The Radiant Superstar

Inside the clubhouse.

Although it was only Gu Xiao's nineteenth birthday.

The preparations were lavish, even including a small concert.

An alumnus who had graduated from Aisili had been invited back to perform for Gu Xiao.

For a graduate of Aisili Noble Academy to go into entertainment, singing, dancing, and even selling smiles-

Even if it was only to warm up the crowd at the opening.

They simply could not understand it.

The stage slowly descended, stirring up a small pocket of commotion.

Since he was a top star in the entertainment industry, having a few fans here was only natural.

Watching the man up there singing a love song with tender devotion, Gu Xiao merely raised an eyebrow, showing little interest.

Feng Ji clicked his tongue. "This guy's an alumnus of ours too? What a disgrace."

Scholars, farmers, artisans, merchants; the three teachings and nine schools. In this novel's setting, the status of "merchants" had been elevated, but "performers" received little respect.

Fu Huai smiled. "Perhaps he enjoys having all eyes on him."

Feng Ji was speechless. "Who exactly invited him? How could they let him steal the limelight in front of A-Xiao?"

As he spoke, Feng Ji looked at Gu Xiao and said flippantly, "Could that guy be deliberately trying to attract your attention, A-Xiao?"

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Gu Xiao tapped his fingers on the table, and soon, a glass of pink liquor was delivered into his hand.

Feng Ji's eyes lit up. "Is that tonight's new offering? What kind of fruit wine is it?"

"Haven't you already had several glasses? How are you only now noticing it's new?" Fu Huai was truly impressed. "If you like it, just take a case home."

Feng Ji gave a wry laugh. "Wasn't I just trying to liven things up? Oh, right, A-Xiao-"

Feng Ji steeled himself and asked, "Anyway, A-Chuan and that scholarship student are definitely going to get together tonight. Are you really not planning to revoke his red card?"

The four of them had managed to hang around together for so long because they were birds of a feather, and there was also that little ulterior purpose Gu Xiao knew nothing about-

Feng Ji did not want them to ruin their relationship over an outsider at all.

Besides, this scholarship student was not actually some pauper.

The Lu family was not easy to deal with.

"Every one of you thinks I'm bullying Ji Chuan and his alpha?"

Gu Xiao swirled his glass. A little of the pink liquor spilled over and dripped onto his finger, and he extended the tip of his tongue to lick away the liquid.

That luminous white finger looked sensual and enticing.

Feng Ji's words caught in his throat. He wanted to say something, but could not get a single word out.

A-Xiao really was...

Was he doing it on purpose?

"That celebrity..." Gu Xiao said playfully. "Isn't he the alpha Ji Chuan failed to win over?"

Feng Ji looked up, took a closer look, and froze for a moment.

It really was.

The man's flamboyant silver hair had been swept entirely back. He wore a pink lip stud, and seven or eight ear piercings were laden with jingling earrings. Dressed in a cutout shirt, he let himself soar freely onstage.

Between all the singing and dancing and the pile of things he wore, it was quite a lively spectacle. No wonder Ji Chuan had wanted to pursue him.

"I think that's him..." Feng Ji knew Ji Chuan changed partners quickly, but had never paid attention to who those partners were.

They were all just alphas with indistinct faces anyway, with some family background, but none that could compare to the Ji family.

Why did A-Xiao recognize this silver-haired young man?

Of course Gu Xiao recognized him.

Because he was also one of the universally adored protagonist's harem members.

A dazzling alpha who commanded everyone's attention, had S-rank mental power, and even had a tragic background.

In this world, alphas with mental power at S rank or above were hardly cabbages you could find anywhere.

Even in this academy, there were not many S-rank alphas.

Yet the universally adored protagonist's harem just happened to contain so many alphas ranked S or above.

Gu Xiao remembered the book's description of the universally adored protagonist: breathtakingly beautiful in appearance, but physically frail. Could such a fragile omega really take so many alphas?

In any case, Gu Xiao had no intention of sharing an omega with anyone else.

Besides, the universally adored protagonist was male.

Male.

Gu Xiao scoffed at that even more.

He did not like men.

Compared to hard-bodied men, he preferred women.

Of course, because he had spent so many years in the apocalypse.

With every day filled with burning, killing, and plundering, Gu Xiao no longer had much interest in women either.

If he had to put it into words, he no longer had much physical desire.

Gu Xiao also did not believe the original owner could accept sharing his wife with others, which was why someone like Lu Keyan had appeared, someone capable of suppressing him in mental power.

And the man onstage-

"His name is He Shuyu. He graduated two years ago." Fu Huai's tone was calm, as though he were reciting Baidu Baike. "After the He family went bankrupt, he entered the entertainment industry. Relying on his previous connections, he soared into the sky, becoming a top star in just six months."

As he spoke, Fu Huai looked at Gu Xiao. "A-Xiao, does that name ring a bell?"

Gu Xiao gave a playful smile. "The He family we bankrupted?"

"A-Xiao, you actually remember?" Feng Ji said in astonishment. "I didn't even remember He Shuyu existed. I'm sure A-Chuan doesn't know either."

"But," Feng Ji emphasized, "A-Xiao, we weren't the ones who bankrupted the He family. That was actually you. Don't tell me you forgot."

As for Feng Ji himself, he really had forgotten.

If Fu Huai had not reminded him, he would never have remembered.

Fu Huai chuckled. "A-Xiao obviously forgot. Back when He Shuyu was a senior, he was given a red card because he dyed his hair the same color as A-Xiao's."

Gu Xiao: "..."

He genuinely had not known.

Put that way, "Gu Xiao" really had committed plenty of sins.

No wonder He Shuyu would join forces with Lu Keyan against "Gu Xiao," ultimately making Lu Keyan someone capable of standing against "Gu Xiao."

Still, with those two's abilities, they should not have been able to stand against "Gu Xiao." Someone else must have been helping them behind the scenes...

"And yet he was still willing to come back especially to celebrate A-Xiao's birthday?" Fu Huai sighed. "How magnanimous of him."

Feng Ji understood now. "No wonder he wouldn't accept A-Chuan. So that's what happened."

Neither of them thought "Gu Xiao" had done anything wrong back then.

In their eyes, daring to dye one's hair the same color as "Gu Xiao" was blatant provocation.

When the song ended, He Shuyu came off the stage.

Sporting that flamboyant silver hair, he jumped straight down in front of Gu Xiao.

Gu Xiao glanced at the stage.

Three meters.

Was this man not afraid of breaking a bone?

"Young Master Gu, long time no see." He Shuyu smiled unrestrainedly. "Do you like the gift I gave you?"

Gu Xiao frowned. "What gift? I haven't received anything."

He Shuyu snapped his fingers. With a snap, the entire clubhouse plunged into darkness.

Gu Xiao's waist was locked in someone's embrace...