intently at the textbook on the table, her ears burning red.

—Holy crap, could they have actually guessed right?