Chapter 87: A Family by the Spring, Chapter 87 Did You Bully My Sister?

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Protagonist:

Lin Xiyu

"Sit in the front."

Guben pulled her out of the back seat and pushed her toward the front passenger seat.

"Gently......"

Wang Fan pretended not to hear what they had just said, complaining with some dissatisfaction: "Having a girlfriend is something special, forgetting righteousness at the sight of beauty."

"Just give up a seat, so much nonsense."

Guben ignored him, first let Lin Xiyu get in the car, and got in himself.

"To Daming Lake Railway Station."

Wang Fan lazily gave the driver the address, glancing toward where Lin Xiyu was sitting through the rearview mirror.

Lin Xiyu raised her eyes, just meeting his gaze, and turned her head away somewhat unnaturally.

"Tsk."

Wang Fan smiled self-mockingly, lazily leaned back against the seat, closed his eyes and pretended to sleep.

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The train station was not far from Donghua Street, a ten-minute drive away.

There were still five minutes until the agreed time, and the classmates who had already arrived gathered in twos and threes to chat and laugh, the atmosphere very harmonious.

The three got out of the taxi, and the scene changed instantly; the commotion stopped abruptly, and pairs of surprised gazes swept over the three like searchlights.

To be precise, more fell on Lin Xiyu.

Lin Xiyu sensitively noticed that the boys' gazes toward her were amazed, while the girls' were envious.

"I'll go find Wu Meng......"

She subconsciously distanced herself from Guben and ran toward where her good friend and desk mate Wu Meng was.

Such an ungrateful little thing, running so fast.

Gu Binjun's face darkened, suppressing the impulse to grab her back, and went to meet the classmates gathering around him.

"Tsk, the girls in our class are all dressed up like peacocks displaying their tails......"

Wang Fan stifled a laugh, deliberately provoking him: "Guess who they want to seduce?"

"You're the one who likes that kind, aren't you?"

Guben hit him back with a direct shot, leaving him speechless: "It must be you; the chance to perform has come, go on......"

"What's wrong with you two? Did you start fighting with someone?"

"Fighting without calling us, not loyal enough."

Qu Peng and Li Liang came over before the other classmates, interrupting the two's tit-for-tat confrontation.

"Who fought?"

"None."

The two denied in unison.

"You're lying through your teeth."

Qu Peng didn't believe it, staring at Wang Fan's dark circles under his eyes, curling his lips: "With your character, not one true sentence out of ten; believing you would be strange."

"Nowadays, there's still someone who dares to hit Guben in the face......"

Li Liang's joking gaze swept over the two, and he laughed jokingly: "You've got guts, you're a tough guy, I admire you, Brother."

"Could it be you?"

Qu Peng also noticed something suspicious, chasing Wang Fan to interrogate him: "Relying on your thick skin and ability to take a beating, the only fool daring to challenge his bottom line is you; besides you, I can't think of a second person."

"Mm-hmm."

Li Liang nodded, indicating agreement.

It must be said, the two deserved to be childhood friends, knowing Wang Fan inside and out.

Wang Fan was left breathless by the two ganging up on him.

"Let me guess, how did you provoke him."

Qu Peng wouldn't let him go, stabbing another knife into his heart: "The person Guben cares about most now is Lin Xiyu; could it be you tried to dig into his corner and got beaten by him?"

"Cough cough."

Wang Fan coughed twice, a hint of unnaturalness flashing across his face.

"You deserved it."

Li Liang took the chance to get revenge: "Let you, you little brat, screw us over; you deserved a beating."

Qu Peng added fuel to the fire: "If we hadn't dug a hole to bury you, you'd be lucky."

"You two are something, teaming up to badmouth me."

Wang Fan couldn't take it anymore and played his trump card: "I won't pay for the subsequent expenses; you buy your own return train tickets and entrance tickets."

"Ay ay ay, don't do that."

"We're like brothers, talking about money hurts feelings......"

Qu Peng and Li Liang instantly changed their faces, stopped provoking him, each took one of his arms, and put them on his shoulders like brothers.

"Damn......"

Wang Fan gritted his teeth: "Being childhood friends with you two, I've had eight lifetimes of bad luck."

"Next time you want to fight, say something in advance."

Qu Peng held back his smile and smoothed his fur: "With us helping you, you'll lose less even if you get beaten."

"Get lost."

Wang Fan was annoyed and impatiently shook off his hand.

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"Xiyu, when did you and Guben get so close? Is there something going on? Are you two......"

On the other side, Wu Meng intimately linked arms with Lin Xiyu, smiling like a cat that had stolen cream.

"No, don't guess wildly."

Lin Xiyu didn't want to become the public enemy of the girls and made up her mind not to admit it: "We just ran into each other on the road and hitched a ride in his car."

"Hitched a ride?"

Wu Meng didn't believe her, looking at her doubtfully.

"That's how it is......."

