Dumped his girlfriend of seven years

[Decades ago, their father died of an illness, and their mother remarried. Liao Xuliang's mother, Ms. Zhang, went with her mother and took her stepfather's surname, while her older brother stayed at his grandmother's house and was adopted by his uncle.]

[Not one person in that family was decent. His uncle was a gambler and a drunk who beat him whenever he came home drunk after losing money. His aunt was even more vicious and mean, demanding that he contribute to household expenses when he was barely in his teens. His grandmother was the only one who treated him well. That was why, even at thirty, his uncle and aunt still used his grandmother to keep him tied to them, forcing him to stay and support them in their old age.]

[But anyone would reach their breaking point living like that. One day, he finally snapped and killed them both. His grandmother, already in her nineties, covered for his escape and told him to find his younger sister, who had married into a wealthy family.]

[After Ms. Zhang saw her brother, she secretly found him a place to stay and kept him hidden from everyone. But their frequent meetings still made Liao Changchong suspicious. He had fallen for her at first sight and forced his way into marrying her in the first place, and with his naturally suspicious temperament, he immediately assumed she was cheating. Later, he even followed her to her brother's place, but instead of barging in, he decided to give her a chance to cut ties with the man.]

[But when Ms. Zhang heard that he had discovered her brother and had even sent someone with money to pay him to leave, she panicked. Without even bothering with Liao Changchong, she rushed out to find her brother. The car accident happened on the way there.]

[As for her brother, when the doorbell rang and he realized it wasn't his sister, he thought he had been found out. He escaped through a window, but while being chased, he was run over by a large truck and killed. With both of them dead and unable to explain, Liao Changchong became even more convinced that he was right. He believed Ms. Zhang had abandoned him and their child for her lover. After that, whenever he argued with Liao Xuliang, he would curse his mother for dying because she cheated and say that he was just like her.]

[Liao Xuliang already had a nasty disposition, especially when he was with that pack of no-good friends, getting up to all sorts of wild antics. The more his father said those things, the more determined he became to act that way just to spite him. And that led to everything that happened afterward.]

Hearing this, Liao Xuliang's lips curled into a cold, scornful smile. Without a word, he stood up and left.

With her back to him, Su Tangtang didn't see him leave. Only when Xue Ruyin called out to him did she turn to look, but all she could see was his retreating figure.

When Liao Xuliang failed to answer her, Xue Ruyin shot a glance at Su Tangtang.

Su Tangtang: "?"

[What the hell? Why is she looking at me? I'm just sitting here quietly eating my lunch. What does him suddenly leaving have to do with me?]

Everyone: "..."

The viewers were just as confused as she was.

[What's going on? Liao Xuliang just left like that?]

[He looked like he was in a hurry. Maybe something came up?]

[He runs a big company. That's understandable, right?]

Watching him leave, the director felt a headache coming on. He had a feeling he would have to find another new guest.

He signaled to the assistant director to go after Liao Xuliang, then said to everyone else, "Let's continue."

The game went on as usual. After they had established their order, chosen their lunches, eaten their fill, and rested for a while, a staff member called from outside that the new guest had arrived.

Everyone got up to welcome him.

The newcomer wore a black T-shirt and black shorts, with a buzz cut and a blue stud in his right ear. He looked to be over 190 centimeters tall.

So tall!

That was the unanimous reaction of everyone present and the viewers.

"Hello, everyone. Xu Guanghao-that's my name. I'm a model. I look forward to getting to know you all."

Apparently, no one knew him, so everyone greeted him normally before heading inside together.

Not long after they sat down in the living room, the director had someone bring out a whiteboard. Written on it was an instruction to ask the new guest about his impressions of everyone.

Xue Ruyin glanced at it and spoke first. "Guanghao, you said you'd watched the replays from every livestream in the previous episode, right?"

Xu Guanghao smiled and nodded. "I've been watching since the show first aired. My agent and I were both thrilled when we received the invitation text from the Production Team."

[Oh, so thrilled that you dumped your girlfriend on the spot, huh?]

The sudden voice made the smile freeze on his face.

He discreetly glanced at the women present, but couldn't find who had spoken. His face began turning red, then purple, before shifting from purple to ashen and finally darkening.

Everyone else's eyes lit up: There's gossip!

Come on, tell us!

But before Su Tangtang's voice could sound again, Xue Ruyin gave a light cough. "Tangtang, did you just say something?"

Those words immediately drew Xu Guanghao's gaze to Su Tangtang.

"?" Su Tangtang still looked utterly baffled. "No. I was listening carefully to you two talking."

"Really?" Xue Ruyin smiled. "Then I must have misheard."

She turned back to Xu Guanghao, only to find him staring at Su Tangtang with a slight frown.

Meanwhile, Su Tangtang was still bewildered. [What is this little two-faced bitch up to now? Can't she just let me enjoy the gossip in peace?]

As that thought ended, she looked up and met Xu Guanghao's eyes.

His brow furrowed further, and he looked as though he wanted to say something but couldn't.

"??" Su Tangtang hesitated as she looked at him. "Do you have something to say to me?"

"Yes." But although he could get that word out, nothing he wanted to say afterward would come.

Su Tangtang grew even more confused. "What do you want to tell me?" She didn't even know him. This was their first meeting.

After struggling for ages, he only managed to say, "You're... very pretty."

Su Tangtang: "..."

[Wow. Smooth!]

[Don't think complimenting me changes the fact that you dumped your girlfriend of seven years to appear on a dating reality show!]

[When she asked you what all those promises of everlasting love and solemn vows between you meant, you actually said they were idioms!!!]

[You absolute scumbag!]

Xu Guanghao: "..."

Everyone else: Holy shit!!! Seven years!!! You absolute scumbag!!!

How many stretches of seven years did a girl have to spare?!

Seeing the mocking looks everyone cast his way, he knew they had all heard.

For a moment, he forgot how to react and just stood frozen there.

What the fuck was going on?

Hadn't he kept his girlfriend pretty well hidden? How did she know?

And why could everyone here hear her voice when she wasn't even opening her mouth?!

After some hesitation, he cast a pleading look at Xue Ruyin.

Xue Ruyin added him on WeChat and explained it to him through messages.

After reading them, Xu Guanghao: "???"

Something this bizarre actually existed in the world?