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Jiang Cheng woke up with no one next to him. Where his alpha should have been laying, there was a pile of pillows and robes covered in his scent. Logically, Jiang Cheng knew that Lan Xichen had gone for important meetings, stuff to keep the sect running, yet he felt like crying.
That was the problem, he always felt like crying. Before his pregnancy, even the idea of Sandu Shengshou openly crying over an alpha was unimaginable but now even others had grown used to his emotional turbulence. Jiang Cheng himself was tired of crying and being tired of crying made him want to cry more.
His disciples must have seen his state and had insisted on letting him rest and handling the sect for a while so he did not have much work on his hands infact he wouldn't have any thing to do if he hadn't threatened his disciples to still let him handle the sect atleast a little bit.
But now he thinks he should have let his disciples handle everything! His foot ached, his back ached for some reason his head also ached. He was an esteemed cultivator for God's sake! He wasn't supposed to have so many issues.
Deep down, Jiang Cheng knew it was his own fault. He has suppressed his heats and scent for more than a decade, to the point that new disciples thought he was a beta until now. Going against his nature in that manner was bound to bring back problems.
Still, just because he knew this was going to happen did not mean that he was calm while facing it. Thinking about his inadequacy at being an omega did not help better his mood. Just where the hell is Lan Xichen and why is he not the first thing Jiang Cheng gets to see after he wakes up?
Jiang Cheng still had to continue his daily routine so he got up from his bed and bathed.
He sat in front of the mirror to get ready for the day but he could not help but notice the obvious changes in his body. His stomach had ofcourse started protruding but even his thighs, hips and cheeks had started filling up.
It was usual for an omega to get bigger in preparation for the baby but Jiang Cheng despised this look on him. He didn't have soft features and barely looked like an omega in the first place but now it just looked...weird.
Not wanting to think too much about his body, he quickly got ready and went on to work for the day.
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The end of the day was far more peaceful than its start. Ever since his pregnancy Lan Xichen had made sure that he would experience the least amount of discomfort possible so he let Jiang Cheng do nothing just by himself.
He bathed Jiang Cheng at night, combed his hair, got him ready for the bed and massaged his body. Usually after that Lan Xichen would kiss him senseless and make love to him but since a few days that routine had changed.
Now Lan Xichen would stop at only a kiss, then leave for his office while telling Jiang Cheng to sleep well. He later would come back after a few hours and lay next to him. The first day Jiang Cheng thought the other was just busy but as 4 more days passed by similarly he started having other thoughts.
Jiang Cheng didn't want to seem spoiled by asking him to stay but the truth was that Lan Xichen had spoiled Jiang Cheng. He was not used to sleeping alone anymore even if it was just for a few hours.
He was also...desperate. Pregnancy had made him want Lan Xichen more physically, whether it was for having sex or for just sleeping, Jiang Cheng wanted or rather needed Lan Xichen to be with him.
But Lan Xichen was so busy suddenly, was this the same man who was ready leave his position as a sect leader just to care for his wife? Jiang Cheng was annoyed, there was just no way that Lan Xichen had so many important things to attend to during the time he was supposed to be next to him.
Was Lan Xichen getting tired of him? Was he tired of taking care of so many problems that came with his omega's pregnancy? Or was he just not attracted to Jiang Cheng anymore?
Jiang cheng watched Lan Xichen make way to his office again for the fifth day in a row, he couldn't help but feel sad.
He saw himself in the mirror again, he really had gotten even more ugly with his pregnancy. It can't be blamed on Lan Xichen if he wasn't attracted to someone like him. Lan Xichen was such a nice person that he would not even leave him even if he didn't like him anymore.
He had heard that omegas glow while carrying a baby but all he experienced was sweat, even in the cold of hanshi he would sweat. His hair had become oily again, the thoughts he had about his body in the morning came back to him. He felt like crying again for the umpteenth time.
Jiang Cheng at heart always wanted a child of his own but as he watched the mess he had become he thought that he was way too deficient as an omega to be worthy of his mate and pup.
