THE GAME

Chapter 35

Lan Xichen returned home the next day, all in one piece. He checks to see if Lan Wangji is around but his room is empty. Tired from the day's events, he goes into his room, takes off his clothes, and slips into the shower. As the water washes over him, he leans his hands against the walls. Thinking deeply, he wonders, "How did it get to this"...

(The previous night...)

Xichen flicked the switch and there was light. Walking into the apartment that spelled so many good and bad memories for both men, the alpha felt heavy. They had made a mark on everything in that place. To him, it was home until Jiang Wanyin came into the picture. 

"I'll get the ice.", he sat Meng Yao down and walked to the kitchen. Nothing had changed there as well. He sighed when he saw the bottle of his favorite drink sitting on a special spot the omega always left it. Back then when Lan Xichen was always caught up with his studies and preparing his thesis, MengYao made sure he was never short of it. 

"A'Yao, sit properly.", Xichen joined him on the couch with a pack of ice. Carefully he put the cold compress on the purple spots. moving it in circles to massage the swelling. "Sorry", he said when the omega winced. 

Done with the small area, he reaches for the hem of the t-shirt and slowly draws it up. MengYao lifts his hands to make taking the fabric off easily. Xichen looks up at him with a frown when he discovers more than a few purple spots on his chest. 

"A'Yao, you should see a doctor."

"No, I only need ointment and rest. It's only a bruise. I'll be okay..."

With those words said, Lan Xichen continued his methods. "You should take a bath so I can put ointment on it.", he said. 

The omega did not waste much time and went for a warm bath. Afterward, it was Xichen's turn to do his bidding. 

"Does it hurt?", he pressed a spot at MengYao's back and he moaned. 

"Xichen everywhere hurts.", MengYao replied.

The jade smiled to himself; those words made him remember a feisty omega that loved to complain. He keeps rubbing the ointment on the omega's spine absentmindedly until MengYao turned his chest to him.

Dipping his fingers into the small container, he starts the process over again until a kiss woke him from the daydream. "A'Yao.", Xichen pulled the omega off. 

"Xichen, your body responds to me just like before...You dont have to fight it.", He said with a small smile. Lan Xichen presses two fingers on his temple; how was he to explain it to him that he got a boner thinking of someone else. 

"A'Yao it's not what you...", Xichen was ambushed again with another kiss. This time, the omega made his intentions clear with sweet pheromones. 

Once a bond was formed between alpha and omega, their attraction towards each other would be more than magnetic as compared to any other. Lan Xichen was mainly drawn to Jiang Wanyin but that did not make him immune to another person's pheromones. Especially when he'd had a special relationship with this person for years.

"A'Yao..."

"Xichen..."

The omega poured more energy, forcing the alpha to react. And he did; creeping on top of the receiver while his shirt was tampered with and his buckles loosened. He gasped when warm lips played on his neck. Lan Xichen pulled the flesh beneath him, tearing off the pants blocking his path. Just when his hands feel the other's wetness, he retreated; leaping off a couch like he had touched fire. 

His breathing still harsh, Xichen looks down at his erect member and feels ashamed. He did not come to take advantage of an innocent person. Hands clenched in the air, he tries to steady his breath before looking at the omega.