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

Chapter 26: Chapter 26 Can you do me a favor? Chapter 26: Chapter 26 Can you do me a favor? Xie Yanchuan felt both embarrassed and as if he wanted to hold onto his “dignity.” His Adam’s apple bobbed, and he feigned nonchalance, “That won’t happen.”

“Is that so?” Xu Jinzhi had already sat back down, but the expression on her face suggested she didn’t quite believe him.

Xie Yanchuan’s cheeks flushed even redder, looking at Xu Jinzhi as if he was a bit angry. How could she say such a thing?

Little did he know, the more he reacted this way, the more Xu Jinzhi found it amusing.

Eventually, Xie Yanchuan really had no other choice but to lower his gaze. He didn’t speak and seemed to carry a hint of anger.

Xu Jinzhi tried not to laugh, but she couldn’t help it. After all, in her previous life, Xie Yanchuan indeed drank too much at their wedding. That night, the newlyweds had a very innocent night.

Back then, she didn’t feel much for Xie Yanchuan and didn’t think much of it. It was only later, as their relationship gradually improved, that Xie Yanchuan would occasionally think back to that incident with persistent regret.

Her “friendly” reminder to Xie Yanchuan now was simply hoping he wouldn’t have any regrets this time, right?

Xie Yanchuan should have been thankful to her.

Time passed, bit by bit, and only a few dishes were left scattered on the table. Overall, they had basically finished eating.

Xie Yanchuan, who had been somewhat tipsy, had now sobered up. In contrast, Xu Jinzhi was the one who’d had a bit too much to drink, sitting there, continually staring at Xie Yanchuan, with an unabating silly smile.

Xie Yanchuan was also looking at Xu Jinzhi. He still wasn’t accustomed to being stared at so intently, yet he always felt that Xu Jinzhi’s gaze on him was different from that of others.

He couldn’t help but keep looking at Xu Jinzhi, as if he wanted to understand the emotions hidden in the depths of her eyes.

In a moment of eye contact, Xu Jinzhi suddenly leaned toward Xie Yanchuan, then reached out and hugged him!

For a split second, Xie Yanchuan froze, not moving an inch.

His heart raced very fast. He even knew that at this moment, he should be pushing Xu Jinzhi away. But it was as if he had been enchanted, his entire being just stunned.

Xu Jinzhi, holding Xie Yanchuan, sighed gently and said with a tone of helplessness, “You, why is your luck just so bad?”

An accident took it all away.

Back then, Xie Yanchuan had just published a new thesis and was a rising star in the medical world.

Their relationship had been getting better, and they were even expecting their second baby.

Everything was supposed to get better.

“Ah!” Xu Jinzhi sighed deeply. Even though she had been reborn, she still felt a sense of regret.

Xie Yanchuan didn’t know what Xu Jinzhi was sighing about. He asked instinctively, “What bad luck?”

But Xu Jinzhi didn’t answer that question. She was indeed a bit groggy, but her reason remained intact, aware of what she could and couldn’t say.

So Xie Yanchuan didn’t press the issue any further.

It was a while before Xu Jinzhi finally let go of Xie Yanchuan, “The driver is almost here, let’s go out.”

Half an hour ago, Xu Jinzhi had already informed the driver to come and pick her up. Calculating the time, it should be about now.

“Mhm.” Xie Yanchuan nodded, and then reached out to help Xu Jinzhi.

Stepping out of the apartment building, Xu Jinzhi felt a breeze that seemed to clear her head, and the two of them walked shoulder to shoulder toward the exit.

The Driver hadn’t arrived yet, so they stood at the entrance of the neighborhood, waiting.

Suddenly, Xu Jinzhi turned to Xie Yanchuan and asked, “Xie Yanchuan, can you grant me a request?”

“What request?” Xie Yanchuan inquired.

After a moment of thought, Xu Jinzhi said, “To put it simply, it’s a promise. There’s only one chance, which is that no matter what condition I propose at the time, you must agree to it!”

Xie Yanchuan was a cautious man, and he did not immediately agree to Xu Jinzhi’s request, for he did not know what she might ask him to do. What if it were something he couldn’t manage?

While thinking this over, Xie Yanchuan was preparing to express his thoughts, but upon seeing the look in Xu Jinzhi’s eyes, all his words were stuck in his throat, and he had no idea what to say.

It seemed he simply couldn’t refuse Xu Jinzhi.

They looked at each other for a long time, and Xie Yanchuan said softly, “Alright.”

Xu Jinzhi’s face lit up with a smile.

Though she was uncertain what changes life would bring, Xu Jinzhi still remembered the accident that caused Xie Yanchuan to leave her. If this life turned out like her last, she was determined to prevent it from happening.

Seeing Xu Jinzhi smile relaxed Xie Yanchuan considerably.

It was not until the Driver arrived and Xu Jinzhi got into the car to leave that Xie Yanchuan turned and went back into the apartment.

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After Labor Day, Xie Yanchuan immersed himself again in the laboratory, and Xu Jinzhi also started to get busy with work.

In the morning, Xu Jinzhi went to Xie Group to discuss business matters. As she was getting ready to leave, she saw a familiar figure in the parking lot.

Xu Jinzhi glanced subconsciously, but it seemed the other person had also seen her and instinctively shielded the woman alighting from the car behind him.

After briefly locking eyes with the assistant, Xu Jinzhi coolly withdrew her gaze and walked towards her own car.

As she left, sitting in the car, Xu Jinzhi watched the two people hurry toward the elevator, wearing an expression that carried a hint of mockery.

Xu Jinzhi knew the assistant, who worked for Liang Shiyu, and Liang Shiyu was Xie Linchuan’s ex-girlfriend, no, currently ex-girlfriend, but in the future, she would be Xie Linchuan’s wife.

In her previous life, she had been disgusted to no end by Xie Linchuan and Liang Shiyu, so even in this life, before their lives had become entangled, Xu Jinzhi still disliked the two.

However, Xu Jinzhi didn’t dwell on this minor episode and went straight back to Xu Family.

What Xu Jinzhi hadn’t expected was to see Liang Shiyu again in the afternoon, and it was in Xu Group where she encountered her.

Xu Jinzhi herself was a little surprised, did this happen in her last life?

Perhaps not?

Otherwise, how could it be that she only found out about Xie Linchuan and his ex-girlfriend’s entanglement right before their wedding?

This time, when Xu Jinzhi looked at them, the assistant didn’t continue to block Liang Shiyu. Instead, she looked at Xu Jinzhi with a bit of surprise, seemingly recalling the incident at the parking lot earlier in the day.

Likewise, Liang Shiyu turned her gaze to Xu Jinzhi, even nodding and smiling at her, indicating Xu Jinzhi understood that Liang Shiyu knew who she was, and it was even possible she knew about her nearly-engaged relationship with Xie Linchuan.

Xu Jinzhi raised her eyebrows subtly but made no further move, walking past Liang Shiyu.