I have few friends, but many childhood sweethearts.

Chapter 260. Caught in the act
At five or six in the morning, because it was the summer solstice, the sky was already beginning to lighten.

Whenever he sleeps in a new place, Xu Qingfan always wakes up naturally very early the next day, no matter how late he went to bed the night before.

He felt it was because the hotel bed was too soft; when he slept, his whole body sank into it. It would be nice for a short rest, but sleeping on it all night would make him feel extremely tired.

When Xu Qingfan opened his eyes, the first thing he looked towards was the window. He hadn't drawn the curtains before going to bed last night, and soft white light streamed in through the glass window, greeting him in the morning.

His mind was fully awake, but because the air conditioner was set to 16 degrees Celsius, he didn't really want to kick off the covers and get out of bed.

Xu Qingfan reached for his phone on the bedside table with his left hand, only to realize at that moment that his right hand was being pressed down by something. After being pressed down all night, his entire arm was numb, which was why he hadn't noticed it before.

He turned his head and saw a girl in pink cartoon pajamas curled up on the bed like a shrimp, her head resting on his right arm. Because the room was too cold, the girl's hands were covered with visible bumps because she wasn't covered by a blanket.

Because he had expected it, Xu Qingfan recognized the girl in front of him just by looking at her figure, so he wasn't startled at all.

"This Lin Wanning wants to get a spanking again." Xu Qingfan gently brushed aside the girl's hair that was covering her cheeks, and after seeing the faint smile on her face, he smiled too.

Although he was angry that Lin Wanning had broken his promise, seeing such a healing smile as soon as he woke up in the morning improved his mood.

Perhaps the glaring light was affecting the girl's sleep, because she shrank her head and buried her face in Xu Qingfan's armpit.

He rolled his eyes at the girl who was still fast asleep, feeling both helpless and heartbroken. She was so cold, yet she could still sleep.

Xu Qingfan slowly pulled his arm out of the way, but this action was like throwing a stone into a calm lake. A tingling, electric-like sensation swept through his body from his right arm, and he instantly grimaced in pain.

After finally managing to pull my hand back and shaking my arm, the tingling sensation came on quickly and went away just as fast.

It seemed that the "pillow" she had slept on all night had been taken away, and the girl was very unhappy. Her head seemed to have an autopilot, and with a kick of her little feet, she occupied half of the pillow.

The two were face to face, the girl's hair smelling sweet and refreshing. Lin Wanning seemed not to be satisfied, so she turned around and put her hands and feet on his body.

Xu Qingfan gently bumped Lin Wanning's forehead against hers, and when the girl still didn't react, he bumped her again.

Lin Wanning reacted this time. She opened her eyes groggily, looking like she hadn't woken up yet, and said, "Brother Qingfan, stop messing around~ Let Ningning sleep a little longer."

After saying that, he closed his eyelids again.

"Lin Wanning!" Xu Qingfan called her name softly but sternly.

Lin Wanning was startled and, after opening her eyes, reflexively said, "Brother Qingfan, I didn't get into bed!"

She stared intently at Xu Qingfan, her little face looking pitiful and wronged.

"If you didn't get into bed, then who is this person on the bed now, a pretty female ghost?" Xu Qingfan reached out and pinched her cheek, looking very angry.

And you know what? Because she hadn't been covered with a blanket all night, her face was ice-cold, making her look like a female ghost who had just come out of the morgue.

"Brother Qingfan, I didn't get into bed. I slept outside without a blanket!" Lin Wanning explained anxiously, but his voice became quite amusing as Xu Qingfan stretched and pulled.

Xu Qingfan couldn't help but laugh after hearing this, and for a moment he couldn't tell whether he was laughing at Lin Wanning's ridiculous appearance or at her outrageous and twisted reasoning.

"Brother Qingfan, I didn't get under the covers!" The girl pointed to herself, still outside the covers, with a wronged expression.

"Trying to play word games with me, huh?" Xu Qingfan raised his hand and slapped her hard on the butt.

"Ouch!" Lin Wanning pouted and covered the spot where she had just been hit.

"Look at your arms, they're so cold! Even a ghost isn't as cold as you!" Xu Qingfan rubbed her arm with his warm hands while teasing her.

"Hehe~ It's not cold." Seeing that her brother Qingfan was no longer angry with her, Lin Wanning said with a smile.

"Oops~" Just a second later, she sneezed loudly because she caught a chill.

"What if you catch a cold and get a fever the next day? We'll leave you alone in the hotel while the five of us go out and have some fun!" Xu Qingfan's eyes showed both disdain and heartache.

