Damn it, I'm surrounded by childhood sweethearts-Chapter 384 - 279. There are such good things? _2

Xia Xiaoxiao obediently closed her eyes, letting this annoying guy handle her, but she just wouldn’t give him any attention.

After wiping her face clean, Xu Qingfan rewrapped the ice pack in a towel and gently helped the girl in front of him apply the cold compress.

Xia Xiaoxiao was actually quite happy. It had been a long time since this annoying guy had taken care of her like this, but she couldn’t show it; she didn’t want him to know!

To hide her microexpressions, she deliberately closed her eyes and focused on the cold touch on her face.

A night had passed, and Xia Xiaoxiao’s face had already reduced in swelling significantly, so the time needed for the ice pack was much shorter than last night.

Five minutes later, Xu Qingfan tossed the ice into the basin, wrung out the towel, helped the girl dry her face, and then evenly applied ointment on the injured area with his index finger.

Apparently, the process was too comfortable, as the girl’s eyelashes trembled involuntarily; Xu Qingfan found it quite amusing to see.

Honestly, if Xia Xiaoxiao didn’t have such a bad temper, she would actually be very beautiful.

Xu Qingfan leaned over and gently blew on the spot where he just applied the ointment. Xia Xiaoxiao shivered comfortably, producing an odd sound from her nose.

"Mmm~"

"Alright, if there’s nothing else, you should go back and take a nap, I’m going to my room to nap as well," Xu Qingfan said, clapping his hands to signal the end of the job.

Without waiting for Xia Xiaoxiao to reply, he carried the basin back to the bathroom.

But when he came out from the bathroom, the girl was still sitting on the couch, haven’t moved at all.

"Aren’t you going to take a nap?" Xu Qingfan asked.

After hesitating for a long while, Xia Xiaoxiao finally spoke up, "Watch me sleep!"

Her statement was abrupt and confusing, leaving Xu Qingfan bewildered as he asked, "What do you mean watch you sleep, you have that kind of fetish?"

[Why does this damn guy always have such a sharp tongue!]

Xia Xiaoxiao raised her tiny fists, emphatically stating, "I’ll press on my face while sleeping, you watch and don’t let me turn over!"

"And what about me?" Xu Qingfan pointed at himself.

"Hmph!" Xia Xiaoxiao turned her head away again, not looking at him.

The very next second, she heard Xu Qingfan say, "How about I tie you to the bed with a rope?"

"Xu Qingfan!!!"

Seeing the girl grit her teeth, ready to fight at any moment, Xu Qingfan quickly raised his hands in surrender, "Just kidding, just kidding, don’t get excited, let’s talk nicely."

Having said that, he even slapped his mouth three times, thinking to himself, ’Tie you to the bed with a rope, what was I even saying?’

For some reason, his past self would’ve done anything Xia Xiaoxiao asked, but in this life, he enjoyed bickering with her, able to spit cutting remarks without even thinking.

"Hmph!"

Seeing her not talking again, Xu Qingfan sheepishly asked, "Are you sleepy now, should we go to sleep?"

[How did it become ’we’ go to sleep, I don’t want to sleep with you!]

"Hmph!"

"Then you watch some TV in the living room, I’ll go to my room to sleep, and when I wake up, it’s your turn," Xu Qingfan said straightforwardly after waiting in vain for her to continue.

"I want to sleep now!" Xia Xiaoxiao finally spoke up again, anything that could make this annoying guy uncomfortable made her happy.

"Ha, then go sleep. But I read an article yesterday saying a nap should only last half an hour, otherwise it’s not good for your health," Xu Qingfan yawned as he spoke.

"If I died, it would be exactly what you want; no one would stop you from sleeping with Wanning!"

"If you keep talking like you’ve eaten gunpowder, I’ll really get mad!" He could tolerate anything else, but joking about one’s health was a line he wouldn’t cross.

Xia Xiaoxiao realized that Xu Qingfan was upset with her words, but she thought he was angry about the latter part of her statement, which made her feel even more aggrieved.

[It’s always like this, always picking on me. You never treat me like you do Lin Wanning!] The urge to cry surged within Xia Xiaoxiao, but she wouldn’t let this annoying guy see it and headed straight for his room with her head down.

Women, when angry, clearly aren’t reasonable. Xu Qingfan couldn’t even remember a single good memory from their childhood, feeling only an endless sense of injustice over the differential treatment.

