# WebtoonLib — Beta Off Not Dating #18

## Series
- title: Beta Off Not Dating
- slug: beta-off-not-dating-07608e

## Chapter
- number: 18
- release_date: 2025-03-09

### Summary
The workplace "soap opera" involving the omega manager, Hyeonjae (Mr. Lee), and his cheating alpha partner, Mr. Seo, continues to escalate publicly in the office, causing intense second-hand embarrassment among readers. The conflict centers on Mr. Seo's infidelity, which is defended with the logic that people "just follow our hearts," a sentiment widely condemned by the audience. A key revelation is that Mr. Seo deliberately gave Hyeonjae an "incomplete mark," which is interpreted as a calculated move to allow himself to cheat. The drama intensifies as another alpha, speculated to be Mr. Seo's brother (Seo Heesu), enters the fray, dramatically questioning, "why can't it be me?" and making a uniquely specific comment about liking Hyeonjae's "upper lip." While finding the unprofessional chaos cringey, readers are also highly entertained by the telenovela-style antics, joking about needing popcorn. This entire subplot is seen as a direct validation of the beta protagonist Juhyeok's belief that alpha-omega dynamics are insane, reinforcing his motivation to escape their world.
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## Spoiler
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### Safe teaser
The workplace "soap opera" involving the omega manager, Hyeonjae (Mr.

### Spoiler summary
The workplace "soap opera" involving the omega manager, Hyeonjae (Mr. Lee), and his cheating alpha partner, Mr. Seo, continues to escalate publicly in the office, causing intense second-hand embarrassment among readers. The conflict centers on Mr. Seo's infidelity, which is defended with the logic that people "just follow our hearts," a sentiment widely condemned by the audience. A key revelation is that Mr. Seo deliberately gave Hyeonjae an "incomplete mark," which is interpreted as a calculated move to allow himself to cheat. The drama intensifies as another alpha, speculated to be Mr. Seo's brother (Seo Heesu), enters the fray, dramatically questioning, "why can't it be me?" and making a uniquely specific comment about liking Hyeonjae's "upper lip." While finding the unprofessional chaos cringey, readers are also highly entertained by the telenovela-style antics, joking about needing popcorn. This entire subplot is seen as a direct validation of the beta protagonist Juhyeok's belief that alpha-omega dynamics are insane, reinforcing his motivation to escape their world.

## Status
- data_status: partial
- summary_status: generated
- transcript: Hardsub chapter — image-only

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Beta Off Not Dating #18](/series/beta-off-not-dating-07608e/chapter-18)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/beta-off-not-dating-07608e

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