Chapter 105: Counting with Fingers

Ning Xi's breath hitched. She said nothing, just turned and walked away.

Ye Fan hesitated for a moment before hurrying after her.

What was going on?

Had the lemonade lost its effect? Or had this girl become smarter?

Leaving the alley, Ning Xi walked towards the car that was already waiting by the roadside.

Seeing this, Ye Fan, who was following behind, quickly said, "Xiao Xi, are you really not coming over today?"

Ning Xi turned her head and looked at him, but she remained silent. She raised her hand and knocked on the car window. When the window rolled down, she nodded slightly at Zhuang Li, who was in the driver's seat, and said softly, "Uncle Zhuang, please wait for me at the entrance of the residential area, I'm going to Ye Fan's place to get some study materials."

"Okay."

This kind of thing had happened many times in recent days, so Zhuang Li was already used to it. He started the car and drove towards the entrance of Baiyu Garden, a few hundred meters away.

Ning Xi turned around and looked at Ye Fan, who was standing there in a daze, a triumphant glint in her eyes and a playful smile on her face. "Didn't you want to treat me to lemonade? Are you coming or not?"

"..."

Ye Fan smiled wryly.

This time, he had been defeated!

This girl's acting skills were too good, even he had been fooled...

"Let's go."

Hearing this, Ning Xi giggled, her eyes curving into crescent moons.

The afternoon sun was exceptionally gentle, casting a warm glow on her beautiful side profile, captivating one's heart.

Ye Fan was mesmerized.

The girl's smile was intoxicating, her beauty unmatched.

She was so beautiful~

Feeling his gaze, Ning Xi's cheeks flushed pink. She walked up to Ye Fan, her soft voice carrying a hint of reproach. "Are you just going to stare?"

"Yes, you're beautiful."

Ye Fan's eyes were like black holes, filled with a mysterious allure.

Ning Xi was stunned for a moment. Her pink cheeks turned crimson, and a faint fragrance emanated from her. At this moment, even the air seemed to have become sweeter. She bit her lip and whispered, "Don't... don't you look at me every day?"

"It's not enough."

Ye Fan came back to his senses, a yearning expression on his face. "I want to look at you every day, every moment, until I'm old, and then continue looking at you in the next life."

"Smooth talker!"

Ning Xi scoffed, but a strange sense of joy welled up in her heart. She pointed towards the entrance of the residential area. "Shall we go?"

Ye Fan extended his hand, his meaning clear.

Ning Xi was stunned. Looking at the passersby around them, she hesitated for almost ten seconds. Taking a deep breath, she placed her left hand in his large hand, blushing and lowering her head. Two voices argued in her mind.

Ning Xi, what are you doing? We're in public!

It's just holding hands, it won't kill you. What are you afraid of?

We haven't even taken the college entrance exam, how can you be so distracted? Remember, you're aiming for Tsinghua University!

Who said I'm distracted? I'm not!

...

As they passed by the entrance of the residential area, Zhuang Li, who was sitting in the car, felt his eyelids twitch. He looked extremely uncomfortable.

Holding hands in public?

Was this really the Miss he knew?

Zhuang Li slapped the steering wheel. He realized one thing: in front of Ye Fan, Miss was just an innocent little rabbit, they weren't on the same level at all. If the situation continued to develop like this, the outcome was obvious.

Miss would fall for him.

No!

Absolutely not!!!

His brows furrowed tightly, and he muttered to himself, "Should I tell Sir about this?"

Then, he immediately shook his head, dismissing the idea.

Zhuang Li knew Ning Xiangtian's style very well. If the boss found out that Ye Fan was holding hands with Miss in public, he would definitely make Ye Fan disappear from Miss's life forever.

That would definitely make Miss sad. With the college entrance exam just around the corner, such an event could affect her performance.

It wasn't feasible, not feasible at all!

After thinking for a while, Zhuang Li couldn't come up with a good solution. He sighed helplessly. "Forget it, this kid definitely won't pass Sir's test anyway. There's no need for me to worry about it. I'll just pretend I didn't see anything."

"Click—"

Ye Fan opened the refrigerator, took out the chilled lemonade, and turned around to see Ning Xi's backpack placed on the sofa. The girl was sitting there obediently, waiting.

As for what she was waiting for, it went without saying.

"You're quite well-behaved today."

"When am I not well-behaved..."

Halfway through her sentence, Ning Xi realized something was wrong. She glared at Ye Fan and said, "We're practically the same age, stop acting like you're so much older than me."

"That's not right."

Ye Fan walked over to Ning Xi and sat down beside her, a faint fragrance filling his nostrils. He placed the glass of lemonade in her hand and said with a smile, "Xiao Xi, I'm three months older than you."

"Nonsense."

Ning Xi pouted. "You don't even know my birth month, you don't know who's older!" After saying that, she held the glass with both hands and took a small sip, her eyes sparkling like stars.

Ye Fan chuckled and shook his head. He said calmly, "I can figure that out with a simple calculation."

"Tsk!"

Ning Xi didn't believe him at all. She blinked and said, "Then calculate it. I want to see how you're going to do it."

"Why not?"

Ye Fan placed his own glass of lemonade on the coffee table, pretended to do a calculation, and said with a smile, "Ning Xi, seventeen years old, born on July 18th."

"You... you..."

Ning Xi's hand trembled, and she almost dropped the glass. She stared at Ye Fan in disbelief.

"Don't get so excited."

Ye Fan held the girl's arm and said calmly, "My birth month is April, so I am indeed three months older than you. Now you believe me, right?"

Ning Xi blinked repeatedly, her soft voice filled with confusion. "This... this is not scientific! How could you possibly calculate that? That's outrageous!"

The corner of Ye Fan's mouth twitched upwards subtly.

Outrageous? Indeed!

He couldn't actually calculate it, he was just relying on his memories from his previous life. But he knew better than to say that out loud, or he would be labeled as crazy.

"There's nothing to be surprised about." Ye Fan reached out and pinched the girl's rosy cheeks. "I'm going to get something from my bedroom. You can't just leave without saying goodbye like last time, okay?"

"Don't... don't pinch my cheeks."

Ning Xi put down her glass and moved two feet away from Ye Fan, holding her backpack protectively in front of her chest. She said with dissatisfaction, "You can't pinch my cheeks even when we're alone!"

He had already patted her head, held her hand, and done all sorts of things he shouldn't have done. In front of Ye Fan, her bottom line had been lowered again and again. This was her last bit of stubbornness.

Unfortunately~

Ye Fan wasn't buying it. He shook his head and said with a smile, "I refuse. What's wrong with pinching your cheeks? Is it so wrong for good friends to pinch each other's cheeks?"

"..."

Here it came again, that strange logic of his.

Facing Ye Fan's theory, Ning Xi opened her mouth, but no words of refutation came out.

It was... so frustrating!!!

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