Last Love chapter 70

After Xia Xingzhi made the decision, the next step was to discuss the specific distribution of interests and investments between the two parties. Of course, this part would take some time to negotiate, and Wen Ke would also need time to register the company. Therefore, it was tentatively agreed with Blue Rain to finalize the details and sign the contract within the next month.

But no matter the details, the overall situation had already been settled.

Coming out of Blue Rain’s office building, the afternoon sun cast a patch of light on the marble floor at the entrance.

A white Bentley was already parked at the entrance, but before Wen Ke got into the car, he suddenly stood still, holding onto the car door.

He looked up, gazing directly at the dazzling sunlight—

Perhaps no words could describe his feelings at this moment.

If he were a 21-year-old who had just graduated and succeeded in entrepreneurship, the joy at this moment would naturally be exuberant, pure, and simple.

However, his emotions were complex.

Born into a single-parent family, he had actually grown up bathed in the deep and tender love of his mother during their years of mutual dependence, never feeling lacking in anything.

The only difference was probably that he was inherently and instinctively more diligent and self-reliant than other children.

From elementary school to high school, he had been working hard. In the three years of high school, his grades had never fallen out of the top five.

Wen Ke was introverted, so he rarely showed a sharp edge at that age. But in his heart, he had certainly been youthful and ambitious—

The heart of youth is simple. He believed in the realization of simple values, believed in the principle of hard work paying off.

However, reality was never an immutable calculation like a mathematical formula.

Even the most outstanding individuals, at the age of seventeen or eighteen, could not fully understand the complexities of life.

Gender, marriage, and unexpected calamities—there would be too many hardships in this life, and one could not measure them all in a lifetime.

Now, exactly ten years had passed.

It was a decade of loss.

Rather than a complete and utter failure, it was more like a bewildered and lost wandering.

He didn’t know what to pursue, didn’t know who he was, like a lost soul wandering between marriage and self.

But fortunately, it was all in the past.

He had finally found himself.

He was Wen Ke, not an E-ranked Omega, not someone’s appendage.

He was just Wen Ke.

Time did not disappoint, and it was never too late for everything—

“Wen Ke, what’s wrong…?”

Perhaps Wen Ke had stood for a bit too long; Han Jiangque asked with concern.

“Nothing.”

Wen Ke looked up, a smile in his eyes, but a deeper look revealed a hint of teary light.

“We must celebrate today!” It was the first time the Omega revealed a bit of the aura of a leader. The hint of teary light was quickly concealed as he smiled, saying, “Let’s go, have a good drink, my treat.”

…

That night, the Last Love quartet truly let loose.

After a month of hard work, the final product, with everyone’s efforts, received such a firm and rapid affirmation from Blue Rain, making it an incredibly joyful occasion.

Even Fu Xiaoyu, who usually dealt with matters matter-of-factly, changed his demeanor and went wild with Wen Ke and the others.

They first went to a well-known high-end pub in the northern district. As Wen Ke was pregnant and was being watched closely by Han Jiangque, he could only helplessly drink sugar-free cola and watermelon juice.

But Fu Xiaoyu and Xu Jiale, both of whom liked to drink twice as much on regular occasions, ordered more than thirty shots of hard liquor directly. The bartender arranged the small shot glasses on the table, a spectacular sight.

After a few drinks, Fu Xiaoyu went straight to the dance floor.

Among Omegas, he had a tall figure. The silk shirt unbuttoned at the collar, exposing a beautiful collarbone, looked particularly charming under the flashing lights.

Watching him, Wen Ke suddenly felt a bit envious. So, he took Han Jiangque’s hand and joined the dance floor.

He never had any talent for dancing, and Han Jiangque had even teased him before, saying he danced like a giraffe with springs in its legs.

But perhaps because he was genuinely happy, he didn’t care about others’ gazes. Sometimes he couldn’t even catch the beat, but he still bounced happily on the dance floor.

Watching, Han Jiangque wanted to laugh but, knowing that Wen Ke was pregnant, he felt nervous. He wrapped his arms around Wen Ke’s waist, and eventually, he even lifted Wen Ke’s hips, whispering, “Slow down, slow down, be careful of the babies.”

Xu Jiale was the last to join the dance floor.

Although Dr. Xu appeared to be polite and gentle, he was, in fact, quite a worldly Alpha before marriage. So, when it came to clubbing, he was quite familiar.

Perhaps there was a natural barrier between experts and novices. Han Jiangque, who was not particularly skilled at dancing, was holding onto Wen Ke, who was completely dancing off-beat, while Xu Jiale naturally joined Fu Xiaoyu and danced together.

They partied outside until late at night, but after leaving the pub and feeling the cold wind, the alcohol had some sobering effect. Xu Jiale suggested going for late-night snacks.

Looking at the location, Wen Ke suggested ordering barbecue takeout near Sega and then gathering at home for another round.

