"Fan... Brother Fan." After changing her sanitary pad, Wu Lingyu erged from the ladies' restroom, bashfully keeping her head down, not daring to look at him.
"Changed it? Let hold the plastic bag for you," said Xu Qingfan with a smile, reaching out to take the trash bag from her hand.
"Dirty..." Wu Lingyu shook her head desperately, her small hands tightly gripping the red bag's string handle, refusing to hand it over to him.
Xu Qingfan had no choice but to go along with her, taking the girl's other empty hand.
"You've picked up so new skills these past few days, not replying to my WeChat ssages." He ruffled Yu's hair as they walked and talked.
Wu Lingyu stuck out her tongue sneakily and replied softly in defense, "It was clearly Brother Fan who did sothing wrong."
"I forgive you," she quickly added, worried that Xu Qingfan might misunderstand.
After Wu Lingyu got all her excuses out, Xu Qingfan could only give her a reproachful look and asked as he scraped her nose, "You've been ignoring these days and still haven't told about your thing with Yiyi."
According to Zhang Yiyi, it was all about Yu agreeing to keep their secret for the sake of family harmony, but under the condition that she and Brother Fan shall never do 'that' again.
Xu Qingfan felt that was acceptable after hearing it, but sothing still seed off.
Even if Zhang Yiyi was under Wu Lingyu's thumb, she shouldn't be so easy-going when it ca to the drama of two won fighting over a man.
Yet, in reality, if Yu dared to bring it up, Yiyi dared to agree—it was too harmonious!
"It was just like that. Yiyi promised she would no longer... no longer 'reward' Brother Fan, and I agreed to keep her secret," Wu Lingyu said nervously, repeating her rehearsed response.
"Yiyi agreed just like that? She didn't say anything else?" Xu Qingfan persisted.
Wu Lingyu pouted unhappily and glared at him, "Yiyi said it was Brother Fan who kept pulling on her, refusing to let her leave. She won't go to Brother Fan's room at night anymore!"
"???"
Xu Qingfan couldn't very well expose Zhang Yiyi, so he raised three fingers and promised again, "That was an accident, absolutely, absolutely no next ti."
Luckily, the sky was clear; an unexpected thunderclap would have been awkward.
Seeing him appear to recognize his mistake, Wu Lingyu let go of the aggrieved look on her face and said, "Yiyi didn't agree right away at first."
"Hmm?" Xu Qingfan looked at her with a puzzled gaze.
Wu Lingyu smiled at him and continued, "Yiyi said she wanted to negotiate with , then started the conversation by taking control and asserting that she liked Brother Fan."
Xu Qingfan's eyes widened with astonishnt, but he didn't interrupt, seriously listening in.
"It was just like you saw, I spoke, and then she spoke."
Xu Qingfan nodded secretly to himself; that certainly sounded like Yiyi's character!
"At first, I was stunned, and I actually didn't know what to say in return. Off the top of my head, I just blurted out, 'What about Wanning? Wanning likes Brother Fan too, so what about Wanning?'"
"I really just blurted it out without thinking, and Yiyi was taken aback by my question, suddenly falling silent."
Wu Lingyu was still explaining as Xu Qingfan looked at her profile, thinking: [That's hardly sothing you just blurted out!]
"Maybe Yiyi really values her friendship with Wanning. She suddenly changed the subject, begging not to talk about today's event, not to tell Wanning."
"I said I could agree, but you and Brother Fan can't keep doing this in the future, at least not before college. Yiyi agreed without a second thought."
Wu Lingyu finished speaking with a mix of truth and deception, her gaze fixed on Xu Qingfan.
"If that's the case, then it's not strange at all," Xu Qingfan realized with a start.
[So that ans Wanning and Yiyi are still unaware of each other's situation, and Yiyi cherishes Wanning's friendship. Wanning must feel the sa way. This could be promising!]
The dog of a man first contemplated thoughtfully and then quickly burst into euphoric joy.
"Brother Fan?"
"What are you laughing at?" Wu Lingyu prodded his arm, asking knowingly.
"Ah...nothing...was I laughing? Yu, you must have seen it wrong!" Xu Qingfan stopped acting like a joker and spoke with a straight face.
First, he had received Yu's forgiveness, and then he had found out about Yiyi's thoughts. The dog of a man's mood was exceedingly pleasant at this mont.
Wu Lingyu pursed her lips, holding back her expression, but she had successfully fooled both Brother Fan and Yiyi. Wasn't she just as pleased as could be?
"It's just that if Yiyi finds out later that Wanning had done the sa with Brother Fan, what might have been anger followed by relief might turn into anger and a furious outburst." Wu Lingyu suddenly ntioned casually.
Yu was not satisfied with Brother Chou Fan thinking about other girls in front of her, so she deliberately threw cold water on the situation.
Xu Qingfan's walking pace faltered, and the smile quickly froze on his face.
[Right, Yiyi's guilt has been accumulating in her heart; the longer the ti, the deeper the suppression. When the bomb eventually drops and she finds out I've been juggling and deceiving both sides, she won't get so angry she stabs , will she...]
"Brother Fan, what's wrong with you?"
"Why aren't you walking?"
Seeing Xu Qingfan standing there like a wooden chicken, Wu Lingyu waved her hand in front of him.
"Cough... Haha, nothing... Let's go, why aren't we going!" Xu Qingfan took Wu Lingyu's hand and walked forward with large strides.
"Brother Fan, slow down..." Wu Lingyu's legs weren't as long as his; she had to trot to keep up.
[What should I do? What should I do...]
[No, that's not right, I just need to start dropping hints to both of them from now on. When they find out on their own and co to question , it will actually turn out to be a good thing!]
After running for a short distance, Xu Qingfan quickly figured it out and slowed down again.
"Got it, thanks for the reminder, Yu." Xu Qingfan ruffled her hair but did not discuss, in front of Wu Lingyu, how to win over Lin Wanning and Zhang Yiyi.
Wu Lingyu looked baffled but still smiled at him: "As long as you understand."
The ringing bell for class rang just at that mont, and students who had been hiding in every corner suddenly transford into Bolt the sprinter, appearing from nowhere, all heading for the teaching building.
"It's okay, just say I had a stomachache and went to the infirmary. I'll accompany you and we can walk back slowly," Xu Qingfan reassured her, not wanting Wu Lingyu to worry about being late for class.
But Wu Lingyu just shook her head, comforting him instead: "My next class is a reading class; they don't take attendance. If you're worried about being late, you can run back first. I'll walk back at my own pace."
Xu Qingfan pointed to his nose: ", worried about being late?"
Wu Lingyu looked into his eyes and laughed, like a spring of water in the desert.
Xu Qingfan smiled along, holding her hand and walking slowly.
"I was worried that Yu would fall for Yiyi's words, but who knew Yu could be so cunning." He looked up at the mottled leaves and said.
Wu Lingyu pouted, dissatisfied: "It's not cunning, it's clever!"
"Right, right, Yu is the cleverest, clever as can be!" Xu Qingfan agreed, ruffling her hair.
"Hmmph~"
[Of course!]
Wu Lingyu smiled radiantly.
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