[Jinjiang, give me back the first-line indentation my mother gave me!]
Wen Xunsheng, a beta.
Betas may be ordinary! But the number one beta is anything but ordinary!
A "perfectly ordinary" beta butler appeared on a romance reality show featuring people of exceptionally desirable genders, a show followed by the entire population.
At first, neither the dazzling contestants nor the viewers outside the cameras paid the so-called Mr. Butler any attention. They assumed he was just a supporting green leaf brought in by the production team.
Then, on the day the livestream began, everyone gathered in the ancient castle where filming was taking place. They watched the butler descend the spiral staircase, one step at a time, composed and elegant in the faint light of dawn... They all had the same thought: perhaps they needed to redefine the term "perfectly ordinary."
The beta butler was strikingly handsome and aloof, broad-shouldered and long-legged, with impossibly perfect proportions. He was a peerless beauty!
The contestants then thought: He isn't a green leaf. He must be the flavor enhancer the organizers sent to this dating show to give the audience something different, and the contestants some extra "flavor"!
And so, these AOs, normally so proud and haughty, began approaching Mr. Butler in private. They wanted to find a different kind of thrilling balance within the show, in the relationships where they were required to observe proper etiquette.
He's only a beta, right? There's no harm in sleeping with him.
With such private, sordid thoughts, everyone eagerly extended an invitation to Mr. Butler. They hadn't expected that this seemingly harmless, unassuming man would be so hard to win over.
By now, the AO dating show had completely changed its nature, though the contestants taking part in it still hadn't recognized how much they themselves had changed.
Then one day, someone unexpectedly discovered that Mr. Butler had a superpower!
People with superpowers belonged to a super-evolved human species, and were precious assets to the entire empire.
Even more shocking, the beta's ability was so special that no one could claim they would never need it someday.
It turned out this wasn't an ordinary AO dating show at all. The imperial family was eager to win the beta over, and had simply sent the empire's finest members of the most desirable genders before him, for him to choose from!
The contestants who learned the truth regretted everything. If they'd been told earlier, they could have gotten a head start! Then they wouldn't have let the least noticeable one get all the advantages!
After the show ended, the production team conducted random street interviews
Dating Show: What kind of person do you think Wen Xunsheng is?
Passerby (sneaking a glance at a certain prince): Is this something I can say?
Dating Show: Don't look at him. He's henpecked and won't contradict anything you say.
Passerby (lowering their head shyly): My dream lover.
A certain prince sneered: You sure have some audacious dreams. You're banned from dreaming for life.
Passerby: ???
Theme: Be happy every day.