Reborn in 2000: I just want to love a few people properly.

"I'm sorry, Xiao Xun, I embarrassed your boyfriend just now."

Upon arriving at the stir-fry restaurant, Xu Bo spoke to Yang Xun, who had taken a seat.

With a shrug, Yang Xun replied nonchalantly, "It's fine. She's not my muse anyway, and you can't let your money go to waste, can you, Brother Bo?"

Xu Bo and Chen Ying exchanged a glance and smiled at each other.

The dishes had been served, and the group was enjoying their meal when Chen Ying suddenly nudged Xu Bo's leg.

Xu Bo knew something had happened because of their years of friendship. Following Chen Ying's gaze, Xu Bo saw He Yimei's figure.

He Yimei was pushing her bicycle past the gate, next to a man and a woman, Yuan Peng and Cong Keyao, who were the same people at the gate on the day they picked up their admission notices.

Yang Xun was sitting with his back to the street, so he naturally didn't see what was happening behind him. Now that he had eaten his fill, he had nothing to do, so he started talking.

"Brother Bo, you and He Yimei got into the same university. Are you still pursuing her?"

As he spoke, his eyes glanced at Chen Ying, as if trying to confirm what Cangmai had said at the school gate that day.

After finishing his meal, Xu Bo wiped his mouth with a tissue and cautiously looked towards the door.

He only spoke after realizing that Yang Xun's loud voice hadn't attracted the attention of the person in charge of the conversation.

"Go for it! Of course we should go for it. After all, she's been our 'white moonlight' for three years. It would be a shame to give up on her."

As he spoke nonchalantly, Xu Bo glanced at Luo Qiaoqiao out of the corner of his eye.

Luo Qiaoqiao had finished eating and was originally looking forward to Xu Bo taking her shopping, but upon hearing his words, her previously faint smile immediately fell.

Luo Qiaoqiao turned her body slightly to the side, turning her head away from Xu Bo, pouting her little mouth in a somewhat depressed manner.

Seeing this, Xu Bo pulled out a tissue, lifted his buttocks and moved next to Luo Qiaoqiao, first bumping her arm with his shoulder.

Undeterred by the initial slap, he leaned over the table and began wiping the grease from Luo Qiaoqiao's mouth with a tissue.

After wiping, I stood up and went to the front desk to pay the bill.

Chen Ying and Yang Xun, sitting in their seats, could clearly see the fleeting smile on Luo Qiaoqiao's face.

Only Song Leisong tucked the yellow hair behind his head and packed up the food on the table.

His brothers were still cleaning the store.

Actually, he was spying on the girls practicing dance.

"Qiaoqiao and I are going to buy some things. You guys go back first."

Standing outside the door, Xu Bo said goodbye to the group.

Seeing the group disappear into the distance, Xu Bo pulled the reluctant Luo Qiaoqiao towards Songlei Department Store.

Along the way, perhaps because Xu Bo's words had touched a nerve with Luo Qiaoqiao, the girl did not walk very fast.

But because of Xu Bo's gesture of wiping her mouth, she would follow his lead whenever he thought she was too slow and turned around to pull her.

Feeling the warmth from Xu Bo's palm, Luo Qiaoqiao's fair cheeks flushed slightly.

When Xu Bo arrived at the foot of Songlei Department Store, he saw He Yimei's black bicycle.

It has some stickers of white clouds and the sun on it, making it easy to identify.

"It can't be that much of a coincidence."

Xu Bo felt a little scared, because the things he brought Luo Qiaoqiao to buy today could hardly be considered proper.

After all, those short skirts and tight-fitting tops that expose the entire thigh would be too flashy even ten years later.

"It shouldn't be that bad."

After mentally encouraging himself, Xu Bo went into the building.

Xu Bo's destination was the fifth floor of Songlei Department Store. Because he was afraid of running into He Yimei and her group, he chose to take the stairs.

After coaxing Luo Qiaoqiao for a long time, the two finally pushed open the fire door and arrived at the fifth floor.

This floor is different from the brightly lit showrooms downstairs.

The corridor was almost completely dark.

On the contrary, the purple lights at the entrances of those shops shone with a soft glow, casting an ambiguous atmosphere on the black velvet door fabric.

"Senior, do we really have to buy it here?"

Luo Qiaoqiao was a little scared and nervous about the atmosphere.

Xu Bo could clearly feel the girl next to him breathing rapidly, her arms swaying slightly from time to time, and the occasional contact made Xu Bo feel the girl's body temperature rise.

"Of course we came here, where else could we go?"

The shop in front of them was a monster to Luo Qiaoqiao, but a paradise to Xu Bo.

Standing at the fire door, looking at the shops arranged in two rows along the three aisles, Xu Bo felt a sense of triumphant ambition, as if he were about to survey the world.

After chuckling a few times, he led Luo Qiaoqiao to explore her unknown territory.

Today he's going to be a good teacher and guide Luo Qiaoqiao to experience knowledge that she can't learn from books.

First, I went into a shop where the proprietress was dressed lightly and carefully eating spicy hot pot, trying to avoid splashing oil onto her white tank top.

"Hey bro, what would you like to order?"

Seeing Xu Bo's nonchalant expression and Luo Qiaoqiao's blushing face behind him, the proprietress smiled knowingly and quickly greeted them warmly.

Xu Bo did not respond. After looking around the store, he picked up a blue pleated skirt that covered most of his white legs and said something.

"Are there any shorter ones?"

Luo Qiaoqiao's face was now as red as an apple.

It's not that she's never worn a skirt before; it's just that in her memory, most people wear skirts that are longer than this.

Now Xu Bo wants it even shorter, meaning Liu Mei and the others will have to wear this kind of skirt to dance that kind of dance.

The little hand that was wrapped around Xu Bo's arm pinched his flesh in the blink of an eye.

Xu Bo winced slightly, but remained outwardly calm and collected.

"Hey bro, I do have them, but I doubt your girlfriend can wear them."

The landlady mistook their affectionate behavior for that of a young couple and jokingly remarked on it with a smile.

"It's okay, she's shy, just pick out the ones for me to see."

After smiling, the proprietress turned and went to the back warehouse to search.

Luo Qiaoqiao lowered her head and remained silent, then silently lifted the curtain and went out.

Shyness filled her heart, but at the same time, she was also secretly fantasizing.

"What would it look like if I wore it...?"

The same thought crossed Xu Bo's mind: Luo Qiaoqiao's calves were slender and shapely; if she wore that, she would probably look...

A wicked thought flashed through Xu Bo's mind, but the landlady's shout brought him back to reality.

"Hey bro, what do you think of this style?"

The proprietress brought over a short skirt and whispered to Xu Bo.

Nodding, Xu Bo found the style in front of him to be very much to his liking.

The black, pleated skirt reached just the right distance from the outside world. After wearing safety shorts for protection, one could still catch a glimpse of its secrets.

"How much is this one?"

The proprietress cheerfully replied, "Ninety-nine pieces."

Shaking his head, Xu Bo said, "Forty-one items."

"No, there aren't enough to stock up. The cheapest one is only 180 yuan."

Forty-five.

"No way, bro, you really can't do it."

The proprietress looked like she was about to cry.

With a swish, the door flap rang out. Xu Bo pulled open the flap, grabbed Luo Qiaoqiao who was waiting at the door with a flushed face, and made a move to leave.

"Seventy-one pieces, that's the lowest I can go, brother."