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

However, Xie Yanchuan wasn’t placated and continued to simmer silently.

It wasn’t until Xu Jinzhi earnestly said, "I’m sorry, it’s my fault! I was just speaking thoughtlessly, I promise I will never say such things again!" that Yanchuan even took a glance at her. Deep down, he was still irritated by her unfiltered speech, but he really was at a loss with Xu Jinzhi.

"Stop saying things like that in the future," Yanchuan, who was a medical student and had seen many regrets, even something minor like gastritis made Yanchuan believe one must always hold a deep respect for life.

Being sick is being sick, no "blessing in disguise" can mask the essence of illness.

"Okay!" Xu Jinzhi nodded obediently, taking Yanchuan’s words as if they were a sacred decree.

Yanchuan’s expression finally lightened.

~

At the beginning of December, with one week left until Xu Jinzhi and Xie Yanchuan’s wedding, Xu Jinzhi had another business trip.

This time, however, the trip was just to another province, and as per the plan, she would be back in three days, so it wouldn’t affect the wedding, which is why Jinzhi could leave without worries.

On the day of departure, which was a Sunday afternoon, Xie Yanchuan drove Xu Jinzhi to the airport.

As Jinzhi was preparing to board her flight and Yanchuan preparing to leave, Jinzhi, in front of all her subordinates, stood on tiptoes and kissed Yanchuan on the corner of his lips, without reservations.

"Stay good at home and wait for me," Jinzhi said with all seriousness.

Yanchuan, a bit embarrassed, glanced over the people behind Jinzhi, who, upon noticing his gaze, quickly bowed their heads pretending to have seen nothing.

Yet, even if they didn’t look at Yanchuan, the subtle lift of their lips couldn’t be hidden.

Yanchuan turned his gaze back, watching as Jinzhi nodded her head, maintaining a composed appearance.

Jinzhi continued, "Remember to miss me."

Yanchuan hesitated for a couple of seconds but then nodded.

Only then did Jinzhi completely feel satisfied, and she followed her colleagues towards the boarding gate.

However, as she passed the security check, Jinzhi stopped once more, and looking back, she indeed saw Yanchuan still standing there motionless.

Jinzhi smiled at Yanchuan, feeling a sudden, inexplicable bitterness in her heart.

It was only when Yanchuan raised his hand to wave that Jinzhi turned back around and left.

Yanchuan stood steadfastly at his spot until Jinzhi was out of sight before finally turning to leave.

After a brief moment of sadness, Jinzhi quickly recovered her mood. Upon arriving at the hotel, she had dinner with her subordinates and went to bed early.

The next day, Jinzhi was very busy, continuously interacting and communicating with various people; by the end of the day, she didn’t even want to speak.

However, her day was far from over; Jinzhi had a dinner party to attend in the evening, which she needed to attend.

Yet, Jinzhi hadn’t expected that she would encounter He Jingyi at tonight’s dinner party. She was aware that people from He Group were also present, but she hadn’t seen Jingyi all day and thought he hadn’t come.

He Jingyi was not surprised at all when he saw Xu Jinzhi, but there was a complex emotion in his eyes as he watched her.

It was evident to anyone with discernment that there was definitely something going on between the two of them!

Xu Jinzhi felt quite helpless, to tell you the truth, it had been a while since she had heard from He Jingyi.

As for the matter of He Jingyi liking her, Xu Jinzhi’s view was that He Jingyi did not actually like her, and it wasn’t that she was bragging about herself, but He Jingyi admired her for her strength.

Originally, she had just helped He Jingyi solve a minor problem, so minor it was almost insignificant to her.

But for He Jingyi, who had no social experience at the time, Xu Jinzhi’s presence was like that of a superhero to a kindergarten kid!

Xu Jinzhi was somewhat helpless, but at the dinner He Jingyi only drank a glass of wine with her and did not say much else, so Xu Jinzhi didn’t pay much attention to it.

However, tonight’s event did not go as smoothly as Xu Jinzhi had anticipated.

The dinner lasted from just before eight until eleven and still hadn’t ended.

Xu Jinzhi was already a bit drunk, she turned her head and glanced at Assistant Chen beside her, but to no avail, because Assistant Chen was even more intoxicated, his whole face flushed red!

Xu Jinzhi sighed; she had intended to stick it out until the end, but now she figured she might as well leave early.

Before the trip, Xie Yanchuan had reiterated repeatedly that she should not drink, especially since she had just recovered from gastroenteritis a few days ago, a promise she had readily made.

Now she had drunk, and if she ended up feeling unwell and Xie Yanchuan found out, that would be disastrous.

But just as Xu Jinzhi was about to stand up, another man with a drink in hand approached her. The man was already pretty drunk and stared at Xu Jinzhi with a dazed smile.

When Xu Jinzhi saw him, her face still wore a smile, but underneath her eyes hid a hint of barely detectable disgust.

She knew this man, who was notoriously messy in his dealings with men and women.

"Miss Xu, I always hear my dad talking about you at home, telling me to learn from you. Miss Xu, this drink is for you!" The man, drunk, stretched out his hand and brought the glass up to Xu Jinzhi’s face.

Xu Jinzhi sneered internally; ever since she took a position in the Xu Group, she had rarely heard anyone call her "Miss Xu" in a professional setting.

Xu Jinzhi just looked at the man across from her without saying a word. In the noisy private room, there was a moment of silence.

Assistant Chen, despite being quite drunk, hadn’t forgotten to try to block drinks for Xu Jinzhi, and he hurriedly tried to get up, but before he could stand, the person on the other side of Xu Jinzhi spoke up.

"Xu Tiancheng, if you’re too drunk, you should head back first." The middle-aged man, frowning, said sternly with obvious displeasure in his voice.

The middle-aged man was Hu Yuefeng, who was from the same generation as Xu Jinzhi’s father, and had a good relationship with Xu Zhen, having watched Xu Jinzhi grow up.

Xu Tiancheng turned his head to look at Hu Yuefeng, then showed an impatient expression, "Uncle Hu, I’m just having a drink with Miss Xu, what’s the matter?"

No one in the private room spoke; Xu Tiancheng scoffed coldly, then looked at Xu Jinzhi, "Miss Xu, you’re not going to be that disrespectful, right?"

"Heh," Xu Jinzhi coldly chuckled, sitting there, she casually asked, "Why should I show you respect?" 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

Any random Tom, Dick, or Harry thinks they can demand respect from her?

Xu Tiancheng’s face flushed with embarrassment; he had not expected this woman to look down on him so much, showing him no face in front of so many people!

Normally, Xu Tiancheng might have been able to endure it, but under the influence of alcohol, he felt the rage in his heart was uncontrollable.