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    Chapter 104: Act It Out Once

    A suggestive panting sound suddenly entered Shao Chengxi’s ears—it was clearly Shu Lin’s voice.

    Carrying a teasing tremor, it made his whole body stiffen.

    He abruptly took off his headphones, looking at Shu Lin in disbelief, “Baby, what is this?”

    Shu Lin’s face flushed instantly, fumbling to grab the headphones back, quickly turning off his phone, his eyes darting around, stammering:

    “It’s, it’s just the needs of the radio drama plot… a little, a little bit of a steamy scene, just a little bit…”

    “…This is what my job requires… it’s, it’s just acting…”

    Shao Chengxi narrowed his eyes, an Alpha’s possessiveness surging in his chest:

    “Steamy scene, just a little bit, and just acting… Then let me ask you, besides this, is there anything else?”

    Shu Lin’s eyes flickered, his fingers unconsciously twisting the hem of his clothes, “N-no more…”

    “Really?” Shao Chengxi’s voice lowered, “Then why are you avoiding me? Look up, look at me, and say it again.”

    Under Shao Chengxi’s extremely oppressive gaze, Shu Lin’s eyelashes trembled, and in the end, he didn’t dare to look up at him, admitting defeat:

    “Um… ac-actually, th-there are a few more…”

    “Find them for me, I want to hear, who have you been ‘steamy’ with?” Shao Chengxi had an expression that brooked no refusal.

    Shu Lin stole a glance at him, weakly resisting: “I, I’ve only been steamy with you, th-this is all acting, acting, it’s what my job requires, you can’t be unreasonable…”

    Shao Chengxi instantly became annoyed, his voice rising:

    “I’m being unreasonable? I just want to ‘appreciate’ my Omega’s steamy scenes with others, how is that being unreasonable? Oh, such exciting performances, others can listen, but I can’t, listening makes me unreasonable?!”

    Shu Lin immediately became anxious, stepping forward to grab his arm, apologizing obsequiously:

    “No, no, Brother, I misspoke, I’m sorry, don’t be angry, it’s really nothing, it’s very common in radio dramas, please don’t make a fuss.”

    This undoubtedly poured oil on the fire.

    Shao Chengxi’s chest heaved, staring unyieldingly at Shu Lin.

    Under his gaze, Shu Lin completely caved, slowly letting go of his arm, biting his lip, reluctantly opening his phone, searching for the voice acting clips.

    Seeing that he hadn’t found them after a long while, Shao Chengxi frowned.

    There were so many?

    He had been busy with his own official duties and didn’t know that Shu Lin’s job involved these things?

    In other words, Shu Lin had started recording these things a long time ago.

    He was completely unaware.

    Was it that he wasn’t caring enough about his Omega, or did he simply not understand Shu Lin?

    The more Shao Chengxi thought about it, the worse he felt.

    Finally, Shu Lin carefully handed the phone to him, looking at him guiltily, “Brother, maybe, you shouldn’t listen to it, it’s, it’s…”

    His own Alpha listening to this kind of scene in front of him was really embarrassing.

    Shao Chengxi snorted softly, ignoring him, taking the phone, putting on the headphones, and tapping the play button.

    The more he listened, the darker his face became.

    In these clips, his Omega was using various voices to say seductive lines, even simulating the panting of a bed scene.

    When he took off the headphones again, Shao Chengxi felt like his chest was about to explode, unconsciously, his words carried sarcasm:

    “This is what you call ‘what the job requires’? It’s quite open, quite astonishing.”

    Shu Lin also lost his temper, snatching the phone back:

    “It’s what the job requires! I’m a voice actor, these are all part of my job, a legitimate job. Why are you saying that?”

    Shao Chengxi’s brain was controlled by jealousy, and he spoke without thinking: “My Omega moaning seductively in other people’s ears, that’s legitimate?”

