The Useless Husband

Xia Shian was the first of the main tops to appear.

He was also the only true husband Xu Shi had picked out at first glance in this novel where readers bet on romantic candidates.

A gentle childhood friend? He would love that for the rest of his life!

"I'll be right there!" Xu Shi agreed eagerly. This was the first fictional character who had ever made his heart flutter so much.

"But..." Xia Shian wasn't on set today.

Before Xiao Chi could finish, Xu Shi hung up.

Xu Shi picked up the milk on the table and drained it in one gulp.

Once his excitement settled, he flashed a sweet smile. "Hubby, I'm off to work. Bye~"

With that, he left without looking back.

Xie Yanci: "..."

The milk was his.

So was the man.

Right now, he was like the sleeping husband in those videos.

Except he wasn't even asleep.

Xu Shi had only just promised to behave himself, and now he was openly cheating.

So disobedient.

Xie Yanci narrowed his usually indifferent eyes, a trace of displeasure flashing through their dark depths. His strict upbringing did not permit him to show any emotion.

It was a loveless business marriage to begin with. Whoever Xu Shi liked had nothing to do with him.

He didn't like Xu Shi. There was no need to be angry.

No need.

With a snap, the silver spoon broke in two.

Xie Yanci pressed his pale lips into a cold, straight line.

He picked up his phone from the table, opened his assistant's WeChat, and tapped the screen with his long, well-defined fingers.

[Move the meeting to this afternoon.]

[Go discuss investing in the TV series "Shallow Summer."]

Xu Shi arrived on set beaming, but there was no sign of Xia Shian.

The director even dragged him aside and chewed him out.

"If you're half an hour late again, I'll have you blacklisted!"

Xu Shi rolled his eyes.

If they were going to blacklist him, they should hurry up. As a CEO's spouse, he couldn't be bothered to play house with these people.

"To act this cocky in the entertainment industry, your sugar daddy had better be somebody!"

Huh?

Now that caught Xu Shi's interest. "Director, do you happen to know Xie Yanci?"

"Heh." Director Zhang scoffed. "Are you saying your sugar daddy is President Xie?"

He narrowed his eyes and looked the Beta before him up and down.

He had a striking face, with a high nose, thin lips, and a hint of feline languor in his eyes and brows.

Xu Shi wore only a plain white shirt and long pants. His figure was somewhat slender, and everything from his looks to his bearing was impeccable.

His beauty was almost too aggressive, yet his lively personality tempered that sense of danger.

No wonder the entertainment industry unanimously considered him born to play villains.

Director Zhang shook his head meaningfully. "You certainly have the looks. Unfortunately, you don't know enough about this President Xie."

"Oh?" Xu Shi raised an eyebrow.

"Xie Yanci got married at twenty-two. In five years, there hasn't been a single romantic rumor about him, and not one Omega has ever appeared by his side." Director Zhang sounded rather wistful as he brought it up.

"It's rare for a couple to have been together since they were young. A bond like theirs is one of a kind in the entire circle."

Xu Shi: "..."

Now he was giving Xie Yanci a devoted-husband image.

There were no romantic rumors because a certain someone simply couldn't get it up!

Who went that many years of marriage without touching their spouse? It was perfectly reasonable to suspect that someone had secretly taken pills the night before last.

Xu Shi had absolutely no interest in Xie Yanci's romantic history. He waved at the director. "Off to get my makeup done. No time to chat."

Director Zhang: "???"

Why did he feel like Xu Shi was treating him as a lackey?

No sooner had Xu Shi left than the assistant came running over.

"Director Zhang, President Xie wants to invest in our show!"

"What?!" Director Zhang nearly fell over. "Who invited the God of Wealth?"

Had President Xie heard him buttering him up just now?

Strange.

He remembered that President Xie never allowed his company to get involved in anything related to the entertainment industry. Had he suddenly changed his ways?

Xu Shi's role this time was a vicious male supporting character.

Today happened to be his final scene, in which the fake young master who had lorded it over everyone finally fell on hard times and was thoroughly humiliated by the real young master.

Getting bullied was what Xu Shi did best.

He had no memories of his previous life, but even a little thought told him he must have had it rough.

A poor man had finally struck it rich for once, only to drop dead from sheer happiness.

Just thinking about it made him angry.

In this life, he was already a CEO's spouse. He absolutely had to use his dog's backing to throw his weight around and lord it over everyone for once!

Xu Shi sat in a recliner and tipped his head back for a sip of sparkling water.

His eyes kept roaming around the set, searching for Xia Shian, when his gaze suddenly drifted toward someone approaching from a distance.

He sprayed out a mouthful of salted soda.

The early autumn sunshine wasn't so harsh. It fell across the man's handsome, refined profile, light and shadow mingling until his expression was indistinct.

Xie Yanci rarely wore black shirts. With his immaculate suit jacket off, he looked even more like a refined scoundrel.

He was every bit an unattainable beauty, his entire being radiating aloofness.

Xie Yanci looked up and swept a cool, indifferent glance over Xu Shi.

And all the staff beside him.

His gaze lingered for no more than a second.

Xu Shi: "..."

Poser!

Wait, why was Xie Yanci here?

He remembered Xie Yanci having no scenes whatsoever in the original novel. Had the industry royalty come to steal the spotlight?

Watching that lofty figure walk away, Xu Shi frowned slightly, then suddenly seemed to realize something.

He beckoned his assistant over. "Who's the other male lead? Who am I acting opposite later?"

Xiao Chi said, "Wen Yu."

"!!!"

It all fit!

Xie Yanci really had come to see the main bottom!

That damned impotent man actually dared to look for his next partner right in front of him!

Xu Shi ground his teeth in anger.

He might have been a little lustful, but he only dared to fantasize. If he actually had to go find a muscular man, he would worry about his ass hurting.

But Xie Yanci was different!

Xu Shi wasn't even dead yet, and he was already rushing over to find the main bottom. Was he that desperate to cheat?

"System! The plot's gone completely off the rails!"

"How can a main top who hasn't appeared yet meet the main bottom?"

"Get out here and zap Xie Yanci's ass!"

"..."

"..."

All it knew how to do was bully an adorably clueless little kitten like him.

He was tired of this world full of faithless men.

Xu Shi was so angry he was almost crying.

The thought of his husband, who was always so cold to him, turning around and becoming someone else's devoted puppy made him feel it was unfair.

He hated Xie Yanci.

"Hey, why is President Xie here? I heard Xie Corporation has always refused to get involved in entertainment projects," Xiao Chi gossiped quietly.

Xu Shi rolled his eyes. "He likes Wen Yu."

"What?!" Xiao Chi was stunned for several seconds. "But isn't President Xie married? Everyone in the industry says he loves his wife."

Where had that rumor come from?

Xu Shi scoffed and said nothing.

In the distance, the director called impatiently, "Xu Shi! Get your ass over here and film!"

Xu Shi felt irritated.

He stood.

And happened to meet the eyes of Xie Yanci, who stood beside the director.