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

Free of charge?

Ye Shu looked at the two bowls of noodles that the waiter had just brought out, one hand clutching her phone, the QR code on the screen still displayed.

This place looks so expensive, but you can eat whatever you want for free?

His first reaction was disbelief. In addition, he usually felt that he would hardly have any interaction with such places, so he was too lazy to search or look, which led to this information gap.

But when he saw Xia Qing smiling so hard her eyes were curved, it seemed like she wasn't joking.

The next second, many questions began to pop into Ye Shu's mind:

Is it true? VIP treatment includes free food and drinks? What level of VIP is that? What kind of tickets did Uncle An book? Did I look particularly silly just now, preparing to pay? Will the people next to me laugh at me?

No, I can't show weakness!

Ye Shu quickly managed to control her expression, suppressing the surprise on her face that had just shown as "There's such a good thing?" and replacing it with a calm expression that said "Oh, I knew it all along," although no one except Xia Qing cared at all.

He coughed lightly, silently locked his phone, put it back in his pocket, and, holding his bowl of noodles, muttered something to himself, seemingly to no one.

"Hmm, I'll just check the time."

Seeing his change of expression, Xia Qing didn't expose him anymore, and the two of them carried their things back to their seats.

While eating his noodles, Ye Shu couldn't help but ask in a low voice:

"Sister Xia Qing, everything here... is really free? Can I just take whatever I want?"

"Yeah, basically. Food and drinks are mostly self-service."

Xia Qing took a sip of coffee, nodded, then winked at Ye Shu and asked with a smile:

"Hey, Ye Shu, if these things really cost money, were you really going to buy them for me? This little bit of stuff might be enough for several meals."

"What else can I do? If I don't buy it for you, do you expect me to keep you here washing dishes to pay off the debt?"

Xia Qing, holding a small fork, looked up at him.

Ye Shuzheng was looking down at the pickled mustard greens in the bowl. He spoke so naturally, without any hesitation, it was just a casual remark.

Xia Qing felt a soft warmth in her heart, and her face inexplicably flushed. She poked at the small cake on her plate with her fork and muttered something under her breath:

"How stupid..."

"Huh? What did you say?"

Ye Shu didn't hear clearly, so he turned his head and asked.

"It's nothing."

Xia Qing took a fork and stuffed a small piece of cake directly into Ye Shu's mouth:

"You're such a fool, hurry up and eat."

Ye Shu was completely bewildered, but still cooperated by opening her mouth and saying "Oh," while wondering why Xia Qing could change her mind so quickly.

Across from them, Shen Jingwan, who was flipping through a magazine, smiled slightly as she watched the two of them.

I picked up the coffee next to me and took a sip. Hmm, this coffee is quite sweet.

After finishing her meal, Ye Shu conscientiously tidied up the table.

Although the food here is free, he knows the importance of self-discipline. He can't just stare at the food and eat endlessly as if he's never eaten before, lest he become a laughingstock. He has that much self-control.

However, if he doesn't eat, Good News has nothing else to do.

The environment here is elegant and comfortable, but for some restless souls, sitting quietly is a challenge in itself.

Ye Shu is alright, at least she has a mobile phone to play with.

But Xia Qing was in a terrible situation. This poor girl didn't even have a cell phone. She couldn't sit quietly next to Ye Shu like Xiao Xue, and she didn't want to read those mindless magazines.

She really can't sit still. Making her sit here for hours is worse than killing her.

But who could she vent her boredom on? Needless to say, it was Ye Shu.

She leaned on Ye Shu's shoulder, rolling her head back and forth, rubbing against him. It was unclear whether she was trying to find a comfortable position to lie down in, or just rubbing against him for the sake of rubbing.

Ye Shu didn't pay much attention, and just slightly adjusted her posture to make her more comfortable.

But soon, these little tricks escalated.

