Supreme Heir Son-in-law

Chapter 285: Chapter 285 Outburst

"That brat Sheng Yi, I knew from before he wasn’t any good, but I never imagined that after a few years, he’d become even worse. He used to have some scruples, but now he’s completely without restraint. Whenever you see him in the future, stay as far away from him as possible to avoid falling into his trap without realizing it," Sheng Wenhao turned his head and said seriously to Xu Ke.

The smile in Xu Ke’s eyes gradually disappeared, and even his face turned somber again. It seemed a bad suspicion had already formed in his mind. "What did he do to you?" Xu Ke asked sharply, looking at Sheng Wenhao with cold eyes.

"Tell me the truth, don’t lie to me, you can’t hide this from me." Xu Ke repeated in a stern voice.

"Don’t ask, it’s all in the past." Sheng Wenhao’s expression became stiff, the sound of the waves on the beach like blows to his chest, not touching his skin but hitting his heart directly, causing him pain.

"I don’t want to recall those things, don’t force me, okay?" Sheng Wenhao said hoarsely.

"You can stay silent about other things, but on this matter, you have to speak, there’s no room for negotiation. What price did you pay to make them let you come back? Tell me, I’ll help you. Do you really want them to use you as a puppet for life? Are you willing? Tell me, the pain will only last for a moment. No matter what leverage they have on you, you have me, and together we’ll retrieve what you sacrificed," Xu Ke said with near-stubborn seriousness, looking into Sheng Wenhao’s eyes.

"You’re the first friend I’ve confided in in my life, Xu Ke. I don’t want anything to happen to you." Xu Ke said, looking at the man whose eyes were gradually reddening.

but now tears were slowly falling from the corners of Sheng Wenhao’s eyes. "Xu Ke, having you as a friend in this life is worth it, truly. With a friend like you, my life is meaningful. But because you’re my friend, I can’t drag you into

finished speaking, a light with hatred flashed in Sheng Wenhao’s eyes, while his rather

further. The hand he placed on Sheng Wenhao’s shoulder tightened slightly, allowing him to feel his silent support. "If there’s anything you need me for, just ask. I’ll help you. Aside from my wife, I don’t have any other family in this world, and

again, but the time that separated them

with his eyes slightly narrowed. The mingling tobacco smoke between his nose and mouth did nothing to relax his slightly furrowed brows. Instead, the slowly rising white mist

into Xu Ke’s ears. Xu

didn’t wake up, remaining in a deep sleep throughout the process. This

have anything troubling him?" Housekeeper Zhao asked gently, observing Xu Ke sitting

usually a light sleeper; he never sleeps so deeply," Xu Ke said,

and thinner since he returned from abroad. He probably endured many hardships outside, and now, having someone he

said, acknowledging there was some truth in Housekeeper Zhao’s words, though a

should get some rest," Housekeeper Zhao suggested quietly, after checking the