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

In 1949, American engineer Edward Murphy proposed that any event that can go wrong will eventually go wrong; this is the famous "Murphy's Law".

This law can be summarized into four points:

First, things are not as simple as they seem.

Second, everything takes longer than expected.

Third, anything that can go wrong will go wrong.

And the most well-known fourth point: the more you worry about something happening, the more likely it is to happen.

Ye Shu is now truly witnessing the power of this law vividly and concretely through An Suxue's case.

The two of them had been in this room all day without being disturbed.

But as soon as Xiaoxue started eating, the room turned into a ticket hall.

Shen Jingwan pushed open the door, probably wanting to see why the two children were behaving so well inside. There's a saying, "When children are quiet, they're definitely up to something."

When she came in, she saw her daughter with chopsticks in one hand and a chicken leg in the other, her cheeks bulging from eating.

Ye Shu sat beside her, elbows propped on the table, watching Xiao Xue eat with obvious enjoyment. His expression was even more satisfied than when he was eating himself.

"Why isn't Xiao Shu eating?"

Shen Jingwan asked softly.

Ye Shu immediately replied:

"Auntie, I'll just watch Xiaoxue eat; she's enjoying it."

What do you mean, "Just watch me eat"?! You were making such a racket while I was only just starting to eat!

An Suxue turned her head in disbelief to look at Ye Shu's smug smile. She wanted to explain, but the dumpling in her mouth wouldn't let her speak.

Shen Jingwan didn't pay much attention, only saying, "Xiaoxue, eat slowly, don't choke," before turning and leaving.

After a while, the door opened again, and this time it was Ye Guoqiang.

He saw his future daughter-in-law sitting at the small kang table, eating sausage with chopsticks, and then glanced at his son lying on the kang playing on his phone. Ye Guoqiang didn't say anything, but simply asked:

"Girl, is that enough to eat? There's more in the kitchen if you need more."

"That's enough... thank you, Uncle..."

An Suxue blushed, unsure whether to put the chopsticks in her mouth or put them down.

Ye Guoqiang didn't say much, closed the door, and left.

A little while later, Tang Xiaotao got tired of playing games in the east room and decided to come and eat some of her brother and sister-in-law's dog food. When she opened the door, she saw her brother holding a peeled tea egg and feeding it to his sister-in-law, Xiaoxue.

Sister-in-law Xiaoxue also slightly opened her mouth, her face flushed, waiting to be fed.

Tang Xiaotao stood at the door, her eyes shining. It was truly a case of being lucky to arrive; she had just come in and witnessed such a feast.

Perhaps Tang Xiaotao's eyes were too bright, because An Suxue noticed Tang Xiaotao at the door. She suddenly shut her mouth and shrank back, just like the tea egg in Ye Shu's hand was too hot to handle.

He froze, his face turning as red as if he'd been boiled alive.

Oh no, we were seen... Xiao Tao saw us! Feeding him... we were seen!

"Oh dear!"

Tang Xiaotao, having finished eating, came over and sat on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed). She reached out and hugged her sister-in-law, Xiaoxue, gently rubbing her face against Xiaoxue's slightly flushed cheek.

"Sister-in-law Xiaoxue, don't be shy! What's wrong with this? It's perfectly normal."

An Suxue became even more embarrassed by what Xiao Tao said and wanted to leave as soon as possible, but Xiao Tao held her tightly.

Tang Xiaotao continued laughing from the side:

"You two have been together for so long, why do you still act like you're just starting out, blushing all the time? You're about to get engaged, what will you do after you get married?"

Get... get married?

An Suxue was a little confused when she heard those two words. She turned to Xiao Tao and winked, then turned to look at Ye Shu next to her, waiting for him to tell her what was going on.

Ye Shu had indeed been looking for an opportunity these past two days to tell Xiao Xue that their parents had discussed the engagement.

But Xiaoxue was sick yesterday, and Ye Shu could guess Xiaoxue's reaction when she found out. She would definitely blush and be shy, so he kept thinking about how to tell her in a way that would make her more accepting.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Tao broke through this barrier.

