In This Life, I Will Extremely Pamper My Short-Lived Husband-Chapter 81: Apologizing Over the Phone

But Xie Linchuan was very clear in his heart that there would still be some rumors and gossip, but there was nothing he could do about it.

And even if Liang Shiyu hadn’t been pregnant when she married him, those people who wanted to say something unpleasant would still find something to say.

Liang Shiyu didn’t know what else she could do, after all, the Xie Family made it clear that they didn’t care about the matter—it was their loss of face, but they didn’t care!

And when she and Xie Linchuan went to discuss the matter with Xu Jinzhi, the attitude on the other end also left no room for negotiation.

After a long silence, Liang Shiyu lowered her head, her voice reluctant and tinged with a hint of a sob, "Okay."

Seeing this, Xie Linchuan felt even worse on the inside and, in the end, could only hold Liang Shiyu, "I’m sorry, you’ve been wronged."

Liang Shiyu sniffled, "As long as I can be with you, I don’t care anymore."

Xie Linchuan held Liang Shiyu even tighter, his remorse for her having reached its peak, and he said, "We will definitely be happy!"

"Mm."

No one else knew that the two had already decided to get married before Xu Jinzhi and Xie Yanchuan’s wedding, except for themselves.

And Xu Jinzhi had already chosen several types of bridal bouquets, hesitating over which to choose, she directly sent the pictures to Xie Yanchuan to help her decide.

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Within two days, Xu Jinzhi had already learned about Xie Linchuan’s wedding preparations.

Because an acquaintance who was a business partner had privately asked Xu Jinzhi whether the wedding being planned by the Xie Family was for Xie Linchuan or Xie Yanchuan, and even asked her which young master of the Xie Family she was marrying.

Xu Jinzhi just laughed, but after laughing, she started to urgently dispel the rumors—she had absolutely nothing to do with Xie Linchuan!

If this reached Xie Linchuan’s ears, he would definitely be unhappy.

That night, Xu Jinzhi called Xie Yanchuan to tell him about the situation.

The reason for the call was because Xu Jinzhi had returned to the old Xu Family home that day.

During a meeting in the daytime, Xu Zhen had specifically asked Xu Jinzhi whether she had forgotten that she still had a family!

To placate her father, Xu Jinzhi went straight home in Xu Zhen’s car after work.

On the phone, Xie Yanchuan spoke in a calm tone, "I know."

"The arrangements are so grand that even you know about it," Xu Jinzhi was a little surprised, since Xie Yanchuan’s social circle was entirely different from theirs.

Xie Yanchuan said, "My older brother called me and said it was to apologize for the previous incident, asking me not to take it to heart."

Xu Jinzhi was speechless, "If he really thought he shouldn’t have done it, then such a thing wouldn’t have happened in the first place."

The repeated efforts to do such a thing and then the pretentious apologies after failing to succeed left Xu Jinzhi speechless.

Xie Yanchuan didn’t say much, his stance on the matter had been clear from the beginning.

As for whether his older brother’s apology was sincere, he didn’t care.

"Poor Jinzhi," Xu Jinzhi sighed, then assertively said, "Don’t worry, from now on, with me around, no one can bully you."

"Mm," Xie Yanchuan responded lightly, his feelings unclear, but feeling an inexplicable joy.

The two talked for a long time, and it was with reluctance that Xu Jinzhi prepared to hang up, but soon after ending the call, she quickly fell asleep.

On the other hand, Xie Yanchuan felt somewhat unused to the situation and didn’t fall asleep until late into the night.

In the following days, Xu Jinzhi became quite busy. Consequently, her attention towards Xie Yanchuan diminished greatly, and she didn’t visit him.

Though they exchanged messages, neither brought up the matter.

Xie Yanchuan actually wanted to ask, but he still felt unaccustomed to doing so and in the end, he didn’t have the nerve to ask and let the matter be for the time being.

But by the afternoon of that Friday, when Xie Yanchuan had finished his last class of the week and returned to his office, he held his phone, looking a bit solemn.

Yet he couldn’t help but type a message in his chat with Xu Jinzhi, "I’m cooking tonight, do you want to have dinner together?"

It was a simple message, which Xie Yanchuan hesitated over several times, but his longing to see Xu Jinzhi overcame the last bit of awkwardness, and he successfully sent it.

From the moment the message was sent, Xie Yanchuan’s heart was filled with trepidation, unsure of what kind of reply he would receive from Xu Jinzhi.

But one minute passed, then two, and even as five minutes ticked away, there was no reply from Xu Jinzhi.

Xie Yanchuan’s heart, initially restless, gradually calmed down.

Looking at the time, it was almost five o’clock; he decided to go grocery shopping first in case Xu Jinzhi would later agree, and he hadn’t prepared anything.

Xu Jinzhi had just returned to her office after an argument, her expression dark, as if everyone owed her something.

When she casually placed her phone on the desk, the screen lit up, and with an inadvertent glance, she saw a WeChat message.

So she picked up her phone again and saw Xie Yanchuan’s message.

Her previously irritable mood immediately eased, but she really didn’t have time tonight, having just returned from an altercation that had arisen because of someone else’s work mistake, right?

So Xu Jinzhi had to work overtime that night to ensure she could attend the summit in a couple of days, which meant she had to decline Xie Yanchuan.

On the phone, Xie Yanchuan’s brief silence was followed by a heavy affirmation.

Xu Jinzhi could already picture Xie Yanchuan, a person so stubborn, who had been holding back for so many days, and had mustered up the courage to invite her, only to be rejected by her.

She really couldn’t bear to see Xie Yanchuan feel wronged.

So Xu Jinzhi said, "I can’t join you for dinner tonight, but how about I come find you after I’m done with my work?"

"After you’re done?" Xie Yanchuan was a bit puzzled, seemingly wanting to know how long that "after" would be.

Xu Jinzhi said, "By twelve at the latest, I’ll definitely come over!"

"Tonight?" Xie Yanchuan’s previously dimmed mood flared up again.

"Mm!" Xu Jinzhi quickly affirmed.

"Good," Xie Yanchuan couldn’t help but lift the corners of his mouth.

"I won’t talk anymore; I need to get back to work," the sound of knocking came through, and Xu Jinzhi quickly said her last words to Xie Yanchuan.

Before Xie Yanchuan could say anything, the call had already ended, but the smile on his face remained undisguised.

The office building was still lit on several floors as night fell, Xu Jinzhi continued toiling in her office, and there were still people working outside.

The sound of knocking came again, Xu Jinzhi’s voice was clear and cold, without lifting her head she said, "Come in."