THE GAME

Confrontations II

Days later...

"So how was the wedding?", Wen Xu lowered the novel in his hand, taking a peek at the omega who was fidgeting with a tablet. Wei Ying seemed to have gone a little cold with that question, recalling how he parted ways with Jiang Cheng.

"I thought you might spend a few days with your siblings. I don't mind that..."

"Let's not talk about this. I told you before, they hate me.", Wei Ying rolled his eyes.

"Why, did anything bad happen?", Wen Xu closed the book and sat upright.

"What do you expect me to tell you, that my siblings are afraid of me? That I couldn't find the courage to tell them that this traitor is going to give you a child?...", Wei Ying kept thinking about his brother's utterances.

But the alpha meant no harm then. "A'Ying, don't say such things."

"I can't do this, I'm going inside.", Wei Ying was up and walking, slamming the door behind him as he entered the main house.

It took Wen Xu some time to go after him, intending to let the omega cool off.
"I am aware that my brother ruined many chances between us. But I assure you that it won't happen again. As long as you're with me, no one will go near your family. Not even other Sects.", he stressed.

"As long as I'm with you? That statement makes me sick to the stomach.", Wei Ying met his gaze with a grimace.

Frustrated, Wen Xu runs a hand through his hair, biting his upper lip. He just wanted a way to get through to the lotus. "Okay, then I won't use such words...A'Ying, I'm sorry for making you face your siblings but let's not argue all the time. We can't raise a child like this you know. Don't you think our pup deserves a happy childhood?", Wen Xu had his back against a wall.

"...", At that moment Wei Ying's conscience was fired on. Wen Xu had a point. He could never raise a child properly in such conditions... and Jiang Cheng's tantrums rang in his head- what's the assurance that Wen Xu will keep to his words?

"Wen Ying, the circumstances surrounding our union is hard but I do love you.", Wen Xu sat next to the omega in the living room.
" Not because my father thinks we belong together, I want to live and die in your arms... I want us to be a family but if you go by the rules of bonds and pheromones then you will suffer...", the soft look in his eyes said that he was being sincere but Wei Ying doubted it.

"Ask for my help and I will give it to you. Say you love me and I will believe it- even if we both know it's a lie...Let's just not raise our baby in hate and disgust. Please, do it for our pup.", Wen Xu pleaded.

This rebellion did not change the fact that the lotus was mad. It felt like he had been in this position before: when Lan Wangji came between him and Xue Yang. But this was more important because it involves making Wen Xu raise a child that is not his own. Wei Ying needed to make it work somehow.

His silence made the alpha hopeful, that he had touched something in the omega. He could feel it when Wei Ying glared at him.

Little did he know that would be a turning point in their problematic marriage. Wei Ying made the baby his priority, striving to have a healthy life in the mess.
In Jiang Cheng's terms, he played house with Young Master Wen.

The omega delved deeper into the soft side of Wen Xu. The hopelessly smitten side. He kept Wei Ying warm when his temperature dropped, hid him from Wen Ruohan, paid attention to his needs while keeping his pheromones at bay.

Two months down the line Wei Ying's disgust towards him watered down without him even realizing it.
The omega could now breathe a little- no overly demanding pheromones polluting his nostrils. It took a lot of restrain and pheromone blockers for Wen Xu to accomplish that.