The landlord has multiple personalities and wants everyone to pay him.

Around 8 p.m., Ye Shu returned home carrying two drinks.

I haven't been to work for several days, and today I started working at a high intensity, which is really hard to get used to. My whole body is sore.

He changed his shoes, picked up his drink, and walked towards the living room. But when he got there, he froze, as if he had seen something unbelievable.

Xiao Nuan, who usually spends most of her time immersed in her own world and has no interest in entertainment, is now sitting on the sofa watching TV!

She sat up straight, legs together, hands on her knees—she was incredibly upright.

A TV drama is playing on TV; it seems to be a modern romance drama, and the male and female leads are arguing.

Ye Shu found it interesting, walked to the sofa, plopped down next to Xiao Nuan, put the drink in his hand on the coffee table, and couldn't help but ask;

"What are you looking at so intently?"

"I'm watching a TV series."

After Xiao Nuan finished speaking, she slowly turned her head to look at Ye Shu. Then, as if reading from an instruction manual, she spoke without any emotion:

"Honey."

"relative......"

Ye Shu's smile froze instantly. He turned to look at Xiao Nuan, beginning to doubt whether he had misheard.

"What did you just call me?"

"Honey."

Xiao Nuan repeated it again, still without any emotion.

Ye Shu leaned forward and looked closely at Xiao Nuan's face.

It's her... That look, that aura, no one else can imitate it. But this way of addressing her... It's clearly a somewhat ambiguous term, so why does it sound so stiff coming from Xiao Nuan's mouth? As stiff as a steel pipe falling onto concrete.

Xiao Nuan looked at the expression on his face, blinked quickly, then reached out and wrapped her arms around Ye Shu's neck before lunging forward.

"Huh?!"

Caught off guard, Ye Shu was tackled to the ground and landed on the sofa. Afraid that Xiao Nuan would fall, he instinctively reached out and put his arm around her waist.

Xiao Nuan pressed herself against him, her long ponytail hanging down, brushing against Ye Shu's face, tickling him.

She looked down at Ye Shu, and then Ye Shu saw her pout and lower her head.

Ye Shu reacted swiftly, grabbing Xiao Nuan's face with a ruthless iron hand. Xiao Nuan's lips pressed against Ye Shu's palm, and through the gaps between Ye Shu's fingers, she blinked at him, not understanding why he was blocking her.

"Xiao Nuan, what are you doing?"

Xiao Nuan remained in that position, then spoke emotionlessly into Ye Shu's palm, her voice muffled because her cheek was being pinched:

"My dear, do you know how much I love you? When you're not by my side, I think about you every single moment, and I long to see you."

Looking into Xiao Nuan's expressionless eyes, Ye Shu wanted to laugh, but the scene felt somewhat eerie. He released his Undying Grip and pinched Xiao Nuan's face, which was soft and felt nice to the touch.

"Tell me honestly, where did you learn all this nonsense?"

Xiao Nuan's cheeks were being pinched by him, causing the corners of her mouth to curve upwards, making it look like she was smiling. She pointed to the television:

"That's how it's portrayed on TV: couples who have established a romantic relationship frequently use specific terms of address, regularly engage in verbal interactions that express strong emotions, and have a series of physical contacts. I believe this is an important behavioral pattern for maintaining and confirming intimacy."

Ye Shu turned to look at the TV. The male and female leads on the screen had just been arguing, but now they were hugging each other and saying lines like "I love you, I love you."

He couldn't help but laugh out loud. He picked up Xiao Nuan and they sat down on the sofa. Seeing Xiao Nuan treating the TV series like research material, he felt a little helpless, yet also a little adorable.

"Xiao Nuan, a lot of what's shown on TV is exaggerated for dramatic effect. Real-life couples don't have to completely copy these things. There are many ways to express affection; it doesn't have to be so... forceful."

Xiao Nuan looked at Ye Shu and nodded, as if she was processing his words.

Ye Shu continued:

"For example, the way we usually interact, you haven't felt uncomfortable, have you?"

Xiao Nuan shook her head; she really didn't feel anything strange.

"That's right, so this is the way we should get along, isn't it?"

Xiao Nuan blinked and said:

"I have a question."

"Okay, go ahead and ask."

Ye Shu picked up the drinks on the table, inserted the straw, handed one to Xiao Nuan, and took a sip himself to calm his nerves; the scene from earlier was indeed quite shocking.

Xiao Nuan held the drink in her hand, but didn't drink it, still staring at Ye Shu's face. After a while, she asked:

How much do you like me?

