Damn it, I'm surrounded by childhood sweethearts-Chapter 437 : 316. Revisiting the Old Place_2

Fighting is fighting, but what kind of skill is it to involve parents!

Determined, Xu Qingfan decided he would stay here and not return home if his mom insisted on forcing him to apologize to Xia Xiaoxiao; co-living with a beautiful girl was all he wanted, who needs a mom!

However, this was just a thought. If Yao Jiping really made up her mind to come here, he would be powerless.

Xu Qingfan shook his head, picked up the clothes from the floor, and prepared to take a shower first.

After exercising for an hour, the rain outside had become almost invisible to the naked eye, and he planned to wake up the two upstairs after his shower for a walk.

The warm water flowed down from his head, like a gentle caress, seeping into every inch of his skin.

Xu Qingfan hummed comfortably, his mind inevitably drifting back to the scene from that morning.

Xia Xiaoxiao, tears streaming down her face, roared at him, "Xu Qingfan, I don't like you anymore!"

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"Hmm~ As if you ever liked me," he rubbed his face, unable to understand what was going through Xia Xiaoxiao's head.

Having gone through a past life, Xu Qingfan would sooner believe that a sow could climb a tree than believe Xia Xiaoxiao liked him—he couldn't be the Tom to her whimsical play.

If he really wanted to be in a relationship, Lin Wanning, Zhang Yiyi, Xiao Ruawen, and Wu Lingyu, any of them were more appealing than her, Xia Xiaoxiao; even the many senior and junior school girls he knew from a past life included beauties.

Xu Qingfan reopened his eyes, resolving to continue taking care of Xia Xiaoxiao, but if she dared to meddle in his life as she had in the past, he wouldn't indulge her!

Coming out of the bathroom, the last bit of rain had disappeared, and the sky began to clear. Looking up, he saw no clouds, the remaining raindrops evaporating in the sunshine, the cold air forming a unique mist.

Xu Qingfan stretched under the eaves; the clear weather lifted his spirits significantly. Right now, the most important thing was to celebrate Wanning's unforgettable fifteenth birthday; Xia Xiaoxiao's nonsense could wait.

He went back upstairs and pushed open the door to the room.

The two girls were hugging each other, face to face, sleeping in embrace.

Xu Qingfan smiled faintly, took a photo of their sleeping posture on his phone, and then gently woke them up.

"Brother Qing Fan... are we okay now?" Lin Wanning sleepily opened her eyes and blurted out upon recognizing it was Xu Qingfan.

"Brother!" Zhang Yiyi, recognizing it was Xu Qingfan, grabbed his hand and pressed it against her cheek.

"The rain has stopped outside; I'll take you to Sunshine Kindergarten," Xu Qingfan said with a smile as he placed his other hand on Lin Wanning's face.

"Great, great!" Lin Wanning immediately jumped up from the bed, eager to go.

Once the two girls were dressed, the three of them quickly locked the door, took the dog, and set off.

The road after the rain had many small puddles; the sunlight shining through the gaps in the leaves created splendid spots of light that reflected in the puddles, casting a colorful rainbow.

It was supposed to be a beautiful scene, but alas, there was always a shameless dog stepping in it, splashing water around.

"Walk properly!" Xu Qingfan kicked Little White twice, and the dog immediately became obedient.

They lived only a little over a kilometer from Sunshine Kindergarten; the three walked for almost twenty minutes before they saw the familiar school gate from their memories.

"Our graduation photo was taken here!" Lin Wanning excitedly grabbed Zhang Yiyi's hand. "I was standing here, and Brother Qing Fan was in Class A," she led the girl to the spot she remembered, "Brother Qing Fan stood here, and then we took the group graduation photo."

"Hmm."

Zhang Yiyi squinted slightly, and the breeze washed over her. She felt as if she had returned to that summer ten years ago, taking graduation photos with Wanning, Brother Fan.

Xu Qingfan, holding the dog, came forward. "Wait here for me; I'm going to buy a pack of cigarettes next door."

Lin Wanning took the leash offered by Xu Qingfan, puzzled: "Why buy cigarettes, Brother Qing Fan, don't you not smoke?"

Zhang Yiyi turned to look at the duty room and instantly understood Brother's intentions.

"How else can we have a tour inside if I don't buy cigarettes?" Xu Qingfan waved his hand as he headed to the convenience store across the street.

"Huh?" Lin Wanning still tilted her head in confusion, not quite getting the connection between buying cigarettes and revisiting the kindergarten.

