WMSR — QT Chapter 189

 

Chapter 189

I must admit, Colin possessed an exceptionally fine eye for aesthetics. When Bai Yichen stepped out wearing that first outfit, even the few beta shop assistants could not help casting a few extra admiring glances his way, while Colin looked at the man clad in the clothes he had handpicked with eyes practically radiating light.

Fairness dictated that Bai Yichen's physical vessel in this lifetime was quite remarkable. Even among crowds of handsome alphas, he ranked as top-tier; coupled with an alpha's naturally long legs and upright posture, he cut the figure of a born clothing hanger. Moreover, Colin had long since discovered that his Bai looked his absolute most delectable when dressed in a white dress shirt, where that unique blend of ascetic yet composed temperament invariably set his imagination running wild, making him want to tackle the man a million times over. Therefore, the very first outfit he chose for Bai today was precisely a pairing of a white shirt and black trousers, while the boutique's subtle detailing, exquisite tailoring, and superior fabric allowed Bai Yichen's charm in a white shirt to bloom at one hundred percent effectiveness.

Colin stepped right up to Bai Yichen, gently stopping the beta assistant who rushed forward to tidy his collar, and instead personally and meticulously smoothed down Bai's neckline himself. Stepping back to admire the effect with a smile, he instructed, "Wrap this set up."

Immediately following that, Colin picked up two more outfits he had selected beforehand and blinked up at Bai Yichen with eager eyes, coaxing, "Bai, there are these two sets as well—won't you try them on too?"

Earlier, upon watching Colin take the initiative to fix that alpha's collar, the two alphas had already started feeling a sour pang in their chests. Discovering now that the clothes Colin had meticulously picked out weren't for himself at all, but were actually meant for that alpha, they found themselves nearly unable to suppress their shock—how could such a thing be possible?

Just as Bai Yichen picked up the garments chosen by Colin and re-entered the fitting room, the doors to the other two fitting rooms finally swung open, and the two omegas who had been lingering inside prior to their arrival finally emerged.

Upon stepping out, the pair instinctively exchanged their usual competitive glares, preparing to embark on their standard routine of torturing their respective alphas. Instead, they caught sight of something amiss: following the direction of their alphas' transfixed gazes, they noticed a newcomer in the shop—an omega named Colin.

As omegas, naturally no one paid closer attention to fellow omegas than they did, especially when it came to the most dazzling existence among them, Colin. Almost at a single glance, they recognized him.

Realizing that Colin was sharing the boutique with them, a flicker of unnatural stiffness crossed both omegas' expressions. No matter how lofty their everyday pretenses might be, they knew all too well that in terms of sheer beauty, Colin's looks completely obliterated theirs. Whatever petty squabbles they engaged in as ordinary omegas held zero weight before Colin. Particularly when they recalled how their alphas had been staring unflinchingly at Colin the moment they walked out, a surge of fiery rage ignited within the two omegas, and they instantly resolved to teach their alphas a severe lesson once they returned home.

Yet, scanning the shop in confusion, the two omegas spotted no other alpha figures. Could Colin have come alone? Wasn't he married this year as well? Did his alpha really not accompany him out?

Their lingering questions were promptly answered when movement stirred from the direction of the fitting rooms they had just exited: an alpha stepped out from one of them.

Upon catching sight of that alpha, Colin—who had been browsing clothing racks moments before—abandoned all restraint and rushed toward him like a swallow returning to its nest, completely bypassing the two stunned omegas.

Gazing at Bai in his newly changed outfit, Colin basked in the satisfaction of his own impeccable taste while intimately helping his alpha straighten his garments, pausing not a moment before showering him with sincere praises. Concluding his remarks, he glanced back at the half-dozen outfits clutched in the hands of the two beta assistants trailing behind them, and asked with a touch of feigned guilt, "This one... and these others are all sets I picked out for you to try. Is it perhaps too much? Are you feeling tired at all?"

Though Bai Yichen privately felt that a few outfits were plenty and saw no need to model so many, catching the unmistakable glint of eager anticipation beneath Colin's slight trace of sheepishness, alongside the clear signs that the clothes had been selected with genuine care, he fell silent for a brief beat before replying, "No. I'll try them all on."

"Really?" Colin lifted his face in joyous surprise, then couldn't help throwing his arms around Bai Yichen all over again, marveling with heartfelt emotion, "Bai, you're so good to me. Thank you for enduring such hardship to accompany me shopping."

Thank you... for enduring such hardship... to accompany me shopping!

In that instant, every single alpha and omega inside the boutique froze, staring blankly at the couple. The two omegas who had just stepped out of the fitting rooms missed the preceding context, yet found the entire spectacle deeply baffling: when had an alpha accompanying an omega shopping ever devolved into the omega buying clothes for the alpha? Was this some revolutionary new style of shopping?

As for the two alphas who had witnessed the scene from start to finish, their inner emotions bordered dangerously on frantic madness. To hell with the hardship of accompanying someone shopping! What hardship did that alpha endure? Where on earth was he suffering? Colin, how could you spout such blind-faced nonsense with open eyes?! That alpha had merely tried on a few outfits, all of which were being bought for him in their entirety, and the moment he walked out he was greeted with affectionate coddling, collar adjustments, and endless gushing praise—what part of that constituted hardship? The textbook definition of enduring hardship while shopping should belong to them! People like them, who spent an entire day trailing after their omegas without getting to try on a single piece of clothing, while bearing full responsibility for imaginative flattery, bag-carrying, and paying the bills—that was true shopping hardship! Open your eyes wide, Colin, and develop a proper grasp of reality!

The silent screams echoing in the hearts of those two alphas went entirely unheard. Perhaps driven by the sheer trauma of the shock, one alpha felt a clot of old blood perpetually stuck in his throat, unable to go up or down; ultimately, he secretly whipped out his recording device, resolving to capture everything unfolding before him and upload it to the star network for the public to witness. After all, with so many alphas scattered across the universe, why should he be the only one subjected to this form of torture? He was determined to let every alpha in existence know that such a thing as suffering through shopping hardship truly existed.

Naturally, Colin remained oblivious to the fact that someone in the boutique was secretly recording him. Following this, every single time Bai Yichen emerged from the fitting room, Colin darted forward like clockwork to straighten his collar and smooth his sleeves, fiercely blocking any other living soul from brushing against his Bai, while hurling honeyed, priceless compliments at his alpha without a shred of thrift. At the same time, he generously instructed the staff to bag up every single piece that looked stunning on Bai Yichen, showing far greater financial abandon than many omegas shopping for themselves. In next to no time, the towering pile of shopping bags accumulating at Colin's feet rivaled the mountains stacked beside the two competitive omegas.

--