I have few friends, but many childhood sweethearts.

Chapter 519. Could it be that all five of them like Brother Fan?

Thursday was a beautiful, sunny day.

There are three hours left until the New Year's Eve party starts.

"Hey~ Fan-ge, don't just stand there! It's your turn to get your makeup done, hurry up!" Xiao Ruanwen carefully tended to her newly styled hair, and gently kicked Xu Qingfan as she walked to the door.

"Troublesome, isn't it fine as I am without makeup?" Xu Qingfan hadn't finished complaining when he turned around and was stunned by the girl's beauty after she put on makeup.

Her skin was delicate and fair, her eyes were clear, and her exquisite eyelashes touched his heart. The shimmering scales at the corners of her eyes resembled those of a female demon from Journey to the West.

"Pretty, isn't it? Hurry up and go inside to get your makeup done, hmph~" Xiao Ruanwen smiled and patted his shoulder in a very good mood.

Xu Qingfan tried to stubbornly say "it's just average," but in the end, he didn't deceive himself.

In the room were two professional makeup artists they had hired. One of them was doing Xia Xiaoxiao's makeup, while the other had just finished doing Xiao Ruanwen's makeup and was waiting for him.

Xu Qingfan looked at Xia Xiaoxiao in the mirror. Her makeup was classical, with rosy cheeks, snow-white skin, and cherry-red lips. Two strands of hair on her cheeks gently brushed her face in the wind, adding to her alluring charm.

Xia Xiaoxiao made a slight face at him and then focused her attention back on her appearance.

"Haha, isn't Brother Fan stunned by our little beauty filter?!"

"That's right, Brother Fan, isn't our little one pretty?"

Xia Xiaoxiao's class has five classical dance students, and they were all invited to her home to get their makeup done after school.

"It's just average." Xu Qingfan hadn't been defiant when facing Xiao Ruanwen, but he was much tougher when it came to Xia Xiaoxiao.

"Hahahaha!"

"Generally speaking, Brother Fan, you shouldn't keep staring at it."

"That's it!"

The room erupted in cheers and jeers, and even the two professional makeup artists who had been brought in were covering their mouths and chuckling.

Xia Xiaoxiao sat up straight. Her expression was not visible in the mirror, but having spent so much time with her, Xu Qingfan knew she must be incredibly smug right now.

"How would you like it done, handsome young man? Do you have any requirements?" After Xu Qingfan sat in front of and behind the mirror, the makeup artist put one hand on his shoulder and gestured the golden ratio with the other hand.

"I don't have any specific requirements, you can do whatever you want, sister."

"Watching it again, watching it again!"

After Xu Qingfan finished speaking, he subconsciously turned to look at Xia Xiaoxiao, and the girls in the class immediately burst into laughter again.

"Brother Qingfan, what are you laughing at?" Lin Wanning pushed his wheelchair in alone and happened to see the makeup artist applying lotion to his face.

"I wasn't laughing at anything. I was just saying that Fan-ge looks even prettier than a girl when he's wearing makeup." The four friends, unaware of their relationship, gave a vague answer when Lin Wanning asked.

"Wan Ning, your class's performance was amazing! Those props looked so realistic."

Class 1 and Class 2 are adjacent to each other, and the two classes have physical education classes together, so everyone knows each other.

"Hehe, it's alright, it's just a pity I sprained my ankle. Yi Yi will have to watch the performance with me from the audience." Lin Wanning scratched his head sheepishly and moved his wheelchair to a stop behind Xu Qingfan.

"Why did you come by yourself? Where are Yi Yi and the others?" Xu Qingfan reached out his hand behind her so she could hold it.

"Yi Yi and Xiao Yu went to get takeout, and Ruan Wen is changing clothes upstairs." Lin Wanning stretched out her hands and grabbed his fingers, using the leverage to move forward another ten centimeters.

