Last Love chapter 25

While Han Jiangque was taking a shower, Wen Ke quickly went to the guest bathroom outside to shower and brush his teeth. After he finished tidying up, Han Jiangque had just finished his shower.

The tall Alpha came out with only a towel wrapped around his shoulder, reluctantly wearing Wen Ke’s light blue pajama bottoms.

The pant legs were still too short, and with Han Jiangque’s height, a large portion of his ankles was immediately exposed, the waistband clinging tightly to his body. It not only showcased the beautifully muscular thighs but also vaguely outlined the private area.

Wen Ke’s face turned red instantly. He didn’t dare to look closely but vaguely felt that area was quite impressive. This thought emerged, and he didn’t dare to continue thinking about it.

“S-sorry…” he stammered, “There’s only my pajamas at home, and it’s too late to wake up Xu Jiale.”

“I don’t want to wear Xu Jiale’s pants,” Han Jiangque snorted, decisively refusing.

He then burrowed into the quilt, rummaging about for something.

After a while, the pajama bottoms were thrown out, followed by the towel he had draped over himself.

Han Jiangque then poked his head out from the quilt, finally letting out a breath. “I can’t fit into your top either; it’s too tight.”

Wen Ke chuckled with some embarrassment.

Back in high school, when Han Jiangque came to his house, he would casually wear his clothes. At that time, they were almost the same height, and it never seemed like it would be a problem.

The old habits still affected him, and only in such casual moments would he suddenly realize the changes between the past ten years.

Wen Ke turned off the bedroom light, then dimmed the bedside lamp. He fumbled to climb into his own quilt from the other side.

Both of them were wrapped in their respective blankets under the dim bedside lamp, facing each other, just like when they were kids. The feeling was both warm and a bit shy.

Han Jiangque was already an adult Alpha.

And he was no longer the naive young boy from back then. Due to the psychological implications brought about by this layer of cognition, he couldn’t help but feel nervous.

Wen Ke looked at him, his face slightly blushing. “Han Jiangque, how tall are you now?”

At this moment, he suddenly brought up a strange and abrupt question, but he had actually been wanting to ask for a long time.

Han Jiangque couldn’t help but smile lightly. “192 cm. After graduating from high school, I grew another ten centimeters.”

“Wow…” Wen Ke said enviously.

The physical condition of an Alpha was completely incomparable to an Omega, especially since Han Jiangque grew another ten centimeters in the years after high school, which was perfectly normal.

However, over these years, his memory seemed to have always stayed in the first year of high school when they first met, the young, fair, and handsome boy, whose height only reached Wen Ke’s eyebrows.

“Wen Ke.”

Han Jiangque moved a bit closer from under the quilt, and their lips were almost about to touch.

The scent of his pheromones overwhelmed the fresh smell of shower gel, wafting aggressively over, and he softly asked, “Next week, are you going into heat?”

“Yes…” Wen Ke answered nervously, clutching the blanket with his fingers.

Since becoming an Omega, he had never looked forward to the heat cycle.

Perhaps more accurately, he actually resisted going into heat from the bottom of his heart.

For him, going into heat was not just a sign of Han Jiangque’s harsh rejection back then but also a painful turning point in his life.

In addition to this psychological burden, there was also the secret fear of sexuality accumulated over these ten years, which basically destroyed his desires and longing for romantic relationships.

But perhaps because he heard his answer, the pheromones of the Alpha next to him became restless again.

Han Jiangque leaned in, as if smelling prey, using his nose to rub against Wen Ke’s neck.

His eyes were bright, like the eyes of a wolf cub in the night, persistent, focused, and a bit excited.

Wen Ke’s legs under the blanket couldn’t help but tremble a bit—

He knew what Han Jiangque was sniffing.

It was the nature of Alphas; they had to subconsciously use their sense of smell to perceive an Omega’s body. Pheromones were the most superficial things, and what he truly wanted to confirm through pheromones was the Omega’s health.

This was the reproductive instinct of Alphas.

If it weren’t for this instinct to stubbornly and persistently strive to breed outstanding offspring, humans wouldn’t be the dominant species on Earth.

But Wen Ke had no scent.

Suddenly, he couldn’t help but panic—would Han Jiangque be disappointed?

Ten years ago, Han Jiangque was disappointed because he was an Omega, but back then, Han Jiangque was still young.

Ten years later, he became a true Alpha. After smelling him like this, would he discover that mating with an inferior Omega goes against his instincts?

“Does it still hurt? The glands.”

Han Jiangque suddenly raised his head and asked in a hoarse voice.

Wen Ke’s neck had just been uncovered from the cotton bandage yesterday, still carrying a faint medicinal scent. However, Han Jiangque couldn’t restrain the instinct to get closer. But before he could touch the sensitive and mysterious area on the back of the neck, the Omega had already tightened his body, leaning backward.

