Nan Zhou's heat

Nan Zhou still did not react right away.

Huo Xingye noticed that his cheeks were faintly, abnormally flushed.

His gaze sharpened, and he took Nan Zhou's hand under the table.

His palm was burning hot.

Before he could speak, Nan Zhou reacted to his touch.

He first glanced at Huo Xingye, then looked at the big screen.

"My first kiss?"

"The week before last... what date was it again..." Nan Zhou took out his phone and opened Weibo.

On the day he left Huo Xingye's home, a gossip account had spread rumors that he was pregnant. Counting back three days, that evening...

"December 11."

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Zhen, the quickest to react, clapped a hand over her mouth and whipped her gaze toward Huo Xingye.

Even Lu Zhou, who had been determined to focus his attention on Wen Yu, could not help looking up toward Nan Zhou and Huo Xingye again.

Disbelief also showed in Gu Tang's eyes.

[Aaaaaah!! They really are together!!!]

[Wasn't December 11 Brother Ye's birthday?! Brother Ye said he spent it with the person he liked, and Nan Zhou said he gave away his first kiss on December 11.]

[This is so sweet I'm rolling around on the floor. Get married. Get married right here, right now!]

[It's just the montage effect... the person with Huo Xingye wasn't necessarily Nan Zhou.]

[Nan Zhou kissed someone on the best actor's birthday, so who was that someone? Lu Zhou?]

The livestream chat erupted into chaos as Xingzhou CP fans battled supposedly rational, neutral bystanders and haters.

"December 11 is Mr. Huo's birthday." Cupping her cheeks, Jiang Zhen smiled at Nan Zhou and asked, "Little Nan Zhou, were you his present?"

The question was direct, and the viewers cheered that Sister Jiang knew exactly what they wanted. She really was one of them!

However, Nan Zhou did not answer her.

Huo Xingye leaned closer and asked quietly, "Not feeling well?"

"...Probably... maybe... a fever..." Nan Zhou replied.

His low voice emerged from his throat, hoarse as though it had been scorched by fire.

[H-horny??]

[Why are you two whispering again? And talking about being horny? Damn it, my mind's in the gutter.]

[Nan Zhou, you shameless bitch!]

[He said fever, right? Brother Zhou has a fever?]

[Was it because he got caught in the rain earlier?!!!]

[Could it possibly be Nan Zhou's heat...]

[Since when do Betas have heats?!]

Huo Xingye's expression darkened. He turned to call over a member of the production crew, intending to take Nan Zhou to the hospital.

But as though Nan Zhou knew what he was about to do, he spoke first. "It's fine. I'll be better after some sleep."

As soon as he finished speaking, Pei Feng spoke up on behalf of the directing team and asked the next question in the Q&A segment.

"Mr. Nan Zhou, is Mr. Huo Xingye your first love?"

After Nan Zhou answered the previous question, Huo Xingye had started whispering with him, keeping the segment from moving forward, so Pei Feng, as the director, personally stepped in to reveal the next question.

At the same time, he had also heard what Nan Zhou said through his monitor.

Nan Zhou had a fever. Given how fiercely Huo Xingye protected his wife, he certainly would not stay here any longer.

But Pei Feng was notorious in the industry for being willing to offend guests to get footage. How could he let the two leave so easily? Besides this question, there was still one especially explosive fan question he had yet to ask Huo Xingye.

"He's sick." Huo Xingye rose from his chair as he spoke.

His tone and attitude were forceful.

He was determined to take Nan Zhou away early.

"What's wrong?" Jiang Zhen stood up too.

Huo Xingye said nothing, his face grim. He wrapped a long arm around Nan Zhou's waist and helped him up from his chair.

"I can walk." Seeing that he was about to pick him up, Nan Zhou hurriedly spoke.

Faced with Huo Xingye like this, Pei Feng could only silently abandon the idea of relentlessly pursuing the two.

After all, there would be plenty of opportunities in the future. He could not afford to offend his guests beyond repair.

He had just signaled the relevant staff to adjust to the change when Lu Zhou suddenly spoke. "Nan Zhou, you haven't answered the fan's question yet."

At those words, not only Jiang Zhen but even Xu Xiao and Gu Tang looked at him in shock.

Wen Yu looked up at the person beside him who had suddenly stood up, the corner of his mouth twitching.

With his back to him, Nan Zhou was walking out half-supported in Huo Xingye's arms. At the question, he said, "No."

His voice was quiet, and his tone was very calm.

But to everyone listening, it was as though a tsunami had surged up.

The relationship between Nan Zhou and Lu Zhou had become a trending topic and a subject of eager discussion because of Lu Zhou's interview on the day their group disbanded. Even the production team had previously thought the two were a couple.

Yet Huo Xingye's appearance on the show had shattered everyone's assumptions and set the onlookers speculating about Nan Zhou and Huo Xingye's relationship.

As well as his relationship with Lu Zhou, Lu Zhou's relationship with Wen Yu, and the relationships among all four of them.

When Pei Feng and the directing team selected questions from the vast number submitted by fans, they naturally did not choose at random. Questions that could not generate discussion would never appear on their variety show.

Of course, questions that invaded their privacy too much or skirted the boundaries of decency were also off-limits.

So while this question seemed ordinary, it was extremely likely to generate discussion.

With Nan Zhou's casually delivered answer, Pei Feng was already certain what would be trending tonight.

[So he really did like Lu Zhou before.]

[Fuck, then what is Brother Ye to him? I suddenly feel sick.]

[What's with that asshole's expression? Fuck, you didn't appreciate him when he liked you, and now you've pressed him for an answer and you're secretly pleased? Then what does that make Wen Yu?]

[Spotlight on Lu Zhou's expression.]

[I'm numb. There's shit mixed into the candy we've been eating.]

[Huo Xingye!!! Could you grow a spine? Can't you just stop liking him?!!!]

[...Our "Heartbeats" has its own The Breaking Ice.]

[I don't know whether to feel worse for Huo Xingye or Wen Yu. Sigh, they're both my precious babies, and both got paired with those two.]

[Wait, are people only allowed to like one person in their entire lives? Who hasn't met a few assholes when they were young?]

[Not being his first love doesn't mean he doesn't like him now. Why are certain paid trolls and haters twisting the narrative here?]

Seeing Lu Zhou visibly relax and sit down looking rather pleased with himself, barely able to suppress a smile, Wen Yu almost rolled his eyes.

But as a professional actor, he controlled his expressions much better than Lu Zhou did. Before his eyes could roll, he forcibly stopped them through sheer will.

Under his assistant's terrified gaze and repeated gestures telling him to stop, Wen Yu picked up his rice bowl and shoveled down three big mouthfuls.

Delicious!

What an appetite booster!

Gu Tang also struggled to hide his delight.

But compared to Lu Zhou, who was directly involved, his reaction was much more appropriate. He merely rejoiced inwardly.

That idiot Nan Zhou. That answer must have offended Huo Xingye.

An Alpha like that acclaimed best actor surely wouldn't tolerate a lover betraying him in body or heart. And with his first love right here, wasn't that a slap in the face?

As long as there was a crack, he could slip in.

Compared to that lecher Zhang Shi, Huo Xingye was so much better.

Each of them had their own thoughts, while only Nan Zhou and Huo Xingye remained calm, at least on the surface.

Nan Zhou was concerned about something else. "I'm not going to the hospital."

The hospitals here went too far, especially the Omega specialists. They treated him entirely like a girl.