The School Beauty Became My Live-in Maid to Pay Off Her Debts-Chapter 365 - 364 The Beginning of the Story

Lin Shuang still vividly remembered his first day at Jiangdu Eleventh High School, when he first met Tong Yao.

The early September weather was still transitioning from summer to autumn, carrying remnants of the summer’s warmth, with bright sunshine. Lin Shuang had to squint his eyes as he stepped out from the cool shade of the teaching building to adapt to the sunlight.

He raised his palm to shield his forehead, when a somewhat cool voice asked him, "Hello, fellow student, could you tell me where the registration is?"

"Over there, go downstairs and turn a corner."

After Lin Shuang said that, he finally adjusted to the sunlight and lowered his hand, only to encounter an even more dazzling brightness.

The girl in front of him was tilting her head, her face filled with a tender smile — There’s no second sun in the sky, yet her smile made Lin Shuang feel as if the warm sun above had descended into his embrace.

"Is it that exaggerated~?"

Tong Yao peeked her head out from under the blanket, her eyes smiling as she looked at him — overlapping with the smile in Lin Shuang’s memory.

"This is the power of the great school beauty Tong!"

Lin Shuang leaned in, attempting to capture her gentle smile, but she quickly ducked back under the blanket.

"Master! No matter how many times I hear it, it’s still an embarrassing title!"

"Ayao was the school beauty back in high school, and she still is in university; that’s true talent!"

Ayao’s hand reached out from the blanket and randomly threw something at him — it turned out to be a seifuku, warm and fragrant, covering Lin Shuang’s face.

He shook the seifuku open with both hands, stunned for a moment: Wasn’t this the seifuku Ayao just wore? So what was she wearing now, hiding under his blanket?

It couldn’t be...

Embarrassed, Ayao rolled around in the blanket, "It’s not what Master is thinking! Ayao changed into pajamas!"

Lin Shuang laughed and folded the seifuku neatly, "What am I thinking? Ayao, don’t let your imagination run wild!"

"It’s Master who is too naughty!"

Through the blanket, Lin Shuang poked her cheek, and she bit his finger in return.

He gently hugged her, drawing close to her heart, and whispered, "...If I could have been a part of your life sooner, that would have been wonderful, so I could have helped you share the burden."

That warmly dazzling smile, like sunshine, was the only smile Lin Shuang ever saw from Tong Yao during their high school days.

Afterwards, each time they met in the teaching building or on the sports field, the girl always looked worn out.

Not long after high school started, Tong Yao’s mother, who was her only family, unfortunately contracted a rare disease.

She had to juggle her studies while taking care of her mother.

Later, as their savings ran out, she had no choice but to borrow money from Lin Shuang.

Her mother’s condition improved for a while, and Tong Yao gathered her strength to get into Huai City University.

Everything seemed to be moving in a better direction.

But soon after starting university, her mother’s condition deteriorated sharply and she passed away.

Then... that day, she came to his house, wanting to put an end to everything.

Their hands, unknowingly, were tightly clasped together.

"Master has already given Ayao enough..."

She held his hand, pressing it against her cheek, "And... actually, Master has already been part of my life, you know?"

...

The story began even earlier than Lin Shuang had imagined.

It was the summer between elementary and middle school, a time of transition that was probably the most carefree because there was no homework.

Graduating from elementary to middle school, from middle school to high school, from high school to university, in one’s entire life there were only these three homework-free vacations, precious indeed!

As for after graduating from university... there isn’t any homework, but it’s time to face society’s harsh realities: I’d rather write about ’Summer Vacation Life’ for a lifetime!

In fact, the teachers dutifully assigned homework, but even a good child like Lin Shuang didn’t do it—partly because Sister Wan instigated not to: only fools would do it!

After all, the school had changed, and there were no teachers to check.

So, the entire vacation was left to sheer fun.

Sister Wan, leading Lin Shuang and Xiao Han, rambunctious siblings from one end of the neighborhood to the other, climbing roofs, fishing in rivers, today using firecrackers to blast dog poop causing chaos, tomorrow using shovels to dig sand three feet deep, absolutely mischievous, everyone despised them—even the dogs shook their heads!

Lin Shuang once advised Sister Wan, "Wanwan, we are about to become mature middle school students, playing these childish games every day, isn’t it a bit childish?"

Xiao Han also nodded vigorously on the side, mainly because yesterday’s major dog poop explosion had affected her, an innocent party—Xiao Han often said that this is the reason she and Sister Wan became fake sisters.

Sister Wan gave each of the younger siblings, Lin Shuang and Xiao Han, a Burst Chestnut, "If we’re not childish now, we’ll be old soon! We need to seize the time to play these childish games, once we really start middle school, we won’t be able to!"

Lin Shuang, holding his forehead, nodded repeatedly, realizing Sister Wan was indeed far-sighted.

Of course, the more important reason was that Sister Wan had developed earlier than him, already towering over him by several heads.

She was an unbeatable Sister Wan! He could only endure!

That day, after they had blasted all the dog poop in the courtyard, Sister Wan, with a grand gesture, issued an expedition command.

She led Xiao Han, and Lin Shuang formed a separate group, they set out in two groups, leaving the neighborhood to see if there were any remaining piles of dog poop outside the courtyard that they could blast.

If they could find a construction sandpit to play with sand, that would be an even greater accomplishment. If they could find a pond to catch tadpoles, Sister Wan would immediately promote Lin Shuang to be the Chief Steward, commanding the capable lieutenant Xiao Han.

Sister Wan also instructed Lin Shuang, "But don’t go too far, just look around nearby. I heard there are human traffickers active lately, be careful not to get caught and eaten."

"Human traffickers?"

"Just run quickly if you see any adults who look sneaky and come find me to protect you."

Lin Shuang looked up at Sister Wan, who was taller than himself, feeling completely safe.

He took her instructions to heart, carrying out Sister Wan’s mission as they left through the back door of the neighborhood.

Walking around the outside of the neighborhood, they only encountered dog poop once, and it was immediately cleaned up by a passing sanitation worker.

However, not far from the neighborhood, Lin Shuang discovered some beautifully blooming wildflowers.

Probably due to several days of continuous rain from the previous days, which nurtured them.

These wildflowers and weeds always seize every opportunity to break through the soil.

Lin Shuang stood contemplating for a moment, wondering if this discovery of wildflowers could be used to gain favor with Sister Wan, when another little girl suddenly appeared beside him.

"What beautiful flowers."

It was a very soft and mushy voice, Lin Shuang turned his head and found that the girl and her voice were both soft and mushy.

A little chubby girl.

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