Honey, do I look good?

At the elevator doors.

Xu Shi stared down at the WeChat screen without a single reply, pelting Xie Yanci with "bombs."

[Damn it!]

[Damn it!]

[Damn it!]

"First floor."

The mechanical female voice sounded, and the elevator doors slowly opened.

Xu Shi looked up.

The Alpha's tall, imposing figure came into view.

Xie Yanci lowered his eyes, his unreadable gaze settling on Xu Shi. His thin lips were pressed tightly together, giving off an inexplicable sense of pressure.

Feeling a little guilty, Xu Shi hurriedly put on a pleading smile. "Hi, honey~"

Xie Yanci said nothing, but his gloomy expression eased a little.

They had reached the first floor, but he did not leave the elevator, merely moving half a step aside. "Where are you going?"

Xu Shi obediently stepped inside. "The seventh floor. I need to change."

He and Xiao Chi had been ready to leave, but halfway out, he had realized he had forgotten to change out of his costume.

Casually gathering up his long hair, Xu Shi quietly hooked his finger around Xie Yanci's pinky. "Honey, do I look good in this outfit today?"

The unmistakable warmth against his fingertip made Xie Yanci pause.

He instinctively lowered his eyes.

The long, straight black wig suited Xu Shi perfectly. He tipped up his chin, his peach-blossom eyes holding a confidence that was unwittingly seductive.

It was as though he knew how beautiful he was and was deliberately showing off in front of the Alpha.

Without the cold aloofness he had displayed while playing "Xia Cen," Xu Shi was still the same mischievous, impish Xu Shi.

Xie Yanci's gaze lingered on those slightly upturned lips for a few seconds before he unconsciously turned his head away. "...Yes."

The tips of his ears, hidden beneath his hair, flushed faintly red.

Xu Shi did not notice.

Tsk. He says I look good but won't even look a little longer. What a cold, heartless man.

He doesn't reply to messages either. What's the point of having a husband like this?

So boring.

Xu Shi rolled his eyes. Watching Xie Yanci about to take out his phone, he suddenly asked, "By the way, why are you here?"

This was Song Zhixing's company, an entertainment company.

He remembered a certain President Xie solemnly declaring that he would never get involved in anything in the entertainment industry.

Xie Yanci quickly glanced at the stickers Xu Shi had sent, his voice indifferent. "Song Zhixing invited me to take a look."

"Oh..." Xu Shi replied.

I thought he'd come to see me.

"..."

Xie Yanci said nothing more and read through all the messages Xu Shi had sent.

They were almost all stickers, and he did not know how to respond.

Just as he was about to close the chat, his long finger accidentally tapped Xu Shi's profile picture twice.

"You patted 'Xu Shi's' butt and got a handful of shit."

"..."

Xie Yanci opened his mouth, then finally let out a helpless sigh.

He was a germaphobe.

Putting his phone away, Xie Yanci had to reconsider. Perhaps he and Xu Shi really did belong to different worlds.

He did not like anyone who could sway his emotions.

"Ding-"

The elevator stopped on the seventh floor.

"Director Song invited you to audition for the male lead the day after tomorrow. You're going, no matter what!"

"No."

Just as Wen Yu spoke, the elevator doors slowly opened.

Xu Shi exchanged a glance with the two of them and instinctively moved away from Xie Yanci beside him.

I'm done for...

News of him latching onto a big shot would probably be everywhere in the next second.

Wen Yu did not react much, having seen it all before.

His manager, Zhang Ya, however, looked between the two men opposite him in shock.

President Xie, who was rumored to be cold and restrained and had never been involved in a scandal, was keeping a lover too?

And a Beta with such a vile personality, at that.

An idea flashed through Zhang Ya's mind, and he respectfully stepped aside. "President Xie."

Xie Yanci ignored him and walked straight past, his cold, indifferent gaze sweeping over Wen Yu beside him.

Song Zhixing said his acting was better than Xu Shi's?

Not necessarily.

"President Xie just looked at you. Did you notice?" Zhang Ya yanked Wen Yu into the elevator.

Wen Yu stumbled a few steps. "No."

Watching the two figures walking away in the distance, he unconsciously curled his long fingers into fists. It looked like he really would miss out on the second male lead.

He had finally found a role he liked.

"Last time, President Xie bought the diamond crown you donated at auction, and this time he deliberately gave you another look. We have a chance!"

Listening to his manager's coaxing beside him, Wen Yu grew particularly impatient. "President Xie is married."

"So what if he is?" His manager did not care at all. "Are there not enough people keeping someone on the side in this industry? Doesn't President Xie have a minor celebrity tagging along with him too?"

He had genuinely believed Xie Yanci was as aloof and devoted as the rumors said, and had regretted being unable to make use of such a good connection.

Now it seemed all Alphas were the same after all.

As a top-tier manager, Zhang Ya already had an idea.

It did not matter if Wen Yu refused to cooperate. The company had so many artists; there would always be someone willing to fight tooth and nail to latch onto Xie Yanci.

This President Xie had a taste for high-maintenance beauties...

The lounge was brightly lit.

Xu Shi removed his wig and unhurriedly undid his suit buttons with his long fingers, tilting his head back to yawn.

His gaze accidentally caught the Alpha sitting on the sofa.

He jumped. "Why haven't you left yet? I'm going to change!"

Xie Yanci leaned back on the sofa without the slightest attempt to hide it, his long fingers slowly turning the wedding ring on his ring finger. "Go ahead. It's not as if I haven't seen plenty."

Xu Shi: "?"

Since when had his restrained husband become so shameless?

Was this really Xie Yanci?

Xu Shi frowned, utterly baffled, but did not kick him out.

Taking off his suit jacket, Xu Shi flung it behind him, and it landed directly on Xie Yanci's head.

It covered his entire face.

Xie Yanci: "..."

His hair and clothes had both been messed up.

He reached up, caught the jacket, and gently tugged it down, revealing only his emotionless eyes.

A faint, pleasant fragrance lingered around his nose.

The clothing still held the warmth of Xu Shi's body, brushing softly against his face and setting the imagination running.

Xie Yanci looked up, his inscrutable gaze settling on Xu Shi's slender back.

There was a click.

The sound of the belt being unbuckled was so jarring in the silent lounge.

Then came the rustle of trousers.

Xu Shi's straight, fair legs were exposed before the Alpha's eyes. Shirt stays hugged his slightly fleshy thighs, pressing little curves into them.

A little erotic...

Xie Yanci's dry throat bobbed. He reached out and gently lifted Xu Shi's jacket, covering his eyes.

I shouldn't look.

I don't love Xu Shi. I shouldn't do this.