Last Love chapter 78

Setting up a company was a very unfamiliar process for Wen Ke.

Procedurally, there were no major issues, just a bit cumbersome. According to the business involved in the Last love app, certificates needed to be applied for from relevant departments. However, in terms of qualifications, Fu Xiaoyu had specialized staff to handle it, so it was resolved quickly.

The company was finally named LITE Technology, taking the initials from the English phrase “loveistheend,” representing the theme of the last stage of love.

Wen Ke was the legal representative, but when it came to equity, he originally wanted to allocate shares based on technical and resource contributions, giving Fu Xiaoyu and Xu Jiale each twenty-five percent. However, Xu Jiale strongly disagreed and eventually accepted only five percent.

Fu Xiaoyu also rejected the proposal of twenty-five percent, considering it too high. However, Wen Ke was more firm with Fu Xiaoyu and, after several rounds of negotiation, insisted on giving him twenty percent.

Wen Ke didn’t ask Han Jiangque for the prize money from the boxing championship. Instead, he organized his savings and injected two million funds into the company’s bank account. While not a huge sum, it represented roughly 80 percent of his savings.

During the subscription, he divided the two million, with the majority in his name and the other half under Han Jiangque’s name. This way, the final equity distribution gave him about 40 percent, and Han Jiangque had 35 percent.

Han Jiangque was surprised to learn that he became one of the major shareholders of LITE.

Lying together on the bed, looking at the business license of the company, Han Jiangque naturally rested his head on Wen Ke’s shoulder and asked curiously, “So, am I a boss too?”

“Yeah,” Wen Ke smiled, “but it’s nothing special. In this company, all four of us are bosses.”

“I…” The tall Alpha touched his name on the document with his fingers. His expression was somewhat shy, with a hint of concealed joy. He whispered, “Xiao Ke, but you didn’t let me invest money, and I didn’t contribute anything.”

“I didn’t let you invest money because your money will be used to support our babies in the future.”

Wen Ke turned to face Han Jiangque.

His pupils were light in color, looking even more like a gentle giraffe when staring quietly at someone.

He reached out, gently caressing Han Jiangque’s hair, murmuring, “Do you remember the future we envisioned together in high school?”

Han Jiangque also stared at him, and after a long time, he whispered, “I remember.”

Of course, he remembered.

They had vowed to study hard so they could achieve their dreams.

The smart one would go to the prestigious N university, and the not so smart one would go to the slightly inferior T university —

To be in the same city, grow up together, rent a house together when they became adults, and start a business together when they had enough money.

In high school, they had naive daydreams, even in the years where all hidden feelings remained unspoken, they firmly believed in staying together forever.

“The word ‘together’ is our belief.”

Wen Ke reached out, fingertips slightly trembling as he held Han Jiangque’s hand. “Back then, we didn’t understand the concept of starting a business. We thought we could open any shop we saw on the street. You wanted a hotpot restaurant, and I wanted to sell milk tea. Now, thinking back, it doesn’t matter what we open. I just wanted to be with you, forever and ever…”

As he said this, a faintly secretive tear gleamed in his eyes.

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When Fu Xiaoyu’s team brought the business license that afternoon, it might have seemed ordinary to them, but for Wen Ke, this thin document was incredibly precious.

In life, certain significant moments, with their complex yet joyful emotions, can only be shared with the closest person, and outsiders can never truly understand —

He had worked hard until now, finally becoming a strong presence in life.

However, at this moment, his heart became tender and sentimental.

He leaned forward, gently encircling Han Jiangque’s neck. In a low voice, he said, “We finally did it, Han Xiaoque. This is our hotpot restaurant, our milk tea shop.”

Han Jiangque embraced Wen Ke’s soft body, their heartbeats racing together —

“I love you.”

Saying this, Han Jiangque couldn’t help holding the Omega even tighter.

In his youth, Han Jiangque had many silly and whimsical dreams.

Wanting to ride a bike to catch up with the summer wind, skipping classes with Wen Ke to watch the sunrise by the beach, sharing a bowl of beef noodle soup that could never be finished in winter together.

These beautiful scenes still occasionally appeared in his mind.

His romance was always childlike.

But Wen Ke’s romance belonged to adults — gentle and practical.

It was fortunate to be loved by this man; he would tirelessly strive for the belief of “together.”

In the adult world, people rarely willingly share benefits with their partners, even in marriages such situations are rare, let alone for an Omega, who is inherently in a disadvantaged position.

But Wen Ke would do it for Han Jiangque.

No matter how much money, for him, it was just the eternal little shop in both their hearts — selling milk tea, selling hotpot, selling cotton candy, and selling giraffe-shaped dumplings, sheltered by clouds.

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After the company was established, for the actual registration, an official company address was needed, a matter that indeed required attention. After all, hiring employees and continuous expansion would need office space.

Fu Xiaoyu recommended the Twin Star Tower in the North City. At first, Wen Ke was a bit shocked.

