Sister, can I be a maid too?

"Wanwan is almost fully recovered now, so we can go out and play together during the holidays. It's okay."

"Besides, even if you're not together, you and Wanwan should still be in the same province, right? It's only a few hours by high-speed rail, very convenient."

The more Lin Jianxia thought about it, the more depressed she felt.

What?! Ah!

What's with this nonchalant attitude?!

It's said so casually, like a neighbor dropping by...

But... but...

It's not that simple...

Many people are like this: they promise to keep in touch, but gradually, the messages go from a few a day to one a week, and in the end, all that's left are polite greetings sent out in bulk during holidays.

We agreed to meet, but our social circles have drifted further and further apart, we have fewer and fewer things in common, our lives no longer intersect, and even our memories have faded.

Will it... just slowly become a name in my contacts that I'll never open again?

Will she one day, somewhere, suddenly wake up from a dream, thinking of that contact named Jiang Yubai, feeling empty inside, and then never have the courage to open it again?

don't want.....

She doesn't want that.

How could he say it so easily... as if she were the only one who took this relationship seriously?

Just like when he gets to college, he can happily start a new life and make new friends.

What about her and Wanwan?

Or are they just the two of them, in an unfamiliar environment, relying on each other, yet also feeling lonely, like two kittens who have lost their mother, huddling together for warmth?

Lin Jianxia vaguely felt that something was wrong with her mindset, but she couldn't help but keep thinking about it.

Suddenly, her nose stung, and she quickly blinked to suppress the wetness.

It's okay... Lin Jianxia...

The girl called out her own name in her heart.

Before I met Jiang Yubai, wasn't this how I got by?

You and him... are just classmates...

Even if you're lucky enough to end up together in college, there are so many crossroads in life; someone can't possibly be with you forever...

......don't want.

No way.

Suddenly, a place in my heart was quietly calling out.

Lin Jianxia turned over and buried her face in the pillow.

...Idiot Jiang Yubai.

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Early the next morning.

Jiang Yubai sat down and couldn't help but yawn.

He glanced at Lin Tingwan beside him, thought for a moment, took out his notebook, quickly wrote a line, and handed it to her:

"Wanwan, why does your sister seem so listless? Did she stay up late?"

Lin Tingwan replied quickly:

"My sister is unhappy."

Looking at the words, Jiang Yubai showed a helpless expression.

I could feel it even without you saying it...

Instead of answering directly, he twirled his pen, wrote another line, and handed it over:

"Wanwan, what do you think would happen if we didn't go to the same university?"

"why?"

"Why what?"

Why aren't you and Jiang Yubai in the same school?

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

Lin! Listen! Evening!

No, so you didn't understand at all yesterday!

Speaking of Wanwan, she.....

Surely you don't just know about exams but also lack knowledge about application procedures and admission processes?

Jiang Yubai thought about it and it seemed more and more likely. After all, this girl basically spent all of high school spacing out in her room; who would teach her this...?

Plus, considering that guy was so evasive and vague yesterday, it seems this girl really doesn't know what the two of them were talking about.

After figuring this out, Jiang Yubai was both amused and exasperated.

He paused for a moment, then continued writing:

"Simply put, it's not about you choosing a university; it's about filling out a lot of application forms after you get your scores, and then being admitted in order of your university's cut-off scores."

"So if we get different scores, we might end up going to different schools."

Lin Tingwan seemed to hesitate for a while before replying.

Will I still be able to see Jiang Yubai every day?

Jiang Yu blinked, and wrote somewhat uncertainly:

"Uh... it must be quite difficult to see each other every day, at most we can only see each other twice a week."

After Lin Tingwan finished reading, she suddenly turned around and stared at him with her beautiful eyes.

Jiang Yubai was a little confused. He blinked and then hesitated before saying:

"Uh... Wanwan? What's wrong?"

After gazing at him quietly for a few seconds, Lin Tingwan took out the spiral notebook from her bosom, wrote something down, and held it up in front of her.

"don't want."

Jiang Yubai's bewildered expression gradually turned into helplessness:

"I'm just making an assumption..."

"don't want."

"...It might not happen."

"don't want."

"........."

Looking into those clear eyes, Jiang Yubai remained silent for a few seconds, then suddenly smiled helplessly:

"Okay...we'll be at the same university."

Hearing this, Lin Tingwan still didn't put down the notebook, but a hint of hesitation slowly appeared on her face.

"really."

Jiang Yubai subconsciously wanted to pat her head, but remembering they were in the classroom, he withdrew his hand and simply said softly:

"Remember to fill out your college application along with your sister, understand? Just fill in whatever she fills in."

.....

.....

noon.

Jiang Yubai placed the plate on the table, but instead of starting to eat, he looked up with great interest.

Lin Jianxia sat upright opposite him, eating her meal in silence.

He couldn't help but chuckle, and tentatively called out:

"See Xia?"

Lin Jianxia paused, but did not respond. She simply looked up at him.

"......"

"Hey, don't be so aloof. Why do you look so serious?" Jiang Yu teased her. "Who made you unhappy again?"

"Why did you call me?"

Lin Jianxia pursed her lips, but her voice was low and lacked her usual energy.

"Let's chat."

Jiang Yubai seemed not to have noticed, and spoke in a serious tone.

“Wanwan told me you were unhappy. Why don’t you talk about your troubles? It’s not good to keep them bottled up by yourself.”

He turned his head and asked:

"Right, Wanwan?"

Lin Tingwan nodded her little head.

—I'll tell you later!

—Can't you see for yourself?

Lin Jianxia gritted her teeth, then simply lowered her head again, not wanting to deal with this scoundrel anymore.

"Jianxia, ​​I think the shrimp cakes on your plate are pretty delicious...can I have one?"

"How about I trade you chicken drumsticks?"

Even though I didn't want to talk to this guy, his laughing voice kept coming.