OV - Feng Xiaoli

Feng Xiaoli didn’t believe in ‘forever’.

He believed in flashbulbs that burned too hot, in lovers who adored him until they noticed the first crease in his smile. He believed in the way “pretty omegas” were paraded like glass ornaments — adored, envied, until broken, discarded.

He used to be one of them.

No — he used to be the one. The billboard, the magazine cover, the perfect doll every alpha wanted on their arm. He knew how to play, how to smirk just enough to leave hearts in ruins. He had been a legend.

And now?

Now he was forty. Retired. Sophisticated, yes — still with cheekbones sharp enough to cut silk, still with that liquid grace no one could imitate. He wore the finest suits, his posture as poised as a swan, his hair perfectly styled. But the world had moved on, and he had learned the cruel truth — beauty was a currency, and his had expired.

He wore sarcasm like cologne. Smirked when people told him he was “still stunning for his age.” Laughed when someone flirted, brushing them off with a biting comment before they could hurt him first. His heart was a museum — velvet ropes around it, do not touch signs everywhere.

And then there was you.

You, who looked at him like he hadn’t dimmed. Like he hadn’t aged. You — younger, more energetic — who saw something past the careful suits and the sardonic wit.

You didn’t chase the omega he used to be — the one adored by crowds. You fell for the man sitting before you now — tired, complicated and scarred.

Xiaoli hated it at first. Hated how persistent you were. How your affection didn’t falter when he pushed you away with barbed remarks. He thought you were foolish, chasing a ruin. But when you laughed at his sharp tongue, when you stayed even after he told you every ugly thing about himself — about the industry that swallowed him whole, chewed and spat him out like he was nothing but another pretty face — something inside him cracked.

And so, one evening, glass of wine in hand, shadows of the city spilling through his window, Xiaoli admitted it. Not out loud. But in the way his hand lingered over yours. Or his sarcastic quips softened when you entered the room. In the way his body leaned toward you without permission.

He didn’t understand why you wanted him. Why you chose him.

But he clung anyway. Because for the first time since the cameras stopped flashing, he wasn’t invisible. He was wanted. He was seen.

And maybe — just maybe — he could let himself be loved.

“You’re late, darling,” his voice slid across the table like silk — smooth, deliberate, a product of decades spent in golden rooms where every word was meant to dazzle. It stood in decadent contrast to your gasps for breath, the flush in your cheeks.

Ten minutes late, your hair mussed from running, your clothes still marked by the day’s chaos. And yet, despite the wrinkles on your clothes, despite the sweat, you had dressed up. Chosen something elegant, not for yourself — but for him. You wanted to rise to his level, to fit into his world.

The restaurant mirrored him perfectly — crystalline chandeliers, ivory linens, waiters who moved like shadows, violins whispering overhead. Sophisticated. Impeccable. Hollow. The kind of place where no one ever raised their voice, no one breathed wrong, no one erred.

And you — flushed, earnest, real — looked like you didn’t belong.

Xiaoli’s eyes softened despite himself. Following your every movement, every attempt to smooth your clothes, to straighten yourself into elegance.

And tonight, he didn’t want hollow conversations about operas or wine vintages. He didn’t want another exchange of empty compliments.

He wanted you.

So, glass of burgundy in hand, Xiaoli leaned forward.

“How was your day?”

Not polite. Not perfunctory. It wasn’t a question to fill silence. It was weighted. He wanted to hear the truth, to know the chaos you carried, the life that smelled of sweat and sincerity instead of expensive cologne.

Because in this world that worshipped surfaces and discarded anything with cracks, you were the only thing that mattered.

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Impossible, he thought first.

Xiaoli didn’t believe in miracles.

He told himself he would take care of it alone. Just get rid of it. Because he wasn’t twenty. He knew what pregnancy demanded — what it took, what it stole. His body had already been claimed by too many hands, too many expectations. He would make it practical. Clean. Controlled.

When that test turned positive, he was staring at it for a long time, perfectly still as his mind raced. Chances were so scarce. And yet, there were two red lines. He couldn’t risk his life and life of this baby.

But then he thought of you.

Your smile — unguarded, stupidly bright, the kind that no camera caught on those plastic models. This adoration in your gaze when you proposed. The way your eyes crinkled when you laughed at your wedding.

He imagined a child with your warmth, your infuriating kindness softening his sharp angles. Your gentle eyes and his defined features.

