Damn it, I'm surrounded by childhood sweethearts

Zhang Yiyi chatted with him for a while before heading upstairs to take a shower.

Xu Qingfan was busy alone in the kitchen, and in just a few minutes, a dish of freshly cooked stir-fried beef noodles was ready.

After tidying up, he placed the beef noodles in an insulated container to keep warm, took off his apron, and went upstairs for a shower.

Girls typically take at least twenty minutes to shower, so when Xu Qingfan reached the third floor, only Lin Wanning was sitting alone on the bed playing with her phone.

"Qingfan brother, what late-night snack did you cook? Can I eat some?" Lin Wanning put down her phone and opened her arms for a hug as she saw him come in.

"I'm covered in the smell of cooking fumes, I'll hug you after a shower." He stepped forward, ruffled the girl's hair, and continued, "Stir-fried beef noodles and snow fungus lotus seed soup; it's fine to have a little bit."

"Mm-hmm, Qingfan brother, you should quickly take a shower, there's class tomorrow." Lin Wanning obediently shook her head.

"Okay, I'll hug Wanning downstairs to eat a late-night snack later." Xu Qingfan smiled and left the room.

...

By ten-thirty at night, the four girls had all finished their showers, and Xu Qingfan surprisingly emerged from the bathroom earlier than they did.

The bathroom was filled with steam, and Xu Qingfan came out wearing thin pajamas that wouldn't make him cold for a short while.

He returned to Lin Wanning's room and slipped right into her bed.

The bed warmed by the girl was very comfortable, and Xu Qingfan instantly didn't want to leave.

"Mm~ Wanning is a warm-bed maid." He poked his head out of the covers, placing the girl's uninjured left foot on his chest to warm up.

Lin Wanning just giggled and said, "Hehe~ If Qingfan brother says I'm a warm-bed maid, then I am."

Xu Qingfan gave her a sidelong glance: "If I say it, does that make it so? What about principles? What about having your own say?"

"Our Wanning isn't a warm-bed maid, but a little princess."

"My own say is that Qingfan brother is always right, and principles mean I should listen to Qingfan brother!" Lin Wanning playfully blinked her eyes, teasing the dog-like man.

Xu Qingfan released her left foot and sniffed the ointment on her right ankle.

"Ah, Qingfan brother, what are you doing~" Lin Wanning immediately felt shy and anxious, having not washed her right foot all day, especially after playing badminton earlier; how embarrassing...

"No worries, I just smelled it to make sure it's only the ointment scent, rest assured." Xu Qingfan poked his head out again, grinning with a big smile.

"What the... Qingfan brother, you're so silly..."

Lin Wanning still had her left foot on Xu Qingfan's chest to keep warm. Holding it like that, her leg started feeling tired, so she slowly began to lower her foot.

Then.

The dog-like man suddenly had an idea, his eyes widened.

Lin Wanning hadn't yet realized the severity of the situation; she felt something uncomfortable under her foot and nudged it to the side.

"Mm? Qingfan brother, why aren't you talking?" Seeing Xu Qingfan suddenly lying rigidly, she voiced her confusion.

"Cough, just suddenly feeling a bit tired." The dog-like man showed an indentation from his nails; that kick from Lin Wanning really hurt!

"Oh, Qingfan brother, you put in the bed..... ah!"

"Qingfan brother, are you okay?"

Lin Wanning didn't finish her sentence because she suddenly realized what she had just nudged with her foot.

"Cough, cough, I'm fine, I'll be alright soon." Now that it was discovered, he didn't hold back anymore and curled up like a shrimp.

"I'm really sorry, Qingfan brother, I really didn't mean it." Lin Wanning squeezed her earlobes, looking guilty.

After waiting a moment, seeing no response from Xu Qingfan, she quietly asked: "Do.... Qingfan brother, do you need me to massage it for you?"

"It's fine, save the massage for next time; it's already okay." The pain subsided shortly after, and once Xu Qingfan felt better, he heard footsteps outside, and quickly escaped the bed.

"Brother, is the late-night snack ready? Hungry~"

"You showered?"

Entering were Xia Xiaoxiao and Xiao Ruawen, and seeing Xu Qingfan in the room, they spoke in unison.

"Yes, showered long ago, I was waiting for you all to finish before going downstairs to eat together." Xu Qingfan leapt off the bed, pretending nothing was wrong, and picked up Wanning.

"Wanning, I'll carry you downstairs for a late-night snack."

Lin Wanning checked to make sure Qingfan brother wasn't hurt by her kick before smilingly agreeing, "Okay, thank you, Qingfan brother."

