I have few friends, but many childhood sweethearts.

Chapter 379. Sounding the Alarm
During the second long break, since the new broadcast gymnastics exercises haven't started yet, this week's long break consists of 20 minutes of free time.

"Are you going to fetch water or not?" Xu Qingfan nudged Xiao Ruanwen, who was sleeping on the table.

The latter only showed him his back and said, "Help me bury it."

This seems to be a habit of people in the port city who speak Mandarin. No matter how standard their accent is, they always like to mix Cantonese and Mandarin.

For example, the most classic ones are: "How do I know?" and "What are you saying?"

"Then I'll give you half hot and half lukewarm." Xu Qingfan shook his head, calculating that the girl's period was about to start.

"Mmm, thank you, Brother Fan."

On the first day of school, countless students like Xiao Ruanwen collapsed and fell asleep.

Xu Qingfan was also a member of this place in his previous life. There were no dormitory supervisors in high school, and the management was relaxed. Students often chatted and played on their phones until one or two in the morning. It would be strange if they had the energy to attend class the next day.

[I wonder what the reason is for Xiao Ruanwen?]
Xu Qingfan glanced at the busty woman, draped one of his winter school uniforms over her to prevent her from being exposed, and then bent down to take the water bottle from her schoolbag.

The water dispensers and toilets are located at opposite ends of the corridor. Considering the queuing time, you basically can't use the toilet if you want to get water, and vice versa.

He remembered his past life as a kind-hearted person, who usually carried seven or eight water bottles every time he went to fetch water. Apart from him and Xia Xiaoxiao, the other girls in his class would ask him for help.

However, since school has just started, no one dares to order him around except for Xiao Ruanwen.

"Are you going to get water? There's no water left." He had only gone halfway when two female classmates, who were also returning empty-handed, reminded him.

"Okay, thank you." Xu Qingfan nodded politely to them, and the two of them immediately grabbed hands and fled.

Running out of water was a frequent occurrence, and Xu Qingfan was not surprised at all. Sometimes when the water dispenser on the fifth floor was out of water, he would go to the fourth floor, then the third floor, and the second floor. If all the water dispensers were out of water, and he was really thirsty, he would go to the teacher's office to get water.

Xu Qingfan thought he might run into Xiaoyu, so he didn't go to the fourth floor to get water and went straight down to the third floor.

Unfortunately, Lady Luck wasn't on his side. When he arrived on the third floor, Wu Lingyu wasn't among the people in line ahead of him.

Xu Qingfan took out his phone and checked the group messages. The girls were probably busy chatting with their new classmates, and no one was speaking up for the time being.

Soon it was his turn to get water. Xu Qingfan put his phone away and was about to get water when someone suddenly patted him on the shoulder from behind.

"Brother Fan!" The familiar voice immediately told me it was Xiaoyu.

When Xu Qingfan turned around, he saw the girl staring at him with bright, delighted eyes.

There were still many people queuing behind him. Xu Qingfan took the water bottle from the girl, filled his own bottle, and then filled hers with warm water as well.

As long as it's not too excessive, this behavior isn't considered cutting in line during student days.

"Sorry." He apologized to the female classmate waiting behind him, and then took Wu Lingyu's hand and left.

"No, it's nothing." The female classmate, who had been somewhat dissatisfied, instantly beamed with joy.

“I came with a friend,” Wu Lingyu said, pointing to Xie Rui, who was still at the end of the line.

She only recognized Xu Qingfan's back and came up to say hello, but little did she know that Brother Fan had already filled the water bottle for her.

"Let's go say hello together. There's no water on the fifth floor. I was wondering if I'd run into you on the third floor, and here we are." Seeing that too many people were staring at him and Xiaoyu holding hands, Xu Qingfan let go of her hand at the right moment.

"Mmm!" Wu Lingyu was delighted, so she was reluctant to speak.

"Hello, Brother Fan!" Xie Rui waved to him generously.

"Good morning! There's no water upstairs. I came down to get some and ran into you. I dragged Xiaoyu away with me." Xu Qingfan smiled and waved to her.

Then another girl greeted him: "Hello, Brother Fan, my name is Lan Yiting, and I'm Dian Dian's friend."

"You're the vice class monitor, right? I know, Xiaoyu told me. Hello, hello." Seeing her extend her hand, Xu Qingfan politely shook her hand in return.

"Hehe, so Brother Fan knows me too! I'll have to brag about it when I get back to the dorm at noon!" This guy seemed to be a social butterfly too. After laughing for a while, he continued, "I won't bother you guys anymore. Rui Rui and I still have to line up for water."

