"Does it look good?"
Xiao Xiao shyly looked over there, a little bashful, with a trace of sweetness in her heart.
Judging by Qian Ran's expression, he probably liked her.
"It does. Absolutely beautiful," Qian Ran answered earnestly. He could find nothing to fault in the Xiao Xiao before him, a wonderfully sweet, catlike girlfriend.
A shame she had no cat ears or tail.
In the original work, Xiao Xiao had always seemed inconspicuous, unable to compare with the heroine, Wang Dong'er. Though she was in the same class as the protagonist, Xiao Xiao seemed to have even less page time than Jiang Nannan, with very little presence. Especially toward the end, Qian Ran had almost forgotten that the Shrek Seven Devils included someone named Xiao Xiao.
He understood now. What would the people of this world know about the charms of petite girls?
Xiao Xiao was a sweet, petite girl, and the ordinary Shrek uniform naturally did nothing to bring out her beauty.
Xiao Xiao had not gotten together with He Caitou because she liked him all that much. She had chosen him more because she valued his honest nature, so she had never had much desire to dress herself up.
In front of Qian Ran, however, Xiao Xiao wanted to make herself as beautiful as possible.
"Really?" Xiao Xiao was actually rather lacking in confidence. After all, even on Blue Star in his previous life, people who liked petite girls had been a niche group. Xiao Xiao still had very little confidence in her figure.
Xiao Xiao's figure was much like Wang Dong'er's; both had only begun to develop slight curves.
However, Wang Dong'er was much taller than Xiao Xiao, with long, beautiful legs that could stand proudly above all the other beauties. Still, Xiao Xiao's legs were lovely too, soft and supple, as soft as a little child's. Wang Dong'er's legs, on the other hand, were firm and springy. They were two different types.
"Of course it's true. Is there any girl in our class prettier than you?" Qian Ran ruffled Xiao Xiao's freshly styled hair and smiled faintly.
There were other pretty girls in their class, but none who particularly dazzled Qian Ran.
"But there are beautiful girls in the other classes, and lots of them," Xiao Xiao said, puffing out her cheeks. She was confident that none of the girls in her class could outshine her. The boys in their class were better-looking, such as Qian Ran and Wang Dong, while pretty girls were few. But in the other classes, there were several she knew of alone.
"And I heard some really pretty girls have been asking about you. A lot of people are interested in you," Xiao Xiao said, her beautiful eyes wide.
Qian Ran held Xiao Xiao's soft little hand, and the two headed off campus. Business was flourishing outside a school as large as Shrek Academy. Apart from restaurants, hotels were the most numerous establishments.
"Hmm?"
Qian Ran froze for a moment.
There were only a handful of pretty girls among the new students who caught his eye. Who exactly was paying attention to him?
"Ning Tian. Didn't you know? Ning Tian from the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect. She's been asking about you ever since you defeated Bei Bei last time."
"Uh... Ning Tian."
Ning Tian was the young heir of the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect and held an exalted status. If it was Ning Tian, that was perfectly normal. After all, Ning Tian belonged to the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, and the people of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had always liked associating with all sorts of geniuses.
There was no helping it. Support-type Soul Masters all needed to rely on their teammates.
The stronger their teammates, the stronger the support-type Soul Masters.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect generally had to recruit all sorts of geniuses and powerful experts to maintain its strength. A sect like that could decline very quickly; if it failed to recruit reliable experts, it would soon find itself in an awkward position.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect in Peerless Tang Sect could not compare at all with what it had been ten thousand years earlier.
"I heard Ning Tian even wrote you a love letter. But it's only a rumor, so I don't know whether it's true," Xiao Xiao continued.
"What the hell?"
"How come I didn't know?"
Qian Ran was dumbfounded.
The inside of his desk was always stuffed full.
Many girls got up very early each day to reach the classroom ahead of time and secretly tuck things into his desk. He received quite a few love letters every day. Apart from love letters, there were snacks. Most outrageous of all, Qian Ran had even seen things like bras and panties.
Those lovesick girls really went overboard.
Qian Ran had never imagined that a decent girl like that would write him a love letter too.
Ning Tian? Surely not?
Had she asked him to meet her in the grove, only for him to miss it?
Romance novels seemed to pull that sort of thing all the time. Then, twenty years later, the male lead would stumble upon the love letter, only to discover when he went looking for the heroine that she had already died of an illness.
Huh? Was this supposed to be some tale of youthful heartbreak?
Still, girls Xiao Xiao's and Ning Tian's age did seem to like expressing their love through letters.
"Don't tell me you threw it away without even reading it," Xiao Xiao giggled.
"It's just a rumor. You can't take it seriously. Besides, you sit beside me. It's not like you don't know how much stuff you girls put in my desk every day. Even some older girls want to be old cows nibbling tender grass." Qian Ran shrugged. Reading every love letter would exhaust him to death. Besides, plenty of those letters gave him goosebumps. They were seriously embarrassing, all right?
Relatively speaking, he preferred the love letters that simply asked him to meet in the grove. As for the ones with poetry, honestly, although the writing was quite good, they were truly embarrassing.
"Pfft. Who told you to be so amazing? Of course girls will like someone as outstanding as you." Xiao Xiao tightened her grip on Qian Ran's hand and pressed herself close against him.
Qian Ran was so amazing that she had to hold on to him a little tighter.
The sky was about to darken, but outside Shrek Academy, everything was brightly lit. Many Shrek Academy students came out to have fun at this hour, making it very lively.
Qian Ran bought two skewers of candied hawthorn, one for himself and one for Xiao Xiao, and the two wandered aimlessly along the bustling street.
Breathing in the fresh fragrance coming from Xiao Xiao's body, Qian Ran gradually began breathing faster.
Today, for the sake of his date with Xiao Xiao, he had not gone to see Tang Ya yet.
Xiao Xiao seemed to notice the change in Qian Ran too. Her little face flushed, and she lowered her head, too embarrassed to speak.
Surely Qian Ran wasn't going to take her straight to a hotel? Xiao Xiao was extremely nervous.
She had heard that many girls were taken to hotels by their boyfriends on their very first dates, then dumped once the boys grew tired of them. She believed Qian Ran certainly was not that kind of person. He was definitely not that sort of scumbag, but she still did not want to do that with him so soon...
She had not enjoyed enough of her date with Qian Ran yet.
"Xiao Xiao, I want to take you somewhere." Holding Xiao Xiao's hand, Qian Ran suppressed all those wicked thoughts in his head. Xiao Xiao treated him so well and was so understanding. How could those be the only thoughts he had about her?
Xiao Xiao was still so young. He truly could not quite bring himself to do it.
"Mm." Xiao Xiao nodded. Even if Qian Ran wanted to take her to that sort of place, she would only agree. She had not asked anyone about that kind of knowledge, nor had she made any preparations for it. But she did not want to disappoint Qian Ran. If he wanted it, then she would give it to him.
Xiao Xiao clung tightly to Qian Ran's arm, her head lowered as she watched the path beneath her feet and quietly followed him.
Slowly, the clamor of the surrounding crowds began to fade.
Qian Ran brought Xiao Xiao to a quiet place.
Xiao Xiao's heart slowly sank. Did Qian Ran want to do it right outside? It was nighttime now, and there weren't many passersby here, so the chances of being exposed weren't high. Could it be...
"No, Qian Ran, you can't. I..."
Xiao Xiao tugged at Qian Ran's clothes and spoke softly. She had heard that many boys liked doing it outside because it felt exciting. Was Qian Ran thinking the same thing?
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