Can a Frail Alpha Still Be Everyone's Favorite? (AA)

Qiao Baili's parents died young, and lingering effects from an accident left him in poor health. He grew up with the help of insurance money and the care of his neighbors. Aside from the unexpected fact that he presented as an Alpha, his life was peaceful and uneventful.

If there was anything unusual about it, it was probably that he had a rich childhood friend.

Xiang Xingyuan had dragged him into fights and trouble since they were little. Then, taking advantage of Qiao Baili's parents being too fond of him to discipline him, he'd use Qiao Baili as cover to avoid getting spanked himself.

As a child, Qiao Baili thought, This guy is so nice to bring me along!

Once he knew better, Qiao Baili's opinion was: "Idiot. Get lost."

After they started high school, Xiang Xingyuan began acting strange. He fussed over Qiao Baili, hand-knitted him a scarf when it got cold, skipped class to buy him cold drinks when it was hot, and even waited anxiously at the finish line during the school's 100-meter race, ready to catch him because of his poor health.

He pursued Qiao Baili with great enthusiasm, but never confessed. Worried this was just another elaborate prank, Qiao Baili couldn't bring himself to reject him.

Then a ridiculously handsome transfer student joined their class and launched an aggressive campaign of his own. Watching the two of them constantly clash and cause trouble, Qiao Baili couldn't take it anymore and was about to lose his temper when they suddenly appeared in front of him together and asked which one he would choose.

Qiao Baili was just about to reject them both when he heard Xiang Xingyuan's strange inner voice:

[Great, Host! Once he rejects you, you'll be free and won't have to worry about breaking character anymore~]

[At long last, this is almost over. Qiao Baili gives me attitude every day, and I can't even argue with him. It's so frustrating, sob sob sob...]

Qiao Baili: ?

He lowered his eyes, his expression unreadable. "I'm sorry. The person I've always liked is Xiang Xingyuan."

Xiang Xingyuan: ?

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When Xiang Xingyuan started high school, a System told him he was the cannon-fodder top in a harem novel. That's when he learned his childhood friend had a remarkable destiny.

Qiao Baili's glorious harem-protagonist life truly began when a mysterious transfer student started pursuing him. It included, but wasn't limited to, a vampire transfer student, a werewolf teaching assistant, a fox-spirit movie star, and a merfolk CEO. These handsome, powerful nonhumans all fell madly in love with him as if they'd been bewitched.

Xiang Xingyuan was just an insignificant human Alpha, and the System had hijacked him, leaving him no choice but to obediently play the gentle childhood-friend cannon fodder.

When he faced the transfer student, whose fangs were bared and red eyes glinted with maximum menace, he had to shield Qiao Baili, no matter how scared he was, just to avoid breaking character.

Qiao Baili, who could hear his thoughts: "I'm counting on you, boyfriend."

And later, terrifying beings like werewolves, fox spirits, and aliens would come knocking...

Xiang Xingyuan: I'd rather die.

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When it comes to pretending to be a lovey-dovey couple, we'll see which of them cracks first.

But neither of them expected that they'd end up falling for each other for real.

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Xiang Xingyuan: Knows the original plot / sharp-tongued, full of dirty jokes, and resilient / Alpha top

Qiao Baili: Suddenly awakened the ability to hear his childhood friend's thoughts / delicate beauty who seems sweet but is actually calculating / Alpha bottom

1. Love and hate each other.

2. A sweet story to enjoy for fun, so don't overthink it.

Theme: Treat people with sincerity