Hehua Academy, the capital's most elite aristocratic high school, is home to the wealthiest and most powerful Alpha and Omega families from across the country. As for ordinary Betas, their only purpose is to serve as stepping stones, to be used and bullied however the powerful please.
Yet Chen Xuesheng, also a Beta, is the one exception.
If anyone crosses this young aristocrat, they quickly sink to the very bottom of the school's social ladder, without him even needing to say a word. Chen Xuesheng is never short of people eager to be his dogs, but the most powerful Alphas have claimed every spot at his side.
A gentle, doting student council president, a sunny and cheerful friend, a quiet, taciturn buddy, and a sworn rival who clashes with him at every turn: together, they form an impenetrable circle of protection around him, placing him at the very top of the pyramid.
He never hesitates to smile at them, either. If people are willing to do things for him, why not let them?
But in reality,
Chen Xuesheng is a fake.
His name is fake, his proud and haughty personality is fake, his powerful background is fake. Only his gender as a Beta is real.
The cold, arrogant top Alpha of the Chen family brought him out of the slums and handed him a bank card with enough money to treat his seriously ill parents. He had only one condition: pretend to be his younger brother, who had gone abroad for medical treatment.
Play a part?
Chen Xuesheng: Sounds interesting.
And so Chen Xuesheng took full advantage of his position at Hehua Academy, throwing his weight around as he pleased. No one dared challenge his authority, until the real young master of the Chen family returned and exposed his disguise himself.
Chen Xuesheng thought his job was over.
Instead, his fake older brother kept him there with his own hands, fingers pinching red marks into his face as he asked in a dark voice, "Do you really want to leave that badly? Where else would you go besides here?"
Chen Xuesheng: Where else? Home.
At school, his friendly, easygoing friends changed their tune, too.
They reached out to Chen Xuesheng, their pupils alight with excitement and fervor they no longer had to suppress.
"Xiao Xue, where do you want to go?"
"Didn't you promise we'd be together forever, best friends for life?"
Their ambitions grew more and more obvious. Rumors spread, photos were taken in secret, clothes went missing for no reason... They even fought over who he belonged to.
Chen Xuesheng coolly ignored the mounting unrest. He didn't want to stay here. His goal lay elsewhere, the reward for playing the real young master was generous enough, and he was already tired of this dull life.
It was just that these persistent Alphas were really a pain.
They loved Betas, and they hated them, too.
They loved his compassion and couldn't help chasing his gaze.
They also hated his coldness, resenting the freedom of a Beta's life.
Why did he want to leave? Why couldn't their pheromones make him stay? Why could he never understand what they wanted?
It was all right, it was all right. They only had to make sure he could never leave. They only had to cover him with fresh marks again and again. They would cling to each other until the end, forever.
Click to read about a Beta who goes about his days throwing his weight around at an aristocratic school, completely unaware that he's covered in Alpha pheromones.
Premise: Work hard at your studies and work hard at life.
