Chapter 168: Chapter 168: Elevator Plunges Rapidly Chapter 168: Chapter 168: Elevator Plunges Rapidly Xu Jinzhi looked at Xie Yanchuan, unaware that this bottle of perfu held so many thoughts for him; she simply thought about how Xie Yanchuan wished for her to rember the beauty of their wedding.
What about their last life?
Their wedding in that last life had been far from beautiful.
Xu Jinzhi was never one to regret her actions, except when it ca to Xie Yanchuan, where she always found herself regretting.
If Xie Yanchuan hadn’t passed away early, she might not have rembered constantly, but it was precisely his early death that left her unable to let go.
Everything had started over again, but even though they had restarted, she still couldn’t help but think, why hadn’t she been nicer to Xie Yanchuan in their past life?
Xie Yanchuan had been so good.
A naless emotion welled up from the bottom of Xu Jinzhi’s heart, magnified endlessly, making her feel the heat in her eyes well up involuntarily.
Xu Jinzhi felt like she was about to cry. She quickly leaned over and kissed Xie Yanchuan, whispering, “Thank you for the gift, I really like it.”
Yet, the mory of that day was deeply imprinted in her mind, so clear that she didn’t need the sa fragrance to rember it.
Xie Yanchuan faintly sensed that sothing was slightly off with Xu Jinzhi’s emotions. Seeing the slight redness in her eyes, he felt a twinge of nervousness and wanted to ask her what was wrong, but Xu Jinzhi just smiled at him.
So Xie Yanchuan didn’t ask anything further and simply smiled back at Xu Jinzhi.
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In late December, City A welcod the first snowfall of the year.
As Xu Jinzhi left the villa and got into the car, she dared not run; after all, it had snowed, and even though the snow on the ground had been cleared, Xu Jinzhi still walked cautiously, worried she might slip.
Once Xu Jinzhi had gotten into the car, she couldn’t help shaking her head as if she’d been in the cold wind for a long ti.
Xie Yanchuan reached out and took Xu Jinzhi’s hand, finding it ice-cold; he held it for quite a while until it ward up.
They remained hand in hand until they reached the company. Only then did Xie Yanchuan let go of her hand, watching as Xu Jinzhi went into the company building before instructing the driver to drive away.
Inside the building, as Xu Jinzhi walked in, she encountered many colleagues, all of whom greeted Xu Jinzhi cordially.
However, now that Xu Jinzhi’s belly was clearly showing, most colleagues were cautious about not accidentally bumping into her, maintaining a certain distance even while greeting her.
Fortunately, Xu Jinzhi no longer took the elevator with them; otherwise, given the morning rush, no one would dare to squeeze into the elevator.
Xu Jinzhi politely greeted her colleagues, then took out her work ID and directly swiped it to open another elevator.
The elevator was already on the first floor, and it opened imdiately upon her swipe.
Xu Jinzhi was accompanied by a bodyguard, but generally, once at the company, the bodyguard would wait downstairs. After all, Xu Jinzhi’s safety could be ensured within the company.
Thus, the bodyguard wouldn’t constantly stay by Xu Jinzhi’s side while in the company; he only followed her when she left the company midway and occasionally ran errands for her.
Now, as the elevator opened, the bodyguard held the door for Xu Jinzhi to enter and waited until the elevator doors closed before turning to sit and wait in the lobby.
As the elevator ascended, Xu Jinzhi casually took out her phone to look at it, then inadvertently glanced at the floor display. Since she was the only one in the elevator, it naturally seed faster.
Just as the elevator was about to reach her floor, Xu Jinzhi prepared to exit.
However, for so reason, Xu Jinzhi felt that today’s elevator was a bit sluggish in responding—it hadn’t opened when it should have.
A very ominous premonition suddenly surged in Xu Jinzhi’s heart, and she imdiately reached out to press the elevator’s ergency button.
But just as Xu Jinzhi’s hand reached out, the elevator began to descend rapidly!
Xu Jinzhi’s heart instantly raced, and the sudden sensation of weightlessness made it hard for her to even stand steadily; she hurriedly reached out to grab the elevator’s handrail.
But at this very mont, she had no ti to react otherwise; Xu Jinzhi could only press all the floor buttons in the elevator, relying on her basic knowledge.
Yet the elevator continued to plumt rapidly!
Xu Jinzhi trembled all over, her hands gripping the handrail tightly.
Xie Yanchuan had just instructed the driver to drive, just when the car had left for a mont, Xie Yanchuan suddenly felt an unexplained unease—there was no reason he could think of for this feeling.
Glancing around, Xie Yanchuan saw a small bag set aside; he was slightly startled. It was for Xu Jinzhi.
It was specially prepared by a housekeeper for Xu Jinzhi because she would occasionally feel hungry. The house had thoughtfully prepared so snacks so she could have sothing to eat if she got hungry.
Usually, he would have rembered, so why had he carelessly forgotten today?
Thinking of Xu Jinzhi, Xie Yanchuan silently smiled and then said to the driver, “Turn around up ahead, let’s go back to the company first. I forgot sothing for Jinzhi.”
“Sir, do you need it urgently? You have a class soon; shall I drop you at the school first, then co back later?”
Although they had just left one intersection, it was the peak of rush hour, and it had snowed last night—traffic conditions were not great. Turning back would certainly take so ti.
Xie Yanchuan slightly furrowed his brows. He knew the driver was right, and since working hours had just started, Xu Jinzhi wouldn’t be hungry so soon. It was still possible for him to bring it later.
But for so reason, Xie Yanchuan felt he should go back now.
After a brief hesitation, Xie Yanchuan continued, “It’s fine, let’s go to the company first.”
“Okay.” The driver was just making a suggestion, and since his employer had declined, naturally, he would follow the employer’s wishes. The driver turned around and went straight back.
Ten minutes later, Xie Yanchuan returned to the company and encountered another security guard in the building.
The security guard was startled when he saw Xie Yanchuan and knew he had co back to deliver sothing. The security guard said, “Shall I take it up to Mr. Xu?”
“It’s okay, I’ll go.” Xie Yanchuan declined the security guard’s offer. He didn’t know why, but he felt a strong desire to see Xu Jinzhi.
The security guard didn’t say much and let Xie Yanchuan go.
Most people in the company recognized Xie Yanchuan, but they were not sure how to address him properly, so they just nodded politely as a greeting.
Xie Yanchuan took the elevator to the floor where Xu Jinzhi was and went to look for her.
But he had only walked a few steps when he encountered Assistant Chen. Assistant Chen, seeing Xie Yanchuan, asked with so surprise, “Professor Xie, what brings you here?”
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