I have few friends, but many childhood sweethearts.

Chapter 515. This Ruan Wen is so easy to fool.
After returning, the two pretended that they had not talked about the topic they had just discussed, and naturally chatted with Lin Wanning and Zhang Yiyi.

"Alright, alright, we don't need you in the kitchen. Watch TV in the living room." Xu Qingfan pushed Zhang Chunxue and Zhang Yiyi away and closed the kitchen door.

Before going downstairs, Zhang Yiyi started cooking the rice, and steam was coming out of the rice cooker's vent.

Xu Qingfan put on an apron and started cooking, while Lin Wanning and Zhang Chunxue were sharing their New Year's Eve performance in the living room.

"This is the first stage performance that Yi-Yi and I planned, but unfortunately I sprained my ankle and can't perform on the balcony, boohoo~" Lin Wan-Ning raised her little pink fist and made a crying face.

"It's okay. Watching everyone perform from the audience will allow Wanning to see her own results more clearly," Zhang Chunxue said, placing her right hand on Lin Wanning's shoulder and patting her to comfort her.

Lin Wanning tilted her head and thought for a moment, then immediately smiled broadly: "Hehe~ That's true."

"By the way, Auntie, have you seen our new comic? It's called 'That Year, That Rabbit, Those Things'~".

Zhang Chunxue glanced at her daughter and smiled, "Of course! Auntie saw it right away. Everyone's drawings are wonderful!"

She gave a thumbs-up in front of Lin Wanning and Zhang Yiyi.

"Mmmmmmm!"

"Brother Qingfan said that when we go to college, he will turn the comic into an animation. Brother Qingfan also said that he will make a movie of the same name."

Lin Wanning couldn't move her right foot, but that didn't stop her left foot from wobbling.

"Auntie supports you."

While chatting with Lin Wanning and listening to her soft, sweet voice, Zhang Chunxue felt as if she had suddenly become twenty years younger.

Everyone has emotional inclinations, and the degree of affection varies depending on the amount of emotion invested.

Lin Wanning is the second child Zhang Chunxue has treated as her own, after Xu Qingfan. This is one of the main reasons why she doesn't object to the three children being together in the future.

The conversation was mostly Lin Wanning sharing the daily trivialities of their campus life, with Zhang Yiyi occasionally chiming in to add to the discussion, and Zhang Chunxue offering her comments after listening.

"Auntie, our Chinese teacher's Mandarin is so non-standard, I have no idea what he's saying." (嗷乜: what is being said in Cantonese.)
"When I was in school, I recited ancient poems in Cantonese, like 'Chirp chirp chirp, Mulan weaves at the door.'"

Xu Qingfan's four dishes for lunch are all quick and easy, and they're all double-pot dishes.

Twenty minutes later, he finished stir-frying the last dish of braised prawns, and the preserved egg and minced meat soup on the next stove had also turned milky white.

Xu Qingfan poured the soup over the blanched Emperor Vegetables, then plated the braised prawns and garnished them with a sprig of cilantro.

"Rice's cooked! Auntie and Yi-yi, come in and get the bowls. I'll take Wan-ning to wash her hands." He opened the kitchen door and called out to the three women who were still chatting on the sofa.

"Brother Qingfan, hug me!" Lin Wanning excitedly raised his hands, waiting for his hug.

Actually, her foot is much better now. She can use a cane to help her when she's alone, or she can hop on one leg without any problem. But Lin Wanning just wants Xu Qingfan to hug her.

she likes!
When Xu Qingfan carried Lin Wanning back to the dining table, Zhang Chunxue and Zhang Yiyi had already prepared the food and were waiting for them.

"Delicious!" After being put down by Xu Qingfan, Lin Wanning couldn't wait to pick up a piece of baked chicken wing with his chopsticks, breathing on it as he took small bites.

"Be careful not to burn your mouth, it just came out of the oven." Xu Qingfan rubbed her head and sat down next to Lin Wanning.

"Hehehe~" Lin Wanning flattered him by picking up the biggest chicken wing.

Everyone exchanged smiles and picked up their bowls and chopsticks to eat.

