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

It was another ordinary day. Ye Shu lay in bed as usual, and was woken up by Xia Qing's alarm clock as usual.

Ye Shu frowned, her eyes still closed, as she reached for her phone on the bedside table to turn off the alarm.

However, before he could even reach out, he felt the blanket beside him move, followed by a rustling sound, and then an arm pressed against his face, turning off the alarm clock.

The world is quiet.

At this moment, a gentle voice, tinged with a hint of helpless complaint, spoke:

"Little Shu, you really should change your alarm clock. Being startled awake all the time isn't good for your heart."

"Um……"

Ye Shu was still dazed, her eyes not even open, and she only gave a mumbled response.

He closed his eyes, turned over, and snuggled closer to the warmth and pleasant scent beside him, reaching out to place his hand on the other person's waist.

My face was pressed against the other person's chest. The silky fabric was very smooth and a little cool, but I could feel the warmth slowly seeping through it.

The familiar, delicate fragrance filled my nostrils, and the warmth of the blankets made me feel like I was in heaven, so comfortable that I didn't want to wake up.

Ye Shu let out a satisfied sigh, her mind went blank, and she was about to fall asleep again.

Wait! This feeling...this temperature...this scent...

not good!

Ye Shu suddenly opened her eyes and the first thing she saw was Sister Zhi Qiu's signature smile.

She lay on her side next to him, supporting her head with one hand, her hair naturally spread out on the pillow.

She was tilting her head, squinting at him. The look in her eyes made Ye Shu feel as if he had done something shameful and had been caught by her.

Ye Shu suddenly felt as if her hand was resting on Zhi Qiu's waist, and her face was facing...

He glanced down slightly and could see the silk black slip dress. Because of her side-lying position and the fact that he seemed to have rubbed against it earlier, the neckline was slightly askew, revealing her collarbone and a tiny bit of...

Ye Shu abruptly pulled her hand back, and at the same time did a somersault, trying to retreat.

"Oh dear, little Shu is awake?"

Zhi Qiu had anticipated his actions, and her smile widened. Her hand, which had been resting on the cup, suddenly reached out and wrapped around Ye Shu's neck. With a forceful pull, she drew Ye Shu back into her arms, even closer than before.

"Don't run away in such a hurry."

Zhi Qiu slowly released her arms from Ye Shu's neck and placed them on his body, gently patting his back like she was soothing a child to sleep.

She spoke slowly above Ye Shu's head:

"Why do you want to run away as soon as you see your older sister? Your older sister won't eat you. Be good, let your older sister hug you for a while."

This is bad, very bad.

Ye Shu was held tightly in Zhi Qiu's arms. Now, all he could smell was the fragrance of Zhi Qiu's body, and Zhi Qiu's embrace was warm and very gentle.

And it seems like my face is stuck to something I shouldn't be there...

In addition, Sister Zhi Qiu was patting her back repeatedly, and she was also humming a little tune softly above her head.

Ye Shu has never seen this world before.

Despite his desperate attempts to convince himself that he had to get up.

But my body just felt weak and limp, and I longed to be embraced.

What? You're asking why I'm not struggling?

Why struggle? Just stay like this... It's so comfortable... Why go to work? Just lie here and be held by Sister Zhi Qiu for the rest of my life, isn't that great...?

In this gentle embrace, Ye Shu's willpower was no less than that of wheat under a combine harvester; whoosh, it was gone in an instant.

Ye Shu felt her eyelids getting stickier and her consciousness becoming heavier.

Perhaps, it really is possible...

Just as Ye Shuzhen was about to close her eyes and immerse herself in Sister Zhi Qiu's embrace.

"snort……"

A satisfied chuckle came from above, and then the arm that had been holding her suddenly loosened, and Sister Zhi Qiu sat up from the covers.

The cool morning air seeped into the bed, instantly waking Ye Shu from her drowsy state.

Before he could figure out what was going on, he saw that Sister Zhi Qiu had already sat up. The shoulder strap of her black nightgown had slipped down a little, but she didn't care. She just looked down at Ye Shu, who looked like he had swallowed a fly, with a mischievous smile on her face.

"alright."

Zhi Qiu reached out and gently patted Ye Shu's still slightly flushed face:

"Sister's wake-up service is over. If little brother Shu doesn't get up soon, he'll really be late for work."

What's this called?

Ye Shu felt as if he had been thrown into a steamer and was about to be steamed to death when someone poured a ladle of cold water over his head.

He stared at Zhi Qiu's retreating figure as she walked out of the bedroom, his eyes practically bulging out of their sockets.

He spent ages trying to organize his thoughts, but in the end, he could only bury his head in the pillow and let out a long sigh.

After a while, I reluctantly got out of bed, washed up feeling frustrated, and when I got ready and came to the living room, I found that breakfast was already set on the dining table.

A pot of steaming rice porridge, several side dishes, and a few steamed buns.

Zhi Qiu had already changed her clothes and was sitting at the table, smiling at him.

"All ready? Come and have breakfast."

Zhi Qiu ladled out a bowl of porridge and placed it in Ye Shu's spot.

Ye Shu sat in the chair, looking at the bowl of white porridge in front of her. Each grain of rice was separate, a stark contrast to the bowl of symbiotic porridge she had eaten last time.

"Sister Zhi Qiu, did you make this?"

"uh-huh."

Zhi Qiu sat opposite him, resting her chin on her hand, tilting her head slightly as she looked at him:

"How is it? Has your cooking improved remarkably fast, sister?"

Ye Shu stirred it with a spoon. Hmm, he didn't find anything unusual for the time being. He nodded.

"That's incredibly fast! It's like two completely different dishes!"

Ye Shu scooped up a spoonful of porridge and drank it.

"How is it? Is it good?"

Zhi Qiu looked on expectantly, waiting to hear Ye Shu's evaluation.

Ye Shu savored the porridge in her mouth, then slowly swallowed it and nodded.

"Mmm, it's delicious. The heat and water levels are just right. It's a really good bowl of porridge."

Zhi Qiu's smile grew even wider.

But before Ye Shu could finish speaking, he smacked his lips and then made a pouting gesture.

Seeing Ye Shu's posture, Zhi Qiu's eyes narrowed even wider with laughter. She leaned forward slightly and laughed:

"Honestly, little Shu has already finished breakfast..."

But before she could finish speaking, she saw Ye Shu raise his hand to his mouth and then, as if by magic, slowly pull out a coiled steel wire from his mouth.

Zhi Qiu's smile froze.

Ye Shu held the steel wire in his hand, placed it on the table, and said very seriously:

"Sister Zhiqiu, next time you wash the pot, remember not to use a steel wool pad, otherwise the non-stick coating inside the pot will be rubbed off."

"ah."

Zhi Qiu quickly grabbed the thin steel wire on the table, threw it into the nearby trash can to destroy the evidence, then cleared her throat to uphold her sister's authority:

"Okay, I'll be more careful next time."

Seeing Zhi Qiu's somewhat embarrassed expression, Ye Shu looked down at her own bowl of iron-rich porridge, silently picked up the steamed bun next to her, and took a bite.

Let's just eat steamed buns. At least the chances of finding a steel wire in a steamed bun are lower.