In another corner of the cafeteria, Lin Wanning, Zhang Yiyi, and Wu Lingyu gathered together.
Wu Lingyu had already sent the conversation she had with Xu Qingfan to the other two via mobile, and the three had brainstormed many countermeasures in the group chat. Their offline meeting now was to deepen their collaborative understanding.
After saying goodbye to their dining mates, the three women each held an ice cream and chatted while walking home.
Zhang Yiyi bit off a small piece of her ice cream and held it in her mouth, squinting with a smile, "After this incident, Brother should behave himself."
Lin Wanning was eating a small pudding and quickly leaned down to catch the melting drops with her mouth as she saw the ice cream dripping.
Like her tongue had been frozen, she instinctively fanned her mouth and, after feeling better, asked, "So when can we lift the reward system, huh?"
Wu Lingyu and Zhang Yiyi had both frequently rewarded Xu Qingfan recently, but poor Lin Wanning hadn't snuggled in Brother Qing Fan's bed since last time.
"At least... at least half a year... not three months!" Wu Lingyu pondered for a moment before responding.
"Ah~ It's that long, huh?" Lin Wanning immediately began to look pitiful.
"Then can I just snuggle in the bed without rewarding Brother Qing Fan, huh?" The girl, not giving up, asked again.
Wu Lingyu and Zhang Yiyi burst out laughing at the same time, finding Lin Wanning's serious manner too funny.
"Hey~ you're not allowed to laugh, not allowed to laugh, not allowed to laugh!"
The more she protested, the more amused the two became.
"I'm getting angry now!" Lin Wanning huffed, with her hands on her hips, frowning and puffing her cheeks.
"Hahahahaha!" Her complaints were met with even more laughter from Wu Lingyu and Zhang Yiyi.
Lin Wanning's stern face finally couldn't hold back.
"I'm really angry." She said weakly, and upon hearing their laughter, couldn't help laughing herself.
After thinking about it, Wu Lingyu felt it was indeed unfair to Lin Wanning.
When the laughter subsided, she said, "Wanning actually makes a good point. In theory, only I, Brother Fan, and Yiyi know about this matter. If suddenly Wanning doesn't... doesn't snuggle in Brother Fan's bed for several months, Brother Fan, being so smart, will definitely guess that the three of us are collaborating."
Zhang Yiyi was initially nonchalant, but once she heard what Yu had said, she became alert.
"Yu is right; we were about to give ourselves away carelessly. Wanning should be snuggling in Brother's bed; the last time was in early September, and it's been over a month since then."
"Wanning has to snuggle in Brother's bed, just do it during this weekend's holiday!"
Zhang Yiyi declared decisively by the end.
"Huh?" Lin Wanning said blankly, her mouth wide open. She was just speaking off the cuff, but now it was actually happening?
"That's right, that's right, Wanning should snuggle this week, it's perfect to test Brother Fan and see if he's lied to us!" Wu Lingyu added.
"If Brother doesn't keep his word, I'll go to his room to expose Brother's false façade just like Yu did!"
Zhang Yiyi held her ice cream in her mouth and suddenly clapped her hands.
"Feasible, feasible!"
"This way, Brother Fan will be the one at fault, and we can stand on a moral high ground to condemn him!"
Wu Lingyu's eyes brightened, and she began to look forward to seeing Brother Fan being kept in tight check by the three of them.
"Right, with things this way, how could Brother, the big philanderer, find another woman!"
Zhang Yiyi gazed intently at Wu Lingyu, feeling a strong sense of kinship.
"Hmm!" Wu Lingyu nodded earnestly, feeling the same way.
Only Lin Wanning was left with her mouth opened even wider.
"Ah?" She felt like her brain was starting to work again.
Zhang Yiyi and Wu Lingyu looked at Lin Wanning and then exchanged a smile.
"Yah yah yah~ fine then, you're laughing at me again!"
"No laughing allowed, no laughing!"
Lin Wanning "went bad," extending her two 'chicken claws' to tickle them, looking silly and adorable.
"Time to disband, have a good nap everyone."
"See you this afternoon."
"Goodbye monitor, bye Brother Fan!"
After saying goodbye to his group at the entrance of the cafeteria, Xu Qingfan and Xiao Ruawen left in opposite directions.
Theoretically, everyone left class at the same time and the speed of eating shouldn't differ too much, so by this point, they should all have left the cafeteria.
Xiao Ruawen tiptoed, spun 360 degrees on the spot, and after not spotting Xiao Xiao and Yu among the crowd, she withdrew her gaze.
Only she and Xu Qingfan were walking home together, which hadn't happened since the start of school.
"Do I look pretty with glasses on, Brother Fan?" Xiao Ruawen sped up to catch up with him, bending forward with a shallow smile to look at her little brother.
However, Xu Qingfan's answer was as infuriating as ever.
"Not bad." He didn't even look at her, answering while looking at his phone screen.
"Hmmph~ And to think someone was cursing during physics class." Xiao Ruawen wrinkled her nose, choosing to believe Brother Chou Fan was just too embarrassed to admit it.
Xu Qingfan put away his phone and looked straight at her.
Xiao Ruawen, not to be outdone, stood tall, returning the stare.
Thirty seconds, a minute later, she still caved first.
"What are you staring at!" Xiao Ruawen showed her 'weapons,' her two canine teeth.
Xu Qingfan just flashed a mild smile, the next second his hand was on the girl's shoulder, pulling her to his side.
Before Xiao Ruawen could react, he already spoke, "Ruan Wen wearing glasses, huh, does look pretty good."
Xiao Ruawen's dimple flickered as she boasted with pride, "Actually, it's just okay, mainly because the glasses are so-so. If I get a pair that really suits me, I'd look even prettier."