The Beta Fought Over by the Real and Fake Young Masters

[Rekindled love] [Redemption] [The top becomes the substitute]

[Devoted loser husband, now gone dark! x Cold-faced, stubborn, secretly adorable]

[HOT] Xie Shuyan, do you even have a heart?!!!

A post like this blows up on the anonymous forum at the elite academy.

"He may be a fake young master, but can't you see how good he's been to you? Someone that arrogant treats you differently from everyone else! Someone that cocky practically gets down on his knees to beg you!"

"Betas are dogs you can't tame. They look proud and aloof, then turn around and go crawling to the real young master."

"I'm dead. No wonder he's the rich family's lapdog."

They're not wrong.

But whether it's the real young master who has just learned the truth about his birth, or the fake young master who was cast aside after serving his purpose, both of them like Xie Shuyan.

Two Alphas fighting over one Beta: a first in the history of the elite academy.

What's even more infuriating is that even after they accuse Xie Shuyan of cheating and cost him the scholarship he needs to survive, spread rumors at his sister's school until she's bullied too, and dump him in a storm drain on a rainy night to freeze until morning,

Xie Shuyan remains like a stone that can't be pried open. He continues living in the young masters' home, with someone always taking care of every problem for him, and the three of them are still always together.

No one knows why Xie Shuyan is so cold and heartless.

Even fewer people know

that Xie Shuyan already has someone he loves.

And it's neither of the two young masters, real or fake.

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Ten years later.

The fake young master, who grew up being bullied in a wealthy household and was abandoned by Xie Shuyan twice, has become a dazzling young movie star.

When they meet again, Xie Shuyan is in a sorry state.

In a dark alley, the fake young master pins him against the wall, one hand gripping his throat, eyes bloodshot. The first thing he says is that he wants to keep him.

The pheromones of a top Alpha surge through the air. The lively street falls silent and empties in an instant.

But Xie Shuyan is a Beta. He can't smell that terrifying scent.

But the one who's loved has nothing to fear.

Xie Shuyan knows the fake young master would never really hurt him.

Even though he disappeared without a word for ten years,

even though he treated the other man as a substitute,

even though he never gave him his heart.

...Xie Shuyan slips his other hand into his coat pocket and quietly calls the real young master.

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■ Reading guide:

1. Old-school, extra-angsty melodrama. The real love interest is the fake young master, and both are each other's only partner!

2. There's a reason for the protagonist's coldness. The two have been mutually in love from beginning to end.

3. The story will switch back and forth between their days at an elite high school and adulthood.

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Theme: A healthy mind and a healthy love.