Damn it, I'm surrounded by childhood sweethearts-Chapter 409 - 299. Real Surprise

"Happy Birthday to you~ Happy Birthday to you!"

Five girls slowly approached him, the candlelight reflecting softly off their faces like elves in the moonlight, soft yet resplendent.

What’s more, the elves were all wearing black tights!

"Happy Birthday!"

"Brother Qing Fan, Happy Birthday!"

Xu Qingfan did not respond for a long time, firstly because his thoughts were still immersed in the heartfelt words the five girls had just said to him, and secondly, because the five girls at this moment looked as if they had stepped out of an anime, truly too beautiful.

"Brother Fan, make a wish and blow out the candles!"

"Brother Qing Fan, do I look pretty?" Lin Wanning raised her hands above her head, tilted her head, and struck a Maneki-neko pose.

Zhang Yiyi extended her index finger and scraped the corner of his eye, finally getting it wet, "Brother is crying!"

"Brother Fan... it’s time to make a wish." Wu Lingyu’s legs were nervously clamped together; whether it was the illusion cast by candlelight or because she was shy about wearing stockings for Brother Fan to see, her face was unusually red that night.

Xia Xiaoxiao saw the tear stains at the corner of Xu Qingfan’s eye and, for some reason, felt a dull pain in her chest.

[Could it be because of what I said that he’s crying... What I said was all sarcasm... You’re usually so smart, can’t you see it, can’t you hear it?]

Xia Xiaoxiao clenched the corners of her clothes in secret, and for a moment, she really wanted to tell Xu Qingfan outright, I was lying to you, I’m not playing around, I, Xia Xiaoxiao, like you, I’ve liked you since we were kids, so what?

"I... I told you he’d definitely cry!" But when push came to shove, she still lacked the courage to say it out loud.

Xu Qingfan swallowed hard before finally speaking, "This... you guys... this... ssssh~"

"What do you mean ’this’? Hurry up and make a wish, blow out the candles!"

"Hehe~ Brother Qing Fan, make a wish quickly!"

"Brother Fan is making a wish!"

Xu Qingfan nodded his head, sweeping his gaze from left to right over the five girls; the candlelight reflected in their pupils, making their eyes shine like jewels, deep and sparkling as if a star had been stashed inside.

He slowly closed his eyes, put his hands together, and prayed devoutly:

[If there really are gods... please, may the gods bless us, and may the relationship between me and these five people remain as good as it is now, forever...]

Xu Qingfan reopened his eyes and blew out all the candles in one breath.

"Wow!"

"Time for cake!"

Wu Lingyu stepped forward to turn the lights back on in the living room; with the light once again filling the room, Xu Qing Fan saw everything more clearly.

The black and white maid outfits were designed with a tight waist, hugging the body’s contours and highlighting the perfect curves.

What captivated Xu Qingfan the most was the black choker on each of the five girls’ necks, as well as the ’absolute territory’ just barely concealed by their short skirts.

Although he had seen Xia Xiaoxiao wear it earlier in the morning, at that time she did not have cat ears or a choker, and now these five girls stood fully equipped before him; the visual impact was incomparable.

"Hehe~ Brother Fan, do you like what you see?" Seeing Xu Qingfan stare, Xiao Ruawen crouched down slightly, her long legs forming a beautiful curve; she flicked her cute, black cat tail behind her.

"!!!"

[They even have tails!]

"Brother Qing Fan, it’s time to cut the cake!" Lin Wanning tiptoed, rubbing the boy’s face with her cat ears.

"Oh... okay."

He was numbly pushed by the five girls to the dining table, holding a knife handed to him by someone, his body instinctively repeating the motions of cutting the cake and serving the slices.

"Thanks, Brother Fan!" Xiao Ruawen finally received the cake, her eyebrows triumphantly arched, "I said Brother Fan would definitely like this surprise, he’s speechless now."

As she spoke, she shook her hips, and her tail also swung onto Xu Qingfan’s thigh.

Xu Qingfan instantly dropped his playboy facade, speaking seriously, "Nonsense, who said I liked it? I just think... just think the quality of these clothes is pretty good. Where did you buy them?"

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"Tsk—"

The hissing of five girls instantly filled the room.

"Why do you want to know where we bought them? Planning to get a set for yourself?" Xia Xiaoxiao kicked his shin unhappily, annoyed that he kept staring at Xiao Ruawen’s tail.

[I too have one, okay!]

"They were made at Wanning’s family garment factory. We five designed the outfit together, pretty awesome, right?" Xiao Ruawen continued to sway her tail.

Speaking of this, he did recall the ancient style craze and ACG culture that would become popular years later. If Lin Wanning’s family garment factory could get an early start on planning, achieving a billion in production value would be a piece of cake.

For a moment, Xu Qingfan was lost in thought, considering discussing this someday with his uncle and aunt, but to Lin Wanning, it seemed like her Brother Qing Fan was so entranced by Ruan Wen that he zoned out.

"Brother Qing Fan, if you really like them, I can have Dad make a few more sets and wear them for you every day!" She walked up with Zhang Yiyi, shaking her own tail as well.

"Cough... Nonsense, it’s fine to wear them at home. How could you wear these clothes outside!" He reached out and grabbed the girl’s tail, actually quite curious about how it was attached.

"I wouldn’t wear them out—I’d only wear them for Brother Fan to see!" Zhang Yiyi shyly slapped Xu Qingfan’s hand that was rubbing her tail, she said.

Seeing that everyone else was interacting with Brother Fan and she was the only one standing there like an onlooker, Wu Lingyu suddenly felt a little disheartened.

Wu Lingyu also wished Brother Fan would gaze at her intently and compliment her beauty.

But in terms of figure, she couldn’t compete with Ruan Wen and Xiaoxiao, nor could she out-cute Wanning and Yiyi.

She felt she was just an average person in all aspects, fortunate enough to have entered Brother Fan’s social circle, like Cinderella without the glass slippers, crashing into the ball of princes and princesses.

Watching Xu Qingfan pat Wanning’s head, all she could feel was envy.

Wu Lingyu narrowed her eyes, imagining that it was her own head Brother Fan was currently patting.

Suddenly, she really felt a warm touch.

Wu Lingyu was slightly taken aback, then instinctively rubbed her head back like a cat in response.

"Whoa~"

The next second, her head was tapped, and then she heard the familiar voice of Brother Fan.

"What are you daydreaming about? Come on, let’s take a group photo!"

Wu Lingyu opened her eyes to find Xu Qingfan standing before her, locking gazes with him for a long while.

Only when Xu Qingfan cocked his head quizzically, blinking, did she shyly lower her head, "Yeah... got it."

"What ’got it?’ Hurry and come take the picture!"

Xu Qingfan pulled her onto the sofa, where the other four girls were already in place.

His arm was around her shoulders, pulling firmly, as if trying to meld her into his body.

After Zhang Yiyi set up the delayed camera, all four girls crowded around Xu Qingfan as the focal point.

Xia Xiaoxiao tugged at Xu Qingfan’s mouth, Xiao Ruawen hugged Xia Xiaoxiao’s thigh, Zhang Yiyi and Lin Wanning each sat on one side of Xu Qingfan’s lap, and as for Xu Qingfan, he too playfully tugged at Xia Xiaoxiao’s right cheek.

"Click!"

The flash went off, and the prelude to their fifteen-year-old youth began.