After staying at Zhang Chunxue's house until the afternoon, they had the driver pick up Xia Xiaoxiao, Wu Lingyu, and Xiao Ruanwen. The three of them then took their aunt's car back to school.

今年的元旦在星期天，因此不需要调休，从12月31日（星期六）至2012年1月2日（星期一），总共放假3天。

Thursday night is the performance time for the school's New Year's Eve party, so even though I said I would be studying at home for the next few weeks, I still have to go back to school this week to catch up on the rehearsal schedule.

Except for Class 10, where Wu Lingyu was eliminated, the performances of the other four classes all made it to the finals of the New Year's Eve Gala.

Xia Xiaoxiao's Class 1 performed a folk dance, while Lin Wanning and Zhang Yiyi's Class 2 performed a skit called "The Five Heroes of Langya Mountain." Apart from the five heroes, all the remaining students in the class were assigned to play Japanese soldiers.

Wearing the costumes that Lin Wanning specially commissioned from his family's garment factory, the scene was quite spectacular.

As for Xu Qingfan and his Class 16, it was Xiao Ruanwen who sang, unsurprisingly.

"Choose C for everyone!!"

After finishing the final rehearsal, Xiao Ruanwen let out a long breath, put down the microphone, and asked, "How was the result this time, Brother Fan?"

"I think that's about right. The first place prize is two thousand yuan in class funds, I'm definitely going to take it."

Xu Qingfan left the drum set and saved the video he had just taken with his phone.

"I think it's good too, class monitor Fan-ge. So who wrote this song? It's fucking awesome!" Wu Shichong slung his guitar behind his back and gave a thumbs up.

“That’s really impressive. And to be honest, class monitor, do you have a team behind you? After-school tea party, class monitor, you have millions of followers on Weibo, you must have a team, right?” Lai Chenglang nodded in agreement.

There are quite a few classmates who are good at singing, dancing and rapping, but Xu Qingfan is closest to these two idiots, so he chose them to form a band.

Anyone who's played in a band during junior or senior high school knows that it's really hard to rehearse a song well if you encounter someone you can't connect with.

Xu Qingfan handed his phone to Xiao Ruanwen and tapped them both on the head: "Why are you asking so many questions? Do you want to check their household registration?"

Before Wu Shichong and Lai Chenglang could speak, Xiao Ruanwen opened the video she had just recorded, and He Caiting, who volunteered herself, joined in. The five of them immediately gathered around to watch the performance.

"You slowed down the pace here, did you notice?" He Caiting paused the video and pointed at Lai Chenglang.

"My bad, my bad, I'll definitely do it next time." Lai Chenglang humbly accepted the criticism.

"Brother Fan's emotions are progressing very well, good job!" He Caiting clapped her hands and looked at Xu Qingfan with anticipation.

"Hmm, it's alright." Xu Qingfan nodded calmly and clicked play on the video.

"Haha, Fan-ge has been playing drums since first grade, he's really amazing." Before Xiao Ruanwen could finish speaking, Xu Qingfan covered her mouth with his hand.

He Caiting stuck out her tongue, feeling envious of Xiao Ruanwen, but only dared to steal a glance at her out of the corner of her eye.

"Let's stop rehearsing here. Come back every afternoon for the next few days to get a feel for it. Now we're off," Xu Qingfan said to the group, twirling the music room key in his hand.

Having just been beaten, Wu Shichong was itching for a beating again. He said, "Brother Fan, want to buy me a Coke? By the way, if we really get first place, can we pocket a thousand yuan of the class funds and go out for a nice meal?"

"Is this all the layout is?"

"It must be Brother Fan who's treating, he really deserves first place." Lai Chenglang shook his head in exasperation.

Although the two did not know Xu Qingfan's family background, the fact that he could recharge his meal card with 1,000 yuan at once proved that Xu Qingfan was definitely not short of money.

Xu Qingfan was also helpless. There were long queues at the meal card recharge window every day, and he was someone who hated trouble, so he simply recharged all the meal card money for the semester at once.

Every time he swipes his card, both the cafeteria ladies and the students queuing behind him are shocked by the balance on his card.

"No need for Fan-ge to treat us. If we really get first place, I'll treat everyone to dinner on New Year's Day." He Caiting made a gesture of tucking her ear, hoping that Xu Qingfan would look at her.

