Damn it, I'm surrounded by childhood sweethearts

Xu Qingfan's Adam's apple moved, and the room was extremely quiet at that moment, making the sound of him swallowing become very clear.

Not only was he nervous, but Xiao Ruawen also tightly clutched the hem of her clothes, like a cat sensing danger, her body was tense and straight.

[If I had known, I wouldn't have eaten so many crayfish at lunch. Will Brother Fan despise me for having bad breath... I'm done for, I'm done for, I'm done for!]

"Xiao Fan, hurry up; we're waiting until the flowers wilt!"

Urged repeatedly by Zhang Chunxue, Xu Qingfan moved.

His body leaned forward, neither too fast nor too slow, and the boy's lips got closer and closer to the girl's face.

Xiao Ruawen knew she was cornered and felt Xu Qingfan's figure getting closer. She closed her eyes, pretending to be unconscious. Because she shut them so tightly, her apple-shaped cheeks were very obvious, and her little nose wrinkled, making her look extremely cute.

Seeing the two's lips getting closer, besides the two involved and Zhang Chunxue, the other four girls felt a pinch in their hearts.

Lin Wanning's hand instinctively raised as if to pull her Brother Qingfan back, stopping him from kissing another girl.

But in the end, she had no right or reason to speak, so she put her hand down even faster.

[No, no, no... Brother Qingfan, you can't kiss her!]

Others also felt offended, not just Lin Wanning. Xia Xiaoxiao, Zhang Yiyi, and Wu Lingyu had similar thoughts but had no excuse to stop him with Zhang Chunxue egging them on; it was annoying!

[That stinky dog is surely proud now. Tonight, I'll kiss him back!]

[Ugh, Mom, you're embarrassing. Next time, I won't let her play with us!]

[My first kiss... when can I give it to Brother Fan too...]

Let's not even mention the four girls being "cheated on" in front of them.

As for Xu Qingfan and Xiao Ruawen, the distance between their lips was nearly cos(π/2); perhaps just a slight breeze could make their thin lips touch.

Or perhaps they might stay in this position forever, as if time had stood still.

Xu Qingfan panicked, and Xiao Ruawen was even more panicked. They could both feel each other's heartbeat, the kind that only pulses in extreme nervousness.

Xu Qingfan didn't move any closer, and Xiao Ruawen was also happy to play dead, maintaining this position silently for over ten seconds.

Until.

"Kiss properly, you two!"

Zhang Chunxue didn't hesitate to push their heads together.

They bumped foreheads with a slight sound, a good start.

But neither had time to care about the slight pain on their foreheads. It's not that they didn't feel it; it's just that the softness of their lips touching occupied their entire minds, as if their CPU had overheated!

At the same time, it was as if four hearts breaking could be heard in the room, accompanied by the BGM of "A Spray of Plum Blossoms."

[No!!!]

Lin Wanning stood up straight, then collapsed into Xia Xiaoxiao's arms.

Xia Xiaoxiao felt empty inside but seeing Lin Wanning's reaction, and remembering that the stinky dog's first kiss was stolen by herself and that Ruawen was on her side, it didn't feel so bad.

That's how people are; when you complain about your misfortune, suddenly finding someone more unfortunate than you makes it seem not so bad.

Wu Lingyu's nails turned white as she fantasized that it was herself kissing Brother Fan.

As for Zhang Yiyi, she looked resentfully at her mother: [Always causing trouble; next time, I won't let Mom join!]

"Oh, I forgot to time it; let's start the minute over!" Zhang Chunxue didn't notice her daughter's resentful look and continued to prank the two protagonists with surprise.

Xu Qingfan's pupils widened instantly, wanting to curse, but his lips were sealed by Xiao Ruawen's.

In fact, he didn't want to admit it, but hearing this, he felt a slight joy inside.

Xiao Ruawen also opened her eyes, and after seeing Xu Qingfan's dumbfounded expression, she couldn't help but want to laugh.

"Ahem," her full chest trembled, and she closed her eyes again to suppress the laughter.

Zhang Chunxue spread her hands, placing them on their lower backs, pushing until Xu Qingfan and Xiao Ruawen were nearly tightly aligned.

Still unsatisfied, she grabbed Xu Qingfan's hand to wrap around Xiao Ruawen's waist, then similarly placed Xiao Ruawen's hand around Xu Qingfan's neck. Only then did she nod with satisfaction.

"Hehe, now this is how a kiss should look. The one-minute countdown starts now!"

After saying this, Zhang Chunxue felt a chill down her back.

She turned around to see the four girls smiling "kindly" at her.

