Sister, can I be a maid too?

Seeing him arrive, Li Yang winked and said with a grin:

"Brother Jiang, now's not the time to talk about dividing into teams~"

"Shenjin, how can you play football without teams?" Jiang Yubai asked, completely bewildered.

Li Yang didn't reply, but simply turned his head and nodded, making a face.

"Look, Brother Jiang, who's that?"

Chapter 117 The flustered Lin Jianxia, ​​the 'well-behaved' Lin Tingwan

"Look, Brother Jiang, who's that?"

Jiang Yubai was taken aback for a moment, then turned his head to look in the direction of his gaze.

Not far from the goal at the end of the field, a little girl was sitting on the grass, seemingly watching them.

When Jiang Yubai looked at him, the guy turned his head away again, looking somewhere else.

Jiang Yubai blinked in surprise, then subconsciously glanced at him a few more times.

"Brother Jiang."

Fan Chuan, standing to the side, chuckled and nudged him with his elbow, teasingly saying:

"We're also benefiting from your success; now there are girls watching football too."

That's true.

Although both are ball sports, football and basketball receive drastically different treatment.

There are always many girls sitting under the basketball hoops on the small playground, but it's rare to see any girls standing on the soccer field.

The most common "female spectators" are often unlucky girls who are accidentally injured by a shot and are taking a walk on the playground.

Then the perpetrator had to run over and apologize in a humble voice amidst the curious gazes of the crowd.

Hearing this, the other boy nodded and chuckled.

"Exactly, that kid Cheng Hao is always bragging to us, but we have Lin Tingwan here, she's worth a whole bunch of them, okay?"

These two men, Fan Chuan and Deng Hongfei, are both considered football partners.

Several teammates exchanged glances, and before Jiang Yubai could speak, Li Yang coughed lightly and said in a serious tone:

"Calm down, calm down. With Brother Jiang taking charge, what's so surprising about that?"

Jiang Yubai slapped him on the back and said irritably:

"What do you mean 'I'm in charge'? What did I do to warrant this? They might just be here to watch the football match."

Before he could finish speaking, the people around him all showed expressions of disgust:

"Alas--"

"...Are you here to play football or to put on a show for the girls?"

Jiang Yubai squinted.

“It’s different,” Li Yang argued. “Brother Jiang, having an audience and not having an audience are two completely different competitive states!”

Fan Chuan nodded in agreement:

"Yeah, Brother Jiang, how about we go easy on you? Let you show off your skills today?"

"Get lost."

Jiang Yubai kicked the ball at his feet.

"Quickly split up, which team should I join?"

"Brother Jiang, you're really asking for trouble," Deng Hongfei said with a grin as he ran across the street. "Then you'd better wait and embarrass yourself in front of Lin Tingwan—I'm going to be right across from you!"

Jiang Yubai only gave him two words:

"hehe."

The rules of half-court football are actually quite simple: one team attacks and the other team defends, and the teams switch sides after a goal is scored.

But today's game was a little different.

When Jiang Yubai dribbles past his opponent, he can't help but glance to the side.

Lin Jianxia had somehow already sat down on the lowest step of the stands, resting her chin on her hand and looking in this direction.

The afternoon sun tinged her high ponytail with a light gold hue, and a gentle breeze occasionally lifted a few strands of hair.

"Brother Jiang! Watch the game!"

Fan Chuan's shout pulled him back to reality.

Jiang Yubai snapped out of his daze, raised his foot and fired a shot, the ball barely grazing the goalpost and rolling out of bounds.

Deng Hongfei whistled sarcastically:

"Tsk tsk, Brother Jiang, you're not concentrating well. The score is already five to two!"

Jiang Yubai slowly retrieved the ball, then suddenly turned his head to glance at the stands.

He tossed the ball into the middle of the court and waved it off.

"You guys play first, I'll take a break."

Deng Hongfei's smug expression froze.

He stared blankly at Jiang Yubai's retreating figure as he walked towards the stands, then looked down at the soccer ball that had rolled to his feet...

That excitement of winning... suddenly turned into a subtle feeling.

Did we win? Yes, we won.

Did you win?

If you win.

.....

Jiang Yubai crossed half of the playground and stopped in front of the lowest step of the stands.

A certain silly, beautiful girl is resting her chin on her hand, turning her head to look at the scenery on the other side.

She looked and looked, but I don't know what she was looking at. Anyway, her little head just wouldn't turn this way.

Jiang Yubai waited with great interest for a few seconds, and seeing that the guy still showed no intention of turning around, he slowly called out:

"Lin Jianxia?"

Only then did Lin Jianxia slowly turn her head, blinking as if she had just noticed him.

Jiang Yubai found it somewhat amusing:

"Don't worry, you can speak freely. It's so far away, who could hear you?"

Hearing this, Lin Jianxia hummed softly:

"...What are you doing here?"

"How did I get here?" Jiang Yubai blinked. "I just came back from playing soccer. Weren't you watching over me the whole time?"

"Who's watching here? I just came to enjoy the scenery."

People come all to see the scenery...

Jiang Yubai followed her gaze and suddenly clicked his tongue:

"Indeed, look at that unfinished building. The texture of the concrete is so rough, and the exposed steel bars are full of power. Not bad at all."

"Oh, and also, that row of old window frames over there, with their staggered geometric composition, has a deconstructivist feel to it—Lin, you have quite avant-garde taste."

With each sentence he spoke, Lin Jianxia's gaze would darken slightly.

Until the very last sound faded, the girl's voice became somewhat strained and resentful:

"Jiang! Yu! Bai! What exactly are you here for?"

That's it! This is the little hedgehog that's always getting prickly.

Jiang Yubai stopped talking, satisfied, and didn't tease her anymore. He just gestured with his chin towards the edge of the playground:

"Shall we go for a walk?"

Lin Jianxia stared at him intently before letting out a soft hum and standing up.

Passing through a small iron gate at the edge of the playground, it's only a few dozen steps to enter the grove of trees behind the school.

With its shaded by trees and secluded stone path, and dappled afternoon sunlight filtering through the leaves, it is indeed a wonderful place for a stroll.

"Hey," Jiang Yubai asked, tilting his head, "why did you suddenly decide to come see me?"

"I just came to watch the football game, who came to watch you?"

Lin Jianxia retorted with a slight blush on her cheeks, and even hit him with the mineral water bottle in her hand.

—You were just admiring the scenery, and now you've come to watch the game, right?

I even brought my own water... Sigh, I feel a bit embarrassed.

Jiang Yubai was thirsty, so he didn't stand on ceremony and took the bottle of mineral water from her hand, naturally unscrewing the cap and taking a sip.

"Wait...that—!"

Lin Jianxia's eyes widened, and she stopped speaking abruptly.

She stared blankly at the bottle of water, her lips moved, but she didn't say anything.

"what happened?"

Jiang Yubai shook the water bottle, somewhat puzzled.

"Why are you taking the water!" Lin Jianxia's ears turned bright red instantly, her voice low and both anxious and embarrassed, "I...I drank from it!"

Jiang Yubai was shocked:

"You brought me water and then drank some yourself? Were you testing it for poison?"

Hearing this, Lin Jianxia almost fainted from anger, and her cat-like fists rained down on him: