WMSR — QT Chapter 165

 

WMSR – QT Chapter 165

By

siofra

Chapter 165: 

Colin’s uncharacteristic demeanor was so glaringly obvious that even the star-net netizens watching the livestream noticed it immediately. Someone asked in bewilderment, "What’s wrong with Colin? Why does he seem like..."

"Are you trying to say he’s nervous? I’ve got that feeling too."

"Yeah, yeah, what’s going on? How come in just a split second, my Colin isn't acting calm anymore?"

"To the user above, drop dead, that’s my Colin."

Though the livestream chat room was noisy and boisterous, the viewers inside were genuinely confused and curious to the extreme—wondering how, in the blink of an eye, their dream male omega Colin could turn so utterly abnormal.

Muir, who had lingered in Colin’s livestream room without leaving, clearly spotted this anomaly as well, a lingering sense of foreboding blooming in his chest.

Just as everyone harbored all sorts of speculations due to Colin’s unusual behavior, Bai Yichen—guided by imperial official personnel—walked into the booth.

Although Bai Angus was not the most popular alpha in this marriage matching, he could certainly be counted as one of the most controversial ones. The moment he appeared, many gazes were drawn over, prompting immediate, subconscious appraisals:

"So this is Bai Angus."

"Didn't expect him to look pretty decent in person, handsomer than in the video."

"Just how uncommitted was he when shooting that video? Really don't know why Colin picked someone like this—holy, holy shit, what just happened?!"

At that exact moment, countless viewers trapped inside the livestream room reflexively rubbed their eyes. Yet no matter how hard they rubbed, the scene playing out on the screen remained unchanged: their dream male omega actually stood up of his own accord, extended a hand toward that Bai Angus, and introduced himself with, "Hello, my name is Colin."

A simple self-introduction was nothing out of the ordinary, but the crucial point was that Colin had reached out his hand! Did he want to shake hands with that Bai Angus? Holy shit, getting to touch Colin’s precious little hand, I am so jealous!

Aside from those drowning in uncontainable jealousy, the rest of the livestream audience was utterly immersed in Colin's radiant smile. Because Colin's usual expressions were perpetually faint and rarely showed much variance, this marked the very first time they realized that when Colin smiled, it was so breathtakingly, world-shakenly gorgeous.

Meanwhile, watching the expression blooming across Colin's face, Muir finally realized precisely where he had miscalculated, his mood instantly plunging to an abysmal nadir.

Yet Bai Yichen remained completely oblivious to all of this, including the entire spectacle unfolding across the livestream. In truth, ever since uploading that video, he had never once bothered to look back at the matter. In his view, having completed the mandatory task of uploading a video, the affair was effectively drawn to a close.

Therefore, when he received the notification instructing him to attend this couple restaurant today for a date, Bai Yichen was genuinely dumbfounded. He had no inkling as to why anyone would choose him based on a video filmed as perfunctorily as his.

Upon receiving the directive to date an omega, Bai Yichen had briefly contemplated whether he could cancel or simply bail on the event. However, given the stringent authority of the imperial official marriage matching system—where he hadn't even dared skip the initial video upload—he checked the severe legal and credit consequences of failing to fulfill scheduled dates before resigning himself to showing up honestly. Naturally, a sliver of wishful thinking remained: he knew every omega dated multiple alphas before making a final selection from the pool, and the dating phase served as an evaluation period where every alpha brought their A-game to win the omega’s favor. If he simply acted a bit wooden and spoke very little during the session, chances were high he wouldn't be chosen. The most crucial factor was that only a single omega had selected him, meaning if he just muddled his way through this solitary date, everything should be smoothly resolved.

Fostering these assumptions, Bai Yichen remained completely ignorant that the omega seated before him was none other than one of the empire's omega twins—one of the two most stunning omegas of the entire matching pool. He merely assumed the person who chose him was an ordinary omega.

Observing the smile gracing the omega's face, Bai Yichen—who possessed a rather deficient grasp of omega aesthetics—thought to himself that omegas in this world truly were universally gorgeous. He extended his hand in response, sharing a polite, fleeting shake that released almost instantly. Yet as their hands parted, the lingering sensation of a gentle brush left Bai Yichen with a strange, anomalous ripple in his chest.

Bai Yichen couldn't help fixing a stare upon the omega before him, thinking that what he had just felt must surely be a product of his own imagination.

After exchanging greetings, the two sat down facing one another. The moment Colin took his seat, he reached straight for the menu resting on the table, inquiring with a brilliant smile about what his companion wished to eat.

This single action by Colin instantly shattered the collective cognitive framework of everyone watching the livestream, leaving the audience in a state of fuzzy, red-tinted, bewildered disbelief as they struggled to process what they had just witnessed. * was this still Colin? Was this truly their cold, aloof Colin who treated everyone with absolute detachment?*

In truth, it was hardly surprising that everyone was so profoundly shocked. Even setting aside Colin’s intrinsic personality, the mere spectacle of an omega proactively picking up a menu upon seating to ask the other party what they wanted to order was exceedingly rare. As everyone well knew, omegas existed as cherished, pampered entities; hence, considerate gestures like taking up a menu to inquire about dining preferences were universally handled by alphas. Even then, not every alpha possessed the privilege of doing so. If an omega held zero interest in you, executing such an initiative invited utter humiliation. For instance, during Colin’s previous three dates, the tables had remained entirely unpopulated with food. It wasn't that the other alphas hadn't wanted to order; rather, every attempt had been flatly vetoed by Colin, leaving nothing before each person save a solitary beverage glass while they waited out the mandatory minimum duration before being escorted away by the Omega Protection Association.

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