The large banquet hall at Chunshui Creek Resort had been left unused for several days and now one of the grand halls had been fully booked out.
As dusk settled, the chandeliers inside flickered to life. Several dazzling crystal lights spilled brilliance across the marble floor.
In the very center stood an enormous champagne tower; long buffet tables stretched along both sides, covered with an extravagant spread, even the dessert stands inlaid with luxurious blue crystals that gleamed under the lights.
The Betas being led in from the reception area had all dressed to impress. Each of them was escorted through two rounds of full body checks and every personal item was confiscated before they were allowed to enter.
Most of these Betas came from influencer circles; a few were minor celebrities. Those who recognized one another quietly shifted their gazes away with tacit understanding.
In a place like this, there was no real need for polite chatter, nor was there any point in pretending someone stood higher than the next or looking down on anyone else.
After all, every single one of them was here to put aside pride, hoping to cling to a powerful thigh for a chance to survive and thrive. Nothing shameful about it.
On the second floor of the hall, Xie Wangyuan leaned forward against the glass railing. He tapped a finger lightly on the transparent surface as he counted the people below, then turned and walked back into the private room.
Inside, the lighting had a hazy, ambiguous warmth. Xie Wangyuan sat in the center of the sofa, arms stretched across the backrest, a cigarette still dangling lazily from his lips.
A stack of papers lay on the coffee table in front of him. He picked them up, flipped through a few pages with casual disinterest, then made a small gesture. The attendant by the door immediately began calling names and ushering people into the room.
Ren Yi had rushed over right after finishing an afternoon meeting, terrified he might miss the spectacle. He poked his head out for a look.
A long line of Betas snaked up the staircase toward the private room, like contestants waiting for their turn in some grand beauty pageant audition.
The first Beta who entered wore a silk satin shirt on his upper body, a fabric so thin it was nearly translucent, revealing the faint curve of a slender waist.
The V shaped neckline dipped low and without the person needing to move much, someone as tall as Xie Wangyuan could clearly see the tempting glimpse beneath the fabric.
Xie Wangyuan never let go of his cigarette. He gave the person a single lazy glance, then with only a few curt sentences managed to criticize the Beta so thoroughly the poor thing looked on the verge of tears before fleeing the room.
Even Ren Yi couldn’t bear to watch. He took out his phone, snapped a photo and sent it straight to Meng Chaozhi.
[I’m panicking, your Ren Yi]: [photo]
[I’m panicking, your Ren Yi]: My Yuan ge, unrivaled king of flirtation and heartlessness.
[Meng Chaozhi]: Nice shot. I’ll take it.
[I’m panicking, your Ren Yi]: Everything ready on your side?
[Meng Chaozhi]: Relax.
Ren Yi pocketed his phone and lifted his head. Another Beta, maybe the tenth, maybe the twentieth, was already walking in. He’d lost count.
Watching from the sidelines, he silently prayed that when Xie Tiancheng eventually heard about this, the man wouldn’t be so furious he triggered a heart condition.
Ren Yi clicked his tongue. As expected of Yuan ge, always extreme, always dramatic.
Another Beta walked in. Xie Wangyuan pushed aside the first few pages of the stack, idly turning a lighter between his fingers. He lifted his eyelids, voice low and slightly hoarse. “Feng Yu?”
The ashtray on the table was already filled with cigarette butts. The entire private room was thick with the mixed scents of alcohol, smoke and the faint, clean fragrance that clung naturally to an Alpha’s skin.
Under the hazy, seductive lighting, the Alpha’s shirt sleeves were rolled up several times, revealing strong forearms and a faint glimpse of his toned chest.
His white dress trousers outlined the long legs beneath, the fabric hinting at firm muscle lines. The entire figure he presented was one of lazy confidence, careless, sensual, irresistibly alluring.
Feng Yu forced down a hard gulp. Being stared at by those eyes, deep, intense, with a hint of teasing wickedness, left him momentarily speechless.
Feng Yu was a small time influencer who had never quite managed to break out. A Beta with a handsome face, his agency had paired him with an Omega to film daily lifestyle clips.
He had appeared on a few online variety programs and shows; he had fans, but his popularity had always hovered at the lukewarm edge, never cold, but never catching fire either.
