Wei Wuxian is an omega engaged to his childhood friend and alpha Jiang Cheng. Jiang Cheng gets on the bad side of the Wen Syndicate and to teach him a lesson the Wen brothers rape Wei Wuxian before Jiang Cheng's eyes. Without proof Jiang Cheng can't seek justice. Wei Wuxian after the incident abhors the proximity of alphas and goes to live in the beta colony where he befriends Wen Qing and Wen Ning. After the incident Wei Wuxian's pheromones disappear and heat cycle stops. Lan Wangji and Wei Wuxian were rivals in middle school. Later on when Wei Wuxian presented as an omega he had to quit his studies. Lan Wangji saw it as unfair but didn't know how to change. A decade later Lan Wangji started the Light Bearer foundation to support Omega Education and safety. Wen Qing brings Wei Wuxian to a counseling session at the foundation to help him overcome his trauma. His therapist is however Hanguangjun himself -Lan Wangji.