Sister, can I become a maid too?

Chapter 156 So...do you have someone you like right now?

Upon hearing this, Lin Jianxia blinked, momentarily stunned.

"What... about your love life?"

She repeated herself hesitantly.

Jiang Yubai didn't reply, but just looked at her with great interest.

After a few seconds of eye contact, the confusion on Lin Jianxia's face gradually faded.

As if she had remembered something, her face visibly flushed red.

"Jiang Yubai! Why are you asking this?!"

"Just chatting," Jiang Yu shrugged. "If you don't want to chat, that's fine too."

Lin Jianxia stared at him for several seconds, then suddenly let out a soft "humph":

"Okay, let's talk—but let's be fair, one question per person, how about that?"

"Sure," Jiang Yubai said casually, "Who goes first?"

"You go first."

"I'll go first... Do you know who that guy who tried to chat me up earlier?"

Jiang Yubai revealed his true colors.

Well, it was just a casual chat... He was really just a little curious.

"What kind of flirting are you talking about?"

Lin Jianxia was stunned for a moment before realizing who he was talking about, and retorted irritably.

"Of course I know him! I don't even know his name!"

"I sat there waiting for everyone to leave, but after a long time, he was the only one left dawdling around. As soon as I went out, he followed me out."

Jiang Yubai's lips twitched after hearing this:

"That sounds like... if I hadn't been waiting for you at the door, he probably would have come up and tried to chat you up?"

"Then I'll just pretend I didn't hear that and go back to the classroom," Lin Jianxia said smugly, shaking her head. "Anyway, I'm Wanwan now, so it's normal for me to ignore people, right?"

To be honest, there are advantages to pretending to be your own Wanwan.

No matter who strikes up a conversation, just look down and pretend you didn't hear them; in the end, it's always the other person who feels awkward.

Hmm, less useless social interaction, that's great!

Jiang Yubai listened with curiosity and couldn't help but ask:

"Do people do this often?"

Lin Jianxia tilted her head back and thought for a moment:

"It was alright. There were more of them at the beginning of my first year of high school. Some people even kept putting on pantomimes in front of me."

"Anyway, I ignored it, and eventually, not many people came anymore."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yu was stunned:

"Pancake performance?"

"Oh, he just suddenly jumped up from the spot, making a shooting motion with his hands, I don't know what he was doing."

At this point, Lin Jianxia paused, then suddenly realized something and frowned:

"Hey, we agreed on one question per person, why are you asking all the questions?"

"I've already acted as your shield, okay? What's wrong with asking a few more questions?"

Jiang Yubai spoke with conviction.

"Stop blocking my way! I can manage without you, okay?!"

"That's different—"

Jiang Yubai counted on his fingers, analyzing in a serious tone.

"Without me, he might have lingered for a while longer. But this way, he'll just think we're a couple and then leave disappointed."

"A pair my foot!!!" Lin Jianxia instantly bristled, her ears turning bright red as she glared at him. "Who said we're a pair?!"

"I already said it's from the other side's perspective, okay?"

Jiang Yubai looked regretful.

"I can't exactly say we're in a master-maid relationship, can I? That would be such a blow to her psyche!"

"I'll just have to reluctantly pretend we're a couple."

Lin Jianxia was silent for two seconds, then suddenly looked around, picked up a thin, withered branch from the roadside green belt, and chased after Jiang Yubai, hitting him with it.

"A pair, huh?! Reluctantly, huh?! And you're even putting up with it, huh?!"

Two minutes later.

Jiang Yubai held the straight tree branch in his hand, playing with it with great affection.

Lin Jianxia followed half a step behind him with a face full of humiliation, her cheeks puffed up with anger, looking like a hamster whose pine cone had been stolen.

After waving the branch a couple more times in a mock manner, Jiang Yubai finally turned his head with satisfaction and said with a smile:

"What's wrong? Are you angry?"

Lin Jianxia ignored him, quickly switching from a pouty expression to a blank face, staring straight ahead without even glancing at him.

