Last Love chapter 105
About half an hour later, Fu Xiaoyu called, asking Wen Ke and Xu Jiale to go to the top floor of Twin Stars Tower as usual, where they would meet.
As Xu Jiale drove to the Twin Stars building, he sensed that something was amiss. He pointed outside the car window, and Wen Ke looked over. Several black Audis were parked in the driveway, clearly displaying the Han family’s style. One of the cars, in the middle, had a noticeably lowered chassis. Wen Ke wasn’t knowledgeable about cars, but it seemed to have undergone some modifications.
He furrowed his brows, but without much time to think, he quickly took the private elevator from the back with Xu Jiale to go directly to the top floor.
When he and Xu Jiale arrived, only Fu Xiaoyu was in the meeting room.
The Omega was wearing a brown wide-necked sweater, standing alone in front of the large floor-to-ceiling window, lost in thought. Even when he heard footsteps entering, he didn’t turn around.
“Xiaoyu,” Wen Ke spoke softly, “We just came from LM Club. Is something wrong?”
Fu Xiaoyu finally turned around, but in that instant, his gaze towards Wen Ke was strangely indifferent.
Wen Ke’s heart trembled, but before they could speak, the meeting room door was pushed open again.
Han Jiangque stood in front, he was in excellent physique. Even in winter, he wore a light gray suit, a black woolen coat casually draped over his broad shoulders.
Several unknown Alphas followed him, two of whom were clearly bodyguards, walking not too close behind, while another person held a folder and seemed to have just reported something to him.
When he saw Wen Ke in the meeting room, his dark eyes narrowed slightly, seemingly surprised that he arrived so quickly.
However, he didn’t say a word, just waved his hand. The others silently retreated and closed the meeting room door behind them.
This was the first time Wen Ke truly realized Han Jiangque’s mysterious identity.
His attire, his posture, accustomed to being surrounded and giving orders casually, the Han Jiangque not by his side was like a wolf returning to the pack, revealing the demeanor of a figure from another class.
It was undoubtedly a completely different state compared to the thin and fragile young man from ten years ago.
“LM is fine; don’t worry,” Han Jiangque addressed Wen Ke first, clearly understanding Wen Ke’s concerns. Then, he turned to Fu Xiaoyu. “Xiaoyu, I need to talk to you.”
“Are you removing me from my position?” Fu Xiaoyu said, each word pronounced deliberately.
He opened with this statement, and Wen Ke couldn’t help but frown, shifting his gaze from Han Jiangque to Fu Xiaoyu.
“Because I couldn’t continue lying for you?” Even in this embarrassing situation, Fu Xiaoyu still faced Han Jiangque firmly. “Han Jiangque, publicly or privately, I did nothing wrong. Publicly, I don’t need to say much. Privately… don’t you understand? I was genuinely worried about you. The Zhuo family has connections in City B. If they decide to investigate the club, this is just a warning. Do you know how much planning and strategy it would take to confront these old hands? How cunning and calculating one needs to be?”
As Fu Xiaoyu spoke, it was clear he couldn’t restrain himself. His fingers pressed against the tabletop, and his nails turned white with force. “Han Jiangque, do you really not understand what I’m worried about? Do you think you have the ability for such deployment? Your memory—”
“Fu Xiaoyu!”
Han Jiangque suddenly raised his voice, but the tone was like a dangerous beast, low and threatening. “Stop talking.”
Fu Xiaoyu seemed to calm down because of Han Jiangque’s anger. He took a deep breath, turned his head away, and fell into an awkward silence.
Wen Ke’s mind was in turmoil. He wanted to speak, but he felt that intervening when these two were arguing, whether advising Han Jiangque to give up revenge or suggesting Fu Xiaoyu take a step back, would be highly inappropriate.
“Xiaoyu, after you revealed my plans, my situation did face many obstacles. However, that’s not the reason I’m removing you. We’ve argued about many things before, and I won’t repeat them now.”
Han Jiangque looked at Fu Xiaoyu. His expression, from the previous tension, gradually became somewhat weary. He glanced at Wen Ke, then back at Fu Xiaoyu, finally speaking slowly. “Xiaoyu, four years ago, I did remove you once. It was because you fell for a failed merger scheme. IM Group would have faced consecutive heavy losses in the following months. We had just graduated, and it was a tense time for all of us. I urgently removed you because I didn’t want the Han family to blame you.
“This time is similar. In this special period, sitting in this position, you will encounter many troubles. So, I took the opportunity to remove you. After I settle everything, whether I can still control IM or not, you will remain the best choice for the Han family.”
