I have few friends, but many childhood sweethearts.

Chapter 315. I won't spoil Xia Xiaoxiao anymore!

"Huh~"

After the body was disposed of, Wu Lingyu's text message to let Lin Wanning know she was safe arrived. Lin Wanning's face lit up with joy after reading the message, and he eagerly ran downstairs with his phone in hand.

"Brother Qingfan, Xiaoyu said on QQ that Xiaoxiao went home with Ruanwen. Xiaoyu went to find Xiaoxiao after buying breakfast!"

"Brother Qingfan, Xiaoxiao is safe at home, Brother Qingfan!"

The girl ran breathlessly to the kitchen door to tell Xu Qingfan the good news. Although her birthday had been ruined by Xia Xiaoxiao, her birthday seemed insignificant compared to her best friend's safety.

Xu Qingfan paused for a moment while frying the egg, but quickly came to his senses and used a spatula to flip the fried egg to the other side.

"She skips her classes and makes everyone worry for nothing. That's all she's good for," he said dismissively after a moment's thought.

Lin Wanning stared blankly at her phone, unsure how to reply. She could understand Xia Xiaoxiao's decision to leave like this; after all, if she were scolded by Qingfan, she probably would have rushed out of the house without hesitation.

But how could Wan Ning possibly make Qing Fan angry? Wan Ning is such a sweet and considerate girl!
Lin Wanning shook his head, trying to shake off the terrible thoughts in his mind.

[Brother Qingfan is really angry, but Xiaoxiao is really something, how could she say something like never seeing him again!]
Zhang Yiyi quickly followed and ran down. She had naturally heard Xu Qingfan's voice, which was quite loud.

She pursed her lips slightly, but did not choose to persuade her brother at this moment.

Since he only needed to make breakfast for three people, Xu Qingfan quickly cooked the noodles. Before long, the three of them sat in a row in front of the coffee table to eat the noodles.

Xu Qingfan was scrolling through his phone; he had received messages from Xiao Ruanwen and Wu Lingyu letting him know they were safe.

To say he wasn't worried about that shrew would be a lie, but after breathing a sigh of relief, he felt that Xia Xiaoxiao was being unreasonable.

Not to mention that today is Wednesday and I have classes in the morning.

Even though it was raining so hard outside, she shouldn't have just left like that, causing Ruan Wen and Xiao Yu to get soaked and making everyone worry for nothing.

Not to mention that today is Lin Wanning's fifteenth birthday, and she ruined the whole birthday atmosphere!

[A self-centered, spoiled brat who throws tantrums!]
Xu Qingfan scoffed at the act of someone who had just made a resolute statement and then immediately ran to his room for refuge.

"Brother Qingfan, have Xiaoxiao and the others arrived home yet?" Lin Wanning leaned her head closer to look. Xu Qingfan was browsing QQ Space at that moment.

“We’re here, and Xiaoyu is here too. They’re both in my room now. They didn’t want to go to school this morning. What about you?” Xu Qingfan looked away and glanced at the two girls.

"Can I not go to school?" Lin Wanning's eyes lit up, after all, no one likes going to school during their student days.

"I'll listen to my brother." Zhang Yiyi didn't actually want to go either, and she guessed that Xu Qingfan didn't want to go either, which is why she said that.

“Then none of us will go. The reason is that we got an upset stomach. That makes perfect sense, right?” Xu Qingfan snapped his fingers and started looking for the homeroom teacher’s phone number.

"That makes sense!" Lin Wanning and Zhang Yiyi nodded vigorously, their faces full of surprise.

Xu Qingfan is a master at lying to adults; he easily fooled the homeroom teacher, and whether or not they return to school in the afternoon depends on their "health condition."

"Done." Xu Qingfan spread his hands, his face showing an expression that said, "Don't idolize me."

"Brother Qingfan is awesome!"

"Brother is awesome!"

Lin Wanning had originally intended to kiss Xu Qingfan, but her lips were covered in grease, so she decided against it.

"Let's keep eating our noodles. Who knows how long this rain will last?" Xu Qingfan glanced out the window, and for some reason, the image of Xia Xiaoxiao running in the rain suddenly popped into his mind.

However, the thought of innocent Wu Lingyu and Xiao Ruanwen being forced to get wet in the rain instantly made him stop feeling sorry for Xia Xiaoxiao; she deserved it.

[You little devil!]
Xu Qingfan pursed his lips and stopped looking at the autumn rain outside the window.

His phone vibrated in his pocket, probably from another girl. Worried that something might be wrong, Xu Qingfan quickly took it out to check.