...

After Zhang Yiyi and Wu Lingyu finished their showers, the six of them gathered in the living room downstairs.

Xiao Ruawen eagerly dashed into the kitchen and came out with steaming hot stir-fried noodles, garnished with beef.

"Haha, so much beef! Brother, your dish is beef stir-fry noodles, isn't it?" Unable to restrain herself, she reached in to sneak a taste.

"Delicious, delicious." Muttered while chewing.

Wu Lingyu brought bowls and chopsticks from the kitchen, and Xia Xiaoxiao held the freshly made snow fungus sweet soup with insulated gloves.

"Brother Fan, I suddenly have a bold idea!" After eating the hot late-night snack, Xiao Ruawen suddenly raised her hand and said.

"What?"

"Hmm?"

Everyone simultaneously turned their gaze towards her.

Xiao Ruawen smacked her lips, swallowed her food, and then continued, "How about we skip the morning reading class and just go to the first class at 7:30?"

The room was filled with the sound of hands covering faces, and except for Lin Wanning, everyone answered at the same time, "Not a chance!"

"I was just thinking out loud, if it's no good, then forget it." Xiao Ruawen stuck out her tongue and said sheepishly.

"I think it's more of a sudden impulse than a thought." Xu Qingfan, as usual, was abrasive as ever, acting perfectly normal.

Xiao Ruawen opened her mouth to retort but remembered that the late-night snack she was eating was cooked with great effort by Brother Fan, so she happily decided not to argue with this Brother Chou Fan.

"Hmph~ I'm just worried about Wanning being late, after all, the one responsible for carrying Wanning up and down the stairs is Brother Fan, don't think of sleeping in!"

Xu Qingfan patted Lin Wanning's head, signaling her to relax, and said, "It's no big deal, we'll brush our teeth together in pairs in the morning."

"Hehe, okay!"

Because everyone was so familiar with one another, just like family, Lin Wanning didn't feel guilty for troubling Brother Qingfan.

If the roles were reversed, she would also want to take care of Brother Qingfan, just like he takes care of her, everyone does.

"Oh right, regarding Wanning's school toilet issue, I thought of an idea while showering, see if it works." Xiao Ruawen suddenly said after a while.

"Hmm?"

"What idea?"

Everyone's focus shifted back to her.

"Haha, just my sudden thought, if you don't like it, Brother Fan, no sarcasm allowed." Xiao Ruawen glared at Xu Qingfan, warning him in advance.

"Alright, alright, I won't speak, maybe I'll just zip my mouth shut." Xu Qingfan made a zipper motion on his lips.

"Hahaha, it's about the kind of vehicle that you can live on top of, Brother Fan you should buy one to place in the school, then you can use the toilet anytime, anywhere."

Xiao Ruawen was talking about an RV, which they encountered at a service area during their summer trip.

"Pff..."

Four young girls wanted to laugh but were afraid of hurting Xiao Ruawen's self-esteem, so they held back.

But Xu Qingfan really didn't laugh, nor did he make sarcastic remarks.

He suddenly thought that Xiao Ruawen's idea was actually pretty good, not referring to buying an RV, but to the idea of having accessible toilets anywhere, anytime.

"Ahahaha~ Brother Fan you can talk now, I was just kidding, why do you have such a serious expression?" Xiao Ruawen leaned back tactically and patted him.

"No, I think your idea is pretty good, Ruan Wen." Xu Qingfan said.

"Huh?"

The five young girls all stared in disbelief.

"The school doesn't have any accessible toilets, I'll fund it to let the principal build one downstairs, won't that solve Wanning's toilet issue?" Xu Qingfan explained.

"Huh?"

The same "huh" twice, but they represent completely opposite meanings.

The first was because it seemed ridiculous that Xu Qingfan agreed with Xiao Ruawen's proposal, whereas the second was questioning the relevance between Ruan Wen's RV idea and his suggestion to build an accessible toilet.

"Alright, it's happily decided then, I'll call the principal now and try to get it done in a day," Xu Qingfan said as he cheerfully dialed Song Dongsheng's number.

There are many vacant rooms on the first floor, converting one into a toilet isn't a complicated project.

"Exactly, as a century-old school, how can we not have accessible toilets? If outsiders knew, they'd think we don't respect people with disabilities!"

Ten minutes later, he gave a thumbs-up to the five young girls.

"OKK."

"Hehe..." The five young girls continued to look at each other.

...

"Alright, it's happily decided then, I'll call the principal now and try to get it done in a day," Xu Qingfan said as he cheerfully dialed Song Dongsheng's number.