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Jiang cheng did not wake up alone today, he woke up with a sweet call of his name from his lover standing with a hot bowl of soup. It would be a fine morning if Jiang Cheng did not also wake up with a certain problem.
The problem being the slick pooling between his thighs in copius amounts. He shifted uncomfortably, had it been any other time he would have asked Lan Xichen to fix it by fucking him but noting his husband's behavior from the past few days, Jiang Cheng did not want to drive him away more by imposing himself on the other. Luckily his scent did not become strong even with his pregnancy so Lan Xichen was not able to find out about his condition.
He waited for Lan Xichen to leave for his work and then got off by himself. It was not uncommon for him to wake up in this state so he thought nothing of it and continued his day as normal until he started getting wet again.
He went back to his room and stripped off his robes to find his inner robe drenched. What was happening to him now? He was no stranger to arousal especially after getting together with Lan Xichen but he was never this depraved not even in his heat. Maybe his body wasn't fully satisfied with the quick work he did of it this morning, he just needed to relieve himself properly , right?
Jiang Cheng awkwardly slid his hand over his pussy, the bump making it harder to reach there. He parted his lips to find a mess of slick over them. He stroked roughly at his clit, wanting to finish this fast.
He felt uneasy, no matter how much force he put or how much faster he rubbed at it he just wouldn't come. It was irritating, his hand didn't feel enough.
Jiang Cheng stopped and decided to ignore the issue till he inevitably stopped feeling aroused.
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Ignoring it did not help, ignoring it made it worse. While he had been able to rest a little bit yesterday even with the wetness between his legs and without Lan Xichen being able to smell it, today he woke up in a room filled with the scent of omega's arousal. Fortunately, it seems his scent grew not too long ago as the robes of his mate were still relatively uncovered by his scent.
He really did not want Lan Xichen to know about his problem, he had already taken care of so many of Jiang Cheng's unstable pregnancy symptoms, he did not want to force his mate to touch his messed up pregnant body.
Was this another one of those symptoms? He decided to visit the healer alone to fix his situation.
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It was another pregnancy symptom, "some omegas experience intense heats for short time period during their pregnancy, it's rare but it happens." Said his healer.
Jiang Cheng glanced down at the small jade stone in his hand. The healer said it would bring him pleasure at times when he didn't want to disturb his alpha. He provided spiritual energy to it like he was instructed and it started vibrating, he provided different amounts of spiritual energy and watched as the stone started vibrating faster.
He hesitantly put the stone agianst the nub of his glistening cunt . He was startled when the stone moved at the highest speed.
It felt unfamiliar but he felt good, he thought he could get something done like this.
His own hand was cramped from holding the stone over his grown belly, he ignored it in favour of chasing the new sensation brought by the stone.
He rubbed his pussy towards it, covering his hand in slick in the process.
Jiang Cheng started feeling hot as his climax approached him, he was at the edge of it when the stone suddenly stopped vibrating.
Tears of frustration sprung in the corner of his eyes, he felt infuriated as an unexciting orgasm pulled out from him.He realised that while chasing his orgasm he forgot to supply spiritual energy to the stone.
The cold jade of the stone felt a reminder of how he was not enough for the warmth of his mate. His hand pained from the weird angle as more slick spilled out on it from his unsatisfied cunt.
He doesn't want to come like this, like a teenager going through puberty helplessly rutting against his own fingers. He wants his alpha to help him through his heat, his warm hands caressing his body as he spilled sweet encouraging words from his lips.
But Lan Xichen didn't even want him anymore, he didn't want to fuck him anymore, all because Jiang Cheng wasn't a proper omega.
His back ached more as he tried to get a semblance of comfort by curling up, he truly wished Lan Xichen had a better mate, not someone like him whose body was practically useless for his nature.
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Lan Xichen walked towards he and his wife's room. This time was truly his favourite part of the day, when he could return to his wife and take care of him and his pup.
