After the late-night snacks, Xu Qingfan was forced to agree to a series of unequal treaties.
These included, but were not limited to: he couldn't initiate conversations with pretty female classmates, couldn't walk arm in arm with them, couldn't bring them breakfast to show attentiveness, and couldn't add female classmates on QQ for private chats (teachers included).
Of course, the five girls were exceptions.
"Surely we can't just have unequal treaties and I get nothing out of it!" On the way home, Xu Qingfan pretended to complain.
"Well..." Lin Wanning intentionally dragged out her voice, sprinting up to him like a little plane.
"Your reward, Brother Fan, is a kiss!" The girl quickly pecked Xu Qingfan's cheek, blushed, and then turned and ran swiftly down the quiet campus path.
Xu Qingfan was slightly startled, then his gaze followed the girl as she ran with her hands straight behind her back, bouncing like a grade school student.
"Run slower, be careful not to fall!" He shook his head and yelled loudly.
"Heeheehee~ Got it!" Lin Wanning obediently slowed down, cheerfully stepping on her own shadow under the street lamp.
Xia Xiaoxiao pursed her lips speechlessly; she still couldn't be as direct as Lin Wanning.
"Want another reward?" She looked at him as if he were a faithless lover, indifferent in her tone.
Xu Qingfan pointed at his face, his mood cheerful as he placed his hands behind his head.
Zhang Yiyi had wanted to kiss him for a while, and seeing the opportunity, she immediately stood on her toes and became the second to stamp his cheek.
"A reward for Brother," the girl said, her cheeks flushed, her skin glowing white with a hint of red under the street lamp. The evening breeze lifted her dress, and each hair strand seemed to radiate light.
"Shameless!" Xia Xiaoxiao watched Yiyi run away and reluctantly bit Xu Qingfan's cheek.
Well, everyone else used a kiss, but the girl just opened her mouth big and covered the areas Lin Wanning and Zhang Yiyi had just kissed.
"Hey, are you a dog or something!" Xu Qingfan raised his hand to wipe off the saliva on his face, watching the girl before him with a mix of amusement and disbelief.
"I'll bite you to death." Xia Xiaoxiao made a face, and soon all that was left for him was a view of her familiar high ponytail.
But from an angle he couldn't see, her face was already flushed like peach blossoms.
While Xia Xiaoxiao opened her mouth to bite, she also extended her tongue like a little dog and licked Xu Qingfan's cheek a few times, with both understanding this unspoken action.
Wu Lingyu, seeing Xiaoxiao kiss, happily moved forward and pecked his face.
"Fan... Brother Fan, it's a reward," Yu said, then hurriedly ran off.
Suddenly, from the group of six, only Xu Qingfan and Xiao Ruawen were left, staring at each other wide-eyed.
"Why~ isn't being desk mates with a beautiful girl a reward!" Xiao Ruawen chided him playfully and quickly ran off as well.
Xu Qingfan chuckled, placing his hands behind his head again, leisurely following the five girls home.
It would be more accurate to say he agreed to the unequal treaties willingly rather than being forced.
Because he didn't approach pretty female classmates to chat, the five girls similarly didn't make friends with male classmates in the class.
The stars shone brightly at night, as it was far from the city center. When looking up in the high school section, the stars always seemed especially bright.
But the brightest five had already been picked by him.
Xu Qingfan stretched out his hand, aimed at the five girls, and clenched his fist firmly.
It was already ten o'clock at night when he got home.
Luckily, when they renovated, they specifically made three showers, so pairing in twos meant they didn't have to wait.
Xu Qingfan wanted someone to pair with him, but that was clearly impossible, so he went downstairs to the bathroom to shower after gathering his clothes.
The bedroom for the five girls also had a bathroom with a large bathtub, where Xia Xiaoxiao, Xiao Ruawen, and Wu Lingyu were washing.
At the end of the hall on the third floor, Lin Wanning and Zhang Yi were using another bathroom.
Xu Qingfan took a quick shower and was soon out.
When he reached the third floor, noises of Lin Wanning and Zhang Yi playing around in the bathroom drifted out, and faint laughter from Xiao Ruawen sounded, singing "ge ge ge."
The main bedroom's bathtub was actually quite large; if they squeezed a bit, it could actually fit six people.
Xu Qingfan shook his head, muttering to himself as he left the hallway, "How am I daydreaming so late at night."
After he hung all the training clothes in the washing machine to dry, the five girls had also finished bathing.
"Brother Fan, you hung them up?" Wu Lingyu came running over after getting dressed, worried that the training uniforms wouldn't dry out by the next day if hung too late.
He finished hanging the last camouflage pants and turned just as the freshly bathed girl met his gaze.
Ready to go to bed, Yu was only wearing a homey blue pajama set; looking closely, one could even see the bathwater not yet dried on her collarbone.
"Fan... Brother Fan," Wu Lingyu bashfully lowered her head, her legs subconsciously straightened.
For some reason, she felt like she was standing naked in front of Brother Fan, and goosebumps instantly covered her arms.
She knew why, because she had whimsically chosen that slim-fit pajama pants while picking out sleepwear...
Xu Qingfan also didn't disappoint by staring a bit too long, only coming to his senses when Wu Lingyu called him, "Ahem... right, I came up to hang them after I showered. Head back early to rest."
He placed his hand on the girl's shoulder, turning and pushing her along as they left together.
Wu Lingyu, her neck shrinking, shyly followed him, her heart inexplicably filled with joy.