An Ordinary Beta's Marriage of Convenience with a Possessive E

Shen Shuyi is mild-mannered and the least noticeable member of the Shen family. He's also the only Beta in the family.

His siblings are all Omegas or Alphas, and each excels in their own field. Shen Shuyi, by contrast, has nothing to offer except a pretty face that looks just like his late mother's, and most of her other good qualities.

He thinks his future will be like that of most Betas in society: finding an ordinary job and living an ordinary life.

Until one day, a distinguished guest arrives at the Shen family residence.

The man is tall and handsome, with a sharp, intimidating presence that makes him impossible to ignore.

He is Xie Chenzhou, the sole authority in the Xie family. In business, he's known for his forceful personality and ruthless tactics. He's someone the Shen family can't afford to offend.

He's come because of an agreement made years ago by the elders of the Shen and Xie families, and also to settle his own lifelong affairs. He will choose someone around his own age from among the Shen family members and marry them.

Many people come to the Shen family that day, including numerous distant relatives they haven't been in touch with for years.

They all bring their own Omegas, hoping to marry them off to Xie Chenzhou.

After all, Xie Chenzhou is not only the head of the Xie family, but also a top-level Alpha whose pheromone level is so high that many Alphas can't withstand it.

But unexpectedly, Xie Chenzhou's gaze sweeps casually around the room and comes to rest on the unremarkable Shen Shuyi in the corner. "Would you marry me?"

Under the forceful or coercive gazes of so many elders in his family, Shen Shuyi has no choice but to agree.

But this Alpha's aura is so terrifying that the moment Shen Shuyi says yes, countless thoughts of running away flash through his mind.

To his surprise, the next day, a secretary sent by the other man comes straight to his door. "Mr. Shen, don't worry. You and Mr. Xie are only getting married on paper."

Shen Shuyi is relieved.

Sure enough, after they marry, the Alpha keeps a comfortable distance from Shen Shuyi. He's gentle and considerate, offering him measured attention, and so restrained that he hardly seems like an Alpha.

It isn't until Shen Shuyi, a Beta, unexpectedly experiences a heat that he realizes every inch of air around him has long been saturated with Xie Chenzhou's pheromones.

Every one of his personal belongings carries the rich scent of Xie Chenzhou's unique pheromones. Like a beast methodically weaving a dense web, those pheromones are almost enough to engulf him.

Under the influence of the pheromones, a tiny gland has even grown at the back of his neck at some point, one that only Xie Chenzhou can mark.

And the "vitamins" Xie Chenzhou takes every day from the bedside table are actually a special pheromone suppressant made for Enigmas, designed to prevent their pheromones from spiraling out of control.

"You thought we were really only in a contractual relationship?"

Xie Chenzhou pins him in a corner of the bedroom. On the wall of the basement, a bank of surveillance monitors displays every corner of the mansion in real time.

On one tiny screen, the "Alpha" who is always so courteous and considerate toward him in public is rubbing his canine teeth against the little gland at the back of his neck.

--From the very first moment I saw you.

This marriage was a hunting game I carefully designed for you.

A gentle capybara shou x a taciturn, obsessive gong

Note:

The gong is extremely unhealthy in his approach to love, and the shou will forgive everything the gong does unconditionally.

There will be a pregnancy plot, so please be aware.

Cover art by Zhuo Susu and Yi Ke Yang (non-exclusive)

My upcoming novel:

After the Pampered Young Master Gets Back Together with His Cold-Faced Gong

In the second year of his family's sponsorship for his studies abroad, Yu Mi suddenly learns that his family has fallen on hard times.

His allowance is cut off, and the pampered young master is forced to end his luxurious life overseas and return home to a miserable existence with no end in sight.

But Yu Mi is used to being a young master and can't bear hardship.

After maxing out his last credit card, he lies in the bed of the villa that's about to be seized, scrolling through his social media feed when he suddenly sees a post about the head of the Shang family, Shang Huaizhou.

Shang Huaizhou is the second son of the Shang family, the real young master who was switched at birth.

At fifteen, Shang Huaizhou was brought back to the Shang family, where he was never taken seriously.

Two years ago, Shang Huaizhou inexplicably used ruthless, hard-nosed methods to kick out several old fossils who had a firm grip on the family's shares, then took over as head of the Shang family.

Everyone says Shang Huaizhou takes after his father. He looks unremarkable, but he's really a man-eating tiger lying in wait.

No one knows that before Yu Mi went abroad, he and Shang Huaizhou had been lovers.

Back then, Shang Huaizhou seemed to really like Yu Mi and was always busying himself around him, though he didn't say much.

Yu Mi still remembers his body: broad shoulders and a narrow waist, lean and well-proportioned, with eight rock-hard abs. He was handsome, too.

At the thought, Yu Mi's face turns red. He quickly asks a friend for Shang Huaizhou's current contact information and sends him a friend request: [Big brother, do you remember me?]

**

At last, this day has come.

Looking down at the verification message Yu Mi sent on his phone, Shang Huaizhou thinks fiercely that there is no way he's taking him back.

He turns off the screen and tosses his phone aside.

A little while later, he picks it back up and accepts the request with a cold expression.

**

Yu Mi has always thought he knows how to handle Shang Huaizhou. After they get back together, Shang Huaizhou is just as good to him as before. If Yu Mi wants a new Hermes bag, Shang Huaizhou gets one for him right away. If he wants sushi from his favorite little-known restaurant, Shang Huaizhou is willing to spend hours waiting in line for it.

But Yu Mi still gets tired of it, especially after hearing Shang Huaizhou's friend say behind his back that Shang Huaizhou only agreed to get back together to get revenge on Yu Mi for dumping him and disappearing overseas two years ago.

He'll break up with Yu Mi at the right time. There's no way he'd marry a fussy, difficult young master down on his luck like Yu Mi.

Yu Mi is furious. How dare he!

Even if he's fallen on hard times, he still has plenty of devoted admirers. He doesn't need Shang Huaizhou!

But that night, before he can finish saying he wants to break up, Shang Huaizhou pins him firmly to the bed and tosses him around. As he does, he threatens to cut off Yu Mi's living expenses and stop him from using the supplementary card with its unlimited credit limit if he breaks up with him!

With his face flushed red and tears streaming down it, Yu Mi thinks, Fine, then I won't break up with him.

It's definitely not because of the supplementary card, and not because Shang Huaizhou is so good in bed that he makes Yu Mi feel incredible. Not at all.

A pampered, pretty young master shou x a cold-faced gong who does his underwear laundry

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