He Could Never Love a Beta

[Complete, happy ending] Before Song Youji differentiated, the Song family used underhanded tactics to betroth him to Zhao Jiu, the Empire's strongest Alpha, placing all their hopes of rising again on him. Unfortunately, Song Youji differentiated as a beta, shattering the Song family's hopes. On the day he differentiated, the entire Empire celebrated Zhao Jiu, congratulating him on finally escaping the Song family, a parasite that sucked him dry. The Zhao family had every right to break off the engagement. Song Youji's mother broke down in tears and screamed at him to get out. Song Youji fell from the heights overnight and left the capital for a small border town. Everyone thought he had fled in a hurry because he was too ashamed to stay. Only Song Youji knew how happy it made him to be a beta and free of Zhao Jiu. Three months after Song Youji left the capital, Zhao Jiu returned from the battlefield. After hearing what had happened, he left without a word. Everyone thought he was overjoyed. But three months later, Song Youji returned to the capital, dragged back by Zhao Jiu. Reader's notes: 1. This is a nontraditional groveling-after-a-breakup story, written for my own enjoyment. It probably won't be long. 2. SC/HE/ABO. 3. Neither lead is perfect. Readers with strong character preferences, please proceed with caution. Personal attacks are not welcome. Coming soon: Reborn as a Genius Ghost Tamer. Please add it to your favorites QAQ. After transmigrating into a book, Zhu Xingqiao goes from a renowned genius ghost tamer to the least talented, unloved young master of a family of ghost hunters, a brainless swindler who cheats people wherever he goes. At the time, the young master had caused a death by scamming someone, killing Ling Yuchuan, the hottest star in the entertainment industry and the male lead of the book. After Ling Yuchuan dies, he becomes a vengeful ghost and sets out on a path of revenge and power. He wreaks havoc on the Zhu family, while the young master is turned into a puppet and his soul devoured by evil spirits. Zhu Xingqiao arrives just as the truth comes out. The Zhu family drags him back to punish him according to their rules. They plan to take his bones to make soul nails, use his blood to draw talismans, then seal him in a spirit chamber as bait to lure the evil spirit so they can destroy it. Watching them draw useless, gaudy arrays on his body, Zhu Xingqiao feels his temple twitch. "And you call yourselves a family of ghost hunters?" He alters the array with cinnabar and uses his blood as a lure. Right in front of the Zhu family, he summons the most terrifying evil spirit: a being overflowing with resentment, completely out of its mind, its body covered in poisonous black qi. In an instant, it destroys the spirit chamber the Zhu family spent days preparing. Zhu Xingqiao makes a pact with it and walks out of the Zhu family unharmed under its protection. Later, rumors spread that Zhu Xingqiao practices the most wicked magic and will eventually suffer its backlash. Zhu Xingqiao, who only used the simplest ghost-taming technique: ? Zhu Xingqiao has high hopes for the first ghost he tamed in this world. He takes it ghost hunting, feeds it his own blood, and does everything he can to restore its sanity. Then the black qi disperses, revealing the handsome face of the evil spirit: Ling Yuchuan. Zhu Xingqiao: ... He reasons with Ling Yuchuan. "I wasn't the one who hurt you. I was used. I can help you get revenge." Ling Yuchuan: "Mm." Zhu Xingqiao: "We made a pact. I'm your master, so you can't disobey me." Ling Yuchuan: "Mm." "I'm not going to tame any other ghosts for now." Zhu Xingqiao points at the chain around his neck. "So take it off." Ling Yuchuan leans in and kisses his cheek. "No." Zhu Xingqiao: How can I call myself a ghost tamer if I only have one ghost?! The ghosts: It's not that we don't want to make a pact with you. The ghost beside you is just too terrifying. We don't want to be annihilated QAQ Theme: Encouraging everyone to bravely pursue true love.