Wifey~ I want to kiss you

The staff hurried forward in a flurry, looking utterly disgusted as they handed over water and tissues.

Only after a long while did Fu Yunxi emerge from the tent.

He had changed into fresh clothes, but that smell was still noticeable from far away.

Xie Lin stepped back and covered his mouth, his face going pale again.

"How about I admit defeat?"

Fu Yunxi looked furious enough to eat someone alive.

"Admit defeat, my ass! I was on top!"

"Same difference. I can't stand smelling your pheromones right now."

Fu Yunxi stared at him for a long moment, disbelief written all over his face.

"Is that really necessary? How many days has it been since we broke up?"

"Don't mention it-"

Xie Lin dry-heaved a few more times.

"Just hearing about it makes me sick."

Lu Ye rubbed his chin, then his eyes suddenly lit up.

"I have an idea. Why not try wearing a gas mask?"

Xie Lin tilted his head, considered it, and slowly nodded.

"Let's try it. I really don't want to admit defeat!"

Fu Yunxi was so angry he practically had flames shooting from his nostrils.

Excuse me?

Had anyone considered his feelings?

When he had claimed the Film Emperor title, the scent of his pheromones had been adored all over the internet. Now Xie Lin was so disgusted by it that he needed a gas mask?

How was he supposed to show his face in the industry after this?

[I'm seriously about to laugh myself unconscious. A gas mask! Not much damage, maximum insult.]

[Everyone knows A-rank Alpha pheromones smell amazing. Is something seriously wrong with Xie Lin?]

[Ha, how rude. It's not even his rut. How much scent could possibly leak out? Xie Lin is just being precious!]

[Do you have any common sense? Alpha and Omega pheromones are released through every pore along with sweat, especially when they're worked up.]

[Am I the only one curious about what Lu Gougou's pheromones smell like?]

At last, wearing a gas mask, Xie Lin struggled through thirty plank repetitions.

He Jianing had actually woken up by then, but he stubbornly kept his eyes shut and lay there without moving.

If he hid a little longer, perhaps he wouldn't have to imitate a chicken.

Lu Ye's ears twitched slightly, and he scoffed.

"If you're awake, get up and take your punishment. Pretending to sleep won't get you out of it, right, Director?"

"Huh?"

The director was a Beta and didn't have Lu Ye's freakishly sharp hearing.

He crouched down and looked at He Jianing.

"Mr. He, you're awake?"

Seeing that he could no longer keep up the act, He Jianing could only slowly open his eyes, his gaze full of confusion.

"Director?"

"Ah-good, you're awake. Rest for a bit. Once the punishment's over, we'll head back to the villa."

He Jianing was close to tears. He felt as though everyone was against him, and even the staff were laughing at him.

He struggled to prop up his upper body and offered a smile that looked worse than crying.

"I'll take the punishment. As long as you're happy."

[There he goes with that act again, as if someone forced him.]

[Didn't they? If Lu Ye hadn't used the Privilege Card, our Ningbao would've won for sure. That Alpha bastard!]

[Lu Gougou is devoted. As for your Ningbao, haha-no comment!]

[Lu Gougou's hearing is freakishly good. Is this what a top Alpha is like?]

After humiliatingly imitating a chicken's clucking, He Jianing stood to one side, his face pale.

What he didn't know was that the clip had already been turned into a GIF, with several large words added:

Chicken coop warning.

The moment it was posted on Weibo, people all over the internet began using it.

#He Jianing chicken coop warning# shot to number one on the trending list, followed by a dark red "Explosive" label.

Once in the car, He Jianing looked at the hideous GIF on his phone and nearly crushed the screen.

Back at the villa, the director gathered the guests on the sofas in the first-floor living room.

"I promise this is today's last little game. Truth or dare. Once we're done, you can rest."

Xie Lin raised his hand.

"What about dinner?"

"Don't worry. The production team will provide dinner."

Everyone immediately let out a long sigh of relief.

The director shook the spinner in his hand.

"Ready? Then-let's begin!"

The red pointer spun wildly and soon stopped, pointing at Xie Lin.

"Truth or dare?"

"Truth!"

The director nodded and pulled out a card.

"Tell us a secret you know about one of the guests here."

