Damn it, I'm surrounded by childhood sweethearts-Chapter 405 - 296. The Inner Thoughts of Lin Wanning

At 5 p.m. the living room was still and quiet, the six who had been sleeping on the carpet, now covered with blankets by someone unknown, were still sound asleep.

In the silence of the room, the next second a crisp and melodious clock chime pierced the tranquility.

The clear and pleasant sound of the clock was like a breeze brushing gently against the cheek, like a tender reminder drifting through the gauze of time, softly awakening the sleeping world and intricately weaving dreams with reality.

One by one, the six opened their eyes, looking somewhat tired after the long afternoon nap, but they couldn’t help smiling at each other when their gazes met.

"It’s only five o’clock? I thought I’d sleep until dark," Xiao Ruawen said as she pushed herself up off the floor, elegantly stretching her arms, her impressive curves smooth and firm, resembling the perfect figure that only appears in anime characters.

"What do you mean, only five o’clock? We’ve slept for over three hours," Xu Qingfan said as he stood up and drew back the living room curtains, the afterglow instantly spilling over him, his hair seeming to don a golden veil.

When he turned back, the setting sun streamed through the window into the room, enveloping the five girls in a hazy glow that obscured their facial expressions.

Lin Wanning, like a kitten just startled awake from a dream, still looked sleepy as she squinted, gently patting her cheeks while saying:

"Sleeping together like this in the living room is so comfy, way better than sleeping alone at home!

Xia Xiaoxiao, looking up at Xu Qingfan leaning casually against the windowsill, felt the same way.

If she was alone, waking up in the afternoon would feel like being lost in time, but not if she could see him upon opening her eyes.

"We can start making dinner," Wu Lingyu said after folding and tidying the blankets on the floor and turning on the light.

"Have you bought groceries? There’s still time," Xu Qingfan asked the five girls after finishing the tea that had been sitting all afternoon.

"Hehe~ we already got them yesterday, tonight we’re having barbeque!" Lin Wanning regained her energy shortly, hopping and skipping around Xu Qingfan.

"And you tricked me into thinking you went to Ruan Wen’s house," Xu Qingfan finally understood where Xia Xiaoxiao had been the entire day yesterday.

"It’s your own fault for being clueless!" the girl retorted, her lips twisted with disdain.

Zhang Yiyi opened the living room door, stood in the doorway with a smile, raised her phone, and gently pressed the shutter to capture herself and the five people inside in the camera’s frame.

After some casual conversation, the six of them quickly got busy with their tasks.

Xu Qingfan was in charge of lighting the charcoal, Zhang Yiyi and Lin Wanning were busy making the drinks, and Xia Xiaoxiao and Wu Lingyu were tasked with skewering the marinated meats.

Of course, Xiao Ruawen was essential too; she was in the yard, swinging two electric mosquito swatters, repelling the annoying mosquitoes like a valiant warrior.

After dusk, the remnant glow of the sunset gradually merged into the deep blue of the night sky, and the stars began to twinkle with their faint light.

The flames in the grill leaped, the red fire blazing, and the aroma of barbeque quickly filling the air, mingling with the evening breeze and complementing the hearty laughter of the youths.

"Cough cough cough~ So this is the ’surprise’ you were talking about, making me the grill master?" A gust of wind blew over, and Xu Qingfan coughed violently from the smoke.

"Is it ready yet, Brother Fan? I’m hungry," one asked in anticipation.

"Hehe~ who makes it tastier than you, Brother Fan?" the five girls surrounding him said, waiting patiently for the next round of feeding.

"Okay~ it’s ready," Xu Qingfan said after trying a piece to make sure it was well-cooked before passing the skewers to them.

"Yummy!"

Watching them eat with slightly closed eyes and a gentle upturn of the lips, he too felt a sense of satisfaction.

The joy of cooking was all in gaining the approval of those who enjoyed the food.

"Have some too, Brother Qing Fan," Lin Wanning offered, handing him the half-eaten chicken leg, carefully presenting the bitten part to his mouth.

"Thank you, Wanning."

"Hehe~" Lin Wanning simply responded with a sweet smile.

Xia Xiaoxiao glared jealously at the cheeky dog but said nothing.

[When I feed you, you never thank Xiao Xiao!]

Following Lin Wanning’s lead, the other girls also began feeding Xu Qingfan their half-eaten food.

It wasn’t some odd fetish, but rather a strategy to consume more of Brother Fan’s delicious barbeque.

After Lin Wanning had her turn, Zhang Yiyi considerately wiped his mouth with a napkin, followed by Wu Lingyu offering him a drink to cleanse his palate before the next person’s turn to feed him.

Although he had to barbeque for them and alternately eat the saliva of five girls, who needs a motorcycle with such thorough service from beautiful young ladies?

By 8 p.m., the charcoal in the grill was gradually dying out, its red glow fading and the heat dissipating.

The copious amount of skewers on the table was reduced to bare sticks, and the jars of juice were long empty.

Xu Qingfan extinguished the charcoals with water. After cleaning up the yard, it was nearly 9 p.m.

"Where’s the surprise you promised? Translate it for me already!" he asked expectantly after drying his hands with a napkin.

"The surprise is..."

Expecting an answer this time, Xu Qingfan instead heard the five girls say in unison: "It’s a secret!"

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"Not telling, is that it?"

The next second, Xu Qingfan playfully launched a sneak attack, tickling their underarms, "Will you tell? Will you tell?"