Mu Zhan’s words, when they reached his ears, meant exactly that.
Wen Mingyu understood and was immediately struck by howmoeit was.
He couldn’t help but think,How could Mu Zhan be this cute.
Before, he was still puzzled why Mu Zhan seemed to be unhappy. However, hearing these words now and feeling the unrestrained pheromones of Mu Zhan surging, growing wildly like invisible vines, and firmly enveloping them both, he vaguely understood something. Mu Zhan was jealous of the two dumplings. He felt amused and helpless, and he was also a little heartbroken.
He thought that Mu Zhan sometimes really lacked a sense of security. His possessiveness was extreme, like a beast fiercely guarding his own belongings. A beast that protects his territory, unwilling for anyone to be near it, as though the moment he looked away, he would run off and disappear.
This behavior…
Wen Mingyu’s mind flashed with something, and he remembered. Because this place was in ancient times, even if the experts at that time had once speculated that the differentiation of A/B/O could be traced back to thousands of years ago, the existence of AOs had already appeared back then. Only that the number was so small that people did not yet have a clear understanding of it. Wen Mingyu naturally became the person who knew the most about this here.
It was just like Mu Zhan’s current state.
He suddenly realized that there was a reason for his strange behavior. If he wasn’t wrong, Mu Zhan had entered his susceptible period.
Alphas at this time would be restless and insecure. The stronger the Alpha, the weaker the sense of security would be, and they were very much in need of an Omega’s pheromone to calm them down. They would not be able to resist releasing their pheromones and oppressing their own kind with hostility. An alpha would be more eager for their omega than usual, and in severe cases, they might even lose their mind and need to be forcibly quarantined.
And Mu Zhan’s symptoms at this time were very consistent with that in the susceptible period. Extremely insecure, emotionally sensitive, unable to control the release of pheromones, hostile toward others, and clingy to their Omega, very much wanting to be comforted.
Even those slightly reddened eyes, when Wen Mingyu looked at them, made him feel that he wasn’t just agitated and irritated but also a little aggrieved to the point of wanting to cry. Although Mu Zhan looked like someone who wouldn’t cry no matter how he looked.
Wen Mingyu reached out and hugged Mu Zhan tightly, pressing his lips to his as well, gently sucking and brushing against them. And at the same time, he also released his own pheromones, calming and gently soothing his restlessness.
The kiss was a deep and passionate one, rather than the intense ones they usually share. Their warm breaths blended together, making it impossible to tell one from the other.
When they finally separated, their chests rose and fell with heavy breaths.
Wen Mingyu gazed at him, the corners of his lips lifting into one sweet smile.
“I’m only looking at you.”
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Mu Zhan’s grumpy heart slowly calmed down under his soothing. Though it didn’t completely disappear, it had a clear effect.
Mu Zhan’s expression became a lot better, no longer tense with a terrible look like he was about to end someone.
With a possessive expression on his face, he held Wen Mingyu tightly. His two sturdy and powerful arms were like a thick iron chain, firmly coiling the person, not allowing any possibility of escape.
It seemed that only in this way could you have the real sense of owning each other.
There was a hint of something unhealthy in his movements.
But Mu Zhan didn’t feel the slightest bit of a problem. He only wanted to hold his own sweet-smelling Omega, always hold him, and never let go.
Rationally, the subjects of his jealousy and irritation were two little dumplings, his own little children, but he just couldn’t control it. He developed a subtle hostility, feeling like his territory had been invaded, and all he wanted was to drive the intruders out.
If it had been someone else, he would have already taken steps to prevent them from appearing in front of Wen Mingyu again, but he couldn’t. If he really did that, Wen Mingyu would definitely be angry, and it would not be as simple as ignoring him. Besides, even if he didn’t want to admit it, those two little dumplings were really very adorable, more well-behaved and sensible than other children. He couldn’t bear to send them out of the palace.
In the past, there had been others who briefly stole Wen Mingyu’s attention, like those scholar friends of his in the academy, but no one had ever drawn his focus the way the two little ones did.
When Mu Zhan looked at them, he couldn’t help but grow irritable and cranky.
After a night had passed, Mu Zhan’s pheromones had calmed down somewhat, but they still hadn’t returned to normal. They were like small whirlpools hidden beneath the surface of the sea, quiet but ready to suck someone in at any moment.
Wen Mingyu could clearly feel that Mu Zhan became clingier.
Although Mu Zhan had always been stubborn, at least he still had some sense of reason. As long as he wanted to put on a front, he could behave as “normal” on the surface, and he was extremely reliable when it came to important matters. But now, Mu Zhan seemed to have ripped off the disguise and was doing whatever he pleased without restraint. Even worse, it was as if he wanted to tie Wen Mingyu and himself together with a rope.
Wen Mingyu had just muttered about it when Mu Zhan actually asked, “Is that okay?”
He really intended to find a rope.
Wen Mingyu thought he was losing it.
This time, instead of two little chubby tails trailing behind Wen Mingyu, there were two small ones and one large one. Mu Zhan was still clinging to him persistently.
