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

Dinner ended hastily in an indescribable, subtle atmosphere.

An Su-xue barely looked up, hastily finished the rice in her bowl, whispered "I'm full," and fled back to her room without looking back.

Ye Shu looked at the tightly closed door and scratched his head.

She's been acting strangely ever since, her face has been flushed... He subconsciously looked up at the air conditioner vent, wondering if the air conditioning was too cold and she'd caught a cold and gotten a fever.

After clearing away the dishes, while the milk was heating up, Ye Shu stood by the window looking out at the still torrential rain, the still flashing lightning, and the still thunder that sounded like dump trucks passing by a construction site.

This weather is really tough.

Holding the cup, I went to An Suxue's room, placed the milk on the cabinet next to the door, and knocked.

"I heated up some milk and put it on the cabinet by the door. Remember to drink it. I'm going back to my room now. Get some rest."

There was no response from inside, which Ye Shu was used to. After speaking, she went back to her room.

I'm exhausted, really exhausted.

From the bubble tea shop in the morning to walking home in the pouring rain at night, plus the expected attack on my way back and dinner just now... I'm exhausted, both physically and mentally.

I took a quick shower, changed into clean pajamas, and almost as soon as my head hit the pillow, I drifted off to sleep.

"Thump, thump, thump."

An extremely faint knocking sound pierced Ye Shu's ears through her drowsy state.

Ye Shu frowned, struggling to rise from the abyss of half-dream and half-awake, and opened her eyes groggily.

Huh? Someone's knocking on the door?

Slightly annoyed, he scratched his messy hair, slipped on his slippers, and opened the door.

Standing outside the door was An Suxue.

She was still wearing that pink plush bunny pajama, the hood drooping, and tightly clutching a small, folded air-conditioning blanket.

"What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell somewhere?"

An Suxue did not answer immediately. She seemed to use a lot of strength to slowly raise her head and glance at Ye Shu.

Ye Shu noticed that her face was still flushed, she must have caught a cold. He didn't urge her, and just waited for her to speak.

An Suxue opened her mouth, then closed it again. After several attempts, she finally spoke cautiously:

"Um... tonight... may I... sleep... in your room?"

"what?"

Ye Shu was still not fully awake, his mind barely processing anything. He didn't understand why An Suxue wanted to sleep in his room, but he didn't dwell on it; though he didn't understand, he respected her decision. He nodded.

"Okay, you go to sleep, I'll sleep on the sofa in the living room."

"No, no!"

An Suxue panicked. In her haste, she reached out her right hand and grabbed the cuff of Ye Shu's pajamas. She looked up, her face full of shyness and fluster, and her voice rose a little:

"No...don't go out...it's thundering outside...I...I'm still scared..."

When Ye Shu saw An Suxue's expression, his heart skipped a beat, and his drowsiness seemed to vanish, his intelligence regaining its dominance.

Yeah, that's why they came here to sleep because they were scared. If you leave, you'll still be alone, won't you? What were you thinking just now?

"Okay, then you sleep on the bed, and I'll sleep on the floor, is that alright?"

An Suxue released her grip on his sleeve and nodded.

Ye Shu turned around and went back to her room, where she simply spread a quilt on the floor next to the bed.

Throughout the entire process, An Suxue stood quietly at the door, clutching her little blanket, watching like a small animal waiting to be settled.

He waited until Ye Shu had laid out her bedding, then smiled at her:

"Okay, go to bed now. Sleep soundly, I'll be right here."

An Suxue then moved her feet slowly to the bedside, carefully climbed up, and covered herself tightly with her small blanket.

She knew her request was abrupt and overstepped her bounds.

But inside the room, no matter how much she covered her head with the blanket, the rumbling thunder terrified her. It reminded her of the comforting feeling she had in Ye Shu's arms when he returned before dinner...

Only when he's by my side do I feel... a tiny bit of security.

Ye Shu really couldn't hold on any longer. Not long after lying down, she fell asleep again.

However, An Suxue, lying in bed, was wide awake.

She lay on her side, covered with the small blanket she had brought with her. In the darkness, her large, wide eyes, wide open and wide, quietly fell upon the blurry outline of the makeshift bed beneath her.

The sound of rain outside the window is a continuous white noise, and the distant rumble of thunder is like a war drum on the horizon, sometimes near, sometimes far.

Every time thunder rumbled, she would unconsciously shrank slightly under the covers.

Just as she was gazing quietly into the blurry darkness, a bolt of lightning shone through the curtains, illuminating the outline of the room, the position of the furniture, and... Ye Shu's peaceful sleeping face.

He lay flat on his back, his eyes lightly closed, his nose straight, and his lips slightly pursed. He had lost some of his usual gentle smile, leaving only complete relaxation and a complete lack of guard.

Just as the room was plunged back into darkness, a muffled clap of thunder came from outside, pulling An Suxue back to reality.

An Suxue instinctively shrank back, burying half her face under the covers. But this time, the fear seemed to subside a little faster than before.

I'm still afraid...

But... I want to watch it again.

I wanted to see more clearly, to confirm whether the unguarded sleeping face I had just seen was real.

In the darkness, An Suxue's face began to burn uncontrollably again.

She held her breath and listened intently.

The sound of rain outside the window continued, and from the distant clouds, a muffled roar could be faintly heard again.

I don't know why...

An Suxue gripped the blanket slightly, opened her eyes wide, and stared unblinkingly in the direction of Ye Shu in the darkness.

She actually... began to vaguely... anticipate the arrival of the next lightning bolt.

......

The next morning, the rain outside the window had stopped sometime earlier.

"Bajie~ Bajie~ He's not a bad person at heart~"

The phone alarm went off right on time. Ye Shu shuddered, and without even opening his eyes, he reached out and began groping around.

"It's so noisy! Turn it off right now! Can't a person get any sleep?!"

A voice filled with a strong sense of morning grumpiness, sounding extremely impatient and a bit irritable, came to his ear.

"Okay... I understand... I'll turn it off now..."

Ye Shu responded vaguely, her eyelids heavy, her brain still not fully activated. Finally, she reached for her phone, and the world returned to silence.

A few seconds later, Ye Shu's muddled mind slowly began to function again.

and many more……

Who was speaking just now?

The sound... seems to be coming from... nearby?

Isn't the floor right next to me?

An ominous premonition crept up his spine, and Ye Shu suddenly opened his eyes.

The first thing that caught his eye was the ceiling of his room. He stiffly turned his neck to look to his side.

An enlarged image of a sweet sleeping face, so close you could see it.

Soft, long hair spread out on his pillow, a few strands even brushing against the tip of his nose, bringing a faint fragrance of a girl's shampoo.

The owner of this face had his eyes closed, his brows slightly furrowed, seemingly still angry at the alarm clock, but his breathing was even, as if he was about to fall asleep again.

It's An Suxue.

No way? Not again?!