Damn it, I'm surrounded by childhood sweethearts

Xu Qingfan came to see Zhang Chunxue, but there wasn't much going on. The company has entered a stable development phase, so he only needs to regularly check in and manage things remotely.

He used the excuse to sneak out, but actually wanted to spend more time alone with Zhang Yiyi.

The three of them arrived at the company, and after Xu Qingfan did his usual tour and encouraged Lin Juan with a few words, he took Yiyi, who was waiting outside, and snuck away.

"Where do you want to go?" Xu Qingfan asked as he led the girl by the hand once they were in the elevator.

"It's cold!" Zhang Yiyi tugged at Xu Qingfan. To join him in his deceit, the girl was only wearing one layer.

"Alright, alright, there's a plaza next door. We'll go buy some clothes first." Knowing he was at fault, Xu Qingfan put his arm around her shoulders to keep her warm.

"Okay!" Zhang Yiyi's smile returned, happy that she got to wear matching outfits with her boyfriend.

In fact, they wore couple outfits every day. Their school uniforms counted as such.

...

Office buildings in Hong Kong are quite amazing; you can go directly from the underground parking to nearby shopping malls, and from the mall's ground floor or basement entrance, you can directly enter the subway station.

Shopping for clothes is more enjoyable for girls, so Xu Qingfan walked a half step behind, being led by Zhang Yiyi the whole way.

Many say Hong Kong people love to dress sloppily, but that's not true. The mall is full of people flaunting their slim waists and long legs, even in the dead of winter, choosing to look stylish no matter the weather.

You could be walking on the street looking unkempt, but as long as you aren't exuding a foul odor, nobody will give you odd looks. It's a very tolerant city.

A woman clad in black stockings, high heels, and a figure-hugging skirt with long legs strutted toward him, and Xu Qingfan first looked at her legs, followed by her face (a decent six out of ten), before looking back at the legs (full marks, no need to say more), eyes fixed.

"Is it nice to look at?" Zhang Yiyi turned around with an unfriendly expression and glared at him.

Xu Qingfan was still dazed when suddenly a guy walked up toward him from the opposite direction.

Out of a sense of camaraderie between men, Xu Qingfan loosened his grip on Zhang Yiyi's hand and stepped forward to greet the guy warmly.

"Hey brother, long time no see!"

"Whoa, it's really you, man!"

"I thought I mistook you, but it's really my brother!"

"Haha, catch up later, gotta shop with the girlfriend now."

"Okay, same here, I'm with mine, too. Let's chat later."

The two let go of each other's hands and returned to their respective girlfriends.

"Who was that guy just now, brother? Why don't I know him?" Zhang Yiyi searched her memory but couldn't recall Xu Qingfan knowing such a person.

She wanted to look back several times but was pulled along by Xu Qingfan.

"Yiyi, you don't know him. He's an old classmate from kindergarten. Can you believe it? We haven't seen each other in ten years and ran into each other here today." Xu Qingfan fibbed.

"You guys haven't talked for ten years, so how can you still chat?" Zhang Yiyi eyed him suspiciously, feeling he staged the encounter with the other guy.

"Oh, that's our Huaxia way of expressing subtly. Think about it, Yiyi, we haven't seen each other in ten years. How much feeling can there be between kindergarten classmates, right?"

"Alright." Zhang Yiyi, not being dumb, understood his meaning, and felt it made some sense.

Running into familiar faces on the street, even if they're considered strangers, requires some warmth when greeting.

As for the so-called chatting, it was just giving each other some face. Without exchanging phone numbers, how could they chat?

"I thought brother was just... never mind. Brother, let's continue shopping for clothes!" Zhang Yiyi beamed again, grabbing Xu Qingfan to bounce on joyfully.

Whether or not he was ogling someone else's long legs wasn't really important; she made her stance known, and he made it through the ordeal — that was enough.

Getting caught up on specific things wouldn't help the relationship.

"Sure, does Yiyi want to go take photo booth pictures? I'll go with you." Xu Qingfan silently applauded his quick thinking, unaware that Zhang Yiyi was giving him a pass intentionally.

Look at this, bad brother was now going to accompany her to take "silly" photo booth pictures.

"Sounds great!" Zhang Yiyi smiled sweetly, her eyes bright.

[Show a bit of temper appropriately, then act silly in time, or else the love manual wouldn't have been convincing!]

Having made up her mind, Zhang Yiyi decided to reward the author of the love manual on Little Pink Book when she returned home!

...

Every boutique, accessory shop, eyewear store, and every stall in the mall retained their footprints.

Xu Qingfan helped Zhang Yiyi tie her hair, while the girl helped him knot his tie.

Don't ask why the tie — anyway, since they bought it, it's to be worn. They treated each other like avatars from QQ Speed, with the mall as the play field and cash as game coins.

With Xu Qingfan's skills, Zhang Yiyi's hair was styled into twin ponytails, with two long bangs hanging over her forehead; a heart-shaped face exposed a little of her ear.

Her clothes changed into a navy sailor suit, and Xu Qingfan somehow found a red scarf to tie around the collar. Bent low while striking a pose, she looked perfectly the part of a playful young girl.

The way Zhang Yiyi dressed Xu Qingfan was more amusing, like playing QQ Speed as a child, increasing the character's charm value. Anything they bought, be it clothes or accessories, was donned.

"Teehee~ Brother, you can't take it off. You look good like this!" Zhang Yiyi stopped Xu Qingfan when he wanted to take off his hat.

"No way, I don't want to wear a green hat!" Xu Qingfan said with a gloomy face.