Chapter 138: Other People’s Husbands [Alliance Leader: Night Chaos Heaven — Bonus Chapter 1 of 2]

"Wife, I'm right here!"

The familiar voice echoed through the main arena. Qin Haiyu, who had been searching for her husband in the audience, suddenly froze. She turned her gaze toward the stage.

Beside her, Xu Ling looked toward the stage upon hearing the voice, and her entire being was stunned! Her eyes, usually small due to her plumpness, suddenly widened to the size of saucers!

Qin Haiyu turned around, looking at Yu Zhile first with a face full of bewilderment, then her eyes turned red, and finally, tears streamed down her face!

...

At the judges' table.

The female judge looked at the person on stage—whose hairstyle was a bit messy and who was quite handsome, but looked like a total stranger under the "Patrick Star" mask—and asked, "Who is he?"

Another judge shook his head. "I don't know!"

Teacher Wu stood up excitedly, squinting his presbyopic eyes as he stared at Yu Zhile on stage. "He must be Qin Haiyu's husband! Who would have thought that this kid could sing so well!"

"What?" The female judge exclaimed in shock. "He’s that writer husband of Qin Haiyu? I never expected him to be so handsome! I thought all writers were unkempt, greasy, bald, and chubby shut-ins!"

...

Backstage.

Zhang Qingsong asked in confusion, "Who is this? Why don't I recognize him at all?"

The "Masked Hero" shook his head in silence. Zhou Jian sighed, "It's come to this point and you still haven't guessed it? Your brain is just too slow!"

Seeing Yu Zhile holding the puppet mask and walking toward Qin Haiyu at the front of the audience, Zhang Qingsong suddenly realized. "Is he Qin Haiyu's husband? Wow, this couple is too much! They actually both participated in the show just to bully us! They even covered for each other and pretended not to know one another!"

Watching Qin Haiyu go from stunned shock to tearful surprise, Zhou Jian said, "It probably wasn't an act. Maybe Qin Haiyu really didn't know her husband was participating in this show."

"How is that possible!" Zhang Qingsong countered. "Her husband is on the show, how could she not know? And how could she not recognize her own husband's singing voice?"

Zhou Jian chuckled, "Since the show began, Qin Haiyu’s husband has sung in several different voices. The audience was already suspicious that the production team kept changing the singer, so isn't it normal that she couldn't tell? Take us for example—we're so familiar with each other, didn't we fail to recognize each other's voices at first?"

"I suppose there's some truth to that..." Zhang Qingsong remarked in admiration, "If she really didn't know, then her husband is too good at hiding!"

...

On stage, Yu Zhile revealed his face in glory.

The audience erupted, but many were left in a state of bewilderment, whispering to one another.

"Who is he?"
"Never heard of him, must be a newcomer, right?"
"Did he just call me 'wife'? Ah! My husband is so handsome, I'm in love!"
"Go find a corner to swoon in, will you! He was clearly calling me! I'm in love!"
"Damn it! It's that eunuch Yu! It's the eunuch Yu from Qin Haiyu's household! I can't believe I'm seeing him here! Dammit! If I had known, I would have brought a razor blade!"

At this moment, the entire arena was in an uproar over Yu Zhile's reveal!

The production staff were all equally stunned! Apart from Yang Bing, no one knew who "Patrick Star" really was. Now that the reveal had happened, everyone was left dumbfounded.

Director Zhang asked Yang Bing in a daze, "This kid is Qin Haiyu's husband?"

"Yeah!" Yang Bing nodded proudly, as if Yu Zhile were his own husband; he looked smug whenever anyone brought him up.

"You're a piece of work!" Director Zhang couldn't resist kicking Yang Bing in the backside, scolding, "I spent the whole summer guessing, I went through every male singer, and it turns out this 'Patrick Star' is just a writer!"

Yang Bing coughed. "Director Zhang, we're live! Watch your image!"

"Watch my what? It's live, so what?" Director Zhang gave him another kick. Yang Bing scratched his head with an awkward smile, then turned his attention back to the stage. "Director Zhang, I'm going over there, you keep an eye on things here!"

He briskly walked over, grabbed a large, pre-prepared bouquet of 999 red roses, and trotted onto the stage. He handed them to Yu Zhile and laughed, "Brother, this is as much as I can do for you!"

Yu Zhile was stunned for a moment, then took the roses and laughed, "Not bad! You actually prepared this for me!"

In the audience, Qin Haiyu looked up at her husband, who was walking toward her with a massive bouquet of red roses. She pursed her lips, not knowing what to say.

It was definitely a surprise! But when "Patrick Star" had sung "Sea Taro Love" earlier, it had been nothing but a fright for her!

Xu Ling looked away, muttering, "A perfectly good variety show has turned into a place for you two to show off your affection!"

She and several security guards protected Qin Haiyu to prevent any brazen audience members from rushing forward. "Whatever grievances or dissatisfaction you have, settle it with him properly when you get home. For now, go up there and claim your husband!"

If one were to ask who in this world knew Qin Haiyu best, it wasn't Yu Zhile, but Xu Ling, who had grown up with her. She knew that besides being surprised and excited, Qin Haiyu was also feeling a bit slighted and unhappy because she had been played by this "dead fish."

However, she was so envious! Xu Ling was already feeling sour; she also wanted a husband like Qin Haiyu's—someone who doted on her, was so talented, and so romantic. But in reality, such husbands always belonged to someone else. So, other than envy, there was nothing left for her to do.

Yu Zhile walked to the edge of the stage. "Wife, I'm sorry, I stole your championship!"

Ni Qiqin hesitated as she walked onto the stage; she didn't know how to handle this unexpected event. At that moment, Yang Bing, who had left the stage, took her hand and pulled her away, saying, "Don't disturb them! We have extra time in the live broadcast, let's give them a few minutes alone!"

Ni Qiqin said worriedly, "This... is this really okay?"

Yang Bing said with authority, "It's my show. If I say it's okay, then it's okay!"

"Fine..." Ni Qiqin replied softly, then looked down at her hand, which was being held by Yang Bing, feeling inexplicably nervous.

Yu Zhile handed the massive bouquet of red roses to his wife, then lifted her straight up onto the stage. The audience erupted in cheers—a display of public affection that felt like a direct assault on the single members of the crowd. Clearly, they hadn't expected that buying tickets to the grand finale would result in such emotional damage!

Yu Zhile reached out to wipe the tears from his wife's eyes, then formally faced the audience. "Hello everyone, I am Yu Zhile, Qin Haiyu's husband!"

After speaking, he held the microphone to Qin Haiyu's lips. "Wife, anything you want to say?"

Qin Haiyu shot him a secret glare, then said with a faint, tearful tremor in her voice, "Hello everyone, I am Qin Haiyu, Yu Zhile's wife!"

The next second, thousands of audience members let out a collective roar of protest from the singles!

Forget it, we're leaving! This finale is impossible to watch!