NOVPUBIn the bedroom, Lin Wanning and Zhang Yiyi lay shoulder to shoulder on the carpet, their delicate and snow-white legs swaying in the air like perfectly synchronized oars.
In front of the girls lay an exquisitely decorated notebook, with Xu Qingfan’s name written at the very center, surrounded by the names of five girls, encircling him like planets.
Lin Wanning’s right hand held a Pilot pen, and Xiao Ruawen’s name was the first to be marked with a big "×," after some discussion they also crossed out Wu Lingyu’s name.
The reason for crossing out Xiao Ruawen’s name first was that neither of them had sensed any affection from her towards Xu Qingfan, at least not in their daily interactions.
As for Wu Lingyu, they analyzed that Yu must like Brother Fan, but Yu would definitely not make the first move, so she posed no threat at all.
Only Xia Xiaoxiao remained, and the two girls exchanged glances, both sensing the difficulty that the name’s owner represented.
"Xiaoxiao is so pretty, has good grades, and has known Brother Qing Fan for the longest time!" Lin Wanning counted Xia Xiaoxiao’s advantages on her fingers.
"Yeah, yeah!" Zhang Yiyi nodded in agreement.
Indeed, in their eyes, Xia Xiaoxiao had known Xu Qingfan since childhood, lived just a wall away as neighbors, their parents knew each other from a young age, and most importantly, her academic performance was outstanding!
In the minds of these middle schoolers, good academic performance was undoubtedly a plus, and Xia Xiaoxiao’s grades were not just good; she had been collecting competition awards with Xu Qingfan since they were young, leaving even Wu Lingyu slightly behind.
Most importantly, she was also so beautiful, a perfect beauty when not quarreling with Xu Qingfan, even the two girls had to admit it.
Of course, this was also because Lin Wanning and Zhang Yiyi hadn’t started to develop yet, they could grow up to be just as good as Xia Xiaoxiao, one sweet and cute, the other a demure beauty, each with their own unique charms.
The two struggled for a long time but couldn’t think of a way to cross out Xia Xiaoxiao’s name, then Lin Wanning suddenly came up with a bold idea.
She said, "Why don’t we bring Xiaoxiao into our team?"
Zhang Yiyi blinked, blinked again, and turned her head to stare at Lin Wanning. Although she didn’t say a word, her face seemed to be full of, "Little bro, are you okay?"
"Ay~ Yiyi, stop looking!" Lin Wanning, embarrassed by the stare, buried her head in Zhang Yiyi’s body and then tackled her to the ground.
For a moment, the fragrance of soft jade and the girls’ bell-like laughter echoed in the room, the essence of youth assaulting the senses.
"Yiyi, let me go, I promise I won’t do it again!" Seeing that Zhang Yiyi was unmoved, Lin Wanning showed a pitiful expression, "I promise~"
"Haha~ As if!" But as soon as she was released, the girl flipped over singing a triumphant song.
Zhang Yiyi soon pinned Lin Wanning down again, as the weakest in combat among the five girls. If Xiao Ruawen’s combat power was a hundred, then Lin Wanning’s was probably in the single digits.
Exhausted from playing, the two lay on the ground looking up at the ceiling, with fine sweat beading on their foreheads and running down their cheeks.
"There are two of us, and Xiaoxiao is just one person, we’re sure to win!"
"Yeah."
"Brother Qing Fan is ours!"
"Yeah!"
The two girls turned to face each other, eyes brimming with a competitive spirit.
Suddenly, someone knocked on the bedroom door, startling both girls.
"May I come in?" The next second, Xu Qingfan’s voice came from outside the door.
"Brother Qing Fan, wait a moment!" Lin Wanning, like a kid caught doing something naughty, quickly closed the notebook and looked around for a place to hide.
"Over there." Zhang Yiyi pointed to the backpack.
"What’s going on with Brother Qingfan?" Lin Wanning hid the notebook containing their secrets and the next second, she scurried to the door to open it.
"Are you not happy to see me coming in to play with you?" Xu Qingfan lifted his hand to touch the head of the girl poking out.
"Of course, we welcome you duck!" Lin Wanning swung the door wide inviting him in.
Zhang Yiyi’s bedroom was three times the size of his, with walls painted in pink and the bed resembling those princess beds in the movies, perhaps to facilitate Lin Wanning’s visits, there were two computers in the room.
"What were you just doing?" He patted Zhang Yiyi’s head upon entering, noticed the computers were turned off, and curiously asked.
"Fine, you won’t tell me, huh." Seeing the two of them keeping their lips sealed in tacit understanding, Xu Qingfan the next second pushed Zhang Yiyi down onto the bed.
"Little secrets, huh? Will you talk or not!" He pinned down the girl’s arms with one hand while his other hand frantically tickled her ticklish spot.
"Hehehe~ Brother... um... stop!"
"Yiyi, I’m coming to help you!" Lin Wanning, seeing what was happening, spread her arms wide and lunged forward, hoping to knock Xu Qingfan away.
However, as a weakling, how could she possibly stand against Xu Qingfan who was already in puberty? She was flung away with one hand, and the next second, she employed Zhou Xingchi’s unique movie technique—the Monkey Stealing Peaches.
"Damn! Wanning, what are you doing."
"Hehe~ The movies really don’t lie!" Lin Wanning held up the invisible peaches triumphantly.
"Brother, you big bully!" Zhang Yiyi, having been rescued, gleefully hid behind Lin Wanning.
Seeing the two so happy, Xu Qingfan helplessly sighed, "Boys’ parts can’t just be grabbed like that, you’ll be the death of me sooner or later!"
"I didn’t grab hard..." Facing his stern face, the girl said aggrievedly.
Even not hard is not allowed! Xu Qingfan thought to himself that a few more scares and it’ll stop working altogether!
"Brother, you bully!"
"Yes, Brother Qingfan is super fierce!" Lin Wanning, initially looking guilty, immediately put her hands on her hips and complained when she heard that.
What can you do with two adorable girls pouting in front of you? Of course, the only choice is to admit your mistakes.
He said, "Alright, alright, my fault. I’ll take you out to have fun, okay? Haven’t I said it’s been a long time since I took just the two of you out to take photos?"
Obviously, ever since the six of them started living together, not only did Xia Xiaoxiao feel that Xu Qingfan’s alone time with her had lessened, but Lin Wanning and Zhang Yiyi also had their complaints now and then.
"Brother Qingfan, can’t we play bumper cars anymore when we grow up?"
"This photo was taken so long ago."
The girls would often speak up with words that were either explicit or implied.
"Hehe~" Lin Wanning first giggled foolishly upon hearing this, then in a flash, she remembered she was still supposed to be angry. She turned her head to one side and said, "Don’t think we’ll forgive you easily without buying wheel cakes!"
"Buy, buy, buy, wheel cakes, chocolate-flavored egg waffles, and even takoyaki for you both!" he declared, whipping out his wallet.
"Yay, Brother Qingfan is the best!" The easy-to-please girl immediately forgave Xu Qingfan.
After taking many beautiful photos alone with the two of them, Xu Qingfan finally ended their day out.
