Evil Love Appears chapter 74
Xu Jiale and Fu Xiaoyu waited outside the delivery room, eager to see the babies, but they didn’t get the chance.
When the babies were born, Han Jiangque’s father, Han Zhan, along with several brothers and relatives, all crowded in front. The members of the Han family were impressively tall and gathered around the two babies, creating an impenetrable wall. Soon after, a nurse hurriedly took the newborn twins to the incubator.
They wanted to see Wen Ke and Han Jiangque, but Wen Ke, tired from giving birth, quickly fell into a deep sleep, and Han Jiangque refused to leave his side.
The Han family members all followed Han Zhan in a frenzy to see the babies, and the previously noisy corridor suddenly quieted down.
The emptiness after the commotion was enough to show that what the Han family truly cared about was their bloodline, and the Omega who had worked so hard to get pregnant and give birth was relegated to a secondary position.
Xu Jiale knew that in such large families, especially those with high Alpha hierarchies, this was not surprising.
After waiting for so long, Xu Jiale had been excited for a while, but now that the crowd had suddenly dispersed, he felt a lingering sense of loneliness.
He and Fu Xiaoyu sat together on a bench, and after a while, Fu Xiaoyu suddenly said, “Xu Jiale, do you think this is a case of ‘happily ever after’?”
“Is it?” Xu Jiale was taken aback.
The term “happily ever after” wasn’t commonly used, and Fu Xiaoyu’s sudden mention of it reminded him of Ang Lee’s film, “The Wedding Banquet.”
Outside the delivery room and at the wedding banquet, everything seemed so lively.
Yet, behind the festivities, it somehow felt lacking.
His innate melancholy suddenly resurfaced.
“Yeah,” Fu Xiaoyu continued, “Han Jiangque… he woke up, he can be with Wen Ke during childbirth, and they can be together forever.”
Fu Xiaoyu’s voice was a bit hoarse, but his eyes were bright, and there was an uncontainable touch of emotion. “It’s wonderful.”
Han Jiangque’s awakening was like the last dark cloud dissipating from the sky.
He was genuinely happy, for Han Jiangque, and for Wen Ke.
With no one around, Fu Xiaoyu couldn’t help but lean in and sneakily kissed Xu Jiale.
It was a brief, light kiss, as quick as a dragonfly skimming the water’s surface, and the Omega returned to acting as if nothing happened.
His phone rang, and it was Wang Xiaoshan calling to discuss work.
Meanwhile, Xu Jiale was left squinting his eyes after that kiss.
Fu Xiaoyu nodded and spoke into the phone, “Yes, you can send it to me later, and we’ll go over it tonight. I’ll make the adjustments at the office tomorrow. Don’t worry; you don’t have to come; I won’t pay you overtime.”
Fu Xiaoyu seemed to be in a genuinely good mood and even cracked a rare joke, although its humorous effect might be questionable.
They waited for a while longer, but they still didn’t see Wen Ke and Han Jiangque that day. It couldn’t be helped; Wen Ke had just given birth, and Han Jiangque had recently awakened after a long period of bed rest. Both needed plenty of rest, and it wasn’t the right time for catching up.
So, after having dinner near the hospital, they sent a congratulatory message to Wen Ke through WeChat and then returned to B City.
There was no choice; they had been quite busy with work lately.
The daily active users for the love app were steadily increasing every day, and Blue Rain was planning a big promotion during the summer break. Media and various resources were actively preparing, and the busiest person was undoubtedly Fu Xiaoyu.
By the time they returned home, it was already past 9 PM. Xu Jiale first attended to his little princess Xia’an, and then he went to the bathroom to run a hot bath, initially planning to take a bath together with Fu Xiaoyu.
After the bath, there could be other activities.
But to his surprise, as soon as he turned around, Fu Xiaoyu was on the phone with Wang Xiaoshan again.
“Yes, bringing in traffic is one thing, but whether the product quality and server capacity can handle it is another issue. It’s not enough to bring in traffic today if we run out of resources tomorrow; that would be a waste of money.”
Xu Jiale walked over, intending to listen for a while. However, as he watched Fu Xiaoyu standing in front of his wardrobe, unbuttoning his shirt collar while speaking calmly on the phone, he couldn’t help but bite Fu Xiaoyu’s earlobe aggressively.
“So, that’s why I told them to prepare an evaluation report on Monday and report it to me,” Fu Xiaoyu said.
Fu Xiaoyu suddenly covered his ear, his eyes widened, looking like a startled cat.
“President Fu? What’s wrong?” Wang Xiaoshan on the other end was also startled. “Is something wrong?”
“It’s nothing,” Fu Xiaoyu immediately replied in a calm voice. “Someone just stepped on me. You can continue.”
This Omega even wanted to continue working.
Xu Jiale looked at his watch – it was 10:20.
“Damn it, this is intolerable.”
His schedule, or rather Fu Xiaoyu’s schedule, was very tight. If he had to work the next morning, this Omega had to be in bed by 12 midnight, with no exceptions for any reason.
