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

In the Cloud Garden at night, only the ambient lighting for the battle scene was on in the living room. The light from the television flickered in and out of the room.

Ye Shu sat cross-legged on the sofa, holding a large bag of potato chips, engrossed in watching a movie. Watching a movie on a TV that was almost half the size of a wall was a wonderful thing.

On the screen, the world-famous Superman, who always wears his underwear on the outside, has just caught his girlfriend Louise, who is falling from a great height, in the classic hero-saves-the-damsel-in-distress pose.

Ye Shu remembers the first time she watched this Superman movie was on a small TV in her hometown.

I love watching foreign blockbusters late at night. I remember nagging my dad for ages to watch this one. Only after my grandma pleaded with me, promised I wouldn't have school the next day (it was Saturday), and said I'd do my homework properly the next day—a whole host of reasons in total—did he finally agree. In the end, I couldn't stay awake and fell asleep before it was over. Watching it again now has a whole new flavor.

As he reminisced about the past, a completely emotionless voice came from beside him:

"Under the current circumstances, humans cannot overcome gravity to achieve autonomous flight or static levitation without any external assistance. Crackling, crackling, crackling..."

Xiao Nuan sat next to her, holding a transparent jar filled with a large amount of mixed nuts. While staring at the screen, her hands moved like robotic arms, feeding the nuts one by one into her mouth, maintaining a consistent rhythm even in her chewing.

Ye Shu turned her head and looked at Xiao Nuan's profile as she earnestly ate while complaining about the movie's illogical plot. She couldn't help but smile.

Xiao Nuan seemed unaware that Ye Shu was watching her. Staring intently at Louise on the screen, who was gazing lovingly at Superman in his arms, she continued:

"Furthermore, judging from Superman's physical strength in this movie, during Lois's fall, at that speed and height, the most likely outcome of Superman using his arm to intercept and absorb the impact beneath her wouldn't be being caught, but rather being cleaved into three pieces, or having his torso compressed. This doesn't conform to basic..."

"Okay, okay...stop, please stop, I'm begging you."

Ye Shu felt a chill run down his spine. He casually pulled a potato chip from his bag and held it to Xiao Nuan's mouth to shut her up.

Xiao Nuan stopped her analysis, tilted her head slightly, and looked away from the TV, focusing on the potato chips. She blinked, then opened her mouth, bit into a chip, and slowly chewed.

What a fine young man, almost turned into a psychopathic killer. Ye Shu could already picture what Xiao Nuan had just said in his mind.

"Xiao Nuan, you don't need to think about reality when watching this kind of movie. As long as the characters are handsome, that's all that matters. It's mainly for the fun of watching the show."

Xiao Nuan stared at him quietly for two seconds, then tilted her head slightly:

"Logical flaws can affect the credibility of a narrative. However..."

She paused, her gaze sweeping over the bag of potato chips in Ye Shu's arms and the nut jar in her own:

"Snacks can provide dopamine, which to some extent compensates for the loss of pleasure caused by logical fallacies. This is a reasonable alternative form of satisfaction."

Ye Shu grinned, wanting to say something but didn't, deciding to just watch TV instead.

But after being given a scientific critique by Xiao Nuan, Ye Shu looked at the superhero flying and disappearing on the screen again, and suddenly felt that he couldn't concentrate on watching it anymore.

He munched on potato chips, his thoughts drifting from the Kryptonians on TV back to the Earthling beside him.

Thinking back to the day, after returning from Anjia in the afternoon, Sister Zhi Qiu said she was tired and wanted to rest for a while. She slept for about two hours, and when the door opened, Xiao Nuan came out.

Ye Shu was sitting on the sofa playing on her phone when she looked up and saw Xiao Nuan walking out of the room, her usual human-computer interaction striking a chord.

But Xiao Nuan is this body's backup personality; usually, she only appears when the other three encounter problems, right? Fang Yeshu was a little nervous. He went to Xiao Nuan and asked:

"Xiao Nuan? What's wrong? What happened?"

Xiao Nuan stopped and turned to look at him:

"I need to go to the restroom now, I..."

"Okay, go quickly."

Ye Shu quickly interrupted her, thinking to himself, "Does this silly girl really need to explain herself so clearly just to go to the toilet?"

But then he noticed that something was wrong with Xiaonuan.