"Not going to talk, huh?" Jiang Yubai nodded, deliberately drawing out the sound, "Then you won't have a chance to ask a question—"

"Jiang Yubai!!!"

Lin Jianxia was so angry that she raised her hand and gave him a light punch.

"Just kidding, you actually believe that?" Jiang Yubai said, laughing and crying at the same time. He tossed the branch aside and said, "Go ahead and ask. What's so hard about it?"

"Then...then I'll ask?"

"three."

"What three?"

"two."

"Wait a minute..."

"one."

"How many relationships have you had?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Lin Jianxia felt her heart beating too fast and her cheeks burning.

She turned her head away from him, but her gaze secretly drifted to his face out of the corner of her eye.

Jiang Yubai didn't seem embarrassed at all. Instead, he touched his chin, his brows furrowed slightly, looking like he was seriously recalling something.

"Um........"

One second, two seconds...

Lin Jianxia waited and waited, her expression gradually changing from initial tension to bewilderment, and finally to disbelief.

—No, have you really had that many romantic relationships? So many that I can't even count them all?!

As she was lost in thought, Jiang Yubai beside her suddenly sighed and solemnly announced:

"I've finished the statistics."

".....How many?"

Even Lin Jianxia herself didn't realize that there was a strange undertone in her tone.

Jiang Yubai nodded:

"zero."

Lin Jianxia didn't react for a moment, and subconsciously asked:

"How many?"

"Zero," Jiang Yubai said matter-of-factly, "I'm a model student, okay? I never date early."

Lin Jianxia stared at him for several seconds as if he were an idiot, then asked in a subtle tone:

"Then why did you count for so long?"

"To create suspense."

Jiang Yubai answered in a very serious manner.

Lin Jianxia took a deep breath and tried to silently repeat to herself, "Don't argue with idiots, don't argue with idiots."

She composed herself and asked again:

"So...do you have someone you like right now?"

"No," Jiang Yubai replied immediately, "I've already told you I'm a model student and I don't date early."

Lin Jianxia glanced at him suspiciously:

"That......."

"If you dare utter the names 'Zhao' and 'Li,' I'll fight you to the death today." Jiang Yubai narrowed his eyes. "Have you ever seen me speak to either of them?"

"Just ask!"

Lin Jianxia hummed and groaned, and for some reason, a sudden surge of joy welled up inside her.

She barely managed to suppress the urge to smile and continued to press for an answer:

"What about your past crushes? You must have some, right?"

"no."

Jiang Yubai answered lazily.

"Not here either?" Lin Jianxia frowned, staring at him suspiciously. "Hey, Jiang Yubai, you're not lying to me, are you?"

"Why would I lie to you?" Jiang Yubai glanced at her irritably. "I have very high standards, okay?"

Lin Jianxia blinked her eyes:

"...What are your requirements?"

"It looks good." Jiang Yubai said decisively.

"What kind of high demands are these?!"

"It's already very tall, okay? It's not just ordinary good-looking."

Jiang Yubai paused, then suddenly turned his head to look at her and laughed.

"But to be honest, if we had met earlier... you might have become my first crush."

Lin Jianxia's heart suddenly skipped a beat.

"Pah... You make it sound like some kind of honor..."

She turned her head away, trying to appear indifferent, but her heart was pounding and her ears were burning.

—Is this... a compliment on her looks?

"What about you?" Jiang Yubai asked curiously.

"I...I what......."

Jiang Yubai counted them one by one on his fingers:

"For example, your ambiguous romantic interests, your unrequited love experiences, your romantic history... just tell us whatever you have."

"I've already told you everything honestly, it would be too much for you to keep hiding anything."

Lin Jianxia composed herself, looked at him for two seconds, then suddenly curled her lip and spoke rapidly:

No, no, still no.

"Why don't you have any either?" Jiang Yubai asked with the same suspicious expression. "You're not lying to me, are you?"

"I'm a model student too, is that not allowed?" Lin Jianxia glared at him.

She really didn't.

Aside from Jiang Yubai, she couldn't find another boy she had ever spoken to, let alone anyone else.

