WMSR — QT Chapter 192

 

Chapter 192

Just like that, once permission was granted, Colin gave Bai Yichen a happy hug and proceeded to film a video that very day, uploading it to his personal homepage. Colin even added Bai Yichen as a homepage friend, letting Bai Yichen inspect his personal page. Inside, it looked impeccably clean with very little content, most prominently featuring the video uploaded just today, showing sparse views and literally zero comments, making it look as though practically nobody was watching it.

Naturally, to prevent Bai Yichen from lingering too long on the star network, Colin promptly steered his attention away using other matters.

And so, Bai Yichen harbored no further curiosity regarding Colin's video-making endeavor. Of course, what he remained unaware of was that the appearance of Colin's homepage as viewed through his own terminal had been custom-configured; what he saw would forever display zero views and zero comments, whereas Colin's personal homepage was actually blazing with viral popularity. In particular, beneath the video uploaded by Colin, the comment count had already shattered the tens-of-thousands threshold, because Colin had dropped advertisements across every corner of the star network where detractors gathered to attack Bai, declaring that seeing was believing and inviting them to witness firsthand just how wonderful his alpha truly was.

In an instant, whether it was those alphas consumed by green-eyed jealousy toward Bai Yichen, betas simply dropping by to gawk at the beauty Colin, or even omegas who traditionally kept their primary focus locked onto their own peers, all of them flooded into the space, eager to see what kind of proof Colin could possibly pull out.

The video Colin filmed captured a quiet, leisurely afternoon moment of the two sitting together. Their interactions were minimal, each absorbed in their own pursuits, yet the atmosphere radiated a cozy warmth—the very moments Colin cherished most every single day.

Yet to those individuals who had come explicitly looking to pick a fight, this video naturally offered a goldmine of flaws to nitpick. After finishing the first uploaded video, the alphas took the lead in launching their mockery: "You call this showing us how great this fellow is? I don't see anything special at all; he's just sitting there minding his own business, showing zero care for his partner's feelings. Colin, your definition of 'good' wouldn't happen to be that time he handed you a glass of fruit juice midway, would it? If I recall correctly, that juice looked hand-squeezed by you, and you definitely handed it to this fellow more than three times yourself."

"Yeah, yeah! Colin, isn't your standard for being 'treated well' set a bit too low?"

A chorus of alphas in the comment section wailed with righteous grief, acting as though they were looking out for Colin's best interests, while Bai Yichen was, without exception, relentlessly torn apart and criticized for a myriad of manufactured flaws in the video.

Because this particular clip contained very few interactions, making it difficult to glean much substance, coupled with the overwhelming chorus of alphas swearing up and down about various spotted faults, it was hard for casual onlookers not to have their judgments swayed.

Even Muir—who had caught wind of Colin's situation and dropped by out of sheer curiosity—watched as Colin desperately defended his alpha and insisted on his goodness amidst a sea of dissent, prompting him to emit a cold chuckle and shake his head.

Suddenly, a thought stirred within Muir's mind. He walked downstairs and addressed the alpha stationed in the living room: "I want some fruit juice."

The alpha, who had been engrossed in scrolling his terminal, looked utterly floored to find his omega taking the initiative to approach and speak with him. He sprang to his feet instantly and declared, "I'll go get it for you right now."

"I want fresh-squeezed juice made from freshly picked fruit." Muir looked right at his alpha.

The alpha, who had originally been about to grab a pre-made carton, grasped the hint instantly. Hesitating for a brief second while remembering how automated the juicing machines were—requiring virtually zero manual effort—he promptly stated, "I'll go juice it for you right now."

A few minutes later, a freshly brewed cup of juice rested in Muir's hands. With graceful posture, Muir lifted the glass, took a delicate sip, let the sweet-and-sour flavor dance across his palate before sliding down his throat, and slowly curved his lips into a smile.

Colin, what good does it do you to outshine me in every single aspect? No matter how desperately you cling to your chosen alpha and proclaim his virtues, nobody else's eyes are going to be blinded. Facts will always speak louder than words. One of these days, you'll see the reality for yourself, and when that day comes, it'll be your turn to taste the bitterness of failure.

Meanwhile, the alpha who had been anxiously monitoring Muir ever since handing over the juice saw that smile and felt an immense wave of relief wash over him, believing that the crisis of being given the cold shoulder ever since his last blunder had finally passed.

Elsewhere, Colin watched as the comment section beneath his uploaded videos continued to overflow with abusive remarks directed at Bai, his expression turning deeply grim. Yet he remained completely silent, quietly pressing forward with his daily routine of uploading videos as planned. He knew that certain kinds of tenderness required careful excavation before they could be perceived, but once a person witnessed them, they would inevitably sink into that miraculous gentleness. His Bai was unequivocally that kind of person.

In truth, had it not been for this unexpected incident on the star network and his fear that his Bai would be wounded by the online rhetoric, he would have preferred to tightly shield Bai's gentleness away from the world. After all, keeping those intimate facets entirely to himself—experiencing and feeling them solely on his own—was the ideal scenario. The more people who witnessed them, the more terrified he grew that someone might step forward to contest Bai with him.

Dangerous elements should always be nipped in the bud.

Yet compared to the fear of someone snatching Bai away, protecting Bai took absolute precedence.

And so, Colin silently day after day cataloged every single drop of their shared life together, while those alphas attacking Bai Yichen showed no signs of abandoning their crusade prematurely. Bolstered by the constant influx of curious onlookers tracking the spectacle, the heat surrounding Colin's personal homepage refused to drop an inch.

The silver lining, however, was that the alphas who had previously scattered across the entire star network to hunt down and assail Bai Yichen now treated Colin's personal page as their exclusive gathering hub, completely abandoning other forums. Consequently, traces of cyber-assault targeting Bai Yichen across the wider network dwindled significantly, granting Colin a profound sense of relief—with the noise corralled here, even if Bai wandered onto the star network, the odds of him stumbling upon the ordeal remained exceedingly slim.

After all, with every single detractor concentrated furiously debating inside Colin's personal homepage, they naturally assumed that Colin's alpha must have long since caught wind of the storm. In their minds, tearing down the target right inside his own partner's sanctuary meant they were striking at ground zero; they convinced themselves that the fellow must already be suffering a complete mental breakdown, trapped in deep self-doubt and agonizing misery.

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