After saying goodbye to the two, Xu Qingfan pulled Wu Lingyu to a quiet corner for a chat.

From this angle, you can see the second canteen, which looks like a bird's nest building. He casually rubbed Xiaoyu's head and asked, "Are you getting used to being a class monitor for the first time?"

“Hmm.” Wu Lingyu nodded seriously. “Occasionally I have to verbally give notices on behalf of the teacher, and for some small tasks, I just listen to Brother Fan and directly instruct the students on duty and the class representatives to do them. I don’t do anything myself.”

She reported everything to Xu Qingfan in great detail.

"Are there any unruly classmates in the class? Has anyone bullied Xiaoyu?" He raised his hand, turned his head, and pinched one of the girl's cheeks.

Wu Lingyu first shook her head, then nodded: "Brother Fan bullied me!"

Because Xu Qingfan was pinching her face, the girl's voice became distorted.

"Yeah, only I can bully you," Xu Qingfan said shamelessly.

Wu Lingyu could not resist such sweet words; her cheeks flushed and her face turned as beautiful as a peach blossom.

"Only you can bully me, Brother Fan," she murmured in a voice barely above a whisper.

"What did you say?" Xu Qingfan didn't hear clearly.

"No, no, it's just a coincidence that I ran into Brother Fan while fetching water." Wu Lingyu raised her eyes and smiled.

Actually, it wouldn't have mattered if Xu Qingfan had overheard it; it was just a girl's sense of modesty, and she felt that such words were too embarrassing.

After saying goodbye to Wu Lingyu, Xu Qingfan returned to his classroom on the fifth floor in a cheerful mood.

That's how it is during student days. If you happen to run into the girl you want to meet during a break between classes, you'll have a wonderful mood for the rest of the day.

The last two classes of the morning passed quickly in this pleasant mood. Xiao Ruanwen, who had regained her energy, couldn't wait to drag Xu Qingfan to lunch as soon as get out of class was over.

After Xia Xiaoxiao joined the group, what people saw was a jerk being dragged by two tall, beautiful women to the cafeteria.

There's a pork chop set meal on the second floor of the second canteen. For 8 yuan, it includes a large pork chop, two kinds of vegetables of your choice, and a fried sausage. Xiao Ruanwen had wanted to try it for a long time, but since the second-year high school students hadn't started school last week, the school only opened the first canteen, so she didn't have the chance.

After ordering three set meals, the two of them, as always, put the carrot side dish that they didn't like into his bowl.

"Is this the same in all the canteens across the country? They always put carrot slices on everything they stir-fry," Xiao Ruanwen complained, pointing to the stir-fried Shanghai bok choy on her plate.

"Carrots are great! Not only do they contain carotene, but rabbits also love to eat carrots," Xu Qingfan said with a smile, already used to the girl's daily吐槽 (tu cao, a Chinese internet slang term for sarcastic or critical comments) mode.

"You're so uncultured. Rabbits don't like carrots. Carrots have too much sugar, and rabbits can't digest them," Xia Xiaoxiao retorted, picking out the last slice of carrot and putting it in his bowl.

This really broadened Xu Qingfan's knowledge. He knew that Xia Xiaoxiao wouldn't talk nonsense if she didn't really know, so he asked with a smile, "So what do rabbits like to eat? The grass near their burrows?"

Xia Xiaoxiao glanced at him, thinking: [You just love eating the grass near your own nest!]
“Rabbits love to eat fresh grass with lots of fiber,” she replied casually, turning her gaze away.

"oh oh."

[So you really do love eating the grass near your own nest, huh? Not bad, just like me.]
The afternoon schedule is the same as in junior high school: two classes plus one self-study period.

The bell rang to signal the end of self-study class at exactly 5:30 p.m.

In autumn and winter, the sun sets after seven o'clock. Even though it's past dusk, the sky is still a clear blue when school lets out.

"I have something to do back home. You and Wang Xuan can go explore the club battle. I'm leaving now." Lin Juan had a document that he needed to handle. As soon as the school bell rang, Xu Qingfan finished his instructions and disappeared.

"Hey Fan-ge, wait a minute! Do you want me to wait for you to eat?" Xiao Ruanwen shouted from the window at his departing figure in the corridor.

"You guys eat it yourselves!"

“Okay, let’s go check out the yoga studio.” She turned back and shrugged at Wang Xuan.

"Um, is there some urgent matter at home, Brother Fan?" Wang Xuan asked, feigning concern.

"Oops~ I forgot to turn off the gas at home. I made soup for lunch." Xiao Ruanwen waved her hand, naturally not revealing any useful information about Brother Fan.

"Ok."

"Let's go, let's go check out the training facilities at our yoga studio!"

