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

"Ugh... why is it always me at times like this!"

In the back seat of the car, Xia Qing leaned against Ye Shu, her head resting on his shoulder, her eyebrows furrowed, her eyes closed, her face a little pale, and she muttered complaints.

As the car swayed slightly, her discomfort became more and more obvious.

She rubbed against Ye Shu's shoulder, but no matter how she changed positions, she felt something was wrong, and she also started to feel a slight urge in her stomach.

In the passenger seat, Shen Jingwan turned around at the sound and saw her daughter's appearance. She remembered that her daughter seemed to have a problem with motion sickness when she was little, but it got much better as she grew up. She didn't expect it to come back now.

"Why didn't you say anything before you left? You could have prepared some medicine."

"Well... I forgot..."

Xia Qing closed her eyes, not even bothering to lift her eyelids, and said something that was neither reasonable nor righteous.

Who knew my body would be so unreliable, always malfunctioning as soon as I got on the highway.

This is terrible! There's no village or shop in sight. Where am I supposed to buy motion sickness medicine?

She was leaning uncomfortably against Ye Shu, trying to distract herself with his breath and warmth, but she felt Ye Shu moving around next to her, like he had lice on him, twisting to the left and turning to the right, making her feel even more uncomfortable.

"You're being stubborn!"

Xia Qing finally couldn't take it anymore and slapped Ye Shu's arm in an annoyed tone. However, she was too weak to do so, so the slap didn't hurt.

"Can't you just be quiet? Let me lean on you for a bit, I can't take it anymore..."

"Alright, alright, stop moving."

Ye Shu quickly returned, having already taken a small plastic bottle from his pocket, unscrewed the cap, and poured out a small white pill:

"Here, motion sickness medicine, take one."

Xia Qing opened her eyes, looked at the motion sickness pill in Ye Shu's hand, paused for a moment, and looked up at Ye Shu to ask:

"When...did you buy it?"

Ye Shu laughed:

"On your first day here, I was thinking, what if you get carsick on the way back? So I bought a bottle in advance to keep on hand. See, it's come in handy now."

Hearing this, An Jianxing, who was driving in the front row, did not turn around, but the corners of his mouth still curved into a very gratified smile.

Shen Jingwan turned around in the passenger seat and looked at her future son-in-law, mentally adding points for Ye Shu.

She took a bottle of mineral water from the car door next to her, unscrewed the cap, and handed it to Xia Qing:

"Come on, Xiao Qing, drink some water and take your medicine. Xiao Shu is such a thoughtful and caring child."

As she spoke, she glanced at Ye Shu, her smile deepening:

"Xiao Shu is so honest, Xiao Qing, you can't bully Xiao Shu in the future, understand?"

Xia Qing had just put the pill in her mouth when she heard her mother's words and wanted to immediately retort. However, the pill was too bitter, so she could only drink some water to help it down before looking at her mother incredulously:

"Mom! I bullied him?!"

Honestly, when have I ever bullied him? I've always been so good to him! Although I might tease him a little sometimes... could that be called bullying? That was... an interaction of love!

However, before she could defend herself, Ye Shu lowered her head and spoke in a voice that was neither too loud nor too soft, just loud enough for Shen Jingwan to hear, with a hint of grievance:

"It's alright, Auntie... Sister Xia Qing doesn't usually... bully me..."

Oh my god! What do you mean I don't often bully you?!

Xia Qing turned her head sharply, her eyes wide, staring at his complex expression—a mixture of wanting to say something but holding back, bearing humiliation, and swallowing her pride.

What nonsense is this guy spouting?! That expression, that tone—who is he trying to fool?!

Ye Shu saw the look in Shen Jingwan's eyes that seemed to want to devour him alive, so he backed away and hid behind the back of Shen Jingwan's chair.

Then, he raised his face, smiled at Xia Qing, and gave her a very irritating smile.

At the same time, he took out his phone, typed a line of text on it, and turned the screen towards Xia Qing to show her:

[You falsely accused me of domestic violence last time, now I'll let you experience what it's like to be a domestic abuser.]

Ye Shu was worried that she wouldn't be able to see it clearly, so he bolded and enlarged the text.

Alright! You little rascal! So you were waiting for me here! Taking revenge, huh?! I didn't expect him to hold a grudge!

Xia Qing felt her blood pressure spike, as if the top of her head was steaming, and she was so angry she could barely speak.

"Ye Shu! You...!"

But before she could explode, Shen Jingwan's voice, clearly serious, came from the passenger seat:

"Xiao Qing, what happened? Did you really bully Xiao Shu? How did you bully her? Tell Mom clearly."

"I! I didn't! Mom, he's talking nonsense!"

Xia Qing's face flushed with anxiety. She had completely forgotten about her motion sickness and reached out to grab Ye Shu's arm, wanting to pull him away and confront him directly.

"Ye Shu! Explain yourself! When have I ever bullied you?! Tell the truth!"

Ye Shu was jolted by her tug, and the expression on her face instantly changed to that of a tragic heroine the moment she left the blind spot behind the car seat.

He looked up at Xia Qing with a "never mind, I'll let it go" expression, then sighed very loudly at Shen Jingwan:

"Sigh...! Auntie, please don't ask anymore... Sister Xia Qing... she has never bullied me... never..."

He emphasized again that "never," but coupled with the look of a wronged young wife, it was even more damaging than directly complaining.

"Xiao Qing".

Shen Jingwan's voice grew even deeper:

"Let's talk about this privately when we get home."

"Mom! I really didn't! He's faking it! Look at him!"

Xia Qing pointed at Ye Shu, who was making faces at her, and was speechless with anger. She didn't care about anything else and raised her hand to give Ye Shu a righteous punch on the shoulder.

"what!"

Ye Shu took a solid hit, and the pain made him grimace.

"Look at this! Look at this!"

This punch caught Shen Jingwan red-handed:

"You call this not bullying? She hit me right in front of me! Xiao Shu, tell me honestly, does Xiao Qing act like this at home too?"

"I!"

Xia Qing was so angry she almost couldn't breathe; she felt a tightness in her chest, and her face turned bright red.

She finally understood; she was in a situation she couldn't clear her name no matter what! When did this guy become so cunning?!

Ye Shu rubbed his shoulder and looked at Xia Qing, who was about to explode like the popcorn oven he had seen a couple of days ago. He knew that the joke had to stop here.

He quickly smiled and waved his hand at Shen Jingwan, explaining:

"Auntie, auntie, it's really nothing, I was just joking. Sister Xia Qing is always so nice to me, I was just teasing her, she really didn't bully me."

Seeing her daughter on the verge of tears, Shen Jingwan couldn't hold back her laughter and turned away.

Of course, she could tell that what Ye Shu had just said was a lie, too exaggerated, and it was obviously just the young couple joking around.

The reason for following Ye Shu's words was firstly to try and distract Xia Qing from her motion sickness.

Secondly, I felt that my daughter's reaction was indeed adorable.

Sure enough, Xia Qing's face, which had been pale from motion sickness, was now flushed with anger, and she had regained her energy.

Ye Shu leaned closer to Xia Qing, who was fuming like a pressure cooker, gave her a slightly ingratiating smile, and asked:

"How are you, Xia Qing? Are you still feeling unwell?"

Xia Qing glared at him fiercely, gritting her teeth as she said:

"I'm so upset! You're driving me crazy!"

Even so, she found that she did seem to feel less uncomfortable.

So, huffing and puffing, she leaned to the side and lay on Ye Shu's shoulder, saying:

"Don't move! If you dare move, I'll beat you to death when we get home!"