Heh Heh, Everything Was Under Control

"I'm back."

Lin Jianxia gently pushed open the bedroom door.

The room was dimly lit. Lin Tingwan sat on the edge of the bed, staring blankly into the distance.

Hearing the sound, she turned her head, her eyes faintly glinting in the darkness.

"Wanwan, are you hungry?" Lin Jianxia asked softly.

Lin Tingwan shook her head, picked up the spiral notebook beside her pillow, lowered her head to write a few words, then held it up for her sister to see:

"I ate some snacks."

Normally, Lin Jianxia prepared her younger sister's breakfast and lunch before leaving for school in the morning, while dinner was cooked fresh after Lin Jianxia returned home.

During the time in between, if Lin Tingwan got hungry, she would tide herself over with some small snacks.

Lin Jianxia walked over to the cabinet and looked at the tin biscuit box.

"Is there still enough to eat in the snack tin?"

Though it was called a snack tin, it only contained loose-packaged little breads and individually wrapped soda crackers, all the cheapest, most practical brands from the supermarket.

When she saw that only a few scattered crackers remained at the bottom of the box, Lin Jianxia pursed her lips and set her bulging backpack on the bed.

"Look, Sis brought you some tasty things today."

Lin Tingwan nodded quietly, her expression showing little reaction.

Then, she watched her sister pull out...

Two glossy, plump braised chicken drumsticks.

A soft bun covered in golden pork floss.

Two boxes of strawberry milk.

Several packets of seaweed crisps with cartoon designs on the packaging.

A small bag of dried cranberries.

And finally, three beautifully wrapped milk chocolate balls.

These snacks instantly covered one corner of the little iron-framed bed. In the dim room, they looked especially abundant, almost... unreal.

Lin Tingwan picked up a chocolate ball and carefully examined it under the faint light.

Seemingly puzzled, she picked up the spiral notebook beside her, wrote a few words, and handed it to Lin Jianxia.

"Did Sis buy all of these?"

At the sight of those words, Lin Jianxia's smug expression stiffened. For some reason, her tone turned fierce.

"Eat. They were all given by some bastard. Don't worry, Wanwan, eat up—you won't bankrupt him!"

In fact, this was not even everything. There had originally been two more buns, but she had eaten them on the way home.

That guy surnamed Jiang seemed to have an endless supply of little snacks in his bag. Every draft notebook he handed her came with one.

And he kept asking about her situation!

Pah!

Perhaps sensing her sister's strange mood, Lin Tingwan tilted her head and looked at her for a while. In the end, she still nodded and divided the snacks on the bed into two piles.

"I already ate at school. You're the one who needs to eat more..."

Lin Jianxia sighed and only took two packets of seaweed crisps from the pile, waving them in front of her. "Here, these two are enough for me."

After thinking about it, Lin Tingwan still took one of the bags of chicken drumsticks and placed it on the edge of the bed, then reached for her spiral notebook and wrote something.

"I don't need it. Wanwan, you should eat—"

The moment Lin Jianxia saw the words in the notebook, her refusal caught in her throat.

"Big Sis's chest isn't as big as mine."

Lin Tingwan held up the notebook with a perfectly serious expression.

That was right. This was probably the only noticeable difference between the twin sisters.

Though there was no way to tell just by looking when they were dressed, the sisters themselves naturally knew.

Even though she knew her younger sister meant nothing else by it, Lin Jianxia's voice still unconsciously took on a hint of gritted teeth.

"Fine! I'll eat!"

She sat beside her sister, angrily unwrapped the chicken drumstick, and took a huge bite.

Jiang Yubai, I'll bite you to death!

Beside her, Lin Tingwan opened the bag of dried cranberries and began eating them in small bites.

After taking another two bites of chicken, Lin Jianxia rested her head on her sister's shoulder. After thinking for a moment, she suddenly asked, "By the way, Wanwan, when you used to go to school... did you have any impression of Jiang Yubai?"

Lin Tingwan's movements paused slightly.

She did not immediately start writing. Instead, she gently flipped back several pages in her spiral notebook and held it out before her sister.

"Jiang Yubai is a good person."

It was the sentence Lin Tingwan had written when the two sisters spoke on Sunday.

The instant she saw those words, Lin Jianxia became alert.

No one knew her younger sister better than she did—because of her psychological condition, aside from people especially close to her, everyone else was little more than pale figures formed from intersecting lines.

Even those she viewed a little more favorably, like teachers, only felt like NPCs to her.

Yet when it came to Jiang Yubai, her sister had already given him this kind of evaluation twice.

Wanwan is so innocent...

Could she have been fooled by that playboy?

The more Lin Jianxia thought about it, the more uneasy she became. She could not help sitting upright and asking seriously, "Wanwan, did he ever take the initiative to talk to you before?"

From Jiang Yubai's behavior, the two of them did not seem to have much contact, but what if they did?

Judging by how enthusiastic that guy was toward her, perhaps he had also...

"No."

Lin Jianxia froze.

No... which meant Jiang Yubai had never once taken the initiative to speak to Lin Tingwan.

Then why...

She wanted to press further, but Lin Tingwan had already put down her spiral notebook and quietly resumed eating her dried cranberries.

Forget it. As long as he didn't deceive Wanwan, it's fine.

Lin Jianxia felt somewhat relieved. She casually tossed the wrapper into the trash bin and spoke in a lighter tone.

"By the way, Wanwan, what do you want to eat tonight? Sis will make it for you~"

With Friday's payday approaching, Lin Jianxia had not been overly frugal. She had stocked the refrigerator with ingredients for the following week long ago.

Lin Tingwan shook her head, indicating that anything was fine.

After thinking for a moment, she lowered her head and wrote several lines in her little notebook, then held it up for her sister to see.

"Big Sis, am I going to school tomorrow?"

Lin Jianxia was stunned, then her expression abruptly changed. "No, Wanwan, you can't go!"

Lin Tingwan tilted her head slightly, a trace of confusion passing through her amber-like eyes.

Realizing that her reaction had been too intense, Lin Jianxia hurriedly softened her tone and hesitated before saying, "It's definitely a good thing if Wanwan wants to go to school... but, but the class just changed seats this week. I'm afraid you won't be able to adjust if you go."

The main reason was actually that new deskmate...

What if her younger sister went to school and Jiang Yubai handed her a cake the moment he saw her?

She would not be this worried if it were anyone else, but Jiang Yubai seemed to possess some sort of magic—her sister actually had such a favorable impression of him!

He was obviously just a pervert...

"Um... Wanwan, let's wait until next week." Lin Jianxia ultimately said, "I'll tell you more about school over the weekend."

Lin Tingwan blinked, then finally nodded softly.

Seeing her sister agree, Lin Jianxia's tone immediately brightened. "Okay, then I'm going to cook~"

She had decided that once she paid the rent, she would completely cut ties with that guy. It would also save him from bothering her younger sister.

She would get paid this Friday, settle the rent on Saturday, then spend the weekend properly warning Wanwan to be extra vigilant around Jiang Yubai.

Especially—she absolutely could not accept any little notes he handed her!

Once everything was taken care of, she would let her sister return to school next week. That should be much safer.

She would take enough snacks and run, letting that playboy have a taste of being played for a fool~

Heh heh, everything was under control!