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

After taking the photos, the two went straight into the reading room on the third floor.

When Ye Shu entered, he noticed that there were two anti-theft detection poles like those at supermarket exits, the kind that beep loudly when someone walks by with unpaid items.

"What? There are book thieves in this library? Is he some kind of 'Kong Yiji'?"

No, how can something done by a scholar be called stealing?

Even if it's called stealing, stealing books doesn't count as stealing...

Ye Shu muttered something under his breath, then looked up at the two staff members sitting by the door, glanced at him, and then went back to doing his own thing, not intending to pay any attention to him at all.

Okay, shut up.

Ye Shu's last sentence was just a subconscious mutter. He knew the rule that you can't make a lot of noise in the library, but he couldn't even mutter it so quietly?

He took Xiao Nuan's hand and followed her into the bookshelf, where Xiao Nuan began to choose the books she wanted to read.

There are indeed quite a few books, and the bookshelves are quite tall, with a ladder that can be pushed and pulled left and right next to them.

As Ye Shu followed Xiao Nuan, she glanced at the titles of the books on the bookshelf.

"The Sociological Imagination," "Suicide," "Discipline and Punish," "Political Order in Changing Societies"...

What kind of books are these? The titles all look like graduation theses, who can possibly read them?

Xiao Nuan couldn't bear to watch...

He really couldn't understand why Xiaonuan liked watching these things.

It would be better to go to the second floor, where you can at least browse through novels or something. Reading "Ghost Blows Out the Light" is much more interesting than this "Sociological Imagination".

Do you really need to read books to learn about imagination? He already has a pretty rich imagination, like A...

But Xiaonuan likes it, so let's just take a stroll, it's free anyway.

After wandering around for a while, Xiao Nuan seemed to have found the book she wanted to read. She reached out and pulled a book from the bookshelf, looked at the title page, and then took the book and pulled Ye Shu to the window.

Several long tables were placed next to the bookshelves, and further to the side near the window were a few smaller tables with two chairs on either side.

The two sat down at a small table. The chairs were ordinary wooden chairs, and they were a bit uncomfortable to sit on.

Xiao Nuan sat up straight and began to immerse herself in the ocean of knowledge after opening her book.

It's so quiet in this room... you could hear a pin drop. Apart from the sound of turning pages, there wasn't even a cough.

Xiao Nuan seems to be engrossed in her book now, her eyes scanning line by line, completely ignoring Ye Shu.

Ye Shu was bored, lying on the table, looking at the book in Xiao Nuan's hand.

The cover is white, with two women dressed like gymnasts, their arms outstretched as if they were flying.

The following is the book title, "On Liberty," and the author is... John Stuart Mill.

Never heard of it...

Ye Shu yawned, feeling a little sleepy, but a familiar feeling suddenly arose in her heart.

First year of high school, self-study...

He was sleeping with his head on the table, while his deskmate sat next to him, reading a book without saying a word, the sound of turning pages exactly the same as now.

If you want to sleep soundly on your desk, you need someone who loves to study next to you and flips through a book. It just feels so perfect.

Huh? My deskmate... what's his name again?

Wait a minute! I'm on a date, why am I thinking about sleeping with my high school deskmate?

Ye Shu got up from the table and saw that Xiao Nuan across from him was still looking down, turning a page of her book without even glancing at him, completely immersed in her own world.

Ye Shu opened his mouth, wanting to say something, such as "Xiao Nuan, stop looking and talk to me" or "How about we go somewhere else to play?"

But seeing Xiaonuan's serious expression, he swallowed his words back.

Is this what you call a date? Isn't this just studying?

Ye Shu mentally complained, but still felt deflated.

Never mind, they've come all this way, let's not spoil their fun.

He whispered something to Xiao Nuan:

"I'm going to find a book to read."

Xiao Nuan nodded without saying anything.

Ye Shu got up and walked towards the bookshelf, randomly picked out a book, and opened to the first page:

The basic assumption of sociology is...

It's closed. Put it back.

He picked up another book and opened it:

Isaiah Berlin discusses... in this book.

It closed again and was put back.

None of them are interesting. What kind of books are these? Are they political textbooks?

Ye Shu was staring at the bookshelf speechlessly when she looked up and, through the glass door of the reading room, noticed what looked like an acquaintance sitting on the sofa in the lobby.

It was a man, wearing a light gray shirt, with a laptop on the table in front of him, typing away.

This person... looks familiar.

Ye Shu squinted for two seconds, then remembered, An Yuhang, Xiao Nuan's cousin.

When I visited Xiaonuan's grandfather last time, this person appeared nearby. We exchanged a brief greeting, and then he made an excuse to leave without saying much.

He didn't even show up at his own wedding with Xiaoxue.

Ye Shu stood beside the bookshelf, staring at An Yuhang through the glass door for a long while.

To be honest, his impression of An Yuhang was not very good.

It's not that Ye Shu was unhappy because he didn't come to the wedding. How should I put it? It's just that from the first time they met, Ye Shu felt that he was... very fake.

When we met last time, An Yuhang was very polite and his smile was quite proper; there was nothing wrong with it.

But Ye Shu just felt uneasy. It wasn't because of anything he said or did that made Ye Shu feel uneasy, it was just that feeling.

To give an example, it's like you go to a restaurant that's about to close and order food. The waiter smiles brightly and says "Welcome!" but you know in your heart that he can't wait for you to leave so he doesn't have to stay until he's done for the day.

Compare this to Sister Chen Xing's husband, Brother-in-law.

My brother-in-law is a proper member of society, not some hoodlum. His relationship with Ye Shu is purely social.

But Ye Shu didn't feel that way about him; on the contrary, she felt quite comfortable around him.

An Yuhang is different; he's too perfect.

and……

Ye Shu had something on his mind that had been bothering him, and it came back to him today when he was out with Xiao Nuan.

On Xiao Nuan's birthday, when they went to the aquarium, he asked her why she didn't like to talk when they were out.

Xiao Nuan said that when she was little, her older brother told her to talk less in public, saying that children who talk too much will be disliked.

At that time, Ye Shu felt quite uncomfortable, especially since An Yuhang was the only person Ye Shu had met who was worthy of Xiao Nuan's brother.

Even though he's my cousin, just tell me if he's my older brother or not.

Of course, Ye Shu couldn't be sure if the older brother who made Xiao Nuan speak less was An Yuhang, or some other relative.

But he's the kind of person who holds grudges, or rather, he's a bit too overprotective of his own.

He thought of how Xiao Nuan used to stand quietly to his side when she was little, being told by an older brother to talk less because talking too much would annoy people, and then Xiao Nuan really started to stop talking...

This scene would be unpleasant for anyone.

Ye Shu didn't look at the suspect An Yuhang outside anymore, but turned around and sat down opposite Xiao Nuan.

Xiao Nuan was still reading when Ye Shu, who was lying on the table, reached out and poked Xiao Nuan's hand, whispering:

"What's your book about? Tell me about it!"

Xiao Nuan blinked, closed the book, and then whispered:

"The core idea of ​​this book is that you have the right to do what you want, as long as you don't harm others."

That's it? You think this is enough to write a book?

Ye Shu thought she was going to hear some long and complicated sentences, but Xiao Nuan translated them into plain language.

You have the right to do what you want...

Ye Shu looked at Xiao Nuan and suddenly whispered:

"If I want to kiss you now, would that count as hurting someone?"

Xiao Nuan looked at him expressionlessly, then calmly said:

"There are surveillance cameras here."

"All right……"