Sister, can I be a maid too?

Why are you looking at me...?

He blinked and asked in a low voice:

"What's wrong, Wanwan? Is it not pretty?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he felt like something.

Even if Lin Tingwan wanted to reply to him, she could write what she wanted to say in a small notebook and hand it to him, but the light is so dim now that even if he were blind, he wouldn't be able to see it clearly.

Do I have to use my phone to look at it?

As he was pondering this, he suddenly felt the girl beside him move.

Lin Tingwan leaned slightly forward and extended her hand.

Jiang Yubai was still wondering what she was going to do when, in the next second, he felt his right hand being gently pulled up and placed on her closed legs.

It felt warm and soft to the touch, carrying the warmth of a young girl's body.

Jiang Yubai froze instantly.

...Wait, what's going on?

"Wanwan?" he asked hesitantly, "What's wrong with you...?"

Lin Tingwan did not answer, but simply lowered her head.

Before he could react, he suddenly felt a slight itch in his palm.

Jiang Yubai was bewildered for a few seconds before suddenly realizing—this girl was writing on his palm with her fingertips.

No, there's another way?

He quickly composed himself and began to sense it.

Although he didn't remember the first two strokes, fortunately, Lin Tingwan wrote each stroke carefully, and Jiang Yubai quickly understood what she was writing.

"sister....."

"sister....."

"explain....."

"No....."

My sister said... I can't look at legs?

After confirming it twice more, Jiang Yubai was numb.

What do you mean by "looking at legs"?!

He couldn't help but look up at the stage again—the female host was reading her script, and the hem of her evening gown only reached her knees.

I did look at it for a while and it was definitely not wrong, but it was clearly an appreciative look, how did it turn into looking at legs!

No, what kind of image do I have in Lin Jianxia's eyes?!

You need to tell your sister something before you come, right?

Jiang Yu gritted his teeth, glanced at the girl beside him, and then, quite professionally, took her small hand and gently placed it on his lap.

After completing the action, I paused slightly.

Although I've had my wrist pulled before, this is probably the first time I've ever held someone's hand so directly like this.

The girl's small hands were slightly cool, with slender fingers and soft palms, the touch as delicate as holding a piece of fine, cool jade.

After regaining his composure, Jiang Yubai began to carefully button the hat in her hand, stroke by stroke:

"Wanwan, you looked up just now, didn't you? Isn't the male host handsome?"

—Hmph, whether this girl is handsome or not, he's going to tease her properly.

—You idiot Lin Tingwan, the adult world is very cruel!

When Jiang Yubai first slid his finger up, Lin Tingwan instinctively flinched, but quickly obediently let him do as he pleased.

After the large hand finished writing, she looked up at the stage a few times, as if she were sizing it up.

She then lowered her head, took Jiang Yubai's arm and placed it back on her lap, and continued writing.

"without......."

"have......."

What do you mean by "nothing"?

Jiang Yubai was puzzled when the last few words fell from his palm:

"Not as good-looking as Jiang Yubai."

Jiang Yubai: "......."

No, how am I supposed to reply to that?

He paused for two seconds, then withdrew his hand with feigned seriousness, lowered his voice, and cleared his throat:

"Hmm... there's no need to say anything so obvious, just enjoy the show."

In the dim light, he saw Lin Tingwan nod earnestly.

Oh no, she's so cute!

Jiang Yubai suppressed the urge to pat her head and turned his attention back to the stage.

For some reason, the principal's speech and the host's introduction on stage seemed to be veiled in a hazy mist, making it impossible to hear or see clearly.

—Am I under a curse...?

Jiang Yubai turned his head to look with some suspicion.

This time, however, Lin Tingwan was looking at the stage intently, appearing completely focused.

Only that profile was softened and hazy by the stage's afterglow, so beautiful that it was impossible to look away.

After a lengthy opening speech and program introduction, the 23rd New Year's Eve Gala of Lincheng No. 3 Middle School finally officially began.

The show opened with a high-energy street dance performance, with deafening music and dazzling lights that instantly ignited the atmosphere.

Next, a junior high school girl took to the stage for a solo performance. Her clear and melodious voice drew enthusiastic cheers.

There were people cheering and singing along. After all, it was a rare gala, so the teachers in the audience didn't really keep an eye on things. They would only pretend to be serious and give a few serious reminders when the scene got too noisy.

It must be said that the students of Lin San Middle School are indeed very talented.

Magic, skits, choral performances...

Class 3 of Grade 11 even put together a small band, and their joint performance was quite impressive.

Jiang Yubai watched with great interest, while Lin Tingwan beside him stared intently at the stage, her eyes reflecting a shimmering light.

Sometimes, she would gently pull Jiang Yubai's hand and write something in his palm.

Later, the girl simply placed his arm gently on her lap and wrote down whatever came to mind.

The rest of the time...

She pressed down quietly, her small hand resting on Jiang Yubai's hand as if holding something reassuring.

At first, Jiang Yubai felt a little uncomfortable, but Lin Tingwan didn't say anything, and he eventually got used to it.

A skit was being performed on stage, packed with jokes, eliciting bursts of laughter from the audience every now and then.

As Jiang Yubai was looking at it, he suddenly felt a slight tremor in his pocket.

He snapped out of his daze, took out his phone with his left hand, turned down the brightness, and glanced at it.

It was a message from Lin Jianxia.

[Little Hedgehog]: I'm in!

[Little Hedgehog]: =w=

coming?

Jiang Yubai subconsciously looked back, but unfortunately the light was dim, and he couldn't find where the girl was sitting.

He saw the cute emoticon and typed back:

[Jiang Bi Niao Yu Bai]: How's it going? Is everything alright?

[Little Hedgehog]: Sure enough, the security guard at the school gate didn't stop me. I ran to the auditorium and came in through the back door.

[Little Hedgehog]: Where are you?

【Jiang Bi Niao Yu Bai】: Wanwan and I were sitting on the senior high school side, the fifth row from the front, the two seats at the very back.

[Jiang Bi Niao Yu Bai]: Where are you? I can't see you.

[Little Hedgehog]: I'm sitting in the last row, in a dark corner, how could you possibly see me?

[Little Hedgehog]: But you're absolutely right, this place is full of family members brought by the teachers, nobody's paying any attention to me~

Upon seeing this, Jiang Yubai chuckled and replied:

【Jiang Bi Niao Yu Bai】: What else? I already said there would definitely be no problem, but you still don't believe me.

[Little Hedgehog]: okok, I'll watch it here first.

【Jiang Bi Niao Yu Bai】: Okay, remember to run first when it's over, we'll come find you later.

[Little Hedgehog]: Oh right, don't you dare bully Wanwan, or I'll beat you to death!

【Little Hedgehog】(｀へ?*)ノ

—Why is it this word again?

Jiang Yubai narrowed his eyes and replied irritably:

[Jiang Bi Niao Yu Bai]: So what if you want to bully me? Come and hit me if you dare.

The two bickered for a few more rounds like elementary school students, until Lin Jianxia finally said, "I'm ignoring you now, I'm going to watch the show," which temporarily ended the fight.

Jiang Yubai turned off his phone triumphantly, a slight smile unconsciously creeping onto his lips.

Lin Tingwan waited for him to put his phone in his pocket before she moved her fingertips and gently wrote in his palm:

"Has my sister arrived?"