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

People who drink can generally be divided into two types.

One type affects the liver, and the other affects the kidneys.

For example, when the same amount of alcohol is consumed, those that affect the liver generally cause emotional excitement, a rapid heartbeat, and a tendency to feel intoxicated, commonly known as "red face and thick neck."

As for those who are "going to the kidneys," they may not blush or feel their heart race, and their minds may still be relatively clear. But after drinking so much alcohol, there has to be an outlet, right? The result is that they go down the water route and can't help but run to the toilet.

Unfortunately, Ye Shu is the type of person who prioritizes physical attraction over physical attraction.

Once the food and drinks were served, and since the group consisted of old classmates, there wasn't much formality. They clinked glasses and started chatting as they drank.

Zhang Xiaoqiang is a typical heavy drinker. Back in the day, he was the one who pioneered the eclectic way of drinking with alcohol in the dormitory, and it seems he got a little drunk.

Now, after a few beers, my face starts to turn red and my voice gets louder.

Wang Yu and Han Yang are somewhere in between, which is considered normal.

Zhang Xiaoqiang picked up his glass, about to clink it with Ye Shu's, when he turned around and saw An Suxue quietly sipping her orange juice the whole time. He asked:

"Hey, sister-in-law, why don't you have something to drink? Just drinking juice is so boring, how about some beer?"

"She doesn't drink alcohol, she's fine with juice."

Ye Shu spoke up to answer for An Suxue. He still remembered that the last time An Suxue had only drunk a few sips of a beverage with a little alcohol, she became like that.

If they actually drank some alcohol, who knows what kind of chaos they'd be in.

An Suxue herself doesn't drink alcohol and isn't interested in it, so she quickly nodded in agreement.

"Alright then, sister-in-law, please eat more vegetables, don't be shy, make yourself at home!"

Zhang Xiaoqiang seemed to have forgotten that this wasn't his home. He looked a bit tipsy, casually offering a greeting before turning around and going back to drinking with Wang Yu.

The conversation at the dinner table was very varied, covering all sorts of topics, from all over the world.

From the silly things a few of them did in college, to their work experiences after graduation, to their observations in various cities, their families pressuring them to get married, the social economy, the international situation, and even their grandmother's triangular basket... it was all very lively and funny.

Although Ye Shu was involved the whole time, sometimes laughing, sometimes complaining, and sometimes reminiscing about the glorious past, her attention was always partly on An Suxue next to her.

He knew An Suxue's personality; in this kind of environment, facing a table of unfamiliar people, she would most likely not dare to take the initiative to pick up her chopsticks.

Turning my head, I saw that, sure enough, there were only two artistically arranged green vegetable leaves on the plate in front of An Suxue, and she herself was just sipping her orange juice.

It's not enough to just drink water to fill your stomach after a meal. Ye Shu was having a good time drinking with his brothers and drank a bit too much, which caused him to open the floodgates a little wider today, even though he usually tries to suppress his energy.

While Zhang Xiaoqiang and Han Yang were arguing about who committed the foul during their basketball game back then, he picked up a braised prawn with his chopsticks and placed it on An Suxue's plate.

"Here, Xiaoxue, try this."

After a while, seeing that An Suxue had finished eating the shrimp, he reached out and scooped a spoonful of tofu into her bowl.

"This is also quite delicious, you should try it."

Then, Ye Shu became addicted and started feeding Xiaoxue.

"These ribs are really good today, have a taste."

"Hmm? You like this fish? I'll get you some more."

"Eat slowly, what's wrong? Don't you like it?"

Ye Shu casually picked up the food that An Suxue had taken a bite of but didn't like, and threw it into his own mouth.

An Suxue kept her face red and her head down the whole time, not daring to look up at anyone. She just ate the food that Ye Shu put on her plate in small bites, responding to Ye Shu's concern.