It was Xiaoyu who contacted him: "Brother Fan, Xiaoxiao just acted impulsively; she didn't mean to say those things. I'll persuade her to apologize to you, Brother Fan. You should explain it to her again, and she'll definitely understand."

Xu Qingfan smiled dismissively and typed without thinking: "What's there to explain? Throwing things and saying such awful things—who puts up with her!"

There was no response from Wu Lingyu. He was still angry and continued typing furiously: "Didn't she say she never wanted to see me again? Fine, move back in and don't see me then! I can't be bothered to take care of this unreasonable, spoiled brat who throws tantrums all the time, won't listen to explanations, and is so self-centered!"

Having said everything he wanted to say in one breath, Xu Qingfan felt as refreshed as drinking an ice-cold Sprite on a hot summer day.

"Brother Qingfan, who are you chatting with?" Lin Wanning curiously leaned closer again, but he had already turned off the screen.

"Tell Xiaoyu that I've already arranged leave for everyone." Xu Qingfan turned the girl's head back to normal. For some reason, he didn't want Wan Ning and Yi Yi to see what was on the screen.

Because these were just his complaints, only suitable for sending to Xiaoyu.

As for whether Xia Xiaoxiao will see it, based on Xu Qingfan's understanding of Wu Lingyu, Xiaoyu definitely won't let Xia Xiaoxiao see it, so there's no need to worry.

"Oh, oh~" Lin Wanning indeed stopped paying attention to this and said, "Brother Qingfan, let's go to kindergarten after the rain stops. Yiyi hasn't been to kindergarten yet!"

Zhang Yiyi's knuckles turned slightly white as she gripped the chopsticks. She wasn't thinking about the bad times she had in kindergarten; instead, she was thinking, "If only I had gone to Sunshine Kindergarten."
"Sure, I remember our class teacher was Ms. Xiaoyu, and Wanning, I think your class's surname is Wang. I wonder if they're still there."

Xu Qingfan hadn't finished speaking when his phone started vibrating incessantly in his pocket. Worried that something was wrong, he quickly took it out to check.

Then he was dumbfounded.

Because the message above was Xiao Ruanwen scolding him. As for why he was sure it was Xiao Ruanwen, given his close relationship with the five girls, it was easy for him to recognize her.

But that's not the key point right now, because if Xiao Ruanwen saw it, it means Xia Xiaoxiao must have seen it too, otherwise she wouldn't have written such a long post in a fit of rage.

Xu Qingfan immediately understood the crux of the matter. He had only said those things in the heat of the moment, not because he truly believed Xia Xiaoxiao was that kind of person. But now it seemed pointless to explain. Xu Qingfan's hand holding his phone trembled slightly. He typed a few lines to defend himself, but ultimately deleted them all.

[Since I've already seen it, am I just going to allow Xia Xiaoxiao to throw a tantrum, break things, and say nasty things? It's just being unreasonable and self-centered, and I didn't say anything wrong!]
He made a snap decision and simply put his phone away without replying.

"Brother Qingfan, what's wrong?" Lin Wanning asked with concern, noticing that Brother Qingfan's expression was uncertain.

"It's nothing. Xiaoyu said they were all soaked to the bone, so I told them to take a shower quickly so they wouldn't catch a cold," Xu Qingfan said, taking a deep breath and lying.

"We also need ginger soup. Brother Qingfan, can you ask them to make some ginger soup?" Lin Wanning said, then took out his phone and left a message in their six-person group chat.

Zhang Yi blinked in confusion. She had a feeling that her brother had just lied, but she still didn't say anything or ask anything.

The three of them finished breakfast in no time. Lin Wanning and Zhang Yiyi cleaned up the dishes and took them into the kitchen to wash them, while Xu Qingfan went to the yard to watch the rain.

Little White was tied to the eaves. After seeing him come out, it looked up, glanced at him, moved its bottom, and continued sleeping.

Xu Qingfan had no intention of scaring the dog. He felt that his mood at the moment was like this rain, with a touch of new sorrow and a thousand strands of old sorrow.

He stretched out his hand, letting the raindrops fall on it. Once he had collected a certain amount, he cheekily tossed it to the dog.

Xiao Bai glanced at him, her eyes filled with anthropomorphic disdain and speechlessness. After yawning, she tucked her head back into her body.

"Annoying." He uttered a single note, but his words couldn't materialize, and the drizzle continued to fall.

Xu Qingfan began to review the events of the day in his mind. First, Wan Ning came to celebrate his birthday. He was certain that the girl was not there to crawl into his bed.

Then the two of them started playfully fighting on the bed. He thought this was normal because that's how they usually interacted. Xu Qingfan had also punished the other four girls in the same way many times, except this time the location had changed from the living room sofa to his bed.

