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

Xia Qing stood on the side of the street with her arms crossed, her gaze mostly fixed on the figure queuing in front of the ice cream shop. She saw that he had finally reached the front of the line and was talking to the shop assistant.

Just then, a voice came from beside me, carrying a deliberately sunny tone:

"Hey beautiful, are you alone? Can I exchange contact information?"

Xia Qing's expression instantly turned cold, and the subtle feelings she had while waiting for Ye Shu to return vanished like the receding tide.

She didn't even turn her head, but glanced at him out of the corner of her eye with a cold expression.

He was a young man, who looked a little younger than Ye Shu. He was wearing a rather eye-catching pink jacket and had stylish, dyed pink hair.

Xia Qing only glanced at him before noticing the slight unnaturalness on his face.

Her eyebrows were shaped too neatly, and her skin looked unnaturally good; she probably had foundation on and even some inner eyeliner.

The other person was wearing what they thought was a very attractive, slightly coquettish puppy smile, holding their phone with both hands, displaying a QR code on the screen, and handing it to Xia Qing.

"Sister, can I add one more? Just to make friends, nothing more."

When the boy saw Xia Qing's face, his pupils dilated slightly, and he took another half step forward, his voice becoming even softer.

sister.

The moment that name entered Xia Qing's ears, an inexplicable anger flared up inside her.

Why does it make people so angry when he says these things about his sister?

His use of the word "sister" felt very deliberate, greasy, and like he was deliberately imitating a formula, which made Xia Qing feel disgusted from the bottom of her heart.

She didn't even bother with a perfunctory smile, simply turning her head back to look in the direction of the ice cream shop, and impatiently uttering just two words.

"No."

This reaction was exactly what the boy expected. He could tell from Xia Qing's clothes that she wasn't someone who could be easily won over.

He tried his best to appear innocent and pure, his voice becoming even more strained, and he said with a hint of grievance:

"Sister, don't be so cold, add one more person. You're so pretty, it must be so boring to be alone. It would be nice to chat..."

She also calls herself her older sister.

Xia Qing's anger flared up and burned brighter.

She hates these oblivious, clueless people who are self-righteous and persistent.

And more importantly, what gives him the right to call me "sister"? Are we even that close? How can he be so disgusting?

Xia Qing turned around abruptly and shouted without any politeness:

"Get lost. I said no, are you deaf?"

Her voice was loud, and the anger and oppressive aura made passersby unable to help but steal glances at her.

The boy was startled by her sudden shout, and his fake smile completely vanished.

Xia Qing was too lazy to look at him anymore, so she turned her head back and looked in the direction of the ice cream shop.

However, in the short span of those few words, Ye Shu, who had been queuing at the door just moments before, disappeared.

Xia Qing doubted she was seeing things and quickly scanned the people queuing at the store entrance with wide eyes... No, they were just there a moment ago!

A sudden sense of panic welled up inside me.

Were you abandoned?

Xia Qing had this thought for no reason, and she panicked instantly.

She was the one who ordered him to buy ice cream, and they were only apart for a few minutes, but in those few seconds when she was entangled with him, he disappeared.

Was Ye Shu angry because she saw what was happening on my end? Or was it something else?

She suddenly felt a wave of helplessness, the same helplessness she felt back then.

Immediately afterwards, helplessness and panic turned into anger, burning her chest and making her feel suffocated.

It's all this weirdo's fault! Why did he have to come and chat me up for no reason! If it were Ye Shu...

She turned around abruptly again, glaring angrily at the boy who was still standing there, stunned.

The boy was startled by her glare, which seemed to want to devour him. He didn't dare linger, hurriedly put away his phone, and didn't dare say another word. He lowered his head and quickly slipped away.

Xia Qing had no time to pay attention to him; she turned and headed towards the ice cream shop, determined to find it...

"Sister Xia Qing, where are you going?"

It was Ye Shu's voice.

Xia Qing immediately turned around and saw Ye Shu standing behind her, looking at her, holding a double-scoop chocolate cone with a small cookie stuck on top.

He came back; he didn't leave; he didn't abandon her.

