Chapter 400 – The Aloof Male God’s Exclusive CP – Petty and Stingy (07)
The meeting to select the next president of the Voice Acting Club began very quickly. Qi Yuanxu went onstage, said a few concise words, then handed control over to the host before stepping down and sitting beside Bai Tang.
“What should we eat tonight? How about crayfish? That little friend of yours seems to really like it.”
Qi Yuanxu’s words made Bai Tang’s heart skip a beat. He looked into the young man’s deep eyes, his heart pounding wildly.
“What little friend?” he asked.
Bai Tang denied it verbally, but his eyes couldn’t help flicking to the side. Qiu’er had said that Xiao A went off to read, leaving him bored in the Little White Room. He had only come out to play yesterday. But other than him, no one should be able to see Qiu’er at all.
Qi Yuanxu didn’t explain. He simply ruffled Bai Tang’s hair and smoothly changed the topic.
Bai Tang listened absentmindedly, his thoughts filled with nothing but Does A-Xu know? What should I do?
Qi Yuanxu leaned closer to Bai Tang’s cheek and whispered, “What’s Tang Tang thinking about? I promise I won’t say anything. And even if I did, no one would believe me anyway.”
That’s right— even if A-Xu could see it, no one else could. If he said it out loud, nobody would believe him. And besides…
Bai Tang glanced at Qi Yuanxu. “You scared me. You really scared me…”
Like a little squirrel, Bai Tang reached out and scratched at him. He had almost been scared to death, yet Qi Yuanxu was still laughing.
“I won’t do it again, I won’t,” Qi Yuanxu said quickly. “Great Lord Tang Tang is magnanimous—please forgive this humble one just this once.”
Who cared about image? As long as he could make Tang Tang happy, nothing else mattered.
The students sitting nearby were utterly stunned.
Wasn’t he supposed to be a cold, ruthless top student? The aloof campus heartthrob?
Idol, your character setting has completely collapsed—do you know that?!
Bai Tang gently nudged the small husky sleeping at his feet.
Qiu’er: ???
What? Tang Tang, are you calling me?
The husky started circling around Bai Tang’s feet. Something there? No? Nothing at all…
Bai Tang wanted to rub his forehead. This silly Qiu’er—he just wanted to wake him up and send him back into the space. How could he not get the hint at all?
Qiu’er was still half-asleep. With Xiao A gone, he didn’t dare disturb Tang Tang while he was dating the male lead. Back when he had no companions, it was fine, but now that he was alone again, of course he was bored—everything felt pointless.
Watching the husky spin in circles, Qi Yuanxu couldn’t help laughing. This little thing was surprisingly amusing.
Hearing those two laughs, Bai Tang felt his face heat up. It felt like he was being subtly mocked. After all, as the saying goes, pets resemble their owners.
If A-Xu was laughing at Qiu’er for being dumb, wasn’t that also laughing at him?!
The boy worked himself into a huff. He stepped hard on Qi Yuanxu’s foot.
Still laughing? Don’t laugh.
Qi Yuanxu winced in pain but didn’t cry out. Instead, he pulled Bai Tang close and kissed him on the cheek.
The students behind them: Is it really okay to flirt this openly? Do we just… not exist?!
Yan Yang muttered, “Bai Tang has only known Senior Qi for a couple of days, right? Isn’t this moving a little too fast?”
Hearing Yan Yang’s words, Wei Rushuang narrowed her eyes. From her seat, she happened to catch a glimpse of Bai Tang’s indignant side profile just before Qi Yuanxu wrapped an arm around him and kissed him.
Could it be that Qi Yuanxu had forced Bai Tang?
Most female leads in youth campus stories are overflowing with a sense of justice. Wei Rushuang had a very favorable impression of Bai Tang. If he hadn’t consented, then what Qi Yuanxu did was wrong. Even if she didn’t know what methods Qi Yuanxu had used to keep Bai Tang by his side, there was no happiness in coercion. A little angel like him falling from grace because of such things—was it really worth it…?
Her sense of justice flaring up, Wei Rushuang stood and walked over to sit beside Bai Tang.
“Tang Tang, you don’t mind me sitting here, do you? It’s too noisy in the back—I can’t hear very clearly.”
