I have few friends, but many childhood sweethearts.

Chapter 314. I, Ruan Wen, will always be a member of the Little Party.

The two stayed in the bathtub until the water started to cool down before getting out, their bodies covered in water droplets.

"Don't worry, Xiaoxiao, I will definitely support you. In the end, we will definitely win the beauty and Fan Ge's heart!" Xiao Ruanwen said, drying her wet hair with a towel.

"Ok?"

Faced with Xia Xiaoxiao's death stare, Xiao Ruanwen quickly corrected herself, saying, "I misspoke, I misspoke. It's not 'us,' it's not 'us,' it's just you, Xiaoxiao."

"Hmph~ If he doesn't apologize to me, he can forget about me ever forgiving him!" Xia Xiaoxiao withdrew her gaze with satisfaction, wiping her smooth, snow-white legs as she spoke arrogantly.

Xiao Ruanwen shrugged helplessly, dried her hair, and put Xu Qingfan's T-shirt back on. As for the bra, Xia Xiaoxiao's was too small for her to fit into.

Sudden.

"Hehe. Hahaha."

Xiao Ruanwen's laughter suddenly broke the silence of the bathroom, especially when she looked at Xia Xiaoxiao, the girl laughed even harder.

"What are you laughing at again?" Xia Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes speechlessly. Even if she were slow to notice, she would know that Ruan Wen was laughing at her because of such an obvious detail.

"Goose goose goose goose goose!" The Great Wilderness Imprisoning Heaven Finger made its appearance again. Xiao Ruanwen bent over, clutching her stomach, and laughed loudly.

"Pfft~" Xia Xiaoxiao was still rolling her eyes, but she couldn't help but be infected by the infectious laughter and started laughing along.

However, her laughter quickly stopped. After laughing for a while, Xiao Ruanwen sobbed and said, "Haha. When Wan Ning and Brother Fan come to see you with their child, Xiao Xiao... Hahaha. Xiao Xiao, you're still thinking that Brother Fan won't apologize to you, and you'll never forgive him in your life. Hahaha!"

Xia Xiaoxiao instantly performed the "smile disappearing technique," and Xiao Ruanwen laughed even harder after seeing it. The smile didn't disappear; it just transferred to someone else.

"You stinky Ruan Wen, stop laughing!" she snapped angrily, glaring at the girl.

“Baby, this is your little auntie… hahaha.” Xiao Ruanwen continued to deliver the killing blow.

Xia Xiaoxiao imagined herself angrily staying at home waiting for Xu Qingfan's apology, only to wait for twenty years, and then one day Xu Qingfan and Lin Wanning suddenly came back to see her with their child.

[Baby, this is your little auntie. She's been angry with me for twenty years and hasn't spoken to me. Please apologize to her for Daddy.]
[Little Auntie is so sorry!]
[Ahhh~ No, this can't be!] Although Xia Xiaoxiao didn't show any abnormality on the surface, she had already broken down her defenses in her heart.

Xiao Ruanwen met her sharp eyes and suddenly felt a chill run down her spine; her laughter stopped instantly.

Xia Xiaoxiao seemed to be lost in her own world, unaware that the clothes she was wearing were hanging halfway around her neck, held up by her hands, revealing half of her light-colored bra, her flat stomach, and her pleasing V-line.

"Xiaoxiao?" Xiao Ruanwen tentatively poked her exposed armpit with her finger.

As if she had been hit by a girl's slow reaction time, Xia Xiaoxiao shuddered instantly and came to her senses.

After seeing that it was Xiao Ruanwen's face in front of her, and not some little girl who had come to apologize to her, Xia Xiaoxiao breathed a sigh of relief.

"Xiaoxiao, what are you doing?" Seeing that the girl had finally continued getting dressed, Xiao Ruanwen also breathed a sigh of relief.

"Ruan Wen, do you also think I should apologize to Xu?" Xia Xiaoxiao asked, looking down at her toes.

Xiao Ruanwen, adopting a neutral stance, smacked her lips and said, "Tsk tsk~ Well, it's not a question of right or wrong. Both of you are at fault in this matter, but someone has to take the first step."

"Why shouldn't he apologize first? He was the one who yelled at me first!"

Xiao Ruanwen glared at the girl who interrupted her, "Xiao Xiao, you need to broaden your perspective. Actually, apologizing first is the best course of action. It may seem like a huge loss, but in reality, it's a huge gain!"