He had thought about changing his career trajectory. He had thought about acting but he came from an ordinary family, his grades were bad, the university he attended was nothing special. Other than his appearance, he had nothing he could show off.
He had heard about tonight’s banquet from someone in the circle who still treated him decently.
A few days ago, Xie Second Young Master, Xie Wangyuan, had been trending for two straight days. The news said he was hosting a private banquet strictly for Betas, because he wanted to “select a male companion.”
Even though “male companion” was phrased in a polite, almost euphemistic way, everyone familiar with Xie Wangyuan’s life abroad knew exactly what this meant. There was no room for misunderstanding.
But regardless of how one might phrase it… it was still the Xie family. Even if one only spent a single night rolling in bed with Xie Wangyuan, the benefits afterward would absolutely not be small.
There was no need to even hesitate. Feng Yu hid the truth from his manager and secretly took a car straight to Chunshui Creek Resort.
He waited nearly the entire afternoon. All he saw were Betas before him crumbling one by one and fleeing the private room. The cold sweat down his back hadn’t even dried yet; the confidence he had arrived with had long evaporated into thin air.
There was no response. Xie Wangyuan picked up the thin stack of papers beside him and frowned impatiently.
Feng Yu swallowed again, jolted back to reality. “I.. I’m…”
He knew exactly what those papers were. They were the forms they had been required to fill out while waiting in the reception room. Aside from surveys on various entertainment preferences, there had also been extremely detailed personal life questions.
Just how detailed?
Talent and hobbies.
When they differentiated.
When they first fell in love.
When they first had sex.
How many sexual encounters they’d had.
Whether their partners were Alphas, Betas, or Omegas.
What positions they preferred in bed.
Whether they accepted S/M, to what degree.
Whether they accepted group activities.
If they had never been in a relationship, how often they handled things themselves…
Very detailed and deeply humiliating. Plenty of minor idols and small celebrities had stormed out in anger because of it but people like Feng Yu, without background, without connections, hoping to climb upward by any means, would not care about dignity at such times.
“Tsk.” Xie Wangyuan frowned again, glanced down at the form in his hand and then said lazily, “Go wait in the next room.”
Stunned, Feng Yu allowed himself to be escorted out by a server.
What was going on?
He was… selected?
Just like that?
But… Xie Wangyuan hadn’t done anything. He hadn’t asked a single question.
Soon, more Betas were led in one after another, gradually filling the sofas in the adjacent private room. The television was playing a duet love song, but the atmosphere was eerily quiet, everybody tense, everybody waiting, nobody daring to speak.
Having made it this far, each one believed they still had a chance to become Xie Wangyuan’s “male companion.” Everyone thought the one who would remain at the end… would be themselves.
Feng Yu was debating whether he should take off his jacket to reveal the more fitted shirt underneath when the door to the private room opened.
Xie Wangyuan strolled in, taking his time as he adjusted the cuffs of his sleeves, even the few steps he walked appearing leisurely and unhurried.
After finishing with his cuffs, he accepted another stack of papers from the server, lifting his gaze to slowly sweep across the Betas sitting upright and stiff on the sofas.
“These forms…” he said, voice smooth, unhurried, “You all filled them out truthfully, right?”
He pulled up one corner of his lips. “If I find out later that anyone lied… you know the consequences.”
One after another, the Betas nodded frantically, each insisting they had reported honestly.
Seemingly satisfied, Xie Wangyuan tossed the papers casually to his side. The pages fluttered down to the floor, where they landed beneath a pair of polished, spotless leather shoes.
Xie Wangyuan jerked his chin at the server. “Take them up.”
Feng Yu scrambled to his feet, even lifting a hand to straighten the slightly wrinkled hem of his clothes, readying himself mentally to face whatever “test” awaited next.
As he walked past the doorway, he caught sight of the Beta who had been leaning against the wall the entire time since Feng Yu had first arrived. The man wore a faint, mocking smile on his lips.
So what? Just because he’d followed Xie Wangyuan longer than they had? Feng Yu snorted inwardly, full of disdain. Did he really think himself that impressive?
Ren Yi, who had only been watching the show and was suddenly given a baffling side eye: “?”