Lin Xiyu felt a little flustered being looked at by her and unnaturally averted her gaze.

"Your ears are red."

A flash of cunning crossed Wu Meng's eyes as she deliberately tricked her: "You don't know yourself, right? As long as you're guilty, your ears will turn red."

"Ah?"

Lin Xiyu fell for it as expected and subconsciously covered her ears.

"Hahaha."

Wu Meng laughed triumphantly: "As expected, I guessed right. You two have something going on. Come clean, how far have you developed? Have you kissed......"

"Keep it down, don't let anyone hear."

Lin Xiyu was so frightened her heart and liver trembled. Not waiting for her to finish, she covered her mouth with one hand.

"What are you afraid of......"

Wu Meng broke free of her restraint and smiled indifferently: "We've all graduated from high school and are already adults. Dating is very normal."

"What about you?"

Lin Xiyu didn't want her to keep pestering her and smiled as she counterattacked: "When are you going to confess to Qu Peng? Tell him you've had a secret crush on him for a long time."

"I-I, I haven't decided yet."

Wu Meng stopped laughing, and a suspicious flush rose to the back of her ears.

"This mountain climbing trip is a good opportunity."

Lin Xiyu smiled and encouraged her: "Find a chance to test his feelings."

"How to test?"

Wu Meng's big eyes sparkled, looking at her expectantly.

Lin Xiyu gave her an idea: "Pretend to sprain your ankle and let him carry you on his back."

"Ah?"

Wu Meng made a bitter face: "Spraining an ankle, how painful would that be?"

"Just pretend."

Lin Xiyu laughed helplessly: "It's not like I'm asking you to really sprain your ankle."

"What if he sees through it?"

Wu Meng was a bit conflicted: "Whether it's a real sprain or not, it's easy to tell, right?"

"Or we could do it this way."

Lin Xiyu looked down at the sandals on her feet and had another idea: "Mountain climbing easily chafes the feet. Then you can just say the sandals rubbed your skin raw. I have Band-Aids here; I'll stick one on you to cover the wound, so he won't be able to tell if it's real or not."

Wu Meng still had concerns: "Even if the skin is just rubbed raw, will he carry me?"

"Whether he carries you or not is secondary."

Lin Xiyu analyzed for her: "The main thing is to see if he cares about you, if he'll feel heartache. As long as he feels heartache, it shows he cares about you, and the probability of a successful confession is very high."

"Really?"

Wu Meng was swayed by what she said, and a look of joy appeared on her face.

"Listen to me, it's correct."

Lin Xiyu said with great confidence.

"Xiyu, you're really good."

Wu Meng was happy and opened her arms for a big hug.

"Cough cough."

Guben coughed lightly twice and glanced at Wu Meng's arm through the crowd.

"Hiss."

Wu Meng happened to meet his gaze, and her heart trembled in fright.

She let go of Lin Xiyu and uneasily rubbed her arm: "I don't know why, but I feel Guben's gaze looking at me is a bit fierce, like I'm an enemy who stole his wife......"

"No way."

Lin Xiyu followed her gaze and indeed saw Guben looking displeased, coldly watching them.

She abruptly turned her head, not daring to meet his gaze.

"Xiyu, why don't you go over instead?"

Wu Meng wasn't stupid; she saw the situation and decisively chose to protect herself: "Guben doesn't seem too happy. I don't dare provoke him or compete with him for someone."

"I don't want to."

Lin Xiyu resisted in her heart: "Standing by his side makes me a living target; I'll be riddled with holes."

"Zhang Xiaoqian isn't here, what are you afraid of?"

Wu Meng knew of her grudge with Zhang Xiaoqian: "Even if others like Guben, they wouldn't dare do anything to you."

"Why didn't Zhang Xiaoqian come?"

Lin Xiyu looked around, didn't see Zhang Xiaoqian's figure, and secretly rejoiced.

The next second, Wu Meng shattered her fantasy.

"Qu Peng said she isn't taking the train, but her own private car to Tai'an, and will meet us at the foot of the mountain."

"Sigh."

Lin Xiyu sighed deeply.

She said to herself, how could Zhang Xiaoqian give up so easily.

One could foresee that with that person there, her mountain-climbing trip would inevitably add many twists and turns.

"Sister, sister."

Just as she was thinking, a familiar shout suddenly came to her ears; a little boy of seven or eight, trotting on his short legs, ran happily toward her.

"Xiyu, isn't that your younger brother?"

Wu Meng reacted before her, waving at Xu Yi.

"Xiao Yi?"

Lin Xiyu was shocked beyond words: "How did you come?"

"Mom sent me here."

Xu Yi was very excited: "Brother Fan said to take me to climb Taishan, and Mom agreed."

"Where is Mom?"

Lin Xiyu didn't have time to think much, looking behind him, searching for the figure of her mother.

"She put me at the intersection across the street and went back to class."

Xu Yi covered his mouth and chuckled: "School hasn't let out yet at this time; I asked for leave and sneaked out."

