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

He only knew that if he could, he was willing to exchange all that he had for Xu Jinzhi, everything—absolutely everything!

Nothing was more important than Xu Jinzhi.

Moreover, Xie Yanchuan had already found out that the ghosts here were all in adult form, regardless of the age at which they had died. Upon arrival here, everyone appeared as an adult.

There would be no children, nor aging, and without any surprises, they would maintain this appearance forever.

Now, Xu Jinzhi looked just like she did when they first met.

"How about I cook a dish for you that night?" Xu Jinzhi said.

Only then did Xie Yanchuan snap back to reality, yet he still politely declined Xu Jinzhi’s offer to cook, "No need, no need to trouble yourself. I’ll do it."

Xu Jinzhi, of course, understood the implication in Xie Yanchuan’s words, and she said with a touch of discontent, "You’re just looking down on me. Back in the day, I used to cook myself, and it wasn’t even as good as it is now."

"I just don’t want to tire you out," Xie Yanchuan said helplessly.

Xu Jinzhi replied, "But I want you to taste my cooking."

Xie Yanchuan worried that if he didn’t let her cook, she might start dwelling on all sorts of nonsensical things again, so with no better option, he reluctantly agreed, "Alright, you can cook."

And that day, Xu Jinzhi truly did all the cooking. Xie Yanchuan tried several times to help out, but Xu Jinzhi rejected him each time.

There was nothing Xie Yanchuan could do but wait outside.

It was very late by the time they finally got to eat. "Try it and see how you like it."

Xu Jinzhi placed some food into Xie Yanchuan’s bowl, and he thought to himself that no matter what, he had to say it was delicious.

After all, she had worked so hard on it.

But Xie Yanchuan nearly salted himself to death with the first bite. Under Xu Jinzhi’s expectant gaze, he didn’t know if he should praise the taste.

Saying it was bad would definitely disappoint her, yet if he called it good, she’d realize the ruse once she tasted it herself.

After some hesitation, Xie Yanchuan still nodded and said somewhat unconvincingly, "It’s delicious."

Xie Yanchuan thought, Xu Jinzhi’s disliking her own cooking didn’t conflict at all with his claim of finding it tasty.

Xu Jinzhi’s eyes lit up, and she hurriedly took a bite of the food, only to immediately furrow her brow.

And Xie Yanchuan, who had already prepared a glass of water, handed it to her when he saw Xu Jinzhi turning and couldn’t help laughing.

Xie Yanchuan also smiled, knowing that Xu Jinzhi was determined to cook for him that day.

As to why, who cares? As long as she wanted to, he would accompany Xu Jinzhi in doing anything she wished.

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Time passed day by day, and Xu Jinzhi’s company developed smoothly; Xie Yanchuan’s work also progressed well.

The two would leave for work together each morning and have dinner at home in the evening, occasionally going for walks together. Life was peaceful and cozy.

Then, after more than a decade, one morning, Xu Jinzhi and Xie Yanchuan went to pick up Xie Zhihuai.

Xie Zhihuai hadn’t reached seventy years old when he left. It was probably due to the fact that he had always worked hard on the front lines when he was younger, and his body had sustained some injuries.

It wasn’t noticeable when he was young, but as he aged, it naturally became apparent.

Now he had passed away before reaching seventy, yet he had no regrets. If anything, he was just a bit worried about leaving his wife behind.

It’s always like that with people—even if they’ve had a fulfilling life, they’d verbally claim to have no regrets when in fact, they still have attachments deep down.

But that’s all normal, just the nature of human emotions.

"Tuantuan."

Upon hearing this voice, Xie Zhihuai froze completely, it had been a very long, long time since anyone had called him "Tuantuan," and it was that same familiar voice.

It was so unbelievable for Xie Zhihuai.

But soon enough, he saw the person from his memories appear before him.

As a child, Xie Zhihuai wasn’t a brave kid, but his parents would protect him and said it was alright even if he wasn’t that brave.

Later, he became the brave Xie Zhihuai, no longer needing his parents’ protection, and he began to protect others.

But now, hearing this voice again, he felt like he reverted back to the little Tuantuan in an instant.

"Dad, Mom..." Xie Zhihuai called out, somewhat uncertain, were they here to pick him up?

"It’s been a long time, Tuantuan," Xu Jinzhi said with a beaming smile.

At this moment, Xie Zhihuai’s astonishment was just like the first time Xie Yanchuan had arrived.

What followed was much like when Xie Yanchuan first came; however, Xu Jinzhi and Xie Yanchuan did not persuade Tuantuan to stay but instead gave him the choice.

They let him choose to continue adventuring or to stay here and live a life unchanging.

After some hesitation, Xie Zhihuai chose to stay.

Both Xu Jinzhi and Xie Yanchuan were quite happy, and afterwards, they helped Tuantuan adapt to this new environment, to a new way of life.

But actually, everything in the underworld was quite similar to the Human World, so after some time passed, Tuantuan accepted his current situation.

Later, they welcomed other relatives and friends to the underworld, some stayed while others could not stay.

Xue Yin stayed, remaining by Xie Zhihuai’s side, still as loving as ever, as if they had never been apart.

Xiao He also stayed; he was just waiting for Xu Yanxi to join him so that they too could never be parted.

But Xu Yanxi couldn’t stay.

Before Xu Yanxi left to be reincarnated, Xiao He told her, "I will come to find you."

Xu Yanxi retorted stubbornly, "It doesn’t matter if you don’t come to find me, it would just give me a chance to try someone else."

Xiao He was furious but helpless, as he certainly couldn’t spank her.

But in the end, Xu Yanxi hugged Xiao He, her voice hoarse as she said, "Then you’d better find me quickly, or it wouldn’t be good if I started liking someone else."

Xu Yanxi then went on to be reincarnated, and she was fortunate to meet parents who loved her dearly and to find true, heartfelt friends.

Xu Jinzhi and the others were very happy in the underworld, happy for Xu Yanxi wherever she was, wishing her joy and happiness.

The only one who wasn’t happy was Xiao He.

Because Xiao He was still fighting for a job that allowed him to come and go freely, as Xu Yanxi grew older day by day, he feared he might be too late and that Xu Yanxi would truly start liking someone else.

After all, it had taken him quite some effort to get the carefree Xu Yanxi to take some interest in him.

Fortunately, after Xiao He’s relentless efforts, he finally managed to be by her side as she went to university.

Only, by then, Xu Yanxi no longer remembered who Xiao He was.

Xiao He had to embark on his pursuit of his wife once again.

But it wasn’t a big deal; with the experience from his past life, this time Xiao He’s approach to winning Xu Yanxi’s heart was a breeze.

After all, they were living happily ever after.