Damn it, I'm surrounded by childhood sweethearts-Chapter 453 - 327. Xiao Xiao is not proud but just pampered

After the incident where they argued and then made up, Xia Xiaoxiao underwent a significant change in personality.

Though she was still a stubborn tsundere at heart, the girl was no longer as headstrong as before. She had toned down her fiery temper quite a bit, and it was now more about charm than defiance.

Sometimes, even though Xu Qingfan could drive her up the wall, she would hold back from saying hurtful words, often turning red in the face with the effort, which was quite adorable.

Of course, not all the changes were positive; one particular shift in behavior was causing Xu Qingfan a great deal of trouble.

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October 7th.

Morning.

"Ehh~"

Just awake and yet to open his eyes, Xu Qingfan let out the first sigh of the morning.

Why?

Because he could tell by the smell that Xia Xiaoxiao had once again sneaked into his blankets!

Sharing a pillow with him, Xia Xiaoxiao saw his eyelids twitch and a sly smile briefly crossed her face.

She lay on her side, resting her head on her wrist, and her breath was as sweet as orchid, "You’re awake, huh? I came to wake you up."

Xu Qingfan, seizing the "opportunity," opened his eyes with resignation, "What time is it?"

Xia Xiaoxiao felt a pat on her lower abdomen, her cheek flushing. Pretending nothing happened, she wriggled out of the blankets and sat on the edge of the bed with her back to Xu Qingfan, "It’s eight o’clock, get up quickly. We have to leave for Hong Kong soon."

"How can I get up if you don’t leave?" he said, rolling his eyes in exasperation, a gesture wasted as the girl couldn’t see it.

"Tch~"

Xia Xiaoxiao clapped her hands and stood up, opening the wardrobe to pick out a set of clothes for him. As if remembering something, she crouched to rummage through the drawer below for a pair of boxer shorts.

After grabbing everything, she turned around and tossed them onto Xu Qingfan’s bed, "Hurry up, we still have to eat breakfast."

"About the underwear, you..."

He was about to complain, but by then the girl had already scampered off, thoughtfully closing the door behind her.

Xu Qingfan helplessly slapped his forehead. After the events of last time, Xiaoxiao had indeed become cuter, but did she really have to keep sneaking into his bed?

He had even tried to reason with her by bringing up the principle of maintaining a proper distance between men and women, but Xia Xiaoxiao’s retort came quick, "I’m here to wake you up."

Just like what had just happened.

After all, if Lin Wanning could jump on the bed to wake you up, why couldn’t she, Xia Xiaoxiao, do the same!

Whenever the girl used this excuse, Xu Qingfan found himself speechless, and little Xu Qingfan had things he wanted to say, only he held back.

As a result, these past few weeks saw an increase in the frequency of his stealthy morning underpants washing.

Xu Qingfan stripped off his pajamas and put on the clothes Xia Xiaoxiao had chosen.

Turns out, the girl had quite an eye for fashion; an ivory checkered shirt paired with light gray jeans gave off a vibe straight out of a Japanese anime.

Xu Qingfan looked in the mirror and, after unbuttoning the top of his shirt, left the bedroom feeling pleased with the outfit.

Today was the last day of the National Day holiday, and it also happened to be Zhang Yiyi’s birthday.

He had promised the young girl a while ago that he would take Yiyi to ride the Ferris wheel on National Day.

But plans don’t always keep up with changes; the world’s tallest building, the world’s tallest Ferris wheel, and the grand opening of Canton Tower all overlapped, and considering it was National Day, one could only imagine the crowds.

To avoid being squashed by the masses and to have a better experience, they postponed their outing until the last day, waiting for the majority of tourists to start their return trips before setting out.

Xu Qingfan finished brushing his teeth and came out of the bathroom. The dining table was already set with two bowls of clear soup noodles, one for him and one for Xia Xiaoxiao.

"Did you cook this?" he sat down, took a bite, and his eyes instantly lit up.

