The Young Matriarch
Chapter 870: Unable to Open the Coffin, All the Bigwigs Are Counting on Bai Chuwei!

Chapter 870: Chapter 870: Unable to Open the Coffin, All the Bigwigs Are Counting on Bai Chuwei!

Xu Xingchen quickly steadied himself and looked over at Bai Chuwei and Duan Feihan.

Xu Xingchen greeted in a calm tone, "Mr. Duan, Bai, is this a weekend gathering?"

Bai Chuwei retorted, "Does it have anything to do with you?"

Xu Xingchen was momentarily at a loss for words because of Bai Chuwei’s response, his hand unconsciously forming a fist. His gaze fell on Duan Feihan, and he suddenly chuckled, "Yeah, Mr. Duan should come to our archaeological site more often."

Xu Xingchen could barely suppress the mocking tone evident in his eyes.

This so-called Fourth Uncle isn’t as impressive as he seems, is he?

I bet he still doesn’t know he’s been cheated on by Bai Chuwei.

That unfaithful woman Bai Chuwei was hitting on male students from senior year at Yinhua High School while Duan Feihan wasn’t around. I saw it with my own eyes and even have evidence!

He and Duan Feihan are fundamentally different.

Duan Feihan’s the one being cheated on, while he has two fine girls who are both infatuated with him.

Thinking this, Xu Xingchen suddenly felt like he had triumphed over Duan Feihan, and a smug smile crept up on his lips.

Who would have known that Bai Chuwei’s next statement would be so audaciously blunt: "Yes, significant others should visit archaeological sites more often, or else they won’t even know if they’re being cheated on."

Xu Xingchen’s body stiffened, as though a huge boulder had suddenly dropped in his heart.

What did Bai Chuwei mean by that?

"Junior Bai, come on in! Why are you standing downstairs?" Senior Zhou Nan called from the rail on the second floor. Seeing Xu Xingchen, he added, "Junior Xu, you’re back too? Come on over to the lab."

Bai Chuwei gave Xu Xingchen a meaningful glance, nodded at Duan Feihan, and walked directly into the lab building.

Xu Xingchen’s forehead was soon covered in a cold sweat. He didn’t dare say anything to Duan Feihan and quickly headed upstairs.

He was afraid that if Tong Qingyan called the archaeological team and found out he had gone to the airport, so he had already called Senior Zhou Nan to inform him he was giving up his weekend break to voluntarily work overtime and participate in archaeology activities!

Bai Chuwei and Xu Xingchen entered the lab one after the other.

This two-story lab building was a temporary setup; inside, equipment relocated from the Archaeology Bureau was arranged around a Golden Coffin that almost blinded everyone with its brightness.

Dozens of staff members had already gathered. Professor Ge and several other experts, their eyes red from lack of sleep, stood helplessly before the Golden Coffin.

The interns who were assisting couldn’t help but smirk when they saw Bai Chuwei showing up so late.

Everyone else had willingly worked overtime, even Xu Xingchen had called over half an hour ago to say he was coming back immediately, and Bai Chuwei alone was enjoying her weekend!

If Senior Zhou Nan hadn’t personally invited her, Bai Chuwei would probably still be asleep in her dorm.

How could she possibly have won the Excellence Award?

She claimed yesterday that she deserved it, but that’s highly questionable.

Senior Zhou Nan told them to first change into white work uniforms and gloves before coming over.

Xu Xingchen didn’t say a word to Bai Chuwei. He quickly put his work uniform over his casual clothes. Just as he was about to put on his gloves, he felt his phone vibrate in his pocket. He took it out and saw a WeChat message from Tong Qingyan:

"Xingchen, come out quickly, I’ve got a surprise for you!"

Tears almost welled up as Xu Xingchen glanced at Bai Chuwei, who was leisurely putting on her work uniform. He quickly ran out of the lab and looked downstairs.

Tong Qingyan, dressed in a pink down jacket, was pushing a suitcase with one hand and waving with the other, shouting, "Xingchen, surprise!"

Damn, this is not a surprise; it’s a shock!

Xu Xingchen quickly exchanged a few words and rushed back into the lab, only to bump into Bai Chuwei’s long, thoughtful gaze, almost causing his heart to stop.

Bai Chuwei’s mischievousness suddenly spiked. If Xu Xingchen and Liao Jinjin, that spare character in the original text, ended up as partners, would this story shift from a sweet romantic tale to... a deeply torturous love story?

As Bai Chuwei thought about it, she heard Senior Zhou Nan ask the professors, "Teachers, professors, Duan Feihan, the heir of the Haicheng Duan Family, is requesting to come in and observe the coffin opening. Can he?"

Bai Chuwei: "?"

Duan Feihan, what are you doing here?

Here to see if your rival from a thousand years ago has completely turned to dust and bones?