He didn't love Xu Shi

Xie Yanci watched Xu Shi enter the villa.

The car window slowly rose. Xie Yanci narrowed his usually cool eyes, considered for a few seconds, then called his secretary.

"Check for events in Hong Kong City tonight that celebrities are attending. Any one will do."

"Yes, President Xie," Secretary Zhou replied respectfully.

He didn't dare ask more, but hadn't his boss always stayed out of anything involving the entertainment industry?

He really seemed to have changed lately...

He had to keep up.

Secretary Zhou worked quickly. In less than two minutes, he replied, "President Xie, there's a charity auction at seven tonight. Several well-known celebrities and directors will be attending."

Xie Yanci gave a quiet hum, his voice calm and clear. "Contact the organizers and send an invitation to Xu Shi's manager."

Since he couldn't sit still at home and kept wanting to find men, he might as well do something worthwhile.

Before hanging up, Xie Yanci added, "Also, look into Xia Shian and Wen Yu."

They were two names he often heard from his wife.

Xu Shi was a Beta, so whether they were Alphas or Omegas, he needed to guard against them.

He didn't love Xu Shi. He simply couldn't let the Xie Family's reputation suffer.

An affair would bring a whole string of messes.

Xu Shi wandered through the enormous walk-in closet. He had never seen so many luxury brands in his life.

[Actually, Xie Yanci is pretty great.]

[Quiet, rich, and never comes home. Whose dream boyfriend is this?]

[The bottom protagonist's.]

Xu Shi had figured it out. He would behave himself and wait until he divorced Xie Yanci.

Once they divorced, he would no longer be an obstacle between the bottom protagonist and the top protagonist. Maybe he wouldn't have to die then.

Then he could take a huge sum of money and go have fun with men!

Perfect.

Everyone would be happy.

Humming, Xu Shi put together a full LV suit for himself.

He put on sunglasses and casually called the nightclub manager. "Arrange all five of the male models I picked out yesterday for me."

He wanted to get his hands on some muscular men right now.

He had promised Xie Yanci he wouldn't cheat, but ordinary touching and hugging didn't count.

Luxury car keys in hand, Xu Shi was just about to leave when his phone suddenly rang.

Without even looking at the contact name, Xu Shi answered. "Hello?"

"Xu Shi!" Xiao Chi's excited voice came through. "The charity auction hosted by Liva just sent us an invitation!"

"What's that?" Xu Shi wasn't interested at all.

"Liva is the world's most famous luxury jewelry brand. Its charity auctions invite not only major figures in finance, but also the entertainment industry's hottest A-list stars."

Xiao Chi explained it all to him.

"Hm? So why would they invite me?" If Xu Shi remembered correctly, he was a designated villain, a barely known nobody.

He had absolutely nothing to do with a major luxury brand like this.

"They must have recognized our talent." Xiao Chi was especially excited. "We have to seize this opportunity. We might shoot straight up to the second or third tier!"

"Oh," Xu Shi said. "Not interested."

He had never been career-minded. Xiao Chi knew that very well.

He merely added quietly, "Xia Shian will be there too, and..."

President Xie, who rarely attended events, had also made an unprecedented exception and agreed to attend this time.

Xu Shi didn't hear that last part. His mind was entirely occupied by the name "Xia Shian."

This was a character on the level of an unattainable ideal.

The only fictional character who had held the top spot for the title of "best top" year after year.

"I'll go." Since he was already here, Xu Shi had to see what Xia Shian really looked like, no matter what.

After hanging up, he set about canceling his booking at the nightclub.

After fussing with it for ages, he vaguely felt that he hadn't managed to cancel it, but no payment notification popped up on his phone either.

Xu Shi couldn't be bothered with it anymore.

The white minivan drove through the night, finally stopping outside the largest exhibition venue in the city center.

Xu Shi slowly got out.

He wore a simple fitted white shirt with loose black dress pants.

The shirt's wide V-neck revealed his slender collarbones. The pleats on its puff sleeves lent it a touch of British style, and the waist was taken in just right.

Xu Shi was on the slender side, with a languid air in his every movement.

"Wow, there are so many people." Walking beside him, Xiao Chi couldn't help marveling.

It certainly lived up to its reputation as Hong Kong City's largest charity gala.

Camera flashes went off constantly around them, where a crowd of reporters had gathered.

Among all the A-list stars, Xu Shi's presence was no less impressive. He gave a lazy yawn, not even taking this event seriously.

"Hello, please show your invitation," a staff member said, conducting the routine check.

After all, this was an event that many of Hong Kong City's big names had agreed to attend. Quite a few people in entertainment who wanted to climb the social ladder planned to sneak in, so identity checks naturally had to be strict.

"One moment."

Xiao Chi rummaged through his bag for ages.

Only after a long while did he look at Xu Shi apologetically. "I think I left the invitation in the car."

He knew Xu Shi had a bad temper. Whenever he had made mistakes in the past, Xu Shi had either yelled at him or hit him.

He lowered his head, obediently waiting to be hit.

Instead, Xu Shi's utterly unconcerned voice reached his ears. "It's fine. Just go get it."

What's the big deal?

Xiao Chi was startled, however, and was so touched he nearly cried. "I-I'll go right now!"

Xu Shi: "..."

What kind of miserable life had this kid been living?

The early autumn night was a little chilly. Dressed lightly, Xu Shi instinctively hugged his arms.

A gust lifted his slightly long, tousled hair, making his striking features even more dazzling beneath the camera flashes.

Was Xiao Chi still not back?

Xu Shi instinctively raised his eyes and glanced around, suddenly meeting the gaze of a man standing opposite him.

Director Zhang was particularly surprised. "Well, fancy seeing you here."

Xu Shi rolled his eyes at him, not bothering to respond.

Director Zhang walked over anyway. "Xu Shi, are you here looking for a big shot to keep you, just like them?"

The area outside was packed with obscure minor entertainers, presumably there to show their faces and see whether they might catch some big shot's eye.

Xu Shi offered no comment.

Director Zhang sneered. "I thought you'd really landed President Xie, daring to make me apologize to you in front of the entire crew."

"You were so impressive with President Xie backing you up during the day. Why can't you even get into an auction now?"

"Where's your backer?"

He leaned closer with his sleazy, greasy face.

Xu Shi lowered his eyes, using his height advantage to look down at him. "It's an honor for you to apologize to your master."

"And another thing." Xu Shi emphasized his words. "I'm the one who's not interested in Xie Yanci."

Was President Xie really such a big deal?

"You?" Director Zhang looked as though he had heard the biggest joke in the world.

Still, it was perfectly normal for a beauty to have a bit of a temper.

He liked that personality.

"Why don't you get together with me? I can take you inside, and I can get you work too." As he spoke, he furtively reached out to slip his arm around Xu Shi's waist.

Xu Shi deftly dodged him. "Get lost!"

His voice was loud enough to instantly draw quite a few onlookers. The reporters around them kept snapping pictures.

Director Zhang was, after all, a prominent figure in the industry. With so many people watching him try to trade work for sex, he instantly lost face.

"Do you believe I can blacklist you?"

"Oh." Xu Shi rolled his eyes, not taking him seriously in the slightest.

"You...!"

Director Zhang gritted his teeth in fury. He grabbed a glass of red wine and was just about to throw it in Xu Shi's face-

A young man in a smart suit suddenly approached from the side and addressed Xu Shi respectfully:

"Mr. Xu, President Xie would like you to come inside."