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

With her inner turmoil resolved, Xia Qing returned to being the same cheerful and energetic girl she always was.

It was almost noon when the two went downstairs, with Xia Qing still holding a dog leash.

Although potato chips are still a puppy, for those who are afraid of dogs, fear of this thing doesn't discriminate based on size, and it wouldn't be good if it ran around and got hit by a car.

To avoid scaring passersby, and to prevent passersby from scaring the dog, it's safer to keep it on a leash.

After being cooped up at home for several days, the potato chips were finally free. As soon as they stepped out of the building, they ran wild, completely absorbed in their own world, running around like crazy.

They hadn't walked far when the dog leash tied Xia Qing's legs together. The two of them were so busy untying the leash that more than ten minutes passed, and they hadn't gone very far at all.

Ye Shu followed behind, carrying a dog cage and a bag of dog food. She would need to put the potato chips in the bag when they got into the taxi.

He felt a sense of satisfaction watching Xia Qing stumble and fall, tripped by Gou Shengzi, yet still laughing heartily at the good news.

The weather was sunny today, but that smile was even more dazzling than the sunshine; it was truly beautiful.

He couldn't help but quicken his pace, wanting to catch up with her.

Perhaps it was the habit formed from shopping with Zhi Qiu yesterday, or perhaps Zhi Qiu had already "trained" him, but as Ye Shu looked at Xia Qing's retreating figure, he subconsciously blurted out:

"Slow down, honey."

Upon hearing this, the two people and the dog were all stunned.

Xia Qing suddenly stopped, turned around, and her once fair face instantly turned fiery red. Her eyes widened as if she had heard something unbelievable, and she stammered, "..."

"You...you...what did you call me?"

Ye Shu was also stunned. He realized that he had misspoke. He hadn't thought it through, or maybe he didn't think there was anything wrong with the address, so he just blurted it out.

He quickly raised his hand and explained, using a combination of words and gestures:

"No... I, well..."

"Wait a minute!"

Xia Qing seemed to suddenly realize something. She was originally extremely shy, but suddenly her eyebrows furrowed and her eyes narrowed, as if she had caught a whiff of "adultery".

She walked up to Ye Shu, holding the potato chips, tilted her head slightly, and stared intently at his face.

Ye Shu felt inexplicably guilty under her gaze and subconsciously wanted to turn his head away, but Xia Qing reached out and pinched his chin, forcibly turning it back.

"Look at me!"

Xia Qing stared into Ye Shu's eyes and asked as if interrogating a criminal:

"Who were you with yesterday? Was it Zhi Qiu?"

"Ah... um..."

Ye Shu couldn't lie, so he could only nod honestly.

Xia Qing asked again:

"So, did you call her 'wife'?"

"Well... it's like this."

Ye Shu quickly explained:

"I fell for Sister Zhi Qiu's trick. She made me call her that all day long. If I didn't, I'd be considered a scumbag in public. I... I couldn't resist..."

"And you keep yelling all day?!"

Xia Qing's eyes widened, and she exclaimed in disbelief.

Oh, what a foul mouth of mine! Ye Shu wished he could slap himself twice across the face. Why did he have to blurt out everything? Now he's done for, he's stepped on a landmine.

"Oh dear, Zhi Qiu, you really are..."

Xia Qing spun around in anger, put her hands on her hips, and looked down at the potato chips at her feet, who still didn't know what had happened.

The situation is actually quite delicate. Strictly speaking, Xia Qing is jealous of herself and angry with herself.

She said through gritted teeth:

"I really didn't expect that, she was quick! She beat me to it."

She stared angrily at the potato chips on the ground for a long time, as if thinking about something. After a while, she looked up, her eyes full of resentment, and glared at Ye Shu, issuing her final ultimatum:

"Fine, she wanted you to call her 'wife' for a day, right? Okay! Then you have to call me 'darling' for a day! That's called fairness, understand?"

"what?"

"Bullshit!"

Seeing that Ye Shu still dared to hesitate, Xia Qing took another step forward, almost pressing herself against him, and said through gritted teeth as if she wanted to devour him:

"Just say it, or don't you?!"

Faced with Xia Qing's armed forces, Ye Shu wisely compromised.

He looked into Xia Qing's murderous eyes and shouted:

"Honey……"

"snort!"

Xia Qing finally calmed down, released her grip on his chin, turned around, and continued walking forward with Potato Chips in her hand.

But he was clearly still not fully calm, and was muttering to himself:

"Give me back my wife? How disgusting! I knew Zhi Qiu coming out before me meant trouble, and she beat me to it again... Why should she?!"

Listening to her arguing with herself, Ye Shu thought to herself, "And you're the one talking? Didn't you also tell me to call you 'darling'?"

Of course, he only dared to think these words in his heart. He carried the dog cage, looked at Xia Qing next to him who was walking the dog while being jealous, and smiled helplessly.

But Xia Qing caught him in that smile. She turned her head, glared at him, and said:

"You still know how to laugh? Are you still alive? You even said Zhi Qiu was using a scheme, but I think you're enjoying it yourself. You'd love for us to fight tooth and nail for you, wouldn't you?"

"That's true."

Ye Shu, no longer ashamed that he had been told the truth, said confidently:

"It would be a lie to say I'm unhappy that people are fighting over me, since it proves I'm charming, right?"

"Pah! Shameless!"

Xia Qing spat, but the blush on her face couldn't be hidden. She turned her head away and muttered:

"Who's jealous of you? I'm not that childish. Getting jealous over a title... I'm a magnanimous person. It's just a title, right? She called me first, so what? It's just calling me 'wife,' what's the big deal? Really..."

That's just Xia Qing's personality; once someone exposes her secrets, she'll use long-winded explanations to cover them up.

Who said tsundere has been sidelined?!

Ye Shu watched her muttering to herself, and it was like feeding a powder keg to someone who was so cute she was about to explode. She just wanted to tease her on purpose.

"Since our Sister Xia Qing is so generous, does that mean I don't need to call you 'darling' anymore? It's just easier to call you Sister Xia Qing."

"You dare!"

No sooner had she finished speaking than Xia Qing's long leg swept over with a whoosh, delivering a solid whip kick to Ye Shu's buttocks, sending him flying several steps.

She was so angry that her leopard-like eyes bulged, and she gritted her teeth as she said to Ye Shu:

"You dare call me by the wrong name even once! I'm warning you, if you call me by the wrong name even once today, I'll... I'll..."

As she spoke, she looked around, then bent down, picked up the bewildered potato chips at her feet, held them up in front of Ye Shu, and threatened:

"I'll unleash my dogs on you!"

After saying that, Potato Chips wagged its tail and stuck out its tongue to lick Ye Shu's face, which meant, "Daddy, Potato Chips loves you!"

Ye Shu looked at Xia Qing holding the dog in the same pose as in The Lion King, and thought it was really cute. She took out her phone and wanted to take a picture.

But as soon as he touched his phone, it vibrated. He glanced at it and said:

"Stop arguing. Mom asked if we're coming home for lunch. Let's go home."

Xia Qing, who was still putting on an air of "I'm not done with you yet," held up potato chips in front of Ye Shu, preventing him from leaving.

Seeing this, Ye Shu quickly added:

"Honey."

"snort!"

Upon hearing the word "darling," Xia Qing turned around, clutching her potato chips, and walked towards the entrance of the residential complex, though she couldn't suppress the smile on her face.

Ye Shu followed behind, carrying the cage, watching her back, with only one thought in his mind.

How can she be so cute?