Ye Shu, this well-fed man, didn't know the hunger of the starving man as he boasted about feeding them, making the few lonely people next to him extremely jealous.

Wang Yu couldn't hold back any longer. A sly smile spread across his face. He picked up his small plate and, in a very affected, high-pitched voice, said to Ye Shu:

"Brother Ye Shu~ I want to eat shrimp too~ Can you get me one?"

Ye Shu was peeling shrimp for An Suxue with her head down, too lazy to even look up, and simply tossed out four words:

"Standing outside the door."

Wang Yu chuckled along, and said to the two old men beside him:

"See that? See that? This is what you call having no humanity when it comes to women, treating brothers like clothes and women like limbs."

Ye Shu completely ignored them; they were a bunch of mediocre people, and he disdained them.

He dipped the peeled shrimp in the sauce and placed them on the plate in front of An Suxue, his voice instantly softening several degrees:

"Try this soul sauce. We always loved ordering this when we were in school, and the taste hasn't changed at all."

After being teased by Wang Yu, An Suxue's face turned even redder, her head almost touching the bowl. She could only pick up the shrimp with her chopsticks and eat it in small bites.

Although Wang Yu and the others were joking, An Suxue could sense that their jokes were different from the jokes she used to make when she was in school.

The jokes about being bullied in school when I was a child were blatantly malicious, while Wang Yu and the others were just joking among friends, without any malice.

But she wasn't just eating with her head down the whole time. Most of her attention was actually focused on her ears, quietly listening to their conversation, secretly piecing together the time she hadn't been a part of Ye Shu's life.

So he liked playing basketball in college? So he almost failed a course, but passed by cramming for the week before the exam? So his dorm once got into a fight over whose socks were the smelliest? ...

These trivial past events, through their casual conversation, seemed to appear right before An Suxue's eyes.

As An Suxue listened, she felt a quiet joy in her heart; she saw another side of Ye Shu.

The conversation drifted further and further away, and they drank more and more alcohol.

Soon, a row of empty wine bottles was placed on the table in front of Ye Shu.

His constitution, which relies heavily on the kidneys, has finally reached a point where it must be addressed.

Ye Shu turned slightly to the side, leaned close to An Suxue's ear, and whispered:

"Xiaoxue, I... need to go to the restroom. Can you sit here by yourself for a while?"

Although the two of them joked at home before they came that they would take her with them even when they went to the toilet, they couldn't really take her with them, could they?

An Suxue looked up at Ye Shu, a hint of nervousness flashing in her eyes, but she still took a deep breath and nodded.

"Okay, go ahead, I'll be fine."

Ye Shu looked into her eyes and noticed the tension in them, but she wasn't afraid.

He figured his three buddies were here, and Xiaoxue hadn't shown any problems all this time. Going to the bathroom would only take three to five minutes at most, so it shouldn't be a problem.

Ye Shu stood up and casually said to the three people over there:

"I'm going to take a dump."

"Your kidneys must be failing, Brother Ye. You need to take some supplements."

Wang Yu said with a smile.

Ye Shu laughed and cursed, then walked out.

With Ye Shu gone, the remaining three people's attention naturally turned to the girl who had been very quiet since she entered the room.

We can't just leave people sitting there doing nothing, can we?

When Ye Shu was around, it was understandable that he took care of her. But since Ye Shu wasn't around, leaving his girlfriend out in the cold seemed like deliberately excluding her, which wasn't appropriate.

So the group started making small talk.

"Um... Sister-in-law, don't just drink juice, eat more vegetables, eat more vegetables! Is the food at this place alright?"

"Sister-in-law, how did you and Brother Ye meet? This kid has never told us."

These questions came all at once, leaving An Suxue somewhat overwhelmed.

"Mmm, it's delicious."

"We met by chance."

At first, An Suxue could barely manage a few words, but as the topics increased, her brain was about to overload.

What should I do? What should I say? How should I react? Smile? Nod? Or... what?