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The beta barely spares his room a single glance once he’s home (despite wanting to go invade the space until he smelled indecently like his mate), just throws everything inside (while gently placing his fan on his bed) and then sprinting to the room that houses his brother and his mates. Inside he finds Meng Yao and Lan Xichen, the former messing up their nest while the latter helps. As soon as A-Yao sees him, he’s on him.
“A-Sang,” he breathes, wrapping him up in a tight hug. Huaisang returns it easily, scenting his brother(in law) without a second thought. The other returns the favor, the familiar scent of faint peonies and lavender washing over him like a hug.
Xichen-ge approaches and scents him as well, being careful not to disturb the pair. He smells like snow (just like his brother) and a calm summer breeze. It’s as faint as his own, due to being betas, but it’s still familiar and calming.
“Where’s Da-ge and A-Cheng?” He asks, not letting go of A-Yao.
Two more scents and he’d be fully home. Yes, he was rich, as were his brother, his mates, and his own mate, but they all shared a giant apartment together. It was really for practicality since Huaisang spent around half the year out of the country, and Jiang Cheng had a hard time living by himself. As soon as Yao-ge, Da-ge, and Xichen-ge found out, they’d insisted the pair lived here. Half of the time Huaisang lived away for work, Jiang Cheng came with him, since he didn’t have to take over Jiang Industries for a while, so they spent most of the year together. There were only a few events his mate refused to go to, and luckily they tended to be around the same time.
“Ah, ever since what happened, most of our family has decided to live here for a bit. Da-ge’s out getting more food since everyone else is working or at childcare,” Xichen-ge explains, running one hand gently through each of their hair.
Nie Huaisang purrs at the action, and his heart fills with love. He knew his family would support Yao-ge through this all. He had 5 amazing siblings who loved him, as well as himself and Lan Wangji, and his nephews who adored him, so he knew he wouldn’t be alone, but he didn’t even think that they’d just… move themselves in. It was such a huge gesture, but he knew that they were a pack through and through, so it didn’t surprise him that much.
“You deserve it,” he tells Yao-ge. “What that asshole did is not your fault and-” he pauses, taking in a deep breath, trying to control his anger. “I’m so fucking sorry that you lost A-Song due to his selfishness.” He leans back, stroking his brother’s cheek gently.
Yao-ge tears up, burying his face in Huaisang’s neck, and Huaisang just holds him close, letting himself and Xichen-ge soothe him.
He’d love to stay in this moment forever, but…
Once his family was back, they’d have a lot of planning to do.