I Only Like This Beta

[Coming soon: the AB story An Ordinary Alpha and an Extraordinary Beta. Blurb below. Please add it to your favorites!]

[This story's blurb]

Wei Yanting, an alpha, is synonymous with excellence and high rank. Everyone in City A knows the Wei family's third young master. He's a star at school, an elegant gentleman, and unbelievably handsome.

Yet one unremarkable beta was present for every one of the few embarrassing incidents from Wei Yanting's student days. That beta was Dai Qinian.

Later, Wei Yanting realized that Dai Qinian hadn't witnessed every embarrassing incident, as he'd thought. Rather, whenever Dai Qinian appeared in front of him, Wei Yanting would involuntarily lose his composure as a gentle, refined young gentleman and turn into a shady weasel trying to sneak off with a chicken.

1. A x B; Wei Yanting x Dai Qinian;

2. No children; an AB romance;

3. A gentle, courteous young gentleman in public, but actually a scheming, gloomy, possessive, green tea top x a laid-back, indifferent bottom who is exactly the same inside and out and devotes himself to collecting writing material;

[An Ordinary Alpha and an Extraordinary Beta, blurb]

[Third-person narration]

[Top's perspective]

My name is Gu Min, an S-rank alpha. I'm not especially capable. I'm just incredibly lucky.

I think my good friend, who's my classmate and subordinate and now works at our company as the legal, finance, and HR departments all at once, might have a crush on me.

Otherwise, why would someone like him be willing to stay at a tiny, hopeless game company like mine?

But deep down, I don't think it's likely, because I know my own limits.

I'm just an ordinary alpha, while he's a beta... But honestly, when someone's this incredible, with both talent and good looks, whether they're an A, B, or O doesn't matter anymore.

And now I'm his nominal boss, and we work in the same office every day. I'm very happy with how things are, and I hope he doesn't actually like me.

Wait! I just found out that my favorite game from childhood has gotten a remake!

Suddenly, I think there's no need to worry about something that may never happen. Just pretend I never said anything!

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[Bottom's perspective]

My name is Fang Ruowen, a beta. I'm very smart, and I'm confident I can do anything well.

I think my boss might have a crush on me.

Otherwise, there's no explaining why he keeps inviting me to his house for dinner under the pretext of asking me to work from home, or why he keeps giving me raises.

But deep down, I don't think it's likely, because I have a clear understanding of myself.

It's just... Well, I'm only a beta. But he's an alpha, and his family is extremely, extremely prominent. His parents, brother, and sisters are all alphas who run major companies.

And now I'm his nominal subordinate, and we work in the same office every day. I'm very happy with how things are, and I hope he doesn't actually like me.

Sigh. After all, I'm firmly against office romances. There's absolutely no way I'd do something like sleeping my way to the top.

So if he really does confess to me, will I have no choice but to quit?

[Reading guide]

Gu Min x Fang Ruowen;

Super-high school-level luck x super-high school-level ability;

A very lucky but lazy top who coasts through life x a cool, accomplished bottom who's a high-level professional and an ageless beauty;

Theme: Love is freedom, understanding, and redemption