    “You…” Shu Lin’s eyes turned red with anger, “It, it was recorded separately, there wasn’t, wasn’t anyone there… Shao Chengxi, you’re simply unreasonable, why are you mocking my career!”

    Both of their voices rose, and the argument attracted the attention of family members not far away.

    Everyone stopped what they were doing and listened to the two of them, holding their breath.

    This was the first time the young couple had an argument.

    Shao Shiyan wanted to go over and see what was happening but was grabbed by Shao Bingheng:

    “Don’t be nosy, let the two of them solve their own problems. I see Lingxiao swimming over there, aren’t you going over?”

    Shao Shiyan’s eyes lit up, and he immediately trotted towards the pool.

    On this side, the young couple was still bickering.

    Seeing Shu Lin was emotionally agitated, Shao Chengxi took a deep breath, suppressing the unhappiness in his heart:

    “Baby, I’m not mocking your work, nor am I trying to interfere with you. But these things…”

    “What’s wrong with these things?” Shu Lin interrupted him, his voice tinged with grievance, “You clearly said that as long as I’m happy, you would support me. Now you’re complaining that the content I’m dubbing isn’t proper, Shao Chengxi, you’re double-standard, you’re going back on your word!”

    “I!” Shao Chengxi was choked.

    He had indeed said this and supported Shu Lin in doing what he liked.

    But thinking of those voices, and others hearing them, the Alpha’s instincts made him mad with jealousy.

    Seeing Shao Chengxi not speaking, Shu Lin felt even more wronged:

    “Do you know how much effort I put in to practice these breaths?”

    “Now, you’re dismissing my efforts with one word, ‘improper.'”

    As he spoke, tears began to well up in his eyes.

    Seeing the reddened corners of his Omega’s eyes, Shao Chengxi’s heart softened instantly.

    He sighed, pulling the person into his arms, lowering his voice to coax him, “Baby, I’m sorry, it’s my fault.”

    Shu Lin struggled for a moment, but couldn’t break free, so he simply buried his face in his chest, his voice muffled, “What was your fault?”

    “…Um…” Shao Chengxi hesitated, kissing the top of his head, “My baby is a professional voice actor, I shouldn’t have viewed your work with narrow-minded eyes.”

    Shu Lin raised his head, his eyes still red, “Are you still angry?”

    “Angry, very angry.” Shao Chengxi said honestly, “But, I will learn to understand and respect. But…”

    His tone changed, “In the future, when accepting scripts, can you let me hear them first?”

    Shu Lin smiled through his tears, “What for? Do you want to be jealous in advance?”

    “No,” Shao Chengxi said seriously, “I want to think in advance, how to make you act out these voices for me, in their original form, tonight.”

    “You!” Shu Lin playfully punched him in the chest, “Shameless! You’re the one who’s improper.”

    Shao Chengxi laughed and grabbed his hand, “Okay, okay, I’m the one who’s improper, shameless, baby, don’t be angry with me, okay?”

    The young couple reconciled and became lovey-dovey again.

    The sunlight shone on the beach, the argument just now seemed to have never happened, only the waves witnessed everything.

    After a while, Shao Chengxi started teasing Shu Lin again.

    “Baby, come on, let’s listen to all your steamy scene performances again, let’s evaluate which part you gasped the best?”

    “No…” Shu Lin resisted, feeling utterly embarrassed.

    “Um… that’s fine too, but tonight, you have to perform each one for me, I want to hear the live version.”

    “No… Brother, please, just spare me.”

    “How can that work? Brother feels like he hasn’t paid enough attention to your work, he wants to fully understand, baby, cooperate a bit, you said it, it’s nothing, just what the job requires, right?”

    Shu Lin pleaded pitifully, “Brother…”

    Was he hoisting a stone to drop it on his own feet?

    Shao Chengxi joked and temporarily glossed over the matter.

    But he knew in his heart that this matter couldn’t be left at that.

    There were many things involved.

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