Jealous and acting cute?

Called a rotten cucumber, Sun Liang flushed scarlet with anger and began spewing whatever came to mind. "I'm a rotten cucumber? Then what are you?! Wei Zisu, you know we've been engaged for three years. Even if you've never let me sleep with you, in everyone else's eyes, I've already fucked you into the ground and gotten sick of you. Once we break off the engagement, people will only call you used goods. Let's see who'd marry a defiled omega like you!"

Only after he finished cursing did Sun Liang belatedly wonder whether he had gone too far.

They had been engaged for three years. Although Wei Zisu spent most of his time away filming and they rarely had opportunities to meet, Sun Liang had never spoken harshly to him.

He was in the wrong this time, so it was only natural for Wei Zisu to be angry. His talk of breaking off the engagement was probably just said in anger. Perhaps he was already regretting it.

After all the arguing and cursing, Sun Liang composed himself and looked down at Wei Zisu. "All right, if you're done making a scene, let's talk properly. Yuan Zizhen and I are just having fun. I never planned to actually marry him. Aren't you still my fiancée? Do you want money or a car? As long as you can cool down and let this go, we can work something out."

Wei Zisu paid no mind to his insults. All he was thinking about now was how to break off the engagement quickly.

Under national regulations, although an engagement did not require legally binding registration, it was still recorded at the civil affairs bureau. This made it easier to identify unmarried omegas who had reached twenty-seven and match them with alphas based on pheromone compatibility.

In recent years, the national birth rate had plummeted. The population had declined for more than a decade straight, and population aging was particularly severe.

To improve the situation, the government stipulated that all omegas who were neither married nor engaged by the age of twenty-seven had to accept state arrangements and choose a spouse from several alphas with relatively high pheromone compatibility.

Otherwise, they faced a massive fine.

Wei Zisu and Sun Liang's engagement was on record, so breaking it off could not be merely a verbal agreement. They also had to go to the civil affairs bureau together to amend the record before he could sever ties with him completely. If only one person went and the other did not appear, there would be a month's wait before the engagement record could be officially amended.

If only Sun Liang were determined to marry Yuan Zizhen, Wei Zisu thought.

So he asked, "Yuan Zizhen is younger than me, more famous than me, and earns more from acting than I do. Why don't you marry him?"

Sun Liang raised an eyebrow, clearly not expecting Wei Zisu to ask something like that so calmly. He carefully considered what Wei Zisu meant, but could not detect any anger in it.

Looking at the exquisitely beautiful omega before him and smelling that fresh orange scent that belonged to him alone, Sun Liang seemed to be transported back to the first time he had seen Wei Zisu.

He had been smoking on the deck of a cruise ship when he spotted a crew shooting an advertisement. An omega dressed as a mermaid was swimming through the sea, his graceful, fluid strokes nearly convincing Sun Liang that he was a real mermaid.

The "little mermaid" surfaced, resting two pale, smooth arms on a temporary floating platform and revealing a breathtaking face that nearly made Sun Liang forget to breathe at first sight.

Whatever his reasons for getting engaged to him later, Sun Liang really had fallen for him at first sight.

Unfortunately, this omega was far too aloof, treating his fiancé with indifference. He had certainly never said anything comparing himself with other omegas like he just had.

So what exactly had he meant by those remarks?

After thinking it over for a long time, Sun Liang reached a conclusion-Wei Zisu was acting cute with him.

At that thought, his anger dissipated and his mood improved considerably. He gave a scoffing laugh and coaxed softly, "Zisu, you're the one I fell for at first sight. How could he compare to you? I know you're only making a fuss about breaking off the engagement today because you're jealous and want to act cute. Don't worry, I'll end things with him. We'll get married at the end of the year just as we planned. That'll fulfill one of Mother's and Grandma's wishes, too."

Jealous and acting cute?

Thoroughly disgusted, Wei Zisu swore, "Jealous of your fucking dad! Acting cute for your fucking mom!"

Sun Liang's brows, which had just relaxed, immediately drew together again. "You... you look so quiet and refined. How can you speak so crudely?! Were you just pretending all this time?"

"Crude?" Wei Zisu said coldly. "Better crude than vile. Sun Liang, if I'd fucking known why you pursued me back then, I never would've agreed, no matter what!"

"Why did I pursue you? Because I liked you, of course!"

"Ha. Liked me?" Wei Zisu smiled mockingly.

"There are so many benefits to marrying an omega celebrity. You can keep them at home as eye candy, they're great to fuck, and if the company's strapped for cash, you can send them out to make money acting."

Imitating Sun Liang's tone, Wei Zisu continued, "Isn't that what Mr. Wang from Jianhai did? He married a female omega celebrity before he went bankrupt. Afterward, she worked herself to the bone filming day and night, and paid off all his debts in three to five years. Harder-working than a mule."

Those were all Sun Liang's exact words.

Sun Liang's eyes widened. He had never expected Wei Zisu to have overheard everything he had said to his childhood friend at a banquet a few days earlier.

He had pursued Wei Zisu partly because he thought this omega was truly beautiful, and partly because he really did think a celebrity wife would be practical. Besides, a major director had taken notice of Wei Zisu as soon as he debuted, saying he had a promising future and inviting him to star in a big-budget film.

Sun Liang had a sudden inspiration and decided to pursue him before he became famous. To his surprise, he had actually succeeded.

But after they got together, Wei Zisu seemed to lose his good luck. None of the films or television series he made could be released, and his popularity as a celebrity dwindled until the public had almost forgotten him.

Aside from being beautiful, how was he any different from an ordinary person now?

At that thought, the trace of guilt and unease that had just surfaced in Sun Liang vanished immediately. He said arrogantly, "Wei Zisu, I knew you were scheming. You even eavesdropped on my conversations with other people. Someone like you deserves to never make it big!"

Wei Zisu was not angry. He spread his hands. "That's right. I'm scheming, I'll never make it big, and I'm of no use to you whatsoever. You should break off our engagement and hurry up and marry Yuan Zizhen."

Yuan Zizhen was falling over himself to be the Sun family's mule. Wei Zisu had no intention of doing so.

Sun Liang had a strong sense of pride and cared about his reputation above all else. If he still could not tell that Wei Zisu was determined to break off the engagement, he would be an idiot.

His chest heaved with anger as he pointed at Wei Zisu's nose. "Fine, then we'll break it off! Wei Zisu, you'd better not regret this! I'll see you at the civil affairs bureau tomorrow. Whoever doesn't show is a little bitch! When you get matched with some brute, I won't marry you even if you come crawling back in tears and beg on your knees!"

Wei Zisu shrugged. "Thanks in advance for doing me the favor of not marrying me."

Sun Liang was left unable to utter a single word. With a loud snort, he stormed out and slammed the door behind him!