Supreme Heir Son-in-law

Chapter 477: Chapter 477: Flames of War

"What do you mean by that? Are we not allowed to come here for dinner? So, it’s our fault then?" Lin Mengyao widened her big eyes and asked Xu Ke.

"You know very well that’s not what I meant. Why are you twisting my words?" Xu Ke asked, a bit bewildered.

"I don’t know what you mean. All I know is that you find me an eyesore now. In that case, go have dinner with your little lover instead and stop flaunting your affection in front of me deliberately." Lin Mengyao said bitterly, grabbing Yu Xia’s hand and leaving with her immediately.

Xu Ke watched their departing figures with a complicated look, unable to comprehend how things turned out this way. The person who was usually fine now seemed like a powder keg, ready to explode at the slightest spark.

"Wait here for me a moment, I’ll go check on Yaoyao." Xu Ke still felt uneasy about Lin Mengyao and wanted to follow them, but how could Ariel possibly let Xu Ke leave? If he left now, who knows when he’d come back.

"But I’m not feeling well right now, can you really leave me here all alone?" Ariel fluttered her big eyes at Xu Ke, looking at him pitifully.

"Yaoyao isn’t a child anymore; she won’t get lost here. Besides, she’s mad right now, and trying to coax her will only lead to a bigger argument between you two, so you might as well let her calm down. Once she’s cooled off, you can go find her then." Ariel suggested seriously, as if she hadn’t been the one fanning the flames earlier.

Xu Ke looked deeply and finally accepted Ariel’s suggestion.

In the past, he was always the first to apologize whenever something happened. Over the years, he’d grown a bit weary of it, so this time he decided to leave Lin Mengyao to cool off.

Meanwhile, Lin Mengyao had walked quite a distance, but Xu Ke never showed up. The anger in her heart felt as if it was doused with a bucket of cold water, cooling her down immediately,

"He was never like this before. Whenever we argued, he was always the first to coax me. But now, he won’t even bother to come after me. Are all men like this? Starting fresh feelings and losing care as time goes on?" Lin Mengyao spoke with tears in her eyes.

Yu Xia’s hand was a bit painful from Mengyao’s grip, but she didn’t say a word. Instead, she looked at Lin Mengyao with worried eyes. She hadn’t experienced matters of the heart either and didn’t know how to console Mengyao, so she could only hold Lin Mengyao’s trembling body tightly.

"Sister, just cry if you want to. No matter what happens, I’ll always be with you, don’t be afraid." Yu Xia comforted Lin Mengyao softly while patting her back.

"Xiaxia, luckily, I still have you. Otherwise, I wouldn’t know what to do." Lin Mengyao held Yu Xia’s petite body, sobbing quietly.

Meanwhile, inside the room, Ariel was clinging to Xu Ke’s arm, coquettishly coaxing him to feed her.

This feeling was a novel experience for Xu Ke, who, in recent years, had mostly been around Lin Mengyao. But Lin Mengyao was aloof and busy. In Xu Ke’s memory, Lin Mengyao had never clung to his arm like Ariel, gazing at him with sparkling eyes and softly asking to eat this or that.

This sense of complete dependency was new to Xu Ke, especially since he knew this woman, who seemed vulnerable, was actually strong and outstanding beyond most men. Yet, she willingly let down her defenses, showing only her softness to him. How could Xu Ke not be charmed by such tenderness?

Initially, Xu Ke was worried about Lin Mengyao, uncertain about her situation, but now, his eyes were only on Ariel.

As Xu Ke picked up the spoon to feed Ariel another bite of pineapple fried rice, Ariel turned her head away. "I don’t want to eat anymore. I’m already so full, and if I eat more, I might burst. Would you really let me burst?" Ariel spoke while adorably looking at Xu Ke with her big eyes.

Xu Ke felt his heart pierced by a little pink arrow, leaving a tingling sensation.

"Alright, you’ve been feeding me this whole time, and you haven’t eaten yet. Now let me feed you, open your mouth, ah." Ariel opened her mouth cutely, treating Xu Ke like a child.

Xu Ke enjoyed Ariel’s attitude, without a word and without looking at what Ariel fed him, consuming everything she delivered to his mouth.

Ariel watched him eat with a sweet smile, clearly delighted. noveldrama

Yet, Ariel was indeed tired from last night’s activities. After they finished eating and talking, she felt sleepy, and Xu Ke helped her back to her current accommodations, settling her into bed.

Ariel clutched Xu Ke’s finger, coyly saying, "Don’t leave me, okay? Watch me sleep, or come to bed and sleep with me."

"I’ll stay here and watch you sleep, close your eyes." Xu Ke gently coaxed Ariel.

Ariel was coaxed into closing her eyes and soon drifted into a sweet slumber. Once her grip loosened, Xu Ke softly withdrew his finger and quietly left the room.

Xu Ke didn’t see that the moment he closed the door, Ariel opened her eyes, looked at the closed door, and curled her lips into a sly smile, "Going against me, Lin Mengyao, you’re still a bit lacking, hehe." Ariel lowered her head, burying her face in the blanket Xu Ke had covered her with, letting out a strange laugh.

But soon, Ariel stopped laughing and chose to close her eyes, falling genuinely into a dreamland this time.

When Xu Ke found Lin Mengyao, she was sitting on a rock, gazing at the turbulent sea, her expression inscrutable. Yu Xia was wrapped up in thick clothes by her side. Looking at their backs, it seemed to spell abandonment.

"Yaoyao, don’t sit there, it’s windy. Come back with me," Xu Ke said to Lin Mengyao.

Yu Xia sniffed, about to speak to Xu Ke, but Lin Mengyao raised a hand to stop her.

Lin Mengyao turned her head, looking at Xu Ke with a mocking expression, "Why aren’t you keeping company with your little lover? Does she know you’re here looking for your old wife?"

"Yaoyao, can’t we go back and talk this out properly? Do we really have to be at each other’s throats like this?"

"Break up with her, and I’ll talk to you properly," Lin Mengyao said coldly.

"Ariel and I are already together. I’m her first man. If I abandon her now, what does that make me?" Xu Ke said with a frown.

"You’re my first man too. We’re not divorced, nor am I widowed, yet you’re together with her behind my back. What does that make you?" Lin Mengyao said, her expression and voice icy.