Chapter 106 Hardcore Gift

In the living room.

Ning Xi's eyes lingered on the bedroom door, her frustration channeled into gulping down the lemonade.

Gulp after gulp.

After finishing the lemonade in her glass, she picked up Ye Fan's glass and continued drinking, muttering to herself, "Take that, and that! I'm going to drink you bankrupt..."

But the girl didn't know that the extra money her mother had given Ye Fan was enough to buy her lemonade for several years. If she knew, her reaction would be priceless.

Ye Fan emerged from the bedroom, holding a beautifully wrapped gift box. He knew Ning Xi loved pink, so he had chosen cherry blossom pink wrapping paper and ribbon, spending hours last night perfecting the presentation.

"What's this?"

Ning Xi paused mid-drink, her eyes curiously fixed on the gift box on the coffee table before settling on Ye Fan's face. "Why are you giving me a gift out of the blue?"

"Do I need a reason?"

"Yes!"

"No, I don't think so."

Ye Fan tilted his chin up, a smile suddenly lighting up his face. The setting sun streamed through the window, casting a warm glow on his young features, revealing a hint of maturity and an inexplicable charm. He narrowed his eyes and said, "Open it and see. I stayed up until past one in the morning preparing this gift."

"I refuse."

After a moment of hesitation, Ning Xi shook her head repeatedly, a wary look on her face. "No good deed goes unpunished. Why are you giving me a gift? I won't accept it without a proper reason."

Ye Fan straightened up slightly, a playful smirk on his face. "I do have a reason. Are you sure you want to hear it?"

"Yes!"

Ning Xi nodded firmly.

Ye Fan leaned forward, resting his hand on the coffee table, his eyes crinkling at the corners with amusement. "Don't you remember what I said to you this morning?"

"This morning?"

Ning Xi furrowed her brows, thinking hard. Then, her eyes widened, and her face flushed crimson. "Y-you... don't joke about that! It's not possible... We don't have much time left before the college entrance exam. You should focus on your studies and not have... such distracting thoughts."

What had Ye Fan said that morning?

Four words to sum it up - I'm going to pursue you!

The girl had subconsciously chosen to forget about it, but Ye Fan bringing it up again threw her heart into turmoil.

Dating? N-no way!

How could she...

Ning Xi considered Ye Fan a good friend. Although she occasionally had a crush on him (who wouldn't, with his good looks?), the idea of actually dating him was still a bit much for her to accept at the moment.

Moreover, she was still in her senior year of high school, she absolutely couldn't date! Absolutely not!!!

Ning Xi was firm in her stance on not letting her thoughts stray. Even if saying this might disappoint Ye Fan, or even affect their friendship, she had to refuse.

She did have feelings for Ye Fan, but now was not the time for romance. Before the college entrance exam, all that mattered was studying!

Faced with rejection, Ye Fan's expression remained unchanged. He had anticipated this. He knew Ning Xi's personality very well. If she had foolishly agreed, that would have been surprising.

Failure was the mother of success.

He wasn't in a hurry.

Constant dripping wears away a stone. He would win over this girl's heart one day, leaving no room for doubt!

"Xiao Xi, I'm not going to pursue you until after the college entrance exam."

Ye Fan said unhurriedly, "Of course, we should focus on our studies now. We'll talk about everything else after the exam. Consider this gift a confession gift."

"I... I don't want it."

Ning Xi's face was flushed, her mind in a whirl. "Even if... you want to give me a gift, you should wait until after the college entrance exam. Not now."

As soon as the words left her mouth, a look of despair appeared on her face.

Why did her words sound so ambiguous? It was like she was saying that Ye Fan could pursue her after the college entrance exam...

Why couldn't she control her own mouth?!

Ye Fan sat up straight, a subtle smirk playing on his lips. His tone was calm but firm, leaving no room for refusal. "No, you have to accept this gift. I worked hard to prepare it for you, you can't refuse."

"Open it, be good."

"No."

"Come on~"

"You..."

Ning Xi glared at him with exasperation. Ye Fan's tone was treating her like a child, but they were almost the same age. Even if he was three months older, they were still the same age.

Was there really that big of a difference? Hmph!

"I'm not a child."

Hearing this, Ye Fan's eyes skimmed over the girl's figure, and he nodded. "Hmm, you're not small, definitely not small."

Ning Xi completely missed the suggestive undertone in Ye Fan's words and said angrily, "Then can you stop treating me like a child? You're... only three months older than me!"

"Even a minute older is still older."

Ye Fan stood up, walked to Ning Xi's side, pulled the gift box to the edge of the coffee table, reached out, and gently stroked her hair. "Come on, open it. There's a surprise inside."

"..."

Ning Xi pouted, feeling slightly helpless.

After all this talking, it was all for naught. This guy was still doing things his own way, completely ignoring her refusal. It was... so frustrating!!!

It was just a gift, she would open it!

Ning Xi glared at him, her adorable pouting causing Ye Fan's eyes to flicker with amusement, the look of adoration in them deepening.

The girl untied the ribbon on the gift box and removed the lid. The moment she saw what was inside, she froze, her eyes widening in disbelief.

This was a gift? Was he serious?!

Inside the gift box lay more than ten handwritten test papers, and on top of them was a folded note.

Ning Xi picked up the note and opened it. There were four words written on it:

Top Secret Exam Papers.

Silence, more silence...

At this moment, she was speechless.

This was a confession gift?!

She had never been in a relationship, nor had she any experience in this area, but she had seen it on TV. Didn't boys usually give flowers and chocolates when pursuing girls?

But with Ye Fan, why did it turn into giving test papers?

Could he be any more hardcore?!

Straight man? No, this was the ultimate version of reinforced concrete!

After more than ten seconds, Ning Xi's chest heaved, and she looked up, pointing at the test papers in the gift box. Her soft voice was filled with disbelief. "This is your gift?"

"Aren't you surprised?"

"..."

Ye Fan sat down and took out the test papers from the gift box, saying seriously, "There are a total of ten test papers here, five math and five physics. I made them based on your recent weak points. Do them carefully when you get home."

"..."

Ning Xi took the test papers with a wry smile. "Your gift is truly... unique."

"As long as you like it."

"I..."

The corner of Ye Fan's mouth twitched. He pretended to be clueless and said, "I always see you studying so passionately. I knew you would like this gift, right?"

"Right!"

Ning Xi gritted her teeth and said word by word, "I... really... like... it!"

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