Sister, can I become a maid too?

Chapter 56 guarantees your satisfaction!

Tuesday morning, English class.

"Finally, I'd like to say that our class's results in this mock exam were far from ideal."

On the podium, Mrs. Zhang held a stack of test papers in her hand, her heartbroken voice echoing throughout the classroom through the microphone.

"Lin Tingwan and Wu Xiaotang performed exceptionally well as always, and I would like to give them a brief commendation."

"but!"

Her tone suddenly turned sharp, and her gaze swept sharply to one side:

"Zhang Minghao! You got four out of five reading comprehension questions wrong. Did you fill in the answer sheet with your feet?"

"Li Siqi! In a cloze test with twenty blanks, how could you only get three right? Even if you just randomly filled in the blanks, you could probably get more than five right!"

"And you, Wu Shaofan..."

After the Khan reviewed each of her troops in a grand procession, her gaze fell on the figure closest to the podium, and she sighed with a complex tone:

"Jiang Yubai......."

She choked for a long time, seemingly unsure how to begin, and finally could only helplessly say:

"...I won't say much more, just one sentence: memorize more vocabulary, okay?"

"Alright, get out of class dismissed."

Because of the light rain, the morning exercises were canceled, resulting in an extra 20-minute break in the classroom.

Suddenly, the classroom became noisy and bustling.

Some were sneaking snacks, others were taking the opportunity to catch up on sleep, and still others were huddled together chatting quietly, each enjoying this rare moment of free time.

Li Yang was about to go to the restroom. He walked along the corridor and paused when he passed Jiang Yu's white table. Then he turned back.

He looked at his best friend, who was holding an English textbook and muttering to himself, and for a moment he felt like the sky had fallen.

"Hey Jiang, what are you doing?"

Jiang Yu didn't even look up:

"You're memorizing vocabulary words, can't you tell?"

"..."

Li Yang hesitated, wanting to speak but holding back, before cautiously speaking:

"Brother Jiang, Mrs. Zhang didn't say anything to you, did she? It really doesn't have to be like this..."

"Get lost, get lost! Can't I just suddenly want to learn some English?" Jiang Yu waved her hand, paused, then stood up briskly. "Never mind, let's go to the bathroom."

"Hey Jiang, are you possessed by some weird thing?"

"Hehe, be careful tonight, I'll come find you when I transform."

The two walked out of the classroom one after the other, their bickering gradually fading away around the corner of the corridor.

Lin Jianxia's gaze followed that figure, and a slight smile unconsciously appeared on her lips.

But the next second, she felt a figure hesitantly stop beside her table.

Lin Jianxia immediately suppressed her smile, lowered her eyes, and stared blankly at her textbook.

"That... Lin Tingwan."

A hesitant voice came from beside me.

Lin Jianxia pondered for a moment, and it seemed to be... Zhao Yun?

Why did she come to see me?

Just as she was wondering what was going on, the words she heard made her heart skip a beat.

"...Could you please apologize to Jiang Yubai for me?"

"It's about Dong Chengze. I actually knew about the rumors he spread about my relationship with Jiang Yubai."

"But because... well, instead of clarifying, I was actually quite pleased with it, even smug about it."

"But I didn't expect this would cause him so much trouble... So, please help me say sorry."

"Also... Jiang Yubai is a very good person."

"That's all, thanks."

These words seemed to have been bottled up inside her for a long time. After saying them, Zhao Yun let out a long sigh and then hurriedly turned and left.

Lin Jianxia was left sitting there, blinking blankly.

.....ha?

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Jiang Yubai chatted with his best friend for a few more minutes before sitting back down in his seat.

He looked at the English textbook in front of him, sighed deeply, and began to memorize it again.

"Abandon, abandon."

As soon as I finished reading one, I heard a rustling sound.

Jiang Yubai turned his head and saw that Lin Jianxia had pushed the familiar draft notebook to the center line of the desk.

What the hell? Why are you looking for me now?

A sense of curiosity arose in his heart. He took the draft and was stunned when he saw the line of words.

Zhao Yun just came to apologize to you.

ha?

Zhao Yun?

You want to apologize to me?

Jiang Yubai was completely confused. After writing a reply, he handed it back.

"What is she apologizing to me for?"

The notebook was quickly pushed back:

"I'm asking you, think about it yourself, haven't you done something to wrong them?"

Jiang Yubai: "?"

No, what could he possibly have done to wrong them? They barely even exchanged a few words, right?

He racked his brains for a long time, but couldn't come up with a single clue.

But then, he suddenly realized:

"No, she came to apologize to me. Why should I think about whether I've done anything wrong to her?!"

Lin Jianxia looked at the line of text, and the corners of her mouth unconsciously curved into a smile.

—It seems... there really isn't any shady involvement...

Her mood inexplicably lightened, and her pen moved slightly:

"Oh, she actually came to apologize to you, about what that person spread rumors about before."

Jiang Yubai: "So-and-so is here... and you didn't even remember their name?"

Jiang Yubai: "But why is she apologizing? Wasn't she the one who was also the subject of rumors?"

Lin Jianxia: "How would I know? Anyway, according to her, she already knew it was a rumor, but she just didn't stop it, so she came to apologize to you."

Jiang Yubai: "What's there to apologize for? It's normal for a girl not to have the courage to stop it."

It's not that I lack courage! It's because...it's because...

Lin Jianxia bit her lower lip, hesitated for a moment, and then wrote:

"Oh, by the way, she also said at the end that you're a good person."

"She's already given you the 'friend zone' treatment, and you're still defending her?"

To everyone's surprise, Jiang Yubai was completely unconcerned.

"So what? You and Lin Tingwan give me friend cards every day, did I say anything?"

Lin Jianxia: "....."

There's no such thing as every day! And it's not like giving out friend cards!

Just as I was secretly annoyed, the draft notebook that had been taken back was pushed back at me:

Jiang Yubai: "Seriously, wasn't he apologizing to me? How come you knew before I did? Did he come looking for you as soon as I wasn't there?"

Lin Jianxia: "She came right after you left. It felt like she came at just the right time to talk to me, and she even asked me to tell you."

Jiang Yubai: "Huh? What did I say to you? Are you my manager?"

Lin Jianxia: "I'm sorry to tell you directly, or maybe you think I wouldn't be able to tell you either, so you're just asking for some psychological comfort."

Jiang Yubai: "What do you mean?"

Lin Jianxia: "I don't know. Go ask her yourself. Why are you asking me?"

After handing over the draft notebook, she took a deep breath and focused her gaze on the pages of the book in front of her.

For some reason, a strange, inexplicable feeling of unease welled up inside me.

...It's like that star she always looked for when she gazed at the sky alone each night, and suddenly someone pointed at it and said:

"Hey, that one's really pretty!"

Amidst the commotion of the long break, that familiar rustling sound reached Lin Jianxia's ears again.

Again! What?! What's wrong?!

Her face was expressionless, but she was already fuming inside. She reached out and grabbed the draft notebook.

"By the way... could you tell me in advance about the reward for memorizing English? Look how hard I've been working."

The moment I saw those words, my resolve to ignore him vanished...

It wavered a little bit.

Lin Jianxia pursed her lips and wrote on the draft paper:

"Why? Didn't we say it was a secret? If we know beforehand, there won't be any surprise!"

"And it's only for a week. I'll tell you if you can hold out until the weekend."

After hesitating for a moment, I decided to add a sentence at the end;

"I guarantee you'll be satisfied."