"Hey handsome, how about this? Your skin is so fair, you don't need concealer or anything." The makeup artist styled his hair into a side part, making him look a bit like Edison Chen in the movie "Initial D".

Wow~ Fan Ge is so handsome!

"School idol!"

"He's practically my idol!"

Perhaps because they were too embarrassed to ask for makeup for free, Xia Xiaoxiao's four female classmates all had particularly sweet tongues.

"It's alright, it's alright, that's fine. I'm done. Who wants to do their makeup first?" Xu Qingfan looked around and felt there was nothing wrong with it. He was still as handsome as ever.

"Brother Qingfan, let's go see if Yiyi and the others have returned." After Xu Qingfan stood up, Lin Wanning looked up at him.

"Okay, take your time with your makeup. If you get hungry, you can come out and get something to eat. It's on the dining table in the living room." Xu Qingfan waved goodbye to them briefly and then pushed Lin Wanning away.

"it is good!"

"Thank you, Brother Fan!"

After the two left, Xia Xiaoxiao's best friend sat down and asked curiously, "Xiaoxiao, may I ask about your relationship? Wan Ning and Yi Yi are relatives of Brother Fan, right? Why do you all call him brother?"

"If it's inconvenient for you to say, then don't worry about it. I was just curious and asked." Liu Yue added, worried that Xia Xiaoxiao might not be comfortable talking about it.

Xia Xiaoxiao pursed her lips and slowly said, "We are childhood sweethearts. Xu Qingfan and I have been neighbors since we were little, and Wan Ning and the others met when they were six years old and have been playing together ever since."

She was the first person to meet Xu Qingfan, which is very important!

"Six years old. So you were elementary school classmates."

"Xiaoxiao, did Brother Fan approach you on purpose because you're pretty? How come all five of you are school beauties?"

"Brother Fan has always had a good life, hahaha!"

"Haha, and you even said, 'Watch out, Brother Fan will come back and beat you up!'"

Xia Xiaoxiao wrinkled her nose almost imperceptibly, thinking to herself: It must have been done on purpose!
"No, there's a reason we met, it's fate." In front of outsiders, she naturally wouldn't embarrass Xu Qingfan.

"Ok?"

"Little one can talk, I want to hear it!"

"Mmmmmmm!"

Xia Xiaoxiao shook her head. She wasn't involved in the girls' childhood scars and didn't want to talk about them with outsiders.

"Let's talk about it when we have a chance later," she said dismissively.

"Alright then," everyone was tactful enough to drop the subject.

in the living room.

After Wu Lingyu and Zhang Yiyi brought the takeout back, the four of them had nothing to do for the time being, so they started eating.

Before the prefabricated food industry took over, the congee, noodles, and dim sum at Gua Lu Yuan Restaurant were still quite delicious, thanks to their handmade preparations.

Xu Qingfan finished a sticky rice chicken in three bites, and just then he turned his head and saw Xiao Ruanwen coming downstairs.

"Come eat here. What are you doing with your legs bare in the dead of winter? Go upstairs and change back!" Before he could finish speaking, he saw the black stockings Xiao Ruanwen was wearing and immediately pointed at her legs, ordering her to change.

Xu Qingfan's first reaction wasn't to be attracted to Xiao Ruanwen's beautiful legs in stockings. Compared to that insignificant beauty, he would more often put himself in the role of a father.

"Hey~ Brother Fan, why do you look so much like a father? Wan Ning - Xiao Yu, do I look good in this?" Xiao Ruanwen ignored his words and ran over, turning around in circles.

Perhaps because the songs tonight were more rock-oriented, her outfit looked very cool.

She wore a Japanese-style schoolgirl uniform underneath, and a dark green long trench coat over it, the hem of which was slightly longer than the skirt. She wore black knee-high stockings, with just twenty centimeters of her cleavage visible between the stockings and the skirt. "Beautiful!"

"Ruan Wen is beautiful!"