He sighed inwardly, nodded at Xiaoxue, and admitted that it was indeed true.

Seeing Ye Shu nod at her, An Suxue's mind raced.

marry……

I'm going to marry Ye Shu...?

Are we getting married? Am I misunderstanding? Is this the kind of marriage I've been thinking about?

From now on... should I call Ye Shu... my... husband?

Ye Shu also has to call himself...wife?

Just thinking about those two titles made An Suxue feel her face burning, but she was also very curious about what was going on.

However, this was not the end; her train of thought continued.

After we get married... does that mean we'll be sleeping together every day...?

And then they... had... a baby together?

Thinking of this, An Suxue felt a boom in her head, then her eyes rolled back, her body went limp, and she fainted in Tang Xiaotao's arms.

If this were shown in an animated film, it would be a loud bang, followed by a puff of white smoke erupting from An Suxue's head.

"Sister-in-law Xiaoxue?!"

"Minor Snow?!"

Ye Shu and Tang Xiaotao were both startled.

Although Ye Shu had expected her to be shy, blush, stammer, and even hide away for a long time due to incompatibility... he never expected her to faint directly.

"Minor Snow! Minor Snow!"

Ye Shu quickly took Xiaoxue from Tang Xiaotao's arms, held her in his own arms, and patted her face.

His face was burning hot to the touch, but he still didn't react at all.

Tang Xiaotao, standing beside her, was also terrified, her face turning pale. How could she have scared her sister-in-law, Xiaoxue, to the point of fainting?! Her voice trembled, and she asked, almost crying:

"Brother... what should we do?! Call an ambulance!"

As she spoke, she took out her phone, her fingers trembling as she tried to dial.

But just as she pressed 1, she saw her sister-in-law in Ye Shu's arms move.

She hummed in response, then opened her eyes, looking somewhat dazed.

"Xiaoxue, you're awake?! How are you feeling? Any discomfort? Are you dizzy? Feeling nauseous? Let's go to the hospital to get checked out."

Ye Shu was so excited that her speech suddenly became much faster.

The person in his arms blinked, stared at Ye Shu for a while, then raised a hand and pressed the back of his hand against his slightly feverish face.

Ye Shu didn't see it; the corners of her mouth turned up slightly, but only for a moment, before she weakly spoke:

"I...I'm dizzy...so dizzy..."

"Dizzy? No, we should go to the hospital for a checkup."

Ye Shu felt dizzy upon hearing this, which must mean the shock was too great just now. He hoped she wouldn't damage her brain.

"Need not……"

The person in his arms gently tugged at his clothes. The blush on her face had faded considerably, but she still managed to project a very convincing image of weakness.

She glanced at Ye Shu, then slowly closed her eyes again:

"Listen to me...hold me tight..."

"Ah, okay, I'll hold you tight, and then what?"

Ye Shu quickly and obediently hugged her tightly, waiting for the next instructions.

"Then……"

The person in his arms slowly raised a hand, touched their lips with their finger, and weakly looked up.

"And then... give me a kiss here..."

"what?"

Ye Shu's mind went blank for a moment. What... what kind of request is this?

Seeing Ye Shu standing there in a daze, not moving, the person in his arms sighed softly, as if to say, "This is hopeless."

Then, before Ye Shu could react, she reached out, hooked her arm around Ye Shu's neck, pulled Ye Shu down, and kissed her.

That move was incredibly fast, accurate, and ruthless.

By the time Ye Shu realized what had happened, it was already over.

The person in Ye Shu's arms released Ye Shu's neck, then sat up with a satisfied expression. Seeing Tang Xiaotao standing there dumbfounded, they smiled slightly:

"Oh, Xiaotao's here too? I'm so sorry I didn't see you earlier."

Ye Shu already knew what had happened. He opened his mouth, but for a moment he didn't know what to say:

"Sister Zhi Qiu? You... sigh..."