Damn it, I'm surrounded by childhood sweethearts

Sunset.

When Xu Qingfan got off the car holding Lin Wanning, the four girls who were already outside with their dogs came running to the door.

"Wanning, Wanning!"

"Brother Fan!"

The four girls gathered around them with concern, leaning in to look at Lin Wanning's bandaged right foot.

"Alright, let's go inside first." Xu Qingfan carried Lin Wanning into the house, gently nudging the little white dog that was blocking the way with his foot.

Behind them, Xiao Ruawen was sitting in a wheelchair, laughing and calling out for help to push her back inside.

"Hahaha, who's going to push me back inside?"

Seeing no one was paying attention to her, Xiao Ruawen held onto the dog leash tightly.

"Come on, pull, little white!"

"Woof woof woof!"

The courtyard gate soon closed, and the dim street lamps flickered on, as if there was another sun overhead.

The evening breeze lightly stepped on the clouds, the depths of the sunset a shop selling oranges and tenderness.

...

The lights in the living room were bright, the dining table was covered with plates of various ingredients, and the half pot was steaming with fumes.

The four girls had ordered food delivery while still at school, rushing home to prepare after classes, initially worried they wouldn't make it, but Xu Qingfan and Lin Wanning arrived half an hour later than agreed.

"Brother Fan, why are you so slow? We said we'd meet at 5:30, and now it's 6:10." Xiao Ruawen wheeled to a corner and said.

Xu Qingfan and Lin Wanning exchanged a look, and Xu calmly explained, "There was a little traffic jam on the road, we forgot about that."

"Oh, there are only four pieces of durian left, are they for us?" Xiao Ruawen didn't mind, her face lighting up when she opened the bag to see durians inside.

"Yes, yes, they're so sweet. Qingfan and I had some at lunch." Lin Wanning nodded.

"Let's put them in the fridge first, eating durian with hot pot will make the flavors mix. I've washed some strawberries, let's have those." She walked into the kitchen on her own after speaking.

Wu Lingyu bought a bottle of gel hand sanitizer at the supermarket on her way home, squeezed some onto Lin Wanning's hand, so Xu Qingfan didn't need to carry her to the bathroom to wash her hands.

"Just eat like this. We had Pizza Hut for lunch, so dinner should be light."

Xu Qingfan took some cooked meat and vegetables from the clear broth pot and placed them in Lin Wanning's bowl, the dipping sauce just a bit of diluted soy sauce.

"Thanks, Brother Qingfan."

Lin Wanning didn't seem bothered. Her eating habits were always on the lighter side, and fresh beef cooked plain was tasty enough for her.

After coming back, Xiao Ruawen started talking about school gossip. She said, "Brother Fan, you wouldn't believe it, the whole school was gossiping that Wanning had a serious injury, how else could she not show up at school for a whole day."

At their age, having such thoughts isn't strange. In school days, anything affecting studies seemed like a huge deal.

But once entering society and looking back, those things that seemed monumental turned out to be insignificant.

"It's normal, once Wanning goes back to school tomorrow, the rumors will be cleared up."

The ox tripe in Xu Qingfan's chopsticks turned tough, not wanting to eat it, he passed it to Xiao Ruawen, who didn't realize and stupidly thanked him with a "Thanks, Brother Fan."

The status of Lin Wanning's sprained foot had been discussed in their group chat, so offline, they focused more on precautions.

"We've cleared the empty room on the third floor for Wanning to sleep in tonight, to avoid accidentally pressing on her foot," Wu Lingyu said.

"Ah, great minds think alike. I thought of that at lunch but forgot to tell you all." Xu Qingfan was surprised, laughing as he said, "Wanning might not feel comfortable sleeping alone, Xiao Yu, you sleep well, why not keep her company."

"Yi Yi fights Kung Fu in her sleep." Seeing Zhang Yiyi looking at him, Xu Qingfan gave her a playful glance.

"I didn't say anything." Zhang Yiyi pouted slightly, her expression a mix of teasing and affectionate.

"Geez, Brother Fan, what did you give me, it's so tough?" Xiao Ruawen finally realized, chomping several times before managing to swallow it.

"Hahaha, I saw it just now, Brother Qingfan forgot to take out the ox tripe and gave it all to Ruan Wen."

"Hahaha!"

Xiao Ruawen glared at him bitterly, "And I still thanked you, Brother Chou Fan, you're terrible!"

Feeling embarrassed, Xu Qingfan covered his face, admitting his mistake, "Stop scolding, I'll make it up to you, okay?"

Helpless, he split some of the meat stacked in his bowl and offered half to Xiao Ruawen.

"What about the other half?" Xiao Ruawen peeked at his bowl, looking triumphant.

"You want the other half too? How greedy." Xu Qingfan shielded his bowl, pretending to defend his food.

"Hmph~ only bullying me, not offering Xiao Xiao or Wanning, only to me!"

Xiao Ruawen folded her arms and shrugged, her large conscience quivering with the movement.

"Fine, fine, it's all yours, happy now?"

Xu Qingfan resignedly gave the rest of the meat to her.

"Eat so much, you'll get fat."

"Hmph hmph~ I won't get fat." Xiao Ruawen said, eagerly grabbing a heap of beef, covering it with satay sauce, and stuffing it in her mouth with a blissful expression.

The four girls watched them bicker, gracefully eating their food.

"By the way, Wanning finds it inconvenient to use the bathroom at school, do you have any ideas? Let's brainstorm."

Xu Qingfan stroked Lin Wanning's head and suddenly said.

"I originally thought of going to the administrative building at noon, but it takes at least ten minutes to walk there, and it's a bit troublesome."

He was initially considering walking time, but for Lin Wanning in a wheelchair having to take the long way around, a round trip would take at least half an hour at best.