After Transmigrating as a Beta, I Got Messed Up with an Alpha (BL) - Chapter 2

In the novel AA: At Daggers Drawn, aside from Fei Yisa and Shen Pin, there was another male lead—the “White Moonlight” of Shen Pin’s heart, named Huo Juan.

Huo Juan was a sovereign existence at No. 1 High School: the top-tier Alpha, the ultimate dream of the Omega circle. Intelligence, capability, looks, and status—he was the best in every category, the literal leader of the student body.

He had countless admirers, but because no one wanted to “profane” him, they all watched from a distance, never daring to approach. Even Shen Pin felt the same.

After Shen Pin transferred schools, he was awestruck by Huo Juan. But because they were both Alphas, and Huo Juan was so perfect, Shen Pin felt he was unattainable. Thus, he settled for the “next best thing,” seeking out Fei Yisa as a stand-in. This triggered the plot of deep, agonizing love that ultimately caused the original “Mob Character A” to suffer…

Pei Yule’s forehead twitched. Knowing this person’s identity made his head hurt even more than the physical impact from earlier.

If he had known he would accidentally pick Huo Juan, he would have been better off just confessing to Fei Yisa.

If Fei Yisa, who was merely a “stand-in,” could make Shen Pin explode with jealousy, what hope was there for a person who had directly profaned his White Moonlight?

It was over. He had even hugged him just now…

“Sorry.”

While Pei Yule was lost in a spiral of regret, Huo Juan, who had pushed him away, stared at him for a moment and whispered those words before turning to leave. The guy with the tear mole holding the roses gave Pei Yule a heavy pat on the shoulder, making him stumble. He winked at Pei Yule, then followed Huo Juan, laughing: “Ah-Juan, wait for me!”

…Did he just say sorry?

Pei Yule stood dazed, watching the two figures distance themselves.

Was he… rejected?

No, no, no—Pei Yule reconsidered. Being rejected was normal. This “flower on a high peak” hadn’t been plucked by anyone even by the end of the novel. There was no way he would agree to a confession from a random cannon fodder. He—

A hand suddenly landed on Pei Yule’s shoulder, interrupting his chaotic thoughts.

Pei Yule’s spine went numb. Snapping back to reality, he realized he had forgotten the two very important people standing right next to him.

He turned his head stiffly, his heart pounding. He expected to be killed by Shen Pin for tainting his idol, but when he looked closer, he realized the person gripping his shoulder was Fei Yisa.

Fei Yisa looked amazed, giving him a huge thumbs up. “You’re so brave! And lucky to be alive! That was Huo Juan!”

“?”

Pei Yule didn’t understand. His entire shoulder was stiff. He instinctively tried to move Fei Yisa’s arm away, but though it looked like it was resting loosely, it was heavy as lead and held fast. He actually couldn’t budge it!

Wait, is he really the ‘fragile and helpless crybaby’ described in the book?

How is his strength this insane??

Fei Yisa was still marvelling: “He actually spoke to you politely and said sorry. Heavens, I’m starting to doubt my own eyes and ears.”

“What…”

Pei Yule was bewildered. Seeing his blank look, Fei Yisa was puzzled. “Why are you so out of it? Haven’t you heard? The last person who tried something like that with Huo Juan is still lying in the hospital.”

Pei Yule became even more lost as Fei Yisa continued: “You didn’t just confess; you actually hugged him! Normally, you should be lying on the ground by now. But he didn’t beat you to death and even apologized. It’s too miraculous. Was that really Huo Juan? Shen Pin, you saw it too, right?”

Confused, he turned to ask his friend.

Shen Pin gave a brief affirmative. His gaze dropped as he reached out to pull Fei Yisa’s arm off Pei Yule’s shoulder. While Pei Yule had struggled to move it, Shen Pin lifted it away effortlessly. After setting Fei Yisa’s hand down, he didn’t say anything, but his eyes swept over Pei Yule with a neutral gaze.

Being swept by that look, Pei Yule’s heart jolted. He stopped worrying about Huo Juan’s abnormality and immediately put some distance between himself and Fei Yisa, as if facing a great enemy.

Whatever was wrong with Huo Juan, the guy in front of him was the immediate threat! Huo Juan might not do anything, but this “big brother” Shen Pin was a different story!

To his surprise, as soon as he took two steps back, Fei Yisa dragged him back and slapped his shoulder heroically.

“I respect you as a brave man! Consider us friends. Since we’re friends now, we’ll help you pursue Huo Juan!” He made this grand promise, then furrowed his heroic brows in doubt. “But you’re a Beta… the difficulty of an Alpha-Beta relationship is pretty high. Do you have confidence?”

So this body is a Beta?

Pei Yule first felt a wave of relief at being an ordinary person, then instinctively replied: “No, I…”

Fei Yisa thought he was getting cold feet. Before he could finish his pessimistic sentence, Fei Yisa slapped him a few more times. “Don’t worry! He was pretty polite to you just now, so maybe there’s a chance! Right, Shen Pin?”

He looked for validation.

“Mm.” Shen Pin nodded, smiling. “…We will help you.”

“…”

Are you for real or kidding?

Pei Yule looked at the fleeting smile on Shen Pin’s face, completely baffled.

That was his White Moonlight!

Could it be because Fei Yisa was present, so he had to play along? And then he’d turn around and make Pei Yule’s life a living hell?

But that didn’t fit Shen Pin’s character. This guy usually handled things directly; he didn’t do fake pleasantries.

Speaking of which, even Fei Yisa’s personality was wrong.

The book described him like this:

Fei Yisa’s snow-white skin was flushed red, tears of being bullied gathered in the corners of his eyes as he sobbed to Shen Pin: ‘Stop it…’

The reality before him was:

“Why are you dazing out?” The tan-skinned boy waved a hand in front of him, grinning to reveal two rows of bright white teeth. “By the way, I don’t know your name yet. What was it?”

