Sister, can I be a maid too?

"Hey."

Lin Jianxia was overjoyed. She took the clothes and then quickly shrank back into the quilt.

The blanket writhed and swayed for a while before a bath towel was thrown out.

Jiang Yubai stared at the bath towel for a long time, but couldn't resist picking it up and comparing it to the towel.

...It seems a bit small.

Seemingly sensing something, Lin Jianxia quickly poked half her head out. Upon seeing his action, her ears turned red instantly, and she snatched the bath towel back.

Just as she was about to explode, she met Jiang Yubai's ambiguous smile and turned her face away, her pretty cheeks slightly flushed.

"You...you go and get my pajamas from the bathroom."

"Alright, Miss Lin, is there anything else you need?"

Lin Jianxia ignored him, hugged her bath towel, and shrank back into the blanket.

Jiang Yubai rolled her eyes at her silently, then turned and walked towards the bathroom.

The bathroom heater was still on, and the air was filled with lingering steam mixed with a rich lavender scent.

Jiang Yubai immediately spotted a set of pajamas hanging on the wall, picked it up, looked around, but couldn't find any other clothes.

He paused for a moment, then looked down at the pajamas in his hand.

No, so every time you two wander around in front of me in your pajamas, it's because...

While you don't usually need to wear anything else when you're wearing pajamas, and the pajamas are thick enough and not too loose so you don't have to worry about showing too much skin.

But you two are really ignoring me!

Jiang Yubai's lips twitched, but he didn't say anything and turned to leave the bathroom.

Lin Jianxia had already changed her clothes and was awkwardly adjusting her collar.

Here, your pajamas.

Lin Jianxia blinked, her ears turning slightly red as she took the item, and said, "I'm leaving now!" before turning to slip away.

Good night, good night.

Jiang Yu waved his hand.

Lin Jianxia paused, hummed "Goodnight" softly, and then dashed out the door.

A gust of cold wind blew in the corridor, and she realized that her face was burning hot.

Looking back at the door of Jiang Yubai's house, Lin Jianxia bit her lower lip, finally unable to suppress the shame in her heart, and squatted down abruptly.

She buried her face in her arms and made soft whimpering noises.

—If she had known it would turn out like this… she would have rather not taken a shower today!

After venting for a while, Lin Jianxia took a deep breath, patted her face, stood up, and tiptoed into the house.

—It's so late, we can't keep making noise until the very end.

She slowly pressed the doorknob, carefully pushed the door open, and suddenly froze—

Inside the room, Lin Tingwan sat quietly on the edge of the bed, glancing at the pajamas and towel in her older sister's hands, her gaze then falling on her sister's face.

Eyes facing each other.

"......"

Lin Jianxia opened her mouth and gave a dry laugh:

"Wanwan, you...you're still awake?"

Chapter 196 Lin Jianxia and Lin Tingwan in a Dream... So tragic!

Tuesday morning.

The alarm clock rang on the bedside table.

Jiang Yubai, still half asleep, turned off the alarm clock and lay on the bed for a while longer. Just as she was about to fall asleep again, she suddenly woke up with a start and slowly sat up.

He yawned lazily, feeling dizzy and sore all over, as if he were still trapped in last night's dream.

I didn't sleep well.

That's understandable, given what happened last night that made it very late before he finally drifted off to sleep.

Even when I was asleep, I kept dreaming and never slept soundly.

What exactly was the dream about...?

All I can say is that Lin Jianxia and Lin Tingwan in the dream... were really miserable.

Jiang Yubai quickly shook his head to calm himself down, changed into his school uniform in a few moments, and went into the bathroom to wash up.

As soon as I opened the door, the warm aroma of breakfast wafted out.

His eyes lit up, and he quickly walked to the dining table.

The table was already set with congee with preserved egg and lean pork, fried eggs, and a plate of freshly made scallion pancakes, which were just starting to steam.

However, what truly caught his attention were the two sisters sitting at the table.

Lin Tingwan was alright; she just lowered her eyes slightly, and her eyes brightened slightly when she saw him.

Lin Jianxia looked listless and almost asleep. When she saw him coming, she complained in a muffled voice:

"Why did you take so long to come out...?"

Jiang Yubai looked up and gazed over.

Their eyes met for a few seconds. He subconsciously tried to look away, but found that Lin Jianxia was faster than him—her ears turned slightly red, and she quickly turned her face away.

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

No, I looked away because I was dreaming. Why are you hiding from me?

Jiang Yubai looked at her suspiciously for a moment:

"I... didn't sleep well last night. What's going on with you two? You look like you're about to fall asleep."

"We didn't sleep well either, is it wrong to chat late!" Lin Jianxia pouted and urged, "Hurry up and eat, or we'll be late."

Jiang Yubai was startled, glanced at the time, and then his eyes widened:

"Holy crap, it's so late?!"

So hurry up and eat!

......

When the three hurriedly entered the classroom, their homeroom teacher, Zhang Shufang, was already standing at the door.

She glanced at the three people who rushed in, but didn't say anything. She simply nodded and told them to sit back down.

Jiang Yubai finally breathed a sigh of relief when morning self-study began.

Almost, almost...

Their own teacher is the strictest when it comes to being late. If they were even two minutes late, the three of them would probably have to stand for the entire morning self-study session.

He twirled his pen, his gaze involuntarily falling on the girl beside him.

Lin Tingwan sat upright, her face still flushed from the journey, and looked down at the textbook on the table, seemingly reviewing her lessons.

—Wait...is that Lin Tingwan?

Jiang Yubai blinked.

He was running so fast that he didn't notice whether the person sitting next to him was Lin Jianxia or Lin Tingwan.

Although Lin Jianxia said that one and three were hers and two and four were Wanwan, I always felt that this guy never spoke the truth.

If Lin Jianxia suddenly has another sudden idea and pretends to be Lin Tingwan to find out if she will say anything bad about me, then I'm doomed.

Jiang Yubai looked him up and down several times, but couldn't see anything amiss.

He gently nudged the girl beside him with his shoulder.

The other party cast a slightly questioning look at him.

I still can't recognize him.

After thinking for a moment, Jiang Yubai simply pulled out a draft notebook, scribbled down a line, and pushed it over.

Before long, the draft notebook was pushed back, with a line of neat and beautiful handwriting on it:

"Jiang Yubai is the best."

You actually wrote it?

It seems that it must be Wanwan.

Jiang Yubai finally felt relieved.

After all, if Lin Jianxia was really faking it, he would accept it, since she could write that sentence so seriously.

Jiang Yubai winked at Lin Tingwan, indicating that everything was alright.

Lin Tingwan obediently looked away without even asking why.

—So good, so good.

Jiang Yubai glanced at the homeroom teacher grading papers on the podium and finally suppressed the urge to pat his own Wanwan's head.

He turned his gaze back to the Chinese textbook on the table, intending to review the classical poems again.

But after teasing the adorable Wanwan, once I relaxed, the fatigue from staying up all night returned.

Jiang Yubai felt his eyelids drooping heavily, his head spinning so much he was about to lose consciousness, and the words on his textbook seemed to float up one by one.

Unable to hold on any longer, he simply propped his elbows on the table, rested his palms against his temples, closed his eyes, and took a nap right there.

This trick was his own creation—from the outside, he would only appear to be pondering a problem while resting his forehead on his hand, with no one suspecting that he was already fast asleep.

As for the results... well, that's a matter of opinion.

I don't know how long I slept in a daze, but the bell finally rang to signal the end of morning self-study.