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

Ye Shu sat opposite Xiao Nuan, took out his phone and started watching videos.

He left his headphones at home when he went out today. He thought it wouldn't be necessary to wear headphones since it was a date, but he ended up silently watching videos in the library.

But short videos can't be without sound, just like the West can't be without Jerusalem. The people in them just open their mouths but don't make a sound, and if there are no subtitles, you have to guess what they're saying.

He browsed two apps, one about dog training and the other about cooking. That's what the big data system recommends to him; they're completely uninteresting.

I finally found a video of a pretty girl dancing, but then Xiao Nuan suddenly spoke up:

"let's go."

With that, Xiao Nuan closed the book.

"Have you finished reading?"

Ye Shu looked up at Xiao Nuan:

"You can keep watching if you want, it's okay, I'll stay here with you."

Xiao Nuan shook her head and stood up:

"No need, I've read this book before."

After saying that, she didn't explain further. She put the book back where it was, then walked back, took Ye Shu's hand, and walked out.

As the two walked out of the glass door and headed towards the stairwell, they passed the sofa where An Yuhang was still sitting. He was frowning slightly at the computer screen, his fingers tapping on the keyboard. There was a Starbucks cup next to him. This was the stereotypical image of an elite person working.

As Ye Shu led Xiao Nuan past him, she glanced over there deliberately.

An Yuhang didn't look up.

Ye Shu didn't take the initiative to greet them.

Just passing by, that's all.

They weren't close to each other, and he didn't even attend Xiaoxue's wedding. Nobody knows whether he really cares about his cousins.

Ye Shu himself is also a cousin, and if Tang Xiaotao gets married, he would have to put aside his own affairs to attend. Ye Shu felt somewhat uncomfortable about An Yuhang's behavior.

Although he has no right to demand that others come, that doesn't change the fact that he thinks the person is not very considerate.

After descending to the third floor, Ye Shu couldn't help but turn to Xiao Nuan and ask:

"Xiao Nuan".

Xiao Nuan also turned to look at him:

"Um?"

"You told me before that when you were little, your older brother told you to talk less in public because talking too much annoys people. Is that older brother... your cousin An Yuhang?"

Ye Shu still asked the question. He felt that he might be prejudiced, after all, he had suffered from this before, right, Uncle An?

But Xiao Nuan nodded and replied:

"Yes."

Okay, that's confirmed.

Ye Shu felt a surge of anger. He had been holding onto a sliver of hope that it wasn't him, or that it was just a neighbor's kid who had said it out of the blue. But to his surprise, it really was him.

"Then why did he tell you to talk less in public? Was there some misunderstanding? Or was he joking?"

Because of his own family situation, Ye Shu simply couldn't understand why an older brother would tell his cousin to talk less.

Xiao Nuan blinked, then said calmly:

"Because my brother used to dislike listening to me and found me annoying."

Damn it!

Ye Shu was so angry he felt like his insides were burning, but he also felt a little sorry for Xiao Nuan.

Do you find her annoying?

Xiao Nuan is so great! She speaks calmly and has a rigorous logic. She even has built-in data analysis skills. Isn't she just a walking encyclopedia?

Where can you find such a gem of a girl? How come some people find her annoying?

Of course, Ye Shu also knew that she might be seeing things through a lover's lens and that she was putting a filter on Xiao Nuan.

But Ye Shu still felt that An Yuhang might have a problem with his aesthetic sense.

Ye Shu glanced at Xiao Nuan, suppressing his anger. After all, he couldn't go back to confront An Yuhang now, could he? He couldn't just question him in front of so many people, asking why he told Xiao Nuan not to talk when they were little.

No, no, no, that's too abstract. Anyone with a modicum of rationality wouldn't do that.

Ye Shu squeezed Xiao Nuan's hand and said to her very seriously:

"Xiao Nuan, from now on, no matter where you are, you can say whatever you want, however you want, understand? I won't find it annoying, I love to listen, I love to hear whatever you say."