Xu Qingfan sighed and followed her, bewildered by what a teenage girl could be thinking in her heart.

He felt that Xia Xiaoxiao’s jealousy was unfounded. You’ve always treated me like a brother; no sister has such a strong possessive desire towards her brother. Is this some kind of drama?

Unfortunately, rebirth didn’t come with the "Mind Reading Technique"; otherwise, I really wanted to dig into the girl’s heart and see how many tears were truly hidden there.

Xu Qingfan followed Xia Xiaoxiao into the room, and the little brother also wanted to come in, but he kicked him out with his foot.

"You go to sleep first, I’ll just sit here watching you, and don’t ever again say those cursed words about your own body!"

He was adjusting the air conditioner’s temperature, so he said this with his back to Xia Xiaoxiao, missing the rich change of expressions on the girl’s face.

A simple sentence struck the girl’s heart directly, and the grievances that had accumulated in her heart vanished in an instant.

She sat blankly on the bed, watching Xu Qingfan’s tall figure.

[So, he was angry because of what was said earlier...]

At this moment, it seemed that nothing else mattered, whether it was Lin Wanning, getting under the comforter, or being treated differently, she was, after all, the first one to know him...

"Did you hear?" Seeing no response from the girl behind him, Xu Qingfan turned around after adjusting the air conditioner and asked sternly.

Xia Xiaoxiao looked down at her shoes, shyly nodding her head as she said, "Mhm."

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Right then, Xu Qingfan really wanted to post a black question mark emoji. What’s up with Xia Xiaoxiao now?

"Good that you know. Good doesn’t work, bad does. Don’t joke about your body, go to sleep. I’ll sit by your bed and watch over you." Seeing that the girl seemed more approachable, he cautiously moved closer, gently stroking Xia Xiaoxiao’s head as if petting a cat.

"Mhm." Xia Xiaoxiao closed her eyes, enjoying the moment, and for a second, she felt as if they had returned to their childhood days.

[No wonder they say women’s hearts are like needles in the ocean.] He reflected inwardly.

Seizing the moment while Xia Xiaoxiao was easy to talk to, Xu Qingfan sweet-talked her into falling asleep, then he sat beside the bed playing with his mobile phone.

The air conditioner hummed, beside him the girl’s breathing was even, the intrusive sunlight blocked by the curtains.

After staying in such an atmosphere for a short while, Xu Qingfan became sleepy. He yawned again and took out his mobile phone to pass the time.

In QQ, several girls had left him messages, mostly sharing updates about food, and Aunt Zhang had also sent him a few messages.

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Xu Qingfan scrolled through them but didn’t reply, thinking if he did, they might skip their nap to chat with him.

He finally opened Aunt Zhang’s QQ messages, which were simple: a photo and two texts.

[The lottery ticket is bought.]

[I’ll send you the picture later.]

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After opening the picture, Xu Qingfan saved it, then opened an image editor to mosaic the key information before logging into Weibo to post a message:

[No fakes, real proof, ten hours left before the contest, trust me and take a shot, follow me, buy, and own villas by the sea!]

After the picture uploaded, he clicked to send the content.

No need to ask Ah Gui, this post was definitely going to cause a massive uproar on Weibo.

The person concerned, Xu Qingfan, however, wasn’t very concerned about the aftermath, as he was genuinely very sleepy.

"Ha~"

After yawning again, Xia Xiaoxiao suddenly opened her eyes just as Xu Qingfan happened to look at her.

The two blinked at each other, and he asked first, "Is it too bright for you to sleep? Should I find you an eye mask?"

Xia Xiaoxiao shook her head, her cheeks flushing, though it wasn’t obvious because they were already swollen.

She shifted to make space and pointed to the empty spot, whispering, "If you’re sleepy, sleep here too."

Rarely, her voice was so soft, almost as shy as Wu Lingyu.

Xu Qingfan shook his head. Putting aside that it was he who’d accidentally caused Xia Xiaoxiao’s swollen face, even if it wasn’t, he was used to taking care of this stubborn girl, "What if I fall asleep and you need to turn? You better go to sleep now. I’ll wait until you wake up, and missing a nap isn’t a big deal."

Xia Xiaoxiao’s cheeks reddened even more. She hesitated several times, then turned her back on Xu Qingfan, ultimately saying, "If you lie behind me, I won’t be able to turn."

Xu Qingfan’s eyes widened in disbelief. Was there really such a good deal?