I have few friends, but many childhood sweethearts.

Chapter 310. Whose Fault?
Lin Wanning was dumbfounded at this moment, and at the same time, she was also a little frightened.

Her body trembled instinctively, and large tears uncontrollably slid down her cheeks.

[I...I didn't mean for it to turn out this way, why did it become like this?]
The girl's lingering resentment had vanished, leaving only endless self-blame and regret.

[I should never have come to see Qingfan. It's all Wanning's fault.]
Lin Wanning huddled foolishly in the corner, his eyes lifeless, as if he had lost his soul.

If she had known things would turn out this way, she would never have come to see Qingfan.

Upon seeing Xu Qingfan and Zhang Yiyi approaching, Lin Wanning burst into tears: "Waaah... Brother Qingfan... Brother... I'm so sorry. It's all my fault. If I hadn't insisted on coming to Brother Qingfan's room, Xiaoxiao wouldn't have misunderstood, and we wouldn't have argued, waaaah!"

The girl huddled in the corner, her thin shoulders trembling slightly as she sobbed, tears streaming down her cheeks like a helpless kitten trapped in a downpour.

"It has nothing to do with Wan Ning." Xu Qingfan tenderly wiped away her tears with his sleeve, but in reality, his own mind was in a mess, and he couldn't think of any comforting words.

Fortunately, Zhang Yiyi was there. After comforting her brother, the little angel Yiyi started comforting Wanning.

The two girls were whispering on his bed, but Xu Qingfan didn't pay much attention. He felt like his mind was filled with a tangled mess, and his thoughts hadn't yet returned from the argument.

He sat blankly on the edge of the bed, his hands supporting his chin, staring at the scattered keychains on the floor.

[How did it get like this?]
Xu Qingfan sighed silently; this was the first time he had ever been so harsh on Xia Xiaoxiao since she was a child.

He didn't know why, but for a moment just now, the figure in front of him seemed to overlap with someone from his past life who was determined to study abroad.

A mix of feelings welled up inside him: confusion, resentment, unwillingness, and resentment towards the girl from his past life.

Then he got carried away, and his harsh words were like a sharp blade, hurting both himself and others.

Actually, Xu Qingfan really wanted to curse Xia Xiaoxiao from his previous life.

Even after Xia Xiaoxiao went abroad in his previous life, he never had the heart to scold her. But it would be impossible for him not to harbor any resentment.

Especially when he learned that the girl had died far from home, Xu Qingfan was heartbroken and his resentment grew even stronger.

He desperately wanted to pull the girl out of the underworld and question her, "Xia Xiaoxiao, are you ever going to stop? We agreed to be together after graduation, but you ran off to study abroad. You have one idea after another. Xia Xiaoxiao, aren't you annoying!"

Although he couldn't pull Xia Xiaoxiao back from the underworld, the pent-up frustration from two lifetimes was finally released this time.

But this was not Xia Xiaoxiao from her previous life, so he regretted it the moment he finished yelling.

Since his rebirth, he has always been seen as a gentle, refined, and all-powerful older brother in the eyes of the five girls. This is the first time he has ever lost his temper and yelled like that.

So Lin Wanning was so scared that he cried, Zhang Yiyi, Xiao Ruanwen and Wu Lingyu were terrified, and as for Xia Xiaoxiao, she was obviously so frightened that she broke down.

"Damn it," Xu Qingfan muttered to himself.

After being comforted by Zhang Yiyi for a while, Lin Wanning stopped crying. The girl's eyes and nose were red and swollen, and she looked pitiful.

Although Qingfan and Yiyi both said it wasn't her fault, Lin Wanning still felt incredibly guilty.

Because someone always has to take responsibility for a mistake. If it wasn't her fault, then it could only be Qingfan or Xiaoxiao's fault.

Indeed, both of them were at fault. Xia Xiaoxiao's distrust and Xu Qingfan's loss of emotional control were the culprits behind this argument.

But Qingfan can't be wrong. Xiaoxiao has already been driven to tears and run away. Xiaoxiao is so pitiful, so of course she can't be wrong. Therefore, Wanning can only bear the blame.

[Waaaaah (︿) It's all Wan Ning's fault for causing everyone to fight]
Zhang Yiyi released her arms from Lin Wanning, rubbed her forehead against hers, and then wrapped her arms around Xu Qingfan's waist from behind.

She rested her chin on Xu Qingfan's shoulder and whispered in his ear, "It's okay, brother, don't be sad. Everyone has moments when they lose control of their emotions. You've been very, very good. You're a good brother!"

Xu Qingfan gave a wry smile, reached out and rubbed her head, forcing a smile: "Go brush your teeth and wash up first, I'll go downstairs and cook breakfast for you."

"Mmm!" Zhang Yi nodded obediently, causing his shoulders to sway as well.

After Zhang Yiyi released him, Xu Qingfan turned around and came to Lin Wanning.

He gently brushed aside the girl's bangs and leaned down to kiss her smooth, round forehead.

"Ah!" Lin Wanning stood there dumbfounded, staring unblinkingly at the boy in front of him.