The inexplicable weight in her heart lifted the moment she saw Ye Shu's face clearly. She felt a tingling sensation in her heart, followed by an indescribable sense of relief.

Ye Shu turned to look at the boy in the pink shirt. When he came back earlier, he saw the boy talking to Xia Qing. Xia Qing was still not very happy about the good news.

He wasn't very happy either. When the two passed each other, he took a special look at him. His slicked-back hair and powdered face made him feel even more awkward.

For no other reason than that Xia Qing seemed angry, and he felt unhappy as well.

"Who's that pink-haired guy? Do you know him? His expression was a little off when he was talking to you earlier."

Xia Qing didn't rush to answer. Instead, she walked a few steps to him, reached out and tightly hugged Ye Shu's arm before replying:

"I don't know him, he's just someone who can't understand human speech and started hitting on me."

She clung tightly to Ye Shu's arm, pressing her body against him, and the last vestiges of fear in her heart were dispelled.

Xia Qing herself didn't realize that the intense disgust and annoyance she felt when that little pink-haired girl called her "sister" had completely disappeared in front of Ye Shu after he called her "Sister Xia Qing."

That little pink-haired girl calling me "sister" disgusts her.

But Ye Shu calling me "sister"... why does it sound so pleasant and nice?

Ye Shu handed over the ice cream in her hand:

"Come on, eat quickly, it's almost melted."

Xia Qing took the ice cream, and just as she was about to take a bite, she suddenly remembered something and asked:

"Why did you only buy one? What about yours?"

Ye Shu shrugged and grinned:

"I'm afraid of getting an upset stomach; I don't have your powerful second stomach."

Xia Qing looked down at the ice cream in her hand, and suddenly a malicious smile appeared on her lips.

She didn't rush to eat the ice cream. Instead, she gently bit the small cookie on top with her teeth, then peeled it off the ice cream and put it in her mouth.

Then, she raised her face, looked at Ye Shu, and said somewhat indistinctly with a cookie in her mouth:

"Here, since you did a good job buying the ice cream, here's your reward... a cookie."

After saying that, she deliberately winked and smiled provocatively.

Ye Shu admitted that the cookie in Xia Qing's mouth was indeed very tempting, giving him an impulse to act recklessly.

But... this was on the street after all, and his reason forcibly prevailed.

Many passersby noticed the interaction, and some, driven by curiosity, stopped to watch, arms crossed and expressions of anticipation, as if to say, "Come on, kiss already, we're waiting to see!"

Ye Shu blushed and looked at Xia Qing, who was tilting her head back with her eyes closed, holding a cookie in her mouth, looking like she was ready to be taken.

No, no, he can't do it in front of so many people on the street... Even if he's going to kiss, he has to do it secretly, he can't let you all see.

Under the expectant gazes of everyone, Ye Shu made a move, but instead of taking the cookie with her mouth, she reached out, pinched the cookie, pulled it out, and casually tossed it into her mouth.

"Let's eat, let's go, let's go, we've finished the cookies, let's hurry up and continue shopping."

Ye Shu didn't dare to look at Xia Qing's incredulous expression, so he grabbed Xia Qing's hand and walked forward.

Passersby looked disappointed and cursed him inwardly as a "coward".

Xia Qing was pulled forward, her face full of disbelief. "I've been so proactive, and this kid actually... used his hands?"

Holding an ice cream in one hand and Ye Shu holding her other, she spoke with obvious displeasure:

"Did I tell you to use your hands? Huh?! Ye Shu! I told you to eat with your mouth! With your mouth! Understand?!"

Ye Shu didn't turn her head, and said as she walked forward:

"Just use your mouth...why not just kiss?! In the middle of the street! With so many people watching!"

"I just want to kiss you!"

Xia Qing quickened her pace to catch up with him, pressed herself against Ye Shu, stood on tiptoe, and looked up at him domineeringly, saying:

"I don't care! You're my boyfriend! It's only natural for your girlfriend to feed you cookies! What's wrong with feeding you with your mouth? I want a kiss! You have to kiss me! Now! Give me a kiss!"