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

"Wake up, it'll be lunchtime soon if you don't get up soon."

An Suxue felt someone gently nudge her shoulder. Was it Ye Shu coming to wake her up?

My consciousness is riding an elevator up into my brain, and my mind is still a little hazy.

The pillow was so soft, the blankets so warm, and there was even Ye Shu's scent, making her feel very relaxed and reluctant to get up.

She slowly stretched out her curled-up body in bed, turned over, and her hair was messily covering her face, like Sadako, with a few strands sticking out of the corners of her mouth.

Still half asleep, her eyes not yet open, her hand, hidden under the covers, had already emerged and reached towards the person beside the bed.

"Ye Shu?"

Because he had just woken up, Ye Shu's voice was just a hum from his throat, with a nasal tone, but the corners of his mouth were already slightly upturned.

It's so nice to see him right after I woke up.

The person beside the bed took her hand, squeezed it gently, then brushed the hair covering her face and laughed:

"She just woke up and immediately went to see Ye Shu, tsk tsk tsk, she can't live without him now?"

That voice... why is it a woman's voice?

An Suxue moved her hand again, but the feel was still off.

She opened her eyes, which were blurry because they were pressed against the pillow. After blinking a few times, she could finally see the person in front of her clearly.

It wasn't Ye Shu's face, but a face that was both familiar and somewhat unfamiliar to me.

It is Qin Lili.

An Suxue was stunned for a moment, not immediately realizing why Qin Lili was in her room, but then she remembered how Qin Lili had been whining and looking for Ye Shu just now…

Her face started to turn red, but then her brain realized that this was Qin Lili!

"Sister Lili!"

Without a second thought, An Suxue sat up, wrapped her arms around Qin Lili's waist, and buried her face in her chest.

"You're back. You've been gone for so long."

After recognizing who was in her arms, Qin Lili also reached out and hugged An Suxue, and casually patted the top of her head:

"Yeah, I'm back. As soon as I got back, I heard that my little sister has a boyfriend, and she's confessed to having four boyfriends. Tsk tsk tsk, she's like Su Daji, and you've got her under your control. When I heard she was so amazing, I had to come and see what this little Su looks like."

Qin Lili's words made An Suxue's already slightly flushed face start to burn even hotter.

She squirmed slightly in Qin Lili's arms, partly out of shyness and partly out of protest, muttering softly:

"No way... what Su Daji... don't talk nonsense."

Qin Lili listened to An Suxue's words, lowered her head slightly, and looked at her reddened ears, feeling genuinely surprised.

Qin Lili remembered that An Suxue used to be as quiet as a painting. Even when the two of them were alone, she would usually quietly curl up in a corner, hugging her knees, and not move at all.

She rarely speaks first, and her responses are usually just a few words, or she nods or shakes her head.

Moreover, at that time, whenever there was the slightest disturbance around her, such as the sound of a car horn passing by, someone in the house accidentally dropping something, or someone speaking loudly, she would subconsciously hunch her shoulders and try to curl herself up into a ball.

If someone accidentally says something wrong, even unintentionally, her eyes will immediately well up with tears.

And now...

The girl in my arms, who would hug me and mutter protests softly, still looked so fragile, but she no longer seemed so closed off. There was a sense of relaxation in her eyes, a liveliness that belonged to a girl her age.

It's like a plant that was originally huddled in the shade, but has been moved to a sunny spot. Although it still grows quietly, its leaves have unfurled and become more vibrant in color.

Although Qin Lili was filled with emotion, she still joked aloud:

"Oh—you two are such good friends? You're already protecting each other? Can't you even say a word?"

An Suxue finally couldn't hold back anymore after what she said. She loosened her arms, moved her waist and hips in one smooth motion, and with a "whoosh," she slipped back into the quilt, leaving only a few strands of hair showing.

"You bullied me as soon as you got back... I'm ignoring you now."

A muffled sound came from under the covers.

Seeing her ostrich-like behavior, Qin Lili reached out to pull the blanket over her and coaxed her:

"Alright, alright, I won't tease you anymore. Get up now. Is Ye Shu's bed so comfortable? You're so reluctant to get up?"

She was just joking casually, trying to cheer her up.

However, as soon as the words were spoken, the thing under the blanket shuddered as if it had been electrocuted, and then became completely still.

There was no response, no speech, and it seemed as if he had stopped breathing.

Qin Lili reached out and patted the blanket:

"Minor Snow?"

The blanket remained unresponsive.

Qin Lili raised an eyebrow, then crossed her arms and stared at the quilt, wanting to see what this little girl was up to.

After more than ten seconds, just when Qin Lili thought that An Suxue might have fallen asleep, she saw An Suxue slowly move her face out from under the blanket like a little turtle.

First it was his forehead, then his eyes, which were bloodshot.

Her face, along with her ears and neck, was so red it almost glowed.

Ye Shu's bed...

No wonder I could smell Ye Shu's scent...

She slowly looked to the side and saw a pillow next to her. Last night... she and Ye Shu... shared a bed?

……

Qin Lili made a simple breakfast, and while eating, Qin Lili explained something to her.

It turns out that yesterday was Xiao Nuan's birthday, and Ye Shu took her out to play, and they had a lot of fun.

When An Suxue learned that it was Xiao Nuan yesterday, she understood that Xiao Nuan probably asked to sleep with Ye Shu, after all, Li Li's sleeping posture... well.

Thinking of this, An Suxue took a small bite of bread and secretly glanced at Qin Lili, who was eating and scrolling through her phone next to her.

But... Ye Shu's bed... Ye Shu's scent... and spending the night in the same room as Ye Shu...

Even knowing it was Xiao Nuan's doing and had nothing to do with me, An Suxue, the thought of the possible scenarios between the two of us, including but not limited to sleeping together, or...

She quickly lowered her head, blushing as she pretended to focus on the food on her plate.

After breakfast, the two snuggled on the sofa to watch TV. Qin Lili casually opened a can of beer and chuckled as she watched the program on TV.

An Suxue had already changed into her bunny pajamas, hugged a carrot pillow, nestled on the sofa, staring at the TV cabinet below the TV, half her face buried in the pillow, looking a little sullen.

Her thoughts were a little scattered. She hadn't seen Ye Shu since she woke up in the morning, and she knew he had gone to work.

It wasn't a big deal before; it was always like this. I would wake up during the day and only see Ye Shu at night. But now I just feel uncomfortable and empty inside.

Especially since Qin Lili just mentioned that Ye Shu took Xiao Nuan out to play all day yesterday, and it seems that he also went out to play with Xia Qing the day before yesterday.

Yesterday it was Xiao Nuan, the day before it was Xia Qing...

She also wanted... to have Ye Shu accompany her and keep An Suxue company.

The idea wasn't strong, but it was like a stubborn plaster stuck to my heart, hard to peel off.

Feeling a little wronged, a little disappointed, and a little...envious of "them"?

She knew that this idea might be a bit unreasonable. Ye Shu had to work, and Xiao Nuan, Xia Qing, and Zhi Qiu were also part of them.

But emotions are often the most irrational thing.

"What's wrong? You look like a wronged little wife."

Qin Lili glanced at her and saw her looking like Lin Daiyu, secretly grieving.

An Suxue turned around and looked at Qin Lili, without hiding or avoiding the situation like she used to, and without saying "no".

She bit her lip, gripped the carrot pillow tightly with both hands, looked at Qin Lili, the older sister she trusted most besides Ye Shu, her parents, and opened her mouth.

Her voice trembled slightly, but she still managed to say it:

"Sister Lili, I...I want to go find Ye Shu."