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

"Aren't you getting up? Planning to sleep until noon and then have lunch?"

Xia Qing's voice was full of energy; she didn't hold back at all, directly reaching out and pinching Ye Shu's face, pulling it outwards forcefully.

"Wake up, look at the time! Don't you have to go to work today?"

The pain on his face pulled Ye Shu out of the lingering aftertaste.

"what?"

He blinked and looked at Xia Qing:

"What time is it?"

"It's 9:15! Young master, get up and have your meal."

Xia Qing released her grip, straightened up, put her hands on her hips, and looked at him with a "you're hopeless" expression, repeating herself:

"It's 9:15 Beijing time! Is the alarm I set for you just for show? I woke up this morning thinking you hadn't left me breakfast. If I hadn't peeked into your room, would you have actually slept until noon?"

"How many?"

Ye Shu's mind went blank for a moment, and he suddenly jumped out of bed. He stared at Xia Qing with wide eyes, still clinging to the last glimmer of hope.

Xia Qing was just teasing me; she must have been joking.

But seeing the "what can I say about you" look on Xia Qing's face, mixed with a hint of schadenfreude, made him feel a chill in his heart.

I grabbed my phone from beside my pillow, took a closer look, and saw it was 9:18.

Furthermore, there were two unread messages from Sister Chen Xing on the screen.

【Xiao Ye, why haven't you arrived yet? Is something wrong on the way?】 08:57

[Is Xiao Ye alright?] 09:07

Oh no, Ye Shu, you're doomed if you don't play with your bird! You're ruined now!

The first thing Ye Shu did was send Chen Xing a voice message:

"I'm so sorry, Sister Chen Xing, I... I overslept, I just woke up. I'll be right there, I'm so sorry."

Chen Xing replied instantly as always:

It's okay, no rush, please be careful on the road.

Sister Chen Xing was too good to her, but the better Sister Chen Xing was, the heavier Ye Shu felt guilty. She felt that she was being unreasonable.

We need to hurry!

Ye Shu was about to throw off the covers and get out of bed, but as her center of gravity shifted forward, her physiological reactions, combined with the influence of the dream she had just had, made it seem as if a certain part of her body had woken up even earlier than she had.

Ye Shu's movements stopped abruptly. He remained in the position of lifting the covers and getting out of bed, turning to look at Xia Qing, who was still standing by the window, staring at him with the kind of look a dried-out cleaner brought back to life by soaking in water. He forced a smile that was more like a grimace, trying to sound as calm as possible, but his tone still betrayed a hint of guilt:

"Um, Xia Qing, could you... could you go out for a bit?"

Xia Qing raised her right eyebrow, her nonchalant expression a carbon copy of Qin Lili's:

"Huh? What do you mean?"

She looked Ye Shu up and down, observing his stiff posture and rigid face:

"You're a grown man, and you're getting shy about changing clothes? Is there anything I, your girlfriend, can't see?"

Ye Shu's face flushed even redder, half from anxiety and half from embarrassment. He remained in that awkward position, afraid to move, and could only urge him on verbally:

"I'm not messing around with you, I'm really in a hurry, get out of here, I need to change!"

But the more anxious and guilty he became, the more Xia Qing's playful side was piqued. She narrowed her eyes, grinned, revealing a wicked smile just like Anya's, and took a step forward:

"Hey~ Comrade Xiao Ye, something's not right, something's really not right~ What's wrong? What's hiding in bed... something your sister can't see? Hmm?"

As she spoke, she mischievously took a step forward, clearly indicating her intention to "see, see."

Ye Shu's scalp tingled. He pressed the blanket in front of him even harder, shrinking back as he pleaded with his manhood to lie down while saying to Xia Qing:

"Xia Qing! What are you doing? I'm warning you, don't, don't do anything reckless!"

"Warning me? Ha!"

Provoked by his words, and seeing Ye Shu's tense expression, Xia Qing's smile practically flew off her lips:

"Could it be...?"

Her eyes glanced at the blanket Ye Shu was pressing down on, and she gave him a knowing look:

"You bought...that kind of toy? You used it last night and forgot to put it away? Well done, Ye Shu, you've grown up."

I've definitely grown up, in every sense of the word...

"What kind of toy! No, there isn't anything! What kind of nonsense are you thinking about!"

Ye Shu was as anxious as if his buttocks were on fire, but because his little brother was standing at attention, he could only express himself verbally:

"Get out of here right now, I need to change! I'm going to be late, please, Sister Xia Qing!"

"If you didn't have anything to hide, why are you pressing down so tightly!"

Xia Qing's rebellious spirit and curiosity were fully aroused; the more Ye Shu forbade her to watch, the more she wanted to watch.

She was saying it, but she was already doing it.

She chuckled and said, "Let me check!" Then, like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey, she leaped forward, grabbed Ye Shu's blanket with both hands, and forcefully pulled it up.

"No! Sister Xia Qing! No!!"

Perhaps it was because Ye Shu was still weak after waking up, or perhaps it was her intense curiosity that unleashed Xia Qing's potential, or perhaps Ye Shu simply didn't expect Xia Qing to actually pounce on him...

In short, with a whoosh, Xia Qing ripped the blanket off, leaving nothing to hide.

Xia Qing's bright smile froze instantly.

Her eyes were fixed on Ye Shu's pajama bottoms.

Embarrassingly, Ye Shu now wanted to just open the window and jump out to feel the wind blowing on her face.

Neither of them spoke; the air was deathly silent.

one second.

two seconds.

"cough……"

Xia Qing snapped out of her daze, quickly averting her eyes to look to the side, her face visibly flushed. She hurriedly pulled the blanket back over Ye Shu.

"Um, what is it...?"

Xia Qing's previous arrogance vanished, replaced by stammering, unfocused eyes. She no longer dared to look at Ye Shu, staring instead at the wall beside her.

"I...I'll go out first. You...you should change your clothes."

After saying that, she turned around and, as if chased by a wolf, stumbled and staggered toward the bedroom door. She opened the door, darted out, and slammed the door shut behind her.

Ye Shu remained in the same position as Xia Qing, who had haphazardly covered him with the blanket. He sat slumped on the bed, looking as if he had been dead for a while.

Sunlight streamed through the window and shone on him, but he appeared noticeably less saturated, giving him a hazy, grayish look.

A family of three went on vacation, and two came back. Embarrassing.

A family of three went on vacation, and the child came back. They were so embarrassed!

What's even more hateful is that, perhaps because he was too desperate, Ye Shu's little brother has now become very pragmatic and quietly collapsed.

Now you know to lie down, where were you before!

Ye Shu sat on the bed, looking like she wanted to die, for a full two minutes before finally raising her hand and rubbing her face, which looked like it could boil water, hard.

"Calm down, Ye Shu, calm down... It's not a big deal. He's still wearing pants, nothing's actually exposed... Yes, there's nothing to be ashamed of, it's a normal physiological phenomenon. He's a man, Xia Qing might understand... Bullshit!!!"

Halfway through comforting himself, Ye Shu hugged his head, bent over, and buried his face in the blanket.

Why did it develop like this?!

Will Xia Qing tell anyone?

What if she wrote something in that notebook and someone else saw it? What would they think of her?

Pervert? Thug?

Will Xiaoxue be scared? Will Sister Zhiqiu despise me? Will Xiaonuan... no, Xiaonuan won't.

More importantly, how should I face Sister Xia Qing?

It's so awkward no matter how I think about it...

This is bad; I feel like my future is bleak...