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

At six o'clock in the morning, Xiao Nuan was more punctual than a mobile phone alarm clock.

Ye Shu felt like she had only been asleep for a short while when that series of familiar sounds rang in her ears again:

"Ye Shu, Ye Shu, Ye Shu..."

Ye Shu's mind was still a complete mess; it wasn't that the computer wasn't fully booting up, but rather that it wouldn't boot up at all.

He strained to open his eyes a crack and saw Xiao Nuan's expressionless face.

"Um……"

He gave a weak reply, then a strong wave of drowsiness pulled his eyelids shut again, making it impossible to think about anything else. He only had three things to do:

Sleep! Sleep! Just fucking sleep!

Before falling into a deep sleep, Ye Shu didn't even think. He simply reached out and grabbed the human-shaped alarm clock next to him, pulling Xiao Nuan into his arms like a pillow.

He rested his chin on Xiao Nuan's head, found a comfortable position, and mumbled his last words before falling asleep:

"Just a little longer... just a little while, thank you..."

After muttering to himself, he fell asleep again, his arm still loosely wrapped around Xiao Nuan.

Xiao Nuan was sealed away just like that.

She remained motionless in Ye Shu's arms, having been pulled into his embrace.

Ye Shu's arms weren't heavy, and it felt really comfortable to be held like that.

She could feel Ye Shu's heartbeat and the rise and fall of his chest as he breathed; Ye Shu's presence completely enveloped her.

very warm.

This was the most direct information Xiao Nuan felt; it wasn't the warmth of a blanket, but the warmth emanating from another person.

She kept her eyes open, maintaining a straight gaze, staring at Ye Shu's collar.

Feeling the warmth of Ye Shu's embrace, a thought that seemed to have nothing to do with her suddenly popped into her mind.

If you call yourself Xiao Nuan, then can Ye Shu be called Da Nuan?

Thinking of this, Xiao Nuan herself was stunned for a moment, and her blinking frequency increased.

What is this? A definition? A metaphor? A... joke? But I don't know how to joke at all.

Xiao Nuan turned her head slightly, her face brushing against Ye Shu's clothes.

Ye Shu said she wanted to sleep some more, so let's listen to Ye Shu.

She gave up on processing this sudden, meaningless remark. She snuggled closer to Ye Shu, pressing her face against his chest, and then closed her eyes again.

Listening to Ye Shu's breathing above her, she consciously adjusted her own breathing to be in sync with Ye Shu's, slow and steady.

It's time to "sleep a little longer".

When Ye Shu woke up again, her mind was much clearer.

He could feel something warm and soft in his arms... making him want to hold it tighter.

He opened his eyes, looked down at his chest, and saw that Xiao Nuan was already awake, quietly nestled in his arms, her head resting on his arm, her little face tilted up, staring straight at him.

The two were face to face, very close, their breaths mingling.

Up close, it really is beautiful.

Since Ye Shucong established relationships with them, he has always felt unworthy. He often thinks about what he has done to deserve such excellent girlfriends in every way.

"Alright, stop staring at each other so affectionately. Get up already, it's sickening to watch."

A disdainful voice came from the doorway. Ye Shu looked towards the door and saw Qin Lili leaning against the bedroom door frame with her arms crossed, looking over with a frown.

She was still wearing the same tank top and work pants as yesterday, her hair was a little messy, but she looked to be in good spirits and didn't seem to have a hangover.

Qin Lili raised her chin towards Xiao Nuan:

"I wanted to come in and wake you up, but this person wouldn't let me, insisting that you said you wanted to sleep a little longer. Tsk, they're such good friends, so protective of each other. Hurry up, stop being so lovey-dovey, get up."

Ye Shu then released her arm, sat up, and scratched her messy hair.

After he let go, Xiao Nuan sat up on her own, still looking calm and collected even if Mount Tai collapsed in front of her. She simply straightened her clothes, then turned around, got out of bed, and went out of the bedroom to wash up.

Qin Lili raised an eyebrow at Ye Shu:

"Hurry up, I've bought breakfast."

After saying that, he turned and went to the living room.

Ye Shu reached for her phone on the bedside table, glanced at the time—it was almost eight o'clock.

The screen was clean, with nothing except for a few app notifications.

Ye Shu was speechless about the push notifications from this app. Many apps now force you to enable push notifications; otherwise, they won't work.

What's most infuriating is that there's an app on his phone that sends him messages every day, and the messages are just three words: "No messages".

He stared at the screen for a few seconds, making sure there was no message from Sister Chen Xing.

He had confirmed with Chen Xing last time that she would let him know when he would return to work. No news meant his vacation was still ongoing, since Chen Xing had promised him it would be paid leave.

This isn't a boss anymore; this is a godmother.

But it's good that he doesn't have to go to work, because he has something important to do today.

After Ye Shu finished washing up, she took off the clothes she hadn't had time to change out of yesterday. She hesitated for a moment, holding them in her hand. Although this behavior was a bit perverted, she still put the clothes to her nose and smelled them. They did indeed have Xiao Nuan's scent before she threw them into the washing machine.

After changing into clean clothes, I walked to the restaurant, rubbing my neck.

He felt a bit unwell because he drank quite a bit yesterday. But what made him feel even worse was this morning's breakfast.

What do you usually eat for breakfast?

A more traditional Chinese meal would be congee with side dishes, soy milk and fried dough sticks, steamed buns and pancakes, etc.

A more Western-style meal would consist of bacon and eggs, toasted bread slices, and a glass of hot milk.

But he didn't expect Qin Lili's breakfast to be so...dazzling.

The table was covered with takeout boxes.

They didn't rush me; it was just takeout boxes, all of which were food items brought back from outside restaurants.

Whatever the dishes: braised pork belly, sweet and sour pork ribs, Mapo tofu, stir-fried potatoes, eggplant, and green peppers, and a steamed fish.

There were several disposable lunch boxes next to it, filled with white rice.

Qin Lili was sitting in a chair, holding a bowl of rice in one hand and chopsticks in the other. She picked up a trembling piece of pork belly and threw it directly into her mouth, chewing it until her mouth was full of oil.

Xiao Nuan sat next to her, with a bowl of rice in front of her. She was carefully picking out the bones from a piece of fish before putting it in her mouth.

This... is breakfast? Are we going to the construction site to carry cement after eating this?

Looking at the table full of glistening, oily fish and meat, Ye Shu felt a slight ache in his stomach.

"Sister Lili, this breakfast..."

"What's wrong?"

Qin Lili picked up another piece of pork rib and started gnawing on it, not thinking there was anything wrong with it.

"No, it's just quite a feast, I'm so sorry."

"It's only a few dollars, hurry up and eat."

Qin Lili waved her hand and then lowered her head to show off her meat. Her eating habits were... wild, probably related to her travels.

Ye Shu was too embarrassed to say, "I can't stand eating something so greasy so early in the morning." After all, it was someone else's money that bought it, and it would be ungrateful of him to complain about it. He couldn't do something like begging for food and then complaining about it being bad.