"Oh my god~" Before Lin Wanning could finish speaking, he sneezed a second big sneeze.

"Come in and warm yourself up, you're driving me crazy." Xu Qingfan opened the blanket and pulled Lin Wanning inside.

"Brother Qingfan is so embarrassing~ Okay."

Lin Wanning naturally wrapped his arms around Xu Qingfan's waist, his frozen hands slipping inside his pajamas to warm Xu's back, while his feet were also busy, reaching between Xu's legs, which felt very warm being sandwiched like that.

Finally, after burying her face in his neck and taking a deep breath, Lin Wanning felt that her night of air conditioning hadn't been wasted.

"Brother Qingfan, you're so warm."

As the girl spoke, her small hands roamed over his back, and her warm breath blew on his neck, which was already an erogenous zone, making him feel itchy and numb all over.

"Don't move!" Xu Qingfan slapped the girl's bottom again.

"Waaah~" Lin Wanning pouted aggrievedly, but her face was smiling. After taking a deep sniff of Xu Qingfan's neck, she closed her eyes again.

The morning was already dry, and he was holding a young girl who was already fully developed in every way. Xu Qingfan silently recited the Great Compassion Mantra ten times, but it was no use. He did not hesitate to show the utmost respect where it was appropriate.

With Lin Wanning holding him tightly, and unable to reach in to make tactical adjustments, Xu Qingfan could only bend over, maintaining a stiff posture without moving.

Although Lin Wanning's fifteenth birthday is not until October, puberty development is unpredictable and can drastically change a person in just two or three months, let alone a girl who has been developing for more than half a year.

The girl's unique virgin fragrance was like a deadly poison. Even though Xu Qingfan only regarded Lin Wanning as his daughter or sister, he couldn't help but feel his mouth go dry and his heart race.

"Hmm~ Alright, are you warm now? Time to get up, or it'll be troublesome if Xiaoxiao finds out." Xu Qingfan patted her back, indicating.

"No!" Lin Wanning hugged him even tighter in a coquettish manner, burying her head in his body and shaking it.

"Sigh~"

"Get up quickly, I need to go to the bathroom," he said, patting the girl's back in a strange tone.

"Hold on a little longer, Brother Qingfan, why does your voice sound weird?" Lin Wanning blinked her big eyes and looked up at him.

The girl finally stopped moving around, and Xu Qingfan felt much better.

"If you don't get up, I'll get angry. I haven't settled the score with you for sneaking into bed yet!" To cover up his guilty conscience, he could only pretend to be stern.

"Waaah~ It was Brother Qingfan who pulled me in, I didn't crawl into the blankets!" Lin Wanning still clung to him and refused to let go, while also starting her coquettish tactics again.

"Hiss~" Xu Qingfan clenched his hands tightly in pain, his nails almost digging into his flesh. Who could stand this!

Seeing that Brother Qingfan suddenly stopped talking, Lin Wanning thought that her coquettishness had worked, and continued to coquettishly say, "Brother Qingfan, you are so warm, warmer than a hot water bottle!"

"Hmm~" Xu Qingfan had given up, straightening his previously hunched back and letting Lin Wanning rub against him. "Are there princesses at Disneyland? Brother Qingfan, do you think princesses are pretty?"

"I don't know, maybe."

"Brother Qingfan, you're just being perfunctory. There's a fireworks display tonight. I wonder if it will be beautiful, or as beautiful as the one we had last time?"

"Hiss~ Hmm, I think so." Xu Qingfan felt both pain and pleasure. After relaxing and experiencing it, he discovered many things he hadn't noticed before, such as the fact that the girl was only wearing pajamas.

He felt like he was about to explode, and his younger brother had already offered him the most respect he could.

"I wonder if haunted houses are scary. Brother Qingfan, do you think ghosts exist in this world?" Lin Wanning continued.
However, Xu Qingfan did not answer, because at this moment his eyes were wide open like copper bells.

"Brother Qingfan, what kind of duck is this? Why can't I take it with me?"

Lin Wanning had wanted to say this for a long time; it was sharp and uncomfortable. She tried to pry it open again, but still couldn't get it to go away.

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The girl's brain seemed to suddenly shut down with a buzz, and all external sounds disappeared.

It felt like only a few seconds had passed, yet also like an eternity, before Lin Wanning came to his senses again.

She raised her hands high in the air, her palms appearing translucent and shiny in the light.