Lin Wanning, Zhang Yiyi, and Wu Lingyu, who were not on the same side as Xu Qingfan, all gave him a thumbs up in praise.

"Did you hear that? Everyone says it looks good!" Xiao Ruanwen leaned closer to Xu Qingfan and frowned at him.

"Ah~"

"Looks good my foot." Xu Qingfan pinched her saintly white skin, startling Xiao Ruanwen into screaming.

"Why did you pinch me, you stinky Fan-ge!" Xiao Ruanwen patted the spot where she had just been pinched. Although Xu Qingfan hadn't used much force, a small red patch still appeared on her beautiful leg because it was winter.

"It's only a few degrees tonight, you'll freeze to death dressed like that." Xu Qingfan slapped her butt hard. And you know what, maybe because she wasn't wearing enough clothes, the feel of her butt was almost as good as Xiaoyu's.

Xiao Ruanwen hugged her bottom and hid on the other side of the dining table before glaring at him and baring her teeth, saying, "I wore thermal underwear last night, but now that the house is heated, I'm not wearing any!"

“You didn’t say that just now,” Xu Qingfan replied casually.

"You, huh~ Stinky Fan-ge!" Xiao Ruanwen felt she had been wronged and stomped her feet in anger.

"Let's eat first, Ruanwen, here are your favorite shrimp dumplings." Wu Lingyu interrupted their banter and thoughtfully prepared bowls and chopsticks for Xiao Ruanwen.

"Hey~ Xiaoyu is still the best!" Xiao Ruanwen glared at Xu Qingfan again and deliberately sat in the seat furthest away from him.

"Yesterday Brother Fan was the best, but now he's just a stinky Brother Fan. Women, huh~" Xu Qingfan shook his head contemptuously.

"You're the best, Brother Fan, alright?" Xiao Ruanwen felt guilty and mumbled through her food.

Xu Qingfan wasn't a big fan of tea. After eating a few bites of pastries, he stopped eating and held his teacup, taking a small sip of tea.

"Brother Qingfan, what clothes are you going to wear for your performance tonight?" Lin Wanning quickly put down his chopsticks and shook his arm under the table.

"I'll just wear what I normally wear. I'm not a penguin, and I'm not as resistant to the cold as some people," Xu Qingfan said.

"You're the penguin!" Xiao Ruanwen rolled her eyes at him, even though he had to criticize himself for this.

"Hehe~" Lin Wanning looked at Xu Qingfan, then at Xiao Ruanwen, and grinned.

"Please zip up your down jacket before the performance. If you're wearing thermal underwear, you won't be too cold."

“Yi-yi understands me best. This was my original plan. That scoundrel just doesn’t understand!” Seeing Zhang Yi-yi’s support, Xiao Ruanwen immediately became proud and assertive.

"Someone is someone, why are you still blaming someone? Does the resentment have to be so strong?" Xu Qingfan shook his head helplessly. "Bring an extra blanket tonight, so you can cover your legs if it gets too cold before the performance."

Hearing Fan Ge's words of concern, Xiao Ruanwen lost the will to continue fighting and said softly, "I know, thank you, Fan Ge."

Xia Xiaoxiao and Liu Yue quickly finished their makeup and came out of the room. The latter was alright, at most she could be considered to have improved from 70 to 80 points.

But Xia Xiaoxiao is absolutely perfect; her stunning beauty at first glance is beyond words.

"Wow!"

"So beautiful!"

"Little one, you're so pretty!"

Xiao Ruanwen was the most excited, like a fan chasing a star, and she excitedly got up to hug Xia Xiaoxiao.

Xia Xiaoxiao's gaze was first fixed on Xu Qingfan, and only after the stinky dog ​​smiled and nodded did she contentedly look away.

"I'm already looking forward to seeing Xiaoxiao in Hanfu!" Xiao Ruanwen said after pulling Xia Xiaoxiao to sit down.

