In This Life, I Will Extremely Pamper My Short-Lived Husband

Xie Yanchuan paused, seemingly not expecting Xu Jinzhi to ask him such a question. Once he realized, he instinctively glanced at Xu Jinzhi.

But now that Xu Jinzhi was hugging him, even as Xie Yanchuan lowered his head, he couldn’t see the expression on her face.

Xu Jinzhi said nothing, waiting for Xie Yanchuan’s reply, while the living room fell into an uncomfortable silence.

After a moment, Xie Yanchuan finally spoke in a deep voice, "I told you last time, I just finished a project and haven’t had any new ideas yet, so I’m going to take a break for a while."

"But I heard that your research group is going to be disbanded," Xu Jinzhi’s voice remained steady, seemingly without much emotion.

Only Xu Jinzhi knew how shocked she felt upon hearing this news.

Xie Yanchuan was also taken aback, his mouth opened as if to explain, yet he couldn’t find the words to say at first. It took a while before Xie Yanchuan continued, "No, that’s not it. Our four research groups are merging into two."

Indeed, they weren’t being disbanded, but such changes were still considered major internal alterations.

"You’re not going to the lab now, aren’t you being ostracized?" Xu Jinzhi lifted her head to look at Xie Yanchuan, a trace of anger flashing in her eyes.

Originally, in their group, Xie Yanchuan was the deputy leader, but with the merging of the two groups, there were suddenly more people, and their positions were naturally altered.

Xie Yanchuan indeed had several achievements to his name, but his competitors were not without merit either.

Xu Jinzhi only knew a general idea of the situation. It was a bit serious to say he was being ostracized, but indeed there were some other reasons involved, which is why Xie Yanchuan lost his position.

Perhaps it was because she felt sorry for her own people that, even knowing there were many reasons why Xie Yanchuan missed out, she couldn’t help but feel angry.

Xu Jinzhi didn’t know if Xie Yanchuan from her previous life had also experienced something like this, she just didn’t know such a thing had happened.

At this moment, looking at Xie Yanchuan, Xu Jinzhi just felt that he had been wronged.

Looking at Xu Jinzhi, after a moment, Xie Yanchuan said, "Jinzhi, it’s not as complicated as you think. Actually, I think it’s quite good this way. I don’t have much ambition; I just want to quietly do my own work."

Xu Jinzhi still felt angry, her voice taking on a somewhat petulant tone, "That bunch is so annoying. I’ll fund you, how about you set up your own lab?"

These weren’t just idle words; Xu Jinzhi seriously entertained this thought.

She knew Xie Yanchuan didn’t care about those things and that being able to work on experiments was enough for him, so she simply decided to fund him to have his own lab, so he wouldn’t have to put up with annoyances any longer.

Xie Yanchuan found this slightly amusing; he looked down and kissed the still angry Xu Jinzhi, "It’s not necessary."

"It really is quite alright this way. I’ll also be able to spend a bit more time with you and the children."

After he finished, Xie Yanchuan looked at Xu Jinzhi and saw that she was still pouting. In a gentle voice, he asked, "Isn’t this good?"

"I want you to do what you like," Xu Jinzhi replied, still sulking.

Xie Yanchuan patted her head, "I’ve always known what I’m doing and have always been doing things that make me happy."

With that said, Xu Jinzhi naturally had nothing more to add; as long as Xie Yanchuan wasn’t uncomfortable, she felt a little relieved.

At the time she learned of the situation, she was afraid that Xie Yanchuan would be unhappy.

If Xie Yanchuan were unhappy, then she certainly wouldn’t let others be happy either!

"It’s getting late, let’s go to our room and rest," said Xie Yanchuan as he picked Xu Jinzhi up and headed towards the staircase.

Upon reaching the bedroom, Xie Yanchuan took the initiative to get Xu Jinzhi’s pajamas and then urged her to take a shower.

As Xu Jinzhi went to the bathroom and closed the door, that was when Xie Yanchuan covertly let out a sigh of relief.

It wasn’t that he was passed over; he had rejected the offer himself.

Being passed over was just taking advantage of the situation.

~

In the blink of an eye, it was the weekend again.

Xu Jinzhi and Xie Yanchuan took Tuantuan and Sui Sui out for the day, heading to the hot spring resort hotel that Xu Jinzhi mentioned before.

The weather was starting to cool down, making it an ideal time for a relaxing dip in the hot springs.

When Xu Jinzhi and her family arrived, thanks to Song You’s advanced notice, they were specially greeted by the hotel manager.

Their rooms were already arranged — the most luxurious suite in the hotel.

After the manager escorted them to their suite and confirmed everything was satisfactory, he left.

Sui Sui was still young and not very curious, but Tuantuan was a bit more inquisitive, since he had never been here before, and couldn’t help looking around.

Xu Jinzhi didn’t bother him, since they had a nanny along to take care of the children and, under normal circumstances, there wouldn’t be any issues.

Since they were staying overnight, they packed some daily necessities and inadvertently filled two suitcases. Xie Yanchuan was now organizing them.

With the children outside, Xu Jinzhi came in and went straight to Xie Yanchuan, hugging him from behind.

Xie Yanchuan paused, turned his head to glance back, and asked warmly, "What’s up?"

Xu Jinzhi shook her head, then responded to Xie Yanchuan, "Nothing, can’t I hug you if there’s nothing wrong?"

Xie Yanchuan chuckled, "Of course you can, but I’m arranging things right now. How about I finish up and then you hug me?"

"Then give me a kiss," Xu Jinzhi said without a hint of embarrassment, leaning in towards Xie Yanchuan’s face.

Xie Yanchuan truly bent down and kissed Xu Jinzhi on the lips, after which she cooperatively let go.

"Do you need any help?" Xu Jinzhi asked, following behind Xie Yanchuan.

Without looking back, Xie Yanchuan replied, "No, just entertain yourself for a while, I’ll be done soon."

So, Xu Jinzhi really went to sit aside, then just stared straight at Xie Yanchuan, showing no intention of helping.

But when Xie Yanchuan finished organizing the daily necessities and opened another suitcase, his expression changed upon seeing the beige clothing on top.

Xu Jinzhi spoke from the side, "That’s my swimwear for the hot springs. Do you like it?"

Upon hearing Xu Jinzhi’s words, Xie Yanchuan couldn’t help but turn to look at her, his eyes revealing a hint of astonishment, "You’re going to wear this for the hot springs?"

"Yep!" Xu Jinzhi nodded very seriously.

Xie Yanchuan’s face had already changed, a rare look of distress coming over him as he imagined Xu Jinzhi wearing that outfit, which involuntarily led him to envision some indescribable scenes.

Xu Jinzhi continued to smile, and Xie Yanchuan said somewhat angrily, "You can’t wear it."

"Why not? Isn’t it pretty?" Xu Jinzhi frowned slightly, her expression one of innocent confusion.