Sister, can I become a maid too?

Chapter 67: 8% chance he's interested in you.

It was drizzling outside the window.

Lin Jianxia looked at the Chinese textbook in front of her, but her mind was not on it at all.

Every time someone entered the classroom, she couldn't help but tense up, carefully discerning them out of the corner of her eye.

After realizing it wasn't that familiar figure, his shoulders slowly relaxed again.

She pursed her lips, her grip on the pen tightening and loosening.

Lin Jianxia herself couldn't explain her current feelings.

She had originally planned to apologize properly that morning; she had rehearsed those words in her mind countless times, even rehearsing her tone.

But when she finished setting out breakfast and sat down at the table, she hurriedly ran out when she heard the alarm ring.

Thinking of this, Lin Jianxia lowered her eyes gently and sighed inwardly.

—You're so useless, you can't even bring yourself to apologize.

He clearly said those things yesterday...

If Jiang Yubai walks in with a smile as usual and greets her in that relaxed tone, what should she do?

Should I keep a straight face, or... pretend nothing happened?

My mind was in turmoil when another figure walked into the classroom.

Lin Jianxia subconsciously glanced at it out of the corner of her eye, and her body stiffened slightly.

.....

Jiang Yubai walked into the classroom with his schoolbag on his back, and habitually looked up at the clock on the wall first.

There are still about ten minutes before morning self-study begins.

Since Lin Jianxia started making breakfast for him, he hasn't rushed into the classroom as soon as the bell rings for a long time like he used to.

He walked to his seat, put down his schoolbag, and then casually tidied up the scattered test papers handed in by his classmates on the table.

After doing all this, Jiang Yubai hesitated for a moment before turning his head slightly to look at his deskmate.

Lin Jianxia was still wearing her blue and white school uniform, her ponytail tied high, her eyes lowered, staring intently at the textbook on the table, as if she was completely unaware of his arrival.

Ah, the overwhelming aura it exudes is like, "I don't want to talk to you, can you just go away and die?"

Jiang Yubai withdrew his gaze, feeling a pang of sadness in his heart.

Forget it, it's better not to go looking for trouble, lest I get humiliated again.

He silently took out the vocabulary list that Lin Jianxia had given him last night, lowered his head, and began to silently recite the words one by one.

Chinese, physics, English, plus a self-study period—the morning classes are as long and tedious as ever.

As soon as the bell rang, several students near the door grabbed their meal cards and rushed out.

Jiang Yubai rubbed his throbbing temples and tucked the Chinese language test paper, which was full of answers, into his textbook.

I don't know if Lin Jianxia will come tonight.

What's going to happen to their study group? Will it fall apart right after it was formed?

The late emperor passed away before his great undertaking was even half completed...

He shook his head, glanced behind him, and got up to walk towards the back of the classroom.

"Hey, Yoko!"

Jiang Yubai grabbed his friend's shoulder, who was about to rush out, and said irritably:

Why are you running so fast? Aren't you waiting for me?

Li Yang was visibly taken aback for a moment, then couldn't help but retort:

"Brother Jiang... can you speak with a clear conscience?"

Jiang Yubai grabbed him and pulled him outside, casually asking:

"What do you mean?"

It would have been better if he hadn't asked, because once he did, Li Yang immediately began to complain:

"Brother Jiang, can you please think about this yourself? Was it me who didn't wait for you?"

"Every time I asked you if you wanted to eat together, you would always answer 'I have something to do,' and then take your bowl and go to the corner of the cafeteria."

At this point, Li Yang subconsciously glanced behind him and asked curiously:

"Hey Jiang, aren't you going to spend time with your... uh, your good friend today?"

".......What were you originally going to say?" Jiang Yubai narrowed his eyes.

"Good friends." Li Yang said without changing his expression, "Brother Jiang, you understand me. I've always felt that your friendship is purely platonic."

Jiang Yubai opened his mouth, but then sighed.

Forget it.

Li Yang rubbed his hands together, asking curiously, "So, Brother Jiang, what brings you here today?"

Jiang Yubai glanced at him and said:

"Hey Yangzi, I have a question for you."

"Brother Jiang, you say it."

"It's just..." Jiang Yubai lowered his voice, "You and your friend... have you ever... you know, that kind of..."

He scratched his head, his brow furrowed slightly, as if carefully choosing his words:

"For example, you clearly feel you haven't done anything wrong, you usually get along well with her, and you've helped her a lot..."

"Then one day, she suddenly got really, really angry because of a joke you made—not the kind of anger that's just joking around, but a real anger that's like she's been hurt."

Do you experience this?

Li Yang paused for a moment, then asked cautiously:

"Brother Jiang, did you and Lin Tingwan have a fight?"

"It's not her," Jiang Yubai said seriously, "It's another friend, I'm telling the truth."

He wasn't lying.

Li Yang looked at him suspiciously for a few moments: "Another friend...boy or girl?"

"...What's the difference between boys and girls?"

"It's definitely a girl," Li Yang shrugged. "Otherwise, you wouldn't have come to ask me, Brother Jiang."

Jiang Yubai remained silent, which was taken as tacit agreement.

That's right, unlike him, who has never held a girl's hand in eight lifetimes, Li Yang has experience in this area...

It is indeed a little bit rich.

"Hey Jiang, it seems like the jokes aren't the point," Li Yang said, stroking his chin. "How do you and your friend usually get along?"

Jiang Yubai hesitated for a moment, then began to describe it briefly.

Of course, he wouldn't reveal Lin Jianxia's situation; he simply mentioned a few of his own thoughts.

Even so, the more Li Yang listened, the more something seemed amiss. Finally, with a hint of hesitation, he looked at Jiang Yubai:

"Brother Jiang, are you sure this person you're talking about is a girl?"

"The way you two interact is starting to sound a lot like how we interact!"

Jiang Yubai frowned: "What's the difference?"

"There's a big difference," Li Yang sighed. "Girls are very perceptive."

"Brother Jiang, if you treat her the way we do, so straightforwardly..."

He hesitated, wanting to speak but ultimately choosing a slightly more conservative approach:

"...Most likely not."

Before Jiang Yubai could speak, Li Yang continued:

"If they were really just friends, that would be fine, but judging from your description, Brother Jiang, she might get upset over just a few words from you..."

He nodded and made his judgment:

"This girl is probably interested in you."

"impossible."

Jiang Yubai immediately denied it.

Just kidding, how much of him would believe you if you said Lin Tingwan had feelings for him?

Lin Jianxia... he's more like an employer.

"Fine, fine, if you say it's impossible, then it's impossible," Li Yang shrugged, not arguing. "Anyway, that's all I have to say. Only you, Brother Jiang, know the specifics."

"That's why I advised you a long time ago, Brother Jiang, that everyone needs to have a few female friends, otherwise you won't know how to get along with them later."

Jiang Yubai was too lazy to pay him any attention.

But after stammering for a while, Li Yang paused and then asked curiously:

"By the way, Brother Jiang, who exactly is this person who managed to win you over?"

Jiang Yubai snapped out of her daze and gave him a disgruntled look:

"What do you mean by 'winning them over'? They're just friends."

"Okay, okay, friend," Li Yang replied, but his eyes gleamed with gossip. "So who is it? Is it Zhao Yun?"

"No, from another school."

Jiang Yubai remained expressionless.

"Damn, Brother Jiang, you're still having affairs? Do you have any photos? Let me see what your wife looks like!"

Ignoring the noisy Li Yang beside him, Jiang Yubai walked on, his thoughts gradually drifting away.

He seemed to... understand where the problem lay.