My Childhood Sweetheart Is a Little Crybaby!-Chapter 40: The Dog Ran Away with Someone Else

"What?" Xu Jiayan’s handsome brows slightly furrowed, not understanding what she was talking about for a moment.

"I saw it all! A young lady gave you something, and you even smiled at her." The little girl huffed angrily. She looked just like a pet dog running off with someone else.

Xu Jiayan: ...

So this is why the girl didn’t come looking for him?

"I didn’t smile!" he said.

The little girl didn’t seem to hear or ignored him, tilting her head slightly away, not looking at him or speaking. Her reddened eyes shimmered with moisture, her pearly white teeth biting her lower lip. The soft pink lips already bore deep tooth marks.

"I didn’t smile at her!" Xu Jiayan looked at her and repeated again, his usually cold tone softened a lot. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

This girl was stubborn by nature. If he didn’t explain clearly, she would likely sulk for a long time.

This time the little girl understood but stubbornly remained silent out of pique.

She just knew that Brother Yan had accepted something from that girl.

Before, other people had also given Brother Yan gifts, but Brother Yan wouldn’t even look at them. Yet this time, he actually accepted one.

The thought made Jiang Yuan’s eyes redden even more.

The bite marks on her lips deepened.

Xu Jiayan sighed, patiently continuing, "I didn’t smile, nor did I accept her gift."

"Brother Yan is lying, I saw it all!" The little girl spoke with a thick nasal voice, raising her rabbit-like eyes to glare at him, puffing her cheeks, cutely fierce.

Xu Jiayan: "That was originally my thing!"

Jiang Yuan: ???

Seeing her confused yet somewhat dubious expression, Xu Jiayan explained, "That’s the trophy and certificate from a competition I was in, she just happened to pass it to me." He hadn’t expected that this girl would misunderstand and think it was a gift from someone else.

"Really?" After being dazed for a few seconds, the little girl slowly grasped his meaning. Her big eyes blinked hard, her expression dazed and slightly foolish.

Xu Jiayan: "No, just kidding."

The girl’s face instantly fell, but she quickly realized that Brother Yan was joking, and her eyes brightened again, exceptionally black and shiny from her recent tears. She reached out to tug at Xu Jiayan’s sleeve, her voice soft and urgent, "Can I see it?"

Xu Jiayan glanced at her, then took out a box from his backpack, the very one Jiang Yuan had seen earlier.

She couldn’t wait to take it and open it, only to find a palm-sized trophy inside—a round crystal design, both pretty and exquisite.

"Brother Yan is so amazing!" Knowing it wasn’t a gift from someone else instantly lifted the little girl’s mood, and she delivered her flattery with extra gusto.

A pair of large eyes twirled around, pupils black and glistening, showing no trace of her previous anger.

"Feeling better now?" Xu Jiayan looked down at her.

Jiang Yuan’s face turned red, stammering, "I was just concerned about you, Brother Yan. I was afraid you’d be deceived by a pretty young lady. We’re still young, we should be studying hard, not dating. Dating distracts us from our studies." By the end of her speech, she had convinced herself, feeling more confident and raising her voice louder.

"Is that so?" Xu Jiayan’s eyes held an indiscernible meaning.

"Of, of course!" Jiang Yuan’s briefly gathered confidence deflated like a pierced balloon, her guilt-ridden glances flickering.

"Huh—"

Xu Jiayan looked at her with a half-smile, took hold of her clothes, and pulled her up from the stairs, "Let’s go!"