Chapter 310

Chapter 310: I Was Declared Love

Since Lin You Xi started learning to cook from Xiang Xiaxia, she had become very engrossed in household chores. She spent her days thinking about how to feed Xia Yuan and Mei Fang, with You Xi always taking charge of cooking, while Xia Yuan and Mei Fang would occasionally help out, mostly handling the dishes and tidying up.

However, this meant that You Xi often had to get up early to prepare breakfast. Although it was tiring, she enjoyed it, especially when she woke up to see Mei Fang and Xia Yuan’s peaceful faces, feeling an overwhelming sense of happiness and tranquility.

But today, when You Xi woke up, she only saw Xia Yuan hugging her, sleeping soundly. Where was Ah Fang…

After a quick tidy-up, You Xi changed clothes and got up. As she left the room, she heard some commotion coming from the kitchen. She came over, fixing her hair, and approached Mei Fang who was frying eggs, gently patting his shoulder.

When Mei Fang turned around, she leaned close to his ear and said, “What day is it today? Why are you so diligent?”

“Uh…”

Mei Fang scratched his head. “It’s been You Xi who’s been preparing breakfast all along. This can’t be your responsibility every time; sometimes you need a break too.”

“I enjoy it.”

Lin You Xi said as she wrapped her arm around Mei Fang’s. “Let you and Yuan do it, I’m worried we might not do it well.”

“It’s not difficult. Just fry eggs and bacon, steam buns and corn, boil soup and porridge…”

“There’s technique involved. You can’t just do it carelessly. For example, when frying eggs, they should be soaked in water for five minutes before being fried, so they don’t splatter oil…”

While explaining, You Xi demonstrated with one hand while Mei Fang listened absentmindedly, his eyes fixed on her delicate face. At home, You Xi had a gentle beauty, quite different from her usual aloofness at school or work.

Seeing Mei Fang staring blankly without responding, You Xi glared at him irritably. “What are you thinking about? Did you listen to what I said?”

“Sorry, I was distracted by looking at you.”

“Isn’t it boring to look at me every day?”

You Xi pinched Mei Fang’s cheek. “You weren’t always so smooth-talking.”

“This isn’t smooth-talking; if you like someone, you should express it bravely.”

Mei Fang pinched her nose back. “Actually, I remember when you first cooked for me.”

You Xi smiled faintly. “The frozen dumplings incident, right?”

“You still remember?”

Mei Fang was surprised. “That happened in elementary school, I thought you’d forgotten everything.”

“But I remember everything about that day.”

You Xi smiled. “I accompanied you to the hospital to see your grandmother. I was so angry waiting outside the hospital that I yelled at you not to bother with me, but you didn’t leave me behind; you held my hand and went with me to the cemetery to see my mother. It rained later, and we took shelter together. When we returned home, you came to my house for dinner. I remember all these things.”

“Explaining so clearly makes me want to remember those times too…”

You Xi hugged Mei Fang, resting her head on his chest, then softly said, “Ah Fang has always been good at charming me, stealing my heart. How could I let go now?”

“Sigh… You’ve stolen my heart too.”

“Just half of it.”

You Xi patted Mei Fang’s shoulder and smiled. “Let me handle breakfast this time. Go wake up Yuan.”

“Mmm…”

After breakfast, Xia Yuan had a sleepy expression, eating slowly.

“Today… I’m so tired…”

“It’s because you stayed up late last night watching videos on your phone and refused to rest.”

“But this UPN video is really funny, ahahaha… It’s about Pocket Monsters, which is really popular recently.”

“Pocket Monsters?”

Mei Fang thought for a moment. “What’s the name of the UPN?”

“I didn’t pay much attention… It seems to have something to do with fruit… I’ll check it out.”

“Old Tomato?”

“Yes! That’s him! You’ve seen it too, haven’t you!”

“Yeah… I’ve seen quite a few.”

Old Tomato was a well-known game UPN in the past, once the top figure on Bilibili, famous for his humorous and stylish game commentary, known as the light of revival. But Mei Fang didn’t expect him to have uploaded videos since 2013. Seeing Xia Yuan run to take a look, You Xi reminded them to focus on breakfast instead of their phones.

“Focus on eating, don’t just play with your phones.”

“I know! We’re eating now.”

“Afang, feed me.”

Xia Yuan opened her mouth wide, acting spoiled like a pampered little girl.

Mei Fang fed Xia Yuan while keeping an eye on You Xi, who stopped eating and looked at him with a smile.

Mei Fang continued feeding both of them, and Xia Yuan gradually regained her energy after getting some support from Afang. “You Xi, it feels like we’re babies!”

You Xi smiled and continued, “During the day, we’re babies, but at night—”

“Enough, let’s stop talking about this.”

Mei Fang gathered the dishes. “We need to go to school, or we’ll be late.”

More than 48 hours had passed since Mei Fang and Xia Yuan broke up, but they still interacted frequently at school, leaving no room for others to intervene. Many students were speculating about the authenticity of their breakup. To support Xia Yuan’s career, it was believed that they were temporarily hiding their relationship, and many supported the idea of Mei Fang and Xia Yuan being together.

This trend was not something Mei Fang wanted to see, as the longer people speculated about Fangyuan, the less tolerance there was for Fangxi.

But announcing his relationship with You Xi after some time, would that be okay? A month? Two months?

Mei Fang wasn’t sure.

But dragging it out indefinitely was definitely not appropriate.

Coincidentally, Xia Yuan had similar doubts.

“Afang, Afang, now that we’ve broken up, it’s not appropriate for us to stick together like this, is it?”

Xia Yuan asked Mei Fang when they were alone in the corridor, “When are you going to be with You Xi?”

“My current plan is to announce it after a month. The timing should be suitable… But I need your blessing for everyone to accept it.”