Liu Yue sat down next to Xia Xiaoxiao, suddenly finding herself at the same table with five girls. She felt a little pressured for no apparent reason. "Xiaoxiao is already slim and has long legs. She looks even better in Hanfu than the classical beauties in movies."

Xu Qingfan agreed with this point; if Xiao Ruanwen were to wear Hanfu, it would be quite erotic.

“I wear my down jacket at night, and it can cover my legs too.”

"Ah."

There was an unspoken understanding between them as they spoke and answered each other.

"Help yourself to eat whatever you like. If you want to eat a staple food, there are dumplings and Zhengguo wontons in the refrigerator." Xu Qingfan handed a clean set of disposable bowls and chopsticks to Liu Yue.

"Thank you, Brother Fan. This is enough. We can't possibly finish all of this." Liu Yue nodded and took the cutlery.

Perhaps because there were outsiders present, or perhaps because they had been chatting for too long and were tired, everyone fell into a brief silence.

Seeing that everyone was silent and she lacked their tacit understanding, Liu Yue felt awkward and uncomfortable.

After looking around, she casually started a conversation: "This villa is really big. Is it just the six of you living here usually?"

Xu Qingfan:
Five girls:.
"Yes, that's right." Seeing that no one answered her, Xu Qingfan nodded in response.

"Uh-huh, Fan-ge, you're so lucky to be living with the five most beautiful girls in our school," Liu Yue continued awkwardly.

"Hehe~ No, not at all. Brother Qingfan's cooking is so delicious, we are the happiest!" Lin Wanning smiled sweetly, not letting Xu Qingfan answer.

"Wow~ Brother Fan, you can cook too! Good grades, handsome, caring, and a good cook—aren't you the kind of male lead you only see in idol dramas?"

"Xiaoxiao would be so happy if she married you!"

As soon as Liu Yue finished speaking, she suddenly felt that the way the girls looked at her had changed. It wasn't that they had actually changed, but it was just a feeling in her mind.

Xu Qingfan desperately wanted to call 110 (the police emergency number). "Mom, help me! Just marry me, why are you insisting on Xiaoxiao marrying me? Aren't you trying to ruin me?!"
Xia Xiaoxiao's eyelashes trembled, eager to know how Xu Qingfan would answer.

But I must say, Liu Yue is definitely a good friend; she really shines when she gets help!

Lin Wanning, Zhang Yiyi, and Wu Lingyu were all unusually quiet, waiting for Xu Qingfan's response.

"Why aren't you all saying anything?" Liu Yue asked weakly when she received no response for a long time.

Xia Xiaoxiao looked at Xu Qingfan immediately, and the others also looked at Xu Qingfan immediately.

Xu Qingfan felt like vomiting blood, but he laughed and said, "It's best to keep such a blunt truth to yourself. Why say it out loud? Let's eat."

"Marrying Brother Qingfan would definitely bring you happiness!"

"Ok!"

Lin Wanning and Zhang Yiyi exchanged glances, their eyes conveying the same message: Xiaoxiao neither admits nor denies anything, there must be something wrong!

"Haha, anyway, I don't want to marry Brother Fan. We're too close, he's like my own brother." Xiao Ruanwen finished her char siu bao and emphasized this to Xia Xiaoxiao.

"I haven't seen you show much respect for me as your older brother." Xu Qingfan crumpled up the tissue he used to wipe his mouth and threw it at her. By sheer coincidence, the tissue landed on her hair and stuck to her hair gel.

"Ugh, Fan-ge, you're so annoying! You're always bullying me. I'm being kind by not beating you up!" Xiao Ruanwen was furious and got up to beat Xu Qingfan.

Amidst the laughter of the crowd, Liu Yue's laughter stood out as particularly abrupt.

Liu Yue felt like she had discovered a huge secret.

[It seems, it's possible, could it be that all five of them like Fan Ge?]
(End of this chapter)