Damn it, I'm surrounded by childhood sweethearts

Chapter 155 - 134. Xu Qingfan’s Conjecture_2

"Wanning and Yiyi were just praising you for being awesome, and you didn’t respond. From what I know about you, no response means agreement!" It was clear that Xu Qingfan also had a Xia Xiaoxiao user manual.

Fine, no comments.

The scrutiny in someone’s eye cannot be hidden, Xiaoxiao didn’t argue and replaced her card with a new one.

"Yay!" Lin Wanning and Zhang Yiyi high-fived to celebrate.

"Hehe~" Lin Wanning cheerfully helped Zhang Yiyi remove the card she was wearing on her head.

Zhang Yiyi took a look at it, then widened her eyes in disbelief.

The game was heating up, and the four of them were having a blast.

Around nine in the evening, Zhang Chunxue arrived to take Zhang Yiyi home from Lin Wanning’s house.

"Mom, wait!" After hugging Zhang Chunxue, Zhang Yiyi immediately returned to the table to continue the game.

"No problem, you guys keep playing. I’ll watch you play here."

Xu Qingfan and Xia Xiaoxiao kept harming each other and were soon eliminated. Only Lin Wanning and Zhang Yiyi remained in the play, each down to their last card.

Zhang Yiyi’s card was to nod in agreement, and Lin Wanning’s was to help others.

"Yiyi, do you want some water?" Lin Wanning asked.

Zhang Yiyi shook her head.

"How about some strawberry cake?"

Zhang Yiyi shook her head again.

All of a sudden, Lin Wanning had a bright idea, "Yiyi, let’s go out together tomorrow!"

Zhang Yiyi, also inspired, nodded, then pretended to look for a notebook and act like she was writing something, "Notebook, needed."

"Haha~ Yiyi, you lost!" Ultimately, it was Lin Wanning who triumphed, winning this ’Challenge Not Attain’ championship.

Zhang Chunxue quickly understood their game rules and laughed, "This game is so much fun, can I join in next time?"

"Of course, it was invented by Brother Qingfan!" Lin Wanning excitedly said.

"I saw it online, not invented by me." Xu Qingfan laughed as he explained.

"It’s getting late, let’s all meet up and play again tomorrow. Xiao Fan, how did you come here? Should I drive you guys back?"

Just as Xu Qingfan was about to speak, Lin Wanning hurriedly interjected, "Brother QingFan, you and Xiao Xiao should stay at Ningning’s place for the night. We can all sleep together, Ningning’s bed is huge!"

Xia Xiaoxiao instinctively didn’t like the idea, not because of the idea of sleeping together with Xu Qingfan and Lin Wanning, but because staying at someone else’s house made her uncomfortable.

This must be an experience many people have had, feeling extremely constrained when playing at a friend’s home if their parents are around, and even more so if a sleepover is involved.

Of course, Xu Qingfan was an exception. Lin Jing and Yao Jiping had been inseparable playmates since their earliest memories, and Yao Auntie had watched him grow up from a child. Xu Qingfan’s home was like a second home to him, so Xia Xiaoxiao naturally did not feel restrained or uncomfortable.

Directly opposing it always seemed impolite. Xia Xiaoxiao secretly reached out and pinched Xu Qingfan’s palm, hoping he would speak up and decline.

Having been a child himself, Xu Qingfan instantly understood. He clasped Xia Xiaoxiao’s hand and shook his head, saying, "Let’s talk about it next time. I didn’t bring any change of clothes, and I definitely can’t fit into your clothes, Ningning."

"Alright~" Lin Wanning pouted, looking disappointed.

"I’ll come over and play with you tomorrow," he said, standing up and patting the cowlick on Lin Wanning’s head, "Auntie, could you please drive me and Xiao Xiao back? No need to bother Uncle Lin."

Lin Qiaoshan, concerned about Xu Qingfan and his company cycling back late at night, said he would come down when they were leaving to drive them back, but he and Chunxue hadn’t appeared for quite some time, probably busy upstairs. Xu Qingfan didn’t want to disturb Uncle Qiao anymore.

"Bye Ningning, please say hi to your parents for us."

"Goodbye!"

Lin Wanning saw them to the door, waiting until they had all gotten into the car before reluctantly returning home.

The bicycles were left in Lin Wanning’s yard, and soon Zhang Chunxue drove the two back to Lianhua Courtyard.

Since Xu Qingfan hadn’t agreed to stay the night at Lin Wanning’s, Xia Xiaoxiao now seemed in a much better mood, humming a song as she climbed the stairs alongside Xu Qingfan.

After reaching Xu Qingfan’s house, she felt a sudden relief and flopped down on the sofa.

Xu Qingfan picked up the home phone to call his mother. As expected, there were several missed calls from Yao Jiping.

"Mom, tonight Xiaoxiao and I had dinner at Lin Wanning’s house. Did you find Uncle Xia? When are you planning to come back?" Xu Qingfan asked as soon as the call went through.

"Humph! Mind your own business, kid, we’ll be back the day after tomorrow," Yao Jiping seemed quite annoyed, then she moved the phone away and asked, "Jingjing, do you want to talk to Xiaoxiao?"

Lin Jing sniffled and cleared her throat with a couple of coughs before nodding.

"Let Xiao Xiao take the phone."

Having heard her father’s name, Xiaoxiao had perked up her ears. Seeing Xu Qingfan signal her with the handset, she hurried over to take the phone.

"Mom."

"Have you taken your bath? What did you have for dinner? Make sure you listen to your Brother Qingfan at home." Lin Jing’s voice sounded like she had a cold, and the accent was a bit off from usual.

"Not yet, I’ll shower in a bit. For dinner, I went with Xu Qingfan to Lin Wanning’s and had stir-fried beef with tomatoes, pan-fried eggs with mint..." Xiaoxiao noticed the unusual tone in her mother’s voice but didn’t ask about it.

"Alright, Mom will be home soon. If you’re scared to sleep alone tonight, you can stay at Auntie Yao’s place."