I have few friends, but many childhood sweethearts.

Chapter 290. Birthday Battle

Xu Qingfan, who had just returned from grocery shopping, bumped into Xia Xiaoxiao at the entrance of the Lotus Courtyard. Seeing her long, wet hair behind her, he couldn't help but frown.

Taking a bath outside in broad daylight is hard not to make people have some bad associations.

"Where have you been all day? Why is your hair still wet?" he asked with a stern face.

Xia Xiaoxiao put on her usual arrogant expression and scolded him, "Mind your own business, I fell into the river!"

"You didn't go to meet some shady online friends, did you? Hey, you little brat Xia Xiaoxiao, stop right there!" Before Xu Qingfan could finish speaking, the girl had already disappeared.

[You nagging old woman, you're the one who goes to meet people online, do you think everyone is like you!] Xia Xiaoxiao complained in her heart about this stinky dog. It's already the 28th today, can't he guess that she went to prepare a birthday surprise for him?

"Tell me honestly, where have you been all day?" Xu Qingfan quickly caught up with the girl at the corner on the third floor and grabbed her clothes to question her.

"Why are you so annoying? You're the one who went to meet someone online! Your whole family went to meet someone online!" Xia Xiaoxiao really wanted to beat this stinky dog ​​to death. She had worked hard all day making cakes and decorating the house. She was covered in sweat and wanted to take a shower afterward.
"Then why is your hair wet?" Xu Qingfan asked, still somewhat skeptical.

"You'll fall into the river, okay?!" Xia Xiaoxiao slapped his hand away and turned to leave.

"How come your clothes didn't get wet after falling into the river?"

"Xu Qingfan, you're so annoying. I'm going to Ruan Wen's house to play and then take a shower, is that not allowed?" Xia Xiaoxiao stopped and turned around to glare at him, almost bumping into Xu Qingfan who was following behind.

"You could have just told me you were going to Ruan Wen's house. I haven't seen her all day, and I was worried sick for nothing." Xu Qingfan ruffled the girl's hair and pulled her hand to go home together.

"Tch~" Xia Xiaoxiao let him lead her, thinking to herself, "I just hadn't thought of an excuse yet!"
"Hey, Xu Qingfan."

"What?" He turned around and looked at the girl in confusion.

"If I, Wan Ning, Yi Yi, Xiao Yu, and Ruan Wen all fell into the river at the same time, who would you save first?"

Xu Qingfan rolled his eyes speechlessly. Sure enough, girls can't escape asking this kind of question. He said, "First of all, only Wan Ning can't swim. Secondly, you should think about why all five of you fell into the river at the same time."

"So that means save Wan Ning first, I knew it." Xia Xiaoxiao didn't hear the second half of the sentence at all, her jealous lips almost reaching the sky.

"You know nothing! You've been nowhere to be seen all day, but you haven't forgotten to steal my vegetables from the farm!"

"Pfft~ It's clearly your own fault for being so stupid!" Xia Xiaoxiao really wanted to tell him that it was her good Wan Ning who invited them to steal vegetables, but saying that would be the same as revealing that the five sisters were having a happy gathering today.

After confirming that Xia Xiaoxiao had only gone to Xiao Ruanwen's house today, Xu Qingfan felt relieved.

The main reason is that many of Xia Xiaoxiao's behaviors in this life seem strange to him, which is why he is worried about what might happen during her rebellious phase.

"I'm not very hungry, half a bowl of rice is enough." When they reached her front door, Xia Xiaoxiao nudged him, took out her keys, and opened the door to go home.

"All you do is eat snacks."

Xia Xiaoxiao leaned halfway out of the room after entering, saying, "None of your business!"

After closing the door again, she leaned against the wall and took out her phone to report the situation.

He didn't seem to guess where I went. Over!

The four girls are probably all busy right now, and no one has replied to her yet.

After thinking for a moment, Xia Xiaoxiao simply went into her room to write in her diary.

She turned to the latest page of her diary, pondered for a moment, and then quickly wrote in neat handwriting on the paper:

It's almost my fifteenth birthday with this stinky dog.

Although he was always infuriating, upon closer reflection, it seems that he had more happy times than not.

The violet wreath he gave me when I was five is long gone. When I was six, he played the Totoro melody for me on the radio. When I was seven, he caught a cicada to scare me, and only gave me my birthday present after making me cry.
Looking back, it seems like you've always been the one taking care of me, and also the one bullying me.

Even though you are extremely annoying, a nuisance, and a nuisance!

But I still can't help liking you.
Happy 15th birthday, you silly dog.

June 28, 2010.

Xia Xiaoxiao put down her pen and looked down at the contents of her diary. She seemed to be thinking of past scenes, and her eyes welled up with tears. A beautiful crescent moon appeared on her lips.