Then Xia Xiaoxiao pushed the door open and came in. He wanted to explain to her, but Xia Xiaoxiao was unyielding and started making a scene.

Xia Xiaoxiao was probably angry because she felt that she had promised Wan Ning not to crawl into bed with her, but he had gone back on his word.

Xu Qingfan was equally speechless, because this time Wan Ning really didn't crawl into his bed. The two just happened to be playing around on the bed and Xia Xiaoxiao saw it. He felt that if the location had been the living room sofa or somewhere else, such tickling interaction would not have been a big deal at all.

But Xia Xiaoxiao didn't think so. She was convinced that Lin Wanning had come to sneak into bed with her and wouldn't listen to any explanation. She accused him and Wanning as if she had suffered a great injustice.

[Then, for some reason, I remembered her studying abroad in her past life, and I suddenly broke down and yelled. She followed suit, throwing things and saying she never wanted to see me again, before running out of the house.]
[First, he doesn't trust his companions; second, he's unreasonable and argumentative; third, he throws things around and talks about his entire life all the time; and fourth, he doesn't take care of his health, causing others unnecessary worry!]
Xu Qingfan mentally listed Xia Xiaoxiao's seven deadly sins: pride, jealousy, anger, and lust—she was guilty of them all!
As for why lust is involved, it's perfectly normal for a normal man to have a tent in the morning. If Xia Xiaoxiao hadn't had such dirty thoughts and misinterpreted things, would she have gotten so angry?

As for whether Xu Qingfan was wrong or not, apart from yelling at her loudly, which was inappropriate, he felt that he was a saint!

"If you've got the guts, don't apologize to me. I'm definitely not going to let you get away with this!" he said angrily to the air.

[I haven't even settled the debts from my past life with you yet, and you expect me to continue to accommodate you in this one? No way!]
When we were little, we indulged Xia Xiaoxiao and treated her well because she was a cute little girl with delicate features, and there was also the relationship between Lin Jing and Xia Guofu.

And frankly, he felt it was pointless to use his adult mindset to bully a five or six-year-old girl.

So apart from bullying her a few times when she was first reborn, Xu Qingfan has always doted on her like a younger sister or a daughter.

But Xia Xiaoxiao has grown up now, both in height and figure, and in her mental age.

Do you still want me to continue to indulge her like I did when we were kids?

I never dared to dream of such a thing!

It's quite magnanimous of Xu Qingfan not to take the opportunity to retaliate for being deceived in his previous life.

He made up his mind that, starting today, right now, he would not listen to, care about, or accept any unreasonable demands from Xia Xiaoxiao!

If Xia Xiaoxiao doesn't apologize to him, he'll just ignore her and see who can outlast whom!

"You're so arrogant, aren't you? I don't believe I can't fix you!" Xu Qingfan put his hands on his hips and gazed in the direction of the Lotus Courtyard.

"Brother Qingfan, what are you muttering about?"

The two girls who had finished washing the dishes came out of the living room and stood on either side of him.

"Oh, it's nothing. I was just wondering if it rained this hard the day Yiping asked her dad for money."

"Pfft!" The two of them thought Xu Qingfan was thinking about some profound question, so they pricked up their ears to listen, but it turned out to be this!
"How are Xiaoxiao and the others doing now, Brother Qingfan?" More than that, Lin Wanning was more concerned about the situation of Xiaoxiao and the others. She took Xu Qingfan's arm and asked.

Zhang Yiyi also looked up at Xu Qingfan, and she was surprised to find that the worry on her brother's face seemed to have completely disappeared, replaced by an indescribable ease and comfort.

"Brother, have you thought of a way?" She tugged at Xu Qingfan's sleeve and asked.

"What method?" Xu Qingfan looked at Yi Yi with a puzzled expression, then opened his phone to answer Lin Wanning's question.

"Pfft~ Hahaha." Xu Qingfan burst out laughing when he saw Wu Lingyu's message to him.

"What's wrong? What's wrong, Brother Qingfan?" Zhang Yiyi and Lin Wanning simultaneously tiptoed over to look.

"Aunt Lin caught them. She made Xia Xiaoxiao apologize to me, but she refused and even cried. It's hilarious!" Xu Qingfan pointed to the contents above and showed them to the two of them.

Lin Wanning and Zhang Yi exchanged a glance. "Brother Qingfan, this style seems a bit off."
"Holy crap!" Xu Qingfan suddenly blurted out a national treasure.

"What now?" The two continued to peer closer.

"That brat Xia Xiaoxiao is going to tell my mom! Shame on her!"

"Forehead"

(End of this chapter)