The hallway stretched long. The server stopped near the staircase leading further upward, clearly indicating he would not guide them any farther.
The Betas who had been “chosen” lined up and headed to the third floor, bewildered, gathering at the staircase landing, exchanging confused glances.
So… all of them, this many people…
Were they supposed to go in together?
Was Second Young Master Xie really… this impatient?
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ChaptersChapter 1 · A Beta who looks particularly attractiveChapter 2 · Illegitimate child? BetaChapter 3 · Am I going to kick a hornet’s nest?Chapter 4 · A banquet that only Betas can attendChapter 5 · The young man’s heart was wastedChapter 6 · What’s so fun about Beta?Chapter 7 · Your dad has too many loversChapter 8 · Date with a ‘beautyChapter 9 · Long Time no see…Chapter 10 · He’ll definitely be the dominant oneChapter 11 · Seeing Qin Yu was like a dog seeing a bone.Chapter 12 · Young Master Qin, what a coincidenceChapter 13 · I don’t like things that other people have touched.Chapter 14 · Just call him “little brother”Chapter 15 · Are you going to pursue Xiao Mei O?Chapter 16 · The dead are deadChapter 17 · Qin Yu, aren’t you going to take responsibility?Chapter 18 · Xie Wangyuan and his dog are not allowed insideChapter 19 · Got into his carChapter 20 · He really gave me a hard timeChapter 21 · You actually Like that beta?Chapter 22 · Like an Alpha catching his wife cheatingChapter 23 · How do you want me to repay you?Chapter 24 · An Alpha without pheromonesChapter 25 · I’m determined to get my hands on Qin YuChapter 26 · Whatever service you needChapter 27 · Honey, shall I put it on for you?Chapter 28 · Mr. Qin has a rather unique aesthetic senseChapter 29 · Who says Qin Yu is hard to deal with?Chapter 30 · Please teach me, Teacher QinChapter 31 · These are all he can lose.Chapter 32 · I’m looking for someone who has “disappeared”.Chapter 33 · A new meaning in his lifeChapter 34 · Your birthday is in a few days, right?Chapter 35 · Just the two of us.Chapter 36 · It was like Qin Yu’s O-selection banquetChapter 37 · He saw himself clearly in his eyesChapter 38 · Do those Betas really make you this comfortable?Chapter 39 · Qin Yu, you just wait.Chapter 40 · I’m to blame for stealing tonight’s main characterChapter 41 · If you have only one piece of clothing left, you winChapter 42 · I admit defeatChapter 43 · He is my lover!Chapter 44 · What kind of cult is Yuyuan?Chapter 45 · There are no other BetasChapter 46 · Go to bedChapter 47 · Susceptible periodChapter 48 · Qin Yu, are you a damn dog?!Chapter 49 · It would be best to lock us up completelyChapter 50 · I’ll give you five million, leave my sonChapter 51 · Other Alphas smell awfulChapter 52 · He can’t possibly be like those stupid Alpha dogsChapter 53 · Only youChapter 54 · Go ahead and say what you just said again if you dareChapter 55 · I thought you were going to meet someone at night.Chapter 56 · Swallow it.Chapter 57 · Service fee for the second young masterChapter 58 · He touched it himself and showed it to meChapter 59 · To make an Alpha no longer need an OmegaChapter 60 · They’re kindly taking me in?Chapter 61 · Qin Yu is different.Chapter 62 · HelpChapter 63 · At times like this and that with Qin Yu.Chapter 64 · We will never abandon themChapter 65 · My wife’s surname is QinChapter 66 · Two numbersChapter 67 · Qin Yu and dogs are not allowed insideChapter 68 · Eat a lotChapter 69 · It’s a must-eatChapter 70 · Batian misses youChapter 71 · Earn money to support your wife.Chapter 72 · I hug you like a crossChapter 73 · Use these to exchange for a wish.Chapter 74 · Extra 1Chapter 75 · Extra 2Chapter 76 · Extra 3Chapter 77 · Extra 4Chapter 78 · Extra 5Chapter 79 · Extra 6Chapter 80 · Extra 7Chapter 81 · Extra 8Chapter 82 · Extra 9Chapter 83 · Extra 10Chapter 84 · Extra 11Chapter 85 · Extra 12