Last Love chapter 96
Xu Jiale’s gaze swept across Wen Ke’s face twice, and he hesitated, ultimately just leaning back in the chair. “Wen Ke, is this your first time in a relationship?”
“I…” Wen Ke stuttered for a moment. In theory, it shouldn’t be the case, but he felt unable to refute.
Being with Zhuo Yuan seemed so natural—being together, then getting married, like a peaceful period.
Although they stepped into a more profound relationship in one step than they currently had, there was no dating process, no ups and downs, and emotional twists.
Looking at it with such thoughts, he suddenly realized that, like Han Jiangque, he was also unfamiliar and inexperienced with the concept of being in love.
Xu Jiale lazily said, “The clumsy way you two behave actually reminds me of when I had my first love more than ten years ago… Yes, let me repeat that—more than ten years ago. Well, I can only say… you’ll get through it. Talk more, talk more. You don’t have to change partners like I did. Talking more always helps.”
Wen Ke couldn’t help but laugh. Xu Jiale had a strange charm—subtle mockery mixed with a little concern, always making him feel at ease.
“Let’s go inside,” Wen Ke stood up and said in a low voice, “Suddenly, I feel like eating grapefruits. I’ll go cut some.”
“Oh, you’re really pregnant.” Xu Jiale laughed and followed him, saying, “I’ve never seen you so greedy before.”
Wen Ke also laughed. He indeed loved eating more than before. It seemed like every day, besides serious matters, he was always thinking about eating. Yesterday, Han Jiangque even said he was a “greedy giraffe” while cracking walnuts for him.
Han Jiangque and Fu Xiaoyu were still talking in the guest room, and with the door closed, the soundproofing was decent.
However, when Wen Ke and Xu Jiale entered the living room, they could vaguely hear the dynamics of the two talking inside—
It was a kind of tone that, even if trying to lower it, you could tell how intense it was. They even heard Han Jiangque raise his voice in the intervals, lowly roaring, “Fu Xiaoyu!”
Wen Ke couldn’t help but pause.
Actually, teenage Han Jiangque’s temper wasn’t good, but after being with him, Wen Ke hadn’t seen Han Jiangque get angry again. To hear Han Jiangque angry like this through the door made him feel a bit unfamiliar and confused.
Wen Ke and Xu Jiale looked at each other, and Xu Jiale mouthed, “Are they quarreling?”
Wen Ke shook his head, indicating he didn’t know either. But he looked a bit uneasy. When he lowered his head and started cutting the grapefruits again, suddenly, there was a loud “bang.” The door to the guest room was forcefully pushed open.
Fu Xiaoyu, having walked out, let the door slam shut behind him. He walked out in big strides, not even looking at Wen Ke and Xu Jiale, immediately going to the entrance to grab his coat.
Wen Ke also felt a bit anxious. He quickly put down the grapefruits and walked over. “Xiaoyu! What’s wrong?”
“Sorry,” Fu Xiaoyu had quickly put on his coat. He looked at Wen Ke, his voice somewhat hoarse, “I have something to do, so I have to leave first.”
Wen Ke originally wanted to persuade him to stay, but when he looked up at Fu Xiaoyu’s expression, he suddenly couldn’t say anything.
Fu Xiaoyu’s eyes were red. Clearly, staying for one more second might lead to him losing control.
The always strong and proud Omega had never shown such a side.
Looking at Wen Ke, Fu Xiaoyu’s gaze mixed with grievances, exhaustion, disappointment, anger, and even a faint hint of resentment.
This complex emotion left Wen Ke unsure of how to react for a moment. Clearly, he knew that Fu Xiaoyu had quarreled with Han Jiangque, but for that brief moment, Fu Xiaoyu’s expression made him feel…
That emotion seemed directed at him.
Perhaps because he knew his current state, Fu Xiaoyu didn’t say a word, not even making eye contact with Wen Ke for more than a second. He immediately turned around, not looking back, and left.
