Even a Burned-Out Beta Can Have an Arranged Marriage

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Beta wage slave bottom x Workaholic alpha top

Fang Xiang graduated with a master's degree from a prestigious 985 university, but even that couldn't save him from becoming a programmer at a major tech company, working the daily 996 grind. Every day, he squeezes onto the subway like a sardine packed in a can to get to and from work.

He's already over thirty, and unemployment is just around the corner. He is trying to move from a technical role into management. His IQ is pretty high, but his EQ is nothing special. With the stubborn integrity of a researcher and no ability to adapt, his chances are slim.

He has no house, no car, and no partner, yet he has two ordinary beta parents to support in their old age and a beta younger sister just starting university who still needs looking after. The crushing pressure of life is nearly breaking him.

Just then, God rang his doorbell.

A well-dressed, impeccably groomed woman in her forties appeared at his home. With an air of gentle composure, she said, "Our families once arranged a marriage between us when you were children."

He never thought one of those plotlines not even novels bother to write about would happen to him. There had to be some unspoken scheme behind it. Otherwise, why would they choose an in-law family that was so far beneath them, with a household full of betas and not a trace of AO genes?

"This is ten million in betrothal money." The elegant woman took a black card from her exquisite little purse and handed it to Fang Xiang, showing her sincerity.

Fang Xiang took the card in a daze. Forget conspiracy theories. This was ten million!

Only after signing the contract in a haze did he realize there was also something called bride training!!!

He moved from his family's old, run-down apartment to a luxurious estate in the suburbs.

But his wage-slave life didn't change. It was even worse. He'd only traded the subway for a luxury car to get to work, and after work came bride training. Even his one day off, Sunday, was gone.

He regretted it so much. Could he break off the engagement? But the woman just waved the contract at him. The penalty for breach was one hundred million. He could still endure this hardship.

A few things to know:

1. No children in the main story.

2. The top is allergic to pheromones.

3. The writing is average.

4. A sweet, slice-of-life romance.

[Upcoming novel]

[Quick Transmigration] Every Day, I Try to Guess Which One Is My Ex-Husband

Wei Ye, a retired, washed-up esports player, scrapes together a little cash from livestreaming.

One night, while he is streaming, his ex-husband's secretary suddenly calls to tell him that Ling Jue is unconscious, his consciousness scattered across different worlds inside a game, and someone needs to wake him up urgently.

Furious, Wei Ye curses him out over the phone. His ex's first love has already returned to the country to rekindle their old romance, so why the hell are they looking for his penniless ex-husband? Do they want to get yelled at?

The secretary calmly replies that he has gathered people who have had romantic entanglements with Ling Jue. Five people in total, including Wei Ye, will enter the game worlds to save Ling Jue, while livestreaming the whole process to build hype for the game's launch.

Wei Ye immediately refuses. He's no saint, and he has no time to save his ex-husband.

The secretary says coolly that simply entering the game will earn him fifty million Tianyuan coins, whether he succeeds or not.

Free money for doing nothing? Only a fool would turn it down. And it's his ex-husband's money, which makes it even sweeter.

First world: [ABO] Becoming the Inferior Alpha at an Aristocratic Academy

Wei Ye becomes the only son of a nouveau riche family, who spend a fortune to send him to the best aristocratic high school in the country.

Unfortunately, in that upper-class society of wealth and power, he is an inferior alpha, the lowest of the low and a target for bullying. But it doesn't matter. He's a tall, muscular tough guy, and there's no problem a fist can't solve. If one punch doesn't work, throw two.

While he lies flat and squanders his life, the other participants rack their brains trying to find the real Ling Jue and wake him up.

There are two candidates: the aloof, icy top student and student council president, and the playboy, the only heir to a top conglomerate.

Meanwhile, Wei Ye eats well, dresses well, has fun, and casually teases a pitiful, beautiful Omega with a defective gland, who is also a bullying victim.

As for Ling Jue, he can go die wherever he likes. It has nothing to do with Wei Ye.

Second world: A B-rank sentinel catches the eye of an SSS-rank sentinel

Third world: Becoming a gourmet in a beastfolk world

Reading guide:

1. The bottom's appearance never changes, while the top's appearance is random.

2. The entire game is a scam, and everyone is an actor.

3. This is the author's ultimate XP project.

4. You can suggest prompts, but the author only writes beautiful tops and strong bottoms.

Theme: Love life