The Marking Law

[The last bonus chapter, the second half of the 100-question compatibility quiz, probably won't be allowed to go up. I'll write a new bonus chapter to replace it later.]

[My new novel in the same series, AO Should Keep Their Distance, is out. Please add it to your collection qwq]

[AB romance]

Xu Shuchao (Zhao) was identified as an Omega from the moment he was born, and for the next sixteen years, he was raised as one.

Starting at fourteen, his family eagerly awaited his differentiation. But even after his sixteenth birthday, Xu Shuchao still hadn't entered his differentiation period. He was a Beta.

Xu Shuchao didn't think being a Beta was a bad thing. In fact, he comforted his family: "Being a Beta is great. We aren't affected by pheromones, and we don't turn into animals ruled by desire."

Everyone agreed that Alphas and Omegas married and had children together, while Betas did the same with other Betas.

Xu Shuchao thought so too.

For the first eighteen years of his life, he'd been told he was going to marry Mu Jue.

Too bad he was a Beta.

After all, Mu Jue had spent every day saying that he was going to marry the prettiest Omega in the world and have a whole litter of kids with them.

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Mu Jue had unmistakably differentiated as an Alpha at fifteen.

He eagerly awaited Xu Shuchao's differentiation, imagining the happy life they'd have together.

Then he was told that his future wife hadn't differentiated and was a Beta.

Everyone knew Alphas could only be with Omegas.

Mu Jue: Everyone knows my ass! I don't know that, and I only know Xu Shuchao is the one and only wife for me. So what if he's a Beta? I'll be with him even if he's a Beta.

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After Xu Shuchao and Mu Jue got together, Xu Shuchao discovered that Mu Jue had a notebook he wouldn't even let Xu Shuchao look at. He kept it very well hidden.

One day, Xu Shuchao opened the notebook right in front of Mu Jue.

At the top of the first page, it said, "One hundred ways to mark Xu Shuchao."

Get Xu Shuchao to wear my clothes

Hold hands and hug Xu Shuchao more often

Give Xu Shuchao perfume that smells like my pheromones

Sleep in the same bed as Xu Shuchao

Kiss Xu Shuchao

Give Xu Shuchao a hickey

#￥%%&*

*&%...&

Xu Shuchao read the last two indecent entries, slammed the notebook into Mu Jue's face, and kicked him out of the bedroom.

Mu Jue, thrown out of the house, insisted he was innocent.

I just want my wife covered in my pheromones from head to toe. What's wrong with that?

Before you read:

※ 1v1, happy ending, the gong and shou stay together, no switching roles

※ Just an ordinary sweet romance, with no themes of gender equality

※ There are many original setting details. Please don't overanalyze them

◎ My next AO childhood-friends sweet romance is AO Should Keep Their Distance. If you're interested, please visit my profile and add it to your collection~

Yu Silin is the only son of the Yu family, and he grew up spoiled rotten.

His biggest daily worry is how to sneak out to see the cats and dogs he raises without his mother, who hates all furry animals, scolding him.

Recently, Yu Silin has found one more thing to worry about: he can't be close to Brother Jiaheng anymore.

Xu Jiaheng is a year older than him. Yu Silin has followed him around since they were kids, sticking close to him every day. They even raised those cats and dogs together.

But after Yu Silin differentiated as an Omega, Xu Jiaheng refused to be close to him.

They couldn't sleep in the same bed, share a cup, or casually wear each other's clothes.

The reason was always the same: Alphas and Omegas should keep their distance.

But, but Xu Jiaheng is his childhood friend and big brother! Why can't they cuddle anymore?!

Luckily, Yu Silin is carefree. After being sad for a while, he stops worrying about it.

Whatever! As long as Xu Jiaheng is still willing to raise those cats and dogs, and he can still hug the dogs and pet the cats, he's happy ^o^

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Even before he differentiated, Xu Jiaheng knew he had fallen for his carefree childhood friend.

His little childhood friend was a sweet, naive guy who thought about nothing but those cats and dogs and knew nothing about romance.

With this love-struck idiot, Xu Jiaheng takes advantage of their close bond, slowly and patiently winning him over.

But he never expected the love-struck idiot to confess to him first.

When the Omega confesses, Xu Jiaheng is sitting in a senior-year classroom working on exercises. He looks at the excited Yu Silin and asks coolly, "Why do you want to date me?"

Yu Silin counts off Brother Jiaheng's good points on his fingers. "You're handsome, your pheromones smell great, and you're good to me. Most importantly, you have money to buy cat food and dog food!"

At that last point, Xu Jiaheng's face darkens, and he escorts him out of the classroom.

A love-struck idiot doesn't suddenly figure out romance overnight, unless he has an ulterior motive.

Theme: Where there's a will, there's a way.