Xiao Nuan stared at Ye Shu for a moment, then said:

"I know you've said that to me before."

"Did you...did you say that?"

Ye Shu herself seemed to have some recollection of it; she seemed to have mentioned it when she first learned about Xiao Nuan's situation.

But I've already gotten to this point, so saying it again won't hurt.

"I've said it before, I just wanted to tell you that I won't look down on you, you know?"

"Um."

Xiao Nuan responded, and Ye Shu felt as if his hand was being gripped tightly.

The two walked hand in hand down to the lobby on the first floor. As soon as they stepped outside, good heavens, the stuffy and damp air outside enveloped them again.

Ye Shu had been in the air-conditioned room and felt cold, but stepping outside felt like going straight from a refrigerator into a low-temperature steamer; she felt extremely uncomfortable.

Looking up at the sky, it was even more overcast than when I arrived, and the clouds seemed thicker than before. There wasn't even a breath of wind, so it looked like it was really going to rain soon.

"Xiao Nuan, it looks like it's going to rain soon. How about we go home first? Or is there somewhere else you'd like to go?"

Xiao Nuan didn't say anything, looked at Ye Shu, and then took his hand and walked to the side.

Ye Shu followed beside her, but after a couple of steps he realized something was wrong. This wasn't the right direction. Xiao Nuan wasn't heading towards the main road at all; instead, she was holding his hand and leading him around the back of the library's outer wall.

"Xiao Nuan, which way are we going?"

Ye Shu looked around and asked a question, but Xiao Nuan ignored him and just led him around to the back of the library and into a small alley.

This is a sheltered corner, with walls on both sides and several public trash cans nearby. Fortunately, the lids were on, so there wasn't much of a smell.

The two ducked around the corner, and Xiao Nuan stood in front of Ye Shu, looking up at him:

"It's okay now."

Ye Shu looked around, completely bewildered. He had no idea where he was.

"Can...can what?"

Xiao Nuan blinked, then said calmly:

"You said you wanted to kiss me in the reading room, but the cameras here can't capture it, so you can kiss me now."

No… Ye Shu looked at Xiao Nuan like this and couldn’t help but laugh at her cuteness. She still remembered?

He realized that his earlier comment in the reading room was just a cheeky remark; he just wanted to tease her and see her reaction. But Xiao Nuan even dragged him to a place where the security cameras couldn't catch him. That shows her lack of execution.

"hurry up."

Seeing that Ye Shu hadn't moved, Xiao Nuan urged him on.

Ye Shu looked at her with her face tilted up, and found her more and more adorable. He slowly lowered his head, and Xiao Nuan didn't flinch.

It's light, quick, and has a hint of ice cream sweetness.

This tastes wonderful, a warm, creamy flavor that will make you want to take two bites after one, and four bites after two...

"Cough..."

Ye Shu was still thinking about having a couple of bites when she suddenly heard a cough from the side.

Turning my head, I saw an elderly sanitation worker standing in front of a trash can, holding a broom and carrying a bag of garbage, opening the lid and emptying it into the can.

The trash can was positioned so that the old man could see them directly. After throwing away his trash, he walked past them without even glancing at them, and casually swept the ground a couple of times with his broom, acting as if nothing had happened.

Ye Shu felt a momentary panic, but he quickly realized, "What's there to panic about with my own wife?"

He had just regained his confidence when he heard Xiao Nuan calmly ask from the side:

"Have you kissed enough? If you want to kiss again, you can..."

Although Ye Shu was mentally prepared, he couldn't resist Xiao Nuan asking him this in front of outsiders, and he blurted out:

"That's enough, let's kiss again when we get home."

He didn't expect that he would say such a thing. He turned his head to look at the old sanitation worker, then took Xiao Nuan's hand and walked towards the main road.

The elderly sanitation worker continued walking slowly, engrossed in the opera playing in his headphones. Whether he actually saw anything or not, nobody knew.