Sister, can I be a maid too?

"Let me tell you, I spent the whole day with Lin Tingwan and brought her back safely. You can't wrong a hero like me."

It would have been better if she hadn't mentioned it, because once it was brought up, Lin Jianxia gritted her teeth again:

"What did you say to Wanwan?!"

Lin Tingwan?

Jiang Yubai blinked: "Really? Just... chatting, gossiping and stuff."

"How did you two talk?"

"How did you talk? Just talk, or use that... draft... notebook?"

Finally, as if he had suddenly understood something, Jiang Yubai looked at Lin Jianxia with a somewhat subtle expression.

The girl opposite him was practically bursting with rage; her beautiful eyes were almost spitting out flames.

"Now you remember, huh?! What kind of draft notebook did you use for Wanwan?!"

Jiang Yubai's previous imposing manner of "Don't misjudge the loyal and good" vanished instantly, and he suddenly became guilty.

He looked away and coughed lightly:

"Well... it was just something I did on the spur of the moment... I didn't think much of it at the time..."

He originally thought that Lin Tingwan would be fine after reading it, and he was a little disappointed at the time.

Judging from her appearance, Lin Tingwan must have vented to her older sister as soon as she got home.

No, what exactly did they say that made Lin Jianxia so angry?

While he was still grumbling to himself, Lin Jianxia across from him was furious that he dared to admit it.

"Jiang! Yu! Bai! How dare you say that?!"

Enraged, she lunged at Jiang Yubai, grabbing his collar and shaking him back and forth.

"I kill you!!!"

"Stop! Stop! Stop! Stop!"

"Sister, stop shaking me! I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm going to die!"

The room was in complete chaos.

Chapter 114 Lin Jianxia's Small Request~

Ten minutes later.

At his desk, Jiang Yubai rubbed his neck and complained:

"No, I mean Lin Jianxia... is it really okay for you to just beat me up like this?"

"At least tell me what Lin Tingwan said to you..."

Upon hearing this, Lin Jianxia looked over with a dangerous tone.

"What? Don't you know what you wrote in your drafts?!"

...No, it's just that I'm curious about what Lin Tingwan told you.

After all, you can't let this beating go unpunished, right?

But...

"Never mind, it's fine if you don't want to say it."

Jiang Yubai wisely stopped talking.

Judging from his expression, if I keep asking, I'm afraid I'll get another beating.

But then again... seeing Lin Jianxia looking so embarrassed and annoyed already made the trip worthwhile.

As for what Lin Tingwan actually said to her sister...

Why not just ask her directly when the time comes?

Thinking of this, Jiang Yubai stood up with a relaxed mood:

"Alright, alright, I've already hit you and scolded you. I'll just not use that notebook next time."

To everyone's surprise, Lin Jianxia's reaction to these words was even stronger:

"no!"

"......ha?"

Jiang Yubai slowly typed out a question mark.

“No, we have to use the original draft notebook,” Lin Jianxia pouted. “Wanwan has read all of mine, and I want to see what Wanwan wrote!”

Jiang Yubai: "...Okay."

He didn't continue the topic, but simply took out the test paper from his bag and casually said:

"Look, the monthly exam results are out. Shall we go over the test papers now?"

Lin Jianxia pursed her lips, but still spoke:

"I'm going to find Wanwan... Wait for me a moment."

Just two or three minutes later, the girl pushed the door open again, but the familiar figure was not following behind her.

Jiang Yubai looked up and glanced at it a few times, then asked curiously:

"Why are you alone? Isn't Lin Tingwan coming?"

"Hmm, she's not coming. She's probably too tired from classes during the day and wants to rest early."

After saying that, Lin Jianxia sighed softly.

"Why are you sighing?" Jiang Yubai said with a smile. "Isn't this a good thing?"

Lin Jianxia sat down next to him and wrinkled her little nose:

"What's so good about it?"

"Fortunately... Lin Tingwan really did try her best," Jiang Yubai said. "If she had simply shut herself off because of nervousness, that would have been the easiest way."

"But she's actually been working really hard to maintain her condition, which is why she feels tired."

He winked at Lin Jianxia:

"Isn't this a good thing?"

Lin Jianxia looked into those smiling eyes and suddenly felt her face getting hot. She turned her head away.

"...smooth-talking."

"What do you mean by being glib and smooth-talking!" Jiang Yubai couldn't hold back any longer.

No, he explained it so sincerely, even if Lin Jianxia wasn't moved to tears, she shouldn't have given him such an evaluation, right?

"Hurry up, hurry up~ Let's go over the test paper!"

Lin Jianxia urged him on, but her tone unconsciously rose.

Jiang Yubai sighed as if he had met the wrong person, and handed over several monthly exam papers:

"Look, your test paper shows great improvement in math and physics. Your daughter, Wanwan, has already gone up on stage to receive praise on your behalf."

Really?

Lin Jianxia immediately beamed with joy, but then, she suddenly asked somewhat nervously:

"So... what about yours? What's our ranking for improvement this time?"

Jiang Yubai didn't speak, but simply held up five fingers.

Seeing this, Lin Jianxia was a little disappointed, but she still comforted herself:

"Fifth...that's actually acceptable, after all—"

Before he could finish speaking, Jiang Yubai in front of him pressed his thumb.

Lin Jianxia was taken aback, and said cautiously:

"fourth?"

Jiang Yubai remained silent and bent his little finger down again.

Lin Jianxia's eyes lit up, and she stared intently at his palm, momentarily speechless.

Then Jiang Yubai bent his ring finger, made a "V" sign, and gently waved it in front of her.

Lin Jianxia said in disbelief:

"The...second?"

“Yes,” Jiang Yubai nodded with a smile, not keeping her in suspense any longer, “Our improvement this time… is second in the whole grade!”

"Yay!!"

Lin Jianxia couldn't help but cheer.

After all, the results of each monthly exam are compared with the first exam after enrollment. The greater the improvement, the higher the probability of receiving a scholarship at the end of the semester.

Having secured second place this time, barring any major mishaps, I have a strong chance of making it into the top five for the Progress Scholarship by the end of the semester.

Seeing her like this, Jiang Yu rolled her eyes and couldn't help but complain:

"Why are you acting like a child? We're not even number one, what's all the cheering about? Being number one is our goal, okay?"

This time, Lin Jianxia surprisingly didn't argue with him, and just shook her head foolishly:

"Second place... second place... second place also gets a scholarship of 1,000 each!"

"...This is just a monthly exam; the final score will be calculated by adding up all the results."

Lin Jianxia ignored his mood-ruining remark and suddenly remembered something, saying:

"Oh right, I remember we made a bet, didn't we? Wasn't it about who made the biggest improvement?"

Jiang Yubai's disgusted expression suddenly froze. After a few seconds of silence, he spoke as if he had amnesia:

"Really? I don't remember."