Chapter 263 You Have to Be Responsible for Me
Ye Fan glanced at Shao Yang's back and spoke, "Xiao Xi, if you go to university, how many boys do you think will pursue you? Tsk tsk, just thinking about that scene makes me inexplicably angry!"
"Don't be angry, don't be angry."
Ning Xi blinked her clear eyes innocently, her soft voice full of helplessness. "Not just university, this kind of thing has happened so many times over the past three years of high school. To be honest, I really hate these random approaches."
Hearing this, the anger in Ye Fan's heart didn't subside; instead, it surged even more. He said furiously, "If anyone dares to make a move on you in the future, I'll definitely beat them up so badly they won't know where their teeth went."
"Pfft—"
Ning Xi giggled, her eyes sparkling mischievously as she deliberately teased, "I'm not even yours. What does it have to do with you if someone approaches me?"
"Of course, it has everything to do with me!"
Ye Fan raised an eyebrow slightly, boldly wrapping his right arm around the girl's slender waist, looking entirely justified as he declared, "You're my girlfriend. Now tell me, does it have anything to do with me or not?"
"W-Who is your… girlfriend?"
Ning Xi slapped Ye Fan's hand away, her cheeks flushing as she snapped, "Don't talk nonsense. Right now, we're just… good friends. Whatever happens in the future, we'll talk about it then."
"I don't care. You hugged me just now in the bedroom. You have to take responsibility for that."
"…"
Ning Xi bit her red lips, her delicate earlobes slightly red, feeling utterly furious.
Hugged?
Yes, she did hug him!
But…
She was forced to!
Clearly, Ye Fan took advantage of her, and now this guy was turning the tables, making her responsible?
How could he be so…
Shameless!
"Ah! Why isn't Xiao Xi here yet? I'm starving!"
From inside the private room came Luo Yumeng's complaint, and Ning Xi couldn't be bothered to argue with Ye Fan anymore. She tossed out a single sentence: "Keep dreaming!"
Then, she pushed open the private room door and stepped inside.
Ye Fan shook his head helplessly. He would wait until after the college entrance exams. He wanted to see how long this girl could keep up the tough act.
With that thought, he followed her into the room.
As soon as they entered, they saw Luo Yumeng slumped over the chair, looking utterly dejected and miserable.
But the moment she saw Ning Xi and Ye Fan, she shot up from her seat like a rocket, looking at them both with a spirited gaze. "Big bro, big sis, you're finally here! Do you know that I skipped breakfast for this meal?"
Su Ke, who was sitting beside her, covered her mouth and laughed. "Xiao Xi, if you had taken any longer, I would've been hypnotized by Yumeng's whining."
Ning Xi removed her mask and smiled apologetically. "Sorry for keeping you waiting."
As she spoke, she pointed at Ye Fan beside her. "I brought someone along. You guys don't mind, right?"
"Of course not."
Ye Fan grinned and pulled Ning Xi to sit opposite them. "We're all classmates. Why would they mind?"
"…"
"…"
"…"
Luo Yumeng had been about to tease Ye Fan, but before she could say anything, he cut her off.
"The tutoring must be working well, right?"
Between the lines, there was an obvious hint of threat!
Luo Yumeng opened her mouth, but remembering how much her grades had actually improved lately, she swallowed back the words with frustration.
Su Ke nodded slightly and praised sincerely, "Ye Fan, I finally understand why Xiao Xi's grades have improved so much in such a short time. Your tutoring method is amazing. Lately, whenever I do practice exercises, my scores in every subject have gone up by at least five points. Thank you so much."
"You guys are Xiao Xi's friends. It's only natural."
Facing Su Ke's sincere gratitude, Ye Fan smiled and nodded.
Luo Yumeng muttered sourly, "So if we weren't Xiao Xi's best friends, you wouldn't have helped us with tutoring?"
"Why ask a question that has no meaning?"
Ye Fan countered indifferently.
Luo Yumeng: "…"
Under the table, Ning Xi kicked Ye Fan, her slightly flushed cheeks revealing her emotions.
Su Ke stifled a giggle, the fire of gossip burning brightly in her eyes as she curiously asked, "Ye Fan, how far have you and Xiao Xi progressed?"
"Ke Ke, what nonsense are you talking about?"
Hearing this, Ning Xi's face instantly turned red, looking both beautiful and shy.
Su Ke didn't mind at all and continued, "Xiao Xi, don't be embarrassed. Yumeng and I aren't blind. You and Ye Fan are obviously dating. As your best friend, what's wrong with me asking?"
"No, no way!"
Ning Xi's face was flushed as she hurriedly explained, "Ye Fan and I…"
"We're just good friends. We all understand."
Before Ning Xi could finish, Su Ke and Luo Yumeng spoke in unison.
This scene made Ye Fan feel quite amused.
Ning Xi bit her lip, puffing up her cheeks as she glared at the two girls, but she didn't know what to say.
If she had known this would happen, she wouldn't have come!
These two girls were too much!
Ye Fan tried to smooth things over, placing the menu in front of Ning Xi and speaking gently, "Xiao Xi, eating is the most important thing. Look at the menu and see what you'd like."
"Aren't we having hotpot?"
Ning Xi glanced at the menu, her eyes filled with confusion.
Ye Fan's mouth twitched, and he rubbed his forehead helplessly.
Right.
He forgot this girl had never eaten hotpot before and had no idea how it worked.
So, he simply picked up the menu, stood up, walked to the private room door, and called over a waiter. Handing the menu over, he said, "Bring one of everything from the menu. The broth should be mildly spicy."
"Wait!"
Luo Yumeng's eyes lit up when she heard the first half of his sentence, but as soon as she heard the second half, she quickly interrupted, "Mildly spicy? That won't do!"
She then turned to Ning Xi and asked, "Xiao Xi, can you handle spicy food?"
"Spicy food?"
Ning Xi's expression showed uncertainty as she hesitantly said, "I think… I should be able to."
Luo Yumeng smacked her thigh and told the waiter, "Make the broth extra spicy."
Ye Fan's face darkened slightly.
This was an authentic Sichuan hotpot restaurant, and their broth was already incredibly spicy.
Extra spicy?
She was definitely messing around!
Ye Fan smiled politely at the waiter and said, "Ignore her. Just make it mildly spicy, and cut the chili amount in half. That's all, go ahead."
The waiter nodded and left with the menu.
But Luo Yumeng wasn't having it. Before Ye Fan could sit down, she protested, "We girls aren't afraid of the spice. Why are you, a guy, scared?"
"Mm, whatever you say."
"You… You won't even let us enjoy our hotpot properly. That's so unfair!"
"Whatever you say."
"…"
Luo Yumeng was fuming. "If I'm right, then go tell the waiter to change the broth's spice level!"
"Whatever you say."
Ye Fan just repeated the same phrase.
His attitude was clear—he wasn't going to argue with a fool.
"Pfft—"
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