Turning back, the blush on her face went unnoticed, and she secretly stuck out her tongue: [Maybe I went a bit too far. Remember, you're Zhang Chunxue, Yiyi's mom, an adult!]

This had a lot to do with Zhang Chunxue's life experience. Strictly speaking, hers was an arranged marriage. She had some fondness for him since they were childhood friends but not to the extent of love; it wasn't dislike either.

She followed the family's plan, graduating at 22, getting married, conceiving on their first time, and then having Zhang Yiyi. The relationship soured upon discovering it was a girl via an ultrasound.

So, strictly speaking, Zhang Chunxue never really had a romantic relationship, which is why she showed the curiosity and passion of a teenage girl in this matter.

But now, it seemed she had overdone it. She stuck out her tongue again and stepped aside, not fueling the fire anymore.

Xu Qingfan and Xiao Ruawen's kissing continued. Saying it was a kiss might be inaccurate.

After all, neither dared to take it further, just lightly touching lips, not even daring to take a deep breath.

Even though it was only this level of interaction, the warmth of the girl in his arms, the softness against his chest, intoxicated him.

He felt the same.

When you like someone, due to the rush of hormones, you feel a pleasant scent from them, even their fart smells nice.

Xu Qingfan felt this now; the light jasmine scent lingering near his nose was an unparalleled pleasure.

Xiao Ruawen felt this too. Though she didn't like Xu Qingfan, she had a slight fondness for him. Life is beautiful, but boys as excellent as Brother Fan are rare.

[Brother Fan smells so nice. I never noticed before.]

She sniffed her nose hard to confirm it was indeed Brother Fan's scent, a unique sun-kissed aroma like freshly washed linens dried in the sun.

[Is kissing just this? It doesn't feel very nice. I don't get why TV characters kiss at the drop of a hat!]

The naive 170cm tall pure girl didn't know kisses involved tongues; she thought what she did with Brother Fan counted as kissing.

She confirmed her current odd feelings were due to being watched, having nothing to do with the kiss.

[Hmph. Kissing isn't fun at all. Gotta tell Xiao about this later, really not fun!]

Thinking this, she grew less nervous and opened her eyes again.

As if in sync, Xu Qingfan also opened his eyes.

For a brief moment, their eyes met. Xiao Ruawen blinked dumbly, and Xu Qingfan blinked back. Xiao Ruawen blinked again, and Xu Qingfan did the same.

The next second, Xiao Ruawen's body began to shake slightly, her throat letting out small choked laughs.

"Cough, cough..."

Xiao Ruawen had a low threshold for laughter. Without the initial shyness, she found looking at Xu Qingfan's face up close increasingly funny, especially meeting his eyes.

Originally heartbroken, the four girls, hearing Xiao Ruawen's odd noises, all tilted their heads, question marks practically visible above them.

[Wait, is she showing off?]

[What's so funny?]

Though they might express it differently, at this moment, they mostly thought alike.

Xiao Ruawen's low laughter threshold puzzled the others. Noticing Xu Qingfan's confused gaze, she couldn't hold back anymore and burst into laughter.

"Heeheehee..."

Starting with a high-pitched laugh, her open lips brushed Xu Qingfan's, quickly moistening his originally dry lips.

"Ah, heeheehaa!"

Everyone was baffled, Xu Qingfan most of all.

Xiao Ruawen laughing inevitably made her body shake. Being in close contact like this, it was like adding water to boiling oil, with predictable results.

Xiao Ruawen felt something pressing against her but naively assumed it was Xu Qingfan's phone, ignorant and unafraid.

When the one-minute countdown ended, Xu Qingfan immediately let go of her waist.

But it seemed she laughed too hard, forgetting to take back her hands from around his neck, just laughing: "Haa, hee, ha, ha!"

Xu Qingfan felt embarrassed yet bewildered. He grabbed her hands and slightly ducked his head, thus escaping her hold.

Zhang Chunxue had no mood to mock the blushing, shy Xiao Fan, pointing at Xiao Ruawen in confusion: "What's with her?"

Xu Qingfan shook his head: "I have no idea!"

The four girls looked at each other, equally baffled.

Eventually, Wu Lingyu, always the most considerate, walked to Xiao Ruawen and gently patted her back: "Ruawen, what's wrong?"

"Ahaha... Brother... Brother Fan... Haa, haa... Brother Fan looked so silly! Haa, haa!" Xiao Ruawen clutched her stomach with one hand and pointed at Xu Qingfan with the other.

"Uh..."

Xu Qingfan:...

Everyone:...