I have few friends, but many childhood sweethearts.

Chapter 423. Love is okay, but be mindful of the consequences.

With her hit song "Misplaced Time and Space," Xiao Ruanwen became an instant sensation on campus.

From the moment she returned to school, students flocked to Class 16, drawn by her reputation. After someone pointed out that Xiao Ruanwen was there, a gasp would erupt from the crowd, and this would continue indefinitely.

As the person involved, Xiao Ruanwen found this quite novel.
This was the first time she had ever been surrounded by a crowd of onlookers as a celebrity, but after it happened so many times, it inevitably became a bit of a nuisance.

"No, don't they all have to do homework?" She put down her pen and looked out the window with a hint of helplessness.

"It'll be fine in a couple of days. Who told you to go viral?" Xu Qingfan tapped her head with his pen.

"What are you all doing gathered here? Go back to your classrooms!"

A teacher came up into the aisle and chased people away, and the students who had been watching the commotion scattered and ran away instantly.

"Damn, it's the class monitor." Lai Chenglang glanced at the door and immediately bent down guiltily, even though he hadn't done anything.

"What a lie! It's true!" Wu Shichong hadn't taken it seriously at first, but after glancing at it sideways, he instantly made eight feints in a second.

"So what if you're the class monitor? What are you two afraid of?" Xu Qingfan couldn't understand the two of them at all. They hadn't done anything wrong, so why were they so guilty in front of the class monitor?
"Brother Fan, you don't understand."

"That's right, you don't understand!"

The two kept a close eye on the teacher's every word and action at the door, and only straightened their backs again after the grade leader left.

Xu Qingfan curled his lips. It wasn't like he hadn't been a student before. It was just like a mouse being afraid of a cat, and students naturally feared their teachers.

It's like some students always need someone to accompany them when they go to the teacher's office, just to give them courage.

Wang Xuan glanced at the two of them with disdain, then looked at Xu Qingfan and said, "Brother Fan, why didn't you put your name on the songwriter's list?"

Whether it's the time-space misalignment or the song Xu Qingfan wrote for Xiao Ruanwen, the lyricist and composer both use the name of their elementary and middle school band—the After-School Tea Party.

As for the reason, it was simply that Xu Qingfan felt at the time that revealing his identity as a lyricist and composer so early would not maximize his profits.

When he steps into the limelight in the future, he can gradually reveal the answer, which will generate a lot of traffic.

But at this moment, he can pretentiously say, "It's nothing, I don't really like being famous."

Upon hearing this, Wang Xuan was indeed astonished: "[A true male god should be this indifferent to fame and fortune!]"
"I see." She nodded, looking enlightened.

Xiao Ruanwen subtly nudged him with her elbow: [How dare you flirt with girls right in front of me! Do you think I don't exist?!]
Xu Qingfan elbowed her back in return, and when Xiao Ruanwen elbowed her again, he did the same.

The two of them were having a great time until the school bell rang.

"The teacher is here."

Xu Qingfan whispered a reminder, and Xiao Ruanwen was indeed distracted. He took the opportunity to grab the girl's hand and hold it between his thighs.

Xiao Ruanwen tried several times but couldn't pull her hand back. She whispered, embarrassed and annoyed, "Let go!"

Xu Qingfan didn't even look up, continuing to do her homework with one hand, but the legs clamping her hand tightened even more.

"Brother Fan, I'll count to three!"

Xiao Ruanwen wanted to pull her hand away, but she was afraid of being noticed by the homeroom teacher on the podium, so she only dared to threaten him in a low voice.

"Three, two, one," Xu Qingfan counted down for her with a blank expression.

"you!"

Xiao Ruanwen felt like Xu Qingfan was treating her like a cat, because that's how she usually petted Xiaobai. She would hold Xiaobai in her arms, and when it struggled to run away, she wouldn't let it go.

But to be honest, after having this thought, a strange feeling instantly rose in her heart.

"Hmph~ Stinky Fan-ge."

Xiao Ruanwen picked up the pen while cursing, and had no choice but to let him play with her hand.

"I have a few things to announce." Guo Youcai turned on the microphone. "We need to start planning this month's blackboard bulletin. The theme is the Xinhai Revolution. The propaganda committee member should arrange the time."

"The second thing is that a student was scratched by a stray cat on campus last week. Students should be careful when playing with the cats. If you are bitten or scratched, don't take it lightly. Tell your teacher about the situation in time and ask for leave to get a rabies vaccine."

"There's a third thing: every year from August to October is the peak season for snakes to appear. Not the cartoon characters like Xiong Da and Xiong Er, but snakes that actually appear!"

The students burst into laughter. After the laughter subsided a bit, Guo Youcai continued, "When you walk at night, don't just look down at your books. You should also watch out for snakes under your feet. Getting bitten is no joke."

"That's all for now. Class monitor and Xu Qingfan, come out for a moment."