June twenty-nine.

At 7:00 a.m. sharp, the five girls appeared in Xia Xiaoxiao's living room in a neat row.

At this time, Xu Qingfan and the adults were still asleep. What they were about to do was their first birthday challenge of the day—getting into bed!

"When shall we start?" Before the activity even began, Lin Wanning was already jumping around and waving his arms excitedly.

Xia Xiaoxiao glanced at her and thought to herself: That stinky dog ​​promised me that after today, poor little Wan Ning would never have a bed to crawl into again!

"Let's go now." She took out Xu Qingfan's house key from her pocket and said softly.

"Do we really want to paint on Brother Fan's face?" Wu Lingyu asked timidly, holding the edible paint pen she had specially bought for this purpose.

What if Fan gets angry and spanks her? Fan has never spanked her before.

"Xiaoyu, what are you afraid of? There are five of us, and Brother Fan is just one. We can easily suppress him!" Xiao Ruanwen waved her bangs dismissively.

"I've recorded it. When Xu Qingfan asks about it, just have Ruan Wen suppress him," Xia Xiaoxiao said, holding up her phone.

"You little brat~ Take this!"

"Shh!" Zhang Yiyi quickly made a shushing gesture; Lin Jingke was still sleeping in the room.

Xiao Ruanwen immediately covered her mouth and asked in a low voice, "Shall we set off now?"

“Let’s go.” Xia Xiaoxiao nodded.

"Let's go!" she said in unison.

The five women, resembling female agents from the Investigator series, followed closely behind the head of the agents, Xia Xiaoxiao, as they exited one by one.

After Xia Xiaoxiao opened Xu Qingfan's door, she quietly went into the living room and closed the door.

"He's sleeping in there, let's keep our voices down." Xia Xiaoxiao pointed to Xu Qingfan's bedroom door and said in a voice barely louder than a mosquito's buzz.

"Okay." The four girls silently mouthed the words in unison.

The little guy popped out from some corner and was about to peek and ask what was going on when Xia Xiaoxiao pinched his mouth shut, and his "meow" was reduced to a "woof".

The four girls patted their chests in relief. Although their little brother's shouts weren't enough to wake Xu Qingfan in the room, their sense of being investigators had already kicked in, making them feel as if they were actually there.

After Xia Xiaoxiao opened a can of food to bribe her younger brother, she made an attacking gesture, signaling the four of them to follow.

As always, she took the lead. Xia Xiaoxiao opened the door a crack and peeked in to check. The stinky pig was sleeping with his back to the door. The air conditioner in the room was blowing loudly, so it seemed to be set to 16 degrees Celsius again.

Xia Xiaoxiao secretly observed for a moment, and after confirming that there was nothing amiss, she gently opened the door. The four girls behind her had been waiting impatiently, and as soon as the door opened, they rushed in.

The five of them silently gestured to each other, and then slowly approached Xu Qingfan on the bed.

Apart from Xia Xiaoxiao and Wu Lingyu, the other three felt quite novel at this moment, as it was the first time they had stepped into Xu Qingfan's room at this time.

That doesn't seem right either, since this often happened when we lived together in the secret base.

But this is Xu Qingfan's real bedroom after all, so the feeling will be very different.

As they approached, the five girls climbed onto the bed and surrounded Xu Qingfan, observing the sleeping boy like Palu was observing a person.

Xia Xiao did what she said she would do. Without the slightest hesitation, she pulled off the cap of her pen and drew a pig's head on his forehead.

Seeing this, Xiao Ruanwen gave her a thumbs up, saying that this little one was brave and that she really meant what she said.

After Xia Xiaoxiao finished drawing the pig's head, the five of them couldn't help but cover their mouths and chuckle.

Actually, drawing a pig's head on the forehead isn't that funny, but the girls just found it very amusing to tease their good brother and good friend.

Seeing that Xia Xiaoxiao wasn't playing games, Xiao Ruanwen followed suit and drew a dog on Xu Qingfan's face.

Then Lin Wanning and Zhang Yiyi each drew cat whiskers on one side of Xu Qingfan's cheek.

After the drawing was completed, Xu Qingfan's face did not look comical at all; on the contrary, it looked quite youthful.

Until Wu Lingyu came on stage.

Wu Lingyu originally wouldn't have dared to tease Fan Ge like this, after all, in her heart Fan Ge was her brother, her idol, and an omnipotent god!

But since all four of her good friends had already drawn theirs, she was forced to take the plunge.

Xu Qingfan's forehead and cheeks were now covered in graffiti. Wu Lingyu held the pen for a long time, unable to put it down, and she didn't dare to draw such a large area of ​​graffiti like the four of them.

With her four friends all watching her, Wu Lingyu felt increasingly pressured. She noticed that there was still a gap below Fan Ge's nose, so she gritted her teeth and placed the pen there.