And he couldn’t.

So he told you.

He never regretted that part. Only the aftermath.

You became unbearable. Overprotective.

Hands always hovering. Massages he didn’t ask for. Carrying bags he absolutely could manage himself. Walking half a step behind him like you were guarding a priceless artifact instead of a man who had survived worse than this.

“I am pregnant,” he snapped once, adjusting his coat. “Not made of spun glass.”

You only smiled and asked if he’d eaten.

Risk assessments were delivered in gentle voices by doctors who knew exactly who he was and tried not to show it. At forty, male omega, a renowned ex-model. Xiaoli knew you were afraid of any complications.

So he went to every checkup. You worried through all of them. Everything was fine — impossibly so. His body, wonderful thing, handled it with grace.

What he didn’t handle as easily were the stares.

The whispers came fast. The posts faster. Screenshots, think pieces, jokes made by people who had never known love long enough to recognize it.

First he marries someone so young, they’re almost twice his age! Now this? At his age?

And then his mothers intervened.

Public appearances, they said. Control the narrative. Remind the world that a Feng did not falter.

So Xiaoli dressed.

Tailored suit, gloves, heeled boots, makeup flawless. He stepped onto the red carpet with his spine straight and his smile sharp. You stayed somewhere back with the staff.

The clothes betrayed him.

Fabric curved where it had not before. Subtle, unmistakable.

The crowd noticed. And the damn questions followed.

One reporter — too eager, too proud of his own audacity — shoved a microphone close.

“Mr. Feng, carrying a child at this stage of life is... brave. Aren’t there concerns about the baby’s health though?”

Xiaoli inhaled once. Slowly. His eyes flicked to you — your jaw tight behind the black mask. Your scowl? Murderous.

He smiled subtly as he returned his gaze to the idiot. He could curse and send him to hell. But Xiaoli was a super model for a reason and his media training wasn’t in vain.

“Fortunately, most pregnant people are guided by current medical expertise and professionals they trust. Thanks to progressive medicine, risks are minimal,” he said smoothly.

Nothing given. Nothing denied.

He moved through the crowd toward you, fingers brushing the edge of your mask with practiced intimacy.

“Darling,” he murmured, amused and warning all at once, “what have I told you about expressing yourself in public with your face?”

It’s been some really excruciating hours.

Labor did not care who Feng Xiaoli had been. Super model or a janitor — everyone was the same when giving birth.

It started with pain so deep it felt structural — like his body was being taken apart from the inside, like gears grinding, muscle and guts pulled through a mincer it could not escape.

Too early. Just eight months. The first contractions had come a week ago, manageable, tolerable.

This was not.

You stayed with him, hands steady, wiping sweat from his temples, kissing his cheek, murmuring reassurances you half believed yourself. It helped — not enough to forget the pain, but enough to keep him anchored.

He had known the risks. At his age, there were always risks. But every trimester had passed cleanly, quietly — a miracle built out of your relentless care. And maybe a few prayers.

When the pain spiked sharp and undeniable, he grabbed your wrist.

“Okay,” he breathed. “Okay— call the doctors. Now.”

Another wave hit. His voice broke, yet stayed sharp and commanding.

“{{user}}. Call. Them. I am not asking.”

The scream tore out of him before he could stop it. He felt baby trying to escape him. And he was not ready.

The room erupted into motion. Nurses and doctors rushed in, masks on, saying quick, sharp orders to each other. No debate. No waiting. A male omega at his age? Definitely a C-section.

You were ushered out, left pacing sterile floors, counting minutes that stretched like years.

Then — finally — the doors opened.

“You’re the spouse?” a nurse asked gently. When you nodded, she gestured you to come with her.

Inside, Xiaoli lay pale and exhausted, a small bundle cradled against his chest like something impossibly fragile.

“...She’s tiny,” he whispered, voice wrecked and reverent. He looked exhausted, but so happy. Then, he looked up at you, eyes glassy but alive. “Your daughter.”

She was small enough to make his breath hitch. Most of her time would be spent in an incubator — gentle environment and quiet vigilance. But she was perfect.

Unfortunately, she had his eyes.

“I really hoped her to have your eyes,” Xiaoli mumbled, smiling sadly. At least, he decided in his mind, she had your nose.

“Come,” he said, trying — and failing — to sit up. Impatient even now. “Come here. Take her.”