Moreover, as long as Wen Mingyu expressed a little bit of rejection, Mu Zhan would purse his lips with a blank expression, saying nothing, but his look said it all. That look of having nowhere to go, sadness, grievance, and everything made Wen Mingyu feel that he was overdoing it and he was the bad guy that bullied him, as if Mu Zhan would cry out in the next second.
Wen Mingyu did hear before that Alphas during his susceptible period would be emotionally unstable, which could cause them to hug their Omega and cry while still marking them. But Wen Mingyu just couldn’t picture Mu Zhan, with his usual fierceness, actually crying. And to be honest, he felt that if Mu Zhan ever looked at him with red-rimmed eyes, crying and asking him to do something, he was sure…he couldn’t refuse.
Fortunately, the susceptible period was not too long, only about a week, with the first three days being the most intense, and then after that, symptoms would gradually subside.
These past few days, Wen Mingyu had been sticking together with Mu Zhan. The moment he tried to move, Mu Zhan, as if he suspected that he would run away, would grab him and would insist on going wherever he went.
Even when Wen Mingyu assured him that he wouldn’t leave, he didn’t believe him and always stared straight at him. He didn’t allow Wen Mingyu to leave his line of sight even for a moment.
During the worst three days, Wen Mingyu could only let the palace servants take care of the little dumplings since Mu Zhan’s hostility was directed at everyone. He could not accept anyone getting close to Wen Mingyu.
However, while Mu Zhan was being clingy, the two little dumplings also could not accept not seeing their daddy and father emperor. Toys could still distract them at first, but as time passed, not seeing them caused the dumplings to wail and cry endlessly.
Wen Mingyu was worried about the little ones, but he also didn’t want to stimulate Mu Zhan. So, he could only sneak off to check on the twins like a thief while Mu Zhan was using the restroom.
He was successful the first time. However, on the second time, as soon as he turned his head to slip back in, he bumped into Mu Zhan behind the screen and was so scared that his soul almost flew away.
Mu Zhan stared at him coldly, as if he had just caught an adulterer on the spot.
Wen Mingyu felt helpless. He obviously just came to take a quick look at the babies. Why did he have the feeling that the scum man had been caught by the main wife for keeping a mistress outside.
He obviously just wanted to make this a good home, ah. He had given so much to this family.
After three overly clingy and mushy days, Mu Zhan’s susceptible period symptoms finally subsided under Wen Mingyu’s constant soothing. The aftereffects were that Wen Mingyu couldn’t help rubbing his waist and touching his sore stomach, feeling like he was being overfed.
Mu Zhan took the initiative to massage him, relieving his discomfort. At the same time, Mu Zhan was feeling better and could barely accept the two dumplings appearing in front of them, but if they got too clingy with Wen Mingyu, his expression would darken, and his pheromones would be agitated.
He couldn’t resist Wen Mingyu’s pampering and agreed to take the two dumplings to the Imperial Garden. The family of four would take a walk and play for a while.
When he went to the side hall to pick up the little dumplings, Little Chilli and Little Rice Cake had been holding onto the table, exercising their walking skills. The moment they saw their Daddy and Father Emperor, whom they rarely saw these days, they were especially excited.
Little Chilli anxiously toddled over, but her little chubby legs weren’t steady, and trying to walk faster just confused her. She wobbled for a second and fell face-down onto the floor, turning into a soft and squishy dumpling.
Little Rice Cake, who had been standing a bit farther away, also followed behind Little Chilli at a quick pace. But suddenly, an “obstacle” appeared in front of him. He couldn’t react in time and tripped. His small body tilted, and he fell beside Little Chilli. Now, there were two soft, white dumplings lying side by side on the floor.
Wen Mingyu was stunned, feeling both heartbroken and a little tempted to laugh.
He was debating whether he should go over and help them up or let them get up by themselves.
Mu Zhan held him back first and said, “They are not young anymore. They should learn to face difficulties on their own.”
Wen Mingyu faltered. In the moment of hesitation, he saw Little Chilli and Little Rice Cake with a ball of tears in their eyes, on the verge of crying. After waiting for a while and seeing that no one was picking them up, they used their chubby hands to push themselves off the floor and started huffing and puffing towards the direction of their daddy and father emperor… by crawling over.
The speed when they crawled was actually much faster than when they were trying to walk on their wobbly two legs and falling over after a few steps. If there was a crawling competition, they might have tied for first place.
Little Chilli and little Rice Cake, with their chubby hands, grabbed Wen Mingyu’s boots, arms reaching up for a hug.
Wen Mingyu felt a bit conflicted. He turned to Mu Zhan and asked, “Why don’t you carry one of them over and comfort them?”
Mu Zhan replied coldly, “They can walk over themselves.”
Wen Mingyu: “… They can only walk two steps.”
“Then they can crawl over.”
Wen Mingyu: “… ?”
Seeing that Wen Mingyu’s face was darkening with anger, Mu Zhan paused for a moment and decisively fished Little Chilli up. This little one was too lively and restless to be held, always waving her hands and feet, which made her tiring to hold, so Mu Zhan chose to carry her.
Wen Mingyu picked up Little Rice Cake as well, and the four of them headed off to the imperial garden.
ChiFu: LMAO dragon you don’t mess with a mother ~
Is it raining in your area too? I hope everyone is safe!