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

Xie Xingchuan thought this was for the best; at least they wouldn't be a resentful couple.

Although his relationship with his second brother wasn't particularly close, they were still brothers, and his second brother had taken good care of him as a child. He sincerely hoped his brother could be happy.

About fifteen minutes later, Xu Jinzhi and Xie Yanchuan returned, and everyone in the Xie Family, except Xie Linchuan, looked at them teasingly. Xu Zhen, on the other hand, looked at Xu Jinzhi with a mixture of frustration and disappointment.

But Xu Jinzhi had a thick skin and calmly returned to his seat.

By this point, the dinner was winding down. The engagement between Xu Jinzhi and Xie Yanchuan was officially settled, and from that moment on, any public statement they made would be as an engaged couple.

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The next day.

Xu Jinzhi woke up in a daze, the bright sunshine streaming in through the window. Squinting, she grabbed her phone to check the time—it was already 7:30 in the morning.

She didn't feel like getting up, but after lying there for a while, Xu Jinzhi reluctantly rolled out of bed and staggered towards the bathroom.

Half an hour later, Xu Jinzhi came downstairs.

Xu Zhen had already finished his meal and was sitting in the living room reading the newspaper. Hearing her approach, he looked up and said, "I thought you weren't planning on going to work today."

Xu Jinzhi had woken up later than usual, and Xu Zhen thought that after her business trip and working through the weekend, it wouldn't hurt for her to take a day off.

He was ready to go to the office himself when Xu Jinzhi got up instead.

Xu Jinzhi didn't have time for breakfast, so she quickly grabbed a couple of pastries from the dining room and headed out.

"Sit down and eat properly; you're not running late," Xu Zhen said, frowning slightly at her behavior.

"There's a meeting this morning—I don't want to be late in case there's traffic," Xu Jinzhi mumbled through bites, nearly at the villa's front door by now.

Xu Zhen kept frowning but knew it was pointless to argue and didn't say anything more. He set down his newspaper and followed her out the door.

On the way to the company, Xu Zhen brought up the wedding again, "I've had someone calculate an auspicious date for your marriage. Once it's determined, we'll find a suitable time to hold it."

"Mhm," Xu Jinzhi responded, continuing to chew on the pastries.

Xu Jinzhi remembered that in her previous life, her wedding day with Xie Yanchuan was calculated using her and Xie Linchuan's birth dates.

As the wedding invitations were already sent out, there was no time to change the date. Even though she didn't want to bother, she didn't recalculate for a new day.

So in this life, with the date calculated using her and Xie Yanchuan's birth dates, would it turn out to be different?

If it was different, so be it—it would be a brand new start.

By the time she arrived at the company, Xu Jinzhi was fully recovered and quickly dived into her work mode.

The news about Xu Jinzhi and Xie Yanchuan's engagement, like a pair of wings, had already spread to related and unrelated people; everyone seemed to know.

This included Xu Jinzhi's close friend who was on a business trip abroad.

They had all been busy, and importantly, after being reborn, Xu Jinzhi hadn't thought of her best friend first, so they hadn't been in touch for a while.

When Song You called, Xu Jinzhi paused, then hurriedly answered as soon as she recognized it. Before Song You could say anything, Xu Jinzhi quickly blurted out, "I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry!"

She had forgotten about her best friend, who had been by her side for the longest time!

She deserved death for this neglect!

However, Song You simply thought Xu Jinzhi was apologizing for not telling her immediately about the engagement to Xie Yanchuan.

Song You said coldly, "I don't accept your apology. You didn't even tell me you were getting married to Xie Yanchuan—I had to hear it from someone else!"

"It's my fault, all my fault! I'll make it up to you when you come back," Xu Jinzhi groveled, even using respectful language.

"Hmph!" Song You snorted, indicating she wouldn't be so easily appeased.

Xu Jinzhi continued, "You know that rare leather bag we talked about? I'll bring it with me to pick you up when you return!"

There was a brief pause on the other end of the phone, then Song You asked in astonishment, "Wow, why are you being so considerate today? Bringing the bag to pick me up personally?"

Xu Jinzhi thought to herself that she genuinely felt sorry. In her previous life, after she was widowed and Song You divorced, they were the ones who spent the most time together!

Yet, having been reborn, she had forgotten about Song You until today's call.

The guilt made Xu Jinzhi feel wretched.

She added, "And remember that limited edition we both got? Didn't you accidentally damage yours? I'll give you mine too."

The phone went silent again, and after a few seconds, Song You asked apprehensively, "You're not hiding something bigger from me, are you?"

"It's just that I didn't tell you about the engagement right away—I'm truly sorry," Xu Jinzhi replied, sticking to her pretext instead of revealing her true thoughts.

"Is that really it?" Song You sounded skeptical.

"Really, truly!" Xu Jinzhi assured her with vehement promises.

"Well, alright, considering the sincerity of your apology, I'll forgive you," Song You said magnanimously.

"Thank you so much."

Song You couldn't help but laugh, "Enough with the small talk, there's another reason I called."

"What is it?" Xu Jinzhi straightened up slightly.

Song You continued, "Eldest Young Master He knows about your engagement now, and despite not having finished his work, he's already bought a plane ticket to come back and see you."

It had been so long that Xu Jinzhi had virtually forgotten this irrelevant person. She instinctively wanted to ask, "Who?"

But then she remembered: Eldest Young Master He, none other than He Jingyi of the He Family.

Because their names both had elements of "Jin" and "Jing," He Jingyi claimed they were fated to be together and had even made a bit of a fool of himself in his pursuit of her.

One doesn't encounter so many oddities in life easily, so Xu Jinzhi quickly remembered him.

During the silence from Xu Jinzhi, Song You burst into laughter, "You have no idea. When He Jingyi heard about your engagement, he was so agitated his eyes turned red on the spot."

"You wouldn't believe how hilarious it was. After he finished crying, he immediately started booking tickets, and no one could stop him—not even Chairman He's intervention was heeded."