She didn't have time to think about what to draw, so she scribbled something haphazardly and then put the pen away.

To her surprise, when she looked up again, all four girls were staring at her with incredulous expressions.

Wu Lingyu blinked. She felt she had already been very restrained, and she didn't understand what the others meant by their looks.

Immediately afterwards, Wu Lingyu saw the four men point at her first, and then at Xu Qingfan's upper lip, bursting into silent laughter.

Wu Lingyu followed their gaze, blinked, blinked again, and the next instant, her head seemed to explode with a "buzz".

This is exactly the kind of traitor's outfit that ordinary people in movies would wear!

Wu Lingyu cupped her face in disbelief, only one thought echoing in her mind: [Oh no, I'm going to get a spanking from Brother Fan.]
"Xiaoyu, you're really amazing!" Xiao Ruanwen was the first to give a thumbs up in praise.

"It's okay, there are five of us and he'll take one," Xia Xiaoxiao patted her shoulder to comfort her.

"Hurry up and take a picture, Brother Qingfan looks so silly, hahaha!" Lin Wanning covered her mouth and chuckled.

Zhang Yiyi had already taken out her phone and taken many pictures. After taking the pictures, she didn't forget to back them up and save them before sending them to her mother.

Wu Lingyu paced anxiously around the room, searching for tissues to wipe off the traitor's beard under her nose.

The four girls pressed her down in perfect unison, saying, "Once it's finished, it can't be changed!"

"Xiaoyu is going to get a spanking."

"Hehe~ I want to see Brother Fan spank Xiaoyu's butt."

"Don't cry, Xiaoyu."

The four men took turns whispering sarcastic remarks in Wu Lingyu's ear. The girl closed her eyes, steeled her resolve, and thought, "[Let them spank me then, it's okay as long as it's Brother Fan!]"
After the five of them put their pens away, the next step was to crawl into bed.

However, Xu Qingfan's small, shabby wooden bed was only 1.6 meters long, making it unrealistic for six people to sleep on it.

After whispering and discussing for a while, the group finally decided to play rock-paper-scissors. The two losers watched from the bedside, while the other three crawled under the covers.

Xia Xiaoxiao and Lin Wanning were unfortunately eliminated and could only sit by the bed and watch.

After exchanging a glance, they both saw disappointment in each other's eyes.

[Hmph~ Wan Ning's last chance to sneak into bed is gone!]
[I'll get Qingfan to agree to the diamond ring for my next birthday!]
The three took their places one after another. Xiao Ruanwen was the first to slip in from behind Xu Qingfan, followed by Wu Lingyu.

After glancing at it, Zhang Yi tiptoed over to her brother, carefully pulled out the blanket he was covered by, and then cautiously crawled inside as well.

The five girls were each thinking differently at that moment.

Xia Xiaoxiao's reaction was the easiest to guess: she was jealous and unhappy. But since she had agreed to this part, she could only sit on the stool and watch the show.

Lin Wanning was thinking about whether she could get Qingfan to let her crawl into bed with her on her birthday, saying that she wanted to see him as soon as she woke up!

Zhang Yi felt that her brother's embrace was so warm and cozy. No wonder Wan Ning always loved to crawl into bed. Her heart started racing.

Xiao Ruanwen, on the other hand, simply found it amusing and was playfully scratching Xu Qingfan's thigh with her thumb.

As for Wu Lingyu, she was still worried about getting a spanking later and had no time to think about anything else.

The next instant, Xu Qingfan reached out and pulled Zhang Yiyi into his arms.

Fortunately, the blanket covered the scene, and no one except Zhang Yiyi knew about it.

Zhang Yiyi felt her heart rate increase. She slowly moved back so that she could get closer to her brother.

The girl stopped moving as if she had been electrocuted when she felt something sharp pressing against her back.

[It's the one Wan Ning mentioned.]
The warm breath exhaled from her nose brushed against the girl's neck, and Zhang Yiyi involuntarily straightened her legs. She seemed to be experiencing the same sensation her good friend Wan Ning had described last time.

Fortunately, Xu Qingfan was still fast asleep. Perhaps because he had been sleeping in the same position for too long, he shook his arm and then suddenly turned over.

While Zhang Yi felt relieved, she also felt a little lost for some reason.

"Pfft~ Goose goose goose. Goose goose goose." Xiao Ruanwen suddenly looked directly at Xu Qingfan's face, her comical little mustache right in front of her.

She was easily amused, and now she couldn't hold back her laughter and burst out laughing, making the bed shake.

Xu Qingfan's eyelids twitched, and the next second his eyes opened a crack.

The five girls thought they were doomed, but the next second they heard him say, "Ruan Wen, stop fooling around, it won't be good if Xiao Xiao hears you."

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