He reached the door when suddenly a mix of the putrid smell rotten lotus and of sweet smell of arousal both hit his nose. He immediately felt worried, Jiang Cheng never produced such strong smells, even during his heat he smelled like a muted scent of blooming lotus, never this strong.
He opened the door to find his omega curled within himself, hugging his robes. He rushed towards him as anxiety filled his chest.
"A-Cheng?" He crouched and lightly turned his wife's face towards him. His heart swelled as he saw tear tracks staining his beautiful face accompanied by puffy eyes another evidence of how long Jiang Cheng had been crying.
His poor omega had to experience the worst parts of pregnancy, so it was normal for him to get emotional but he never was in this state, where his eyes were red rimmed from crying and his cheeks blotched with red.
"Baobei? What happened? " He asked in a distressed tone.
Jiang Cheng visibly hesitated with his words before turning his face back into his mate's robes, he then mumbled in a low voice "I don't know."
"A-Cheng? Please tell me why you smell like this? Are you hurting anywhere? How can I make you feel better?" Lan Xichen soothed a hand on his arms, tucking behind the strands of hair stuck towards his wife's forehead.
Jiang Cheng faced him again, now laying on his back and said
"You don't have to do anything,it's fine." He wiped the tears under his eyes.
As Jiang Cheng changed positions, Lan Xichen saw a jade rock next to his pillow, what was a stone doing in their bedroom?
He leaned over and picked it up. He realised it was a toy made for an omega's pleasure. As he looked up to ask Jiang Cheng about it, he saw panic in the other's eyes before it was snatched away from him. "Wanyin, what was that for?"
"It's fo-for–" Jiang Cheng sat up and moved his eyes away from him "for me" he muttered.
As Jiang Cheng stood up, his state of undress got clearer and so did the view of his wet pussy. Lan Xichen stood up from the floor he was crouched and moved on top of his omega.
Jiang cheng, in shock, closed his legs.
"Baobei? Is this what's frustrating you?" Lan Xichen said in a saccharine sweet voice while spreading his omega's legs again.
Instead of what he expected – his mate blushing and kissing him, tears rolled down Jiang Cheng's eyes.
"I- " *Hic* "You don't have to do this, I- I don't want to force you." The omega said looking down.
"Force? Wanyin, just what is going on in your mind tonight? How could you ever think I would need to be forced to bring you pleasure?" Lan Xichen was truly confused.
"You don't- " Jiang Cheng sniffled "You don't make love to me anymore. Y - you don’t like how I look now" he burried his face in his hands.
"How could I-" Xichen stuttered in disbelief, " I could never-"
How bad of an alpha could he be that Jiang Cheng had started thinking this? He found his mate as beautiful as ever while carrying their pup. He had infact been refraining himself from making love to his wife. Jiang Cheng was already working so hard for their pup, the least he could do was not burden him with his own sexual needs.
As months of A-Cheng's pregnancy pass by, Lan Xichen assumed that sex would put pressure on his omega's overworked body. Jiang Cheng was way too selfless to say if he felt discomfort and he knew that the omega felt as if him resting was a waste of time or him being useless, he must feel like it was a duty he must do.
So, Lan Xichen decided to let his lover rejuvenate for a few nights while he completed as much as he could in advance so that nothing occupied him in the future when he prepared for the birth of their pup.
If- if he had known that it would make his omega think he was unwanted, he never would have let the other move away from his arms.
"A-Cheng, I think you are as gorgeous as ever. You have been working so hard for us, for our pup. I just wanted to let you rest for a bit. If you felt like this you should have come to me, my love. I could have easily shown just how much want i have for you."
Lan Xichen pressed a kiss to Wanyin's lips. He carresed the omega's cheeks bringing him closer, he was about to continue when Jiang Cheng lightly pushed against his chest.
"Hmm?" He asked as his lips separated from his lover's.
"You don't find the changes in my body ugly? You don't find my body weird?" Jiang Cheng slowly whispered, it seemed less of a question and more of a realization. How many hours had Wanyin spent thinking to start believing that his husband doesn't love him anymore?
