Damn it, I'm surrounded by childhood sweethearts-Chapter 620 - 436. Friendship lasts forever

After handling the last email, Xu Qingfan raised his hands and stretched lazily.

Out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of the snacks and fruit plate on his desk, which inevitably reminded him of Xia Xiaoxiao's unusual behavior just now.

"The mango is sweet, apples oxidize quickly if left out too long, let's eat first then continue working."

"The tea in your cup has gone cold, let me pour you a fresh one."

"Tell me if you need a massage."

"Do you want some snacks? I'll get you some..."

Such incidents, one after the other, were not actions typical of Xia Xiaoxiao.

Spearing the last piece of watermelon with a toothpick and bringing it to his mouth, Xu Qingfan chewed thoughtfully and pondered Xia Xiaoxiao's problem.

It wasn't that he disliked this new version of Xia Xiaoxiao, but, for reasons unknown, the jerk of a man felt an inexplicable sense of panic.

[Has she also been reborn? Suddenly aware of my goodness in a past life?]

[Or did she do something wrong and is looking for my forgiveness?]

These two thoughts sprang to mind, but Xu Qingfan dismissed them both as absurd.

Not to mention the former, but concerning the latter, with Xia Xiaoxiao's personality, she would probably act haughtily and stand her ground, not resorting to such meaningless tricks.

"Are you done eating? Leave it there; I'll clean it up." Xia Xiaoxiao's attention had been on Xu Qingfan the whole time, and she noticed his relaxation immediately.

A chill ran down Xu Qingfan's neck, making him uncomfortable all over.

"Cough...just because you're too beautiful?"

He suddenly turned around, and his inexplicable outburst startled them both.

Seeing Xia Xiaoxiao standing there without a reaction, Xu Qingfan suddenly raised his hand: "Chicken feet!"

Silence.

Still silence.

"Um..."

After thirty seconds, Wu Lingyu and Xia Xiaoxiao exchanged glances.

"Cough cough ha...I was just exercising, yeah, exercising." Xu Qingfan retracted his hand with mock seriousness, swiftly grabbed the fruit plate and rubbish, and the next second, he had disappeared from the room.

"This..."

In the room, only the two baffled young girls remained.

"What's up with Brother Fan?" Wu Lingyu scratched her head.

"Maybe the workload is too much?" Xia Xiaoxiao mused.

"Then let's help Brother Fan relax properly!"

"Yeah, when he comes back, let's not bring up what just happened, as if it never occurred." Xia Xiaoxiao suggested kindly, to spare Xu Qingfan any embarrassment.

"What just happened? I don't remember." Wu Lingyu held her head, acting cluelessly.

"Pfft...Chicken feet!"

"Hahaha!"

Suddenly, Xia Xiaoxiao also raised her hand, and the two girls burst into laughter.

...

Elsewhere.

Chicken Feet Brother (not really), Xu Qingfan, after returning the dishes to the kitchen, also fell into deep thought.

[So no rebirth, then what is it exactly?]

He recalled everything that had happened this week, everything had been normal until Xia Xiaoxiao suddenly began to act differently.

"Forget it, it'll probably be fine in a few days." Unable to figure it out, Xu Qingfan shook his head and simply stopped thinking about it.

When he returned to the room, Wu Lingyu and Xia Xiaoxiao had already stopped laughing.

Seeing Xu Qingfan enter, Yu spoke up promptly: "Brother Fan, has the company been giving you a lot of work recently? Let me massage your head."

"Not really, I got everything done in just an hour, but it would be even better if Yu could give me a massage," Xu Qingfan said with a smile.

"Then get comfortable, and I, along with Yu, will give you a massage," Xia Xiaoxiao looked at him with an icy expression, but listening carefully, one could tell her voice was much gentler.

"How should I lie down?" Xu Qingfan approached the bed and let the two girls direct him.

Xia Xiaoxiao glanced at him and sat down with her legs together: "Use my legs as a pillow."

She said, pointing at her own straight and long legs.

Obediently, Xu Qingfan did as instructed, relieved that Xia Xiaoxiao was wearing school trousers, which allowed him to sustain his chastity for the fifth day.

"Hmm~"

But with soft thighs as a pillow, once he lay down, he couldn't help but let out a comfortable hum.

Cool hands moved across Xu Qingfan's back, and Wu Lingyu rolled up his school uniform to begin massaging him.

Xia Xiaoxiao wasn't idle either; her slender fingers started kneading his head.

"Yes...Yu, stay on that spot for a while."

"Gently..."

Unconsciously, Xu Qingfan's eyelids grew heavy and shut.

"Brother Fan, it's time to turn over so I can massage the front." ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom

Wu Lingyu called quietly, but the only response was soft snoring.

"He's fallen asleep." Xia Xiaoxiao made a shushing gesture with a faint smile on her face.

Wu Lingyu's mouth formed an "O", her head nodding instinctively.

Xia Xiaoxiao, engrossed, played with Xu Qingfan's hair on the back of his head.

Sometimes she mimed playing the piano, and sometimes she would grab a tuft of hair and brush them against each other, resembling a young child at play.

"Silly dog." Xia Xiaoxiao's eyes narrowed slightly as she mouthed the words silently.

Seeing Xiaoxiao's content expression in that moment, Wu Lingyu felt deeply moved.

It was hard for her to imagine how heartbroken Xia Xiaoxiao would be if she ever learned the truth.

Yet what Wu Lingyu found even harder to envision was a future with Brother Fan that didn't include her.

She watched Xia Xiaoxiao quietly, feeling both guilt and determination in her heart.

Why could Wu Lingyu tolerate Xu Qingfan's philandering? Was it because she was magnanimous? Did she lack a temper? Or did she too wish to repay a kindness like Xie Rui's mother?

In truth, none of these were the reasons.

The real reason was that if Xu Qingfan could only choose one wife in the future, Yu didn't believe she would be that person.

Under this premise, if she still wished to stay by Brother Fan's side, didn't she actually have no other choice?

So, when Wu Lingyu discovered that Xu Qingfan was a philanderer, instead of the anger, astonishment, or numbness the jerk of a man had anticipated, she felt an unexpected sense of relief.