This was what you called lying through one’s teeth. Wei Rushuang was doing exactly that.
The host was speaking with a microphone. Even someone sitting in the very last row wouldn’t have trouble hearing.
Bai Tang turned his head and glanced at the students huddled together, whispering among themselves, then nodded.
“Of course.”
The conference room wasn’t his house. It was a public place—if the female lead wanted to sit somewhere, that was her choice.
Wei Rushuang had thought that with someone else sitting beside them, Qi Yuanxu would restrain himself a little. To her surprise, there were no big moves—but the small ones never stopped. He kept holding Tang Tang’s hand and playing with it. Did he really think she couldn’t see it just because it was under the table? She wasn’t blind.
Miss Wei wasn’t about to indulge Qi Yuanxu’s bad habits. She put on a sweet smile and struck up a casual conversation with Bai Tang.
“Tang Tang, are you also a member of the Voice Acting Club? I think your voice is amazing. If you try dubbing audio dramas, you’ll definitely become popular.”
As she spoke, Wei Rushuang pulled Bai Tang over to her side. That way, no matter how long Qi Yuanxu’s arms were, he had no choice but to let go.
In truth, Bai Tang wasn’t very familiar with Wei Rushuang. Being suddenly pulled around like this made him quite uncomfortable.
And he noticed that Wei Rushuang’s gaze kept flicking toward the space behind him—
and behind him was A-Xu…
Qiu’er said, “The female lead must have fallen for the male lead. She saw you being close with him and got jealous, so she wants to separate you two.”
Bai Tang suddenly understood. He looked at Wei Rushuang with a trace of curiosity in his eyes, wondering how exactly the female lead planned to break him and A-Xu apart.
With different intentions in mind, the two chatted idly. Before they realized it, the topic shifted to voice acting—and they actually ended up having quite a good time.
Neglected, Qi Yuanxu stared at his now-empty palm. A storm of unclear meaning brewed in his long, narrow eyes.
Onstage, the host droned on endlessly. Offstage, the audience was absent-minded—yet almost everyone’s attention was fixed on Qi Yuanxu.
They saw him clench his fist, the veins on the back of his hand faintly visible.
“Tang Tang, Tang Tang, something’s wrong with the male lead. Hurry and look back.”
Wei Rushuang hadn’t said anything bad about Qi Yuanxu. She had been genuinely sharing voice-acting experience and some embarrassing situations that might happen during dubbing, which Bai Tang found increasingly interesting—when Qiu’er suddenly sounded an alarm.
Bai Tang turned his head and saw that Qi Yuanxu’s eyes were completely red. In the next blink, they returned to normal.
It must be my imagination.
Bai Tang rubbed his eyes. It had to be a visual trick. This world wasn’t dangerous—A-Xu shouldn’t be demonizing like that.
Seeing Bai Tang turn around, Qi Yuanxu slowly spread a smile.
“Tang Tang, have you decided what to eat yet? The little guy is getting impatient.”
As he spoke, he even stretched out his foot and gave Qiu’er a light kick underneath.
Qiu’er: !!!
Master, where are you kicking?! That’s my lifelong happiness! With EQ this low, no wonder you can’t get a wife!
Bai Tang hurriedly stopped him.
“Don’t bully Qiu’er~”
The boy looked at Qiu’er with distress. Back when Qiu’er revealed his true form and did missions with him, A-Xu had never disliked him. Why had he changed so much now?
In Qi Yuanxu’s eyes, Bai Tang’s reaction meant only one thing— that his place in Tang Tang’s heart wasn’t even as important as a dog’s.
Qi Yuanxu couldn’t bear to lay a hand on Bai Tang, but he wouldn’t show any mercy to something that threatened his position. He shot Qiu’er a vicious glare.
The husky suddenly began to tremble all over, as if it had encountered a natural predator. Its four legs shook uncontrollably, and after holding out for a few seconds, it collapsed onto the floor.
Qiu’er: Wuwuwu, Master, I was wrong. I shouldn’t have spoken badly about you…
Bai Tang didn’t know what Qiu’er was thinking, but he could clearly sense his fear.