"Baobei, I find the changes in your body quite admiring. It shows to everyone that i was able to lay my claim on an omega like you, how could I find the evidence of my pup growing in your belly ugly? It drives me crazy, Wanyin. It arouses me to the point where I want to keep you tied to our bed all the time, to fuck you till you can't think of anything but my knot in your pussy. " Jiang Cheng shivered under him, going boneless in his arms.
"Though now I think I should just do what i want and chain you to our bed so that Wanyin cannot worry his pretty head about things like these."
Jiang Cheng blushed, "Are you going to just keep talking? Shouldn't you be doing those things by now?" He said bashfully.
Even after years of marriage, when he heard Jiang Cheng says things like that he felt as if he was going to die from his want for the other.
He leaned down between the omega's legs. His cunt had produced a pool of slick under it, it looked obscene with how wet it had gotten.
"My omega was suffering so much, his pussy got so lonely, didn't it?"
"It's- it's my heat. Healer said that it could happen. " Jiang Cheng said shyly.
"Hmm, so that's what this stone was for, do you wanna play with it again? I have heard of some other toys that A-Cheng might like. Should I buy them for you?"
"No- I don’t want to use that, I-" Jiang Cheng stammered, "I want you."
A smiled played itself on Lan Xichen's lips, his A-Cheng was so desperate but it was so fun to tease him as he always answered honestly. Maybe he could tease Wanyin a bit more- "Where do you want me? How can I know if A-Cheng doesn't tell me."
"I - I want your mouth"
"Where do you want it"
"On- on my pussy." Jiang Cheng was almost the shade of a freshly blossomed rose, this was all the response Lan Xichen needed to make sure that Jiang Cheng wouldn't be able leave this bed till the sun rose.
He dived between the omega's plush thighs, Licking and sucking like a man starved for centuries.
Soon, Jiang Cheng's thighs tightened around him as he pushed the alpha further down his cunt. Lan Xichen's own breath became sparse but even if he suffocated in his omega's legs, he would die a happy man.
Jiang Cheng cried a high pitched moan as he squirted from his pussy, covering Lan Xichen's mouth with his spend.
That was just the first time Jiang Cheng came that night. After it, he came so many times on Lan Xichen's hands and mouth that he lost count.
He was on the verge of passing out after who knows which number of orgasm he had, when he remembered what he wanted to say
"A-huan, put your knot in me, please" he begged, having lost all his edge.
"I can't put it inside, Baobei. It could harm the pup." Xichen said, pitying his omega.
"Please, just the - just the tip, please." Jiang Cheng whined.
Lan Xichen could not risk that, his mate was in heat and did not have a clear mind but Lan Xichen wanted to remedy the other's problem in some way.
"A-Cheng, I can't do that either but I can show you something else. Would you like that?"
Jiang Cheng nodded, agreeing to whatever way he could please his alpha.
Lan Xichen took off his inner robe and spread Wanyin's legs more. He fitted his cock in between the pudgy flesh of the omega's inner thigh and Jiang Cheng instinctively braced them.
"Yes- like that,Wanyin."
The alpha thrusted in, rubbing the underside of Jiang Cheng's abused puffy clit, who whimpered out more noises. To Jiang Cheng's heat riddled mind, this was similar to getting his alpha's knot so he was more satisfied. As Lan Xichen moved more, his pussy started tightening again before he came with a loud cry.
He saw white for a bit than he felt his alpha's seed coating his pussy lips. Finally satisfied by pleasing his alpha, Jiang Cheng passed out.
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He woke up to a clean bed in a fresh robe and more importantly in Lan Xichen's embrace. He still felt a bit embarrassed for overthinking something that could be fixed so easily but as his mate nuzzled against his belly he felt those thoughts drift away and trun in to something more content.
He was not completely convinced that he looked good now but maybe if Lan Xichen held him as he did now, Jiang cheng could learn to accept that as well.