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

When An Jianxing woke up, before he had even opened his eyes and his consciousness had returned, he felt a headache, the kind of pain that comes from having someone hit his head with a brick.

He vaguely sensed someone beside him, struggled to open his eyes, and his vision gradually focused from a blurry blur to the ceiling above his head.

Then came the person bathed in warm yellow light. Shen Jingwan, dressed in pajamas, leaned against the headboard, engrossed in her phone, unaware that the person next to her had already woken up.

An Jianxing stared blankly at his wife's profile, his mind completely blank.

After staring blankly for a few minutes, my brain finally managed to reboot, and the dizziness and headache from being drunk became clear.

"Um......"

He groaned, his mouth so dry it felt like a cactus could grow inside. He propped himself up on his still-weak arms and slowly sat up. But that one movement made him feel like his head was about to split open.

Shen Jingwan turned around at the sound and put down her phone. Seeing An Jianxing's pained expression and frown, she reached for the warm water prepared on the bedside table and handed it to him.

"What? You've taken a nap and don't even recognize your own wife anymore?"

An Jianxing took the water glass, tilted his head back and gulped down most of it, which made him feel a little better. Taking a breath, he subconsciously looked at the window; the curtains were already drawn.

He paused for a moment, then looked up at the wall. The clock on the wall showed the hour hand pointing to 10...

An Jianxing stared at the hand for a long time, his brain still not fully processed. Was that the hour hand? The shorter one was the hour hand... So it's 10 PM now? Or...?

He was completely stunned, suddenly feeling as if he had been transported to another world, and at the same time, the age-old question popped into his mind: Who am I? Where am I?

"I...I've been sleeping since noon?"

He looked at his wife with some disbelief.

"Otherwise what?"

Shen Jingwan took the water glass he had finished drinking from, refilled it with some warm water, and put it back in his glass.

"During dinner, Xiaoxue and I took turns calling you, but you just whimpered a couple of times, turned over, and went back to sleep. We couldn't wake you up no matter what we did."

"hiss......"

An Jianxing gasped, partly from his headache and partly from having slept for so long. He scratched his head, trying to clear his head.

"And what about Brother Ye?"

"Brother Ye? He left this afternoon. We wanted to invite him to stay for dinner, but he refused no matter what, saying he didn't want to trouble us too much."

"Left? Went back...back to their hometown?"

"What are you thinking about? Let's go back to the hotel."

Shen Jingwan rolled her eyes at him:

"They understand that you've had too much to drink and need to rest, and they also understand that we're busy taking care of you. Brother Ye is a reasonable person."

Hearing that he was going back to the hotel, An Jianxing breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Looking at his dazed expression, Shen Jingwan was both amused and annoyed, and said:

"You should drink less in the future. Look at you, after one drink, your brain seems to have evaporated along with the alcohol. You're acting like a fool."

An Jianxing rubbed his throbbing temples, unable to refute. Then he thought of his daughter:

"And... what about Xiaoxue?"

"They left too. After Xiao Shu took his father back to the hotel, he came back. I let them have dinner here, and after dinner, the two kids went back to Yunduanyuan together."

Upon hearing that his daughter had also left, An Jianxing instinctively lay down again.

"Ugh...this is really uncomfortable, I'll lie down for a bit longer..."

"Hey, wait a minute!"

Shen Jingwan reached out to stop him and slapped him lightly in an annoyed manner:

"Go change out of these clothes first, put on your pajamas before you sleep. Can you really sleep comfortably in these?"

An Jianxing was reminded by his wife that he did feel uncomfortable being wrapped up so tightly.

He struggled to sit up on the edge of the bed and began unbuttoning his shirt, muttering to himself:

"Okay, okay... I'll change it right away..."

The night is still long, the effects of the alcohol haven't completely worn off, and the headache may continue for a while.

Meanwhile, at Yunduanyuan Apartment.

Ye Shugang lay on the bed, his muscles tense, barely daring to breathe. He stared at An Suxue, who was lying on top of him, occasionally squirming.

"Xiaoxue...you...you come down first, let's talk this out..."

Ye Shu wanted to move, but dared not, afraid of hurting her or frightening her.

"Shh!"

An Suxue raised a finger and pressed it against her lips, while pinching Ye Shu's lips with her other hand.

Her face was flushed, but not with the usual shy blush; it was an unnatural flush that ran all the way down to the base of her neck.

"Don't speak..."

She leaned close to Ye Shu, her breath carrying the sweet scent of fruit tea mixed with a hint of alcohol onto Ye Shu's face. Her eyes were unfocused, yet she tried hard to maintain a serious expression.

"Keep your voice down...don't let anyone hear..."

Ye Shu's mouth was pinched, and she looked at the half-empty drink cup on her bedside table with a look of despair.

