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

The next day.

Xu Jinzhi and Xie Yanchuan went to the hospital early in the morning, and they were both somewhat nervous while waiting for the test results.

It wasn’t until the doctor said, "You’re not pregnant, it’s normal for your period to be a few days late, and as for the nausea, it might be caused by something else."

Xu Jinzhi and Xie Yanchuan exchanged glances, their expressions slightly complicated, as if they were relieved but also somewhat disappointed.

After leaving the hospital, Xu Jinzhi and Xie Yanchuan walked in silence.

It wasn’t until they sat down in the car that Xu Jinzhi finally said, "Although I had steeled myself overnight and had begun to accept it, knowing he isn’t coming is also quite good."

"Otherwise, if he knew he wasn’t awaited with anticipation, that would be heartbreaking."

"Uh-huh," Xie Yanchuan responded gravely.

Xie Yanchuan couldn’t articulate whether he was expectant or not, but in fact, he definitely preferred the child not to come.

Just as Xu Jinzhi had said, two children were already enough; they could spend more time with each other.

Things were pretty good as they were now.

There was no need to worry about Xu Jinzhi straining herself, nor to feel guilty about the child who never came to be.

"Sui Sui really wants a little brother or sister, and might become unhappy if he finds out there isn’t going to be one," Xu Jinzhi added.

Thinking of Sui Sui, Xie Yanchuan felt a mix of headache and speechlessness, "She’ll get over it in a couple of days after she’s been unhappy for a while."

Hearing what Xie Yanchuan said, Xu Jinzhi laughed for no apparent reason.

Xie Yanchuan didn’t know why Xu Jinzhi was laughing, his eyes holding a hint of puzzlement as if he were asking her.

Xu Jinzhi didn’t say anything, just couldn’t help but laugh again, and Xie Yanchuan was baffled, but Xu Jinzhi’s smile made all the complicated emotions just disappear.

Xie Yanchuan also started to laugh along.

Neither knew what the other was laughing about, but the pregnancy mix-up was now a thing of the past.

Since it was still early, Xu Jinzhi was going to head to the office for work and would drop Xie Yanchuan off at A University along the way.

After returning home in the evening, Sui Sui immediately came to ask about the little brother or sister. Xu Jinzhi coughed and then told Sui Sui, "There’s no little brother or sister. The nausea last night was just a bit of discomfort."

Sui Sui looked stunned as if struck by lightning, stared at Xu Jinzhi for a while, then turned her head and began to cry loudly, saying between sobs, "But I want to be a big sister!"

Xu Jinzhi was at a loss for words, "Would you like it if you had a little brother or sister just like you?"

Upon hearing this, Sui Sui’s crying weakened, and she glanced at Xu Jinzhi with some mischievous wit; she did want a little brother or sister, but well...

"Humph!" Seeing right through her, Xu Jinzhi couldn’t help but snort.

That’s all there was to it.

Though Tuantuan was also somewhat disappointed about not having a little brother or sister, he wasn’t too upset because he knew that giving birth was a tiring ordeal for Mom.

After hearing that yesterday’s nausea was due to discomfort, Tuantuan, somewhat concerned, asked, "Mom, are you feeling better now? Are you still uncomfortable?"

"No, I’m fine now," Xu Jinzhi said in a gentle voice.

Only then did Tuantuan feel at ease.

~

The Xie Family also quickly found out that Xu Jinzhi was not pregnant, and they didn’t exactly feel disappointed since Xu Jinzhi and Xie Yanchuan already had two children.

Mid-month, some work required Xu Jinzhi’s attention in Shenzhen.

Xie Yanchuan helped Xu Jinzhi pack her luggage, and then the next morning, he took her to the airport early.

Because Xie Yanchuan had to return to teach his class, he could not accompany Xu Jinzhi into the airport after dropping her off.

Before parting, Xu Jinzhi pulled Xie Yanchuan over, and the two shared a tender, lingering kiss. Xu Jinzhi looked up slightly at Xie Yanchuan, "Don’t miss me too much, I’ll be back in a few days."

"Mhm," Xie Yanchuan replied softly and then reminded Xu Jinzhi, "Call me if anything comes up."

"What could happen to me?" Xu Jinzhi laughed, "Take good care of Tuantuan and Sui Sui at home, and don’t spoil Sui Sui too much."

Xie Yanchuan was a person who, whether with her or the kids, was always infinitely tolerant unless it came to matters of principle.

"Got it," Xie Yanchuan answered helplessly, though how he would actually handle it, he couldn’t say.

Seeing that time was almost up, the two got out of the car. Xie Yanchuan helped Xu Jinzhi with her luggage, and then she pushed her cart towards the airport check-in.

Xie Yanchuan stood there, watching until Xu Jinzhi went inside, then he got in the car and left.

Xu Jinzhi’s business trip went very smoothly, the only downside being the separation from Xie Yanchuan, which made it somewhat hard for her to sleep.

In the evenings, she always made a long video call with Xie Yanchuan, a couple of times she even fell asleep while they were still online, and only then would Xie Yanchuan hang up.

Deep down, Xie Yanchuan was actually very pleased that he could be so relied upon by Xu Jinzhi.

However, the day before Xu Jinzhi was due to return, work issues tripped her up, and realizing she couldn’t come back on time made her unhappy.

But the thought of making Mr. Xu go through the trouble of another trip if she returned was something Xu Jinzhi couldn’t allow, so she agreed to stay a couple more days.

That evening, when Xu Jinzhi was on a video call with Xie Yanchuan, just as he was about to tell her when he would pick her up the next day, he first caught sight of Xu Jinzhi’s unhappy expression.

"What’s wrong?" Xie Yanchuan immediately asked.

"I can’t come back tomorrow," Xu Jinzhi said with a hint of grievance.

"What happened? Is work not going well?"

Xie Yanchuan looked worried, and Xu Jinzhi explained, "There’s a banquet tomorrow night, originally they invited Mr. Xu, but he said since I’m here, we might as well go back after the banquet."

Now that he knew nothing was wrong with Xu Jinzhi, Xie Yanchuan breathed a sigh of relief and reassured her, "It’s okay, it’s just staying a couple of extra days."

"But I miss you so much, don’t you miss me?" Xu Jinzhi asked somewhat angrily, and if he dared to say he didn’t, Xie Yanchuan would be doomed.

"Of course, I miss you," Xie Yanchuan said with a face full of affection.

If possible, he’d naturally wish to be with Xu Jinzhi all the time.

"Hmph," Xu Jinzhi snorted, then mockingly said, "Xie Yanchuan, I think you don’t really like me anymore."

Xu Jinzhi felt sure that she had been too blatant with her love for Xie Yanchuan in this lifetime. Men are all the same, believing that when you can’t do without them, they start to take you for granted.

It seemed that Xie Yanchuan was no exception.

On the other end, Xie Yanchuan was baffled by the sudden accusation, but quickly reassured her, "I swear on my integrity, I love you the most."