Wu Shichong and Lai Chenglang exchanged a glance and exclaimed in unison, "Holy crap, the rich woman is right next to me!"

"Sister Caiting is awesome!"

"Sister Caiting is awesome!"

Xu Qingfan gave Xiao Ruanwen a look: Someone is flirting with me right in front of you, aren't you going to give me any reaction?
Xiao Ruanwen glared at him and said, "It seems like New Year's Day won't work. On Saturday, Fan Ge and Xiao Xiao are going back to the countryside. We've arranged to go to Conghua for hot springs on Sunday, and we'll rest for a bit on Monday before coming back to school."

Xia Xiaoxiao is beautiful and academically excellent, and like Wu Lingyu, she is a celebrity in her grade. Xiao Ruanwen is also a celebrity in her grade because of her singing.

Lin Wanning and Zhang Yiyi asked their classmates to help draw the rabbit. After the comic was published, their pseudonym "Yiwan Fanshen" was unsurprisingly exposed, making them quite famous in the grade. As for Xu Qingfan, let's not even mention him. Who is this guy? He's with my goddesses every day, and all he does is look a little handsome!

"Then the week after next?" He Caiting was still unwilling to give up, looking at Xu Qingfan's profile and trying to persuade him.

"I should be taking Ruan Wen to Hong Kong next week to record this new song, so I probably won't have time."

Xu Qingfan couldn't bear to see the girl's pitiful little eyes, so he had to say again, "How about this, if we really get first place this time, I'll order takeout to celebrate in the cafeteria on Friday noon."

"OK then."

"Okay, okay!"

"Brother Fan, is anything okay to order? I want to eat French giant snails, and I'll eat my fill!"

"Another bottle of '82 Sprite, haha!"

He Caiting's voice was drowned out by the two people's screams. Looking at Xu Qingfan and Xiao Ruanwen's backs side by side, she was unwilling, but what could she do?
It was nearly seven o'clock when I came out of the music room, and the sky was completely dark.

When they reached the stairwell, Xu Qingfan took Xiao Ruanwen's hand, waved to the three of them, and said, "You guys go back to class first. Ruanwen and I will go see if Wan Ning needs any help."

Last week, Lin Wanning was seen sitting in a wheelchair quite often, and they did not show any abnormality in what Xu Qingfan said.

"Oh, Fan-ge, if you don't mind using more data, could you share the video from earlier in the group chat? I'd like to show it to my classmates," Wu Shichong said.

Xu Qingfan waved goodbye with his back turned and quickly pulled Xiao Ruanwen away from their sight.

Xiao Ruanwen really thought he was going to see Lin Wanning, but he went from the fourth floor to the third floor, and then to the second floor.

Seeing that they were almost at the first floor, she asked in confusion, "Brother Fan, aren't we going to see Wan Ning? Can't we just go directly to the teaching building from the second floor of the lab building?"

Xu Qingfan glanced at her, said nothing, and continued downstairs.

The first floor houses the electrical room of the laboratory building. Perhaps because few people come here regularly, the lights are usually not turned on at night.

Seeing that Brother Fan was about to drag her to a dark place, Xiao Ruanwen hurriedly braked with her foot, "No, Brother Fan, why are you going that way?"

"I was about to ask you something too. He Caiting was flirting with me just now, but you didn't react at all. Didn't you say you would keep an eye on me for Xiaoxiao?" Xu Qingfan didn't answer, but asked instead.

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Xiao Ruanwen was silent for two seconds, then quickly said, "I... I just think that you, Brother Fan, wouldn't have any improper thoughts about Caiting. I trust you."

"Oh, is that so?" Xu Qingfan nodded, his expression saying, "Okay, whatever you say."

Xiao Ruanwen didn't know how, but she was led away by him in a daze.

There is a huge cylindrical pillar in the middle of the corridor. It is hidden inside, and unless someone passes by next door, people outside will not be able to find the person inside at all.

It was seven o'clock in the evening when the clock tower on campus rang out with a melodious chime.

As Xiao Ruanwen listened to the bell, her heart began to pound for some reason.

She tugged at Xu Qingfan's hand and said, "Brother Fan, where are you taking me? I need to go back and do my homework!"