Wen Ke stood there in a daze until Xu Jiale walked over and patted his shoulder.
“He… seems a bit off,” Wen Ke stammered, looking somewhat helpless as he glanced at Xu Jiale.
“I know, I’ll go after him and check,” Xu Jiale understood Wen Ke’s meaning. While putting on his own coat, he patted the Omega’s shoulder, then lowered his voice and signaled with his eyes, “You’d better go inside and check on him as well.”
Wen Ke then realized and nodded hurriedly, turning to walk towards the guest room.
Han Jiangque sat alone, head lowered, at the edge of the bed. He raised his head only when he heard footsteps, speaking very softly, “Xiao Ke…”
The Alpha’s pair of pitch-black eyes looked lost and disheartened, resembling a little wolf with drooping ears, thoroughly in despair.
As soon as Wen Ke saw Han Jiangque’s gaze, his whole heart tightened instantly. Just as he walked over, he was embraced by the Alpha around the waist. Han Jiangque leaned his head against his protruding belly.
Wen Ke gently stroked the back of Han Jiangque’s ear and comforted in a low voice, “It’s just a little quarrel, friends always argue. Don’t be too upset.”
“Wen Ke…”
Han Jiangque said, “Why is it always like this?”
He closed his eyes.
Fu Xiaoyu’s words echoed in his mind again.
“You can ignore Zhuo Yuan completely, taking a little loss against Donglin is not a big deal. But what are you doing now? Do you want to mess with the Zhuo family? Do you know that the eldest uncle of the Zhuo family is not easy to mess with? So many people are investigating me, investigating IM now. The case in the West River that you handled will soon be exposed. B City is not your family’s territory. By doing this, if your father finds out, will he let you handle things? Han Jiangque, understand this, I don’t care about what Wen Ke has gone through in the past. That’s all in the past. But IM is the result of my efforts together with you. That’s what I care about!”
It was in that moment that he let out that suppressed low growl.
Fu Xiaoyu said he didn’t care about what Wen Ke had gone through.
It was as if those things were just a passing breeze, causing Wen Ke to sneeze.
“I warn you—if you continue to lose control like this, I won’t hide these things from your family anymore.”
This was Fu Xiaoyu’s final warning to him.
Han Jiangque, with closed eyes, said, “As long as I don’t obey their wishes, they always threaten me, saying they’ll leave me. Even my best friend, the person I care about the most, treats me like this. It’s always like this… has always been like this.”
“Fu Xiaoyu… did he say that? What did he threaten you with?,” Wen Ke suddenly felt very unhappy, just holding the Alpha even tighter.
He was genuinely worried about Fu Xiaoyu, after all, he was such a proud Omega. To reveal such a fragile expression, he must have suffered greatly.
But as soon as he saw Han Jiangque’s appearance, he seemed to have seen a cub being bullied by classmates at the kindergarten gate. Although he knew it might not be Fu Xiaoyu’s fault, for that moment, he couldn’t care about that much.
He was like a parent who lost his rationality, even before asking about the details, secretly feeling angry with Fu Xiaoyu.
“It’s okay…”
Wen Ke bent down, kissing Han Jiangque’s forehead, “It’s okay, I’m here.”
Han Jiangque held Wen Ke’s belly without saying a word.
It was swollen there, soft but firm, and he knew that inside was his babies.
The three lives he held were his everything.
But at that moment, he felt so lonely.
He naturally liked the strong, that’s why he could instantly spot the most dominant and intelligent Omega in the crowd.
It was the case with Wen Ke and also with Fu Xiaoyu.
But perhaps the strong were just that pragmatic. Once their interests were threatened, they would grab him by the neck, forcing him to make a choice. Once he said “no,” the inevitable outcome was always the same—
Then get lost.
No one cared about what he wanted.
Ten years ago, for Wen Ke, he went in search of his biological Alpha father.
At that time, he didn’t realize that this choice alone meant that when he returned home, he would face the icy reception of his Omega father—
Who told him to get lost.