Damn it, I'm surrounded by childhood sweethearts
Chapter 771 519: Could It Be That All Five of Them Like Brother Fan? (Part 2)

"Let's talk about it later when there's a chance." She said perfunctorily.

"Alright then..." Everyone knew when to stop, and the topic was dropped.

...

In the living room.

After Wu Lingyu and Zhang Yiyi brought back the takeout, the four of them, having nothing else to do, started eating.

The congee, noodles, and dim sum from Gualu Garden Restaurant were quite good, especially since handmade dim sum had not been widely replaced by pre-made ones yet.

Xu Qingfan finished a glutinous rice chicken in three bites and happened to see Xiao Ruawen coming downstairs.

"Come and eat... Why are you bare-legged in the middle of winter, go back upstairs and change!" Before he finished speaking, he noticed the black thigh-high socks Xiao Ruawen was wearing and immediately pointed at her legs, commanding her.

Xu Qingfan's first reaction wasn't to admire Xiao Ruawen's beautiful legs in stockings; rather, he often found himself slipping into a fatherly role compared to the trivial allure.

"Oh~ Brother Fan, why do you sound so fatherly? Wanning, Yiyi, Lingyu, do I look good like this?" Xiao Ruawen didn't listen to him and ran over, spinning around in front of them.

Perhaps because tonight's songs were more rock-style, her outfit was quite cool.

The base was a Japanese JK uniform, topped with a dark green long trench coat that was slightly longer than the skirt, with black thigh-high socks leaving a 20 cm gap of fair skin between the socks and the skirt.

"Looks good!"

"Ruan Wen looks great!"

Lin Wanning, Zhang Yiyi, and Wu Lingyu sided with Xu Qingfan, all giving her a thumbs up and praising her.

"See, everyone says it looks good!" Xiao Ruawen went close to Xu Qingfan, wrinkling her nose at him.

"Ah~"

"Looks good, my foot." Xu Qingfan pinched the fair skin between her socks and skirt, making Xiao Ruawen yelp in surprise.

"Brother Chou Fan, why did you pinch me!" Xiao Ruawen patted the spot he pinched, though Xu Qingfan didn't use much force, her legs still turned a bit red in the winter cold.

"It's only a few degrees at night. You'll freeze dressed like this." Xu Qingfan gave her a hard slap on the butt, admitting that with fewer clothes, the feel was almost as good as Lingyu's.

Xiao Ruawen grabbed her butt and hid on the other side of the table, glaring at him with her teeth bared: "I'm wearing thermal underwear tonight; there's heating at home. I just haven't put it on yet!"

"You didn't say that earlier." Xu Qingfan replied lightly.

"You, hmph~ Brother Chou Fan!" Xiao Ruawen felt she suffered a great loss and stomped her foot in frustration.

"Let's eat first, Ruan Wen, here are your favorite shrimp dumplings." Wu Lingyu interrupted their antics, considerately preparing tableware for Xiao Ruawen.

"Hey~ Lingyu is still the best!" Xiao Ruawen glared at Xu Qingfan and deliberately sat at the furthest spot from him.

"Yesterday it was Brother Fan was the best. Now it's Brother Chou Fan. Women, sigh~" Xu Qingfan shook his head disdainfully.

"The best Brother Chou Fan, have you come to your senses?" Xiao Ruawen, acknowledging her guilt, muttered while eating.

Xu Qingfan wasn't fond of tea. After a few bites of dim sum, he stopped eating and held a teacup, sipping it lightly.

"Qingfan brother, what will you wear for your performance tonight?" Lin Wanning soon stopped eating too, shaking his arm under the table.

"Just what I usually wear. I'm not a penguin, not like some people who can handle the cold." Xu Qingfan said.

"You're the penguin!" Xiao Ruawen gave him a sideways glance for teasing her again.

"Hehe~" Lin Wanning looked at Xu Qingfan, then Xiao Ruawen, and chuckled toothily.

"Before the performance, zip up your down jacket and wear your thermal gear, and it won't be too cold."

"Yiyi understands me the best; this was my plan all along. Some people just don't get it!" With Zhang Yiyi backing her, Xiao Ruawen stood confident and proud.

"'Some people,' as if you have to say 'some smelly people,' do you have to be so resentful?" Xu Qingfan shook his head helplessly, "Bring an extra blanket at night. If it's too cold before the performance, cover your legs with it."

Hearing Brother Fan's concern, Xiao Ruawen didn't feel like arguing anymore and whispered, "Got it, thanks, Brother Fan."

