Damn it, I'm surrounded by childhood sweethearts

Xia Xiaoxiao didn't want Xu Qingfan to see whether it was a stealthily fallen small pearl or the snot worm hanging on her face. Thus, she had no choice but to sprint away. Her strides were too big, the bruised toes hurt from compression, but Xia Xiaoxiao was worried that Xu Qingfan might catch up, so she had to toughen up and keep running. At the same time, a warm feeling welled up in the young girl's heart. That stinky dog pretended not to care about her, but seeing that she had been out dumping trash for so long and hadn't returned, wasn't it out of worry that he came looking for her? [Can't you speak nicely, you were just squatting there taking a shit!] Xia Xiaoxiao pouted in a doll-like fashion, feeling scorn for the guy who was just as insincere as she was. [If you had just come up to comfort me earlier and I stopped crying, I would have thrown myself into your arms admitting my fault...] In the time it took for her to daydream, she was already near the house's yard. Xia Xiaoxiao saw Little White chasing its own tail in circles and smiled, sneaking a glance behind her to confirm Xu Qingfan hadn't caught up before she leisurely washed her face in the yard's water basin. "Hiss~" Distracted earlier, she hadn't felt it, but now as she walked again, she realized her foot was terribly sore. Xia Xiaoxiao looked down at her foot. Compared to the pink and cute toes on her left foot, the right one was obviously swollen, hurting so much with even a little movement that she grimaced. The athletic Xia Xiaoxiao vanished, replaced by a girl limping her way home. In the living room, Zhang Chunxue and four girls were sitting on the couch eating snacks. Seeing her hobbling approach, they quickly came up to check on her. "Xiao Xiao, what happened to you?" "Where did your foot get hurt?" "Ah~ Xiao Xiao, your toes are so swollen!" Soon, people had Xia Xiaoxiao's shoulders supported from each side and helped her sit down on the couch. Wu Lingyu brought over the medicine box and, like the others, crouched down to check the girl's toes. "How could you be so careless, you have bruises." Zhang Chunxue held her ankle, looking it over before saying with heartache. Xiao Ruawen's dark eyes flickered, suddenly coming up with a brilliant idea. "If there's bruising, Brother Fan should handle it, Qingfan is good at massaging to reduce swelling and clear the bruises." Zhang Chunxue looked up at the girl, didn't say a word, but the other three girls started chattering excitedly. "With the bruising, let big brother handle it." "Let Brother Qing Fan give Xiao Xiao a massage, and after applying some ointment, it will stop hurting soon!" "With Brother Fan, there's definitely no problem." Xu Qingfan just so happened to enter the door at that moment and heard Yu praise him as 'no problem.' "Of course, I'm no problem, so what's the problem?" The sound of his voice coming from the doorway made everyone look over in surprise. "Brother Qing Fan!" "Brother!" "Brother Fan!" "Brother Qing Fan, Xiao Xiao accidentally hurt her toe while taking out the trash, we need you to massage it to reduce the swelling." Lin Wanning quickly ran up to him, grabbing his arm and pulling him toward the couch. Xu Qingfan quickly saw the swollen toe that looked like a "li" fruit, and the scene of Xia Xiaoxiao limping earlier immediately flashed through his mind. "Pfft!" Xu Qingfan stifled his laughter, given that he had professional training. Xia Xiaoxiao turned her head away in shame, even though she wasn't looking, she could feel that bad dog's scrutinizing gaze on her. At the same time, she was quite looking forward to it, because that meant the stinky dog would now massage her leg! Xu Qingfan's gaze lingered on Xia Xiaoxiao's face, and since she had already washed her face, he didn't notice any traces of her crying. [Not just a lost little pearl, did she actually squat there taking a shit?] [And despite such a swollen foot, she could still run like the wind before.] He muttered a few curses silently, and quickly crouched down. Taking over the spot from Zhang Chunxue, he reached out to hold the girl's ankle, and complaining, said: "Even dumping trash can end like this, you're really careless." Everyone present held their breath for a moment, afraid that Xia Xiaoxiao would snap back in anger and make the situation, which had been turning better, messy once again. However, Xia Xiaoxiao's reaction surprised everyone; she just trembled when Xu Qingfan grabbed her ankle and then stilled. Xu Qingfan looked up in astonishment, not sure if it was his imagination, but looking upwards, he thought her neck and cheeks seemed a bit red. He averted his gaze, lifted her leg closer to his face for a closer look, and then said, "We'll apply an ice pack first, then Red Flower Oil, and avoid washing your feet for a couple of days." Seeing that the two didn't start arguing, the four girls secretly breathed a sigh of relief. "I'll get the ice!" Hearing Xu Qingfan speak up, Wu Lingyu immediately sprang into action. Zhang Chunxue's face broke into an auntie's smile, and she sneaked out of the living room without drawing anyone's attention. Xia Xiaoxiao noticed the aunt going upstairs, because her twisted head was just in line with the staircase direction, but she was too shy to speak at that moment. Wu Lingyu quickly returned with the ice packed in cloth. "Hiss~" The moment the ice pack touched the wound, Xia Xiaoxiao immediately jerked her leg forward. "What are you trying to do!" Luckily, Xu Qingfan had a firm hold, a pink sole nearly hit his face. He leaned his neck back disapprovingly, securing Xia Xiaoxiao's foot again.