Damn it, I'm surrounded by childhood sweethearts-Chapter 619 - 435. Beautiful Misunderstanding

After copying the homework that Xu Qingfan needed to hand in, he dutifully went over the company's financial reports that Lin Juan had emailed him.

In just a few days, with thirty million downloads and millions of registrations, Haowei Cloud had clearly gained a firm foothold on the mobile platform.

However, ever since other music platforms began pirating "Misaligned Time," Haowei Cloud's recent registrations and downloads had clearly taken a hit.

But he had anticipated this, it seemed it was time to let the competitors know the strength of Li City's Pizza Hut.

[Start sending lawyer notices now.]

After sending the message to Lin Juan, Xu Qingfan put away his phone.

Xiao Ruawen had tidily packed up her things early and was just waiting for the school bell to ring, ready to drag Xu Qingfan home.

[Ring, ring, ring—]

"Let's go, let's go, Brother Fan, hurry up!" Sweaty from yoga and sticky all evening, Xiao Ruawen was eager to get home and take a shower.

Just as Xu Qingfan picked up his backpack, whoosh—she had grabbed him and they were running.

"Let's go, see you tomorrow." He waved at his teammates one last time. The next second, they had disappeared at the corner of the door.

Wang Xuan, who had been raising her hand, forgot to put it down, a "see you tomorrow" stuck in her throat before she could finish.

When the two arrived at class ten, Wu Lingyu was still packing her backpack at her desk.

"Yu!"

Suddenly hearing someone calling her, she looked up and saw Xiao Ruawen waving at her from outside the window, and Brother Fan was there too!

"I'll be right there!" Wu Lingyu sped up her packing and soon came running with her backpack.

The two girls stood on either side of Xu Qingfan, and the three of them left together, drawing many curious glances.

On the second floor, after waiting for Wanning and Xiaoxiao, the six people descended the stairs in a loose formation.

"Brother Qing Fan, the first season of our rabbit is almost finished, come and check it out this week, duck!" Once away from the crowd, Lin Wanning swung his arm.

"Then I'll come and take a look, I've been working so little this time, am I still getting paid?" Xu Qingfan and Zhang Yiyi exchanged a smile.

"Definitely, duck! We'll split it into three parts, Wanning, Yiyi, and Brother Qing Fan—one for each!" Lin Wanning said, scrunching her nose.

"Oh right, Brother Fan, didn't you say my singing had royalty money, where's the money?" Xiao Ruawen remembered this matter and spread her hands.

Xu Qingfan swatted her hand away: "We all know each other so well, you're not still afraid I'll exploit you, are you?"

"Hehe, how could I, Brother Fan is not that kind of person!"

Looking quite teachable, Xu Qingfan joked, "That's right, the royalty fee is one hundred thousand, but you need to charge one million to activate it, hand over the money."

"No, you, you, you!"

"Wuu~ Xiaoxiao, he's bullying me!"

Unable to outmaneuver Xu Qingfan, Xiao Ruawen sought Xiaoxiao for support.

Remembering Ruan Wen's kindness to her, Xiaoxiao straightened up and faced Xu Qingfan: "Give the money!"

Recalling the oath he had made not long ago, Xu Qingfan decided not to tease her further: "It's already been deposited into Ruan Wen's account, she just didn't notice the notification message."

"Ah? Was there a message?"

Although puzzled, Xiao Ruawen quickly took out her phone to check her messages.

Soon, there were exclamations from behind Xu Qingfan.

"Ah, ah~ here it is!"

"Hahaha, mom, I'm making money!"

The four girls crowded around to look, and indeed, the message showed a deposit of 100,000 yuan credited by Bank X.

"Enough, don't show off wealth, let's talk more at home," Xu Qingfan interjected.

"Hehe~ thanks, Brother Fan!"

Xiao Ruawen instinctively wanted to run forward and kiss him; just as she was tiptoeing, she suddenly felt a chill on her back.

"I'm treating everyone to a big meal this weekend!" She promptly stopped herself and turned to look at the four people.

"Hee hee, okay, duck!"

"Let's eat!"

