I have few friends, but many childhood sweethearts.

Chapter 416. Xiao Yu's Dao Heart Shattered
Wu Lingyu took a deep breath and reluctantly left Xu Qingfan's embrace.

"Nothing happened, I just suddenly remembered things from when I was little and wanted to hug Brother Fan." She took a step back, put her hands behind her back, and smiled sweetly.

Xu Qingfan gave her a reproachful smile. He poked her forehead with his finger: "You scared me half to death. I thought something had happened to Xiaoyu."

Wu Lingyu smiled shyly, biting her tongue and pretending to be dazed. But what she was really thinking was something only she knew.

"Let's go downstairs first, there are too many mosquitoes on the rooftop." Xu Qingfan took her hand again.

"Ah."

Wu Lingyu glanced back at the rooftop, her heart filled with complex emotions.

[I wish I hadn't hidden here]
When the two returned to the third floor, Wu Lingyu met the person she least wanted to see at that moment.

"Brother Qingfan, you've found Xiaoyu!"

"Brother Xiaoyu."

Lin Wanning and Zhang Yiyi were whispering to each other at the door when they saw the two of them coming downstairs. They ran over to greet them.

"Hmm, did Xiaoxiao and Ruanwen cheat? I've searched the whole house but can't find them." Xu Qingfan's gaze swept over the two girls' lips.

Hmm, it's very soft.

"Hehe, I don't know, Brother Qingfan, keep looking!"

"Didn't see it."

Lin Wanning and Zhang Yiyi exchanged a smile and shook their heads simultaneously.

"Then I'll go down and look again. It's almost time for the fireworks." Xu Qingfan looked down at his watch; it was almost nine o'clock at night.

"Go, Qingfan!"

"Go for it, brother!"

He smiled at the two of them, let go of Wu Lingyu's hand, and prepared to continue going downstairs to search, but Wu Lingyu grabbed his hand instead.

"Let me search with you, Brother Fan." Wu Lingyu looked at Xu Qingfan and then hurriedly lowered her head.

"Okay, then Xiaoyu, you keep an eye out for me." Xu Qingfan smiled and let her hold his wrist.

After the two left, Zhang Yiyi and Lin Wanning exchanged puzzled glances.

"Yi-yi, didn't you think Xiao-yu acted strangely just now?"

"I think so." Zhang Yi nodded.

Why the duck?

"hen."

Lin Wanning's ahoge (cowlick) bobbed, revealing a wise look in his eyes: "Xiaoyu wouldn't have kissed Brother Qingfan too, would she?"

"Um," Zhang hesitated for a moment, then finally uttered only three words: "Possibly."

The two looked at each other.

What if Xu Qingfan really is a womanizing scoundrel who doesn't accept anyone?
Just when the two were at their wits' end, Zhang Yiyi suddenly had a flash of inspiration: "But the timing doesn't match!"

"what?"

“My brother and I parted at 8:50. He still had time to find the fourth and fifth floors, so he didn’t have time to kiss Xiaoyu!” Zhang Yiyi explained.

"Right, right! It's only nine o'clock now, Brother Qingfan doesn't have any time at all!" Lin Wanning looked down at his watch, his face showing surprise.

"So it's definitely not what Wan Ning thought!"

Zhang Yiyi nodded firmly, also to convince herself that her brother was not like Makoto Ito!
"Mmm!" Lin Wanning nodded in agreement, but then she quickly became puzzled: "Why did Xiaoyu look at me with such a strange expression just now?"

Zhang Yiyi spread her hands: "Pfft, I don't know~"

After a while.

"Could it be that you and your brother were kissing, and Xiaoyu saw it?"

Lin Wanning recalled for a moment, then said with absolute confidence:

"impossible!"

"Absolutely impossible!"

"There aren't any windows in the corner, so no one can see anything!"

Seeing Lin Wanning say this, Zhang Yiyi also felt that it was true. Unable to think of an answer, the two could only silently raise Wu Lingyu's alert level.

Xu Qingfan has almost been trained to look like them. If something goes wrong along the way and all their efforts are wasted, wouldn't that be infuriating!

Anyway, that's what Lin Wanning and Zhang Yiyi think: Little Qingfan is easy to handle!

Xu Qingfan and Wu Lingyu searched the first floor and the yard again. After eliminating all possibilities, they finally found the two cheaters on the second-floor balcony.

"Great, great! I knew I couldn't find you. Turns out you were hiding here drinking Coke!" Xu Qingfan picked up someone else's cup and drank the remaining half-cup of Coke in one gulp.

"Ah~ that's my Coke, you stinky Fan-ge!" Xiao Ruanwen reached out to grab it, but she was too fast for him.

"We've already won, we've already touched the starfruit tree, you noob!" Xia Xiaoxiao carefully put away her cup to avoid being taken advantage of by Xu Qingfan.

Xu Qingfan glared at her, then looked down and asked, "Have my cousin and the others been hiding here all this time?"

"Aba. Aba Cola is delicious!" Yao Zixin exclaimed excitedly, raising his can of cola.

"Pfft!"

