Married, don't drag me into this

That one sentence silenced everyone around him.

Bai Luochuan didn't think he'd said anything wrong.

He really did love playing with men!

Digital men were men too!

Was there a problem with that?!

Besides, his only goal in joining the show was to make money. He didn't want to team up with anyone.

So whatever.

It would be best if no one picked him.

He'd thought that would be the end of the topic.

Unexpectedly, Fox, who had been standing silently to one side, keeping his distance from everyone, suddenly spoke.

Out of nowhere, he asked, "What kind of men do you like playing with?"

Bai Luochuan: ?

He could actually find a response to that?

Still, out of politeness, Bai Luochuan thought for a moment and said, "I like tall ones, preferably over six foot three. An eight-pack at minimum. More is fine, but no less. He has to act cute, call me big brother, and be polite and well-behaved. He should be good-looking too. Long silver hair works best."

He paused.

Then he added, "Of course, 2D, 3D, metal, acrylic-all fine. Just not real."

He was actually describing his husband.

He might as well have given out his ID number.

Not only did Fox refrain from mocking this seemingly deranged speech, he acted as though he'd heard something perfectly serious, merely nodding slightly and replying, "Understood."

Then Bai Luochuan looked at the raccoon head beside him.

He meant that his introduction was over.

It was someone else's turn.

Everyone there was still silent with shock. It took quite a while before the raccoon head spoke in a daze.

The live comments were in an even bigger uproar:

[I take back what I said! That little yellow chick isn't our baby Mu Xing at all! Where did they find this lunatic?!]

[Okay, but... "playing with men" made me laugh. I love playing with big, buff Alphas too! Digital ones!]

[Who doesn't, guys?! I don't know who the little yellow chick is, but I became a fan for a second!]

[A gorgeous beauty who loves playing with digital men. I'm still calling him my wife every chance I get!]

[But long silver hair, six foot three, an eight-pack... is he really not hinting at Qi Yu?]

[Watch what you say up there. That killing machine Qi Yu has always been cold. He's never been nice to anyone, okay? Do you think Qi Yu would act cute? Or call someone big brother and be polite and well-behaved?]

[I tried imagining it... no, my pig brain won't even let me go there!]

[Fox has to be Yan Cheng! He'd step in to help someone out even in a situation this awkward! Our Yan Cheng is the gentlest, aaaaaah!]

The live comments were still furiously arguing.

Meanwhile, the introductions on set were drawing to a close.

Everyone else had finished talking about their hobbies.

Only the man in the fox head remained.

He was still standing off to one side.

As though what was happening had nothing to do with him.

And he had no intention of joining in.

Only when everyone's gaze converged on him did the man in the fox head lower his head in thought.

After a moment, he shook his head. "I don't have any hobbies."

The other guests: ...

Fair enough.

He wasn't cooperating.

But he was still so much better than that lunatic little yellow chick!

That ended the topic.

For a moment, things reached an impasse.

But the little cat head lived up to expectations, quickly choosing a target and taking the initiative to walk over to Fox.

The live comments screamed:

[I've figured it out! The little cat head is Lan Muxing! Baby Mu Xing realized Fox is Yan Cheng too, didn't he?! My ship is about to get sweet again!]

[Look at Yan Cheng, playing hard to get over his hobbies, waiting for his wife to come chat him up~]

[Didn't Yan Cheng act pretty nicely in those photos of their private meetup on the trending page? Is he teasing his wife on the show?]

[Listen to me, it's flirting. This is all flirting!]

They hadn't been standing far apart to begin with.

The little cat head soon reached Fox.

Tilting his head up toward the man who stood considerably taller than him, the little cat continued asking, "Mr. Fox, even if you don't have hobbies, there must be things you often do, right? Tell us about them. Things unrelated to work, of course~"

It was just like before.

Even with the electronic voice processing, the coy notes in his voice were still audible.

With his head tilted, combined with the already adorable cat head, he could be said to be displaying every bit of cuteness an Omega should have.

But Fox ignored him.

As though he hadn't heard a word he'd said.

Fox merely turned his head slightly to look at the little yellow chick nearby.

He'd never been ignored like this in his life.

The cat head stood there awkwardly.

He waited patiently for over ten seconds. Only after confirming that the other man truly had no intention of answering did he ask again, "Mr. Fox?"

This time, the other man finally moved.

He turned back and glanced at the cat head, then spoke in an even colder tone than before.

He said, "Eating. Sleeping."

The cat head: ?

This time, Bai Luochuan burst out laughing.

Seeing that the cat head didn't seem to understand the answer, Bai Luochuan helpfully explained, "Things unrelated to work that he does often. Isn't that a perfectly good answer?"

The cat head: ...

I'm seriously going to hate every last one of you!

Seeing that things were even more awkward than before, the cat head switched targets as quickly as possible.

He looked toward the lion.

But the lion's gaze was likewise fixed on Bai Luochuan.

Before he could strike up a conversation, however,

Fox moved first.

Walking over to Bai Luochuan, Fox cut straight to the point. "Why can't the men be real?"

Bai Luochuan blinked.

How had the conversation circled back to this?

Still, Fox was pretty interesting. Chatting wouldn't hurt.

So after giving it some thought, he answered, "Because real people aren't as perfect as digital ones. A digital boyfriend has everything you want, and a real one has nothing you want. Isn't that normal?"

Fox fell silent.

His fingers slowly curled into fists at his sides.

With sight and hearing, the senses most easily misled, obscured, leaving only the most primal intuition, he could be certain that this man wearing the little yellow chick head was his wife.

But just listen to what he was saying.

So in his eyes, he was just a digital plaything?

No wonder he'd refused to meet him despite years of pleading.

And digital men had everything, while real men had nothing?

Fine.

Just great.

When he found an opportunity, he was definitely going to let his wife get a good, clear look.

Those scenes that couldn't be shown digitally were so much more exciting with a real man, okay?!

Though he was furious,

when it came to his wife, Qi Yu was always perfectly lovesick.

After another moment of silence,

he simply pulled the ring box out of his pocket.

Holding the box in his slender fingers, he opened it and presented the ring inside to Bai Luochuan.

Qi Yu asked him, "Would you team up with me?"

Bai Luochuan immediately shook his head.

He took a step back.

Bai Luochuan delivered three refusals in a row. "Married. Don't drag me into this. Not teaming up."

Qi Yu: ...

Fuck.

So he wasn't just a digital pet.

He was a married man's side piece too?!