"Mhm."

Seeing Xiaoxiao nod at her, Xiao Ruawen finally breathed a sigh of relief.

They continued walking and quickly got home.

After taking turns to shower, there was still an hour before going to bed at 11:30. The six of them sat in the living room in their pajamas, watching TV.

Xu Qingfan simply fried some appetizers for a midnight snack, paired with Cola and ice, blasting the air conditioner at just over ten degrees, enjoying their little life.

There weren't many good TV shows late at night, so they mostly chatted, with the TV serving just as background music.

"Today's sunset was beautiful, Brother Fan and Yu sneaked off to see it and didn't call us!"

As soon as Xiao Ruawen spoke, Xiaoxiao, Lin Wanning, and Zhang Yiyi instantly looked at the two of them.

Wu Lingyu, unaware of the whole story, was too nervous to speak.

"We were doing homework in class, met Yu around six when we went out for dinner. You guys probably had gone back to class by then, so we didn't call you."

Xu Qingfan explained calmly.

Once it was confirmed only this incident was discovered, Wu Lingyu's tense body gradually relaxed.

"Brother Qing Fan could have called us back from class too, duck!" Lin Wanning expressed her unhappiness.

Although Xiaoxiao and Zhang Yiyi didn't speak, their expressions said the same thing.

"Alright, alright, my bad, next time we'll definitely call you guys to join us." Xu Qingfan playfully scratched the back of Lin Wanning's head.

"That's more like it!" The girls spoke in unison.

Xu Qingfan slyly glanced at Wu Ling, and Yu glared at him with a reproachful look.

[Bad Brother Fan, I told you school is off-limits...]

...

On Wednesday, he handed the revised lyrics to Principal Lao Deng, and the week passed smoothly without a ripple.

Ever since he had reassessed his behavior, today marked the fifth successful day Xu Qingfan had abstained from indulgence.

No more back aches or leg pains, and he felt spirited as always.

When the three returned home, Lin Jing and Yao Jiping, who hadn't been seen in a long time, had already come back, and the moment they opened the door, they were greeted by the aroma of food.

"You're back." Yao Jiping heard the sound and came out of the kitchen, indeed seeing the three of them there.

"Mom, shouldn't we be the ones saying that to you?" Xu Qingfan ran into the kitchen to see what delicious food there was.

"No respect, Xiao Xiao, Yu'er, I brought gifts for you guys, come see if you like them." Yao Jiping playfully tapped him, smiling as she walked towards the two young girls.

"Mm!"

"Thank you, Aunt!"

Only Lin Jing was in the kitchen, cooking. Xu Qingfan approached from behind to see what was being cooked.

"How about it, Xiao Fan, isn't your auntie's cooking skills decent?" Lin Jing asked with a smile.

"Definitely, a hundred times better than my mom's." He deliberately lowered his voice on the second half of the sentence, making Lin Jing giggle continuously.

"How's life at school, anything troubling you?"

The dish required simmering, so Lin Jing promptly covered the pot and turned around to chat with Xu Qingfan.

"What could be troubling me? I'm eating well, living well, but if I had to mention something... it would be Xia Xiaoxiao being too stubborn and willful, always needing me to take care of her!"

He was very familiar with Lin Jing, so joking about Xia Xiaoxiao was all in good fun.

"Hehehe~" Lin Jing laughed so hard she was shaking.

Especially when Xu Qingfan stealthily glanced towards the door, she couldn't help but look exasperated.

"Then please take good care of Xiao Xiao."

You're on!"

"Auntie, you took such good care of me when I was a kid, I definitely need to take good care of Xiao Xiao!" Xu Qingfan promised while patting his chest.

Lin Jing glared at him and turned back to continue cooking.

[Speaking of taking care, I seem to be taking care of Xiao Fan more, actually.] she thought to herself.

Xu Qingfan snuck a piece of beef from the pot and left the kitchen, oblivious to what Lin Jing was thinking. Even if he had known, he wouldn't have been able to explain that Lin Jing from his past life really took care of him a lot, almost like a second mom.

