I have few friends, but many childhood sweethearts.

Chapter 324. A Girl's Tears

Xia Xiaoxiao's head was spinning the whole time, until Xu Qingfan put her on the bed and turned to leave.

Xu Qingfan seemed to say something else after that, but she couldn't hear it anymore. All she could think about was the stinky dog ​​saying "It's good that you know you're wrong" and the feeling of his hand landing on her butt.

[Does this count as an apology?]
Xia Xiaoxiao opened her eyes again, staring blankly at the snow-white ceiling, lost in thought. She didn't know how much time had passed.

The girls around her had already fallen asleep, but she kept tossing and turning, unable to sleep because of her racing thoughts.

[It's good that you admit your mistake, but does that mean you've forgiven me or not? You haven't made it clear!]
Xia Xiaoxiao felt uneasy until she heard Xu Qingfan say "I forgive you" from his own mouth.

Normally, "it's good that you admit your mistake" should mean that he has forgiven her, but Xu Qingfan said this in a very calm tone, which troubled Xia Xiaoxiao.

[Does it mean it's good that you know you're wrong, or do you also know you're wrong? What exactly do you mean?]
Chinese culture is profound and extensive. The same sentence can have completely opposite meanings in different contexts.

Although Xia Xiaoxiao was 90% certain that Xu Qingfan meant the former, she didn't dare gamble on the 10% uncertainty because it concerned their relationship.

Losing face was secondary; the main thing was that she really didn't want to experience that feeling of being ignored by that stinky dog ​​at noon, that empty feeling in her heart, a second time.

Xia Xiaoxiao picked up her phone and checked the time again. It was already 3:20 PM. An hour had passed, and now was the time when everyone was sleeping the most soundly.

She quietly got out of bed and looked around. As expected, all four girls were sleeping soundly.

"Hehe, Brother Qingfan is the best!"

Lin Wanning's sudden words startled her, but when she saw that the girl's eyes were still closed, Xia Xiaoxiao instantly breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing that Lin Wanning had a smile on his face even when he was asleep, and was talking about Xu Qingfan's name in his sleep, Xia Xiaoxiao pouted jealously.

[If you can crawl into bed, I want to crawl into bed too!]
Without hesitation, Xia Xiaoxiao carefully got off the bed.

She only remembered that her foot was injured when she stood on the ground, which almost made her cry out in pain.

"Hmm~"

Fortunately, at the crucial moment she gritted her teeth and only let out a soft groan.

Xia Xiaoxiao turned to check on the four sleeping girls on the bed. After confirming that she hadn't woken anyone, she let out a long sigh of relief.

Then came a familiar scene: the girl, holding a pair of slippers, tiptoed out of the room.

Standing once again at the spot where they had argued that morning, Xia Xiaoxiao's heart finally calmed down, a rare occurrence for her.

She remembered overhearing their whispered conversation here, and then, out of anger, she pushed open the door, which led to the argument.

Xia Xiaoxiao raised her arm and looked at the scabbed marks on her right arm. She suddenly realized that she had overlooked something.

Others might not know the meaning behind that keychain, but Xu Qingfan gave it to her personally, so he definitely knew!

Xia Xiaoxiao still remembers the first time the little dinosaur ran out of power. She dragged Xu Qingfan to search all the watch shops in Licheng before finally finding a suitable button battery in an old shop.

[Could it be that he picked it up and put it away, and the keychain wasn't actually thrown away!]
The thought of this possibility made Xia Xiaoxiao's heart pound wildly. [If you really didn't lose me... then I... then I'll never make you angry again.]
She stood outside the door for a few minutes. This time, no whispers came out of the room. After all, the four girls were still fast asleep. It couldn't be Aunt Zhang inside!

[What the heck?! What the heck?!]
Xia Xiaoxiao shook her head violently, trying to shake off the strange thoughts that had inexplicably arisen within her.

She gently turned the doorknob, pushed it open a crack, and poked her head inside.

Fortunately, Xu Qingfan was the only one in the room. Xia Xiaoxiao felt inexplicably relieved and quietly moved in before closing the door again.

Xu Qingfan's room was very empty, with a wardrobe, a desk, and a 1.6-meter bed, and nothing else.

[If the keychain is still there, it must be in the desk drawer.]
With a nervous heart, Xia Xiaoxiao walked to the desk, bent down, and slowly pulled out the inner drawer.

next second.

"Waaah~" Tears welled up in the girl's eyes in an instant.

Xia Xiaoxiao suddenly felt that she couldn't hear anything, because her eyes recognized the pieces of plastic lying quietly, which were the little dinosaur keychain that she had smashed.

Inside the cabinet, plastic sheets, circuit boards, and button batteries were neatly arranged, and it was clear at a glance that the owner had put thought into the arrangement.

"Waaah... Xu Qingfan."

Xia Xiaoxiao could no longer suppress her emotions, and tears welled up in her eyes.

If she weren't afraid of waking Xu Qingfan, she really wanted to slap herself right now.

Even though the keychain was broken, Xu Qingfan still took such good care of it, unlike her.
Overwhelmed with emotion and guilt, Xia Xiaoxiao cried even harder, but managed to keep herself from making a sound.

Her hands traced the rows of fragments, and in an instant, she understood the meaning behind their individual arrangement.

[He must have been trying to glue the little dinosaur back together, but there were too many broken pieces, sob sob. I'm sorry, Xu Qingfan, I know I was wrong.]
Xia Xiaoxiao took out two tissues, folded them in half, and intermittently snorted away her snot.

The broken keychain can never be put back together, but there is still a chance for her and Xu Qingfan to reconcile.

Xia Xiaoxiao wiped away her tears, her eyes red. She told herself she must remember the little keychain in the drawer, she must control her temper, and...
We must obtain Xu Qingfan's forgiveness!

At the same time, she was also wondering if Xu Qingfan would secretly spend time reassembling the little dinosaur, and then casually hand her the keychain on a sunny morning.

"Take good care of it and don't break it again."

Just thinking about it for a moment made Xia Xiaoxiao feel as sweet as if she had eaten honey.

If he really does that, then I'll listen to him for the rest of my life and never call him a stinking dog again.
Xia Xiaoxiao rested her chin on her hands, her lips slightly upturned, her eyebrows curved, and a crystal tear hung at the corner of her eye, as if the sun had just shone after the rain.

After spacing out and letting her mind wander for a while, she was so sleepy that she could barely keep her eyes open.

There's a soft bed right next to it, and the world's most comfortable cushions.

At this moment, Xia Xiaoxiao had only one thought in her mind:
[Hmph~ I want to get into bed too!]
(End of this chapter)