My Aloof Husband Can't Stop His Devoted Affection-Chapter 257 - 253: Jealous?

Chapter 257: 253: Jealous?
After returning home, Cen Jin placed the takeout dishes in the microwave to heat up, then went to find some clothes and took a hot shower.
Sure enough, after the shower, she felt much warmer and more comfortable. As she walked to the living room, Cen Jin instinctively glanced at the arty wall clock and saw that it was just after eight. Thinking that Jiang Baizhou would take a while longer to get back, she sat on the couch, hugging her soft pillow, turned on the TV, and started catching up on a drama.
Around 8:40, Cen Jin heard the sound of someone inputting the password outside the door. She immediately threw away the pillow and remote, rushing to the door, just in time for Jiang Baizhou to open it and walk in. Cen Jin leaped into his arms, hugging his neck tightly, and said with a sweet smile, "Welcome home, hubby. You’ve worked hard!"
Jiang Baizhou instinctively hugged her waist. Seeing her sweet smile, the fatigue on his face faded a lot. He lowered his head and gave her a light peck on her lips, closing the door with his other hand, "I’m bringing in a chill, don’t catch a cold. Be good."
"Are you cold?" Cen Jin smiled as she stepped back from his embrace, asking with concern.
"Not bad." Jiang Baizhou responded mildly, taking a pair of cotton slippers from the shoe cabinet, putting them on, and pulling her small hand into the living room.
"Are you going to shower first or eat first?"
"Shower."
"Alright, go ahead! I still have the food heating in the microwave for you!"
"Okay."
After Jiang Baizhou responded, he took off his coat and turned to the bathroom. Meanwhile, Cen Jin went to the kitchen, arranged the food from the microwave onto plates, poured him a cup of warm water, and set it all on the dining table, waiting for Jiang Baizhou to come out and eat the hot food directly.
Over ten minutes later, Jiang Baizhou came out of the bathroom. Seeing Cen Jin sitting on the sofa watching TV, he noticed the food already set on the dining table out of the corner of his eye, raised an eyebrow, walked over, pulled out a chair, sat down, and picked up chopsticks to taste the food: "Did you get this from the Hunan restaurant across the street from the community?"
"Yes!" Just as the TV show went to commercial, Cen Jin walked over, also pulled out a chair, and sat beside him: "Didn’t you say their food was pretty good last time? So I thought it was close, and went there to get takeout."
Jiang Baizhou glanced at her, picked up a piece of ribs, and brought it to her mouth. Cen Jin was not shy and opened her mouth to eat it. After spitting out the bone, she heard him say lightly, "Earlier, you said you ran into someone while eating, who was it?"
Recalling the incident, Cen Jin quickly grabbed a napkin and wiped the corners of her mouth with a smile: "Take a guess, who did I run into?"
Jiang Baizhou ate a bite of food, gazed steadily at her, his eyes full of gentle indulgence. After a moment, once the food in his mouth was swallowed, he slowly curled his thin lips: "Zhu Qinghan?"
"..."
Cen Jin’s smile froze, and she sighed weakly, pouting: "I must say, you are so un-fun, nothing seems to escape your insight, you hit right at the mark every time, can’t you leave some suspense?"
"Should we do it over again?" Seeing her face starting to fall, Jiang Baizhou pursed his lips and tentatively asked.
"..."
Cen Jin was speechless, glared at him imperceptibly: "Forget it, it’s a waste of time. But you guessed right, it was your Senior Sister Zhu Qinghan, and a guy who said he was your Senior Brother, Zhu Chen. According to your Senior Sister Zhu, Zhu Chen and you had the same teacher."
"You met them at that restaurant?"
"Yes, it was that roadside barbecue on Yuanming Road. They didn’t have seats when they arrived, so they shared our table, and in the end, it was your Senior Sister who paid the bill." Cen Jin propped up her head with one hand, suddenly thought of something, looked at him slyly: "Oh right, she also asked about why you didn’t accept her WeChat request last time."
"What did you say?"
"Of course, I acted as if I didn’t know! Otherwise, she’d think I’m petty and jealous. Wouldn’t that ruin your reputation? The good name you built up during university can’t be destroyed because of me, she’d say you had poor taste, finding such a petty wife, I’m just saving face for you!" Cen Jin spoke self-righteously, even claiming it was for his own good.
"Oh? For my sake?"
"Otherwise?" Cen Jin glared at him askance, asking discontentedly: "What? Are you questioning me?"
"No."
"You are."
"..."
Jiang Baizhou was at a loss for words. After thinking for a moment, he changed the subject: "There’s no need to pay attention to her."
"Hmm, I know, but she did treat us to dinner today, and she mentioned wanting you to return the invite next time. Why do I feel like she’s deliberately making an excuse to ask you out?" Cen Jin nodded, pouted, looked at him, and frankly voiced her suspicion.
Once again, Jiang Baizhou picked up a piece of ribs and brought it to her mouth, waiting for her to eat before he leisurely said: "She can make her excuses, what’s it to me? What? Are you getting jealous?"
Hearing this, Cen Jin almost choked on the ribs in her mouth, glared at him angrily: "Why do I hear a bit of delight in your voice? Jiang Baizhou, what do you mean by that?"
"Naturally, I’m happy when my wife gets jealous for me," Jiang Baizhou said calmly, his words carrying a sense of pride and joy, and he added, "As for the stuff with Zhu Qinghan, you don’t have to worry about it. My relationship with her isn’t as close as she makes it out to be."
"Really?"
"What do you think?"
"Well, true, with your personality, you didn’t have many close friends in college. Besides that wealthy second-generation Lu Xize with an unusual mindset, who could be your friend and brother for so many years, it must have been tough for him." Cen Jin squinted at him with a smile, not forgetting to jab at him a couple of times.
"Instead of worrying about Lu Xize, you should worry about yourself instead!"
"What?" Cen Jin looked at him blankly, her face full of confusion.
"You’re going to be the one spending the rest of your life with me, not Lu Xize." Jiang Baizhou shrugged, speaking with a relaxed and laid-back air, smiling as he looked at her.
Cen Jin’s mouth twitched, held back a breath, and nodded, "Yes, what you said makes sense, that’s true, I’m the one who should be concerned, I’m the one who was blind enough! You eat slowly on your own, clean up when you’re done, I’m going to sleep, goodbye." With that, she got up, shoved the chair aside with her leg, turned towards the room, and headed off, waving her hand as a reminder, "Oh right, remember to turn off the TV for me."
As soon as she said this, a shadow cast over Cen Jin from behind. Instinctively wanting to turn around, her waist was caught by a strong hand, and in the next instant, she was lifted off the ground, falling into a warm embrace...