The next morning, Shen Lang woke up on the sofa in his rented apartment.
Normally, there was no way Shen Lang would be awake at this hour, but after drinking the Physique Enhancement Potion yesterday, it was as if someone had forcibly installed a biological clock in him.
At exactly seven in the morning, all his drowsiness vanished. His body did not feel the slightest bit tired either.
After washing up, Shen Lang went to the bedroom door and looked at the sisters on the small bed.
In the dimly lit bedroom, the pajama-clad sisters were tightly hugging each other on the soft bed that could barely fit the two of them. From time to time, they mumbled sleepily in their dreams.
Last night, the sisters had not wanted to take a taxi home and thought the hotel was too far away, so they bought two sets of pajamas and made do for the night in Shen Lang's Snail House.
The sisters had completely different personalities, and even their sleeping positions were nothing alike.
Shen Ranran lay on her side, curled entirely into Shen Linlin's arms, a contented and sweet smile on her face.
Shen Linlin was different. Her sleeping posture was carefree and uninhibited, her slender legs wrapped around Shen Ranran like an octopus. He could even faintly hear her murmuring.
Although the sisters were sleeping on his little bed, Shen Linlin's bold sleeping posture had accidentally exposed a large expanse of snow-white, tender skin.
But like any older brother, Shen Lang did not harbor the slightest improper thought toward his younger sisters.
Smiling, he shook his head and walked over to tuck the blanket around them. He even pinched Shen Linlin's fair cheek. "Sleeping like a pig."
"Brother..."
Shen Linlin suddenly murmured, a wide smile on her face as she hugged Shen Ranran in her arms even tighter.
Shen Lang froze for a moment, warmth inexplicably rising in his heart. He grumbled helplessly, "You brat, you only dare call me that in your dreams, huh?"
After going downstairs to buy breakfast for the three of them, Shen Lang woke the sisters.
They dazed around in bed for more than ten minutes before reluctantly getting up to wash.
Once they had washed up and eaten, Shen Lang took the sisters downstairs to head home.
The sisters had originally clamored for Shen Lang to take them out to play.
But since he had a date with Su Lexuan that afternoon, Shen Lang absolutely could not bring these two third wheels along. He decisively called them a Didi ride.
"Big Brother Shen!"
The moment the three of them went downstairs, a little girl with twin ponytails ran over with her hands raised high. She was Xia Shuyi's daughter, Xia Mengmeng.
Xia Shuyi was carrying supermarket bags. It looked like she had just returned from buying groceries again.
"Oh my, whose little sister is this?"
Shen Lang beamed as he picked the little girl up and bounced her in his arms. "So heavy! Since New Year's is coming up, I should sell you for candy!"
"I'm not fat!"
The little girl giggled in protest, wrapping her chubby little arms tightly around Shen Lang's neck.
Shen Linlin watched the two of them sourly, looking as if she wanted to say something but stopped herself. In the end, she let out an almost imperceptible snort. "Disgusting lolicon."
Xia Shuyi had been about to greet him, but she was surprised to discover that Shen Lang seemed rather different today.
As for exactly what had changed, she could not say. It simply felt as though his whole temperament had become that of another person.
And who were these two pretty girls beside Shen Lang?
For a moment, Xia Shuyi could not help feeling a little nervous, though she still smiled and probed, "Little Shen, these two are?"
"They're both my sisters."
Shen Lang gave a simple introduction, then said to the sisters, "This is my landlady, Sister Xia."
Shen Linlin merely shot Xia Shuyi a contemptuous glance without saying anything.
"Hello, Sister Xia!"
Shen Ranran smiled warmly. "My brother said yesterday that his landlady was a very beautiful older sister. I didn't believe him at first, but it turns out it's true. You really are so pretty, Sister."
Shen Ranran was the sort of child adults often called someone else's child. She got good grades, was pretty, spoke sweetly, and was exceptionally polite in the way she dealt with people.
Whether they were peers or adults, hardly anyone could dislike such a sensible girl.
"Not... not at all."
Xia Shuyi waved with a radiant smile, looking slightly embarrassed. Then she asked curiously, "Where are you all going so early?"
They chatted for a few more minutes before Xia Shuyi lifted the grocery bags in her hand. "Well, I'll be going then. Next time you come to visit your brother, remember to come eat at my place."
"Okay!"
Shen Ranran nodded enthusiastically, while Shen Linlin kept glancing at Shen Lang as he played with the little girl, still wearing that disdainful expression as if she wanted to speak but held herself back.
"Oh, right, Little Shen."
Xia Shuyi said to Shen Lang, who was crouching in front of the little girl, "Um, there's something wrong with my computer today. Could you come take a look when you have time?"
Shen Lang stood up. "No problem. I'll come over once I see them into the car."
"Alright. You can have lunch at my place while you're at it."
Xia Shuyi lifted the grocery bags in her hand. "I bought a little too much food today."
"Sure."
Shen Lang did not refuse. He was not meeting Su Lexuan until the afternoon anyway.
"Brother, I feel like the Landlady might be a little interested in you. The way she looked at you just now was practically dripping with affection."
After Xia Shuyi and the little girl had walked away, Shen Ranran smiled mischievously. "And if I remember correctly, you only moved here a few days ago, right? Yet she's already inviting you to eat at her house?"
It had to be said that Shen Ranran was indeed smart. When it came to subtle matters and people, she saw more clearly than some adults did.
"Don't overthink it. She's worth hundreds of millions, and this entire residential complex belongs to her."
Naturally, Shen Lang would not admit it. "Do you think a Rich Woman on that level would take a fancy to an otaku like your brother, who squats at home all day?"
Shen Ranran thought about it for a while, then muttered seriously, "Mm, true. If I had that much money, I wouldn't like an otaku either."
Shen Lang: "..."
"Hehe, Brother, if she really liked you, would you accept?"
Shen Ranran teased him half-jokingly. "Isn't she the kind of Rich Woman you guys dream of? She's a little older, but she's so beautiful. If you went along with it, you could skip decades of struggle!"
"Why wouldn't I agree? Money's so hard to earn these days. As long as she nods, I'll immediately fall at her feet!"
Shen Lang shrugged openly, arguing without a care, "A man's knees are worth their weight in gold, and now's the time to cash in. Do you know what the flower language of a steel wool ball is? Endurance, understand?"
"Haha, you really have no shame!"
Shen Ranran laughed and punched Shen Lang.
"I think you don't like the Landlady. You like that little girl."
Shen Linlin retorted in a strange, mocking tone, "One 'Big Brother Shen' from her, and someone's bones practically turned to jelly. So gross!"
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