Seeing that Xia Xiaoxiao finally stopped interrupting, she continued, "You know what kind of person Brother Fan is. He's the type who responds better to gentleness than force. If you apologize first, he'll feel guilty to death and treat you even better afterward. What's that called? That's called playing hard to get!"

"But he broke his promise! He clearly promised me!" Xia Xiaoxiao felt she had already told Xiao Ruanwen enough, so she wasn't afraid to tell her a little more. She readily told the girl in front of her about the incident at the Xiangjiang Hotel and how Xu Qingfan promised her not to let Lin Wanning into bed after she was accidentally injured.

"Now that you put it that way, I suddenly understand why you're so angry. I would be angry too if I were in your shoes." After putting herself in Xia Xiaoxiao's shoes, Xiao Ruanwen instantly understood why she had broken down.

"Hmph~ It was his fault to begin with, and he still dared to be rude!"

"But then again," Xiao Ruanwen changed the subject.

"What are you saying now? How could it be my fault?!" Xia Xiaoxiao glared at her.

"Oh dear~ Actually, it's because you were jealous that Wan Ning crawled into Fan Ge's bed. The excuse about men and women not being able to touch each other is completely untenable, you have to admit that." Xiao Ruanwen went straight to the heart of the matter without any mercy.

"I... I... um." Xia Xiaoxiao wanted to stubbornly refute, but she had already admitted it, so she could only nod reluctantly.

"Brother Fan was wrong to accidentally hurt you that day, so he agreed to your unequal treaty. But in the end, Xiao Xiao, you have no right to ask Brother Fan to do this, after all, you are not Brother Fan's girlfriend."

Xiao Ruanwen was secretly delighted. She felt that everything was back under her control. She, Ruanwen, had really gone to great lengths for this family!
"Hmm." Xia Xiaoxiao nodded again, unwillingly.

"So, Xiaoxiao, you should apologize to Brother Fan right away. That way, it'll be good for everyone. Don't worry, I'll always support you. And when you and Brother Fan have a child, I'll be the child's stepmother!" She patted her 36D breasts and promised.

"Oh," Xia Xiaoxiao said dejectedly.

Although she knew she was wrong and that she should apologize, it was so embarrassing to say she never wanted to see him again and then slink away to apologize right afterward!

[And who knows if that damn dog will take advantage of this and become even more aggressive and bullying towards me!]
[But the child with Xu Qingfan would probably be very cute.]
"Then I'll apologize again tomorrow!" This was Xia Xiaoxiao's last act of defiance.

"Pfft~ If you keep going like this, Wan Ning or Xiao Yu will steal your house sooner or later!" Xiao Ruanwen poked her head speechlessly.

"Isn't there Ruanwen to help me?" Xia Xiaoxiao clung to her. "Of course, I, Ruanwen, will always be on Xiaoxiao's side!" Xiao Ruanwen said proudly, hands on her hips.

"Waaaaah~ Ruan Wen!"

The two lingered inside for almost half an hour before finally getting dressed and coming out of the restroom.

Xia Xiaoxiao felt very relaxed and happy after opening up to her best friend, until she returned to the living room.

"mom?"

Lin Jing was sitting on the sofa with a serious expression, holding a phone that looked like a female teacher's ruler, exuding a powerful aura.

In stark contrast was Wu Lingyu, who was huddled up in a ball to the side.

Lin Jing's first words blocked all of Xia Xiaoxiao's escape routes: "Xiaoyu told me everything."

Wu Lingyu nodded in agreement, frantically giving the two women meaningful glances.

Wu Lingyu didn't mean to tattle; rather, she wasn't good at lying and was simply not adept at lying to her elders. When Lin Jing asked, she stammered out the whole story of what had happened that morning.

"I"

Before her daughter could even speak, Lin Jing interrupted, "You're almost in high school, and you're still so immature. How has Xiao Fan taken care of you since you were little? Every time there's something delicious or fun to do, he thinks of you. How can you say you never want to see him again in this lifetime!"

"He was the one who yelled at me first!" Xia Xiaoxiao felt wronged because her mother wasn't on her side.

"You're the one who wronged Xiao Fan. Would Xiao Fan get angry? If you were wronged by Xiao Fan, you would have been furious by now!" Lin Jing frowned and scolded her daughter with the same attitude she would use to discipline a naughty student in class.

