In This Life, I Will Extremely Pamper My Short-Lived Husband
Chapter 90: You Can’t Bear to See Me Sad, Right?

Chapter 90: Chapter 90: You Can’t Bear to See Me Sad, Right?

"And besides, you don’t really like me," Xu Jinzhi said with a look that suggested she saw right through He Jingyi.

He Jingyi instinctively wanted to argue, but Xu Jinzhi quickly continued, "Even if you do like me, are you suffering now because your love is unrequited?"

He Jingyi looked at Xu Jinzhi with a complex expression, then slowly nodded his head.

"Then if I love Xie Yanchuan and can’t have him, wouldn’t I also be in pain?" Xu Jinzhi asked further.

He Jingyi hesitated slightly before nodding.

Xu Jinzhi pressed on, "Then, you love me, can you bear to see me in pain?"

He Jingyi shook his head.

"So, you’d be happy if I’m happy?"

He Jingyi nodded.

"Well, there you have it!" Xu Jinzhi declared with righteous indignation. "You like me, and you certainly wouldn’t want me to suffer. If I’m with Xie Yanchuan, I won’t suffer. This way, neither of us will be hurt. Isn’t that enough?"

Listening to Xu Jinzhi’s words, He Jingyi felt they were ridiculous, yet he found himself at a loss for words, actually feeling there was some reason in what she said!

"He Jingyi, in the future you will meet someone who likes you as much as you like them. Stop overthinking everything for no reason."

"That’s it then," Xu Jinzhi patted He Jingyi’s shoulder, then shook her head and left with a swagger.

He Jingyi subconsciously tried to grab Xu Jinzhi’s arm but failed to catch her, and the words he wanted to say remained unspoken, as he just stared at Xu Jinzhi, his face flushing red.

He still couldn’t understand why she simply couldn’t like him back.

Yet, He Jingyi hesitated, unlike his previous hesitations, he was just wondering, did he really want Xu Jinzhi to be as miserable as he was?

No, that wasn’t the case.

He wanted Xu Jinzhi to be well, healthy, and happy.

If she couldn’t be with Xie Yanchuan, she might suffer just like he was now. He—

He Jingyi couldn’t say he wanted Xu Jinzhi to be with Xie Yanchuan; he could only say he wanted Xu Jinzhi’s happiness.

Even if it wasn’t with him, as long as she could be happy, that would be enough.

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The midday incident didn’t affect Xu Jinzhi’s subsequent work; she was still busy and didn’t even respond to the message sent by Xie Yanchuan.

Around noon, Xu Jinzhi quickly had something to eat with her colleagues and returned to the hotel.

They hadn’t yet entered the hotel lobby when they saw from a distance a group wrestling each other in the lobby, and it was unclear what they were doing.

Upon getting a bit closer, Xu Jinzhi realized that these were employees of He Group, and they seemed to be trying to hold back He Jingyi.

At that moment, He Jingyi, despite being held by several He Group employees, was fiercely struggling and continuously muttering to let him go.

Xu Jinzhi couldn’t help but frown. Had He Jingyi gone mad?

At this moment, as Xu Jinzhi and her party needed to pass through the hotel lobby, they didn’t exactly run into them face-to-face, but the He Group employees all saw Xu Jinzhi.

Yet, on seeing Xu Jinzhi, they all had expressions of utter despair, as if she were some huge trouble.

He Jingyi quickly spotted Xu Jinzhi as well, initially stunned and seemingly unsure if Xu Jinzhi had really arrived or if he was mistaken.

At first, Xu Jinzhi was puzzled by the expressions of several He Group employees, ignorant as to what kind of "Ghost" stuff they were up to. However, once He Jingyi looked at her, Xu Jinzhi suddenly understood a bit.

A moment of stupor later, Xu Jinzhi indifferently retracted her gaze and quickened her pace to leave, but it was still a step too late.

"Jinzhi!" He Jingyi yelled loudly.

Almost everyone in the hotel lobby heard it, but Xu Jinzhi pretended not to hear and sped up her pace.

"Jinzhi, wait for me!" He Jingyi shouted as he headed toward Xu Jinzhi.

But He Jingyi was held back tightly by employees of He Group and couldn’t get through. However, He Jingyi didn’t give up; he exerted all his strength to break free from the people restraining him.

His face, already flushed from drinking, now throbbed with bulging veins.

"Mr. He, calm down a bit!" an employee advised.

Yet it was futile. He Jingyi simply couldn’t hear them, his heart and eyes filled only with Xu Jinzhi.

Seeing that Xu Jinzhi was getting farther and farther away, and he couldn’t get closer, He Jingyi cried out heart-wrenchingly, "Jinzhi, why don’t you like me?"

Xu Jinzhi heard this and felt silently exasperated, wondering for the first time why the hotel lobby had to be so big and why she hadn’t reached the elevator yet.

Seeing that Xu Jinzhi was ignoring him, He Jingyi, overwhelmed with grief, cried out seconds later, "Jinzhi! You must be happy!"

"If Xie Yanchuan dares to mistreat you, you must tell me. I won’t let him off!"

Xu Jinzhi had reached the elevator, irritably pressing the button, but the two elevators on either side were not at her floor, prompting another silent rant from Xu Jinzhi.

What a trashy hotel not to install a couple more elevators.

"Jinzhi, I will always wait for you right here. Whenever you turn back, I will definitely be here!"

"Jinzhi! You must be happy!"

As He Jingyi continued to cry and scream, the employees of He Group were on the verge of collapse, yet they couldn’t just abandon He Jingyi.

Until the elevator finally arrived on the ground floor, Xu Jinzhi hurriedly entered, waiting for several colleagues to come in before quickly closing the door.

As the elevator doors closed, He Jingyi’s voice was cut off, allowing Xu Jinzhi to finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Suddenly unable to restrain a giggle in the elevator, everyone looked at the person who laughed, including Xu Jinzhi, who also shot a cold glance at the offender.

That person had no choice but to tightly purse their lips, no longer letting themselves laugh.

Xu Jinzhi turned away, inwardly speechless about He Jingyi’s behavior tonight, marking this as the first time she had ever felt so embarrassed in her life!

Fuming, she returned to her room. Checking the time, it was already the wee hours. She wondered if Xie Yanchuan was asleep.

After pondering, she decided to send a message to Xie Yanchuan, and the next moment, Xie Yanchuan’s video call came through.

Xu Jinzhi immediately answered the video call, beaming with joy.

From the background, it seemed Xie Yanchuan had just taken a bath and was in his bedroom now; the two chatted briefly about unimportant matters.

Since it was very late, they didn’t talk much and soon hung up the phone.

Yet regarding the incident with He Jingyi, Xu Jinzhi didn’t tell Xie Yanchuan, not for any particular reason but simply because she didn’t take it to heart herself.