In This Life, I Will Extremely Pamper My Short-Lived Husband-Chapter 116: Fearing Their Sibling Rivalry Over the Inheritance
Chapter 116: Chapter 116: Fearing Their Sibling Rivalry Over the Inheritance
Besides, He Shuying didn’t say much else, after all, when all was said and done, Lin Chu was just an outsider.
That matter didn’t really affect the Xie Family, there was absolutely no need to fret over an outsider.
As for whether Liang Shiyu would continue to associate with Lin Chu, He Shuying thought Liang Shiyu wasn’t stupid enough to do so.
Thus, He Shuying didn’t say much else.
But Liang Shiyu had complicated feelings at this moment. She hung her head slightly, not daring to look at Xu Jinzhi or Xu Zhen, fearing that she might accidentally meet their eyes.
Because Liang Shiyu knew that Xu Zhen and Xu Jinzhi must have known that the person Lin Chu schemed against was Xu Zhen!
It’s just that the plan had not succeeded yet.
Lin Chu had sworn to her before that she was carrying Xu Zhen’s child, but now it turned into another man’s child.
Liang Shiyu didn’t know what was going on, but she still scolded Lin Chu thoroughly in her heart.
At the same time, she felt some regret. Initially, she hadn’t thought much of it and didn’t know this matter could also affect her.
As her "good best friend," if Lin Chu did anything disgraceful, although it really wouldn’t affect Liang Shiyu herself much, it could influence the Xie Family’s impression of her.
They were originally dissatisfied with her past in the entertainment industry.
Liang Shiyu felt regret deep in her heart; even though she had prepared to be scolded before coming, she was still feeling very uncomfortable.
Moreover, there was another thing Liang Shiyu didn’t mention; she was also the Xie Family’s eldest daughter-in-law, and although today’s event invited Xu Zhen, it didn’t extend an invitation to her own parents!
Although the occasion wasn’t overly formal, in Liang Shiyu’s view, this was still improper.
Liang Shiyu felt they simply didn’t value her.
But no matter how many thoughts Liang Shiyu had in her heart, no one cared.
Xie Linchuan only thought Liang Shiyu was downcast because of Lin Chu’s matter, and he didn’t comfort her either, because he thought it best not to contact someone like Lin Chu anymore.
It wasn’t until after everyone had dinner in the evening that they each went their separate ways.
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The next day.
Xu Jinzhi didn’t go to work today either, as there was a birthday party to attend in the evening. After lunch, she went back to her bedroom to rest for a while.
When the scheduled stylist arrived at the villa, Xu Jinzhi got up and started to select an appropriate gown. Several gowns lay before Xu Jinzhi, leaving her indecisive for a moment.
Seeing Xie Yanchuan nearby, an idea struck Xu Jinzhi, and she directly called him over, "Which of these gowns do you think suits me?"
Xie Yanchuan went over to look at the gowns and eventually chose a beige one, then looked at Xu Jinzhi and asked, "How about this one?"
The beige, square-necked long dress had no extra embellishments, its design simple and elegant, but it wasn’t particularly outstanding.
In fact, all the gowns were of a conventional type, not plain or lackluster, but they also wouldn’t upstage the host.
"Let’s go with this one," Xu Jinzhi said, turning to the staff nearby.
"Okay," the staff member responded. Subsequently, someone collected the other dresses, and another person came to start Xu Jinzhi’s makeup. Everything proceeded in an orderly fashion.
By the time Xu Jinzhi had finished her makeup and changed into her evening gown, there was still time to spare. The makeup artist went to help Xie Yanchuan get ready. Xie Yanchuan had already changed his clothes; he didn’t need makeup—just a simple tidying up of his hair was enough.
The kitchen was already prepared for dinner, and Xu Jinzhi, taking Xie Yanchuan with her, went to the dining room to eat first.
After all, it was hard to eat anything at a banquet, and even if there was food, Xu Jinzhi wouldn’t have time to eat.
By the time they arrived at the Yan Family’s place, there were already many luxury cars parked outside the Yan Family’s villa—it was clear they were all there to attend Old Sir Yan’s birthday party.
The younger generation of the Yan Family welcomed the guests at the door. When they saw Xu Jinzhi, they all smiled warmly, exchanged a few simple pleasantries, and then told Xu Jinzhi where Old Sir Yan was. Then she and Xie Yanchuan moved on.
"Let’s go greet Old Sir Yan first. There might be some people you don’t know; I’ll introduce you," said Xu Jinzhi in a low voice.
Xie Yanchuan just nodded, not saying much.
When Xu Jinzhi went over, Old Sir Yan was already surrounded by quite a few people, and a round of greetings began.
Xu Jinzhi introduced Xie Yanchuan to everyone and continued chatting with them.
It wasn’t until even more people came to greet Old Sir Yan that Xu Jinzhi and Xie Yanchuan moved on to another place, but even so, Xu Jinzhi didn’t have a moment to rest.
Xie Suian and He Shuying were also at the party that evening, while Xie Linchuan came alone—after all, it was better for Liang Shiyu to be careful now since she was pregnant.
The Yan Family had a longstanding relationship with the Xie Family and, given that Old Sir Yan was an elder of Xie Suian, the conversation tended to be even more relaxed.
"That girl Jinzhi is really something," Old Sir Yan remarked while watching Xu Jinzhi converse with others in the distance.
Xie Suian agreed, "Yes, she’s really capable; she doesn’t miss a beat."
Old Sir Yan turned to Xie Suian, "What were you thinking back then? The eldest son is the heir, but you found such a capable daughter-in-law for the second son."
Old Sir Yan left the rest unsaid, but Xie Suian, the sly fox, understood perfectly.
He was worried the two brothers would end up fighting over the family fortune.
Xie Suian shook his head, "Yanchuan isn’t that sort of person. As for that girl..."
Xie Suian found it a bit funny, "She’s not interested in such things from the Xie Family."
If Xu Jinzhi had been interested in the Xie Family company from the beginning, she certainly wouldn’t have chosen Xie Yanchuan—after all, he’d laid it out pretty clearly for her.
And he wasn’t oblivious to the fact that Xu Zhen, the old guy, had once considered having Yanchuan marry into his family!
Who knows what Xu Zhen and his daughter Jinzhi discussed, but in the end, Xu Zhen never mentioned anything about marrying in.
But now, looking at his sons Xie Linchuan and Xie Yanchuan, Xie Suian felt a complexity in his heart—he actually began to doubt whether his decision back then had been the right one.
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After New Year’s Day was over, Xu Jinzhi got busy again; after all, in just over a month, it would be the Lunar New Year, and now was the busiest time for the company.
Xie Yanchuan wasn’t as busy as Xu Jinzhi, especially now that the school was preparing for winter vacation, so Xie Yanchuan focused his attention on the laboratory.
Until one day in late January, Xu Jinzhi wrapped up some end-of-year tasks.
Suddenly, she remembered she had somewhat neglected Xie Yanchuan recently.
Xie Yanchuan was a peculiar person; if you had free time and sought him out, even if he didn’t have time, he would respond as much as possible. But if you were busy and ignored him, he wouldn’t bother you.
