Xu Lin's jaw nearly dropped, Li Qing's mouth hung open, speechless, and Guo Zi looked at me as if she'd seen a prehistoric trilobite crawling in front of her.
"You know, how did Lin Fan get so bold? He even dared to hug Sister Xin Yu. Isn't he afraid of getting beaten?" Guo Zi whispered to JOLY, who also glanced furtively at us and lowered her voice, "Keep it down. Maybe Lin Fan hasn't touched a woman in a long time and is all pent up. What, do you want to go comfort him too?"
Guo Zi's face turned red, and she chided, "Don't talk nonsense! Look at how flirty you are!"
...I hadn't even noticed my lapse in composure, but Lu Xuehan whispered to me, "Have you hugged enough? Sister Lin is watching us!"
Looking at Lu Xuehan's blushing face, my heart involuntarily stirred, but I still had to pull my hands back. Losing control before even drinking was a bit too much.
Xin Yu kept giggling, covering her mouth as she looked at the dishes on the table. Lu Xuehan, her face crimson, softly said, "The hotpot base is ready. We can eat..."
The hotpot base was already cooked chicken, and with many ingredients added, the flavor was naturally good. Xin Yu took a box of sliced lamb and placed it in front of me and Lu Xuehan, saying, "Eat more, then sleep. I heard it's going to snow heavily tonight!"
"Heavy snow?" I looked at Xin Yu in surprise, saying, "It's snowing so early. This winter came really fast."
"But it seems some people's spring has already arrived, hasn't it?" It was Xu Lin speaking, with a hint of sourness.
Xin Yu and I both fell silent. Lu Xuehan's beautiful face grew even redder. Fortunately, Xu Lin had some conscience and quickly changed the subject: "It's only one month until the New Year. Have you thought about going home to spend it with your family?"
Lu Xuehan's petite body trembled slightly, and she said timidly, "No, I don't want to go home."
She must have had an irreconcilable conflict with her family, otherwise she wouldn't have come to this place with pink lights. She's so beautiful, saying she only sells her art and not her body is also false. If I hadn't stopped it several times before, she would probably have been molested by those perverts, and her chastity, which I've cherished for so long, would have been lost.
Lu Xuehan had always been very grateful to me, even though she didn't say it, I knew.
Xin Yu picked up a piece of meat and placed it on the plate in front of me, saying expressionlessly, "My family disowned me a long time ago. I don't want to go back and ruin their New Year's mood either."
Unlike Xin Yu and Lu Xuehan, the other girls were all going home for the New Year, because their families didn't know about their work outside. Xu Lin was single, and this place was her home, so of course she didn't need to go anywhere. The last person was me.
Taking a sip of cola, I smiled and said, "Going home means being away for a long time. I'm afraid I'll miss Xin Yu and Xue Han too much. It's better not to go back. How about we all spend the New Year together?"
"Of course, that's great!" Xin Yu showed a charming smile.
I really wanted to pinch Xin Yu's beautiful face, but I looked at everyone and held back.
It was already past 1 AM when we finished dinner. Lying in bed, I closed my eyes but couldn't fall asleep. Xu Lin's words touched me a little. No matter what, at least now I had beautiful girls like Xin Yu and Lu Xuehan accompanying me. Although I wished I could go back to the past, if I could start over, would I still let Xiao Yu leave?
Perhaps the outcome would still be the same... That's how people are; they know weakness only harms themselves, yet they repeatedly succumb to it.
With a faint sadness, I fell into a deep sleep, dreaming incessantly, like a painful slideshow... "Beep... beep..."
The noisy phone ring woke me from my nightmare. I picked up my phone and saw it was Murong Shanshan calling. I looked out the window; it was very white, but clearly not yet dawn. What did she want calling at this hour?
"Hello, Shanshan? What's up, calling me so early?"
"Lin Fan, hurry and get up, put on more clothes, and come to our university to pick me up!" Murong Shanshan's words couldn't hide her excitement.
"What for? Explain first, I've only slept for three hours..." I looked at my watch; it was only four in the morning. The whiteness outside was entirely reflected by the heavy snow.
"Just come, I'm begging you. Call me when you get to the university gate!"
Murong Shanshan used a pleading tone like never before. I couldn't refuse, so I painfully got dressed. After brushing my teeth and washing my face, I felt it was a bit too abrupt to just leave, I should at least tell Xu Lin, but I didn't want to disturb her. So I tried pushing Lu Xuehan's door, and it opened!
So Lu Xuehan didn't lock her door at night. Was she that unguarded around me?
Because of the air conditioning, Lu Xuehan was only covered by a thin blanket. A snow-white arm stretched out from under the covers, and a trace of a smile played on her beautiful face, with two small dimples appearing at the corners of her mouth, utterly adorable.
"Xue Han, wake up!" I nudged her through the blanket, afraid of touching her skin and making a mistake.
Lu Xuehan lazily opened her eyes, saying with a hint of surprise, "Lin Fan, how did you get in? It's still early, isn't it? Is something wrong?"
I didn't have time to explain. Murong Shanshan was rushing me so urgently, and if I was late, she would definitely make me pay. So I cut to the chase: "It's like this, Murong Shanshan suddenly called me at this hour, saying it's very important. I want you to tell Sister Lin in the morning..."
"Is that all?" Lu Xuehan pouted at me, her expression very strange. I felt like a man caught having an affair, completely uncomfortable.
"Yes, that's all. Thank you!" I nodded and quickly left the room. If I let Lu Xuehan look at me any longer, I was afraid I'd have to kneel by her bed and confess my sins.
I locked the door from the outside and left. I didn't want strangers breaking in; there were seven vibrant beauties sleeping in the room. Most people probably couldn't resist, but for me, perhaps the wound left by Xiao Yu hadn't healed yet. I hadn't yet thought about how to conquer such an alluring delicacy as Lu Xuehan... The street was still dark. Heavy snow had already covered everything in a thick layer, and large snowflakes were still falling from the sky. There wasn't a single pedestrian on the road, only a few diligent street sweepers clearing the snow from the main road. It was then that I noticed many shop windows on both sides of the road had Christmas decorations, and the festive atmosphere was strong. Although many people say Chinese shouldn't celebrate these meaningless foreign holidays, I don't think so. Isn't it precisely these festivals that add a bit of fun to an otherwise dull life?
I arrived at XX University and immediately dialed Murong Shanshan's number. She was already a bit impatient:
"Are you at the main gate? Listen to my instructions: go around the main wall, walk 150 meters west... Are you there? Do you see the wall is much lower, with a small tree next to it? Good, climb the tree and jump in..."
I looked speechlessly at the broken wall and the small tree.
Excitement! It's been four years, and I can finally climb over the university wall again...