"Does Brother Fan look good?" Wu Lingyu asked, wearing a silver hair accessory that tinkled as she moved.

"Looks great, Xiao Xiao also looks great, everyone looks great." Xu Qingfan glimpsed the metallic sheen and knew it was fake silver, probably Yao Jiping getting scammed by salesmen at the tourist spots again.

"Here, this is for you, for safety. Put it under your pillow." Yao Jiping picked up a silver plaque from the table and handed it to Xu Qingfan.

"Eh~ I have one too?" Xu Qingfan reached out to take it, feeling its genuine silver the moment he held it.

His surprise didn't last long before he saw Yao Jiping giving a silver plaque to Xia Xiaoxiao and Wu Lingyu, each at least twice as large as the one in his hand!

"Yours are the same, put them under your pillows."

"Thank you, Aunt!" Seeing Xu Qingfan's deflated expression, Xia Xiaoxiao and Wu Lingyu laughed aloud.

...

After dinner, Xu Qingfan sat at his computer desk working, while Wu Lingyu and Xia Xiaoxiao, as usual, lay on his bed playing with their phones.

Wu Lingyu looked at Xu Qingfan's silhouette, her cheeks slightly flushed.

Because last week it was here that Xia Xiaoxiao was on the bed and she was under the bed.

Honestly, Xu Qingfan had suddenly become more docile these past few days, and Wu Lingyu wasn't quite used to it.

In the past at home, every time just the two of them were present, a pat on the butt was the minimum, sometimes he even pinned her against the wall, but all that had ceased these last few days!

Wu Lingyu felt Brother Fan had changed, but this was also good, at least she didn't have to worry about being discovered.

Xia Xiaoxiao also felt Xu Qingfan had changed. Since a certain day, she was surprised to find that Xu Qingfan no longer argued back, no matter what she said or did, basically, the stinky dog went along with her.

In the past, that would have been unthinkable; if Xia Xiaoxiao wanted to go east, the stinky dog would definitely drag her west, regardless of the reason, just to oppose her.

To verify it wasn't her imagination, Xia Xiaoxiao even intentionally tried a few times.

For instance, today mentioning she wanted an apple, tomorrow saying she wanted milk, Xu Qingfan, though not always immediately, would buy them for her.

After ruling out the possibility of Xu Qingfan having a split personality, Xia Xiaoxiao concluded that the stinky dog must be planning to confess his feelings, doing all this as a preliminary build-up to his confession!

[Definitely!]

Thinking this, Xia Xiaoxiao felt she should also be nicer to Xu Qingfan.

She remembered reading in some book: giving is mutual!

For example, right now, as the stinky dog was seriously working, she could make him a cup of tea, then stand behind him and give him a massage.

[You'll be moved to tears!]

Thinking it, she did it.

Under Wu Lingyu's curious gaze, Xia Xiaoxiao left the room.

Soon, she returned with a cup of brewed tea.

"Have some water." Xia Xiaoxiao put the cup on the computer desk, reminding him as well.

Xu Qingfan looked at Xia Xiaoxiao, once and then again.

"Uh... thank you." Not understanding what Xia Xiaoxiao was plotting, he nodded.

Just as Xu Qingfan thought Xia Xiaoxiao would go back to lying on the bed with her phone, a pair of hands suddenly rested on his shoulders.

"You keep going, I'm free anyway, I'll give you a massage for a bit." Seeing that Xu Qingfan's typing hands had stopped, Xia Xiaoxiao whispered.

"Okay... okay." Xu Qingfan picked up the cup and took a sip of tea to calm his nerves.

[Has someone possessed this Xia Xiaoxiao?]

The initially idle Wu Lingyu, watching this scene, suddenly sat up straight.

[What's got into Xiao Xiao? Should I also help massage Brother Fan?]

"Xiao Xiao?" Xu Qingfan turned his head.

"What's up?"

"Actually, you can keep playing with your phone, I can't focus with the massage." he said.

"Mm, let me know when you get tired."

Xia Xiaoxiao thought Xu Qingfan probably didn't want her to get tired, so he said that.

[Just confess already, I'll agree!]

...