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

Chapter 21: Chapter 21: What Does Xu Jinzhi Like About Himself? Chapter 21: Chapter 21: What Does Xu Jinzhi Like About Himself? It was a kiss as fleeting as a dragonfly skimming the water’s surface, and then Xu Jinzhi leaned in close to Xie Yanchuan’s ear. She lowered her voice and said, “I only like you.”

Getting married to Xie Yanchuan in her previous life was indeed due to circumstances beyond her control, but she didn’t harbor any feelings for Xie Linchuan, only anger at him for causing her, and the Xu family, to lose face.

Moreover, Xie Yanchuan was unaware of their past life’s affairs, so Xu Jinzhi didn’t feel guilty in the slightest when she said those words to him.

Xu Jinzhi then stood upright again, smiling at Xie Yanchuan with a face as lovely as peach blossoms, causing Xie Yanchuan to stand there stunned, staring at her in shock, completely unsure of how to respond.

Xu Jinzhi was quite pleased by Xie Yanchuan’s expression. With an enchanting smile, she said, “Let’s go.”

Before Xie Yanchuan could even react, Xu Jinzhi had already taken out her car keys, walked around to the driver’s side, and opened the door to get in.

As Xu Jinzhi started the engine, Xie Yanchuan finally snapped back to reality, his heart pounding fast, as if it were about to leap out of his chest.

Xie Yanchuan felt this was the most nerve-wracking moment he had ever lived through.

Xu Jinzhi had kissed him!

Watching Xu Jinzhi ready in the car, Xie Yanchuan feigned composure as he opened the passenger door and sat down.

“It’s still early. Should we go for a drive?” asked Xu Jinzhi.

“Sure,” said Xie Yanchuan.

Xu Jinzhi nodded and drove away from the company.

“As for why I dislike Xie Linchuan, there’s no particular reason, mainly his personality.”

“You know he has a girlfriend, right?” Xu Jinzhi glanced at Xie Yanchuan before quickly returning her focus to the road ahead.

Since Xu Jinzhi was occupied with driving and wasn’t looking at Xie Yanchuan, he finally dared to look at her and quietly nodded in response, “Mhm.”

Although his relationship with his family wasn’t close, Xie Yanchuan was aware of Xie Linchuan having a girlfriend, who was a celebrity. However, their family disapproved of them being together.

“I don’t just dislike Xie Linchuan, I also dislike that woman. After we get married, if Xie Linchuan also marries that woman, you’re not going to ask me to get along with them, are you?”

Even though she knew Xie Yanchuan wouldn’t ask her to do so, Xu Jinzhi still pretended to be ignorant and questioned him.

Xie Yanchuan thought they probably wouldn’t end up married, but no one could be certain about the future; he followed Xu Jinzhi’s line of thought for a moment.

After a pause, Xie Yanchuan replied, “I won’t ask you to live in harmony with her, but it would be best not to cause any strife. If it’s their issue, you can have an opinion, and I will stand by you.”

“So you don’t unconditionally stand by me?” Xu Jinzhi looked at Xie Yanchuan with a slight sense of grievance while they stopped at a red light.

“I…” Xie Yanchuan was at a loss for words, not knowing what to say. He was on her side, but if the problem was on Xu Jinzhi’s end, then he…

Xie Yanchuan felt he shouldn’t say something against his conscience, and he couldn’t do such a thing.

“Hmph!” Xu Jinzhi mocked, “I would stand by you unconditionally.”

Xie Yanchuan was taken aback, already uncertain of how to respond to Xu Jinzhi, and her words left him feeling even more at a loss, with a fleeting sense inside that he had somehow let down Xu Jinzhi.

Xu Jinzhi kept driving, occasionally glancing at Xie Yanchuan with her peripheral vision. Seeing his slightly frustrated expression, she couldn’t help but laugh inwardly.

Surely, he became much more interesting with some downtime. In her past life, she was always too busy with work to have time to tease Xie Yanchuan.

Xie Yanchuan had by now completely forgotten the sense of loss that the failed experiment had brought him; his mind was fully occupied with the thought that Xu Jinzhi could unconditionally stand by his side, so why couldn’t he stand by hers unconditionally?

Before he could figure that out, he couldn’t help but recall the image of Xu Jinzhi kissing him, and for a moment, Xie Yanchuan involuntarily furrowed his brows.

Xie Yanchuan had never been in love before, and when he knew he was going to marry Xu Jinzhi, his initial thought was it was no big deal.

It was just a business marriage, after all, and they had no affection between them; as long as they respected each other and led a calm life, it would be fine.

Of course, he knew Xu Jinzhi was a formidable career woman, and perhaps even mutual respect might feel like too much of a hassle to her. In which case, they could just live separate lives without disturbing each other.

But now, Xu Jinzhi’s various actions clearly didn’t seem to be aligned with mutual respect or non-interference!

Xie Yanchuan believed that Xu Jinzhi wasn’t marrying him because of Xie Linchuan; after all, putting all her actions together only led Xie Yanchuan to one conclusion.

That was that Xu Jinzhi must like him!

When this answer emerged in Xie Yanchuan’s mind, he abruptly turned his head to look at Xu Jinzhi, who was driving. The disbelief in his eyes was even more apparent than when Xu Jinzhi had kissed him.

“What’s the matter?” Xu Jinzhi noticed Xie Yanchuan’s gaze, turned her head to see his shocked expression, and casually asked.

“It’s nothing,” Xie Yanchuan feigned calmness and shook his head.

Xu Jinzhi didn’t keep pressing the issue.

Later on, whether they were shopping or dining, Xie Yanchuan was somewhat distracted the whole time.

He was wondering, did Xu Jinzhi like him?

And what did she like about him?

Afterward, it was still Xu Jinzhi who drove Xie Yanchuan back to his neighborhood.

The car stopped at the entrance of the neighborhood, and Xie Yanchuan unfastened his seatbelt, preparing to get out of the car.

Xu Jinzhi couldn’t resist teasing Xie Yanchuan, “Are you planning to leave just like that?”

Xie Yanchuan was startled, looking at Xu Jinzhi somewhat bewilderedly, “Is there anything else?”

Xu Jinzhi suddenly leaned toward Xie Yanchuan’s side. Because of the seatbelt, or perhaps because Xu Jinzhi deliberately controlled herself, she stopped at a very close distance to Xie Yanchuan without making direct contact.

Xie Yanchuan instinctively tried to move back, but he had no space to retreat, so he could only sit there stunned. There was a moment of panic in his eyes, but looking at Xu Jinzhi, he couldn’t say anything.

Xu Jinzhi smiled slyly, “Aren’t you going to give me a goodbye kiss?”

Xie Yanchuan’s eyes blinked, and his Adam’s apple moved as he swallowed hard. Then, somewhat frantically, he said, “Be safe going back.”

While saying that, Xie Yanchuan had already undone his seatbelt, reached over to open the car door, and pushed Xu Jinzhi aside a little before hastily getting out of the car, as if somewhat fleeing in panic.

Once Xie Yanchuan was out of the car, he saw Xu Jinzhi inside still looking at him with a smiling face, “Drive safely.”

Watching Xie Yanchuan like this, Xu Jinzhi couldn’t help but laugh out loud; Xie Yanchuan seemed a bit embarrassed, but he still stood there, watching Xu Jinzhi in the car.