Damn it, I'm surrounded by childhood sweethearts-Chapter 618 - 434. Defeat one by one plan

"Where did you run off to, and you didn't even take a shower, coming back so late?"

After returning to the classroom, Xiao Ruawen eyed Xu Qingfan up and down with a suspicious gaze.

"What are you looking at, never seen a handsome guy before?" Xu Qingfan didn't indulge her, and smacked the back of his head.

"Never have." Xiao Ruawen pouted and then leaned in to sniff the scent on him.

Xu Qingfan really felt a bit panicked, but fortunately, he had seen someone eating Emperor Tangerine on his way back and had managed to get one.

"Why do you smell sour, Brother Fan, are you jealous?"

Xiao Ruawen grabbed his hand and sniffed it carefully.

"Are you a dog or something? Should I sign you up for a police dog exam? If you pass, you'd also be a person with a position," Xu Qingfan pinched her nose.

"You're the police dog!" Xiao Ruawen huffed and punched him.

"Brother Fan, did you just go to the science building? I think I saw you from far away."

"Yeah, and there was a girl following behind you!"

Xu Qingfan thought he had bluffed his way through but heard Wu Shichong and Lai Chenglang saying this at that moment.

"Hmm?" Xiao Ruawen cast a doubtful look at him instantly.

She had promised Xia Xiaoxiao to keep an eye on this Brother Fan; it wasn't possible that in just a few hours of her absence, someone had stolen him away, was it?

If looks could kill, he wouldn't be able to kill these two troublemakers since that would be the same as blowing his own cover.

Xu Qingfan pretended he didn't care and pulled out a test paper, and without looking up, he started writing with his pen.

Just when Xiao Ruawen was about to ask more, he finally spoke, "I just went to eat and ran into Yu. Bought ice cream with her and watched the sunset there."

As long as no one saw what happened in the senior year building, there was nothing wrong with saying he went to the science building with Yu to watch the sunset.

Indeed, faced with Xu Qingfan's nonchalance, Xiao Ruawen believed him instantly.

"It's Yu, huh? We just ran into Wan Ningyi while we were eating, and thought we might bump into you and Yu."

"I was just doing homework."

Lying requires nine parts truth to one part fiction, and there, he had answered the first question.

As expected, Xiao Ruawen believed it all, retracted her gaze, and continued writing her own homework.

Xu Qingfan glared at Wu Shichong and Lai Chenglang, then also lowered his head to write his own paper.

The conversation with Yu just now had touched him deeply. Despite maintaining a playful facade, his heart was actually quite stirred at the moment.

Putting the whole lust-driven impulse aside, the mere act of seeking Yu's advice on how to woo Wanning and Yiyi was fucking outrageous!

[This isn't a game; Yu isn't some emotionless NPC. How can I be so inconsiderate of Yu's feelings, that's something a human shouldn't do!]

Xu Qingfan's fingernails turned slightly white as he gripped the pen, and his pupils had been dilated for quite a while now.

He had thought about a lot. Regardless of whether Wu Lingyu claimed she doesn't care or not, leaving that aside for the moment...

But he couldn't just ignore it; at least, in some actions, he shouldn't make Yu sad!

If this were a love game, Yu's progress bar would be at 80%, and the remaining 20% would require the approval of all four girls.

By the same token, Wanning and Yiyi's progress is about 50% because both are still unaware of Xu Qingfan's despicable intention of wanting them all!

Xia Xiaoxiao's progress is around 40%, because with Xiao Ruawen, this unreliable ally around, Xu Qingfan decided to deduct 10%.

As for Xiao Ruawen?

Xu Qingfan glanced sideways; he really couldn't grasp what was going on in Xiao Ruawen's mind.

To say she doesn't like him, there was the kiss during the King game and also last night. If it weren't for the bell ringing, he reckoned he would've kissed her.

But to say she likes him, Xiao Ruawen kept emphasizing over and over: "I'm just looking out for Xiao Xiao, I'm Xiao Xiao's best sister, I can't betray Xiao Xiao!"

[Could it be that she likes me but also feels guilty towards Xiao Xiao?]