"Ah."

"Dian Dian, aren't you planning to join a club? I think the badminton club is great. We won't have to reserve a court anymore when we play badminton," Lan Yiting said, nudging Wu Lingyu's arm and pointing to the registration form in her hand.

"I won't report it. I have other things to do." Wu Lingyu smiled and shook her head.

"That's true. Xiaoyu is the top scorer in the high school entrance exam, so she must spend all her time on competitions. Let's go eat after we finish watching the next club activity." Xie Rui put his hands on Xiaoyu's shoulders, a very typical girl-next-door gesture.

"Fine, fine, one of you is going to join the track and field team for training, and the other is going to join the special training class for competitions, while I'm just a useless piece of trash, boohoo~"

“Yiting is also very good. She got to know all her classmates in just one week of military training,” Wu Lingyu said, shaking her head.

"Yeah, if it weren't for Yiting mediating, I probably would have already gotten into a fight with those gossipy old women." Xie Rui felt utterly disgusted with her roommates who were talking about her.

It's not a big deal, really. It's just that her physical training is very demanding, and she usually eats a whole bag of rice, so she's ridiculed as a "rice bucket."

"We're all classmates, it's nothing. Let's go see the next club, and then we'll go eat!" Lan Yiting was overjoyed by the compliment and said, taking the two of them by the hand.

Wu Lingyu secretly glanced at Xie Rui. She wanted to help this optimistic girl whose situation was very similar to her own, but she didn't know where to start.

[Brother Fan will definitely have a way!]
"It's Xiaoyu and the others! Xiaoyu, we're here!"

Suddenly hearing someone call her name, Wu Lingyu came to her senses and looked around. She found that Xiao Ruanwen, Xia Xiaoxiao, Zhang Yiyi, and Lin Wanning had gathered together at some point, along with four or five female classmates she didn't recognize.

“They’re my friends, let’s go!” Wu Lingyu’s eyes lit up, and she said to her two companions with delight.

"So many pretty ladies! Dian Dian, quickly introduce me to them!" Lan Yiting was even more excited than her, and quickly pulled the two of them over.

"Oh, you mean Brother Fan? Brother Fan said he wasn't participating in any clubs, and then he had to go back just now. Should I fill in my phone number or QQ number here for my contact information, senior?"

The two groups of people, who were about to greet each other and introduce themselves, suddenly stopped and looked at the stall where "Brother Fan" had just been mentioned.

"You're probably spending time with your girlfriend, I understand. Junior, you can fill in your QQ number." Chen Mengmeng's eyes were dim, but she forced a smile.

"Hey, what girlfriend? Senior, you mean Fan's deskmate, right? I only said that to save face. Who told that idiot to be so shameless!"

In order to make his presence known in front of the goddess, Lai Chenglang directly quoted Xu Qingfan's answer to his question.

"Huh?" Chen Mengmeng was so surprised that she forgot to speak, but then joy spread across her face.

"Hey junior, could you give me Fan's QQ number?" Seeing the two of them suddenly stop writing and look up at her, Chen Mengmeng waved her hands and explained, "No, no, it's because Du Haitao said he was going to teach him a lesson. I heard some bad rumors and wanted to warn him."

"Huh? Oh, okay, senior, add me on QQ, I'll forward this to you!"

"Senior, please add me. I'm close with Brother Fan!"

The two, Zhuge Liang and Zhuge Liang, immediately began to fight over it.

The five girls not far away exchanged glances, and they all read the same meaning in each other's eyes: troublesome!

Although Chen Mengmeng isn't as pretty as them, she was chosen as the top beauty, so her looks must be pretty too.

Most importantly, she's a senior! Who knows if Xu Qingfan might actually like the older senior type!

However, none of the five had any intention of going up to assert their dominance. Firstly, Xu Qingfan's QQ was set to prevent strangers from adding him, and secondly, Chen Mengmeng hadn't done anything yet, so if they were to take the initiative right away, it would be beneath them.

But this incident also served as a wake-up call for them. If Xu Qingfan were to be stolen away by some bad woman in the future, they would truly be devastated.

[With me watching over Fan Ge, don't even think about it!]
[If he dares to date someone too early, I'll tell my aunt, unless it's with me!]
[They're not good enough for Fan Ge. Even if he were to find a girlfriend, he'd choose from among Xiao Xiao and Wan Ning.]
Only Lin Wanning and Zhang Yiyi shared the same inner thoughts:

[I need to speed up my plan to win over Qingfan, I'll stay in bed longer!]
[I need to speed up my plan to win over my brother; I'll stay in bed longer!]
(End of this chapter)