Chapter 71: A Love Rival Appears?
Never expecting Su Tang to answer a personal relationship question so formally, such a blunt reply sent the fans asking the questions into a frenzy.
This innocent and bashful expression on Xiao Tang’s face—wasn’t this exactly the look of someone happily nourished by love?!
Thus, in the livestream comments, a large number of fans sent their blessings. The few who expressed dissatisfaction were drowned out by the army of well-wishers.
Regardless, they were fans of an actor, not an idol. As an actor, Su Tang’s acting skills and face were attractive enough.
Taking a step back, Su Tang was such a good-looking little Omega. It would be strange if he didn’t have an Alpha by his side long-term.
At the same time, Jiang Cha, who was also watching the livestream, immediately contacted Ling Yu’s public relations team to prepare for any sudden situations. If the sentiment online turned sour, they would immediately release the pre-prepared PR statement.
[What does Xiao Tang’s Alpha look like? Can you share your Alpha’s appearance with us?]
Su Tang saw this comment and read it out loud. After reading it, he looked up and very seriously studied Ye Xiansheng, who was standing in front of him making tea. He cupped his face and laughed very happily.
“Hmm…”
Su Tang raised his eyebrows proudly. “I think he’s quite handsome. Super handsome~”
The sharp-eyed fans did not miss Su Tang’s small action of looking up. They immediately realized that the Alpha Su Tang liked was currently right in front of him!
Heavens, they’re in the same room!
On such an important day as the Lunar New Year, they are in the same room. What does this mean?!
It means Su Tang and his Alpha are either about to get married or are already married!
Due to this explosive news, the number of fans watching the livestream had reached over two million and was still trending upward. The comments were frantically asking various questions, making Su Tang’s head spin.
A clearly conflicted expression appeared on his cute little face. His brow furrowed slightly, and he sighed.
“Sigh, maybe I shouldn’t have said I have an Alpha. I feel like you guys are even more excited now.”
Then, fans immediately commented, [No way, we aren’t excited at all!] and then shamelessly demanded to see what Su Tang’s Alpha looked like.
Considering Ye Xiansheng’s identity, Su Tang was just about to say no when the Alpha’s well-defined hand placed a cup of hot tea directly in front of him, happening to enter the frame of the livestream.
This hand, which was pleasing to the eye just by looking at it, clearly didn’t belong to Su Tang!
The fans, who were getting the “tea” directly from the source, immediately boiled over. But Su Tang was completely distracted by his Ye Xiansheng, who was calmly serving tea with downcast eyes. He couldn’t even pay attention to the comments; his eyes were glued to the Alpha as he softly said thank you.
“Tangtang, don’t keep talking. Moisten your throat.”
A low, sexy, and unfamiliar male voice sounded. Su Tang’s fans were instantly even more agitated and began to post comments wildly.
[Xiao Tang’s Alpha’s hand is simply too beautiful!]
[To the person above, not only is the hand good-looking, even the voice is incredibly nice to hear, hey!]
[It’s over. Although I don’t know what his face looks like, he’s definitely a perfect match for Xiao Tang!]
[He’s just become popular and he dares to make an official announcement. Whether I say it or not, Xiao Tang is too brave! Is this the legendary ‘Big Fierce Omega’?!]
Su Tang picked up the tea cup and took a few sips. Seeing his Ye Xiansheng had teased the fans in his livestream until they were going crazy and talking nonsense, while the culprit himself sat leisurely back on the sofa and started looking at his phone, he secretly cursed in his heart that Ye Xiansheng was a bad guy.
He started the fire and left Su Tang to put it out alone. So heartless, hmph!
The agreed-upon livestream time was half an hour, which was actually almost up. But Su Tang had, after all, plucked up the courage to boldly announce his relationship tonight. Facing the fans who were so inclusive and supportive, he suddenly felt that just waving goodbye and ending the stream would be unfair to everyone.
So, Su Tang had a flash of inspiration. He picked up his phone and stood up, signaling Ye Xiansheng with his eyes to walk in front of him so as not to be caught by the front camera, and began to head downstairs with a smile.
“Thank you all for your blessings. My Alpha and I get along very well. He is not in the industry, so please don’t disturb him too much. Today is the New Year. I don’t know if your cities allow fireworks, but my house has prepared many tonight. Let’s watch a fireworks display together at the end.”
They knew when they arrived home today that there would be fireworks tonight, and the scheduled time was also 9:30 PM.
When Su Tang and Ye Chiyu went downstairs, they found Ye Sheng, Wen Fanxing, and the old butler already in the garden. Wen Lang was in charge of lighting the fuses, having long been waiting for Su Tang and the others with a lighter.
Seeing Su Tang come down holding a phone, everyone understood that Su Tang’s livestream task wasn’t over. Wen Lang smiled and lit several fireworks before running to stand with his father and the others. Su Tang and Ye Chiyu stood side by side, and Su Tang switched to the back camera.
Su Tang smiled and spoke softly, his voice sweet and tender. “Happy New Year’s Eve, everyone. I wish you all peace and joy for the rest of your lives, and that everything goes smoothly and without worry.”
Just as he finished speaking, the dark night sky suddenly erupted with fireworks, brilliant and dazzling. Su Tang’s New Year’s Eve livestream came to a close amidst the sounds of exploding fireworks.