"Hahaha!"

Xiao Ruanwen and Xia Xiaoxiao were instantly amused, and even Xiaoyu, who had been sullen, had a smile on her face.

Xu Qingfan's mind went blank; he immediately realized that he had been bribed by the two men.

"Alright, alright, go call your mom and dad to come out and watch the fireworks. Wipe your mouth."

"Cousin, I want to see Superman, not fireworks!"

Wu Lingyu, like a virtuous wife and loving mother, gently wiped his face with a tissue. Yao Zixin instantly became obedient and even shyly lowered his head to steal glances at the fairy sister.

"Zixin, how about we watch Superman again tomorrow?" She smiled gently at Yao Zixin.

My little cousin, who spends all his time in the village, had never seen such a fairy-like older sister before. He nodded shyly and ran away, saying, "Okay~ I'm going to find Mom and Dad to watch the fireworks right now!"

Xu Qingfan was quite jealous watching this scene, so he squatted down like Wu Lingyu and said in a coquettish tone, "Sister Xiaoyu, I want to watch Superman too, not fireworks!"

"puff!"

"Boom!"

"Hahahaha!"

Xiao Ruanwen slapped the wall and burst into laughter, while Xia Xiaoxiao covered her forehead in embarrassment.

For some reason, Wu Lingyu felt much better. She stroked Xu Qingfan's head and said in a gentle tone, "Xiaofan, how about we watch Superman again tomorrow?"

"You should just spoil him!" Xia Xiaoxiao said sourly.

"Okay, let's go set off fireworks, Sister Xiaoyu!" Xu Qingfan grabbed the girl's hand and ran away.

"Haha, hey, why did you run away!" Xiao Ruanwen, who was still patting the wall, suddenly stopped smiling and shouted at the two people's backs.

"Humph~"

Xia Xiaoxiao turned her head away unhappily; she also wanted Xu Qingfan to act coquettishly towards her like he had just done.

[They're always bullying me or being mean to me!]
Xu Qingfan had no idea what the two of them were thinking. He simply felt that Xiaoyu was acting strangely tonight, so he wanted to cheer her up.

Indeed, Wu Lingyu's smile returned after her interaction with Xu Qingfan, and she temporarily suppressed what she had seen on the rooftop.

Nightlife is scarce in rural areas. In the past, the whole village would be asleep by eight or nine o'clock at night. Now that the internet is available, the situation is a little better, but most people still don't go to bed later than ten o'clock at night.

At 9:10, Xu Qingfan carried all the fireworks he had bought onto the rooftop.

As hundreds of rotating fireworks laid out on the ground were lit one after another, it was as if a firefly nest had been poked, giving the night eyes, and countless fireflies danced gracefully.

How can you tell who your favorite person is? When the fireworks light up the sky, the first person you instinctively look at is the one.

Yao Shulun and Lai Manyao both looked at Yao Zixin, while Yao Jianjun and Song Junzhu gazed at each other affectionately.

Wu Lingyu looked at Xu Qingfan, Xia Xiaoxiao looked at Xu Qingfan, Lin Wanning and Zhang Yiyi looked at Xu Qingfan, and Xiao Ruanwen also looked at Xu Qingfan.

Xu Qingfan looked up at the sky at that moment and thought of Aunt Zhang, who was probably still busy at the moment.

[It's a pity that Auntie won't be able to see such beautiful fireworks.]
He picked up a lighter and lit the remaining fireworks one by one, and the sky was soon filled with towering sparks.

Countless villagers spread the word, and people went outside or to the rooftop to enjoy the unexpected fireworks display.

Xu Qingfan stepped forward, took Zhang Yiyi's hand, and whispered a birthday blessing in her ear: "Happy birthday."

"Mmm!" Zhang Yi smiled and rested her head on his shoulder.

Zhang Yiyi's birthday celebration actually ended the day before yesterday, but Xu Qingfan was busy at the time and only had a simple meal with her.

Taking advantage of tonight's fireworks to apologize, Zhang Yiyi forgave him instantly, because the girl had never been angry at all!
Lin Wanning took Zhang Yiyi's other hand, and the three of them swayed gently in the moonlight.

Wu Lingyu had mixed feelings, but she eventually ran over and took Xu Qingfan's hand.

Soon, Xia Xiaoxiao and Xiao Ruanwen also joined in.

The six people's hands seemed to transform into oars, rowing the moon boat towards the distance.

Seeing this, Yao Shulun, Lai Manyao, Yao Jianjun, and Song Junzhu exchanged glances. They said they didn't understand what the young people were doing, but they were deeply shocked!
Yao Zixin also wanted to join them, but his mother pulled him back.

Without bothering them, the four of them quietly left the balcony with their younger cousin.

The fireworks display lasted only ten minutes, and after the final burst of light, the sky returned to darkness.

With nothing exciting to see, many people returned home.

Xu Qingfan carefully observed the expressions on each of their faces: [Wan Ning was happy, Yi Yi was sweet, Ruan Wen was excited, Xiao Xiao was just getting by, but why did Xiao Yu seem a little unhappy?]
"Let's tidy up the rooftop and go back."