Worry for Qiu’er took over. Bai Tang picked him up, not caring whether others—who couldn’t see Qiu’er—might misunderstand his actions.
“Is something wrong? How should I check you? Should I call Xiao A over to take a look, okay~?”
Since Qiu’er might be having another episode—yet always insisted he was fine and refused examinations—Bai Tang couldn’t tell what state Qiu’er was in. All he could do was coax him into letting Xiao A check him. After all, Xiao A was currently Qiu’er’s closest companion, and for things like physically examining his body, no one was more suitable.
“Woof~”
Without even turning his head, Qiu’er could feel the scorching gaze burning into his back. His body stiffened as he lay motionless in Bai Tang’s arms, playing dead. It wasn’t that he didn’t want to leave Tangtang’s embrace—
it was just that the male lead’s oppressive presence was too overwhelming. His legs had gone completely weak.
Meanwhile, the selection for club president had entered the voting stage. Everyone was busy writing names and tallying votes, no longer paying attention to Qi Yuanxu and Bai Tang. Even Wei Rushuang had been called away by the vice president to help register the ballots and had left her seat.
Qiu’er let out a low, mournful whimper. Bai Tang finally realized the source of Qiu’er’s distress and slowly lifted his gaze, stopping on Qi Yuanxu’s face.
“You’re already an adult—why are you still so childish?”
Bai Tang was very familiar with Qi Yuanxu’s behavior of competing for affection. He had done it before—fighting Qiu’er for presence and attention—and now he was doing it again.
The boy’s almond-shaped eyes were misty as he cast a sideways glance. No matter how much anger Qi Yuanxu had, it instantly melted away.
What’s more, Bai Tang even pulled out his trump card. He leaned closer to Qi Yuanxu and, while no one was paying attention, planted a quick kiss on his cheek. He wrapped an arm around him and coaxed softly, “Alright, don’t be angry anymore. I’ve been in a lot of dangerous situations before. If it weren’t for Qiu’er, I’d have been gone long ago~”
The word “gone” made Qi Yuanxu’s pupils shrink slightly, as if it had plucked at a hidden string deep in his heart. But he quickly returned to normal.
He sighed and pinched the boy’s elegant nose.
“I always fall into your hands.”
No one noticed that Qi Yuanxu had used the word “always.” Seeing that the storm had passed, Bai Tang set Qiu’er down and let him go play. Then he stuck close to Qi Yuanxu again, the two of them inseparable as they discussed tonight’s menu.
The new club president was chosen. After handing over the organized documents, Qi Yuanxu hurriedly took Bai Tang and left.
Bai Tang knew why, but didn’t point it out. He even found it a little amusing—his heart sweet as well.
This petty man just couldn’t stand seeing him get along with others. But his relationships with Yan Yang and Wei Rushuang were nothing more than ordinary classmates.
Still, it didn’t matter. If it made A-Xu happy, then saying a few fewer words to them wouldn’t hurt at all.
This was clearly just a beginner world, yet the male lead possessed power far beyond its scope. If he ever truly lost control, everyone—along with the world itself—would be destroyed.
Now, Bai Tang not only had to prevent the male and female leads from getting together, but had gained an additional task: soothe the male lead, keep his emotions stable, and let him live out his life in peace.
Your own man needs your own care. What else could he do when faced with a new mission?
He’d just have to coax him. After all, he liked him that much.
Hugging a squirrel plushie, Bai Tang ran into the kitchen and quickly rattled off the dishes he wanted for dinner.
Qi Yuanxu smiled and agreed, then gently pushed Bai Tang back out.
“There’s a lot of oil smoke here. Tang Tang, go play on the computer for a bit. I’ll call you when it’s ready.”
“Then hurry up~” Bai Tang took a quick bite at Qi Yuanxu’s lips and, before he could react, ran off with a grin. Qi Yuanxu froze for a moment, then looked at the boy’s cheerful footsteps and smiled.
Watching the red thread fall back below the world-destruction line, Qiu’er finally let out a breath of relief. Tang Tang really had a way with things. He made up his mind—he would appear less in front of his master from now on, so as not to provoke Qi Yuanxu into losing control again.
Author’s Note:
A petty male lead—he won’t even spare a dog from his jealousy.