You Have This Side to You?

[Actor shou x CEO gong]

Ruge hates alphas, especially alphas raised in prominent families. He thinks they put profit first in everything, with no room in their eyes for anything but gain, and no belief in love.

But at a friend's engagement party, a top alpha insists on entering his life...

Sheng Hao is a top alpha, CEO of Shengbo Medical Group, and the next head of the Sheng family. He holds power and comes from a prestigious family.

Ruge discovers that this alpha is cunning and domineering in public, but treats him exceptionally well.

--He teases him and makes him laugh:

One day, when Ruge is buying a book at a bookstore, Sheng Hao takes the chance to affectionately ruffle his hair again.

"Don't touch my head," Ruge protests, blushing and flustered.

"But your hair is so soft. It feels really nice." Sheng Hao suddenly takes Ruge's hand and places it on his own head. "You can pet me back. Then we'll be even, right?"

His heart suddenly races, pounding wildly!

Ruge pulls his hand away and hurriedly picks up a book in front of him to hide his fluster. He holds it upside down.

Sheng Hao teases him with a smile. "You're reading so intently, even though the book's upside down."

"I can do what I want! What's it to you?" Ruge says.

"It's none of my business." Sheng Hao leans closer. "Then how about you take charge of me from now on?"

Ruge's ears turn even redder.

--He protects him and worries about him.

Sheng Hao crouches in front of Ruge and presses an ice pack to his face, looking at him with concern as he speaks gently. "Don't get into fights again, okay?"

In his mind, he adds the rest: The way you fight is basically a thousand losses for the enemy and eight hundred for yourself. It hurts to watch.

Ruge looks at Sheng Hao but doesn't reply.

After waiting a few seconds without getting an answer, Sheng Hao says gently, "If there's someone you really need to fight, tell me. I'll do it for you, okay?"

Little by little, Ruge realizes he's falling for him despite himself...

But questions about his own past make him try to push Sheng Hao away.

Sheng Hao takes his hand in his palm and tells him with unwavering tenderness:

"Ruru, I know you have prejudices against alphas from families like mine. It's hard to change your mind with just a few words, but that's okay. I'll prove it to you over time..."

"If one day you and profit are on opposite sides of a scale, and I'm forced to choose between you, I'll choose you without hesitation!"

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Reading guide:

1. This is not a campus novel, and the characters' younger years take up little of the story.

2. The romance and career-growth storylines unfold in parallel.

3. Includes a movie-within-a-movie plot involving film production.

4. The shou is a beta early on and becomes an omega later.

5. Both are each other's one and only, 1v1, first love for both, happy ending.

6. Some ABO elements are the author's own additions.

Theme: Profit matters, but love matters more.