Nobody Wants You, but Somebody Wants Me!

The next morning.

When Bai Luochuan got up, the show had not started broadcasting yet.

After washing up, Bai Luochuan came out of his room.

He had a habit of exercising in the morning.

Since it was not filming time yet, the grounds were spacious enough, and he would not disturb anyone else, he simply headed downstairs to the garden outside the house and began his morning run.

He just kept feeling as though he was imagining something.

All the cameras were clearly switched off, yet it felt as if someone's gaze had been resting on him the entire time.

But even after turning around to look several times,

he still could not locate the source of that gaze.

Bai Luochuan chalked it up to his sensitivity to surveillance equipment.

After all, aside from that, there probably wasn't really anyone watching him.

As he thought this to himself,

Bai Luochuan had absolutely no idea.

From the moment he went downstairs, Big Fox had been in a room on the third floor, wagging his tail and holding his phone, recording every single thing he did.

My wife loves me.

So none of this is overstepping.

His fluffy tail swayed behind him.

Watching the sunlight gild the thin sheen of sweat on Bai Luochuan's forehead,

Qi Yu thought of Bai Luochuan's reactions whenever passion stirred during their dates.

He was practically dying of excitement.

His big tail wagged excitedly for an hour.

Qi Yu also stood at the window filming for an hour.

Only when he saw Bai Luochuan finish exercising and look as though he was about to come back did Qi Yu put away his phone and, thoroughly satisfied, give him a call.

Although yesterday's call had come from a mobile number,

Bai Luochuan did not know whether it was a dedicated company line.

He had not saved the number,

but he had already committed that string of digits firmly to memory.

So the instant he saw the incoming call, Bai Luochuan hurried to answer.

Qi Yu's voice came from the other end.

It carried a smile and that slight rasp of someone who seemed to have just woken up.

He said, "Morning, babe. Am I disturbing you, calling at this hour?"

"No," Bai Luochuan answered immediately. "I just finished my morning workout, and I'm about to take a shower. Filming's starting soon."

He worked out the time.

It really was almost time.

But Qi Yu still could not resign himself to it.

His voice was full of cloying, wheedling sweetness as he said, "Babe, can you video call me while you shower? I'll take one too. That way, it'll be like we're together, sharing a lovers' bath."

Such blatant temptation.

No man could turn that down!

Bai Luochuan immediately opened the game.

He logged in and entered companion mode. He had barely placed the video call before the other side answered at lightning speed.

Qi Yu appeared on the screen.

He had not hidden either his tail or his ears, and swished them back and forth in front of Bai Luochuan as though on purpose.

Only after Bai Luochuan gave a soft cough

did he turn and head into the bathroom with a grin.

Half an hour later.

After ending the call and coming out of the bathroom,

Bai Luochuan sat on the bed in his post-release clarity, staring blankly at the ceiling.

Qi Yu was great.

The game company was great too!

But if he kept going without any restraint like this, he felt he would soon be anything but great.

I can't run dry in the prime of my life!

The next time they went on a date, he would have to have a proper talk with his Big Fox.

Not so often.

He was just an ordinary person.

Even using his own hand, he couldn't take it!

After resting for ten-odd minutes, Bai Luochuan saw that it was about time, changed his clothes, and got up to leave his room again.

This time, when he went downstairs, he saw that most of the other guests had come out of their rooms too.

Some noises came from the kitchen.

The production crew was probably preparing breakfast for them.

The cameras had not been switched on yet.

Yan Cheng took advantage of this moment to sidle up to Bai Luochuan.

His tone was rather fierce.

He said, "Bai Luochuan, what exactly is going on between you and Qi Yu?"

He had spent all last night thinking about it.

He had thought himself sleepless and still could not figure it out.

And what he found most unbearable was that, after he finally managed to fall asleep, his dreams had been full of Bai Luochuan.

But this question sounded utterly baffling.

What relationship could I possibly have with Qi Yu?

The Qi Yu in the game was his husband.

The one outside the game was just a variety-show partner?

But whatever their relationship was, was it Yan Cheng's place to question him?

So Bai Luochuan rolled his eyes and did not answer at all.

It was the first time Yan Cheng had been treated this way.

He reached out to grab Bai Luochuan's wrist.

But he never could have imagined that Bai Luochuan, who had always meekly let him do as he pleased, would actually dodge aside this time, giving him no chance to grab him.

Yan Cheng immediately grew even angrier.

Lowering his voice, he said, "Bai Luochuan! What are you doing!?"

"What am I doing? I should be asking what you're trying to do." Bai Luochuan curled his lip and said, "How many times have I told you? If you're jealous of other people being in love, go find someone for yourself. Stop fixating on someone who's already taken. It's pretty beneath you."

Yan Cheng was so angry that he felt a little dizzy.

Bai Luochuan continued, "Nobody wants you, but somebody wants me, so don't get too close. If you can't understand plain English, I'll find another way to deal with this next time, okay?"