Sister, can I be a maid too?

"As for why I'm unhappy..."

She paused, then her voice suddenly lowered, sounding somewhat awkward:

"I... I haven't figured it out myself yet... I'll tell you when I've figured it out."

What do you mean by "I haven't even figured it out myself"?

Before he could say anything, Lin Jianxia kicked him with her little foot and pouted:

"Hurry up, I'm fine now."

Jiang Yubai watched her reach out and untangle her hair, then asked uncertainly:

"Are you really okay? Or are you just pretending? Could it have relapsed?"

"No way! What if it really relapses...?"

At this point, Lin Jianxia glanced at him and suddenly stopped talking.

Jiang Yubai understood immediately and replied:

"Uh... then I'll give you another hug?"

Lin Jianxia didn't reply to him, but instead kicked him a few more times with her delicate white feet and snorted:

"Hurry up, hurry up, I want to sleep..."

"Go, go, go."

Jiang Yubai was slightly relieved, but as he stood up, he paused and asked curiously,

"By the way, I have something to ask you."

"What?" Lin Jianxia asked lazily.

"You had your hair down before, so why did you tie it up in a high ponytail just now? And now you've let it down... what does that mean?"

Lin Jianxia paused in her hand, smoothing her hair. After a two-second silence, she suddenly glared at him and said irritably:

"Let's go! Why are you asking so many questions!"

Jiang Yubai finally breathed a long sigh of relief after being kicked out of the room.

He didn't go back to his room immediately, but stood there, silently reflecting.

Although he always makes flirtatious and teasing remarks, he is actually a person who is very, very, very reluctant to take the initiative.

If Lin Jianxia hadn't ordered that milk tea for him, he probably would never have bought it on his own initiative; even now, when he occasionally orders, he always orders the same kind he's already had.

After all, that's how familiar the taste is; you never have to worry about the next sip being unpleasant.

When faced with even the slightest setback, one can easily think, "Oh well, I might as well give up. It doesn't seem so bad."

This is especially true in interpersonal relationships.

Regarding Lin Jianxia, ​​he had always been concerned about the subtle distance between them.

Ever since he made that joke about the maid and Lin Jianxia got angry, he's basically stopped mentioning those two words.

Although he didn't show it on the surface, he was actually very upset for a long time after that falling out.

Even after they reconciled, that fear of upsetting her again had unconsciously taken root in his subconscious.

I can't help it, I really have PTSD.

After all, no one knows if Lin Jianxia might silently take some trivial matters that he might consider insignificant to heart.

So he felt that doing nothing was probably a good thing.

At least... you won't make mistakes.

But the reason I dared to hug that little hedgehog today, besides wanting to comfort her, was mostly because last time... she was the one who took the initiative to hug her.

He thought, maybe I can give it a try.

If Lin Jianxia slapped his hand away and then glared at him fiercely with these words:

'Hey, who gave you permission to touch me? Take your paws off me!'

He'll probably laugh it off and brush it off, but he'll probably feel frustrated for a long time.

And then... they might never dare to reach out again.

Fortunately, it's alright.

Fortunately, this little hedgehog didn't raise its quills at him this time.

But.....

Jiang Yubai pursed his lips, his gaze falling on the door with a hint of doubt.

What exactly is the reason Lin Jianxia is unhappy?

He certainly wouldn't be naive enough to believe an excuse like "I'm just in a bad mood."

But after these two hugs, he vaguely felt that the key to the problem seemed to lie with himself.

If it were like before, where she felt uncomfortable because of his joke, that would be one thing, but this time she absolutely refused to say anything and just kept her anger bottled up inside.

What should we do then?

He wasn't a mind reader like Lin Jianxia; how could he possibly fathom all the intricate thoughts in a young girl's heart?

so......

What could be the reason she said she "didn't even understand"?

Sometimes, Jiang Yubai couldn't help but wonder—would that thought, the first of the four great illusions of life, really come true for him?

But then, he silently rolled his eyes at himself.

Having learned from past mistakes, Jiang Yubai preferred to believe that this time it was probably because he had said something wrong or done something wrong again.

Sigh, I don't understand.

He sighed, finally turned around, and walked into his house.

.....

.....

Could it really be true?

Jiang Yubai turned his head away suspiciously.

Chapter 202 I just want a hug, you can sleep peacefully.

I glanced down at the time; it was almost 11 p.m.

Jiang Yubai hissed and quickly quickened his pace.

He opened his bedroom door and instinctively spoke:

"Wanwan, it's been a while, I—"

The words came abruptly.

There was no one on the edge of the bed in the room, and there was no scene of Lin Tingwan dozing off while waiting for him, which he had imagined.

What about people?

Having learned from previous experiences, Jiang Yubai wasn't too flustered this time, and just looked around a few times.

It would have been better if I hadn't looked, because once I did, I discovered something amiss.

No, why is my blanket bulging out?

Jiang Yubai's expression was rather subtle. He walked over slowly and quietly, leaning over to take a look.

Sure enough, the missing Lin Tingwan was lying peacefully under his blanket on his bed, with only her cute little head peeking out.

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

As it turns out, his earlier guesses were somewhat correct.

Lin Tingwan was indeed getting sleepy while waiting.

The problem is that when this girl got sleepy, instead of sitting on the edge of the bed and dozing off, she just rolled over and got into his bed.

No, I was just saying this late, do you really not consider yourself an outsider?

I was still trying to persuade your sister next door, and you just went to bed peacefully, didn't you?

When you come back, you find a sweet, soft-smelling girl already tucked herself into your blanket, looking completely unsuspecting...

Why not crawl inside, embrace the girl's soft waist, and use her as a comfortable human pillow to sleep happily all night?

If he hadn't known that Lin Tingwan was simply simple-minded and didn't think things through, he really would have done it.

Jiang Yubai stroked his chin, then sat on the edge of the bed and began to examine him closely.

The girl's face was half-buried in the pillow, her long eyelashes drooping down, her breathing even, and her lips slightly pursed. She looked obedient, quiet, and extremely cute.

She slept quite soundly.

Jiang Yubai watched for a few seconds, but couldn't resist reaching out and gently pinching the girl's fair cheek.

It's so smooth and soft that you can't get enough of kneading it.

"Wanwan?" he called softly. "Wake up, it's time to go back to sleep."

I don't know if his voice was too soft or if Lin Tingwan was sleeping too soundly, but no matter how many times I called out, there was no response.

Left with no other choice, Jiang Yubai simply used both hands, applying a little more force, until he had kneaded and rolled that little face flat and round.

Finally, Lin Tingwan, who was sleeping soundly, frowned, shook her head, and tried to break free from the large hands that were playing tricks on her face.

After trying for a few seconds and finding she couldn't break free, the girl slowly opened her eyes.

Those sleepy eyes blinked, looking somewhat bewildered at Jiang Yubai by the bedside.

—Finally woke up.

Jiang Yubai withdrew his hand with satisfaction and said:

"You're awake? If you're awake, go back to sleep. Your sister is waiting next door."