In This Life, I Will Extremely Pamper My Short-Lived Husband-Chapter 67 - Men Cant Say Theyre Almost There

Chapter 67: Chapter 67 Men Can’t Say They’re Almost There

Chapter 67 -67 Men Can’t Say They’re Almost There

Jinzhi finished tidying up simply and left the bedroom. The living room was very quiet. She looked around and then immediately spotted the breakfast prepared on the dining table.

She couldn’t help but lift the corners of her mouth, walked over to sit down, and browsed through messages on her phone while eating.

She first responded to Xie Yanchuan’s message, telling him she had woken up. However, judging by the time, Xie Yanchuan was probably in class, so Jinzhi didn’t keep messaging him to avoid disturbing.

After that, Jinzhi began dealing with some work-related things. In order to come back two days early, she had hurriedly finished all the work she could handle, leaving Assistant Chen and other subordinates to hold the fort whilst she returned home first.

But even so, there were still some issues that needed her direct attention. Now that she had some free time, Jinzhi decided to get ahead on her work.

After finishing his class, Yanchuan saw the message from Jinzhi and even he didn’t realize that upon seeing her message, he involuntarily smiled.

However, when replying to Jinzhi, Yanchuan hesitated for a moment but still decided to answer, “I’m coming back now, will be home in about twenty minutes.”

It was merely a simple sentence, yet Yanchuan felt it was somewhat ambiguous, especially the word “home.” He stared at it for a while, and the inexplicably stirring emotion in his heart gradually calmed.

He and Jinzhi were not yet married.

But they were going to be married soon, and they would eventually have a home belonging to just the two of them.

After a while with no reply from Jinzhi, Yanchuan didn’t think much of it and didn’t return to his office, instead, he directly left the school.

Just as he reached the doorstep, Yanchuan sniffed a scent, paying closer attention, it smelled like the fumes from cooking oil at home.

His movement to open the door hesitated for a moment as he wondered if Jinzhi was cooking at home.

Contemplating this, Yanchuan opened the door and the initially faint smell of smoke hit him squarely upon entry, and if that wasn’t all, he heard Jinzhi’s scream!

“Jinzhi!” Yanchuan’s heart skipped a beat, and he instinctively called out, racing towards the kitchen in a few quick steps.

At that moment, the range hood in the kitchen was on, but the air was still smoky, and whatever was in the pot was burnt to a crisp, with oil splattering everywhere.

Jinzhi, holding a spatula in her hand, had attempted several times to stir the food in the pot but was intimidated by the hot oil spattering in all directions.

Because the pot had been left unstirred, smoke was billowing out, leaving Jinzhi in a complete panic, with nothing to do but scream incessantly.

Fortunately, it was at this moment that Yanchuan arrived. He first pulled Jinzhi behind him, then quickly stepped forward to turn off the stove.

Yanchuan also checked the range hood and turned the exhaust fan up to the highest setting.

“Are you okay?” After dealing with the potential hazard in the kitchen, Yanchuan finally turned to look at Jinzhi, his face filled with concern as he asked.

Jinzhi forced a smile at Yanchuan, feeling terribly embarrassed, as if she were a joke.

Seeing that Jinzhi didn’t respond, Yanchuan stepped forward, took the spatula from her hand, and checked her arm. Her originally delicate and fair arm now showed some small red spots.

Apparently, she had been scalded by the splattered oil. It wasn’t serious, but it was somewhat prominent on Jinzhi’s fair skin.

Still, Yanchuan couldn’t help but frown as though the injury was much more severe.

“Cough, cough!” Xu Jinzhi coughed twice, using it to cover her awkwardness at that moment, “You’re back.”

Xie Yanchuan glanced at Xu Jinzhi, “Go wash up first, then apply some ointment.”

“No need, it’s nothing.” Xu Jinzhi still felt a bit embarrassed and tried to withdraw her hand.

She had wanted to try cooking a dish for Xie Yanchuan on his birthday since she had never cooked before. Knowing she wasn’t capable of preparing anything complicated, Xu Jinzhi had even searched online for a simple recipe.

Who would have known that a simple stir-fried tomato and eggs could go wrong at the very first step!

She had anticipated failure, thinking at worst she could just throw everything away and pretend as if nothing had happened.

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But now Xie Yanchuan had caught her in the act, leaving Xu Jinzhi feeling utterly embarrassed.

Xie Yanchuan didn’t speak, but led Xu Jinzhi to the kitchen counter, turned on the faucet, and then pressed the hand soap to help her wash up.

Xu Jinzhi’s heart fluttered. She looked up at Xie Yanchuan, who was now bowing his head seriously, washing her hands.

His brow was slightly furrowed, clearly worried about her.

Xu Jinzhi couldn’t help but lift the corners of her lips, standing still, letting Xie Yanchuan wash her hands.

After washing her hands, Xie Yanchuan led her out of the kitchen.

“I’ll go get the ointment,” he said, releasing Xu Jinzhi’s hand and walking over to a cabinet to retrieve the first aid kit, quickly finding the burn cream.

Xie Yanchuan applied the ointment to the spots where Xu Jinzhi had been burned by the oil.

When he looked up again, he found Xu Jinzhi staring at him intently. Xie Yanchuan blinked and tried to appear nonchalant, “You sit for a while, I’ll go prepare lunch.”

“Today’s your birthday, why don’t we go out to eat instead?” Xu Jinzhi thought of the mess in the kitchen and didn’t fancy letting Xie Yanchuan go back in.

“It’s okay, I’ll be quick.” Xie Yanchuan was used to it; when he had the time, he didn’t find cooking to be a troublesome task.

“Oh.” Xu Jinzhi initially agreed, then her lips moved slightly. Her expression was complex as if she wanted to say something more, “But…”

Xie Yanchuan had already stood up, “There’s fruit in the fridge, should I cut some up for you first?”

“No, let’s just eat later.” Xu Jinzhi declined Xie Yanchuan’s offer.

Xie Yanchuan nodded, ready to turn away when Xu Jinzhi suddenly spoke up, “Oh right, I meant to say, isn’t it said that men shouldn’t brag about being ‘quick’?”

Xie Yanchuan was initially startled, and when he realized what she meant, he couldn’t help but feel his face burning red!

He didn’t understand how Xu Jinzhi could always say such things with such a straight face.

After a brief silence, Xie Yanchuan dropped a “I’ll start cooking” and turned towards the kitchen.

But his retreating figure seemed to be fleeing in haste. Xu Jinzhi couldn’t help but laugh out loud in the living room.