She actually wanted to say, "Wan Ning loves to crawl into Xiao Fan's bed. Why are you getting angry? If you like Xiao Fan, you can crawl into her bed too. What will you do if you're so stubborn in the future?"
Lin Jing was unaware that Xia Xiaoxiao had already been persuaded by Xiao Ruanwen and was only waiting for her anger to subside tomorrow to apologize to Xu Qingfan. In order to prevent her daughter from going astray and drifting further and further away from Xiaofan, she had no choice but to assert her maternal authority.

[I'm such a worried mom!]
But her actions clearly backfired. Xia Xiaoxiao felt only betrayal from her mother and a deep sense of grievance, and large tears streamed down her face in no time.

"Go apologize to Xiaofan this afternoon and stop being so willful." Lin Jing's heart softened when she saw her daughter crying, but for Xiaoxiao's future happiness, she continued to persuade her with a stern face.

"Why should I apologize to him? He even called me a giant baby on QQ, and he called me a nuisance. I will never bother him again, and I will never apologize to him in this lifetime!" Xia Xiaoxiao shouted stubbornly, like a defiant little brat.

"You!" Lin Jing was so angry that she couldn't speak for a moment. She had never scolded Xia Xiaoxiao since she was a child, so she couldn't bring herself to say it now.

"Hiss!" Xiao Ruanwen clenched her fists in agony, staring blankly at the ceiling. She had managed to persuade Xia Xiaoxiao, but now it was all over.

When will this life of carrying heavy burdens ever end!
"Auntie, please calm down. Xiaoxiao is just upset for a moment. She'll be fine after a good night's sleep." Xiao Ruanwen, like a lackey, ran up to Lin Jing to massage her and ease the tension.

Seeing Xia Xiaoxiao with tears streaming down her face, Lin Jing felt incredibly sorry for her.

In any other situation, she would almost certainly give in to her daughter, but she genuinely wanted Xu Qingfan to be her son-in-law, so she finally said, "I've watched Xiaofan grow up since he was little. He wouldn't act like this if he wasn't really angry."

"Hmph!" Xia Xiaoxiao turned around and went back to her bedroom with a wronged look on her face.

"Auntie, don't you have to go to work today? I'll persuade you, Auntie, you should go to work first." Xiao Ruanwen thought to herself, "My dear auntie, please stop talking!"

"Thank you for your help." Lin Jing nodded in gratitude.

"Auntie, it's alright. It's all my fault, it's what I should do."

"Ah."

After waving goodbye to their parents, Xiao Ruanwen and Wu Lingyu finally relaxed in the living room.

When the two returned to the bedroom, Xia Xiaoxiao was, unsurprisingly, lying on the bed secretly shedding small pearls.

Upon hearing the two footsteps, the girl turned around, not wanting them to see her, but the trembling blanket had already given her away.

"Alright, Auntie doesn't know the whole story, and she likes Brother Fan, so she was a little harsh with her words." After getting into bed, Xiao Ruanwen hugged her from behind to comfort her.

"Mm." Xia Xiaoxiao simply nodded.

Wu Lingyu felt she had gotten into trouble again, and continued to use her phone to inform Xu Qingfan, thinking that the all-powerful Brother Fan would definitely be able to solve this problem.

If Xiao Ruanwen knew what she was thinking right now, she would definitely scoff. It was Ruanwen who had to maintain the harmony of this family!
"Okay, okay, Auntie probably just likes Fan-ge. Fan-ge's mom likes you too. After you wake up, we'll go tell Auntie Yao and let her teach Fan-ge a lesson!"

Xia Xiaoxiao's eyes lit up, and she said through a sniffle, "Yes, let Auntie teach him a lesson!"

“Teach him a lesson!” Xiao Ruanwen repeated.

"Teach him a lesson!" Xia Xiaoxiao said firmly.

"But Xiaoxiao, you still need to find a chance to apologize to Brother Fan. If tomorrow isn't possible, the day after tomorrow will do. Don't get too carried away." Seeing that the girl had lowered her guard, Xiao Ruanwen coaxed her gently.

"Hmph~ I'll go apologize if Auntie tells me to!" With her backer backing her, Xia Xiaoxiao felt much more confident and began to look forward to seeing Xu Qingfan being dragged by the ear by Yao Jinping to apologize to her.

[This is so hard for me]
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