"it is good!"

Six figures busied themselves on the rooftop, quickly cleaning up the scattered firework debris.

"Brother Qingfan, where do you put all this trash?" Lin Wanning asked, holding two boxes of empty firework wrappers.

"Let's leave it in the yard for now, I'll throw it away tomorrow after I wake up," Xu Qingfan said after thinking for a moment.

"Huh? Can't these be sold for money? Why throw them away?" Xiao Ruanwen was holding five boxes of fireworks, piled up higher than her head.

Xu Qingfan couldn't help but laugh at her comical appearance: "Don't you understand? The recycling station doesn't accept this kind of cardboard. First, because it's mixed with yellow mud, so it's not worth much. Second, they're afraid there might be unburned gunpowder inside, which could cause an explosion during recycling."

"Oh, Fan-ge, you know so much." After Xu Qingfan took a cardboard box, Xiao Ruanwen finally poked her head out.

"Let's go, my grandpa and the others are going to sleep. Let's take a shower and get some rest too, we need to get up early to watch the sunrise tomorrow."

"Ok!"

"Watching the sunrise!"

After taking showers, the six of them went back to their own rooms to sleep.

Before 10 p.m., apart from the streetlights still illuminating the night, only a few lights remained in the homes.

Having gone to bed two hours earlier than usual, all six of them were in a bit of a euphoric state.

Lin Wanning and Zhang Yiyi were thinking about how Lin Wanning had secretly kissed Xu Qingfan while playing hide-and-seek that night.

Xia Xiaoxiao was imagining the scene of Xu Qingfan acting cute towards her.

Xiao Ruanwen would sometimes think of Xu Qingfan's face, and sometimes shake her head and see Xia Xiaoxiao's figure.

Wu Lingyu bit her lower lip, lost in thought. The scene she saw on the rooftop played on repeat in her mind like a slideshow.

Despite Xiaoyu's constant feelings of inferiority, she felt deep down that she was not good enough for Xu Qingfan.

But as a girl, whenever she saw movie or TV shows, she couldn't help but fantasize about becoming Cinderella and marrying Xu Qingfan, who had transformed into a prince.

But now, like smoke and rain, there's no longer a chance.
Wu Lingyu's fingernails were turning white as she gripped the blanket, and a faint bite mark was left on her lip from gripping it too tightly.

[Fan Ge is in a relationship. Fan Ge has a girlfriend. Fan Ge belongs to someone else. Fan Ge, Fan Ge, but I like Fan Ge so much!]
As I pondered, a single, glistening tear uncontrollably slid down my cheek.

Wu Lingyu felt a stuffy nose. She couldn't understand why she was crying. Xu Qingfan's relationship had nothing to do with her.

Perhaps it's because Xu Qingfan is keeping it from me?

but.

[Fan Ge is allowed to date, so he had no obligation to tell me.]
That's what she thought, but Wu Lingyu still felt wronged.

She felt that since they were so close, at the very least, he should have told her if he was dating someone.
"Waaaaah~ Brother Fan doesn't want me anymore, waaaaah!"

Tears soaked her pillow, and countless images flashed through her mind.

There were Xu Qingfan comforting her time and time again since childhood, there was the day she stole a kiss from Fan Ge at home, there was the day she wet her pants at the toilet door, there were the two secrets with Fan Ge, and there was the night she crawled into bed.

"Woo. Woo. Woo."

Recalling all of this, Wu Lingyu couldn't help but cry even more bitterly.

So much had happened between her and Fan Ge, so why didn't he tell her that he was in a relationship?
Wu Lingyu became increasingly heartbroken. She had once felt secretly pleased about having a secret with Fan Ge, but it turned out she wasn't the only one with a secret with him.
Wu Lingyu was confused because Xu Qingfan was the entire direction of her life. If Brother Fan fell in love and didn't want her anymore, where would she go?

Wu Lingyu felt abandoned by Xu Qingfan, even though it hadn't happened in reality yet, that's what she felt at that moment.

Xiaoyu has no home anymore.
Once such a thought took root, she felt as if her bones were being pulled out, and she clenched her teeth.

She only lasted less than a minute before Wu Lingyu was covered in sweat and felt so uncomfortable that she didn't want to live anymore.

[Brother Fan can't leave me!]
[We need to ask Brother Fan for clarification!]
Wu Lingyu was in so much pain that she was afraid she would go crazy if she didn't find Xu Qingfan and get to the bottom of things soon.

Having made up her mind, Wu Lingyu got out of bed, put on her shoes by the moonlight, and left the room.

Next door was Xu Qingfan's room. Having learned from her previous experience, Xiaoyu did everything in one go, from opening and closing the door to getting into bed.

When she hugged Xu Qingfan's waist and abdomen from behind, the uncomfortable feeling finally disappeared briefly.

Before she could even catch her breath, Xu Qingfan suddenly spoke.

"Stop fooling around, Yi Yi."

Wu Lingyu was dumbfounded; her Dao heart shattered.

(End of this chapter)