WMSR — QT Chapter 191

 

Chapter 191

Some individuals had their attention drawn by those remarks, and upon looking closely, it indeed turned out to be Colin. As for the alpha beside him, someone dug up the dating video from the marriage matching period, and after careful comparison, it was precisely that alpha who had ultimately married Colin.

Instantly, the hearts of the various alphas grew even more unsettled and aggrieved. This was Colin, one of the twin stars of the omegas! This was the most dazzling existence among omegas! Why on earth was a completely ordinary alpha able to secure such an exceptional omega, and on what grounds was he treated with such indulgence by Colin? In particular, recalling the various incidents previously exposed on the star network—including the marriage guidance from the Omega Protection Association, the post Colin had shared not long ago, and that dating video they had just been forced to review yet again—all past grievances and new hatreds coalesced together. Prompted by an unknown instigator, the public sentiment beneath the video began to shift, transforming into verbal attacks directed at the alpha in the video, namely Bai Yichen.

In truth, they weren't attacking him because the alpha in the video had genuinely committed some earth-shattering crime that aroused public wrath; although everything they witnessed left them seething with lingering frustration, everything had been entirely voluntary on Colin's part, leaving them with little logical standing to censure that alpha. Their current assault on the alpha stemmed purely from their most primitive, raw jealousy, alongside a faint, fragile shred of hope: this alpha didn't look particularly remarkable either, so perhaps if they relentlessly attacked him and stripped his flaws bare before Colin, Colin might finally wake up. In the end, Colin might cast this alpha aside, leaving these onlookers with yet another chance.

Why should an omega as wonderful as Colin belong for a lifetime to that thoroughly mediocre alpha?!

Thus, harboring these dark, underhanded motivations, those alphas launched a simultaneous campaign of online slander across the entire network, even digging up the past history of the alpha named Bai Angus to serve as a convenient target. They dragged out every minute detail of their daily life that Colin had inadvertently leaked in his earlier forum post, twisting all of it into ammunition to assail Bai Yichen on the star network. They painted him as a rabid big alpha-chauvinist who bossed his omega around with household chores, accused Bai Yichen of being emotionally frigid and utterly incapable of satisfying his own omega, and claimed that this Bai Angus didn't even know how to interact normally with an omega or consider an omega's feelings, forever indulging only in his own comfort while leaving all the caretaking to the omega. In a flash, Bai Yichen was lambasted across the star network as a universally detested, utter scumbag.

The situation escalated to such a severe degree that it even caught the attention of the Omega Protection Association. When Colin received a communication request from the Omega Protection Association, he remained completely clueless about what had transpired; but once he was briefed on the situation by them and checked the star network himself, he grew so furious that his entire person felt ready to warp with rage: "Lies! Slander! They are slandering him!"

The moment the representatives from the Omega Protection Association caught the tone of Colin's voice, they instantly understood that certain aspects on the star network had been grossly exaggerated. Moreover, regardless of any other factors, Colin harbored zero dissatisfaction toward his alpha. Operating as an organization centered strictly around the agency and will of omegas, the Omega Protection Association naturally chose to bow out of the matter entirely. After offering Colin a brief period of comforting reassurance and pledging to monitor the excessive rhetoric circulating on the star network, they terminated the call.

As soon as the call disconnected, Colin returned to the star network himself. Seeing that full screen of vitriolic attacks directed at Bai, he was still shaking with lingering anger. These people knew nothing yet presumed to hurl reckless judgments at Bai.

Finding it utterly unacceptable that his beloved alpha was being portrayed in such a wretched light and subjected to unbridled abuse by masses of strangers on the network, Colin resorted to the most direct countermeasure available: heading straight onto the star network to refute those who were slandering Bai. However, his individual influence proved far too feeble; his lone voice of rebuttal was entirely swallowed by the endless ocean of slander, lacking even the remotest chance of catching anyone's eye.

Ultimately, gritting his teeth, Colin toggled his account settings to display his omega identity verification badge. Yet even with his prominent omega status drawing extra attention to his remarks, he discovered that not a soul was willing to listen to a word he said. No matter how he spoke or reasoned, those individuals continued endlessly feeding him the so-called "truth," insisting that he had been "brainwashed".

At last, Colin forced himself to calm down, realizing that these people on the star network cared nothing for his explanations nor did they wish to know the actual facts; they simply wanted to propagate their own warped conception of Bai Angus across the network, and the eager replies thrown his way by those alphas were driven entirely by ulterior motives.

Having perceived this reality, Colin withdrew from the star network and ceased engaging with those toxic comments altogether.

For the next two days, while Colin frequently checked up on the situation's development online, he maintained an absolutely unruffled facade in front of Bai Yichen. To successfully divert Bai Yichen's attention and prevent his alpha from taking a sudden notion to browse the star network himself, he meticulously orchestrated numerous alternative activities.

Over the course of those two days, Colin's strategy proceeded reasonably well. Shielded by his careful vigilance, Bai Yichen remained completely unaware of the hidden tempest brewing across the star network.

Observing his Bai acting just as serene as always, Colin felt a complex blend of bittersweet relief and profound tenderness. His Bai was so magnificent, yet painted as such a wretched figure on the network; whenever that thought crossed his mind, Colin felt an itch of fierce resentment.

Yet what could he do now—was he expected to keep shielding and hiding the truth from Bai forever?

The core dilemma lay in how long he could possibly maintain the deception. The rhetoric spewed by those individuals on the star network clearly wasn't going to die down anytime soon, and he had no guarantees that Bai wouldn't stumble upon the network even once in the interim. The mere thought of the unwarranted defamation and aggressively hostile remarks Bai might encounter if he saw those posts made Colin's heart ache uncontrollably, knowing all too well how utterly destructive the star network could be to a person's spirit.

Plagued by such anxiety and worry, Colin spent virtually the entire night tossing and turning in sleepless agitation, until he finally locked in a resolute decision by the time dawn broke.

"Shoot a video?" Bai Yichen looked toward Colin with an expression of mild surprise.

"Mhm." Colin nodded affirmatively, resting his chin in his hand as he gazed across at Bai Yichen. "Just recording scenes of our daily lives together. I want to film them and upload them to my personal homepage; all my omega friends have been doing it, and I wanted to give it a try too."

Listening to Colin's explanation, Bai Yichen figured that what Colin described sounded quite similar to social media feeds back on Earth, and readily gave his consent. After all, if Colin's peers were all posting such videos, letting Colin be the odd one out would easily breed a sense of isolation or inadequacy; and since it was such a trivial matter—especially when Bai Yichen had recently been privately reflecting on whether he had been taking Colin out often enough—he naturally had no reason to nitpick over something so small.

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