Ye Shu's hand holding the drink trembled. What kind of question was this? If anyone else said it, they might be considered being coquettish, but would Xiao Nuan be coquettish? Xiao Nuan wouldn't. He turned to look at Xiao Nuan, biting his straw, and frowned slightly, indicating that he didn't understand what she meant.

Xiao Nuan seemed to realize that the question wasn't precise enough and wouldn't yield useful data, so she quickly added:

"Minimum score: zero points; maximum score: one hundred points. Please give me a score."

"Score? How do I score that?"

Ye Shu looked at her with a mixture of amusement and exasperation.

"Based on all your interactions, feedback, emotional expressions, and behavioral patterns since we started dating, we will conduct a comprehensive evaluation and provide a value that best reflects your current feelings."

"this......"

Xiao Nuan put down her drink, picked up the notebook on the coffee table, turned to a new page, and handed it to Ye Shu.

Ye Shu took the notebook, a strange sense of foreboding creeping into her heart.

A quick glance revealed a page densely covered in writing, with a table drawn with a ruler at the bottom. The very top row, just the table header alone, made Ye Shu's scalp tingle.

[Preliminary Survey Form on Ye Shu's Data-Driven Assessment of Personality Likelihood]

Below that was a long, densely packed text, including evaluation recommendations, scoring criteria, and the purpose of the survey...

Ye Shu's eyelids twitched as she looked down. Below was a table with the names of four people written on it, followed by a section for Ye Shu to be scored, and then a column for "Remarks (briefly explain the reasons)".

The funniest part is that there's a small line of text at the bottom of the form: Please do not make any alterations. Please ensure your handwriting is clear. Thank you for your cooperation.

......

Ye Shu took a deep breath and looked up at Xiao Nuan, who was still watching her.

"Xiao Nuan, do you know... what you're doing right now?"

He pinched his brow, feeling a headache like this for the first time.

"Know."

Xiao Nuan nodded:

"We are conducting necessary emotional data collection and analysis. Based on Xia Qing's unresolved question of 'who does Ye Shu like more?', I believe a more systematic and quantitative assessment method is needed to replace vague subjective guesses. Directly asking about your feelings and converting them into numerical values ​​is currently the most efficient and least error-prone solution."

Xia Qing...

Ye Shu heard that it was Xia Qing who brought it up, and he was at his wit's end, truly at his wit's end...

He glanced down at the form again, wondering why the notebook felt so heavy. He repeatedly told himself, "Xiao Nuan didn't do it on purpose, she meant no harm, such an innocent child..."

Do I have to fill in all of them?

Xiao Nuan shook her head:

"From the perspective of data collection accuracy, I suggest you rate each personality when it is dominant. This is because different personalities will trigger different interaction patterns and emotional responses in you. Evaluating other personalities when the current personality is dominant may lead to distorted ratings due to presence effect or comparison bias. However, if you believe you can make a comprehensive assessment based on your existing memories and impressions, you can fill it out now. But you must indicate that the assessment is based on historical impressions and may be biased."

I must say, it's actually quite meticulous...

He glanced at the notebook and sighed. What's meant to be will be; if Xiao Nuan could create something like this, others would find out sooner or later.

Sister Xia Qing, oh Sister Xia Qing... you... sigh...

Ye Shu held the pen, the tip pointing to the line in Xiao Nuan's score column. He paused, then looked up at Xiao Nuan.

Xiao Nuan didn't look at the notebook; instead, she kept staring at his face, observing his every expression.

Seeing her earnest little face, Ye Shu suddenly smiled, no longer hesitated, wrote something in the notebook, and then handed the notebook to Xiao Nuan.

"Filled out."

Xiao Nuan took the notebook, looked at the score for a while, and it was impossible to tell from her expression whether she was happy or unhappy. She simply looked up at Ye Shu and asked:

"Is this score your most honest evaluation based on all our interactions?"

"That's right, that's my honest opinion."

"it is good."

Xiao Nuan closed her notebook without saying anything else.

Seeing her adorable expression, Ye Shu stood up and asked:

"I'll cook. What do you want to eat tonight?"

"Scrambled eggs with tomatoes".

"it is good."

The same three sentences of dialogue, the same "okay".

The TV series has finished airing, and they're currently singing "No gifts this holiday season."

Xiao Nuan sat on the sofa, turned off the TV, looked down at the laptop, and then imitated Ye Shu's action of pinching her own face, sticking her finger to the corner of her mouth and pushing it upwards.