This afternoon, wherever he was, Xiao Nuan would quietly appear nearby. And she did nothing. She didn't read, watch TV, or play on her phone; she just quietly stayed where she could see him.

Most of the time, their gazes were fixed on Ye Shu. The gaze wasn't uncomfortable because it didn't contain any emotion; it was just following along and watching.

When Ye Shu chatted with her, she would reply. But after replying, she would still continue to look at him and follow him.

This "human-shaped tail" state lasted for an entire afternoon.

In the evening, Ye Shu remembered that he needed to go out to buy some things, so he grabbed his keys and prepared to go to the nearby supermarket. As he was changing his shoes, he saw Xiao Nuan also quietly walk to the entrance and quietly change her shoes.

"Xiao Nuan, I'm going out to buy something."

"Um."

Xiao Nuan responded, tied her shoelaces, stood up, and looked at him as if she was ready.

"...Are you going too?"

"Um."

Instead of going to the imported supermarket that had left a deep impression on Ye Shu, the two went to a more down-to-earth large chain supermarket nearby.

The supermarket was quite crowded in the evening. Ye Shu pushed a shopping cart, and Xiao Nuan followed beside him. Her eyes would occasionally sweep across the shelves, but most of the time they were fixed on Ye Shu.

Or more accurately, it landed on him and the shopping cart; she seemed very interested in what Ye Shu had bought.

Walking into the snack section, Ye Shu casually grabbed a bag of potato chips from the shelf and asked:

"Xiao Nuan, is there anything you want? Take whatever you like, it's on me today."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Nuan stopped and looked at Ye Shu. She blinked, then said nothing and turned to walk towards another shelf.

Ye Shu quickly pushed the cart to catch up, and saw that Xiao Nuan's destination was very clear: the dried fruit section. She tilted her head slightly, looking at the various kinds of packaging bags.

Walnuts, almonds, cashews, macadamia nuts...

She was very careful in her selection, and finally took down a transparent jar, looked at the ingredient list, and then turned around and put the jar of mixed nuts into Ye Shu's shopping cart.

"Don't you want to order anything else?"

"No."

This girl is quite easily satisfied, Ye Shu thought to himself with a smile. He then asked:

"Xiao Nuan, can I ask... why do you like eating nuts so much?"

After asking the question, he felt it was really a low-level question. If you like something, you like it; there's no need for so many "whys."

But he always felt that Xiao Nuan was probably not the type of person who would be swayed by liking someone.

As expected, Xiao Nuan answered:

"Nuts are rich in unsaturated fatty acids, protein, dietary fiber, vitamin E, B vitamins, and various minerals. These nutrients play a positive role in maintaining neuronal function, promoting neurotransmitter synthesis, and protecting brain cells from oxidative damage. Regular and moderate consumption of nuts is associated with improved cognitive function and a reduced risk of some neurodegenerative diseases."

What are you babbling about?

"Anyway, it's... nutritious."

......

Ye Shu's thoughts were pulled back by the ringing of the cell phone on the coffee table. She picked up the phone and found that it was her aunt calling.

"Hey, Auntie? What's wrong?"

"Xiao Shu, did you tell me about Xiao Tao?"

Ye Shu was taken aback by the question:

"Xiao Tao? What's up? She hasn't contacted me."

My aunt muttered a complaint over there:

"This kid, she's not in a hurry at all. Um, she's coming to see you tomorrow. See if you're free to go pick her up; I'm a little worried about her."

Ye Shu turned to look at Xiao Nuan, who was watching her, and replied:

"That's fine, we don't have anything planned for tomorrow. Wait a minute, Auntie, isn't she in school? It's not a holiday, why is she here? Doesn't she have classes?"

"Sigh, she said there was some kind of short-term internship program at her school, but she didn't participate. She wanted to do something else... I can't really explain it. Anyway, she kept saying she missed you and wanted to come visit you for a couple of days to relax, and... well, you should ask her yourself."

Listening to her aunt's mumbled words on the phone, Ye Shu wasn't sure if it was inconvenient for her to speak or if she herself didn't understand, so she didn't ask any further questions.

"Okay, I got it. Don't worry, I'll call her right away."

"Okay, then take good care of yourself and don't always eat takeout... Let me know when Xiaotao gets here!"

After hanging up the phone, Ye Shu stared at his phone screen, still somewhat bewildered.

At this moment, Xiao Nuan, who had been watching him intently, spoke up:

"Who is Xiao Tao?"