“I know. Everyone around me is smart, and I’m not. So, you don’t need to understand my decision, and I won’t explain it anymore.”
When Han Jiangque said he wasn’t “smart,” his expression remained calm.
But Wen Ke suddenly felt very sad. He rarely spoke such a long paragraph, and he seldom expressed himself so decisively and firmly.
The figure of the tall Alpha who liked to nestle on his shoulder seemed to blur suddenly. In some unknowable moment, Han Jiangque changed.
It was like growing up, but also like… becoming more distant.
“I’m busy next week, and then I have to go out of town. So, I brought in some extra help from home in advance.”
Han Jiangque turned his head to look at Wen Ke. His gaze didn’t linger for long but slid past, then continued, “Xiao Ke, when you go home, you’ll take my car. The driver is a retired soldier. During this time, just contact him whenever you go out. Same goes for Xiaoyu.”
“I don’t need it.”
Fu Xiaoyu sniffed lightly, stood up, took his coat from the back of the chair, and walked out on his own. “I’m not even part of the IM Group. No need for special protection.”
Han Jiangque frowned but didn’t say much. He also stood up from his seat, seemingly about to leave as well.
Wen Ke finally couldn’t hold back and caught up with them. He tightly grabbed Han Jiangque’s hand, but his own fingers were shaking.
“Don’t be afraid.”
Han Jiangque turned around. He hesitated for a moment, then awkwardly touched Wen Ke’s cheek and whispered, “Nothing will happen. I’m just not by your side, so be cautious.”
“Then stay by my side, Han Jiangque.”
Wen Ke couldn’t control himself and spoke with a trembling voice.
It hadn’t even been two days since their cold war, but he couldn’t take it anymore.
“Xiao Ke…”
Han Jiangque lowered his gaze. He didn’t look at Wen Ke. “Before dealing with Zhuo Yuan, I can’t be with you.”
“Before saying it out loud, I could deceive myself and endure. But once I said it, I couldn’t anymore. Seeing you makes me think of Zhuo Yuan, hugging you also does, and even kissing you does. There’s a stake in my heart that I can’t endure. Xiao Ke, you chose him once. What assurance does this world have that you won’t leave me again? I can’t go through those ten years again. Without dealing with Zhuo Yuan, I’ll never have a sense of security. This is the only way I can think of.”
Han Jiangque was not irrational. In his heart, he knew his choice very well.
No sunny road, only a narrow path.
“I…”
Wen Ke’s eyelashes were trembling, and his lips were shaking. “I really won’t leave again.”
At that moment of saying it out loud, he suddenly realized that verbal promises in their relationship had become so pale.
“I want to give you a sense of security, Han Xiaoque,” Wen Ke tightened his grip on Han Jiangque’s hand. “I really want to. Can you tell me… tell me what to do.”
He was really confused, which was why he asked like this, although the answer was almost self-evident.
“Xiao Ke,…”
Han Jiangque took a deep breath. He looked at Wen Ke, his eyes suddenly filled with sadness, and he said in a hoarse voice, “I’m not trying to threaten you. You know, I’ll never, never use that incident to threaten you. Let me handle this matter myself, Xiao Ke. Let me pull out this needle myself and then come back to love you properly.”
Saying that, he abruptly shook off Wen Ke’s hand, turned around, and left the conference room.
Wen Ke stood still in place. In that instant, he understood Han Jiangque’s meaning—
It was a mark.
If there was one thing left in this world that could guarantee something, it was a mark.
It was the complete loyalty an Omega could offer to an Alpha.
…
In the next few days, an ordinary Nissan Toyota had followed Wen Ke around, circling him several times. Still, it never found any opportunity and almost got caught.
Han Jiangque didn’t explain to Wen Ke in detail that this level of bodyguard, even in the Han family, only accompanied his old man and his three big brothers.
As a boxing champion, he had never attached much importance to security measures. So, the temporary transfer of these bodyguards from the Han family had cost a huge price.
In Zhuo Yuan’s words, that bodyguard followed Wen Ke like a dog, with eyes like an eagle. Zhuo Yuan almost gave up on his plan.
Until one day, he suddenly saw information about Wen Ke’s company in the newspaper—
LITE will host the last love warm-up event at the B University Central Auditorium next week. All major college students are welcome to participate in this unprecedented blind date.
Zhuo Yuan suddenly realized that the opportunity had finally come.
A crowded university campus, a lively auditorium, was the easiest time to enact his plan.