After all, the Twin Star Tower was a landmark building in the North City, consisting of two equally tall buildings connected by a glass sky bridge designed by top-level architects.

He found it hard to imagine how high the monthly rent for an office inside such a high-end building would be.

However, Fu Xiaoyu just smiled mysteriously and said, “You’ll understand when I take you to see it.”

When Wen Ke really went inside the Twin Star Tower and carefully examined it, he understood Fu Xiaoyu’s meaning.

This wasn’t a traditional commercial office building.

The design of the building was very avant-garde, with a hollowed-out structure and towering plants in the middle, giving people the feeling of being in a jungle even in the air-conditioned office environment.

Surrounding it were numerous small and medium-sized offices, each with different company signs at their doors. The public areas cleverly housed various fitness and leisure facilities, and there were many flexible workspaces.

Most of the people moving around inside were young, not dressed as formally as ordinary white-collar workers. Many wore casual attire like checkered shirts and jeans. The building even had a specially designed track for personal balance vehicles.

“Is this… a shared office building?” Wen Ke tentatively asked.

“Yes,” Fu Xiaoyu smiled slightly, “Wen Ke, we are in an era of a surge in domestic internet and new technology enterprises. Aside from a few industry giants, the vast majority of companies are miniatures. This is due to the industry’s nature. These new enterprises don’t need factories, don’t need a large number of hierarchical personnel. To develop an app, you might only need a team of less than ten people, and the team size might even change frequently. These changes mean that traditional office buildings no longer meet their needs. These small and medium-sized enterprises need flexible workspaces, they need to compress the operating costs of the office, and these are the emerging needs of this era.”

When Fu Xiaoyu spoke about the Twin Star Tower, his eyes were subtly filled with pride. He said slowly, “Twin Star was the first commercial building in B City to introduce the concept of shared offices. All floors below the tenth are entirely shared office spaces. From the initial design concept, it was meant to provide convenience for new, modern small and medium-sized enterprises. So, as long as you rent more than two workspaces here for a long term, you can enjoy all the office facilities — super-fast fiber-optic internet, printing room, gym, coffee shop, cafeteria, large meeting rooms, and even nap capsules.”

“That’s amazing…”

Wen Ke felt a bit dumbfounded. While the concept of shared offices was not new, being as professional and well-executed as the Twin Star Tower was extremely rare. All design requirements almost matched the world’s highest standards.

Suddenly, he remembered something Fu Xiaoyu mentioned a long time ago, that the North City was not B City’s Wall Street, but B City’s Valley.

Now, thinking about it, this statement was indeed sharp.

“I recommended you here for another reason,” Fu Xiaoyu said seriously. “Atmosphere. The atmosphere of internet startup companies. There are over a hundred small internet companies here. Although they’ve just started, some of them are quite innovative and have good development prospects. Some have even completed several rounds of financing. The people here are young, making it one of the most dynamic places in B City. As LITE and Last Love grows, you’ll be able to develop useful connections here.”

“Indeed. Thank you, Xiaoyu. This place is indeed perfect. I’ll go with this one, renting two workspaces first.”

Wen Ke looked up at Fu Xiaoyu. He was genuinely grateful for the excellent place Fu Xiaoyu recommended. Renting two workspaces would almost certainly be unimaginably inexpensive, making this shared office model perfect for startups.

“Oh, by the way,” Wen Ke suddenly remembered something. “When I came to discuss the proposal with you initially, it seemed to be in the Twin Star Tower. Are you also working here?”

“My friend’s big company has an office upstairs,” Fu Xiaoyu hesitated for a moment before saying, “I often work there.”

He spoke vaguely, but Wen Ke didn’t ask much. He just vaguely felt that Fu Xiaoyu’s job was indeed mysterious.

However, a few days later, when Wen Ke met with Blue Rain’s Ji Feiyu alone to discuss cooperation, Ji Feiyu showed great interest in Fu Xiaoyu.

“Are you saying that Mr. Fu also holds shares in LITE now? It seems that your app, Mr. Wen, does have a strong background.”

“How could it be? There’s no significant background,” Wen Ke frowned slightly. He could certainly sense Ji Feiyu’s implied meaning.

“You are too modest. You should know that Mr. Fu is the chief designer for the entire New Valley real estate development project in the North City. The funding and connections behind the IM Group are extremely mysterious. For him to show interest in such a small project across industries, our senior management was quite surprised at the time.”

“New Valley?” Wen Ke was stunned.

“Yes,” Ji Feiyu smiled, saying meaningfully, “A few years ago, the B City government had the idea of developing new technology and internet industries. Eventually, Mr. Fu, backed by the IM Group, won the bid and integrated the design and development of the entire project in that part of the North City. Those AI self-service hotels, shared office buildings, and even the avant-garde Omega dating club—all are individual projects under the strategic layout of the IM Group. In recent years, B City has performed exceptionally well in this regard, attracting numerous new enterprises and revitalizing employment and new industries throughout the entire city. It’s remarkable.”