"Happy 15th birthday to our little princess Wanning!" Xu Qingfan said with a heartfelt smile, rubbing her head.

Lin Wanning's tears, which had already stopped, suddenly welled up again at this moment for some reason.

Instinctively, like a kitten yearning for its mother's belly, she rammed herself hard into Xu Qingfan's chest: "Waaah... Brother Qingfan!"

“Wow~”

The scene before her eyes was exactly what she had been fantasizing about all night, but all the girl wanted to do at that moment was cry.

I could have had a wonderful and memorable birthday, so why did it turn out like this?

Lin Wanning's tears contained guilt, self-blame, and also resentment.

Let's not even talk about the fact that Wan Ning didn't actually crawl into Qing Fan's bed this time, and was wronged!

Even if she really did sneak into Brother Qingfan's bed, so what? Wan Ning just wanted to sneak into Brother Qingfan's bed, and she just loved sneaking into Brother Qingfan's bed!
Why does Xia Xiaoxiao have to be so nosy? If you want to crawl into Qingfan's bed, you can crawl in too. You won't crawl in yourself, and you won't let anyone else crawl in either. Why should you do that?
She didn't care about that ridiculous notion that men and women shouldn't touch each other!

[Wan Ning is destined to marry Qing Fan along with Yi Yi, not just anyone else. Why should she and Qing Fan have to be so distant? Wan Ning wants to be intimate with him! She wants to be intimate with him!]
"Waaah... Brother Qingfan, Brother Qingfan, will you hate Wanning?" Lin Wanning asked in a hoarse voice the question she was most worried about and afraid of. If Brother Qingfan was as fierce to her as he was just now, the girl might really do something stupid.

Xu Qingfan hugged Lin Wanning tighter, but the person he was thinking about was Xia Xiaoxiao.

His fierce demeanor just now frightened even Wan Ning, so how sad and upset must Xia Xiaoxiao, the person involved, be?

[It's your own fault for being unreasonable. You always do the same thing. Sorry.]
Xu Qingfan patted Lin Wanning's back gently and said in a calm tone, "How could I possibly hate Wanning? Wanning is such a good girl, I could never hate Wanning in this lifetime, don't worry."

The girl's trembling body was immediately calmed down. She looked up at Xu Qingfan, but from this angle she could only see his profile.

"But...but Brother Qingfan, let's go apologize to Xiaoxiao." she said weakly.

Zhang Yiyi knelt on the bed and looked at the two of them without saying a word.

Xu Qingfan's smile froze, as if Xia Xiaoxiao's resolute words before leaving were replaying in his mind.

It was wrong of him to lose control of his emotions and shout loudly, but didn't Xia Xiaoxiao do something wrong too?

If she hadn't refused to listen to my explanation, would I have lost control of my emotions?

If she hadn't refused to give him a way out, would he have yelled at her?
And what were her last words? "Xu Qingfan, I never want to see you again in my life!"

"Xu Qingfan, I don't like you anymore!"

He had only asked her to stop bothering him, but she went and said she never wanted to see him again in this lifetime. She even smashed the keychain he had given her on the ground. What, was she going to sever all ties with him and draw a line between them?

[He only cares about his own feelings, acts recklessly and lawlessly!]
Even a clay figure has some temper; does Xu Qingfan have no pride at all?

Xu Qingfan really didn't want to spoil Xia Xiaoxiao anymore. The road to adulthood can't always be smooth sailing, and she might insist on studying abroad again someday.

"Apologize? What's there to apologize for? Didn't she say she never wanted to see me again? Then let's not see her. Why spoil her like this!" he said indignantly.

Lin Wanning and Zhang Yiyi were both dumbfounded. They hadn't expected Xu Qingfan to give this answer. For a moment, they stared at each other, speechless.

“But...brother was really fierce just now, so you should apologize.” Zhang Yiyi poked his arm with her index finger and persuaded him.

Xu Qingfan had already put himself in the shoes of the victim. In any case, there was no way he would apologize, not in his entire life!
He said, "She's the same, and she's even fiercer than me. She throws things around. If anyone should apologize, it's her who should apologize first. Besides, she's the one who wronged me and Wan Ning in the first place!"

"But..." Zhang Yiyi wanted to persuade her again, but couldn't find any other reason for the moment.

Because Xu Qingfan is a boy, she feels she should apologize to Xia Xiaoxiao, but she can't bring herself to say it.

But Zhang Yiyi always remembered what her brother told her: it's truly good when everyone is doing well.

[It's definitely impossible for him to admit his mistake and apologize, and Qingfan won't back down. It's difficult to deal with.]
"Brother Qingfan...I...I'll go apologize to Xiaoxiao." Lin Wanning tugged at his clothes and whispered.

A soft-hearted thought flashed through Xu Qingfan's mind, but he dismissed it in an instant. Why should he always have to accommodate Xia Xiaoxiao? He did in the past life, and now he wants to accommodate her again?

There are no doors!

