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

Sure enough, the next moment Xu Zhen began to speak earnestly and kindly, "Men are the most unreliable things in this world, you must never get too caught up in emotions!"

"Does that include yourself?" Xu Jinzhi looked at her father with interest.

"Don't argue with me! I'm a man, I know men best, all men are the same, they cannot be relied upon!" Xu Zhen said, glaring.

Xu Jinzhi really found it funny, sometimes she couldn't understand the way Xu Zhen's mind worked.

But one thing Xu Jinzhi was clear about, was that whatever Xu Zhen said or did, it was just because he was worried she would get hurt.

"Okay, aren't you confident in me?" Xu Jinzhi said, half laughing and half crying.

"Who can be sure about matters of the heart?" Xu Zhen neither agreed nor disagreed, his heart was conflicted. On one hand, he hoped Xu Jinzhi could find a reliable man, on the other hand, he worried she would get hurt in love.

But no matter what Xu Zhen thought, he had reason to worry about Xu Jinzhi.

"It's getting late, you should rest early." Xu Jinzhi stood up, came beside her old father, patted him on the shoulder, and couldn't resist leaning in to hug him, "Thank you for loving me so much."

Xu Jinzhi quickly released Xu Zhen and stood up straight.

"Hmph!" Xu Zhen snorted with pride, but couldn't help but let a smile creep on his lips, "Who told you to be my daughter? Of course I should be good to you."

Xu Jinzhi didn't think there was anything in this world that was "of course," but she did not argue with Xu Zhen.

"I'm going upstairs." Saying this, she had already turned and started walking upstairs.

Xu Zhen still sat on the sofa without moving, watching his daughter walk away, smiling for no reason but a simple one: he was happy.

...

The next day.

Today, just like yesterday, Xu Jinzhi hurriedly left the company once she finished her work.

And just by coincidence, she ran into Xu Zhen as she was leaving.

Seeing the way Xu Jinzhi was, Xu Zhen knew she was about to leave the company, and his intuition told him that Xu Jinzhi's departure had nothing to do with work!

She must be going to meet Xie Yanchuan again!

Watching Xu Jinzhi's retreating back, Xu Zhen shouted with vexation, "You good-for-nothing! Is this how you handle Xie Yanchuan?"

Xu Jinzhi looked back at Xu Zhen, her face brimming with joy and not a trace of fear.

Xie Yanchuan had no class in the afternoon, but he was still at school, just in the lab. He had already agreed with Xu Jinzhi on a time, to meet directly at the restaurant.

Perhaps it was because he was constantly thinking about it, Xie Yanchuan couldn't focus all day. He had set an alarm, but still checked the time repeatedly.

When the alarm went off, Xie Yanchuan prepared to leave. A student nearby asked with curiosity, "Professor, do you have something to do later? I thought you didn't have class this afternoon."

Xie Yanchuan nodded, "Mm, some personal matters."

Since Xie Yanchuan said that, the student naturally didn't ask any further. It wasn't until Xie Yanchuan turned to leave that the female student across from him whispered, "The professor must be going on a date!"

"A date? What's going on?"

"Don't you know about the professor's love affair?"

"What? The professor is in love?"

Suddenly, the lab was abuzz with several students chattering about the previous day's events, with two of them clueless about yesterday's happenings. After hearing the scoop from those in the know, both were shocked.

Meanwhile, Xie Yanchuan packed up and left the lab, and the next moment he saw Xu Jinzhi waiting in the corridor, his eyes revealing a look of surprise.

Leaning against the railing, Xu Jinzhi looked up when she heard the door open, then, as Xie Yanchuan caught sight of her, tilted her head and waved at him with a smile.

After a brief surprise, Xie Yanchuan took a couple of steps forward, his Adam's apple bobbing and his voice tinged with a slight huskiness, "Why did you come here?"

They had already made a plan to meet at the restaurant.

"I just finished up, so I came over early." Xu Jinzhi didn't lie; she had indeed finished her work and then became bored. But once she became idle, she couldn't help but think of Xie Yanchuan.

"Sorry, I didn't know you were here." Xie Yanchuan looked at Xu Jinzhi, not sure how long she had been waiting outside.

"I just got here too." Xu Jinzhi walked over, without any intention to just stand there chatting with Xie Yanchuan, "Shall we go now, or do you have other matters to attend to?"

"We can leave now," Xie Yanchuan said.

"Then let's go. It's still early, we can watch a movie after dinner!" Xu Jinzhi said with enthusiasm.

Xie Yanchuan didn't have a chance to say much, just letting Xu Jinzhi make the arrangements.

Just as Xu Jinzhi had planned, they first had dinner, then watched a movie, and in the end, Xu Jinzhi dropped Xie Yanchuan off, just like any ordinary couple in love.

Before parting, Xu Jinzhi said somewhat gloomily, "I have to go on a business trip to G province tomorrow, I might be gone for a few days, and won't be back until Sunday afternoon."

"Mm." Xie Yanchuan nodded to show he understood.

"Do you think the bit of affection we've managed to cultivate will vanish by the time I get back from my trip?" Xu Jinzhi asked Xie Yanchuan.

Xie Yanchuan paused, unsure how to answer the question. But could he really forget these past two days because Xu Jinzhi was gone for a few days?

No.

So Xie Yanchuan told Xu Jinzhi, "No."

Xu Jinzhi seemed very pleased with Xie Yanchuan's answer and smiled at him, "I'll miss you too!"

"I…" Xie Yanchuan stammered, his cheeks reddening a bit. He hadn't meant what he said that way!

But how should he explain?

Xie Yanchuan blinked, unable to think of the right words to clarify to Xu Jinzhi.

Xu Jinzhi didn't tease him any longer, "Go back early and rest, don't stay up late. There's endless work, but you still need to relax when it's time to do so."

Xu Jinzhi left the rest unsaid, unlike in her past life when she came to an untimely end.

She didn't know what changes her rebirth would bring, after all, if such an incredible thing as rebirth could happen, what else couldn't?

She also wasn't certain she could prevent Xie Yanchuan from making the same mistakes in this life. So for now, she wanted to ease his burden so that he didn't end up with regrets in the end.