Xie Lin's eyes lit up, and he rubbed his hands together.

"Anyone?"

"Yes, anyone!"

Fu Yunxi's expression instantly darkened.

Xie Lin knew him best. There was no other option besides exposing him.

"Film Emperor Fu, then!"

Sure enough. He'd known it!

Fu Yunxi closed his eyes, looking resigned to his fate.

Xie Lin curled up the corners of his mouth and slowly spoke.

"Film Emperor Fu-he can't last. Physically speaking. Three minutes!"

[Holy shit? Am I allowed to hear this?]

[Seriously? How does he know Film Emperor Fu can't last? Have they done it?]

[Aaaaaah, no! Tao Miaomiao belongs to our Lu Gougou!]

[Is he really A-rank? As far as I know, even a B-Class Alpha has way more stamina than an ordinary person-]

[Exactly, exactly. S-rank is even more incredible. An ordinary Omega simply couldn't take it.]

[That's why Lu Gougou and Tao Miaomiao are a perfect match!]

Fu Yunxi's eyes flew open. All the color drained from his face before it turned livid.

"Stop fucking making things up! Just because we broke up, you're slandering me without any limits?"

Lu Ye lazily raised a hand.

"I can testify. Xie Lin is telling the truth."

Xie Lin froze and turned to look at him.

"What are you doing?"

Lu Ye raised his eyebrows, covered his mouth, and leaned toward his ear to say something very quietly:

"I saw it last night too."

"..."

Fu Yunxi shot to his feet, about to say more.

Xie Lin glanced at him and scoffed.

"Nervous, Film Emperor Fu? What did you think I was talking about?"

All the guests looked at him eagerly for gossip, except He Jianing.

He was still immersed in his own world, thinking about how to make Xie Lin's life a living hell.

Fu Yunxi snorted.

"Weren't you talking about me in that department-"

Xie Lin immediately covered his ears, looking disgusted.

"Stop, stop, stop. Isn't your brain a little too full of filthy thoughts?"

His gaze swept over Fu Yunxi's, and a meaningful smile tugged at his lips.

"I meant that one year when you tried learning to paint. You gave up in less than three minutes."

Fu Yunxi froze, his eyes shifting numbly, as though he hadn't expected Xie Lin to let him off so easily.

"Ah! That is true..."

Despite his efforts to salvage his dignity, it was already too late.

All the guests and staff present looked at him with deeply complicated expressions.

Yue Lan leaned toward Yu Zhiwei's ear and said something, and a faint blush immediately spread over the latter's face.

The spinner turned again. This time, it pointed at Lu Ye.

"Dare."

"Call the first person in your contacts and say, 'I want to kiss you.'"

"..."

Lu Ye pressed his thumb against his phone but didn't unlock it for a long time.

Seeing his expression, Xie Lin began gloating, assuming the first person in his contacts was an Alpha friend.

"Hurry up. Otherwise, pick truth."

"You're the one rushing me."

Lu Ye smiled and glanced at him, then unlocked his phone and opened his contacts.

The first contact was saved as: AI wifey.

Xie Lin paused.

"You even have an AI wife?"

Lu Ye grinned.

"Come on, say it with me. Ah, ee, ai. Love my wifey~"

"..."

Xie Lin suddenly had an ominous feeling.

Sure enough, the instant Lu Ye dialed and switched on speakerphone, Xie Lin's phone rang...

He didn't have Lu Ye's number saved, so the screen displayed an unfamiliar string of digits.

Refusing to believe it, he tapped to answer.

"...Hello?"

Xie Lin's voice came through the phone, overlapping with his voice in person, his uncertain tone tinged with bewilderment.

Lu Ye looked at him, his eyes curving into crescents. His deep, magnetic voice was like cotton candy held in his mouth, just about to melt.

"Wifey~ I want to kiss you!"

Boom!

Xie Lin's face instantly turned scarlet, and he was somewhat at a loss.

"You... you're sick!"

"I am. Lovesick!"

Xie Lin hung up and kept his head lowered for a long time, the tips of his ears already so red they looked ready to bleed.

The director's eyes shone as he waved his palm-leaf fan furiously.

Now, this was a dating show!

A sweet, sweet dating show!