I have few friends, but many childhood sweethearts.

Chapter 317. Escalation of Conflict
"Aunt Xu Qingfan made you apologize to me, so apologize now!"

"What? Why should I apologize to you? You were clearly in the wrong!"

"Fine, I won't talk to you anymore, I'll never talk to you again!"

The scene before me was both familiar and blurry: the slide that had long been dismantled in my memory, the wisteria corridor that had withered for who knows how long, now regained its color, and the resolute figure of the boy leaving.
The scene shattered in the next instant.

The world began to spin, and when Xia Xiaoxiao regained her footing, she found herself back in the secret base's small family home of six.

"Xiaoxiao, how could you do this? How will Auntie view Wanning now?"

"Xiaoxiao, you're so selfish."

"Xiaoxiao, look how sad Wanning is crying. How can you do this to everyone?"

"Xiaoxiao, you shouldn't have done that."

Her companions' accusations surrounded and overwhelmed her. Xia Xiaoxiao covered her ears in distress, but the voices seemed to have a magical power, constantly invading her mind.

At that moment, she felt as if the whole world was against her. Yi Yi, Xiao Yu, Ruan Wen. Gradually, more and more people joined in the condemnation, and the voices grew louder and louder.

She felt like the Monkey King wearing a golden headband, with no choice but to endure it.

Xia Xiaoxiao vaguely heard Xu Qingfan's voice: "Xia Xiaoxiao, I will never like you in this lifetime!"

"No!" she screamed, then felt the world spin again.

Xia Xiaoxiao looked as if she had just been pulled out of the water, covered in sweat and panting heavily.

When she opened her eyes, Wu Lingyu and Xiao Ruanwen were looking at her with concern and worry.

"Waaah... Please don't hate me, I won't tell Auntie anymore, waaaah..." Xia Xiaoxiao's eyes were still wet, and she spoke with a sob in her voice.

Xiao Ruanwen and Wu Lingyu exchanged a glance and blinked in confusion.

Although she didn't know what had happened, Xiao Ruanwen, overflowing with maternal instincts, still hugged her and comforted her: "Xiaoxiao, what are you saying? How could we dislike you?"

"Did you have a nightmare? Dreams are always the opposite of reality; the bad ones are actually the good ones," Wu Lingyu comforted the girl by gently rubbing her temples.

"Why doesn't he like me!" Xia Xiaoxiao was still immersed in the sad atmosphere just now, and cried out with great grievance.

"Who doesn't like Xiaoxiao? We all love Xiaoxiao the most."

"Little is very good."

Seeing that she was about to cry, the two of them comforted her in unison.

"Ruan Wen, I won't tell Auntie anymore, I won't." Xia Xiaoxiao gradually came back to her senses and whispered, resting her head on the girl's shoulder.

Xiao Ruanwen's face lit up with joy. Although she didn't know why Xia Xiaoxiao had given up the idea, it was obviously a good thing.

She was just regretting that she had blurted out a bad idea, but she didn't expect Xia Xiaoxiao to give up on it so quickly.

"That's right. Going to the parents will only escalate the conflict. It's not a big deal anyway. Let's apologize to Brother Fan later." She patted Xia Xiaoxiao's head with satisfaction.

however.

Xia Xiaoxiao paused in her crying for a moment, then said indignantly, "I didn't tell Auntie because it's bad to tattle, but he was the one who did wrong, so why should I apologize to him? He even called me a giant baby!"

Xia Xiaoxiao clearly hadn't forgotten Xu Qingfan's words in her dream that he would never like her in this lifetime.

Why don't you like me?
“Fan didn’t mean it that way, he was just angry for a moment.” Wu Lingyu felt it was all her fault and tried her best to defend Xu Qingfan. “What’s done is done. Since he said I’m an unwanted baby, then I… then I won’t go back to live there anymore!”

Xia Xiaoxiao thought of that resolute figure in her dream again. Even though she was crying so sadly and desperately, he didn't even turn around to look at her.
[If you don't like me, then I won't like you either, and I never will!]
"This"

"Hmph~ Xiaoyu, give me your phone." Xia Xiaoxiao's face was full of anger, but also with an indescribable sense of grievance.

"Okay." Although Wu Lingyu didn't know what she was going to do, she obediently handed over the phone.

After getting the phone, she first opened QQ, and sure enough, Wu Lingyu had tipped off that stinky dog ​​again.

She pouted and stared at Xiaoyu, who just stuck out her tongue awkwardly.

Xia Xiaoxiao didn't blame her for it, after all, Xiaoyu had been speaking well of her in the chat, while that bad dog kept belittling her!

See, I told you so! Constantly calling the parents—what else could this person be but a giant baby?!

She can go find my mom all she wants, but don't expect me to apologize. Even getting my great-grandmother involved won't help!

Xia Xiaoxiao clenched her fists in frustration. She hadn't actually gone to complain to her aunt, and she couldn't even say something in anger!

Xu Qingfan keeps calling her a "giant baby," I don't know who's going to keep this up!
[I've never said anything so awful!]
Xia Xiaoxiao became increasingly angry. After exiting QQ, she opened her contacts, hesitated for a moment, and then dialed Xu Qingfan's number.

"Dududu-"

The beeping sound of a phone call echoed in the room.

Wu Lingyu and Xiao Ruanwen stared at each other, clearly unable to guess what Xia Xiaoxiao was planning to do next.

"Haha, both of them..." Xu Qingfan's voice trailed off as his cell phone, which was in his pocket, rang.

"Excuse me, Teacher Xiaoyu, I need to take this call." After taking out his phone and seeing that it was Wu Lingyu calling, he was worried that something might be wrong, so he quickly answered the phone.

"Hey, Xiaoyu, what's up? It's me."

"Hello?" There was no sound from the other end of the line. Xu Qingfan asked again, puzzled, "Xiaoyu, are you there?"

The next second, his hand holding the phone trembled.

"Xu Qingfan, you're the one who's a giant baby!!!"

Xia Xiaoxiao's sudden high-decibel shout startled him, and he was lucky he didn't throw his phone away.

"No, Xia Xiaoxiao, are you poisonous?" Xu Qingfan's temper flared up instantly, and he retorted as if he had swallowed gunpowder.

"You're the one who's toxic! You're the one who's a giant baby! You're allowed to say hurtful things, but I can't? I didn't actually go to Auntie's to complain. Why do you call me a giant baby? Can't I say hurtful things? Xu Qingfan, you're a dog! A bad dog, a stinking dog, a lapdog!!"

Xia Xiaoxiao's mouth was like a machine gun, not giving Xu Qingfan a chance to speak, firing non-stop. After completing the firepower coverage, she abandoned her gun and ran away.

Xu Qingfan listened to the busy tone coming from the receiver and remained in a daze for a long time.

Meizu phones have a strong speakerphone, so the conversation between the two people was clearly heard by all three people present.

Teacher Xiaoyu's smile froze on her face. She now knew which one was Xiaoxiao. Neither of the two people in front of her were Xiaoxiao. The one who had just spoken into the microphone was Xiaoxiao.

"Hehe. Did you have a fight with Xiaoxiao?"

(End of this chapter)