So, the four of them returned to the Sega home to continue the feast.

At home, they relaxed even more. They ate barbecue, played poker together, and whoever lost had to drink a glass of beer.

Han Jiangque and Wen Ke were naturally on the same team, but as Wen Ke couldn’t drink, if they lost, Han Jiangque had to drink.

However, although Han Jiangque appeared to be an alcohol-loving S-rank Alpha, his alcohol tolerance was actually quite average. After round after round of drinking, his face turned red.

“Xiao Ke, can we win this round…?”

Han Jiangque, with a flushed face, leaned on the table, holding Wen Ke’s hand, and asked foolishly while looking at the cards. “Why do you only have one bomb?”

“You… why did you say that!” Wen Ke shouted ‘landlord’ but had a terrible hand. He even got exposed, and his cards were leaked. He couldn’t help but cover Han Jiangque’s mouth in frustration.

“Hahaha.” Xu Jiale laughed until his eyes curved. “There’s a traitor among us.”

At that moment, his phone suddenly rang. Xu Jiale looked down, first paused, and then said, “I need to take a call. It’s Jin Chu.”

After saying that, he stood up and walked quickly to the balcony.

Originally thought to be a simple phone call, but Xu Jiale took more than ten minutes. Wen Ke couldn’t help but feel something was wrong, so he found an opportunity to get up and go to the balcony.

The late autumn night wind was cold, but Xu Jiale seemed unaware, standing by the railing.

He held a cigarette in one hand, and the phone was placed to the side, clearly no longer on a call.

“What’s wrong?” Wen Ke walked over with concern, asking softly, “Is something wrong with Jin Chu?”

“No.”

Xu Jiale replied concisely.

“Then… is there something wrong with Xiao Nanyi?”

“The child is fine.” Xu Jiale turned around, took another puff of his cigarette, and then seemed to remember Wen Ke’s pregnancy. He quickly extinguished the cigarette.

After a moment of silence, he finally whispered, “Jin Chu said he just… had sex with that skiing instructor.”

Wen Ke’s eyes widened.

In fact, he wasn’t shocked that Jin Chu was with someone else; he was shocked that—

Jin Chu had actually told Xu Jiale about all these things.

This was really an act that couldn’t be understood by common sense.

“Why did he tell you all these things?” Wen Ke’s tone became a bit intense. “This is so strange!”

“He…” Xu Jiale took a deep breath. “He feels lost.”

“What do you mean?”

“Jin Chu said that even though it’s someone he really likes, it’s not as pleasant as he thought when they are intimate. It’s even a bit painful. After it’s done, he feels sad and doesn’t have the feeling of being cherished. So, he wanted to talk to me.”

“He’s being too much!” Even though Wen Ke was a gentle person, he couldn’t help but raise his voice in anger. “Xu Jiale, if he wants to develop new relationships, he should take responsibility himself. He chose someone else despite knowing you are still trying, and now he’s tormenting you with these things?”

“No, Wen Ke, he doesn’t want to torment me. He just…”

Xu Jiale, feeling a bit pained, looked into the endless night. Perhaps he couldn’t explain it, and he finally lowered his head. “He’s just that kind of person, very naive, so sometimes also cruel. After so many years of marriage, I often feel that I am not only Nanyi’s father but sometimes also Jin Chu’s father.”

Looking at Xu Jiale in front of him, Wen Ke felt for the first time that his old friend was also very unfamiliar.

Xu Jiale was lazy, but also intelligent and confident. That kind of exhaustion and powerlessness rarely appeared on this Alpha, who was like a proud son of heaven.

Feeling somewhat sad, Wen Ke hesitated for a long time before whispering, “But you’re divorced now. You really don’t need to be responsible for him anymore, right? His future relationships, whether they are happy or not, have nothing to do with you. Or are you really planning to wait and see if he changes his mind?”

Xu Jiale remained silent.

Wen Ke felt a bit anxious and repeated, “Xu Jiale! Be more clear-headed.”

“Wen Ke… you don’t understand.”

Xu Jiale murmured, “You don’t understand. Because I never told you—”

“Jin Chu suffered a lot because of pregnancy. The child’s position was not right during childbirth, and he struggled for almost two days without success. In the end, during the cesarean section, there was a massive hemorrhage in the reproductive tract, almost…”

“Wen Ke, in my lifetime, I can never forget that scene.”

Xu Jiale closed his eyes in pain. In the night wind, the tall Alpha’s back trembled vulnerably. He whispered, “You’re an Omega, but you’ll never understand the fear, guilt, and… emotions an Alpha experiences when seeing their Omega suffer so much for childbirth. Wen Ke, at that time, I swore in my heart that I would be good to him. I vowed to be consistently good to him throughout my life. Until now, I haven’t forgotten that oath.”