[This kind of despicable person, let whoever wants to forgive them forgive them, but I won't apologize!]
"Alright, I know what I'm doing. Wan Ning, you're not allowed to apologize either. She's just spoiled." Xu Qingfan raised his hand and rubbed the two girls' heads, his tone leaving no room for argument.

Seeing that the two wanted to say more, he interrupted them with a stern face: "Go brush your teeth and wash up first. I'll go downstairs and cook breakfast for you."

Lin Wanning and Zhang Yiyi exchanged glances, and in the end, Lin Wanning chose to listen to his brother and obediently got up and went back to his room to brush his teeth and wash up.

Soon, only Xu Qingfan was left in the room. Even though he had just woken up and it wasn't even seven o'clock yet, he still felt inexplicably tired.

Xu Qingfan reached behind him, patted his neck, and stood up.

There were pieces of plastic lying scattered on the ground. He sighed, but decided to pick them up and keep them safe.

"If you don't cherish things like this, don't expect me to give you anything again!" Xu Qingfan cursed under his breath, while picking up things at the same time without slowing down at all.

The floor was quickly cleaned again, and what he was holding in his hands, besides a pile of plastic shells that were shattered beyond recognition, was an integrated circuit board and two button batteries.

If he hadn't already known it was a small dinosaur, Xu Qingfan would probably have believed it even if someone stood in front of him and said it was Snoopy.

[If the circuit board wasn't damaged, we could re-mold and make a new key ring, who cares what we do!]
Xu Qingfan roughly pulled open the drawer and put the scrap he was holding inside.

He picked up his phone from the bed and turned it on. The lit screen showed that it was 6:55.

Licheng Middle School starts its morning reading at 7:10 a.m., so there's no doubt they're going to be late today.

Xu Qingfan casually tossed his phone onto the bed, changed into his school uniform, and went downstairs to prepare breakfast for Lin Wanning and Zhang Yiyi.

In the bathroom.

Zhang Yiyi and Lin Wanning are currently having an anxious conversation.

"Yiyi, what should I do? I should have known better than to go see Brother Qingfan today." Lin Wanning was brushing her teeth, and as she spoke, toothpaste foam slid down her chin and onto the floor.

"Sigh~" Zhang Yiyi shrugged helplessly, "We'll think of a solution after my brother and Xiaoxiao calm down."

Lin Wanning rinsed her mouth and spat out the foam, still feeling lingering fear as she said, "This is the first time I've seen Brother Qingfan like this, it's really scary."

Lin Wanning shook her head vigorously. If Xia Xiaoxiao had switched places with her, the girl would probably be on the rooftop by now.

[Qingfan doesn't like Wanning anymore, and the wind on the rooftop is so strong. Waaah!]
She shuddered at the mere thought of it.

“Brother…Brother is only fifteen years old, just an ordinary boy. It’s normal for him to have emotions,” Zhang Yiyi defended Xu Qingfan.

"No, I was just startled. It was the first time I'd ever seen Brother Qingfan like that." Lin Wanning realized she'd said something wrong and scratched her face.

Zhang Yiyi smiled and said, "Because my brother is also a human being. He is tolerant of us, so we should be tolerant of him too."

"Yes!" Lin Wanning nodded firmly after hearing this. "Yiyi and I will both be tolerant of Brother Qingfan and be his sweet little cotton-padded jackets!"

"Pfft~" Zhang Yiyi was amused by her serious expression and poked Lin Wanning's ahoge in the same way Xu Qingfan did. "Don't say things like that in front of Xiaoxiao."

"Hehe~" Lin Wanning scratched his face shyly again, "Xiaoxiao is different from us. Xiaoxiao has known Brother Qingfan since she was little."

She didn't know what she wanted to express, but she roughly meant that Xia Xiaoxiao was able to treat Xu Qingfan this way because they were the first people to know each other.

Zhang Yiyi naturally understood what she meant. "Everyone is different, so we should be tolerant of each other. My brother said that it's only truly good when everyone is doing well."

"Okay!" Lin Wanning waved her little pink fist. She had already made up her mind to apologize to Xia Xiaoxiao on Xu Qingfan's behalf, because it's really good when everyone is happy!
The next moment, her smile froze on her face, because she suddenly thought of something extremely terrifying.

"Oops!"

"What's wrong?" Zhang Yiyi tilted her head in confusion.

"I'll talk to Yiyi about it later!" the girl said, then rushed out of the bathroom.

When Lin Wanning returned to Xu Qingfan's room, she saw that the phone was still lying quietly on the bed, and she breathed a sigh of relief.

Fearing things might change if she hesitated, she rushed forward and grabbed her phone.

After swiping to unlock the screen, the chat dialog box between Xu Qingfan and her is displayed on the screen.

[When I turn seventeen, I'll definitely make Wan Ning and Yi Yi my girlfriends, and then the three of us will be together forever!]

The striking blue background with white lettering is prominently displayed in the most conspicuous place.

Lin Wanning's hands trembled slightly, but he still quickly deleted the message.

[I don't think Brother Qingfan saw it, right?]
(End of this chapter)