I have few friends, but many childhood sweethearts.

Chapter 316. Revisiting an Old haunt
Xu Qingfan's hands had somehow wrapped around the shoulders of the two girls, and a gust of wind blew by, causing him to hold them even tighter.

It's rare to have time to rush to school in the early morning; I can relax, listen to the wind, and watch the rain, bringing a moment of peace to my restless heart.

Lin Wanning and Zhang Yiyi simultaneously shrank their necks. Xu Qingfan noticed this and said, "Let's go home. It's not good to be out in the wind for too long."

"Okay!" The two girls nodded obediently.

This rain is relentless, like a water tank in a math problem where water drains and then flows back in, never stopping for a moment.

Lin Wanning turned on the television and played the morning news from TVB Jade. The noise dispelled the chill of the living room, and the house seemed to have a touch more warmth and life.

The little brother suddenly appeared from somewhere and was rubbing against his feet, acting all cute.

Xu Qingfan picked up the cat and, while stroking its head, couldn't help but think: [Even my little brother knows how to act cute towards me; this Xia Xiaoxiao isn't even as good as a cat!]
Sure enough, when you have a problem with someone, you can only associate everything with their flaws.

He put the cat down again, and the little guy immediately hid under the table in disgust.

It's only eight o'clock now, and if I don't go to school, I really don't know how I'll get through this long morning.

Lin Wanning sat cross-legged on the sofa, constantly pressing the remote to change channels, while Zhang Yiyi lay on her snow-white thighs, playing with her phone.

The two of them were only wearing light nightgowns, which looked so pleasing to the eye in Xu Qingfan's eyes, and little Xu Qingfan should be the same.

[If I wore that maid outfit from last time]
He instantly dismissed the dangerous thought, coughed twice, and said, "Ahem~ I'm going for a run. Let's go for a stroll after the rain stops."

"Okay, Qingfan, keep it up! ヾ(°°)" Lin Wanning raised his right hand enthusiastically to encourage him.

Zhang Yi looked up at him, smiled faintly, and quietly pulled her nightgown up a little.

Unfortunately, Xu Qingfan didn't notice; he simply nodded and turned to enter the gym.

A moment later, his voice came from inside: "If you're sleepy, go upstairs and get some sleep. I'll wake you up when the rain stops."

"Know it!"

Lin Wanning and Zhang Yi exchanged a glance and got up from the sofa at the same time.

After turning off the TV, the two sneaked back upstairs.

"What do we do now, Yi Yi? Brother Qingfan is really angry with you." Lin Wanning lay on the soft bed, pitifully hugging her pillow.

Zhang Yiyi lay down beside her, poking the girl's nose with her finger: "Brother is acting strange, a little bit."

Lin Wanning nodded in agreement: "I think so too. That is to say, Brother Qingfan used to be very gentle, but this morning he seemed like a completely different person."

“Hmm.” Zhang Yiyi nodded, then suddenly changed the subject: “But if Xiaoxiao continues like this, brother will definitely not like her anymore.”

“But…” Lin Wanning hesitated, “But I always feel like we’re like the villainous mistresses in a TV drama.”

"If Xiaoxiao tells Qingfan's mom, will she think I'm a shameless, bad girl who's so big and still sleeping in Qingfan's bed?" This is what Lin Wanning is most worried about.

Zhang Yiyi rubbed her head to comfort her: "Wan Ning is not a bad girl. She just got along with her brother like this when she was little. She just didn't change when she grew up. Auntie will definitely understand."

Nevertheless, Lin Wanning still felt that she had acted unfairly in this matter, like a bad girl in a TV drama who deliberately sows discord between the male and female leads.

In other words, the term "green tea" hadn't been invented yet, otherwise Lin Wanning would have thought her behavior was like that of a green tea person, even though she had never had such thoughts.

"I still hope everyone can be okay, make up and stop arguing," she said, pouting.

Zhang Yiyi reached out and flicked the girl's pink lips, recalling the anger on her brother's face when he learned that Xia Xiaoxiao planned to tell his mother, and she was also very distressed.

Moreover, as Lin Wanning just said, if Xia Xiaoxiao really complains to her parents, doesn't she realize that Lin Wanning will have a negative impression of her aunt because of this?
Zhang Yiyi didn't believe Xia Xiaoxiao wouldn't think of something that even the dim-witted Lin Wanning could. Betraying a good friend like this was really despicable.

Zhang Yiyi silently rejected the idea in her heart. In any case, if Xia Xiaoxiao really did that, she felt that their relationship would never be the same again.

[I hope Xiaoxiao won't do that.]
"Xiaoxiao is probably just saying that out of anger. She'll be fine after she wakes up." She rested her head against the girl's forehead and comforted her with a smile.

"My fifteenth birthday wish is that everyone will be well when I wake up!" Lin Wanning counted until he reached his sixth finger before stopping.

"Ok!"

