In This Life, I Will Extremely Pamper My Short-Lived Husband-Chapter 124 Xie Yanchuan Says They Are Not Together

Chapter 124: Chapter 124 Xie Yanchuan Says They Are Not Together

By the time Xu Jinzhi got up again, it was nearly noon, and Xie Yanchuan’s figure had long since vanished from the bed.

Xu Jinzhi cursed herself while cursing Xie Yanchuan and then grumpily got out of bed to wash up.

Before Xu Jinzhi had finished washing up and gone out, Xie Yanchuan had already come to the bedroom. Against Xu Jinzhi’s angry stare, Xie Yanchuan seemed as if he didn’t even see it.

He said softly, "It’s almost time for lunch."

"So what?" Xu Jinzhi replied unenthusiastically.

Xie Yanchuan fell silent for a moment, then changed the subject, "Tonight there’s an alumni dinner, spouses are allowed, do you want to go?"

Xu Jinzhi, out of spite toward Xie Yanchuan, subconsciously wanted to refuse, "Of course—"

But before she could voice her refusal, Xu Jinzhi instantly remembered something—she hadn’t attended Xie Yanchuan’s gathering in her past life.

It had been at that party where Xie Yanchuan met his "first love," and then the rumors about Xie Yanchuan and that "first love" had spread wildly.

Although now Xu Jinzhi was well aware that it wasn’t any "first love," just thinking of someone coveting Xie Yanchuan still made her very irritated.

She had to nip this in the bud.

"Of course I’ll go, are you saying you have other family members besides me to replace me?" Xu Jinzhi glared at Xie Yanchuan, as if she would beat him up if his answer didn’t satisfy her.

What other family members could Xie Yanchuan possibly have?

Knowing that Xu Jinzhi was just looking for a quarrel, Xie Yanchuan didn’t say much more, "Let’s go, you haven’t had breakfast, better eat lunch early."

Seeing Xie Yanchuan not take the bait, Xu Jinzhi pouted and obediently followed him downstairs.

After having lunch, Xu Jinzhi sat lazily on the living room couch, fiddling with the remote control non-stop, but she couldn’t find anything she wanted to watch.

Xu Jinzhi couldn’t help but blurt out, "So boring!"

After she spoke, she subconsciously looked over at Xie Yanchuan sitting beside her.

Seeing the look Xie Yanchuan gave her, Xu Jinzhi immediately became stern, "Don’t even think about it!"

Both of them clearly understood what the "don’t even think about it" Xu Jinzhi mentioned referred to, and Xie Yanchuan couldn’t help but find it somewhat amusing, his lips curling into a slight smile.

After a while, Xie Yanchuan spoke up, "Since there’s nothing to do, why not write some couplets?"

"Write couplets?" Xu Jinzhi was somewhat curious, "Write them ourselves?"

"Mhm." Xie Yanchuan had practiced calligraphy since he was young, and though he wasn’t a professional calligrapher, the couplets for personal use at home were still decent.

"Sure." Xu Jinzhi agreed, as she could also write with a brush.

So the two of them went up to the study, where Xie Yanchuan tidied up the desk a bit and took out the red paper the maid had prepared earlier.

Xie Yanchuan wrote first, then asked if Xu Jinzhi wanted to write, so she too showed her calligraphy to Xie Yanchuan.

They both stayed in the study for quite a while. After finishing their writing, they took out the couplets to be hung up.

After hanging up the couplets and time having passed, Xu Jinzhi and Xie Yanchuan went back to their bedroom to tidy up briefly before heading out.

When they arrived at the restaurant, there were already quite a few people there. It was the first time Xie Yanchuan was attending with a spouse, thus it was only natural that both he and Xu Jinzhi became the center of attention.

Xie Yanchuan went around introducing Xu Jinzhi to everyone, and although he was worried that Xu Jinzhi might feel out of place, he turned around only to discover that Xu Jinzhi was mixing in with everyone like a fish in water, without a hint of discomfort.

She had been mingling in the marketplace for so long that her greatest skill was to "speak human when seeing humans and ghost when meeting ghosts."

Xie Yanchuan was somewhat amused at the bottom of his heart; he had been overthinking it. How could Xu Jinzhi possibly feel out of place?

The dinner went smoothly until someone rushed over in the middle of it.

Xie Yanchuan didn’t pay much attention and only greeted them politely before adopting an indifferent attitude.

But just because Xie Yanchuan didn’t care, that didn’t mean others felt the same.

For instance, Xu Jinzhi, the hastily arriving Xiang Xin, and those present who knew some of the inside story.

Xiang Xin had been watching Xie Yanchuan all the while, her eyes filled with a somewhat complex emotion, but Xie Yanchuan didn’t even spare her an extra glance.

Instead, it was the woman next to Xie Yanchuan who was looking at her. Xiang Xin glanced over at Xu Jinzhi, knowing who she was.

She was Xie Yanchuan’s new bride, the young mistress of the Xu Group.

Xiang Xin smiled gently at Xu Jinzhi.

Xu Jinzhi also smiled back at Xiang Xin.

As the dinner continued, some people began to drink too much. With the alcohol loosening tongues, they started to reminisce about their college days.

No one knew who brought it up, but the discussion shifted to Xiang Xin and the fact that she had once been in the same group as Xie Yanchuan in college.

Xie Yanchuan didn’t say much; indeed, he had been in the same group as Xiang Xin back then.

However, as the conversation continued, the speaker’s words seemed a bit off.

"Back in our class, Xiang Xin and Xie Yanchuan’s group was always top-notch. Everyone wanted to join their group."

Someone next to the man tugged at him, but he didn’t notice and kept talking.

The person beside the man, with his head down, couldn’t help but curse, "Bringing up something from so many years ago, even in front of the man’s new wife, are you sick?"

The table gradually grew quiet, except for that man who kept on talking.

Xiang Xin looked up towards Xie Linchuan, but saw Xie Yanchuan obviously wasn’t listening; only that woman was looking back at her. Xiang Xin smiled again at Xu Jinzhi.

But this time, the smile seemed much more complex.

Xu Jinzhi slightly arched an eyebrow but said nothing, just continued to listen quietly.

The man went on, "Later, they both went abroad together, and we all thought they would definitely end up together."

"Who would have thought that later on Yanchuan would come back to the country alone."

Xie Yanchuan suddenly said, "We were not together."

The private room fell completely silent, including the man who had been chattering incessantly.

Xie Yanchuan continued, "Xiang Xin and I were just classmates, and we never dated. As for what you mentioned about going abroad together, indeed, we were at the same school, but after going abroad, we lost contact."

Everyone in the private room looked at Xie Yanchuan.

Xie Yanchuan still went on, "Why would you think that Xiang Xin and I were ever together?"

He didn’t sound accusatory; he was just genuinely curious and seemed puzzled by the spread of such rumors.

Those who had once believed Xie Yanchuan and Xiang Xin were a couple now turned to look at Xiang Xin, who, it was evident, had been the source of these rumors.