FYN Chapter 20 You're not trying to renege on my rent, are you?
Chapter 20 You're not trying to renege on my rent, are you?
Seemingly unfamiliar with such a scene, Lin Jianxia subconsciously cast a pleading look at Jiang Yubai.
Jiang Yubai simply replied with four words: "It's up to you."
Without urging or interfering, we calmly waited for her to make a decision.
For some reason, Lin Jianxia suddenly felt at peace.
She nodded, lowered her eyes, and whispered to the landlady, "Thank you... for giving me this job before."
After saying that, she let out a long sigh of relief, feeling that all the frustration and grievances in her heart had finally dissipated.
Jiang Yubai glanced at her with some surprise, then turned to the proprietress:
"Since she's said that... then the rent doesn't need to be seven thousand, let's just set it at six thousand."
"Six thousand is really..."
The proprietress opened her mouth, still wanting to struggle, but after glancing at the silent Lin Jianxia beside her and then at Jiang Yubai's expression of having nothing to say, she finally gave up.
Her shoulders slumped, and she shook her head with a wry smile:
"...Okay, six thousand it is."
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On the way home, Lin Jianxia walked with her head down, while Jiang Yubai stood beside her, humming a song in a good mood.
"sorry."
Lin Jianxia suddenly spoke up like this.
Jiang Yubai snapped out of his daze, his gaze falling on the girl beside him, and he couldn't help but ask curiously:
Why are you apologizing?
Under Jiang Yubai's questioning gaze, Lin Jianxia slightly averted her eyes: "Well, there are just a lot of things..."
Aunt Zhao, whom I thought was quite kind, suddenly turned on me on payday and made excuses to deduct my hard-earned money.
Jiang Yubai, whom she subconsciously regarded as a playboy, not only agreed to postpone the rent payment time and time again, but also came over today to get back every penny of the wages that had been withheld from her.
This made her realize that Jiang Yubai was actually...
"Although I didn't quite understand what you were muttering, I've decided to accept your apology."
Jiang Yubai shrugged and said in a serious tone, "It would be even better if you could repay me with your body."
Lin Jianxia froze for two seconds, her face flushed red, and she angrily clenched her fist and punched his shoulder:
"Jiang Yubai!!"
What the hell! Isn't he just a complete playboy?! Bastard!!
After glaring at him for a while, Lin Jianxia finally gave up on this shameless guy, pursed her lips, and asked again:
"Um...why are you helping us?"
"Why should I help you?" Jiang Yubai glanced at her, thought for a moment, and suddenly drew out his voice.
"Because your sister and I are deskmates, and super-good friends too, so it's only right that I help out as her older sister, isn't it?"
—What's so great about it? This "little sister" you're talking about has never paid any attention to you at school!
—And you're 'helping out as your older sister' too... Do you think I don't know what you're thinking?!
Lin Jianxia thought to herself, but her ears turned a little redder.
Seeing her puffed-up and awkward expression, Jiang Yubai, who was walking beside her, naturally knew what she was struggling with.
However... he didn't actually care much about Lin Jianxia's attitude towards him.
In essence, Jiang Yubai was neither a benevolent person who stood up for justice, nor did he intend to do anything in return, nor did he expect his excessively beautiful classmate to treat him differently because of this.
As for why I helped these two sisters... I guess it's because I thought it was interesting.
Besides, he's a friend and classmate I've been feeding for quite some time, so why not lend a hand?
Just then, Lin Jianxia, who was standing to the side, seemed to have an idea. She turned her face away and muttered something under her breath:
".......Thanks."
Jiang Yubai looked at her as if she were an alien:
"No, can you please speak plainly? All this 'sorry' and 'thank you' is making me afraid to even respond."
What?! Oh?! Ah!
Lin Jianxia angrily shouted in her heart, gritted her teeth, and quickened her pace, wanting to shake off that annoying guy behind her as soon as possible.
Jiang Yubai's lips curled up slightly as he leisurely followed behind her.
But before she had taken more than a few steps, Lin Jianxia suddenly slowed down again.
When the two were side by side again, she hesitated before speaking:
"Um, I heard everything outside. Raising the rent like this... won't there be any problems?"
"What problem could there be?" Jiang Yubai looked at her strangely. "You're not still worried about him, are you?"
Lin Jianxia choked with anger: "No way! I was worried about you... your landlord, okay?!"
How can this person not distinguish between good and bad words?
"It's okay," Jiang Yubai shrugged. "Believe it or not, even if I mention seven thousand a month, she'll still renew the lease."
He glanced back and said, "After all, that place is really nice. If she doesn't rent it... there are plenty of other people who will."
"I see..." Lin Jianxia nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite.
But then, as if she had suddenly remembered something, she burst out laughing:
"Jiang Yubai, you actually repeated all those things she said about me verbatim?"
Jiang Yubai was blunt: "If she can make up that kind of nonsense herself, then she shouldn't blame others for using it on her exactly. It's all her own doing."
Lin Jianxia was amused and giggled. After laughing enough, she pursed her lips and softened her voice:
"Actually... I'm quite grateful to Aunt Zhao. I was really desperate during the summer vacation, I couldn't find a job anywhere, and she took me in."
Jiang Yubai wasn't about to play along with her sentimental act. He rolled his eyes and said, "You talk about such lofty ideals, so why did you still accept that five hundred in the end?"
"That's my reward for my hard work! I might as well take it!"
Lin Jianxia glared at him, then, as if remembering something, pulled out three hundred-yuan bills from her bag and handed them to him.
Here, take it.
"What do you mean?" Jiang Yubai didn't answer, but just raised an eyebrow.
"It's about the cost of food," Lin Jianxia grumbled. "Lunch was already quite a feast. The dishes... were enough to feed my sister and me for a long time."
Jiang Yubai didn't refuse and readily accepted the three hundred yuan.
Seeing that he accepted it, Lin Jianxia's lips curled up slightly, and she put her hands behind her back, her steps becoming lighter:
"Let me tell you, I really deserve this 500 yuan as a tip."
"Every day after school I had to rush to the bookstore. That little warehouse was stuffy and hot, without even a fan, and I had to read one book at a time..."
Perhaps it had been too long since she had chatted so easily with someone, because once the girl started talking, she couldn't stop, rambling on about her daily life.
Jiang Yubai didn't interrupt, but just stood by and gave a few perfunctory replies.
Finally, Lin Jianxia finished speaking, and the two fell silent.
Beneath the dense sycamore trees, only the soft rustling of shoes crunching over fallen leaves could be heard.
As Lin Jianxia walked, she couldn't help but steal glances at him out of the corner of her eye, her heart inexplicably beating faster and faster.
The matter has been resolved... why is this guy still following me?
I'm going home, does he intend to come along? Surely he's not... just trying to freeload another meal?
Although... it doesn't seem like it's impossible...
"Um..." Lin Jianxia finally mustered up her courage to speak, but her gaze drifted to the shadows of the trees by the roadside. "Jiang Yubai, I'm going home. Why...why are you still following me?"
"ha?"
Jiang Yubai looked at her as if she were nothing special.
"I'm waiting for your rent. You've been nagging me for ages, are you just trying to get me sleepy so you can skip out on the rent?"
Lin Jianxia stood frozen in place as if struck by lightning.
Slowly, the girl's cheeks flushed crimson at a visible speed, finally turning into a sound of embarrassment and annoyance:
"Jiang! Yu! Bai!!!"