After exchanging a smile, the two slowly closed their eyes, hoping that their small family of six would be reconciled when they woke up.

"Nine hundred and ninety-nine, one thousand!"

After finishing the last set of jump rope, Xu Qingfan collapsed onto the yoga mat, drenched in sweat.

He took off his shirt, revealing his broad back and well-defined abs. His absorbent cotton T-shirt quickly dried the sweat from his body, leaving deep black handprints on the yoga mat where his hands had just rested.

"You stinky Xia Xiaoxiao!" Xu Qingfan crumpled the cotton coat into a ball and threw it into the air. When it landed in a suitable spot, he punched it hard, venting his dissatisfaction.

If you're going to argue, then argue. What kind of skill is it to call your parents in?
Xu Qingfan made up his mind that if his mother insisted on forcing him to apologize to Xia Xiaoxiao, he would stay here and not go home. With a beautiful girl living with him, who needed a mother!

But that's just wishful thinking. If Yao Jinping is really determined to come here, there's nothing he can do.

Xu Qingfan shook his head, picked up his clothes from the ground, and prepared to take a shower first.

After exercising for an hour, the rain outside the window had lightened to the point of being invisible to the naked eye. He planned to wake up the two people upstairs after taking a shower so they could go for a walk.

Warm water flowed down from above, like a gentle caress, seeping into every inch of skin.

Xu Qingfan hummed comfortably, and inevitably, the scene that had occurred that morning came back to mind.

Xia Xiaoxiao screamed at him through her tears, "Xu Qingfan, I don't like you anymore!"
"Hmm~ It sounds like you ever liked me." He rubbed his face, unable to understand what Xia Xiaoxiao was thinking.

Having experienced what he went through in his previous life, Xu Qingfan would rather believe that pigs could fly than believe that Xia Xiaoxiao liked him. He couldn't accept being a Tom the cat who was being played with at will.

If she really wanted to be in a relationship, Lin Wanning, Zhang Yiyi, Xiao Ruanwen, and Wu Lingyu were all better than Xia Xiaoxiaoxiang. Even among the many senior and junior students she knew in her previous life, there were quite a few beauties.

Xu Qingfan opened his eyes again. He could continue to take care of Xia Xiaoxiao, but if she dared to interfere in his life like she did in his previous life, he would not tolerate her!
As I stepped out of the bathroom, the last bit of rain had disappeared, the sky began to clear, and I couldn't see any clouds when I looked up. The raindrops gradually evaporated in the sunlight, and after cooling, they formed a unique white mist.

Xu Qingfan stretched under the eaves. The sunny weather improved his mood considerably. Right now, the most important thing was to spend Wan Ning's unforgettable fifteenth birthday with him. He was too lazy to think about Xia Xiaoxiao's mess for the time being.

Go back up to the second floor and push open the door to the room.

The two women were currently embracing each other, sleeping face to face.

Xu Qingfan smiled faintly, took out his phone to record the two sleeping positions, and then gently patted them awake.

"Brother Qingfan, have you made up?" Lin Wanning opened her eyes sleepily and asked subconsciously after seeing that it was Xu Qingfan.

"Brother!" Zhang Yi grabbed Xu Qingfan's hand and pressed it against her cheek after recognizing him. "The rain has stopped outside. I'll take you to Sunshine Kindergarten," Xu Qingfan said with a smile, placing his other hand on Lin Wanning's face.

"Okay, okay!" Lin Wanning jumped out of bed instantly, unable to wait any longer.

After the two girls changed their clothes, the three of them quickly locked the door, took the dog, and set off.

After the rain, the road surface was covered with many small puddles. Sunlight refracted through the gaps in the leaves, creating colorful spots of light that reflected in the puddles, forming a seven-colored rainbow.

It was supposed to be a beautiful scene, but unfortunately, there was always some wretched dog that had to step on it and splash water.

"Walk properly!" Xu Qingfan kicked Xiaobai twice, and the other party immediately became obedient.

They lived just over a kilometer from Sunshine Kindergarten. The three of them walked for almost twenty minutes and soon saw the familiar school gate from their memories.

“Our graduation photo was taken right here!” Lin Wanning excitedly grabbed Zhang Yiyi’s hand. “I was standing right here. Qingfan was in Class A.” She led the girl to the right, to the spot she remembered. “Qingfan was standing here, and that’s where the group graduation photo was taken.”

"Ah."

Zhang Yiyi squinted slightly. A gentle breeze blew by, and she felt as if she had returned to that summer ten years ago, when she took graduation photos with Wan Ning and her brother.

Xu Qingfan walked over with the dog. "Wait here for me. I'm going next door to buy a pack of cigarettes."

Lin Wanning took the dog leash that Xu Qingfan handed him and asked in confusion, "Why are you buying cigarettes? Brother Qingfan, don't you not smoke?"

Zhang Yiyi glanced back at the duty room and instantly understood her brother's thoughts.