Xia Xiaoxiao and Liu Yue soon came out of the room after doing their makeup. The latter looked good, at most a 70-point turning into an 80-point.

But Xia Xiaoxiao, she was simply perfect; the first impression was dazzling and beyond words.

"Wow!"

"Xiaoxiao, you're so beautiful!"

"Xiaoxiao, you look so pretty!"

Xiao Ruawen was the most excited, like a fan chasing a celebrity, eagerly got up to hug Xia Xiaoxiao.

Xia Xiaoxiao's gaze first landed on Xu Qingfan, and when the stinky dog nodded with a smile, she was satisfied and withdrew her gaze.

"Already looking forward to seeing Xiaoxiao in Hanfu!" Xiao Ruawen said after pulling Xia Xiaoxiao to sit down.

Liu Yue sat next to Xia Xiaoxiao, feeling a bit pressured sitting with five girls at the same table, "Xiaoxiao is already slim with long legs, she'll look even more beautiful than classical beauties in the movies when she wears Hanfu."

This was something Xu Qingfan agreed with. If Xiao Ruawen wore Hanfu instead... hmm, it would be quite alluring.

"Wear my down jacket tonight, it'll cover your legs."

"Okay."

Between their one call and one response, there was an unspeakable tacit understanding.

"Help yourself to whatever you like. If you want a staple food, there are dumplings and Zhengguo wontons in the fridge." Xu Qingfan handed a set of clean disposable tableware to Liu Yue.

"Thank you, Brother Qingfan, just this much is enough, there's so much we can't finish it all." Liu Yue nodded and took the utensils.

Maybe because of the extra outsider, or maybe they were tired from chatting too long earlier, the group fell into a brief silence.

Liu Yue saw no one speaking, and since she didn't share their chemistry, she felt awkward and uncomfortable.

After looking left and right, she casually picked a topic and said, "This villa is really big, do only the six of you usually live here?"

Xu Qingfan: ...

Five girls: ...

"Yeah, that's right." Seeing no one answering her, Xu Qingfan nodded and answered.

"Cough... um, Brother Qingfan, you're really lucky to live with the five most beautiful flowers of our school." Liu Yue continued the awkward conversation.

"Hehe~ not really, it's Qingfan brother who cooks so well, we're the lucky ones!" Lin Wanning said with a charming smile, not letting Xu Qingfan respond.

"Wow~ Brother Qingfan, you can cook too, you have good grades, you're handsome, take care of people, and can cook, aren't you just like the leading man in a drama?"

"If Xiaoxiao marries you, she'd definitely be very happy!"

Just as Liu Yue finished speaking, she suddenly felt that the girls' gazes on her changed, not really changed, just a feeling in her heart.

Xu Qingfan really wanted to call Yao Yao Ling, [Oh my god, help, marry me just marry me, why do you have to emphasize Xiaoxiao marrying me, aren't you causing trouble for me!]

Xia Xiaoxiao's eyelashes fluttered, eager to know how Xu Qingfan would respond?

But speaking of which, Liu Yue was really a friend worth having, she truly played her assist role right!

Lin Wanning, Zhang Yiyi, and Wu Lingyu were surprisingly quiet, also waiting for Xu Qingfan's response.

"Why aren't any of you... speaking..." Seeing the long silence, Liu Yue weakly said.

Xia Xiaoxiao was the first to look at Xu Qingfan, and the others followed her lead.

Xu Qingfan wanted to cough up blood, laughed heartily, and said, "These truths, you just need to know them in your heart, why say them out loud, eat up, eat up."

"Marry Brother Qingfan, and it would definitely be blissful DUCK!

"Mm!"

Lin Wanning and Zhang Yiyi exchanged glances, their eyes conveying the same meaning: Xiaoxiao neither admitted nor denied, definitely something's up!

"Hahaha anyway, I wouldn't want to marry Brother Qingfan, we're too familiar, it's like having a brother." Xiao Ruawen finished her barbecue bun, deliberately emphasizing in front of Xia Xiaoxiao.

"You don't usually show much respect to me as your brother." Xu Qingfan crumpled the napkin he used to wipe his mouth and threw it at her. Coincidentally, the napkin landed on her hair, sticking to the gel.

"Oh, you're so annoying, Brother Qingfan, you bully me every day, it's a wonder I haven't beaten you up yet!" Xiao Ruawen, enraged with embarrassment, got up to punch Xu Qingfan.

"Hehehe..." Among everyone's laughter, only Liu Yue's laughter was particularly abrupt.

Liu Yue felt like she had discovered a huge secret.

[It seems, perhaps, maybe all five of them like Brother Qingfan...]

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