That Lu Ye didn't look like any good

Xie Lin remained cool and distant, not lowering his guard just because of a few words from Lu Ye.

He could misjudge someone after ten years together, let alone a stranger he had only just met.

More importantly, he himself had been blind in both eyes and heart.

If not for this upheaval, he probably would never have seen the road ahead or the people beside him clearly.

As if guessing his thoughts, Lu Ye smiled and ruffled his hair.

"No rush. Take your time!"

[Oh my god, President Lu is incredible. He really makes you feel so safe!]

[President Lu saved Xie Lin. I'm shipping the Lu Lin CP for good!]

[Our poor Linlin. Get lost, you scumbag! Only an alpha like President Lu is worthy of him!]

[S-class alphas are extremely destructive, and just as territorial. Don't escape one hellhole only to fall into another.]

[With Fu Yunxi acting like this, it's hard not to suspect he had some other purpose in keeping Xie Lin tied to him.]

[Fuck, was he treating Xie Lin as a human sedative?]

[That's all speculation. Do you have any evidence? Couldn't Xie Lin have been shamelessly clinging to Fu Yunxi?]

[Xie Lin was practically twirling that stun baton like a baton artist. You call that shamelessly clinging to him?]

The director seized his opening.

"Does everyone have a partner they knew for ten years, got engaged to, and then broke off the engagement with?"

"...No!"

Everyone except Xie Lin answered in unison, each folding down a finger.

After thinking for a moment, Xie Lin folded down his finger too.

A vein twitched at Fu Yunxi's temple.

"What are you doing?"

"I don't acknowledge that relationship anymore. Is that allowed?"

Xie Lin looked at the director, who nodded slightly.

"Yes. We'll count that as you voluntarily giving it up."

He Jianing's nails dug into his palms, his knuckles whitening with the force.

Why hadn't Xie Lin died during that kidnapping?

If he had died, no one would be standing between him and Lu Ye.

Before, he had occupied the position of Fu Yunxi's fiancé, and now Lu Ye was treating him differently too.

Why? Why did he deserve it?

Why didn't he just die?

He Jianing stared at Xie Lin a short distance away, towering hatred surging through his chest.

Yet a sweet smile still bloomed on his face.

"My turn?"

He Jianing immediately folded down a finger.

"I concede this round. My life has been too ordinary. I thought about it for ages, but I couldn't come up with any special experiences."

He turned to Xie Lin, his eyes full of envy.

"If only I had an alpha who'd protected me for ten years too."

[Boohoo, don't be sad, baby Ning. Mommy will always support you!]

[Baby Ning, we don't want a scumbag like Fu Yunxi. Let's find someone else!]

"Hah!"

Xie Lin scoffed.

"He's yours. May all the alphas around you be just like him from now on."

"..."

He Jianing twisted his fingers together aggrievedly.

"Don't be angry. I was just feeling a little wistful. How many decades do we get in life...?"

Lu Ye clicked his tongue.

"I heard you're Best Actor Fu's one true love? Then cherish him properly. Whatever you do, don't let him get away!"

"That's not true. President Lu, you've misunderstood."

He Jianing's face flushed red with anxiety, and he waved his hands hastily.

"Yunxi and I are just good friends..."

Fu Yunxi frowned instinctively but said nothing.

Lu Ye looked at the director instead.

"It's Xie Lin's turn, right?"

"Ah!"

The director had been so engrossed in the drama that even after someone prompted him, he took a while to come back to his senses.

The cameraman hurriedly jabbed him in the waist.

"Ah, yes. Our final guest."

Xie Lin tilted his head.

"I have seven alpha grandfathers!"

"???"

Everyone turned to Xie Lin, their expressions quite a sight.

How did that work?

They would all believe it if someone said an alpha had multiple omegas.

But how could one omega have multiple alphas?

[Was his omega grandfather seducing alphas everywhere? Like grandfather, like grandson!]

[Ha, what's wrong with his grandfather being charming? Some people really shouldn't get so completely bent out of shape!]

The director cleared his throat and voiced the question on the guests' and viewers' minds.

"How did that work?"

Xie Lin looked immensely pleased with himself.

"As long as my omega grandfather is amazing enough, I can have countless alpha grandfathers."

