Damn it, I'm surrounded by childhood sweethearts-Chapter 593 - 417. Brother Fan, are you and Wanning in love?

Why did Xu Qingfan mistake the person behind him for Zhang Yiyi?

The incident traces back to an hour earlier.

"Do you lock your door when you sleep at night, Brother?"

Flushed with embarrassment, Zhang Yiyi asked with her head lowered following a reward.

Xu Qingfan was taken aback, his excitement instantly dissipating, "Don't mess around, we can't do it here; we'll get caught."

"Alright~" Zhang Yiyi pouted, and then that was that.

It was this small episode, combined with a matching physique, that led Xu Qingfan to subconsciously overlook the subtle difference in scent.

Xu Qingfan wanted to turn around, but "Zhang Yiyi" was still holding his waist.

Seeing the girl remain silent, he continued, "Why did you still come? Didn't I say we can't do it here? It would be bad if someone else saw us."

Wu Lingyu was initially dumbfounded, but after hearing this second sentence, she was utterly shocked.

[Could Brother Fan and Yiyi also be…]

She stayed silent, wanting to hear more from Xu Qingfan.

And Xu Qingfan did not disappoint, continuing, "Yiyi, be good; we really can't do it here. Ruan Wen and Yu are right next door. It would be bad if they found out."

Wu Lingyu's heartbeat quickened, and she began to breathe more rapidly.

For some reason, at this moment, her mind was unusually clear, able to unravel many of the puzzles that usually troubled her.

[Could Brother Fan be involved with both Wanning and Yiyi at the same time? Do they know about each other, or is Brother Fan fooling them both? Or could it be that Wanning and Yiyi are allowing Brother Fan to think they are unaware?]

Thinking of the usual relationship between the two girls, Wu Lingyu couldn't help but think a layer deeper.

"Not going to listen, huh? Don't think that staying silent will get you off the hook." Seeing that the person behind him remained quiet, Xu Qingfan "got angry."

He gently removed "Zhang Yiyi's" hand, and since she was deep in thought without any guard up, Xu Qingfan easily turned around, his hand landing a smack on her buttocks.

"Slap!"

However, the moment the touch transmitted back to his cerebral cortex, Xu Qingfan was utterly dumbfounded.

[This touch, it's not right!]

"Slap!"

"Slap, slap, slap..."

As if to confirm his suspicion, he slapped harder once, twice, thrice... until his strength gradually faded.

[How could it be Yu?]

[Done for, did I just blow my own cover?]

Xu Qingfan nearly laughed at himself out of irritation, recognizing the scent as Wu Lingyu; how could he have made such a mistake! How could he!!

The philandering man was now in a state of complete panic, his hand still resting on Yu's buttocks, not daring to retract it.

"Go back to sleep now, we have to get up early tomorrow to watch the sunrise." Xu Qingfan closed his eyes and kissed Yu on the forehead.

Since there was no turning back, he decided to feign death till the end. As long as he didn't admit it, the person now lying on the bed was "Zhang Yiyi"!

As long as he didn't feel awkward, it wasn't his problem!

Unfortunately.

"Eh~"

Wu Lingyu's soft sigh tore away his last shroud of pretense.

"Brother Fan, I am Yu."

What could Xu Qingfan say, what could he say, what else could he say!

[Of course I know you're Yu, but couldn't you just not expose me?]

[Yu, you're no longer my warm little jacket anymore!]

He had to face it eventually, thankful that all those years of watching harem dramas hadn't been in vain. In just an instant, Xu Qingfan thought up a strategy.

After opening his eyes, he naturally pinched Yu's little face, "I've known you were Yu for ages, I was just teasing you just now. Why aren't you sleeping at this hour, coming here for what?"

Wu Lingyu was indeed bewildered by his preemptive approach, forgetting the questions that weighed on her mind, her myriad of thoughts reduced to one:

"Ah?"

The two were close enough to breathe the same air, and Xu Qingfan took in the girl's stunned expression. He hugged Wu Lingyu a little tighter and whispered in her ear:

"Does Yu have something on her mind she wants to talk to me about? I noticed you seemed down even while watching the fireworks tonight." frёeweɓηovel.coɱ

With just a few words, Wu Lingyu's plan was completely disrupted; she had indeed been looking to pour her heart out to Brother Fan, and there was also the matter with Zhang Yiyi from just now—that tone did not sound like he was teasing!

But now, Wu Lingyu couldn't muster up her words anymore, inhaling Xu Qingfan's pleasant scent, all that was left in her head was a buzzing noise.

"Mhm."

Seeing how his slip-up was smoothed over so quickly, Xu Qingfan was quite smug inside.

[Good thing I'm quick-witted, got that one over with!]

However, a minute later, he would regret what he said next.

"So, what's bothering Yu? Can you tell me, please?" he said, as gently as possible.

Those words seemed to hold magic, snapping the love-struck Wu Lingyu back to reality.

She kicked against the bedsheets, positioning herself to look Xu Qingfan in the eyes.

So Wu Lingyu just quietly watched his eyes, inner turmoil swelling intensely.

Xu Qingfan didn't know what Yu was thinking and imagined he had everything under control. He just quietly returned her gaze, their noses occasionally touching.

Wu Lingyu took a deep breath, and her first words were explosive: "During hide and seek, Brother Fan and Wanning were kissing in the courtyard, I saw it from the rooftop."

She felt that if she first asked "Are Brother Fan and Wanning in a relationship?" with Xu Qingfan's sly nature, he would definitely deny it, only for the kissing matter to turn into a slap in Brother Fan's face if brought up later.

To save Brother Fan's face, Wu Lingyu chose to directly confront the issue head-on.

After Wu Lingyu finished speaking, she closed her mouth, feeling as if a heavy stone blocking her chest had vanished into thin air, allowing her to look at him calmly and peacefully.

Xu Qingfan was suddenly sweating profusely, caught between speaking and keeping silent as he met Yu's scrutinizing gaze.

[I knew it felt like I was being spied on while kissing, turns out Yu really was watching from the rooftop, darn it!]

Unable to keep his own desires in check, Xu Qingfan certainly had no right to blame Yu for stumbling upon his tryst.

After much inner conflict, he uttered that universal line all guilty men resort to.

"Yu, listen to my explanation..."

"Mhm." Wu Lingyu's eyes were bright as she nodded, indicating she was listening.

Xu Qingfan was sweating buckets, scrambling to come up with an excuse on the spot.

[I may be dogish, but I can't just shift the blame onto Wanning!]

"It's like this... well, just like this... this matter, it actually started... from a long time ago...." He hemmed and hawed, saying a lot, but all of it pointless.

"Eh~"

The more evasive Xu Qingfan was, the more it confirmed the suspicions in Wu Lingyu's mind. She asked, "Brother Fan... you... are you and Wanning in a relationship?"

Just uttering this simple sentence, Wu Lingyu felt like she had used all her strength, her body starting to tremble uncontrollably.

The thought of the worst possibility made Yu unable to hold back her tears.