"Mhm." Xia Xiaoxiao answered with a carefree tone, her mouth slightly curved into a smile.

"Not bad, it’s quite tasty." Xu Qingfan gave her a thumbs up and slurped his noodles enthusiastically.

Xia Xiaoxiao secretly rejoiced inside. With the addition of concentrated soup base and chicken essence, it would have been surprising if it weren’t delicious.

The incident with the bed covers earlier was tacitly left unmentioned by both of them. After finishing the noodles and washing the bowls, the two left the house together.

"Xiao Xiao Brother Fan!"

Just as they reached the ground floor, Xiao Ruawen, with her backpack, ran towards them from a distance. Her white dress fluttered in the breeze, like a gracefully dancing butterfly.

"Huff, huff~ Just in time!"

"What Xiao Xiao Brother Fan? I feel like you are cursing me." Xu Qingfan gave the girl a sideways glance and broke off a piece of the caterpillar bread she was holding to put in his mouth.

"That’s what it is, Xiao Xiao and Brother Fan, it’s your own understanding that’s the problem." Xiao Ruawen took a big bite of her bread and, holding Xia Xiaoxiao’s hand, walked and talked, "Hehe~ But ’Xiao Xiao Xiao Xiao’ sounds so funny when you say it like that."

"Eat your bread!" Xia Xiaoxiao gave her a death stare.

"Hahaha... Xiao Xiao Yu, Xiao Xiao Yiyi, Xiao Xiao Wanning, Xiao Xiao Ruan Wen... ehh goose goose goose..." It seemed that with Xu Qingfan’s encouragement, Xiao Ruawen found it more and more amusing, and she started laughing heartily as she spoke.

Xia Xiaoxiao let go of her hand with a look of disdain and stood with Xu Qingfan far away from her.

"Hahaha... Xiao Xiao Brother Fan, Xiao Xiao Xiao Xiao!" The half-chewed bread stuck to her teeth, but Xiao Ruawen didn’t care at all and pointed at them while laughing hysterically.

Xu Qingfan and Xia Xiaoxiao exchanged glances, making faces of speechlessness at each other.

After a good while, they finally managed to drag the convulsing-with-laughter Xiao Ruawen to the bus stop to wait for the bus.

"Ha..."

As soon as Xiao Ruawen made a move, their hands automatically covered her mouth, one in front and one behind.

This strange behavior continued until Zhang Chunxue’s car arrived. Lin Wanning excitedly popped her head out of the car window and shouted, "Brother Qing Fan, Xiao Xiao, Ruan Wen!"

"Stop!" Both Xu Qingfan and Xia Xiaoxiao wanted to stop her, but it was clearly too late.

"Hahaha...." Hearing the passphrase again, Xiao Ruawen couldn’t help starting to laugh.

"What’s wrong with Ruan Wen?" Zhang Yiyi also leaned out next to Lin Wanning.

Xia Xiaoxiao shook her head helplessly. Xu Qingfan shrugged and said, "She’s just remembered something funny."

"Hahaha... Auntie hello... Yiyi, Wanning hello.. hahaha..."

"What’s so funny? Can you tell Auntie?" Zhang Chunxue checked the rearview mirror, smiled, pursed her lips, and after everyone buckled up, shifted gears to start the car.

Xu Qingfan chuckled awkwardly and relayed the reason to everyone: "Wanning just said ’Xiao Xiao Ruan Wen’, so she’s been laughing like this."

"Uh..."

The atmosphere in the car turned a bit strange, only the echo of Xiao Ruawen’s laughter persisted.

"Hahaha... Don’t you all think it’s hilarious, ’Xiao Xiao Xiao Xiao’, ridiculously funny... goose goose goose!"

"Hahaha..." In the end, Xiao Ruawen’s contagious laughter prevailed, and everyone couldn’t help but join in.

A beautiful day began with joyful laughter.

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