But she soon found out, as it didn't take long for Xu Qingfan to successfully bribe the gatekeeper with a pack of Lotus cigarettes.

After tying Little White at the entrance, Xu Qingfan took the hands of the two and walked in.

The facilities inside the kindergarten had changed a lot compared to ten years ago. Lin Wanning was eager to show Yiyi around, but each place felt both foreign and familiar, and she couldn't bring herself to speak for a moment.

Not until she saw a longan tree did she excitedly grab Zhang Yiyi and run over.

"It must still be there... it must be..." Lin Wanning muttered to herself, bending down to search for something on the trunk.

Soon, she pointed at a scratch on the trunk, hardly able to contain her excitement, and showed it to the girl: "Here, here, Yiyi, look here!"

Before Zhang Yiyi could speak, she explained, "Back then, I asked Brother Qing Fan if the tree grew faster or I grew faster, and Brother Qing Fan said we would make a mark and see after a few years!"

Zhang Yiyi watched silently as the mark, now healed, was pointed out. She didn't know how Lin Wanning could be sure it was this particular one among many, but since she said so, she believed it, too.

Zhang Yiyi needed only to close her eyes slightly to imagine the scene from ten years ago: the two of them still little tots, Lin Wanning on Xu Qingfan's neck, leaving a mark on the tree with her clumsy little hands.

Xu Qingfan stood behind them, watching. He thought back carefully for a long time, but the memory was too distant and he couldn't remember.

But just because he didn't remember didn't mean he had to admit it. What a letdown that would be.

"I remember, alright. We nearly fell over then. Wanning was all chubby as a kid, super heavy," Xu Qingfan said with a laugh, hands on his hips.

"Not at all~ I wasn't heavy as a child, it was Brother Qing Fan who was weak back then!" Lin Wanning pouted, pretending to be aggrieved.

Zhang Yiyi watched them fondly, thinking how great it would have been to know Brother Fan and Wanning back in kindergarten.

With her supporting Lin Wanning's bottom from behind, they wouldn't have nearly fallen over.

"Yiyi, do you want to make one too? This time, we definitely won't fall over," Xu Qingfan said, flexing his biceps.

Zhang Yiyi's eyes lit up, and she nodded without a second thought.

"Sure!"

Since it was raining, both girls hadn't worn skirts, so riding on his neck wouldn't be indecent.

Mounted on Xu Qingfan's neck, Zhang Yiyi reached up and could mark at a spot over two meters high, an area untouched by the hands of other children.

Clutching a metal key in her hand, she tilted her head, thought for a moment, and then carved "Yiyi was here" with five small characters.

Then, a strong voice suddenly shouted towards them from behind, "What are you doing?"

Xu Qingfan jolted with fright. Fortunately, Lin Wanning was supporting Zhang Yiyi from behind, so they didn't fall.

Zhang Yiyi, her face flushed, climbed down from Xu Qingfan and turned to see that a woman in her thirties was approaching them.

"Hmm?"

"Hmm?"

The woman looked from Xu Qingfan to Lin Wanning, and then at Zhang Yiyi, feeling an increasing sense of familiarity.

As Xu Qingfan and Lin Wanning recognized who was coming, they exchanged a smile and greeted in unison, "Hello, Teacher Xiao Yu!"

"Oh!"

The teacher's eyes brightened, and a look of sudden realization spread across her face, "It's you, you little rascal! I remember now, you were the most mischievous one in our class!"

She walked up to Xu Qingfan and sized him up, "You've grown so tall. As a child, I saw you always liked playing with girls, and you still do, it seems!"

"Pfft~ Teacher Xiao Yu, you still remember me?" Xu Qingfan asked in surprise.

"How could I forget? You were the one who hit others, weren't you? In front of their grandmother no less, saying you would hit them every time you saw them," Teacher Xiao Yu remarked, patting Xu Qingfan's shoulder with a hint of emotion.

"I did not," Xu Qingfan blushed.

Seeing Brother Fan's embarrassed expression, Lin Wanning felt as if time had suddenly rewound to that morning, and her eyes reddened slightly.

That experience, one Zhang Yiyi had heard Lin Wanning recount countless times as if treasured, was instantly familiar to her. Fortunately, she didn't meet Brother Fan too late, so she didn't feel envious.

After Teacher Xiao Yu's gaze left Xu Qingfan, she turned to study the two young women in front of her.

"Hehehe~ Which one of you is Xiao Xiao? You've grown so beautiful, I couldn't recognize you. You were the smartest and cutest little girl in our class, inseparable in your studies," she said.

"Err..."

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