As my consciousness drifts in and out, I find myself dreaming of old memories.

Back in high school, Lin Yuji was the top student, ridiculously good-looking, and wherever he went, it was like he had a crowd of stars trailing him.

As the eternal second-place guy always stuck in his shadow, my parents couldn’t stop comparing me to him.

After a while, I started caring a bit more than I should, my eyes naturally following him around.

Looking up at him so long, I didn’t even notice when I’d joined the ranks of his many admirers.

By then, we’d both differentiated—two Alphas, I knew there was no future there.

And besides, he had Fang Zhiyu by his side.

The two came from similar backgrounds, shared the same interests, and looked like they were made for each other.

I heard their pheromone compatibility was sky-high too.

Pretty much the perfect match, right?

So I just kept my distance, watching from afar, never daring to step out of line.

After high school graduation, what little contact we had completely fizzled out.

The next time we met, the golden boy had fallen from grace, and his old flame was nowhere to be seen.

Some mocked him, others offered help.

And me? I was the greediest of the helpers—

Using the aid I gave his family as leverage, I forced him into marrying me out of sheer obligation.

A freak who loves his own kind, and I even had the nerve to drag him into this mess with me.

Man… that’s just shameless.