Lin Wanning glanced guiltily toward the bathroom, where the sound of running water, typical of a shower, could be heard.

Lin Wanning breathed a sigh of relief.

She blinked, then blinked again, first stealing a guilty glance at the bathroom once more. After confirming that her brother Qingfan wouldn't be coming out anytime soon, the girl cupped her hands and brought them close to her nose.

[What a strange smell]
Lin Wanning wrinkled her nose slightly and made the unique sound of sniffing something. She felt that this smell was familiar, as if she had smelled it in the park before.

At the same time, she felt a tingling sensation in her thighs, a feeling she had never experienced before spreading from her brain throughout her body.

It's not entirely accurate to say that it's never happened before. Lin Wanning remembers having this feeling in a dream, a dream she had when she was sleeping at home with her brother Qingfan in her arms.

the other side.

The cool tap water washed over Xu Qingfan's head, calming him down considerably, and his brain regained control of his body.

He raised his hand and slapped himself hard across the face. The sound of the splashing water masked the noise, so Lin Wanning outside didn't hear it.

"Xu Qingfan, are you even human?" he whispered to himself. He clearly had time to stop Lin Wanning, but he didn't.

Between being a beast and being worse than a beast, Xu Qingfan honestly chose to be a beast.

But you can't blame him. He's been single for almost thirty years across his two lifetimes. Do you know how he got through all those years?

You say you don’t know?

No, you know, because you went through the same thing!

To get back to the point, in short, it's really not Xu Qingfan's fault.

"Eh~" He was speechless for a long time as he looked at the pajama pants hanging on the wall.

Xu Qingfan should have strictly stopped Lin Wanning's behavior from the beginning, but to say that he himself didn't have the slightest desire to get close to the beautiful girl? That's impossible.

"Damn it, you're still being respectful?" Xu Qingfan originally wanted to lower his head and think, but this guy was still not being honest.

After a while, he figured some things out.

He bears 80% of the responsibility for this, while Lin Wanning bears 20%. Let bygones be bygones, but from now on, he must lock the door when he sleeps!

After figuring everything out, Xu Qingfan turned off the shower, dried himself off, got dressed again, and went out.

Lin Wanning was still sitting on the bed. When she heard the door open, she quickly withdrew her hands and lowered her head, not daring to look at Xu Qingfan.

"Go wash your hands first, and we'll talk about what just happened after you've washed them," Xu Qingfan said with a serious face, though he also found it hard to look directly at her.

"Oh, oh." Lin Wanning got out of bed after hearing this and ran barefoot into the bathroom.

A few minutes later, she walked up to Xu Qingfan with her head down, like a child who had done something wrong.

"This was an accident," he said, blushing as he did so, but still maintaining a straight face.

"Mmm." Lin Wanning looked down at his toes and answered honestly.

Do you know why men and women shouldn't touch each other?

"I understand," the girl said in a voice barely audible this time.

"Let it go this time, but don't let it happen again. Wan Ning, you've grown up, and so have I!" Xu Qingfan said this with a blush on his face, but fortunately Lin Wan Ning had her head down and didn't see it.

"Um... Brother Qingfan, I'm... I'm sorry." Lin Wanning felt it was all his fault; he should have known better than to pick those mushrooms.

"I also made mistakes, and I want to apologize to Wan Ning. I hope what happened just now didn't scare you," he said.

"No, it's okay as long as it's Brother Qingfan!" The girl suddenly changed her shyness and looked at Xu Qingfan seriously.

Xu Qingfan couldn't stand such a gaze and turned his head to the side. Who could withstand such a direct attack?
He mumbled, "Um, well...you...you should go back and brush your teeth and wash up first. Xiaoxiao and the others will be awake soon."

"Hmm!" This was the first time Lin Wanning had seen Qingfan's brother look shy. She stared at his face, wanting to remember the boy's bashfulness forever.

"Wan Ning will never dislike Brother Qing Fan, and neither will Yi Yi!" After saying that, the girl ran away.

however.

Before she could even reach the door, it was opened from the outside.

Lin Wanning froze in place as he ran, and his smile also froze on his face.

Xu Qingfan stared wide-eyed at the doorway. The person who came in was none other than Xia Xiaoxiao!
Xia Xiaoxiao's face was expressionless, revealing neither joy nor anger.

Her gaze moved from near to far, first to Lin Wanning, who was frozen in place, then to Xu Qingfan standing at the head of the bed, and finally to Lin Wanning's bare feet.

None of the three spoke, their silence resembling that of a world-famous painting.

(End of this chapter)