After Guo Youcai finished speaking, he left the classroom, and Xu Qingfan had no choice but to let go of Xiao Ruanwen's hand.

"What does Fan Ge's homeroom teacher want with you guys?"

"Do you think it might be related to the song?"

Lai Chenglang and Wu Shichong asked at the same time.

“I know.” Xu Qingfan shrugged and pushed Xiao Ruanwen out with him.

"Is there anything I can help you with, teacher?" Xu Qingfan asked as the two of them approached Guo Youcai.

The homeroom teacher nodded to the two of them, then looked at him and said, "Why didn't Qingfan participate in last week's competition class exam?"

"Oh, I had other things to do in high school, so I didn't have much time to spend on competitions." Xu Qingfan scratched the back of his head.

Guo Youcai opened his mouth to speak, but remembering how casually he had said he would donate money to the school that day, he sheepishly withdrew his intention to act as a teacher.

"Yes, it's good that you already have a clear goal in high school." He nodded in affirmation, and then said, "I have something else to talk to the class monitor about. Qingfan, you can go back to evening self-study first."

"okay."

Xu Qingfan glanced at Xiao Ruanwen, and before leaving, he flicked the back of her hand.

Xiao Ruanwen immediately reached back to grab it, but unfortunately she missed.

"Brother Fan, what does the homeroom teacher want with you guys?"

"Is it about singing?"

He had barely sat back down when Wu Shichong and Lai Chenglang started acting as mouth doubles for Wang Xuan. They were such nice guys.

"It's nothing. They asked me why I didn't participate in the competition, and I said I didn't want to, and that was it."

"Awesome!" ×2
"Brother Fan, I don't understand this question. Can you help me take a look?" Taking advantage of Xiao Ruanwen's absence, Wang Xuan sat in her seat.

"I read."

"Brother Fan, come out here for a second!" Before he could finish speaking, Xiao Ruanwen suddenly appeared at the door and called out to him.

Xu Qingfan gave Wang Xuan an apologetic look: "I'll help you with this when I get back."

"Uh-huh." Wang Xuan opened her mouth slightly, then returned to her seat guiltily.

"What's wrong?" Xu Qingfan asked, turning his head after they were away from the classroom.

Xiao Ruanwen gestured with her lips, indicating that he should look at the homeroom teacher.

Xu Qingfan was full of question marks, but fortunately Guo Youcai quickly gave the answer: "I really didn't expect that you wrote the song 'Misplaced Time and Space'!"

“Uh, right.” He glanced at Xiao Ruanwen with a puzzled look, and the girl made a face at him.

Guo Youcai saw the interaction between the two, but didn't say much. Instead, he continued, "It's like this: the school is going to celebrate its centennial at the end of this month. The principal heard Ruan Wen sing 'Misplaced Time and Space' and wants to make it the new school song."

The old school song of Licheng Middle School is still the one from before the founding of the People's Republic of China. The lyrics are not only obscure and difficult to pronounce, but the melody is also quite eerie.

Xu Qingfan recalled that such a thing really happened in his previous life. At that time, the whole school had a day off, and he and a group of roommates were playing Three Kingdoms Kill in the dormitory.

“Sure, if Ruanwen agrees, I agree too.” He nodded encouragingly to Xiao Ruanwen.

"Hehe, then I have no problem with that either. The school can use it if they want; we'll provide it to the school free of charge." After receiving Xu Qingfan's permission, Xiao Ruanwen said generously. Having completed the principal's instructions, Guo Youcai was also in a good mood: "That's great! I thank you for your generosity on behalf of the school."

"Principal Song is still waiting for my reply. If you have time now, please go to the administration building first. You can also go tomorrow if you have time. There may be a few parts of the lyrics that need to be revised."

Xu Qingfan and Xiao Ruanwen exchanged a glance. Who would want to go to evening self-study if they could slack off?

“Let’s go now!” they both said in unison.

After saying goodbye to their homeroom teacher, the two strolled downstairs side by side. After all, whether it was a little earlier or later, Principal Deng would always be there, so why rush?

"Brother Fan, you can say the second line, but how do we change it in order to create that new world in our dreams?"

Xu Qingfan had learned about the history of Licheng Middle School. It was originally established in response to the Xinhai Revolution and to awaken the people's wisdom through education, and it had gone through many hardships in the process.

“We don’t need to change anything in the beginning. I think if we change the second verse to what we should do now, it can be used as the school song,” he said.

"Hehe~ Seems true, the first part is about reminiscing, the second part is about striving, not bad, not bad." Xiao Ruanwen bumped him with her iron-mountain-leaning posture out of boredom.

"Walk properly." Xu Qingfan put his arm around her shoulder, and Xiao Ruanwen immediately became obedient.

"Meow-"

The sounds of stray cats in heat could be heard everywhere on the quiet campus. Because her younger brother had his testicles removed early, Xiao Ruanwen asked in confusion, "Brother Fan, are they fighting? Why are they making such a loud noise?"

