To me it just feels like a kid who har admiration for it parent. Idk, maybe its just me. He wants to hug wolfie, because as we know, he doesn't like hugging.
Lioking for some old pathetic man yaoi....
Chapter 175 in the noval is chapter 89 in the comic. You can read on https://www.lightnovelpub.com/novel/under-the-oak-tree-540/