My Aloof Husband Can't Stop His Devoted Affection-Chapter 282 - 275: Can’t you help but envy and be jealous?

Chapter 282: 275: Can’t you help but envy and be jealous?
Lu Xize took a bite of food and asked with a smile, "By the way, Senior Sister, what’s the situation between you and Zhu Chen Senior now? Back in school, you two were called a perfect match—made in heaven. So after all these years, have you already married? When did you get your marriage certificate? Did you hold the reception here in Nancheng?"
When this topic was suddenly brought up, Zhu Qinghan was taken aback, and the piece of vegetable on her chopsticks fell into the bowl. Indeed, during university, many people said she and Zhu Chen were a great match. Truly, they had dated in their freshman year for about four or five months, but since they were incompatible, they amicably broke up. They remained friends afterward, and for many years, they continued to coexist peacefully without any grudges over being former lovers.
From university until now, after so many years, she had gotten used to it. She didn’t question their relationship nor considered it romantically.
However, not many people knew about their past romance. Aside from themselves, only her uncle, her cousin, and a few close classmates at the time knew. If Lu Xize hadn’t suddenly brought it up today, she would have almost forgotten about their past.
Zhu Qinghan thought for a moment, her gaze unintentionally landing on Jiang Baizhou opposite her, then quickly looking away. She laughed and replied, "The rumors back then were just talk; did you guys really believe that? I’ve always been just friends with Zhu Chen, and now, at most, there’s an additional collaboration partner relationship. Talking about marriage and certificates sounds unreliable; you all believed it, really?"
"Ah, you and Senior Zhu Chen aren’t... that kind of relationship?" Lu Xize feigned surprise, widening his eyes, "I always thought you and Senior Zhu Chen were... dating!"
"No, our relationship is good, but we’re just friends." Zhu Qinghan explained with a faint smile, emphasizing her and Zhu Chen’s relationship.
"So all along, we’ve misunderstood!" Lu Xize suddenly realized, raising an eyebrow with a smile, "Does Senior Zhu Chen have a girlfriend now? I haven’t seen him in years."
"Him!" Zhu Qinghan chuckled lightly, her eyes brighter than before, shaking her head helplessly, "Still the same as before, a bookworm. He can forget to eat and sleep when reading. Do you think someone like him can find a girlfriend? I said last time I would introduce someone to him, but he refused."
"Looks like Senior Zhu Chen wants to stay single forever." Lu Xize joked upon hearing that.
"Who knows what he’s thinking!" After speaking, Zhu Qinghan tilted her head and looked at him, "Instead, what about you, the love expert? When are you planning to invite us to your wedding feast?"
Lu Xize almost choked on himself, waving his hand, "I wouldn’t dare. A wedding feast is a long way off; Senior Sister, you’d better keep your eyes on Old Jiang’s wedding feast. His will surely be earlier than mine, won’t it, Old Jiang?"
Suddenly mentioning him, Jiang Baizhou slowly raised his eyes, with a slight curl on his lips, "The date isn’t set yet, sometime after the New Year, around April or May. Making the wedding dress takes time; there’s no rush. Getting the certificate was enough. I just don’t want to let her down and wish to give her a satisfactory and lifelong memorable wedding."
What Jiang Baizhou said was true; he didn’t make the wedding a big deal, only felt getting the certificate was enough. Although he knew Cen Jin felt the same way, he still wanted to give her a wedding, no matter how grand. As long as she is happy, he wants to give her the best in the world.
Everyone knew Jiang Baizhou was taciturn, but his words seemed to multiply when discussing Cen Jin, and what he said was touching, with such tenderness that no one could bear it.
Such a husband is certainly a dream come true for most women!
How could they not be envious?
Everyone present turned into green-eyed monsters staring at Cen Jin, causing her to feel a bit uncomfortable and awkwardly touch her arm: "Stop looking at me like that, it’s creepy." As she spoke, she playfully bumped Jiang Baizhou’s arm.
"Ah, forget it, forget it; we can’t manage someone like Jiang Baizhou, let’s eat, let’s eat." Yun Xi pouted, waved her hand, and continued to eat without lifting her head.
Ye Lingran laughed lightly but said nothing.
Zhu Qinghan listened and couldn’t help but take a deep look at Cen Jin, restraining her gaze without saying more.
After eating hot pot, it was past one o’clock. Lu Xize gave Jiang Baizhou several glances, but Jiang Baizhou ignored him. As Lu Xize was close to stomping his feet, Jiang Baizhou finally got up to pay the bill.
After leaving the restaurant, Jiang Baizhou checked the time: "Wei Xuan, go back and organize all the materials I need, get Mr. Jin’s files scheduled for the afternoon, and archive Miss Zhang’s files for today."
"Sure, I’ll handle it later; Mr. Jin’s files will be on your desk before two." Saying this, Wei Xuan looked towards Lu Xize and Cen Jin, "Doctor Lu, Sister Cen Jin, Miss Ye, I’ll head back to the consultation room. I wouldn’t dare slack off on Doctor Jiang’s orders."
"Go ahead!" Cen Jin smiled, watched her step into the snow, gradually disappearing from their sight.
"Cen Jin, Ling Ran, I’ll head back to the company. My brother just sent me a WeChat to return; there’s a senior meeting happening later." Yun Xi waved at them, smiling, as she walked to her car. While withdrawing her gaze, she accidentally caught Lu Xize’s gaze and rolled her eyes.
Lu Xize was annoyed, grumbling, and turned his head away.
When Yun Xi backed her car out, she didn’t forget to stop, poking her head out of the window: "Ling Ran, Cen Jin, don’t forget our plan tonight!"
"Don’t worry, I won’t forget."
"I’ll definitely be on time." Ye Lingran returned a gentle smile, arching her delicate eyebrows toward her.
Only then did Yun Xi drive away confidently.
"Senior Sister, I have patients this afternoon, so I must take my leave." Jiang Baizhou said plainly to Zhu Qinghan and then looked at Cen Jin and Ye Lingran: "I’ll take you back to the studio."
"Okay." Cen Jin responded cheerfully and waved to Zhu Qinghan: "Senior Sister, we’re off."
Zhu Qinghan smiled and nodded, "Alright, thanks for hosting today, Bai Zhou."
Regarding Zhu Qinghan calling Jiang Baizhou by his first name, Cen Jin wasn’t very pleased. But bringing it up would seem petty, fortunately, since Jiang Baizhou never responded to it, he directly took her hand and went to the parking spot, kindly opening the passenger side door for her.