“…”

Looking at those shining teeth, Pei Yule felt his brain couldn’t process anything. He muttered: “I’m… Pei Yule.”

“Ah-Juan, that kid from our class—are you interested in him?”

It wasn’t just Fei Yisa who had his eyes opened; even Xu Yanxi, who had grown up with Huo Juan, was surprised. While rumors weren’t entirely trustworthy—people hadn’t actually been sent to the hospital—it was true that Huo Juan loathed physical contact and was cold to everyone.

Xu Yanxi knew him well; he never touched Huo Juan casually to avoid making him angry. Few could withstand Huo Juan’s temper. When he saw the hug, he had been interested in watching Huo Juan get angry—as long as the target wasn’t him, he enjoyed the show. He never expected Huo Juan to stay calm and even apologize.

Xu Yanxi found it interesting. Realizing something, he nudged the roses forward and teased: “Want these back?”

Huo Juan glanced at him but didn’t speak. He lowered his long eyelashes, his gaze falling on the arm that Pei Yule had just hugged.

The restless pain he had endured for over a decade was still screaming at him, nearly unbearable. However, at the moment Pei Yule touched him, that pain and agitation had fallen completely silent.

It was more effective than any medication.

That was the first time Huo Juan had ever felt peace.

He opened his mouth and said: “He has no pheromones.”

“Of course not, he’s a Beta,” Xu Yanxi said with a squinting smile, the mole under his eye making him look somewhat mischievous. “They definitely don’t have pheromones.”

Huo Juan stopped talking.

That person wasn’t the first Beta he had encountered, but he was the only one who produced that effect.

Maybe it wasn’t about the person, but some other factor that caused it.

“Wait…” After answering, Xu Yanxi realized something was off. He stared at Huo Juan. “I say, Student Huo Juan… you actually noticed if he had pheromones or not? You aren’t… actually interested in him, are you?”

He had only been joking earlier.

Huo Juan ignored him and walked away with his long legs.

Xu Yanxi didn’t follow. He stopped, remembering the hug and Huo Juan’s indifferent reaction afterward. He cradled the roses with one arm and rubbed his chin with the other, trying to recall Pei Yule’s appearance. Pei Yule was in their class, but as a Beta, he wasn’t prominent. He seemed quiet, with very little presence. After a while, a blurry image came to mind—he vaguely remembered a head of fluffy, natural curls.

“…Well… I guess he’s passably cute…”

Thinking of something, he chuckled to himself and hurried to catch up with Huo Juan. He knew when to stop and didn’t tease him further.

On the other side, Pei Yule spent a long time in a daze. After leaving the playground, he didn’t even know what he had done. His own memories and the “memories” of the other person were constantly intersecting—real yet illusory—making him incredibly confused.

Having another person’s memories meant he wasn’t totally blind to his surroundings, but he still couldn’t figure out why he had entered this world or how to understand this surreal experience.

For now, only one thing was certain: he seemed… safe for the moment.

Shen Pin’s personality seemed off, so even though Pei Yule hugged his White Moonlight, he didn’t go crazy and actually seemed quite friendly…

The playground incident ended, and school was over. Pei Yule was “hijacked” by the enthusiastic Fei Yisa and forced to go back to the classroom to pack his things.

After separating from them and leaving campus, he followed his memories back to this body’s “home.” Seeing the quiet, lonely apartment, he belatedly recalled a memory that wasn’t his.

Right… the owner of this body lived alone near the school. His family lived in another city.

Pei Yule breathed a sigh of relief. If he had to interact with “family” in his current state of mind, he would definitely slip up.

Speaking of which, the name… what a coincidence, it was also Pei Yule?

He tapped his head, feeling he was missing something. How could a background character have the same name?

A spark of realization hit him. No. Because this body was a background character, he originally didn’t have a name. But because he had arrived and told Fei Yisa his name, the name “Pei Yule” appeared in the memories.

His arrival had completed this body’s identity. It patched the missing logic of this fictional world.

Thinking of this, he ran to the bathroom and looked at the face in the mirror.

It was exactly the same as his own face.

He had guessed right. This background character originally had no face and no name—just cannon fodder. But because his appearance had flapped the butterfly’s wings, he now had a name and a face.

Pei Yule grabbed his head, refusing to look at the boy with the familiar natural curls in the mirror. He didn’t want to accept reality.

After moping for a bit, he forced himself to cheer up. It wasn’t all bad; at least he had successfully saved the background character’s life? Based on the atmosphere between the three of them earlier, he shouldn’t have to worry about Shen Pin holding a grudge…

Wait, could it be he was wrong from the start?

After calming down and thinking carefully, he felt like he had dug a hole for himself.

He realized he might have been fooled by the contents of the book. He had been so worried about annoying Shen Pin, but maybe things weren’t as he thought. He shouldn’t respond to everything based on the book’s standards.

Unfortunately, it seemed he had realized this too late.

And he had foolishly done something he shouldn’t have.

The retribution came quickly.

The next day, no matter how much he wanted to escape reality, this body was still a senior in high school. If he didn’t want to attract attention, he had to go to school.

Pei Yule dragged his feet to school. Not long after he sat down, someone tapped on his desk.

“…”

The noisy surroundings suddenly fell silent. Pei Yule could feel everyone’s gaze even without looking up. He couldn’t even pretend it wasn’t him.

Seeing that he didn’t move, the person seemed about to tap again. Uncomfortable under the weight of the stares, Pei Yule finally looked up into Huo Juan’s indifferent, handsome face.

Then, he heard him say:

“Come out.”