"Alright, I've finished asking... wait a minute."

Lin Jianxia suddenly paused, her voice rising slightly at the end.

"There's one last question."

"Go ahead and ask."

Jiang Yubai didn't care.

Lin Jianxia coughed lightly, trying to make her voice sound more serious:

"Who is the most beautiful girl you've ever seen?"

Jiang Yubai was silent for two seconds, then squinted and asked:

"...Is this considered an emotional issue?"

"Oh, tell me already!"

Jiang Yubai had no idea what this guy was up to. After thinking about it carefully, it seemed that... there was only one answer.

He clicked his tongue: "Who else could it be? It's just—"

He paused, the words on the tip of his tongue, and chuckled.

"Take a guess."

—Why guess? Just say it!

Lin Jianxia was furious at his sudden stop, and gritted her teeth as she asked:

"Is he/she from our class?"

"That's right," Jiang Yubai answered readily.

"Do you...do you see him every day?"

"Yeah, we see each other every day." Jiang Yubai nodded.

"Isn't she... quite pretty?"

"Of course, you asked me if I'm the prettiest."

Jiang Yubai answered without hesitation, his gaze lingering meaningfully on her face for a moment.

Lin Jianxia's heart was already bubbling with joy, and her face couldn't hide her anticipation as she whispered, "..."

"Who...who is that?"

Jiang Yubai, seeing her nervous yet expectant expression, finally couldn't help but laugh out loud:

"Lin Tingwan."

Lin Jianxia's expression froze on her face, her eyes widening in disbelief.

She stared at Jiang Yubai, who was laughing heartily, for a few seconds, then suddenly pouted:

"Tch, they're all the same!"

—If you're too embarrassed to say it, just say it. Don't use your own Wanwan as an excuse...

They're twins!

Just as he was muttering to himself, he saw Jiang Yubai shake his head seriously:

"wrong."

"What's wrong?" Lin Jianxia was taken aback.

"Your temperament is different." Jiang Yubai said sincerely, his eyes clear.

Lin Jianxia: "........"

Although she knew this guy was deliberately teasing her, Lin Jianxia had to admit it—

I'm really, really angry!

Lin Jianxia angrily stretched out her hand:

"Give me your schoolbag!"

When she was looking for draft paper earlier, she casually stuffed her schoolbag into Jiang Yubai's hand, and now it was hanging steadily on his shoulder.

"We're almost home," Jiang Yubai rolled her eyes. "Sister, isn't it a bit too late that you're only realizing this now?"

...Never mind you, go ahead and memorize it if you want!

Lin Jianxia deliberately slowed her pace, falling two steps behind him, her eyes darting left and right, wondering if she could find a brick or something to secretly slip into her schoolbag.

The next second, my forehead hit something hard with a "thud".

"Ouch!"

She rubbed her forehead and looked up, only to meet Jiang Yubai's somewhat speechless gaze.

"Why did you suddenly stop?"

Lin Jianxia's eyes widened as she turned the tables on him.

"I'm buying chicken wings for your Wanwan," Jiang Yubai gestured towards the barbecue stall next to them. "Did you leave all your intelligence in the exam room? It's dropped quite a bit now."

Lin Jianxia gritted her teeth, but in the end she couldn't hold back and gave him a light but not too heavy punch on the arm.

Jiang Yubai ignored her and went straight to the point:

"Auntie, please give me three skewers of chicken wings, three skewers of mushrooms, three skewers of lamb, and three skewers of potatoes—one spicy and two non-spicy."

The auntie who ran the stall was already familiar with the man and woman who always loved to bicker, and with a kind, maternal smile on her face, she readily agreed:

"Okay~"

Lin Jianxia gazed at the sizzling skewers on the grill and couldn't help but speak again:

"Um... three more skewers of rice cake..."

Jiang Yubai glanced at her and nodded to the aunt.

Lin Jianxia's mood immediately improved. She secretly glanced at him out of the corner of her eye and moved half a step closer to him without making a sound.

Hehe ~