"Mom really trusts you."

Lin Xiyu was frightened: "Letting you cross the road alone."

"Crossing a road is nothing."

Xu Yi puffed out his waist like a little adult, boasting to himself: "I'm already eight years old; I can take good care of myself."

"Go on boasting then."

Lin Xiyu bent down and pinched his little nose dotingly.

"Alright, everyone's here, let's go."

Qu Peng was the Class Monitor and naturally took on the Class Monitor's responsibility; he raised his arm and waved, heading first toward the waiting room.

"Coming."

The classmates responded loudly, following behind in a bustling crowd.

"Xiao Yi, come here, Brother will take you to buy something delicious."

Wang Fan lost and was unwilling, used some small tricks, and bought people's hearts.

"Coming."

Xu Yi was indeed very happy, like a cheerful little foal, running over with pattering steps.

"What do you want to eat? Potato chips or ice cream?"

Wang Fan smugly raised his eyebrow at Guben, took his little hand, and walked toward the sales counter in the waiting room.

"Childish!"

Guben disdained to look, casting a cold gaze at Lin Xiyu.

Lin Xiyu felt uncomfortable all over under his gaze, neither able to hide nor not hide.

Guben saw her standing still and strode over with large steps.

"He's coming over, I'll leave first."

Wu Meng was intimidated by his powerful aura and slipped away faster than a rabbit.

"Hey hey, don't go."

Lin Xiyu was just about to chase after him when Guben had already come close and grabbed her arm in one go.

"Let go of me."

Lin Xiyu wanted to cry but had no tears.

"Why hide?"

Guben was full of displeasure: "Is dating me so shameful?"

"No."

Lin Xiyu put on a bitter face to sell misery: "Didn't you see those girls' gazes? Like they wanted to swallow me whole and skin me alive."

"Don't mind them?"

Guben said something astonishing: "This event was originally organized for you."

Lin Xiyu's heart and mind were greatly shaken: "For me?"

"It was what your female cousin said......."

Guben's eyes and brows were gentle: "You want me to accompany you more."

Did the female cousin say that?

Why doesn't she remember?

Lin Xiyu's brain short-circuited, and she could barely keep up with his pace.

"Have you gone stupid with happiness?"

Guben misunderstood, patted her head dotingly: "Stay put, no more running around."

"Uh, that..."

Lin Xiyu wanted to struggle a bit more, but Guben shot her a cold gaze, and she decisively closed her mouth.

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"Toot toot..."

The green-skinned train pulled into the station on time, and passengers swarmed onto the train.

The students participating in this mountain-climbing activity, plus Xu Yi, totaled forty people, occupying half a carriage.

The train tickets were for consecutive seats; classmates with closer relationships sat next to each other, boys and girls separated, clear as water and wei.

Lin Xiyu was the only exception, sitting beside Guben.

They sat in a three-seat bench, and directly opposite sat Qu Peng, Li Liang, and Wang Fan.

Xu Yi was riding a train for the first time, extremely excited, running and laughing wildly back and forth in the carriage.

"Xiao Yi, stop fooling around, come eat potato chips."

Wang Fan deliberately coaxed him into happiness, buying many bags of small snacks.

Melon seeds, peanuts, jelly, potato chips, and so on, piled up on the small table by the window.

"Eat potato chips, eat potato chips."

Xu Yi heard potato chips, his eyes indeed lit up, and he ran back pitter-patter.

Wang Fan tore open a bag of potato chips, pinched one, and stuffed it into his mouth.

"Hehe, Brother Fan is the best."

Xu Yi ate very happily, his eyes crinkled with a smile.

Wang Fan provocatively glanced at Guben, showing some smugness, and continued feeding him.

Guben's expression remained unchanged; he took Lin Xiyu's hand, raised it to his lips, and kissed it.

Lin Xiyu's snow-white, pink cheeks turned red at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Wang Fan's slippery face turned from white to black; with a crack, the potato chips in his hand broke into two pieces.

"Cough cough."

Qu Peng covered his mouth and coughed, watching the two of them secretly compete in their childish behavior, nearly laughing out a spray.

"Crack melon seeds, crack melon seeds..."

Li Liang grabbed a handful of melon seeds and cracked them with great relish.

"Don't be like this, so many people watching, how embarrassing..."

Lin Xiyu was both shy and embarrassed, wanting to pull free from Guben's hand.

"What's wrong with that."

Guben didn't care: "We've already kissed; what does this level of intimacy count as?"

"Pfft."

Li Liang spat out a mouthful of melon seeds.

"Cough cough cough."

Qu Peng was shocked by his shameless words, his stomach full of wolf-hearted dog-lung turmoil.

Lin Xiyu was so ashamed she had nowhere to hide, covering her face with her hand.

"Sister, what's wrong?"

Xu Yi was young and didn't understand the twists and turns: "Brother Bin, are you bullying Sister? Why does she look like she's about to cry?"