"Pfft..." Considering this possibility, Xu Qingfan couldn't help but laugh.

Xiao Ruawen looked over in confusion, but seeing him only working on his homework, she looked away again.

Xu Qingfan glanced at the girl again out of the corner of his eye, thinking: [It seems I can't rush things with Ruan Wen, I need to play the long game, let her pursue me on her own, and it would be ideal if she likes me while feeling guilty towards Xia Xiaoxiao!]

Xu Qingfan had a clear understanding of the situation. If things really did turn out that way, Xiao Ruanwen would at least not resent Xia Xiaoxiao because of her guilt.

He could play more tricks, and getting accepted by others might not be an issue either!

"Brother Fan, we shouldn't do this, sob~ We can't wrong Xiaoxiao!"

"But you were the one who took the initiative!"

"Sob sob~ Brother Fan, don't talk about it anymore..."

The devious man was already envisioning the possible scenes in his mind.

"Can you keep it down? Your mysterious laughter is so annoying," Xiao Ruanwen punched him and muttered under her breath.

For some reason, Xiao Ruanwen felt uneasy just hearing Xu Qingfan laugh.

"Oh, sorry... I was just thinking about something that made me happy," Xu Qingfan apologized quietly.

"Keep laughing and I'll hit you!~" Xiao Ruanwen brandished her fist as a warning.

Xu Qingfan had no choice but to stop daydreaming.

Moreover, when thinking it through, this approach might make the task of winning Ruan Wen easier, but it significantly increased the difficulty of pursuing Xia Xiaoxiao.

[What if Xiaoxiao finds out in the end? She wouldn't turn evil, would she?]

The devious man began to hesitate. Although in his previous life, Xia Xiaoxiao bullied him in various ways, the Xiaoxiao of this life was still a different person!

To execute his selfish plan without anyone getting hurt seemed impossible and unrealistic.

Hurting Yu? Did obedient Yu deserve to be bullied?!

Hurting Ruan Wen? Ruan Wen could break his legs in anger.

Hurting Wanning and Yiyi? Wanning and Yiyi were so well-behaved...

Therefore, it seemed, well, maybe he had no choice but to wrong Xia Xiaoxiao.

[High school is too early for dating, Xia Xiaoxiao, have you gone mad?]

[I just want to study hard during my four years of college and don't want to fall in love.]

[These three years of graduate school are crucial; you wouldn't want me to delay my graduation, right?]

[The company is in a developmental stage. Let's wait until it stabilizes... What? I'm working so hard for whom, if not for our future home!]

Xu Qingfan recalled his own experience from his past life and quickly crafted a four-part saga.

As someone who had personally gone through it, he could already feel Xia Xiaoxiao's pain.

[As long as it's not about love, let's fulfill whatever she wants...]

To lessen the guilt in his heart a bit, Xu Qingfan decided to start treating Xia Xiaoxiao even better from today!

"Brother Fan, Brother Fan?"

"Ah... what is it?" Xiao Ruanwen's call brought him back to reality.

"I was about to ask you the same. You've been working on this problem since class started, and you're still on it after class. What's got you so engrossed?" Xiao Ruanwen pointed at the test paper on his desk.

"Ugh... right, you've finished, haven't you? Let me copy, I don't feel like writing!"

"You're being so weird!"

"Enough chit-chat, hand it over!"

"Hehe~ Fill up my water bottle, and then I'll let you copy," Xiao Ruanwen took out her water bottle.

Xu Qingfan's thought veered in an odd direction, but he also felt the need to cool down, so he got up with his own bottle.

"I want it cold, Brother Chou Fan!" Xiao Ruanwen shouted at his retreating figure.

The moon was hidden behind the clouds, and Xu Qingfan jostled a lanyard as the two water bottles clinked together with a thud.

[Wanning and Yiyi are the best of friends; there's likely a chance to court them both together. I can take my time with Ruan Wen, no rush, as for Xiaoxiao...]

Xia Xiaoxiao was destined to be hurt, and all Xu Qingfan could hope for was that this day would come later rather than sooner.

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