Then he sighed.

"Unfortunately, my grandfather has too strong a moral compass. Otherwise..."

Overseas, Xie Yanqiu, who was staying up late watching the variety show on a screen, sprayed a mouthful of tea all over the person opposite him.

His hair graying, Wen Xubai silently removed his glasses and wiped and wiped with a tissue.

"Don't listen to Taotao's nonsense. Xiao Ji and the others and I aren't like he said."

"Taotao never lies."

Wen Xubai sounded as aggrieved as could be.

Xie Yanqiu stood up, walked behind the wheelchair, and changed the subject.

"Speaking of which, have the flights been booked?"

"They're booked. I'm not letting the Fu family off over Taotao's kidnapping!"

At the mention of this, a ruthless glint flashed in the eyes of Wen Xubai, who was in his seventies.

"Did I entrust Taotao to Fu Yunxi so he could mistreat him like this? Our family may have declined, but we still have our connections!"

"Ah!"

Xie Yanqiu sighed, his eyes full of heartache.

"This is a good thing in a way. Only after seeing the Fu family's true colors can Taotao have smooth sailing ahead."

"Smooth sailing, my ass. That Lu Ye doesn't look like any good."

"Calm down. We'll be back tomorrow anyway!"

On the screen, Xie Lin would never in a million years have imagined that his two grandfathers, who cared the most about healthy living, would stay up late to watch his variety show.

The director looked exasperated, his expression solemn.

"One omega can't be... by multiple alphas."

Marked.

He couldn't say that word. If he did, the livestream would be shut down immediately.

"So, Xie Lin, do you concede?"

"Then I'll change mine!"

Xie Lin looked slightly disappointed.

"I'm a National Wuying Grade Athlete. I have a certificate!"

[Keep making things up, Xie Lin. An omega? Wuying Rank? Do you even know what Wuying Rank is?]

[He said he has a certificate. Surely you can't fake that?]

[Would ordinary people even know what a Wuying Rank certificate looks like?]

The director froze.

"Where's the certificate?"

"As luck would have it, I brought it along in case I needed it."

A staff member wheeled his suitcase over, and Xie Lin crouched down and began rummaging through it.

A few seconds later, he held up something resembling a graduation certificate and opened it.

The cameraman zoomed in for an extreme close-up.

[Holy shit? It really is a Wuying Rank certificate!]

[That's not right. It says Master Sportsman on it.]

[The person above clearly doesn't know anything. Wuying Rank is also called Master Rank. That's what the certificate says.]

[Our Taomeowmeow is amazing!]

[What the hell is Taomeowmeow? Xie Lin has fans now?]

Fu Yunxi was dumbstruck and spoke without thinking.

"When did you get that? How come I didn't know?"

Xie Lin said nothing.

He hadn't told him back then because Fu Yunxi liked delicate, dainty omegas.

To please him, he had had no choice but to hide it.

As for now, fuck that. He didn't give a damn anymore.

Lu Ye scoffed.

"Just stop talking. The more you say, the more of a scumbag you look!"

No wonder he managed to escape those kidnappers.

Lu Ye's gaze on Xie Lin became even more blatant.

That's my wife for you. He's amazing!

[Seriously, it's incredibly difficult for an omega to earn that certificate. The training is several times more intense than it is for an alpha.]

[President Lu is right. The more I look at Fu Yunxi, the more of a scumbag he seems.]

Yue Lan clicked her tongue.

"I can't compete. Even as an alpha, I have to admit I'm outclassed!"

She was the first to fold down her finger.

The director glanced around and nodded slightly.

"The results are in. President Lu is in first place, Mr. He is in last, and all the other guests have the same score."

Xie Lin's eyes lit up.

"Does that mean we're tied for second?"

The director lifted his eyelids, as if to say, "Do I look that easygoing to you?"

"Guests with the same score will play a tiebreaker. It's simple: rock-paper-scissors. Draw lots to form pairs, then face off one-on-one."

In the end, Yu Zhiwei placed second, Fu Yunxi third, Yue Lan fourth, and Xie Lin fifth.

Xie Lin immediately turned his back and squatted on the ground, muttering.

"I'll draw a circle and curse the director!"

The director: "."