"My little brother is never called out at home, he's the best!"

Xu Qingfan glanced at her and said irritably, "What are you fighting about? The female cat is in heat, and her meows are just to attract the male cats."

"Huh?" Xiao Ruanwen was dumbfounded.

"It's good to have more cats, so they can eat the spicy snacks at school. Otherwise, you never know when you might step on a snake and be scared to death."

Xu Qingfan was originally considering whether to use his power in the student council to have all the cats in the school spayed/neutered.

But thinking about it, I decided against it. The cats at school are all hiding from people; it would be better to have more cats to catch snakes and mice.

"What spicy snacks? Cats eat spicy snacks?"

"Weilong or Spicy Heaven?"

Xiao Ruanwen blinked blankly.

“It’s a snake. A little snake is just a spicy snack, don’t you even know that? You’re so stupid.” Xu Qingfan tapped her silly head.

"You're the stupid one, I'll let you finish saying it!" Xiao Ruanwen angrily elbowed him.

Xu Qingfan blocked, and Xiao Ruanwen attacked his bottom lane.

"Hey! You're shooting there too!!"

"Hehe, by accident."

The two joked and played around for almost twenty minutes before finally arriving at the principal's office.

"Please come in."

After Xu Qingfan knocked on the door, Lao Deng's voice came from inside the office.

He opened the door and led Xiao Ruanwen in, getting straight to the point: "Teacher, you want that song 'Misplaced Time and Space' as the school song? No problem, we fully support you."

"Hello, Principal Song."

"Welcome, please have a seat."

Song Dongsheng stared at the two's clasped hands, and Xiao Ruanwen immediately pulled them back when she noticed.

The three sat down on the sofa in the reception area. Song Dongsheng poured two cups of tea for the two of them and then said with a smile, "I didn't expect Qingfan to be so good at songwriting in addition to his good grades."

Xu Qingfan smiled and nodded, but didn't say anything: Old Deng, I have something even more amazing.

"Of course, Ruan Wen also sings very well; I've been listening to her songs for the past few days."

"Thank you, teacher." Xiao Ruanwen is usually not afraid to face her teachers, but because of the hand-holding incident just now, she felt inexplicably uneasy in front of Song Dongsheng.

"Well, since you're willing to license the song to the school for free, the teachers can't just leave without any thanks."

How about this: I'll dedicate a page to you in the anniversary brochure, and after you graduate, I'll include your names on the honor roll.

As for awards like "Excellent Student of the School," they will certainly be given, but there's no need to make it public.

"Teacher Song, you can decide for me." Seeing that Xu Qingfan didn't speak, Xiao Ruanwen could only continue to smile politely but awkwardly.

"Hmm, I heard you two are childhood sweethearts who have been playing together since you were little?" Song Dongsheng suddenly changed the subject.

"what?"

"I suppose so."

Xiao Ruanwen's smile froze on her face, not understanding how Song Dongsheng even knew this.

"Well, there might be a few things that need to be changed in the lyrics. Teachers, please think about them carefully. If you can't think of anything, that's okay. This version is already very good."

"well."

Song Dongsheng said, and Xiao Ruanwen nodded.

"Then you should go back to your evening self-study session. I'm taking up your study time."

"It won't delay you. Goodbye, Teacher Song." Xiao Ruanwen felt like she was sitting on pins and needles, thinking to herself that she could finally leave.

"Goodbye, teacher. I'll revise the lyrics this week and hand them to you." Xu Qingfan finished his tea, stood up, and nodded to Song Dongsheng.

"As long as it can be fixed before the 20th, there's no rush."

Both sides were enjoying themselves immensely, and just as Xiao Ruanwen was about to slip away with Xu Qingfan, Lao Deng's voice suddenly rang out from behind:

"High schools do not prohibit students from dating early, but they should pay attention to the impact."

Xiao Ruanwen: ? ? ?

She thought Song Dongsheng was talking to her, and perhaps because she had something to hide, she pulled Xu Qingfan along even faster.

[No, why am I nervous? I'm not dating Fan Ge!]
Only after leaving the administration building did she belatedly realize what had happened.

Only Xu Qingfan knew that Lao Deng's words were directed at him.

What does it mean to be mindful of the impact? It means that you can date, but it's best to only date one girlfriend.

He was actually quite puzzled. Was his intention to have five relationships at once really that obvious?

Xu Qingfan replied to Lao Deng's advice: "I have read it, but I will not reply."

"Brother Fan, how did the principal know we were childhood sweethearts?" Xiao Ruanwen asked after they had walked a distance.

“It happened a few weeks ago. You were singing on the radio that time, and you called out my name. The principal happened to be there too, so I said we were childhood sweethearts,” Xu Qingfan explained.

"Oh, I thought so," Xiao Ruanwen blushed.

"Why?"

"nothing!"

"Hey, slow down!"

(End of this chapter)