Damn drink! What kind of luck is this?!

On the way back from the An family's house by taxi that evening, An Suxue clung tightly to Ye Shu out of fear. Perhaps she also wanted to make a change, or perhaps for some other reason, An Suxue actually offered to have a drink.

Ye Shu thought this was a good thing, so she led him into a nearby beverage shop.

He also specifically ordered a drink with a seemingly harmless name from the menu called "Dreamy Berry Sparkling Drink," which the waitress recommended as the best-selling drink that girls love.

He never imagined that this seemingly dreamy drink actually contained alcohol! He hadn't even noticed the small print on the menu that said, "Contains trace amounts of alcohol. Please consume in moderation."

What surprised him even more was that An Suxue's alcohol tolerance was so low... Xia Qing seemed to be drinking quite heavily when she was online, so how come An Suxue was like this after only drinking half a cup of beverage?

Ye Shu's mouth was still being held tightly by An Suxue's hand, as if her mouth was being held shut with a hair clip.

An Suxue seemed to find the position very comfortable, pressing half of her face against his chest, listening to his heartbeat, and grinning foolishly.

After laughing for a while, she suddenly raised her head and stared at Ye Shu's helpless eyes. She arched her back, almost touching Ye Shu's face.

She didn't loosen her grip on his mouth, but raised her other hand to grab Ye Shu's hair, her fingers entwining around his hair as she gently tugged at it.

"Hey~ Ye Shu... Ye Shu..."

She called his name again and again, and with each call, the blush on her face seemed to deepen. Then, like a kitten, she rubbed her face against Ye Shu's.

Who is this?! Who is this?! Is this really An Suxue, the one who usually blushes so much she'll turn into steam just by holding hands, and who will look away if she makes eye contact for more than three seconds?! Is she really this different after getting drunk?! What kind of seal has been broken?!

He reached out and slowly moved An Suxue's hand away from his mouth, coaxing her gently:

"Xiao...Xiaoxue...be good, it's late, why don't you go back to your room and sleep? Get some rest..."

"No! No!"

An Suxue shook her head vigorously, her hair repeatedly hitting Ye Shu's face. Instead of letting go, she followed Ye Shu's movement, pulling his neck into her arms and burying her face in his shoulder, her voice muffled:

"I don't want to sleep alone... I'll sleep here... It's safe here... I'm scared to sleep alone..."

Ye Shu was on the verge of tears. Uncle An, Aunt Shen, I swear to God, it wasn't that I didn't want to take her back to her room, nor was it my idea!

He spoke again, as if coaxing a child:

"Little Xue, can you get off me first? Lying like this isn't comfortable for you, and I... can't breathe..."

Whether the first half is true or not, I don't know, but the second half is definitely true: a sweet burden is still a burden, in a physical sense.

"No! I won't get down!"

An Suxue suddenly looked up, her eyes visibly reddening, and she looked at Ye Shu with teary eyes, her little mouth pouting in grievance:

"You can't leave me...you can't push me away...you said you wanted me...sob sob..."

The tears came suddenly, large drops pattering down Ye Shu's face.

Ye Shu realized that this ability to cry when drunk was definitely inherited!

He didn't dare say no, and quickly started coaxing her like a child, patting An Suxue's back with one hand and wiping away her tears with the other:

"No, no! I didn't say I didn't want you, I do! Who said I didn't want you? Be good, don't cry, I misspoke, don't cry, don't cry..."

Hearing Ye Shu say this, An Suxue's crying subsided a little, but she still clung tightly to Ye Shu's neck. She sniffed and asked again:

"Then...then you really won't leave me?"

"Yes, really, don't worry."

An Suxue stared at him for a few seconds, then suddenly grinned and burst into laughter through her tears. Her tears came and went like a thunderstorm.

Then, she lowered her head and pecked Ye Shu on the cheek.

After the kiss, she smacked her lips in satisfaction, tilted her head, and softly lay down on Ye Shu. A few seconds later, she fell asleep.

Ye Shu behaved himself this time and dared not move.

An Suxue was having a strange dream, whimpering and occasionally nuzzling Ye Shu's face.

Only after confirming that An Suxue was sound asleep did Ye Shu carefully move out from under her. He gently placed An Suxue on the bed, covered her with the blanket, and then breathed a sigh of relief.

He sat on the edge of the bed, looking at An Suxue's sleeping face.

The flush from being drunk was still on her face, tears still clung to her eyelashes, her lips were slightly pouting, and her brows were relaxed, making her look even more childlike.

Ye Shu reached out and gently brushed the hair from the corner of her mouth.

When An Suxue gets drunk, she becomes so straightforward and clingy, like a child instinctively seeking love and security.

Could this... be her original form?