“N-no, it doesn’t hurt,” Wen Ke whispered, “Han Jiangque, my pheromones are very faint, and… you can’t smell anything when I’m not in heat.”

“Hmm.” Han Jiangque didn’t refute. He looked at the fair cheek of the Omega so close to him and gently kissed his trembling eyelashes.

He could feel Wen Ke’s disappointment.

After thinking for a long time, he finally said softly, “Wen Ke, before going to college, I had never really seen a giraffe.”

His words were quite sudden.

Wen Ke nodded a bit bewilderedly—

Yes, the small northern city only had a dilapidated zoo. Every year, there were fewer animals, and by the year of their senior year in high school, it had basically closed down. There had never been giraffes there.

“When I draw, I rely on imagination, so I drew them ugly.”

Han Jiangque said seriously, “Later, after going abroad, one year, I suddenly had the urge to see what a real giraffe looked like. With that in mind, I drove alone for several days to Florida because I heard that the zoo there allowed close encounters with giraffes.”

“It seemed to be some holiday, and the zoo was particularly crowded. Other visitors were with their families. I was the only one alone, queued for most of the day, and finally, in the evening, I got in the open-top tour car and went all the way to the giraffe habitat—Wen Ke, that was the first time I saw a giraffe.”

Wen Ke listened intently, “And then?”

“I fed it, fed it leaves. Its tongue was especially long. After eating the leaves, it licked me gently…” Han Jiangque suddenly chuckled at this point. He seemed to be recalling some beautiful memories. After pausing for a moment, he finally said, “Wen Ke, a giraffe’s mouth smells bad, and its saliva stinks.”

Wen Ke couldn’t help but chuckle.

After laughing, he raised his eyes and looked at Han Jiangque. Suddenly, he felt a bit annoyed, “Han Jiangque, then why did you say I look like a giraffe?”

Han Jiangque leaned over, pressed Wen Ke beneath him, and gently kissed his lips.

He didn’t answer that question but whispered, “Every time I missed you later, I would go back to that zoo. My classmates thought I was going to the beach for a vacation in Florida, but in fact, every time, I drove for several days, stayed in motels along the way, just to go feed the giraffes.”

Wen Ke lifted his head to look at Han Jiangque. In that instant, his eyes were slightly red.

Because he realized it was a very lonely story.

Han Jiangque fell silent for a while, involuntarily sinking into memories.

The beginning of this story was perhaps something that could never be spoken aloud—

The impulse to go see a giraffe for the first time arose because on that day, Fu Xiaoyu had confessed to him.

Fu Xiaoyu was perfect.

With A-level pheromones, a wealthy background, a 4.0 GPA, he had almost absolute confidence that no Alpha would reject him.

Facing such an Omega, it was impossible not to hesitate for even a second.

Han Jiangque still remembered hurriedly turning off his phone and choosing to drive away overnight.

If it weren’t for feeling genuine panic, he wouldn’t have avoided it like this—facing the choices that life handed him, he was truly lost.

So, under such circumstances, he suddenly decided to go see giraffes he had never seen before.

Just that time.

In Florida, amidst the magnificent glow of the setting sun, he watched tall giraffes in the crowd. Suddenly, he thought—

He couldn’t bear it.

He had a bad memory. He could only remember the goodness of one person throughout his life, only love one person.

If he chose Fu Xiaoyu, he knew he would gradually let Wen Ke’s shadow fade from his heart.

But he couldn’t bear it. He couldn’t bear to let that already faint shadow truly disappear.

Even though he no longer had a chance to be with Wen Ke.

But he still couldn’t bear to forget him.

How absurd and melancholic it was.

In the end, he made a painful decision—

He still rejected Fu Xiaoyu.

Yes, this decision was extremely painful.

He rejected a new life, choosing to imprison himself in a hopeless cage.

At the moment he locked his inner self away, Han Jiangque knew that a corner of his heart was crying in despair.

Human instinct is to protect oneself.

No one likes loneliness, and he especially feared it.

He wanted to be cared for by a powerful Omega, to have something to entrust in this lifetime.

Fu Xiaoyu was the most perfect candidate in every aspect, yet he still rejected him.

At that time, he truly believed that he had rejected the last chance for happiness in his life.

Now, looking back, that meeting with the giraffe was such a crucial encounter.

He experienced a battle without smoke.

He was born from the ashes, narrowly achieving victory, but at that time, he didn’t even know.

Life is magnificent.

Just like the Florida sunset.

At the crossroads of day and night, he thought he had chosen eternal night.

However, after many years, he realized that what he had chosen initially—

was the rising sun.