Sister, can I be a maid too?

Jiang Yubai hadn't finished speaking when he paused, then slowly added:

"Also, if you're going to give up, give up now. Don't let me be studying until I'm dizzy and frustrated, and then you say, 'Studying is so tiring, let's just try our luck instead...'"

"Then I'm really going to fight you to the death."

—What?!

Lin Jianxia kicked him lightly in anger:

"No way!! On the contrary, it's you who doesn't have much room for improvement in Chinese and English, okay?"

"Don't come crying to me and complaining that 'Jianxia and I can't go to the same university as you' if you don't study hard. I won't listen to you!"

Jiang Yubai didn't argue with him; his expression suddenly became subtle.

He stared at Lin Jianxia for a few more moments, then couldn't help but ask:

"Holding?"

Lin Jianxia's expression froze:

"It's a metaphor..."

"A metaphor?" Jiang Yubai narrowed his eyes. "Why does your metaphor sound so... specific?"

"Could it be that he had this scene in mind all along and just blurted it out?"

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

You big idiot!

Why are you so sensitive at times like this, when you usually seem like a block of wood?

Yesterday, she was so angry that she couldn't help but let Jiang Yubai play a few small roles in her mind...

Her gaze darted around for a few seconds, then she suddenly cleared her throat:

"Um... do you still want some shrimp cakes?"

—You actually imagined me hugging you and crying, didn't you?!

Jiang Yubai almost laughed in exasperation, and replied irritably:

"want!"

After snatching another shrimp cake from Lin Jianxia, ​​he turned to look at Lin Tingwan.

He had some confidence in Lin Jianxia and himself, but as for Lin Tingwan... he really had no confidence.

Although, in theory, Wanwan's illness should be fine as long as she doesn't spend long periods of time alone in crowds.

Aside from still being unwilling to speak, his condition seems to be getting better and better.

But senior year of high school is already exhausting enough; if you add to that staying up all night doing practice problems and being constantly on edge...

No one can guarantee that the girl's mental health won't suffer again.

It's impossible to predict this in advance, so it seems the only thing we can do is ask Lin Tingwan herself.

After a few seconds of pause, Jiang Yubai's tone softened slightly:

"Wanwan, the next few months will be especially tough. You'll have to do a lot of practice problems every day, get very little sleep, and be under a lot of pressure... Are you okay with that?"

Lin Tingwan took out a notebook from her bosom, wrote a few words, and held it up in front of her:

"no problem."

Fearing the girl might not understand the situation, Jiang Yubai deliberately added in a tone meant to scare a child:

"Really? You'll have to study every day then, and the stack of test papers will be taller than you. Not only will you have exams, but you'll also have to correct your mistakes three times."

"Also, Wanwan hasn't had time to watch the TV series and read the novels she likes until after the exams, which is terrible."

After hearing the supplementary terms, Lin Tingwan finally seemed to hesitate.

The girl slowly put away her notebook, then lowered her head again and continued writing.

Seeing her like this, Jiang Yubai became a little curious about what this girl could write.

But when he saw the small print, he was slightly taken aback.

"After I finish my studies, will I be able to go to the same university as Jiang Yubai?"

Jiang Yubai pursed her lips and softly hummed in agreement.

"Yes, after the exam, the three of us can go to school together again."

Lin Tingwan nodded, then wrote something down and carefully held it up to show him.

"no problem."

Looking at those words, Jiang Yubai felt a sudden, gentle softening in his heart.

He suppressed the inexplicable flutter in his heart and coughed lightly:

"Okay, since there are no problems, then it's decided... Let's eat."

Looking around, Jiang Yubai was stunned again:

"Wait, how come you two finished eating?"

Lin Tingwan finished eating long ago, and even Lin Jianxia finished his meal as soon as he seriously asked Wanwan.

“Otherwise,” Lin Jianxia said leisurely, “Do you think everyone is like you, so busy babbling on and on that they don’t even think about eating?”

