Sister, can I be a maid too?

—I don't believe it. He's definitely just saying one thing but doing another.

Jiang Yubai thought to himself with a very self-deceptive, almost optimist attitude, too lazy to argue with her, and hummed a song in a rather pleasant mood.

Lin Jianxia glanced at him, but didn't reply. She simply turned her head to look into the depths of the path and gently pursed her lips.

The path on the back mountain was winding and meandering. The two walked side by side, the only sound being the crunching of fallen leaves underfoot.

Further ahead is the stream that runs through the campus, with an old stone bridge spanning it, and on the other side is an old-fashioned arcade covered with lush ivy.

As soon as Jiang Yubai stepped onto the bridge plank, he heard the girl beside him speak softly:

"Hey, Jiang Yubai...why don't we go sit in the pavilion for a bit?"

Jiang Yubai naturally had no objection. He turned and walked towards the small pavilion at the bridgehead, which was half-hidden by the trees.

Just as I sat down on the stone bench in the pavilion, I heard Lin Jianxia say in the most natural tone:

Why are you sitting so far away? Come closer.

?

Upon hearing this, even Jiang Yubai, who was usually slow to notice, sensed that something was amiss.

What are you going to do?

He immediately became alert.

—Goodness, this guy has been pretending to be well-behaved for so long, has he finally given himself away?

—Damn, for Lin Jianxia to endure such hardship and bide his time to this extent, his ambitions must be quite grand!

—Could it be that they saw no one around and were planning to chop him into pieces and throw him into the nearby stream?

Seeing his tense and wary expression, Lin Jianxia couldn't help but roll her eyes slightly.

"Hey, I was just thinking that we met in this very pavilion before..."

"Fine, come over if you want, or don't."

Jiang Yubai was stunned for a moment, then he remembered—

Yes, that's right. Lin Jianxia met him here before, confessed that she wasn't Lin Tingwan, and even cried her eyes out, which was quite pathetic.

...But what does this have to do with me sitting down there?

Despite his inner turmoil, he still reluctantly moved to Lin Jianxia's side.

Lin Jianxia glanced at his tense expression and pursed her lips.

Then, she simply turned her head away and focused on watching the babbling stream outside the pavilion, ignoring him completely.

Jiang Yubai's heart was pounding for a while, but seeing that she really just wanted him to sit closer, he slowly relaxed, still somewhat doubtful.

The afternoon sun filtered through layers of maple leaves and ivy, casting a gentle glow inside the pavilion.

The babbling brook beside me, and the occasional breeze carrying the damp scent of grass and earth, made me feel exceptionally comfortable.

As Jiang Yubai sat there, having just finished lunch, he felt a comfortable drowsiness.

Just as my thoughts were getting a little muddled, I suddenly heard Lin Jianxia's voice:

"Hey, Jiang Yubai, are you sleepy?"

Jiang Yubai gave a soft "hmm".

"...Do you want to take a nap?"

Want to take a nap?

Jiang Yubai spoke lazily:

"Where are we supposed to sleep? This stone bench is long enough, but it's really uncomfortable."

The soft, gentle voice remained silent for a few seconds.

Just when Jiang Yubai thought she had given up, the voice rang out again, but it was even more muffled than before:

"Then...would you like to sleep here...?"

Here, or where?

Jiang Yubai turned his head, somewhat dazed, only to see Lin Jianxia's ears burning red, her gaze darting uncertainly towards the outside of the pavilion, her small hand clapping...

Those long, straight legs were tightly pressed together.

"...Here it is."

Chapter 132 Why has Lin Tingwan disappeared again?

"......"

"........"

Jiang Yubai stared blankly at Lin Jianxia for a long time before he realized what was going on.

No, what does this mean?

He hesitated, wanting to speak but holding back, then finally couldn't help but speak:

"...Knee pillow?"

Hearing this, Lin Jianxia's ears turned even redder, but her voice was more assertive than before:

"W-what lap pillow! I just saw you were sleepy, so I let you lie down for a bit!"

"Didn't you say it yourself? This stone bench is so hard, it must be uncomfortable to lie on..."

"Besides, there definitely won't be enough time to go back to the classroom to sleep now..."

She bit her lower lip and snorted:

"This is a one-time opportunity; once it's gone, it'll be gone forever!"

"Consider it payment for taking care of Wanwan... Hey, are you going to lie down or not? If not, then forget it."

—No, you've been babbling on and on, but it's still just a lap pillow...

Although he thought this in his heart, Jiang Yubai said very honestly:

"lie!"

Just kidding, only a fool wouldn't lie down.

Upon hearing this, Lin Jianxia pursed her lips, tilted her head to the side, and remained silent.

This should mean... "Do as you please"?

Jiang Yubai cautiously approached, still feeling a bit unreal.

Wait, what's going on?

Could it be that this guy behaved all morning just to...

Give yourself a lap pillow in the gazebo?

He leaned forward slowly, his movements somewhat stiff, but at the last moment he couldn't resist and looked up to ask again:

"Damn it?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Jianxia took a deep breath, as if she had finally reached her limit, and reached out to hold his head down—

"It's so noisy, lie down!"

The girl's movements seemed fierce, but she actually landed with less force, simply pressing him firmly onto her lap.

The next second, a warm and soft touch came from the back of my head.

Even through the baggy school trousers, the soft, warm touch was still clearly felt, with a faint, clean lavender scent.

So comfortable...

This is so much more comfortable than a hard pillow...

Jiang Yubai was half asleep when he subconsciously looked up—

Wow, you can barely see their faces anymore.

I never realized that Lin Jianxia, ​​despite the debuff of wearing a winter school uniform, was so capable.

He wanted to take a few more glances, but suddenly everything went dark.

Lin Jianxia reached out and gently covered his eyes.

"Don't look around," a slightly embarrassed and annoyed female voice came from beside me, "Go to sleep!"

Jiang Yubai unconsciously began to wriggle:

"Hey, hey, hey, how come it even has a built-in eye mask function? I'm not sleepy anymore—!"

He was fine when he wasn't moving, but as soon as he started moving, Lin Jianxia's face became even hotter.

She immediately pressed down with her other hand, gripping his shoulder and saying fiercely:

"Don't, don't move... If you move again, I won't let you lie down!"

Her voice was soft and urgent, tinged with embarrassment and anger, clearly a case of bluster masking weakness, much softer than her usual fierce demeanor.

However, the effect of these words was immediate; Jiang Yubai immediately stopped moving.

Just as Lin Jianxia thought this guy had finally calmed down and breathed a sigh of relief, she heard him suddenly chuckle softly and say in a sly tone:

"Lin Jianxia... are you shy?"

Lin Jianxia took a deep breath, pinched his cheeks with both hands and gently pulled them apart, gritting her teeth as she said:

"Are you going to sleep or not?!"

"Sleep, sleep, sleep..." Jiang Yubai decisively admitted defeat, "Stop pinching me, heroine."

Only then did he finally quiet down completely.

Lin Jianxia felt the heavy sensation on her legs, bit her lower lip, and felt her face burning.

She managed to calm her pounding heart, hesitated for a long time, and finally couldn't help but whisper:

"Hello, Jiang Yubai?"