Although Cui Xiangxiang had been through two failed marriages himself, when it came to his childhood friend Wei Zisu, he had always held to the principle that marriage was no laughing matter.
So this time, he had come as a member of Zisu's family, ready to scrutinize his best friend's husband with a mother-in-law's critical eye!
To see whether he measured up.
At his first glimpse of Yin Zhengchuan at the airport, Cui Xiangxiang pushed up his sunglasses and thought, His looks are decent... pass. Twenty points!
Yin Zhengchuan took his suitcase like a gentleman and led him toward the hotel he had already booked, saying that Zisu would come meet them after he finished work that afternoon.
Cui Xiangxiang said, "I'm not going to the hotel. Take me to see Zisu's film crew first."
"All right." Yin Zhengchuan told the driver to head to Film and Television City.
The two of them barely spoke along the way.
Yin Zhengchuan was puzzled. Hadn't Zisu said this friend of his was lively?
Once they reached Film and Television City, he brought Cui Xiangxiang to Wei Zisu's trailer and got him settled, then excused himself, leaving the two good friends some privacy after their long time apart.
Cui Xiangxiang said, "He's reasonably gentlemanly and knows how to read the room. Another ten points. But with his family dragging his score down, he'll have a hard time passing no matter how good he is himself!"
Wei Zisu smiled, ignored his scoring system, and poured him a cup of tea.
Sitting on the bed, Cui Xiangxiang looked around the trailer and suddenly asked, "Have you two slept together?"
"Cough, cough, cough..." Wei Zisu choked on his tea.
Cui Xiangxiang rolled his eyes at him. "Look at you. Was that really necessary? You've been married for quite a few days, haven't you? Still haven't consummated it? Does he not want to, or are you unwilling?"
That question stumped Wei Zisu.
He didn't know whether Yin Zhengchuan wanted to. As for whether he was willing...
Shaking his head, he said, "We're not at that stage yet. We only just met, after all."
Cui Xiangxiang poked his forehead. "You know you only just met, so how did you dare get married? With that marriage certificate, he can sleep with you whenever he wants. As an omega, you're also obligated to help him through his rut. If you end up pregnant, you might as well leave the industry and go home with him to grow vegetables!"
Wei Zisu hadn't thought that far ahead.
He had only married Yin Zhengchuan to comply with the policy and avoid paying a fine.
So far, Yin Zhengchuan had satisfied him in every respect. No, not just satisfied him-he had been something of a pleasant surprise.
If they could keep getting along like this, that would naturally be good.
But people were good at disguising themselves. Take Sun Liang: when he first met him, he hadn't imagined he was a fickle idiot either.
If Yin Zhengchuan showed his "true colors" after some time and did something unforgivable, he could always get a divorce.
The state no longer interfered with an omega's marriage after a divorce, so he would be free.
When it came to marriage, Wei Zisu had always taken things one step at a time, never planning for the future.
Not wanting to keep discussing this, Wei Zisu changed the subject. "Didn't I tell you to go to the hotel first? What are you doing here?"
Cui Xiangxiang said, "You heartless thing, I was worried about you! I saw your Weibo post the other day. That bitch Yuan Zizhen actually had the nerve to come looking for you! Fuck, he's lucky he didn't run into me. If I catch him, I'll shit on his face!"
Wei Zisu smiled and patted his back. "Don't get mad, don't get mad. I taught him a lesson. Oh, right, I even sent him a video today. He's probably still crying right now."
"What video?"
Wei Zisu told him about Sun Liang coming to ask him to be his lover and shared the video with him.
Cui Xiangxiang gritted his teeth in fury and spent another twenty minutes cursing Sun Liang. In the process, he cursed his two ex-husbands too.
If a crew member hadn't come to tell Wei Zisu that his scene was about to start, Cui Xiangxiang could have kept cursing.
"Come on! I'm going to the set with you. If those two bitches dare show up again, I'll teach them what a beating feels like!"
Cui Xiangxiang rolled up his sleeves, determined to act as Wei Zisu's bodyguard.
Wei Zisu said, "Who knows how those two are arguing things out right now? They probably won't come today. But you can come with me if you want. There are plenty of handsome alphas on our crew. See if any catch your eye."
Hearing that, Cui Xiangxiang immediately took out a mirror, fixed his hair, and touched up his makeup.
"Come on, let's go pick out the cream of the crop!" Cui Xiangxiang said.
Wei Zisu shook his head, speechless and helpless.
After leaving the trailer, Wei Zisu instinctively looked around for Yin Zhengchuan, but couldn't find him.
He opened his phone to ask where he was and saw that he had changed his WeChat nickname to "Unwilling to Part."
Wei Zisu's fingers paused over the keyboard. Instead of sending a message, he put his phone away.
Wu Hao's vehicle was nearby, and a crew member stood beside it, calling, "Hao, the set's ready. You can head over!"
At the name "Hao," Cui Xiangxiang froze and instinctively looked over.
"Got it." Wu Hao's cold, impatient voice came from inside the vehicle.
Wei Zisu clearly saw Cui Xiangxiang stiffen.
"What's wrong?" Wei Zisu asked with concern.
Cui Xiangxiang shakily raised a hand and pointed at Wu Hao's vehicle. "Who's... in there?"
"Wu Hao," Wei Zisu replied. "A new actor who just debuted. He's replacing the previous alpha lead, the one who's doing prison labor now."
Cui Xiangxiang's eyes immediately widened!
As Wei Zisu wondered what was going on, the door opened, and Wu Hao stepped out in black brocade robes and a red cloak.
His brows were slightly furrowed, his face full of impatience, as though he disliked everyone he saw.
He glanced toward Wei Zisu, and his eyes instantly lit up. His brow relaxed, and he looked over again in surprise.
His gaze met Cui Xiangxiang's, and then he gave a devil-may-care smile.
Seeing their reactions, Wei Zisu became certain of one thing: these two knew each other!
Wu Hao slowly walked over. The look he gave Cui Xiangxiang held a touch of frivolity, but also delighted surprise, a striking contradiction.
Cui Xiangxiang finally managed to suppress his shock and asked, "What are you doing here?!"
Wu Hao stopped in front of him and said quietly, "Acting. Don't you like actors? I'm an actor now. Do you like me?"
Cui Xiangxiang cursed, "Wu Hao, is something wrong with your brain?! You lunatic! I could like anyone, but never you! Even if you become an actor, I still won't like you! You childish brat, have you still not been fucking weaned?!"
Wu Hao seemed accustomed to being cursed at by Cui Xiangxiang and barely reacted. Instead, he said, "That's right, I haven't been weaned yet. I need Uncle Cui to feed me milk himself."
Wei Zisu: ?????
He seemed to have stumbled onto an earth-shattering scoop!!!
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