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

Ye Shu sat in the extended van, staring intently at the scenery outside the window.

"What are you thinking about?"

Xia Qing leaned against him, holding a half-eaten ice cream bar in her hand, and poked it at Ye Shu's lips.

The icy coolness brought Ye Shu back to his senses. He subconsciously licked the spot on his lips where the ice cream had been, and it tasted sweet.

"I wasn't thinking about anything, I was just thinking about Sister Lili."

Ye Shu smiled, but Xia Qing immediately bristled.

Xia Qing put an ice cream in her mouth, pressed Ye Shu's face hard with both hands, making his mouth purse and forcing him to look at her:

"Fine, Ye Shu, you're so arrogant now? You're not even trying to hide it anymore? You're just... just going to confess right away, huh? I'm warning you, we're legally married, we're married. If you dare to do anything like this, believe me, I'll..."

As she spoke, she loosened one hand, clenched her fist, and made a punching motion towards Xiaoye Shu below.

Ye Shu subconsciously shrank back a little, a movement that even Stephen Hawking would have to avoid.

He quickly reached out and grabbed Xia Qing's hand, which was still clenched in front of him, and said:

What are you thinking? I really aren't.

"You know in your heart whether it's true or not. I'm warning you, Qin Lili is not someone you can covet. She... is definitely not someone you can covet."

Xia Qing clearly had something left unsaid, but swallowed it back. Ye Shu, however, wasn't curious about what was wrong with Qin Lili at all. He gestured with his chin towards the window and said:

"Look outside."

Xia Qing looked back, but there was nothing outside the window except for the receding street scene. She asked:

"What am I looking at?"

"It's going to snow soon, I'm more wronged than Dou E!"

Ye Shu released her hand, took out a pack of tissues from his pocket, and used one to wipe Xia Qing's clothes.

"Hurry up and eat your popsicle, it's all melted. And look at your clothes."

Xia Qing then noticed that she was still biting on an ice pop, which was now dripping water.

But because she was biting on the exposed wooden stick, she didn't feel any toothache.

The two of them were making a scene on this side, and the three parents on the other side didn't notice at all, or rather, didn't have time to notice.

Ye Guoqiang, An Jianxing, and Shen Jingwan were huddled together, counting heads.

It's likely that all the people coming from the Ye family are relatives; friends probably won't come, since no one would travel that far just for a banquet.

Meanwhile, An Jianxing was on a small table next to him, holding a pen, writing a long list of names on a piece of paper he had pulled out from somewhere.

Besides some relatives, he also has some business partners. With his daughter getting married, those people will always come to show their support. It's really hard to decide who to invite and who not to invite. He sighed with worry.

By the time the whole family returned to their villa, it was almost 5 p.m., after they had spent the whole day strolling around outside.

Fortunately, Sister Liu is in the kitchen preparing dinner, so I don't have to lift a finger; I just have to wait for her to open her mouth.

When Ye Shu got out of the car, she saw the driver standing next to the car, dressed like a secret agent.

The more he looked at it, the more familiar it seemed. He was so focused on it that he didn't pay attention to his footing and almost tripped and fell flat on his face.

Luckily, the driver reacted quickly, grabbed his arm, and pulled him up.

The grip was so strong, it felt like a giant iron clamp was clamping onto Ye Shu's arm, and it even hurt a little.

But then, Ye Shu suddenly remembered where she had seen this driver before.

He remembered the first time he came to the An family villa. He was kidnapped by a group of people hired by An Jianxing. Wasn't that the one who dragged him onto the van?! The feeling was so familiar!

"Ah! It's you!"

Ye Shu pointed at the driver, her finger almost falling off.

When the driver saw that Ye Shu remembered, he just smiled faintly, let go of his hand, and even patted the dust off Ye Shu's shoulder. Without saying anything, he turned around and went to the trunk to get something.

"Are you alright?"

Xia Qing had already taken two steps forward when she heard the noise and turned around, only to see Ye Shu almost fall to the ground.

"fine……"

Ye Shu was still staring at the driver's back. The spot on her arm where he had been gripped was still burning with pain, just like the feeling when she was dragged onto the bread truck back then.

Xia Qing, holding his hand, noticed he was still staring at the driver and asked:

"Do you know him?"

"Hmm...I've met him once."

Ye Shu didn't dare to offer any advice. He couldn't very well say that his father had kidnapped him back then, and that this kid was an accomplice.

As soon as they entered the house, Sister Liu brought out a bowl of mung bean soup, one for each person, just the right amount to cool them down in the summer heat.

After finishing her drink, Xia Qing felt sticky all over, so she went straight to the second-floor bathroom to take a shower.

Ye Shu couldn't stand it either, so she went into the bathroom on the first floor and took a quick shower.

Only after entering and looking in a mirror did I see five bright red finger marks on my arm. It must have taken a lot of force.

In summer, you have to take a cold shower; that's what makes it so refreshing.

After Ye Shu finished showering and came out of the bathroom, she saw the three parents in the living room still there, looking very distressed and calculating the number of people.

Seeing this, he didn't want to disturb them, so he quietly slipped up to the second floor.

The door to Xia Qing's bedroom on the second floor was closed. As soon as Ye Shu pushed the door open, a blast of cold air hit him, and since he had just finished showering, he shivered from the cold.

Xia Qing had already finished showering and was lying on the bed, holding her phone and looking at something.

Seeing Ye Shu approach, she shifted further into the bed and patted the spot next to her.

"Come lie down for a while, rest a bit, your legs are getting so thin from walking."

Ye Shu walked to the bedside and had just lay down when Xia Qing turned over and lay her upper body directly on his chest, her head resting on his collarbone, her freshly washed hair tickling his neck.

The air conditioning in the room was on full blast. Xia Qing liked the feeling of having the air conditioning on and being covered with a quilt. Ye Shu did feel a bit cold when he came in, but the temperature was just right when the two of them were close together.

Ye Shu didn't play on his phone. Instead, he reached out and gently touched Xia Qing's hair, which felt very smooth because it had just been washed.

After lying there for a while, Ye Shu suddenly spoke:

"Sister Xia Qing, don't worry, I haven't forgotten what I promised you."

Xia Qing didn't move, her face pressed against his chest, and after a long while she finally replied:

"I didn't ask you."

Despite saying that, Xia Qing still happily rubbed against Ye Shu's chest.

Although she didn't say it, when she was helping Xiaoxue choose a wedding venue today, even though she was very serious, she felt like she had a fishbone stuck in her heart, which kept pricking her heart.

She believed Ye Shu wouldn't go back on his word, but she was afraid he would forget her, afraid he would be so busy that he would forget what they had agreed on.

But after hearing Ye Shu's words, she felt relieved. Ye Shu hadn't forgotten her, which was good.

She snuggled against Ye Shu, found a comfortable position, and hugged him, saying:

"Take a nap, wake me up for dinner..."

"Cover yourself up, so you won't catch a cold while sleeping."

Ye Shu reached out and pulled the blanket over the two of them.

Xia Qing didn't answer, but simply smiled and closed her eyes, slowly falling asleep.