“A whole month, that’s a long period of uncertainty.”

“We planned to separate during summer and winter breaks. Who did we accommodate by changing it to now?”

Xia Yuan, embarrassed, stuck out her tongue. “I’m sorry… I was too greedy. So I thought, you shouldn’t come to see me too often recently, spend more time with You Xi. Then, being together will feel natural.”

“Are you sure you’re fine?”

Mei Fang smiled warmly. “Don’t you worry about me abandoning you?”

“That’s just to be cute! I’m not fragile.”

“You’d better not be fragile.”

Mei Fang pinched Xia Yuan’s nose and said, “I’ll ask You Xi and hear her thoughts.”

Xia Yuan nodded lightly. “Next up is You Xi’s turn. I’ll definitely assist you.”

After Mei Fang and Xia Yuan parted ways in the corridor, the bell rang for class. He went downstairs to his classroom, where he found Xiang Bingbing, usually cheerful, now looking lost and aimless, sitting at her desk in a daze.

Unable to contain his curiosity, Mei Fang nudged her and asked, “What are you thinking about?”

“I was pondering life,” she replied.

“What kind of life? What’s for lunch?”

“Don’t think of me as just a foodie!”

Xiang Bingbing angrily retorted, “Even though I was considering lunch just now!”

As the homeroom teacher, Dong Zhongying, appeared to explain a problem, Xiang Bingbing used a piece of scrap paper to tell Mei Fang about her troubles.

[Recently, a good friend I often play basketball with confessed to me, saying he didn’t want to miss the opportunity.]

[…So, you don’t like him?]

[I treat him like a friend, but he’s been secretly liking me! I don’t understand!]

[Then why not just reject him?]

[Well, I did reject him. I was stunned at the time, so I spoke harshly. I don’t know if he was upset.]

[These things can’t be avoided, being upset or hurt is part of it.]

[So, how do you deal with unwanted confessions? I’m curious.]

[I… No other girls have confessed to me.]

[Really? Not even anyone besides Yuan?]

[Yeah… Actually, Yuan doesn’t count… I was the one who confessed first.]

Although the three-way conversation was forced out of You Xi, Mei Fang did open up first, so it wasn’t wrong to say he made the first move.

[But wasn’t the confession letter written by Yuan? I heard Chaoxiong say so later.]

Mei Fang had completely forgotten about the confession letter until Xiang Bingbing reminded him.

[That doesn’t count! That was just a joke… The real confession came later.]

After hearing Mei Fang’s words, Xiang Bingbing thought for a moment, then took out a piece of paper and wrote earnestly for a whole class period, handing it to Mei Fang when class ended.

“A love letter?”

Xiang Bingbing nodded. “Now you’ve truly received a love letter.”

“But this is just like the one Yuan wrote before, it was a prank—”

“No, it’s not a prank. I really like you.”

Xiang Bingbing said seriously to Mei Fang, “I’ve liked you for a long time. Ever since I entered school, you’ve always taken care of me. I’ve always been grateful to you, and… and…”

Xiang Bingbing suddenly scratched her face, feeling shy. “Although I said before that I liked tall boys, Afang, although not tall, makes me feel safe. I actually don’t mind holding you. Now that you and Yuan have broken up, I finally have the chance to say this.”

“…”

???

Xiang Bingbing’s sudden and unexpected declaration caught Mei Fang off guard. However, seeing her biting her lip and trembling slightly, Mei Fang cautiously asked, “Are you doing this for effect?”

“Oh, don’t interrupt! I want to see your reaction!”

Xiang Bingbing hit Mei Fang, almost knocking his brain out.

“Being confessed to by a good friend must be confusing, right!”

Xiang Bingbing said苦恼ly, “Look, even Afang, you seemed a bit at a loss just now.”

Mei Fang nodded. “Yes, indeed… Because it’s hard to say ‘you’re a good person’ or ‘we’re not compatible.’ So, how did you respond?”

Xiang Bingbing explained, “I was stunned for a long time, then I laughed and slapped his shoulder, saying, ‘Enough, jokes should have limits!'”

“You’re so smart!”

Xiang Bingbing’s response surprised Mei Fang. “I didn’t expect you to make excuses for him. If he followed your joke, we could pretend it never happened.”

“But he didn’t.”

Xiang Bingbing said, supporting her chin and sighing silently. “He kept emphasizing that he was serious. I was stunned for a long time before reacting, laughing and slapping his shoulder again, saying, ‘How could we possibly be together, blah blah.'”

“And then?”

“He cried.” Xiang Bingbing mimicked the boy’s actions, “He rubbed his shoulder and cried hard, like a child sobbing uncontrollably.”

“So, he was crying because you hit him?”

“Is that so?”

Xiang Bingbing thought for a moment. “But I did hit him hard, I was nervous at the time.”

“Of course, confessing can be nerve-wracking. I understand, anyone would be.”

Xiang Bingbing smiled faintly. “But Afang, you were genuinely startled when I confessed just now.”

“I was just a bit puzzled by your approach.”

Mei Fang smiled and shook his head. “But, Bingbing, you’re so cute, finding a partner in college should be easy.”

“I haven’t thought that far ahead… Getting into university and earning a degree is the priority. Then I’ll have the qualifications to apply to your company.”

Xiang Bingbing smiled earnestly. “To do a good job as a security captain, I’ll also actively exercise.”

“You’re really devoted to this job!”

Mei Fang smiled and shook his head, then remembered something else. “By the way, how tall is the boy who likes you?”

Xiang Bingbing supported her chin and thought for a moment. “A bit over 1.6 meters, a very agile point guard.”

“Aha, a bit…”

Mei Fang and Xiang Bingbing both chuckled.

Short boys really struggle with dating, poor things.

(End of Chapter 310)