Proud senior schoolgirl was tender and sweet, we fell in love

Xie Xiao met her gaze, then suddenly leaned in and kissed her.

And then he was pushed away.

He just smiled, watching her huff and turn to walk down the stairs by herself.

It had been too long since he had seen his girlfriend's coquettish little ways; now, it seemed to be mostly just the latter.

Xie Xiao followed her down the stairs.

The homestay included meals, so they dined with those three college students—who turned out to be three girls.

Listening to Aunt Liu, they were here for hiking, and at first, Xie Xiao had assumed they were boys.

By the time Xie Xiao and Luo Yanran came down, Liu Ou and Lin Yu had already started chatting with them.

Luo Yanran felt a bit embarrassed, thinking everyone had been waiting for her and that it seemed a tad inappropriate.

Xie Xiao, on the other hand, felt indifferent and led her to an empty seat next to Liu Ou.

One of the girls across from them with short hair exclaimed, "Wow, you all have such high attractiveness scores!"

The other two girls also laughed, "It's a win! We come out to play and meet two couples who are both so good-looking!"

Lin Yu couldn't help but glance at Liu Ou, who looked slightly embarrassed as she explained, "We're not a couple, they are, we're just friends."

The three girls quickly apologized, "Sorry about that–"

"I was wondering why everyone was in a relationship, turns out it was a misunderstanding, haha–"

Xie Xiao glanced at Lin Yu and saw that he was looking down, not sure what he was thinking.

The three girls were outgoing, and by the end of the meal, they had all become more familiar with each other.

After all, they were all young, and it was easy to get acquainted quickly.

The three were roommates at a local second-tier university and had come here for hiking. They even invited them to join.

Xie Xiao smiled and declined, "No thanks, we didn't come prepared for that."

The three girls didn't insist, and the topic quickly changed.

Xie Xiao's attention was actually all on his girlfriend. She seemed rather awkward, pinching him stealthily whenever he talked to someone else, clearly jealous.

Xie Xiao simply took hold of her fidgety little hand under the cover of the tablecloth.

Luo Yanran looked up at him.

Then her hand moved, and their fingers intertwined once more.

Her fingers purposefully traced a few lines in the palm of his hand.

Seeing her contented smile, Xie Xiao thought she was just too adorable.

Towards the end of the meal, three disreputable-looking people walked in through the door.

One girl and two boys, none of them looking very old.

The girl walked in shouting, "Mom!" with an impatient tone.

Then, noticing a table full of people in the yard, the girl clicked her tongue and told the two boys behind her, "My mom has guests over, don't cause any trouble."

Xie Xiao noticed that the two boys kept glancing over this way, probably unable to see clearly from a distance.

Aunt Liu came out from the kitchen upon hearing the voice, "Qiaoqiao..." with joy in her voice. But her expression darkened when she saw the two boys behind her daughter, "Qiaoqiao, are these your classmates?"

Zhang Qiaoqiao said nonchalantly, "Friends. Mom, give me some money..."

Aunt Liu glanced over at their table and then took her daughter inside.

The two boys didn't follow, just stood at the doorway.

Luo Yanran frowned slightly, "Isn't Aunt Liu's daughter in high school?"

Liu Ou had mentioned that afternoon that she was considering transferring to their school.

But Liu Ou was quite calm, withdrawing her gaze, "Otherwise, why would she need connections?"

Because without connections, she might not have a school to attend.

Xie Xiao placed a piece of rib on Luo Yanran's plate, "Let's eat, don't mind them."

Luo Yanran obediently uttered an "Oh."

No one spoke after that.

Those two guys stood for a while, took a phone call, and then left.

Aunt Liu's daughter didn't leave with them.

After the meal, the three college girls wanted to take a walk, so they left first.

Lin Yu, probably thinking of those two men from earlier, reminded them to be careful.

The girl with short hair even took the opportunity to exchange phone numbers with him.

Xie Xiao shook his head and glanced at Liu Ou, who was looking down, her expression indiscernible.

But Xie Xiao still thought Lin Yu was a fool.

After the three girls left, Liu Ou also said she was full.

Just as they were about to clear up, Aunt Liu came down with Zhang Qiaoqiao, who had changed her clothes.

Clothes do make the person indeed; at that moment, Zhang Qiaoqiao appeared much more obedient.

Seeing that they were about to clean up, Aunt Liu hurriedly protested with a few "Oh, no need for you to busy yourselves, just leave it. I'll take care of it later."

With that, she brought Zhang Qiaoqiao over for introductions, "This is my daughter Qiaoqiao, Qiaoqiao, these are your older brothers and sisters. Do you remember Sister Liu Ou?"

Zhang Qiaoqiao tugged at the corners of her mouth and greeted, "Hello to all the older brothers and sisters."

She paused for a moment when she saw Luo Yanran's beautiful face but eventually fixed her gaze on Xie Xiao.

Xie Xiao felt his little girlfriend had become unhappy again.

Just as he was about to say something, Liu Ou spoke up, "Hello. If Aunt Liu doesn't need our help, we'll go out for a walk then."

Zhang Qiaoqiao, however, chimed in, "Aren't you older brothers and sisters going to introduce yourselves? My name is Zhang Qiaoqiao, and I can show you around if you're going out for a walk."

Aunt Liu, surprised by her daughter's sudden change in attitude – wasn't she resistant just a moment ago and only stayed because she was offered two thousand yuan?

She was eager for Zhang Qiaoqiao to spend more time with Liu Ou and quickly agreed, "Yes, let Qiaoqiao go with you. You're all about the same age and can have a lot to talk about."

Everyone there was no fool, and probably only Aunt Liu, with her motherly blinders, couldn't see that Zhang Qiaoqiao's clear interest was in Xie Xiao.

At that moment, Xie Xiao spoke to Lin Yu and Liu Ou, "We won't be going; Ranran is tired, we are heading up to rest."

Liu Ou immediately took over the conversation, "Okay, you two go ahead; Qiaoqiao, right? You can take us for a walk then."

Xie Xiao, not looking at Zhang Qiaoqiao, took Luo Yanran by the hand, greeted Aunt Liu, and went upstairs.

Luo Yanran hadn't said a word the entire time and just followed him upstairs.

They could still hear Aunt Liu downstairs, "Qiaoqiao, show Liu Ou sister and the others around..."

It wasn't until they entered the room that Luo Yanran finally spoke up, "You're really popular, huh..."

Her voice dripped with sarcasm.

Xie Xiao laughed, turned around, and embraced her, "Would five minutes be enough for you to take a shower? Of course, if you don't want to shower, we can just start right away..."

The person in his arms widened her eyes as if she had forgotten what she was about to say.

Xie Xiao whispered lowly, "I've been holding back since you were teasing me under the table..."

Watching the person push him away and walk towards the bathroom in a fluster, Xie Xiao curved his lips into a smirk.

He checked his phone, "Five minutes..."

The bathroom door closed.

Xie Xiao wasn't in a hurry; he knew it was unlocked.

Xie Xiao took out the stuff he'd bought; through the packaging, one could vaguely make out words like "ultra-thin" and "zero touch sensation."

As soon as five minutes passed, Xie Xiao didn't delay a second and walked to the bathroom door to knock.

The sound of water inside paused.

Then it got louder.

Xie Xiao let out a soft chuckle, pushed the door open, and walked in.