It was getting late.
Xu Jiale furrowed his brows and took out his phone. He sent a message on DingTalk directly to Wang Xiaoshan: “Wang Xiaoshan, go to sleep.”
Even though it looked like just five words, they were filled with a hint of frustration.
Wang Xiaoshan replied with a “QAQ.”
However, shortly afterward, Xu Jiale, with his ears perked, heard the assistant speaking softly on the phone: “President Fu, there’s no urgent work on my end, and my Alpha and I had plans to watch a movie at his place. He’s been waiting for me for a while. What do you think?”
Impressive.
Xu Jiale thought, “Fu Xiaoyu, see how someone like Wang Xiaoshan plans his weekend with his Alpha.”
“Another date?” Fu Xiaoyu couldn’t help but frown. After a moment’s thought, he said, “Well, go ahead and take a break. We can discuss this on Monday.”
He didn’t get a chance to say the last two words, as Xu Jiale abruptly scooped him up and tossed him onto the bed.
“Xu Jiale…”
Fu Xiaoyu started to say, but immediately, his eyes held a hint of amusement. Despite his shirt being disheveled by the Alpha, he happily embraced Xu Jiale and said, “Weren’t you just saying we should take a bath together?”
He actually enjoyed bathing with Xu Jiale.
“Bath, my ass,” Xu Jiale replied as he stripped Fu Xiaoyu of his shirt. While kissing Fu Xiaoyu’s delicate collarbone, he asked, “Fu Xiaoyu, tomorrow’s Saturday, and you’re supposed to work. How about going to the office later or simply working from home?”
“No, I can’t,” Fu Xiaoyu responded seriously after checking his phone. “I have a meeting scheduled with the operations and product departments, and I need to attend.”
“Then, why not skip it?” Xu Jiale squinted.
“No,” Fu Xiaoyu hesitated at this point and even shyly tugged at the cuff of Xu Jiale’s shirt. “It’s necessary.”
Xu Jiale was left speechless.
Fu Xiaoyu’s most remarkable trait was that even though he could be affectionate and eager to make love, when it came to work arrangements, he was absolutely resolute – work was work, and it had to be done within the time frame set by President Fu.
“Damn it, enough with the sweet talk; I’m in a hurry now.”
Xu Jiale flipped the Omega over, speaking in a fierce tone.
Yes, he wanted to make the most of every second.
Although he sounded fierce, Xu Jiale ultimately demonstrated excellent time management skills.
He didn’t exceed the set time frame, even leaving an extra twenty minutes to allow Fu Xiaoyu to quickly take a shower and wash his face.
Fu Xiaoyu was a little tired after all, and after finishing his evening routine, he buried his face in Xu Jiale’s shoulder.
Xu Jiale used the back of his fingers to caress Fu Xiaoyu’s cheek, then turned him around and held him in his arms, asking softly, “Are you tired?”
In reality, he was quite gentle during their intimate moments. However, their recent encounters had been somewhat frequent, and for a non-heat Omega, the extent of their intimacy might have been a bit excessive.
“No,” Fu Xiaoyu raised his eyes to look at him. “I was thinking about Wen Ke.”
“Yeah?”
“Xu Jiale, Wen Ke had a natural birth. Do you think natural childbirth… is more painful?”
“It is,” Xu Jiale considered for a moment and replied, “During childbirth, natural delivery is more painful. However, a Caesarean section isn’t a walk in the park either. After the anesthesia wears off, it can be painful for quite a while, and you need to be cautious about the incision getting infected.”
Fu Xiaoyu’s long eyelashes fluttered slightly.
“And, even after giving birth, it’s not going to be easy. There will be various physical issues; breastfeeding can be painful, not breastfeeding can be painful, walking can be painful, and there’s back pain—because the spine got strained during pregnancy, so there’s back pain too. There are many kinds of pain, both physical and psychological, that you might not have thought of.”
Xu Jiale’s voice gradually lowered as he continued speaking.
He didn’t say more.
“In the afternoon, I was in the delivery room, watching Wen Ke. Honestly, I…”
“I don’t know how to put it,” Fu Xiaoyu spoke softly. “I think he’s pretty amazing.”
“Of course.”
“But I…” Fu Xiaoyu’s voice was hesitant and he raised his eyes to look at Xu Jiale, then slowly said, “Xu Jiale, if I… I haven’t really thought about the matter of childbirth. Do you think that I’m not very serious about you, about our relationship?”
This sentence was difficult for him to say, and he said it very slowly.
In his wording, he tried to maintain a certain restraint.
For the past twenty-five years, Fu Xiaoyu had only focused on moving forward. His life’s blueprint was solely about his career. The sudden emergence of love and witnessing everything that happened in the delivery room might have been the first time he had thought about childbirth in such an emotional way.
He couldn’t feel as strongly that reproduction was absolutely wrong as he had in the past.
Yet, because of this, he felt incredibly confused.
Within this confusion, there was even a trace of anxiety.