Chapter 2033 - 2029: Farewell to Yaoyao and Xiaoxiao
Qin Mengyao is still asleep, seemingly having one dream after another without interruption, even dreaming of teasing with Brother Fan. The more it is like this, the less she wants to wake up.
Yang Xiaoting is very happy; Brother Fan visiting them is truly a joyful event. Inside, she is also blaming Qin Mengyao, silly Yaoyao, only knows how to oversleep. If she came with me to the study room, she could see Brother Fan directly, maybe Brother Fan would praise her too.
"Silly Yaoyao, wake up quickly, Brother Fan is here to see us, get up!" Yang Xiaoting shook Qin Mengyao, afraid she might not wake up or hear what she was saying.
"What... Brother Fan is here? Really? Really?" Qin Mengyao suddenly sat up, half-asleep, thinking she misheard, "I’ll get up right away, no wait, I need to put on makeup."
Yang Xiaoting laughed; from now on, whenever Qin Mengyao is lazy, she’ll shout that Brother Fan is here.
This time Qin Mengyao acted swiftly, quickly got ready, changed into a beautiful outfit, and went to the study room with Yang Xiaoting. "Does Brother Fan have something to say? Why did he suddenly come? It’s so strange."
"Now you’re being thoughtful, Brother Fan visits us, and you’re worrying about this and that. Stop overthinking, Brother Fan is simply here to see us." This time Yang Xiaoting didn’t think as thoroughly as Qin Mengyao.
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In the study room, Ye Fan was flipping through Yang Xiaoting’s book, feeling the quiet and pleasant campus life, without the outside struggles and deceit. This is what Ye Fan is pursuing now, thinking that these two girls can live safely here also gave him peace of mind.
"Brother Fan, I’m here to report." Qin Mengyao said softly, still with that mischievous smile, "Afraid of disturbing other students, otherwise I would have shouted for you at the door!"
"Slept in, right? Try learning from Xiaoxiao more, read books, not necessarily for academics, but to improve your inner qualities too. Rarely come to see you, and you’re still being lazy." Seeing Qin Mengyao, Ye Fan was in a good mood too. The pure and simple vibe of a student attracted him. After dealing with the tribulation, he must live in school; flowers blooming in school are more vibrant than those outside and the grass grows greener than outside.
"Got it, my Brother Fan, I’ll strive to study hard in the future." Qin Mengyao said this and laughed.
"Brother Fan rarely comes, take us out for some fun. Being in school is just classes and exams every day, it’s so boring." Yang Xiaoting interjected, giving Qin Mengyao a look, and the two immediately shouted in agreement as if they had a tacit understanding.
"But it’s so late, where can we go? Why not go to your apartment then, it’s been so long since the three of us had time together." Ye Fan looked at them both, revealing a mysterious smile.
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An hour later, Ye Fan looked at the night outside, started worrying about the tribulation, and couldn’t help but feel some reluctance seeing the two little girls cuddling with him.
"Brother Fan has something on his mind, isn’t as happy as earlier." Qin Mengyao was perceptive and could easily tell Ye Fan had concerns.
"Is Brother Fan worrying about the tribulation? Tomorrow is the tribulation; really wish tomorrow would never come, then Yaoyao and I could accompany Brother Fan without worries forever." Yang Xiaoting muttered, glancing at Qin Mengyao, also looking unhappy.
"How great it would be if we could help Brother Fan, so he wouldn’t worry. Xiaoxiao, think of a way to use our strength." Qin Mengyao tugged on Yang Xiaoting.
"If you two study well and give me less to worry about, that’s help enough. There are many things to prepare for handling the tribulation, can’t accompany you two for long. When I’m not with you, be sure to protect yourselves." Ye Fan looked at Qin Mengyao and then at Yang Xiaoting.
"Brother Fan, don’t leave, don’t want Brother Fan to go, just spent a short while together and now you’re leaving, we’re unhappy." The two shouted, holding onto Ye Fan’s arm.
"I’ll come to see you when there’s time after dealing with the tribulation, and you two need to be obedient." Ye Fan said while standing up, though he also didn’t want to leave the current good times; he was nevertheless compelled to.
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Ye Fan left, the two remained on the bed staring into space, inevitably feeling a bit lost, so they played with their phones to pass the time, soon they heard a knock on the door.
"Brother Fan is back?" Qin Mengyao quickly crawled up to open the door for Ye Fan. Yang Xiaoting also perked up, got out of bed, full of hope for Ye Fan’s return.
"Aunt... Auntie, why are you here? Didn’t even give a heads up." Qin Mengyao said in surprise.
"Won’t invite me in to talk? Seeing you two looking disheveled, could it be..." Tantai Wanrong hesitated, glanced at Yang Xiaoting, and didn’t continue.
"Auntie, come in and talk. We didn’t know you’d come, weren’t prepared beforehand." Yang Xiaoting said.
The three entered the apartment, Tantai Wanrong looked around the room, aware of what had happened, but didn’t want to ask directly, avoiding awkwardness among the three, she pretended to know nothing and said, "Has Ye Fan come to see you two? Tomorrow is the tribulation; it’s very important to Ye Fan."
"Brother Fan...he just left...he left first, and you came right after, how coincidental." Qin Mengyao lowered her voice even more, feeling a bit embarrassed, although Auntie is aware of the matters between them and Ye Fan, it was still awkward to talk about.
"Glad my timing was right; if I had come a minute earlier, it would have been awkward. Actually, I came to tell you about something important that relates to Ye Fan’s future development, so I must deliver this message personally." Tantai Wanrong said.
"What’s the important matter, Auntie?" Yang Xiaoting looked at Tantai Wanrong, suddenly tense.
"You two know the current situation; Ye Fan alone cannot handle the tribulation and people like Fu Xi. Li Zhaojun came to me, hoping we all can help Ye Fan through this tough time." Tantai Wanrong said seriously.
"As long as we can help Brother Fan, we’re willing to do it." Qin Mengyao said solemnly.
"Yes, willing to help Brother Fan." Yang Xiaoting nodded firmly.
Before approaching them, Tantai Wanrong knew these two would be willing; it’s hard for pure-hearted kids to say no to this man. "Dealing with the tribulation is no joke; there could be casualties, this isn’t playtime, you two need to be mentally prepared." Tantai Wanrong said.
"We’re already adults; whatever responsibilities adults bear, we will too. At this crucial moment, we must give our all." Qin Mengyao looked at Tantai Wanrong with a determined and indisputable look.
Seeing these two girls, Tantai Wanrong couldn’t help but feel protective of them.