Xia Qing began to study his facial features, pinching his earlobe with her fingers, then touching his ear, and muttering softly:

"Your earlobes are quite thick, they feel nice to the touch. I've heard that big earlobes are a sign of good fortune."

Then I touched his eyebrows, gently tugging and smoothing them:

"Your eyebrows are thick too. What would you look like if you looked like the Taoist priest with one eyebrow?"

Ye Shu felt a little itchy from her teasing and said:

"Sister Xia Qing, stop fooling around."

"Who's making a fuss? I'm just checking your appearance."

As he spoke, his hands didn't stop; he started playing with the buttons on his down jacket again.

Ye Shu didn't interrupt her and let her continue typing on her phone, seemingly engrossed in the conversation.

Xia Qing was displeased when she saw his pursed-lip smile.

She was so bored she was practically growing mushrooms, and this guy was chatting so happily on his phone? A surge of anger mixed with this slight concern welled up inside her.

She decided she couldn't be bored by herself, so she had to find something to do!

So, taking advantage of Ye Shu's inattention, he snatched his phone.

"Huh?"

Ye Shu was startled and looked up at her.

Xia Qing didn't even look at what was on her phone; that wasn't her purpose. She simply held the phone, chin raised, and questioned:

"Who are you chatting with? You seem so happy?"

Ye Shu's emotions are still very stable in some aspects, such as now.

He wasn't flustered even though his phone was stolen, since there wasn't anything shameful on it. He was just a little helpless, wondering what Xia Qing was up to this time, and could only honestly answer:

"With Han Yang and the others, we just chatted since we had nothing else to do."

"Stop talking!"

Xia Qing didn't care about any of that, she simply turned off the phone screen and gripped it tightly in her hand:

"Keep me company, I'm bored!"

Looking at her like this, Ye Shu had to admit, she was actually kind of cute.

"Okay, I'll keep you company. What do you want to do?"

"Well……"

Xia Qing didn't know what she wanted to do; she was bored precisely because she didn't know what to do.

Reading? No interest. Watching airplanes outside the window? I'd get bored after a while. Going to a massage chair? I already tried it, it's just so-so. Eating? If I eat any more, I'll really turn into a pig.

"I don't know either……"

Xia Qing fiddled with Ye Shu's phone case, feeling somewhat annoyed.

At this moment, An Jianxing returned the car, found the group, and brought some news that was not unexpected but still somewhat frustrating.

"I asked around, and there's heavy fog in the south of the city, causing flight delays of at least an hour. We'll let you know the exact time later."

"what?"

Xia Qing sighed deeply, then slumped weakly against Ye Shu, nudging his shoulder with her head repeatedly.

"I have to wait...it's so boring..."

Bored, she was bumping her head against people when she caught a glimpse of Ye Shu reaching for her phone. She quickly stuffed the phone into her pocket and glared at him.

"You said you'd spend time with me, so you're not allowed to use your phone!"

"No, I don't want to play."

Ye Shu was helpless, but now she could only coax Xia Qing to come.

Xia Qing kept bumping into him, releasing her energy through this action.

As she kept bumping into things, she actually got some inspiration.

She suddenly stopped, looked up at Ye Shu, and asked excitedly:

"Ye Shu, let's play Truth or Dare, are you in?"

"what?"

Truth or Dare? Here?

Ye Shu looked around. All the passengers were either resting or working quietly. Playing this?

"What? Are you in or not? Are you scared?"

Xia Qing raised an eyebrow, immediately launching into a provocation. She even patted the pocket containing Ye Shu's phone with a threatening gesture, as if to say, "I won't give it back to you if you don't want to play with it."

Ye Shu knew that it would be unreasonable for him not to play with them today.

And, to be honest, just sitting around playing on your phone is really boring.

"Okay, let's play then, but let's make it clear first, right here, and we can't disturb anyone else."

He didn't want to be ordered around by Xia Qing to do anything strange in front of so many people; that would be too embarrassing.

Xia Qing perked up immediately when she saw Ye Shu take the bait:

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."