Cen Shuangjiang transmigrated into a melodramatic novel as an unwanted illegitimate son, tasked with caring for a sickly, gloomy little Alpha young master.
The illegitimate son was a butler on the surface, but in truth he was a Beta substitute.
He was also stupid and malicious, and died a miserable death before he could ever be recognized as legitimate.
But Cen Shuangjiang was different.
A butler should know his place.
He didn't look where he shouldn't, didn't ask what he shouldn't, and met the young master's every need.
Most important of all, he never crossed the line.
With his impeccable professionalism, he became the perfect human machine in a family devoid of humanity, never making a single mistake.
Until one day, after the return of the young master's first love, he accidentally found the missing young master in an abandoned factory on a rainy night.
The young master's old illness had flared up, throwing his pheromones into disarray. He curled up against Cen Shuangjiang's knees.
His hair, which should have been as glossy as his siblings', was a tangled mess, and his expensive suit was caked in mud.
He remembered their first meeting. The young master had sat in his wheelchair, his blond hair neatly combed back, looking at him coldly.
Like a piece of glass on the verge of shattering, holding on to the last of his dignity.
But Cen Shuangjiang was only a Beta. He had no pheromones and couldn't soothe the young master.
All he could do was cover those jade-green eyes with his fingertips and say again and again:
"It's okay. You'll stand again."
"The Sloane family will always be proud of you."
*
Langman Sloane didn't like this illegitimate son.
But the man never made a mistake, no matter how closely he was scrutinized. Even when he caught Langman having an episode, he neither threatened nor mocked him, but simply continued to do his job with care.
Strangely, Langman could only calm down when he was near this Beta.
So he decided to wait until the Beta showed his true colors, then throw him out.
But on the second day after he recovered, the man vanished as if he had disappeared from the world.
Later, everyone wondered who the Beta was that the miraculously recovered heir of the Sloane family had traveled across the ocean to the Southern Seas to find.
What could possibly be so special about an ordinary Beta that made Langman Sloane go to such lengths?
*
During his heat, Langman lay in the cold bedroom. His pheromones surged beyond anyone's ability to soothe, and all he could do was curl up on a bed piled with the man's old clothes, engaging in pointless nesting.
Meanwhile, the Beta on the television basked in glory onstage, adored by the crowd.
His eyes bloodshot, he searched the man's ears and the side of his neck. Even knowing he couldn't mark him, he stubbornly resolved to leave a mark anyway.
Once a vicious wolf has its prey in its jaws, it will never let go, even in death.
Betas aren't attracted to pheromones and can't be marked. They are truly free souls, and can only fall in love with your mind, your soul, and your love.
1. The top is the youngest in his family, so he's called the young master. He isn't underage.
2. The top is younger. They're not related, aren't part of the same family, and have no blood ties.
3. The top's legs will recover through a medical miracle (?).
Theme: Even in adversity, strive to live as your true self
