blueteamnovel Chapter 80 Lin Jianxia, feeling utterly miserable, finally understood something.
Chapter 80 Lin Jianxia, feeling utterly miserable, finally understood something.
Chapter 80 Lin Jianxia, feeling utterly miserable, finally understood something.
Upon hearing this, Lin Jianxia seemed to remember something.
She bit her lower lip, wiped her face haphazardly with her small hands, and turned her head away, but at least she didn't bury her head again.
"...Are you going to talk to me with the back of your head?" Jiang Yubai said helplessly.
"Speak quickly if you have something to say."
Lin Jianxia muttered something under her breath, but still didn't turn her head.
Even without looking in the mirror, she knew that after crying for so long, her eyes must be red and swollen, and she looked awful.
Jiang Yubai didn't mind; the back of his head was fine with him.
He thought for a moment, then decided to ask directly, "By the way... why are you suddenly dressed like this?"
The atmosphere had finally eased up a bit, so now was the perfect time to get things straight.
Upon hearing this question, Lin Jianxia fell silent again.
"Don't be like that," Jiang Yubai shrugged.
"How about this, we each ask the other a question, and neither of us can remain silent or lie, how about that?"
Seeing that Lin Jianxia seemed slightly interested, he added, "You ask first."
After a few seconds of silence, Lin Jianxia finally turned her face back, her tone carrying a hint of barely perceptible grievance: "Didn't we agree...?"
...They even pinky swore that neither of them would ever be angry again.
Jiang Yubai's heart stirred slightly.
It wasn't because of Lin Jianxia's words, but because the little face in front of me was just too beautiful.
Her eyes were red-rimmed, her nose was slightly pink, her lips were gently pursed, and her eyelashes were still damp.
With a wronged yet stubborn expression, and because of her reddened eyes and watery gaze, she looked quite pitiful.
Especially since she's wearing this maid outfit, she looks more like a...
The little maid was being bullied by her master.
As soon as the thought popped into his head, Jiang Yubai quickly coughed twice in his mind.
He put aside those random thoughts and said with a hint of helplessness, "I'm not angry. Do I look angry to you?"
Lin Jianxia, of course, had no idea what was going through his mind, but bit her lip and asked, "Sulking out of spite... counts too."
"I wasn't being stubborn or angry."
Jiang Yubai answered very seriously.
"To be honest, I had some resentment before we pinky sweared, but after we pinky sweared, I really didn't have any left."
He paused, then said, "My turn. I still have the same question: why did you suddenly decide to wear...?"
He paused for a moment before speaking.
Lin Jianxia was initially confused, then suddenly realized something and almost cried out in anger: "Tell me, do you still think I'll be angry?"
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Jiang Yubai coughed awkwardly and quickly continued, "Well, my question is, why did you decide to wear a maid outfit?"
"Isn't this your favorite kind of thing?" Lin Jianxia bit her lower lip. "Then why didn't you say a word to me?"
Jiang Yubai sighed: "As for maid outfits and stuff, putting aside whether I like them or not, the most I've ever teased someone about is saying something like, 'You're my little maid'..."
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"Of course, although you do look great in it, I wouldn't dare to compliment you."
"If you interpret this as encouragement or something, then wouldn't I really become a bullying landlord who harasses girls?"
Lin Jianxia stared at him intently, her tone suddenly becoming somewhat aggrieved: "So you just ignore me..."
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"I..
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"Not just now, I mean... before, during the time after we pinky swear."
She looked away and spoke even softer.
Jiang Yubai opened his mouth, then suddenly fell silent.
It wasn't that the question was difficult to answer, but rather that the situation... seemed to confirm a vague suspicion he had in mind.
He's certainly not a block of wood.
Even knowing the infamous reputation of the three great illusions of life, he could still sense that Lin Jianxia probably had some feelings for him.
After all, they've come knocking on my door dressed as a maid, so it wouldn't be right to keep deceiving myself.
Lin Jianxia once said that Lin Tingwan had significant problems in interpersonal skills due to a lack of systematic social guidance.
But how good is she herself?
For two whole years, she played the role of her younger sister at school, never uttering a single word, let alone having any friends or social circle.
This also explains why this guy acts like a little hedgehog, raising his quills at anyone who tries to get close.
But if there is someone...
"Jiang Yubai," the girl's soft voice pulled him back to reality, "you said you couldn't stay silent."
Jiang Yubai snapped out of her daze, hesitated for a moment, but decided to be frank: "I don't know if you think I'm being perfunctory or what, but I feel... I'm no different from before."
"If you're going to talk about the past, I did have thoughts of not communicating with you and avoiding you whenever possible, but in the past period of time... I have no intention of deliberately distancing myself from you."
He spoke sincerely, but after hearing this, Lin Jianxia suddenly bit her lower lip and turned her face away.
"Different..."
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"What you want now is just a quiet, unassuming cook, not that... little maid from before."
The air suddenly became quiet.
Jiang Yubai's heart skipped a beat.
Yes, if we're talking about having feelings for someone... doesn't he have any feelings for them himself?
How could it not be there...?
This beautiful and adorable girl will cook the best food in the world for you, and will blush and get angry because of your teasing.
She might throw a tantrum, but she'd still put extra effort into making breakfast.
So Jiang Yubai used to enjoy seeing her anxious, finding it amusing, and couldn't help but try to cheer her up.
And now... it seems that, just as Lin Jianxia said, as long as I can cook three meals on time, that's enough.
When exactly did all of this begin to change?
Jiang Yubai sighed inwardly.
So, it wasn't that Lin Jianxia misunderstood him.
It's not that my attitude towards others has changed...
"...Probably not."
Jiang Yubai shrugged.
"It's always been like this, at most... it just means saying fewer nasty things."
Lin Jianxia stared at him intently, then suddenly said in a low voice, "Jiang Yubai... you're lying."
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Jiang Yubai fell silent, and the expression on his face finally turned helpless.
"What can we do then?"
Upon hearing this answer, Lin Jianxia bit her lower lip tightly, her nose stung, and she buried her head again, unable to hold back her tears.
Actually, she knew...
Some things can't be restored to what they were before just by making amends.
Some vague feelings of affection can vanish over the smallest things.
But she was not reconciled.
I am unwilling to accept that things that once seemed so close are now drifting further and further away because of my own clumsiness and willfulness.
She even held onto a sliver of hope, thinking that Jiang Yubai was just angry—as long as she apologized, as long as he wasn't angry anymore, everything would be alright.
But actually... that's not the case.
All those hopes and expectations hidden in their hearts finally came to an end because of Jiang Yubai's words.
He wasn't angry or sulking.
He just... doesn't care that much anymore.