The public opinion on Weibo regarding Su Tang’s announcement of having an Alpha was developing in the expected positive direction. Jiang Cha sent Su Tang a “rest easy,” and Su Tang completely put down his phone with a sense of security.
He took a “mandarin duck bath” with his Ye Xiansheng and played a game of lingering love that was even more brilliant than the fireworks that night.
The scents of green tea and whiskey pheromones intertwined and combined in the room, and the rose and cedar on the first floor were not to be outdone either.
Only Wen Lang remained alone in his empty room, tearfully smelling his own mint-scented pheromones while thinking of his little strawberry.
His Yangyang wouldn’t even reply with a “Happy New Year’s Eve.” He was too heartless.
……
During the Spring Festival holiday, Ye Chiyu finally took his little Omega to attend a gathering among friends.
Ye Chiyu was the host and invited his friends to a villa under the Ye family’s name.
Given that a certain someone had low-key yet flamboyantly announced he was married on Moments without revealing who it was, everyone who could come tonight came. Even Song Linran, who had just stepped off a plane, came to the villa directly from the airport without even going home first.
They were basically buddies who had grown up together. Before the couple, Ye Chiyu and Su Tang, arrived, Wen Xun, who had arrived first, acted as the host for the guests.
Tan Meng, who was already about seven months pregnant, sat honestly to the side drinking juice this time. Since his belly began to get large, he had started to get lazy, holding his stomach and chatting idly with the long-absent Song Linran.
“Xiao Ran, you haven’t been back to the country for several years, right?”
Song Linran nodded, the smile on his clean and gentle face looking a bit dim. “It seems… it’s been three years…”
Three years. He hadn’t seen Ye Chiyu for three years.
Three years ago, Ye Chiyu was all alone, as if no one could catch his eye. No matter how Song Linran hinted or signaled, that guy had never allowed him to enter his heart.
Among this group of friends, no one knew that three years ago, he had drunkenly run to confess to Ye Chiyu.
He had grown up with Ye Chiyu since he was a child. In the past, he would only follow behind the other as a little tag-along. Ye Chiyu and Wen Xun were a bit older than him and always treated him like a younger brother.
Later, as they slowly grew up, Ye Chiyu became tall and handsome and differentiated into an Alpha, while he himself differentiated into an Omega. He became more and more dependent on Ye Chiyu until one day, he finally realized his different feelings for him.
He seemed to lack some courage and didn’t dare to tell Ye Chiyu his heart. Once, he jokingly asked Ye Chiyu what type he liked, boys or girls.
He remembered that time Ye Chiyu was rarely stumped. After thinking for a good while, he suddenly smiled and said, “I have a little boy I like very much. He’s a cute little warrior. But he won’t know; maybe he’ll never know in this lifetime.”
But that day was April Fool’s Day. Song Linran and Wen Xun were convinced Ye Chiyu was joking, so Ye Chiyu truly threw up his hands and said he was lying.
But he still didn’t have the courage to reveal his true feelings to Ye Chiyu. He had gone abroad to study in his teens, returning to the country once or twice every winter and summer vacation. Each time, he would have a small gathering with Ye Chiyu and the others, testing Ye Chiyu intentionally or unintentionally to see if he had someone he liked.
Each time, Ye Chiyu said no, but he felt there was someone.
Three years ago, he was drunk. The years of feelings having no result made him very unwilling, so he directly had the family driver take him to the place where Ye Chiyu lived.
Seeing the drunk him, Ye Chiyu only frowned and took him directly to the guest room. But he suddenly grabbed the Alpha’s hand as he was about to leave and sat up crying.
“Ye Chiyu, don’t go. I, I like you. I like you! Will you be with me? Be my boyfriend, okay?”
How much he had said to Ye Chiyu afterward, he had drunk too much and couldn’t remember clearly himself. He only remembered Ye Chiyu holding his shoulders with both hands and saying one thing— [Xiao Ran, I’m sorry. We are impossible.]
Waking up the next day, he fled directly from that failed confession. During these three years abroad, he had been asking Wen Xun indirectly if Ye Chiyu was with anyone. Each time, the answer he got was that he was still single.
He thought Ye Chiyu really didn’t know how to love, which was why he told him they were impossible.
Last time, Wen Xun went to a cocktail party and sent him a message, complaining that Ye Chiyu had secretly gotten married behind their backs and was being too disloyal. Song Linran also only thought Ye Chiyu was lying.
Ye Chiyu was such a cold person; how could someone get close to that heart, let alone marry him?
It wasn’t until Ye Chiyu’s Moments post from a few days ago, with the photo of the two backs, that all his fantasies were completely shattered.
At that time, he clearly realized that the teenage Ye Chiyu wasn’t telling an April Fool’s joke, nor was it that no one could get close to that heart. It was that it had long ago been filled by someone.
His sixth sense told him that the person Ye Chiyu had started liking since his youth was that Omega in the photo.
Translator’s Note: A “Mandarin duck bath” (鸳鸯浴 – yuān yāng yù) is a poetic way to say a couple bathing together (ahhhhhhh~). And “Xiao Ran” is a familiar way of calling Song Linran. Poor Song Linran, finding out his long-time crush is finally taken!
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