"We've arrived," Xu Qingfan suddenly stopped and said.

"???"

Before Xiao Ruanwen could even utter a sound of doubt, the scoundrel suddenly pinned her against the pillar.

"Ugh~ Brother Fan, what are you doing!" Xiao Ruanwen groaned, and after realizing what was happening, she punched him with her hand as if in response.

Xu Qingfan only said one sentence, which instantly calmed the girl down.

He said, "I want to hug you."

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If this were an online chat, Xiao Ruanwen would probably send an ellipsis after sending the question mark.

But this was in reality, and for a moment she didn't know what to say.

Fortunately, Xu Qingfan kept his promise. He said he would hug, and he only hugged. His hands and feet were quite obedient.

One minute, five minutes later, Xiao Ruanwen's body gradually relaxed from its initial stiffness.

Xu Qingfan remained silent; it was unusual for her, usually so talkative, to stay quiet for several minutes.

Eight minutes, nine minutes, ten minutes. Gradually, Xiao Ruanwen began to get used to Xu Qingfan's embrace. She felt as if the two of them had become one, their heartbeats, breaths, and pulses all becoming one.

Xiao Ruanwen's naturally hanging hand slowly began to move. She wanted to raise her hand to hug Fan Ge's waist, but Xia Xiaoxiao's face instantly appeared in her mind.

A few more minutes passed, and Xu Qingfan still didn't say anything. It was unclear whether he had noticed Xiao Ruanwen's little actions or simply felt uncomfortable holding her like this.

He released one hand and lifted Xiao Ruanwen's hand to wrap around his waist.

Xiao Ruanwen resisted twice, but things didn't go far enough until Xu Qingfan forced her to, and she finally put her arm around Fan Ge's waist.

[It was all Fan Ge who forced me to do it, Fan Ge forced me. I didn't do anything to wrong Xiao Xiao.]
It was just a change in movement, but Xiao Ruanwen's heart rate seemed to increase tenfold, and her breathing became increasingly rapid.

Xu Qingfan then released his other hand and, in the same manner, had the girl wrap her other hand around his waist.

Xiao Ruanwen did not resist this time and obediently did as she was told.

In the dark, enclosed space, they couldn't see each other's faces clearly, yet it was as if they could see each other perfectly.

"Bang bang bang, bang bang bang."

My heartbeat was getting faster and faster, and my breathing was getting louder and louder.

Xiao Ruanwen didn't know what Xu Qingfan wanted to do; she just assumed she was being hugged by a dog.

[Yes, I was hugged by a dog!]
Thinking about it this way, a faint smile unconsciously appeared on her lips. It was just a hug from Xu Qingfan, and it didn't seem so hard to accept anymore.

The concept of time gradually blurred, and the two of them lost track of how long they had been standing there.

Fortunately, there are no mosquitoes in winter, otherwise, after half a day, both of them would definitely have been covered in bites on their hands, feet, and faces.

To be honest, the hug wasn't a great experience. Because we were both wearing down jackets, Xu Qingfan didn't feel much of Xiao Ruanwen's surging.

But who cares? If I didn't feel anything this time, I definitely will next time!
He suddenly breathed into Xiao Ruanwen's ear, and the girl's delicate body trembled from the shock.

Xu Qingfan's voice then reached her ears. He said, "Ruan Wen, thank you. I'm just happy to hug you."

Xiao Ruanwen's mind was in turmoil, her head was buzzing, and she couldn't organize her thoughts.

Xu Qingfan continued, "I just want to be able to hug you like this every week, so that I won't feel bad for Xiaoxiao."

Upon hearing Xiao Xiao's name, Xiao Ruanwen instantly became more alert, but not much.

"Ah."

[Is it okay if it's just a hug?]
"Alright, let's go back to class. I'm perfectly happy with once a week." Xu Qingfan let go of Xiao Ruanwen and patted the dust off her back.

Xiao Ruanwen was led away from the laboratory building by him in a daze, and it wasn't until they were almost at the teaching building that she realized what was happening.

[No, no, when did I agree to once a week? I didn't agree to that!]
[Aaaaaah!]
(End of this chapter)