"How can you go in for a visit without buying cigarettes?" Xu Qingfan waved his hand and turned to go to the convenience store across the street.

"Huh?" Lin Wanning tilted his head in confusion, still unable to figure out the connection between buying cigarettes and revisiting the kindergarten.

However, she soon found out, because not long after, Xu Qingfan successfully bribed the gatekeeper with a bag of lotus flowers.

After tying Xiaobai to the door, Xu Qingfan took the two of them by the hand and led them inside.

The facilities in the park have changed dramatically compared to ten years ago. Lin Wanning wanted to introduce them to everyone, but she felt both unfamiliar and familiar with each place and couldn't bring herself to speak for a while.

It wasn't until she saw a longan tree that she excitedly pulled Zhang Yiyi along and ran over.

"It's definitely still there, it's definitely still there," Lin Wanning muttered to himself, bending down to look for something on the tree trunk.

A moment later, she excitedly pointed to a scratch on the tree trunk and showed it to the girl: "Here, here, look here!"

Before Zhang Yiyi could speak, she explained, "Back then, I asked Brother Qingfan whether the tree grew faster or I grew faster, and Brother Qingfan said to make a mark on it and come back in a few years to see!"

Zhang Yiyi stared quietly at the already healed scratch in front of her. She didn't know how Lin Wanning had identified this one from among so many scratches, but since she had said so, she believed it too.

Zhang Yiyi could imagine the scene ten years ago when they were still little kids, with Lin Wanning riding on Xu Qingfan's neck and clumsily leaving marks on the tree trunk with her small hands, all by closing her eyes slightly.

Xu Qingfan stood behind them watching the two of them. He tried to recall the memories for a long time, but he couldn't remember anything from too far back.

But not remembering doesn't mean he has to say it; that would be such a killjoy.

"I remember, we almost fell over back then. Wan Ning was chubby and overweight when he was little," Xu Qingfan said with his hands on his hips.

"No way~ I wasn't heavy when I was little, it was Qingfan who was weak back then!" Lin Wanning pouted, pretending to be aggrieved.

Zhang Yi looked at the two of them sweetly, wishing she had known her brother and Wan Ning since kindergarten.

With her supporting Lin Wanning's bottom from behind, they almost didn't fall.

"Yi-yi, do you want to try one too? This time you definitely won't fall," Xu Qingfan said, showing off his biceps.

Zhang Yi's eyes lit up, and she nodded without thinking.

"Okay!"

Because it was a rainy day, neither of the two girls were wearing skirts, so riding on his shoulders wouldn't expose them.

Riding on Xu Qingfan's shoulders, Zhang Yiyi reached out again and could reach a height of more than two meters. This was a vacuum zone where no children had left their footprints yet.

Holding the metal key in her hand, she tilted her head and thought for a moment before carving the five small characters 'Yi Yi has been here too' on it.

Behind them, a powerful voice suddenly roared in their direction: "What are you doing?"

Xu Qingfan was so frightened that he trembled all over. Luckily, Lin Wanning was behind him supporting Zhang Yiyi, so the two of them did not fall.

Zhang Yi blushed as she got off Xu Qingfan. When she turned around, she saw a woman in her thirties walking towards them.

"Ok?"

"Ok?"

The young woman looked at Xu Qingfan, then at Lin Wanning, and finally at Zhang Yiyi, feeling that the more she looked, the more familiar he seemed.

Xu Qingfan and Lin Wanning exchanged a smile after recognizing the person, and then greeted each other in unison, "Hello, Teacher Xiaoyu!"

"Oh!"

The female teacher's eyes lit up, and then she looked like she had just realized something: "Oh, it's you, kid! I remember you, the naughtiest one in our class!"

She walked up to Xu Qingfan and looked him up and down. "You've grown so tall! I always thought you liked to play with girls when you were little, and you still do now!"

"Pfft~ Teacher Xiaoyu, you still remember me?" Xu Qingfan asked in surprise.

"How could I not remember? You were the one who hit someone, weren't you? Hitting someone in front of their grandmother, and even saying you'd hit them every time you saw them." Teacher Xiaoyu patted Xu Qingfan on the shoulder with a sigh.

"I didn't," Xu Qingfan said, his face turning red.

Looking at the embarrassed expression on Qingfan's face, Lin Wanning felt as if time had suddenly traveled back to that morning, and her eyes reddened slightly.

Zhang Yiyi had heard Lin Wanning recount that experience since she was a child, so she naturally guessed it immediately. Fortunately, she met her brother not too late, so she was not envious.

After withdrawing her gaze from Xu Qingfan, Teacher Xiaoyu turned to examine the two girls in front of her.

"Hehehe~ Which one of you is Xiaoxiao? You've grown up to be so beautiful, even the teacher doesn't recognize you. You're the smartest and cutest little girl in our class. You two were inseparable when you were in school."

"Forehead"

(End of this chapter)