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

"Ye Shu, get up and cook! Ye Shu, get up and cook! Ye Shu..."

Xia Qing's voice kept calling Ye Shu's name. Ye Shu frowned, closed his eyes, and reached out to touch the pillow for a long time before finally finding his phone and turning off the alarm.

This is a special alarm clock message that Xia Qing recorded for him. She said that Zhi Qiu had already taken the wallpaper, so she would take the alarm clock.

I glanced at the time, it was 6:30...

Ye Shu stretched on the bed, staring at the ceiling to wake up, her mind blank, just waiting for the computer to start up.

After dinner last night, Chen Xing sent him a message informing him that he could come to work today.

Consciousness gradually cleared, and the brain was fully activated.

The boot-up time was an unknown number of seconds, surpassing 99% of the brains in the country...

The curtains weren't drawn properly last night, leaving a wide gap. Morning light streamed in through the window, illuminating the room and the people around Ye Shu.

Ye Shu turned to look at the side. Xiao Nuan was lying on her side, facing him, sleeping soundly. Xia Qing's loud voice had not affected her at all.

Ye Shu already thought his sleeping posture was strange enough; he liked to sleep lying flat on his back, like an Egyptian pharaoh.

Xiao Nuan's sleeping posture is the exact opposite of his. She curls up like a kitten, hiding most of her face in the pillow, with the remaining half of her face covered by her hair.

Ye Shu stared at her for a while, then yawned; he hadn't slept well last night.

The culprit who caused him to not sleep well was An Jianxing.

Last night, after seeing An Jianxing and his wife off, Qin Lili went back to his room, leaving only him and Xiao Nuan in the living room.

Just before going to bed, Xiao Nuan proposed her bedtime plan.

"Given Qin Lili's known and high-probability sleep disturbances, including but not limited to excessive tossing and turning, unconscious arm waving, sleep talking, and possible sleepwalking tendencies, if I return to my own room to sleep, there is an over 85% chance I will be woken up by unusual noises in the early morning hours, and about a 30% chance I may experience physical contact, or be pushed off the bed by her while unconscious, resulting in a fall injury. The overall risk assessment is high. Therefore, I believe that resting in your room is the optimal solution under the current circumstances."

His logic was clear, his reasons were sound, and his gaze was open and honest.

Ye Shu couldn't refuse, and besides, he didn't have time to think about these things at the time, so he just hummed in agreement.

But when the two of them were lying in bed, Ye Shu regretted it.

Xiao Nuan had been playing all day and must have been tired, because she fell asleep not long after.

Ye Shu closed her eyes, but the moment she closed them, she saw the exact moment Xiao Nuan pulled her down in the living room. Then, An Jianxing's words kept replaying in her mind:

"I'm telling you... no... not yet... you're all too young... understand? It's... too early..."

What...what doesn't work?! Is Ye Shu the kind of person who would take advantage of Xiao Nuan's ignorance?

Although I'm not a saint, I definitely have my bottom line!

Besides, Xiaonuan trusts me so much, how could I possibly… What kind of person does she take me for?!

But then, his mind immediately contradicted himself.

Who is he? Ha... a virgin who's been aged for over twenty years, in the prime of his life.

The thought made him unconsciously swallow and open his eyes.

He doesn't have the habit of sleeping with the lights on, but in the dark, he can still see the profile of Xiao Nuan sleeping next to him.

Actually, you don't need to look at it at all; you can feel it just by feeling it.

Right next to me, I could hear her soft breathing and feel the warmth emanating from her, gently enveloping my body.

and also……

Ye Shu took a deep breath. A faint, pleasant scent wafted from the darkness beside him and entered his nostrils.

The scent is very unique; it's a mix of shower gel and laundry detergent, somewhat like a meadow after rain mixed with sun-dried blankets, with a faint floral fragrance. It's hard to describe, but it's very comforting, yet... a little unsettling.

Why... does it smell so good?

Once this idea appears, it's like someone has stuffed a lump of paste into your brain; it just won't go away.

In the darkness, because Ye Shu's eyesight was poor, her other senses were amplified, and the sweet taste seemed to become even clearer.

Ye Shu also forgot whether she saw a statement in a popular science magazine or in a post she had come across, saying that whether two people are compatible or not is determined by their genes.

One theory suggests that humans are instinctively attracted to the flavors of individuals whose immune systems complement their own, as such pairings are believed to benefit offspring with stronger immunity.

To put it simply, if you find someone's natural scent particularly pleasant—excluding perfumes, shower gels, laundry detergents, and other additives—that makes you feel at ease, it likely indicates that you are genetically very compatible.

This claim is not scientifically accurate, and Ye Shu doesn't know it, nor does she want to know it now.

He now knew that if this statement was true, wouldn't it prove that he and Xiao Nuan... and the others were genetically very compatible?

Thinking of this, Ye Shu felt her teeth were a little hot, so she exposed them to let them cool down.

Oh no, how am I supposed to sleep now?

He counted hundreds of sheep in this perfectly matched atmosphere until he completely passed out.

Thinking of this, Ye Shu turned to look at Xiao Nuan, who was still fast asleep beside him. Perhaps she was no longer Xiao Nuan.

She tiptoed out of bed, making sure to cover herself with the blanket before leaving the bedroom. There was no sound from the bedroom opposite; it seemed Qin Lili was still asleep.

I quickly washed up and felt physically awake, but my mind was still a bit numb.

Opening the refrigerator, I found the dishes Shen Jingwan had made last night, all packed into airtight containers by Ye Shu. There were quite a few leftovers; heating up a couple of dishes would be enough for breakfast.

But as he stared at those food containers, he inexplicably felt listless.

He glanced at the remaining cake below, took a cake knife, cut off a small piece, placed it on a small plate, and casually picked up a pair of chopsticks to sit at the table.

He wasn't used to using a fork and thought chopsticks were easier to use.

People really can't stay idle. After a few days of rest, this laziness kicks in.

Ye Shu sighed, staring at the cake without eating it immediately, because his reason told him that it was not good to eat something cold in the morning, so he decided to wait for it to warm up, although this was just a way of deceiving himself.

While waiting for the cake to warm up, Ye Shu stared at the cake, her mind still unconsciously wandering to the past.

It must be true...