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

"Simulated argument?"

Ye Shu sat on the sofa, looking at Xiao Nuan's expressionless face. She looked really good even when she was serious... No, now is not the time to think about that.

Just now, Ye Shu couldn't take it anymore. He couldn't stand Xiao Nuan's cold violence any longer, and finally couldn't help but reach out and tug at Xiao Nuan's arm:

"Xiao Nuan, is there...is there anything you want to tell me?"

Xiao Nuan turned her head, her ponytail swaying slightly, and nodded at him:

"Yes, there is."

"Then, you tell me."

Xiao Nuan, you finally spoke seriously and said that sentence:

"I want to have a mock argument with you."

Ye Shu watched Xiao Nuan blink, then blink again, and it took her several seconds to process what she was saying.

"It's not Xiao Nuan... I... I don't quite understand..."

Xiao Nuan winked at him, then said calmly:

"Arguing refers to an interactive behavior in which two parties, due to conflicts of opinion, demands, or emotions, use words as a medium to confront each other, vent their dissatisfaction, attempt to overpower the other party, or express their grievances. It is mostly accompanied by negative emotions and..."

"Stop, stop, stop, think about it."

Ye Shu quickly raised her hand to interrupt:

"No, no, I know what arguing means. I meant, why do we...pretend to argue?"

Xiao Nuan seemed like an AI that had been interrupted; she paused for a moment, then reorganized her thoughts before speaking again:

"Because based on my long-term statistics and observations, I have found that there are significant flaws in our relationship."

"What defect?"

After Xiao Nuan said that, Ye Shu started to go through her daily life with them in her mind: eating together, sleeping together, going to and from get off work together, and so on... well, everything was fine, so what could be wrong with that?

Xiao Nuan, however, didn't see it that way. She maintained the same sitting posture as a news anchor on TV, with her hands on her lap, and began listing off her points one by one, as if she were giving a thesis defense:

"First, from the time we met until now, our relationship has changed from landlord and tenant to a romantic one, and there has never been a single argument or quarrel due to disagreements."

"Secondly, you and Xiaoxue have already entered into marriage, and according to what you said before, you will also hold a wedding for each of the three of us. In other words, we will also enter into marriage sooner or later."

"Third, identity transitions are often accompanied by a series of disagreements on lifestyle habits, boundaries, and the allocation of responsibilities."

After listing three points in one breath, Xiao Nuan paused, her eyes fixed intently on Ye Shu:

"But we've never had a disagreement before, which is statistically abnormal. This result can only lead to two conclusions."

Ye Shu was completely bewildered, and he had a premonition that what Xiao Nuan was about to say would be very important.

"First, the four of us share completely identical values, habits, temperaments, and ways of thinking with you, so there are zero conflicts."

"Secondly, in certain matters, one party will inevitably make continuous concessions and compromises, and in all matters, the proportion of the party making the compromises is relatively large."

"Based on common sense and everyday observation, the former is almost impossible, so we can only say the latter."

Ye Shu was overwhelmed by this long list of reports and wanted to refute them, but found that she seemed unable to do so.

Because Xiao Nuan is right.

He was indeed enduring it, not in the way a submissive wife would endure, but out of sheer reluctance.

He couldn't bear to argue with them, couldn't bear to make them unhappy. Even if he had to make more concessions, eat less of what he liked, or do more work, he was willing to do it as long as they were happy. He didn't feel that this kind of forbearance was difficult.

But he never imagined that this constant forbearance would be a problem for Xiao Nuan.

Xiao Nuan is still outputting:

"This prolonged situation of one-sided tolerance will eventually push one of the parties' emotional threshold to the breaking point, eventually leading to an argument. We had never experienced arguing before, which means that once an argument breaks out, we have no experience in dealing with it, and a single argument could severely damage our relationship."

Ye Shu noticed that when Xiao Nuan spoke at this point, her previously fixed gaze suddenly shifted. Was it unease?

"Therefore, I propose that we conduct a simulated argument exercise to find ways to deal with arguments, establish a conflict resolution mechanism, and reduce the destructiveness of real arguments in the future."

Xiao Nuan shut up after speaking and just stared at Ye Shu, waiting for his reaction.

The morning news on TV had finished and was showing GG, but Ye Shu couldn't hear it anymore.

He looked at Xiao Nuan, this expressionless little girl, and felt a pang of heartache for no apparent reason.

This wasn't some simulated argument drill at all; it was clearly her cautiously asking herself in her own way:

Are you always suppressing your feelings? If so, I want to learn how to argue with you before you reach your breaking point, so that when we really start arguing, I'll know how to stop.

Xiao Nuan is using her own way to strengthen the relationship between herself and them, and by preparing in advance, she is mitigating the impact of a real argument.

Xiao Nuan's way of thinking is still so... straightforward...

Why did Ye Shu suddenly feel like crying? He looked at Xiao Nuan's face and nodded.

"Okay, I'll listen to you. But we need to make one thing clear: this is just a fake argument, understand? It won't affect our relationship in any way. And if either of us feels uncomfortable, we absolutely have to stop, okay?"

"Yes, that's fine."

Xiao Nuan nodded readily.

Ye Shu looked at Xiao Nuan, thought for a moment, and asked:

"Then...how do we make noise?"

He really didn't expect to have a fight with Xiao Nuan, and he didn't know what they would argue about.

Xiao Nuan blinked, reached for the black notebook on the coffee table, picked it up, turned to a page, and said:

"The first step in simulating an argument is for me to come up with an opinion that you're likely to disagree with."

After speaking, she closed the notebook, placed it back on the coffee table, resumed her previous posture as a female host, and looked directly into Ye Shu's eyes as she spoke:

"Ye Shu, your decision to marry Xiao Xue first means that among the four of us, you still identify with Xiao Xue. In other words, in your subconscious, you still see the three of us as other personalities that Xiao Xue developed, which is a kind of disorder."

Holy crap, what is this?

Ye Shu was just thinking about what Xiao Nuan would ask for and how he would refute it. The most serious topic he could think of was that Xiao Nuan wouldn't sleep with him because of his dream this morning.

As a result, Xiao Nuan's words completely shattered all the contingency plans in my mind.

Is this a simulated argument? Is it really necessary to shoot someone over an argument?!