What does "blah blah blah" mean...?

Jiang Yubai rolled her eyes at her before realizing that her stomach was growling loudly and that she was starving.

He glanced at the clock on the wall in the cafeteria, grabbed his chopsticks, and quickly buried his head in his rice.

But as he ate, he noticed that Lin Tingwan and Lin Jianxia were both staring at him.

Evening was one thing, but the little hedgehog opposite him just rested his chin on his hand, staring at him without blinking, like he was watching a mukbang.

Jiang Yubai felt uneasy under their gaze and couldn't help but complain:

"No, you finished eating, so why are you looking at me?"

Instead of backing down upon hearing this, Lin Jianxia replied confidently:

"It won't hurt you to take a look, what's wrong with just looking?"

"...You didn't say that when you were wearing a maid outfit before," Jiang Yu chuckled twice, "I just wanted to take a second look—hey, hey, hey, we're eating, what are you doing?!"

"Jiang Yubai, I'll kill you!!"

Chapter 213 How about we... go out and have some fun this afternoon?

After lunch and a short rest, the afternoon classes began again.

Going over the exam paper... Self-study... Going over the exam paper... Self-study...

Senior year of high school is just that simple, unpretentious, and boring.

After being tormented by a mountain of test papers all afternoon, school finally ended.

After dinner, Jiang Yubai pulled Lin Tingwan to sit on the sofa, intending to watch TV for a while and rest.

But as he watched, the TV screen suddenly went black, and then a figure appeared in front of him.

The girl had her hair tied in a low ponytail and wore an adorable bear apron. Her eyes were glaring at him angrily.

"Jian Xia?" Jiang Yu blinked. "What's wrong?"

Seeing his expression, Lin Jianxia, ​​who had just finished washing the dishes, put her hands on her hips, put on a stern face, and said slowly and deliberately:

"Jiang, Yu, Bai!"

Jiang Yubai gave him a questioning look.

But Lin Jianxia glared at him again:

"Still watching TV! Didn't you say you were going to work hard?"

"We've been studying all afternoon," Jiang Yubai said helplessly. "Besides, we just finished eating. Let's rest for half an hour, and then we'll have more than enough time to do two practice tests."

He usually rests for about an hour after meals, but he's thinking of reducing it to half an hour, thinking that an extra half hour of review each day should be enough.

Unexpectedly, Lin Jianxia curled her lip upon hearing this.

She didn't say anything, but simply picked up a Chinese test paper and an English test paper from the pile of test papers next to her.

Under Jiang Yubai's bewildered gaze, the girl drew another test paper for the third time and slapped it on the table.

"...What do you mean?"

Lin Jianxia explained in a serious tone:

"The test papers have changed from one paper per subject to three papers in total. Today there is an extra Chinese paper, and tomorrow there will be an extra English paper."

"Once everyone gets used to it and their speed in solving problems increases, we'll increase it to four pages a day."

Jiang Yubai could hardly believe his ears, and stared wide-eyed as he said:

"Four sheets a day? Sister, do you know how long it would take to finish both the paperwork and the presentation? You probably wouldn't finish until 2 a.m.!"

"It's not like I'm asking you to do all of them," Lin Jianxia wrinkled her nose. "Just skip some of the repetitive questions or write down some brief answers!"

Jiang Yubai hesitated, wanting to speak but holding back, and finally nodded:

"Okay... and then what?"

He realized that the little hedgehog had probably planned this all along, just waiting to give him a swift and decisive lesson today.

As expected, Lin Jianxia counted on her fingers and continued:

"Improving your Chinese score is quite slow, so for now, just focus on practicing reading comprehension questions on test papers. The main focus should be on English."

"As for vocabulary... there's no need to memorize any more. We just need to add grammar and language sense training, and then practice writing essays, one step at a time."

"...Is there anything else?"

Jiang Yubai looked somewhat helpless.

"Of course there are more!"