Pampered by My Ex's Cousin-Chapter 1116 - 1118: Reunion and Love at First Sight (Part 7)

He didn’t have time to catch his breath and quickly instructed the people at the door to notify the family doctor to be ready at any moment, in case Ji Chicheng encountered any emergency.

Then he reached out, preparing to grasp Ji Chicheng’s arm to support him.

Ji Chicheng suddenly turned around, grabbed the butler by the collar, and slightly lowered his head, a breath of anger rushing towards the old man, "Who is she?"

The butler didn’t hesitate or dodge, calmly answering Ji Chicheng, "She’s a friend of Mr. Charles who often comes to the house. It’s Mr. Charles’s order not to let her in."

"Hmph!"

Ji Chicheng let out an angry snort, pushed the butler away, and turned to walk into the courtyard.

The guards at the door all lowered their heads, waiting for Ji Chicheng to pass by.

He stepped into the door, but suddenly stopped again, then took a step back and looked down. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

A shining diamond ring lay on the ground.

He looked at it briefly, then bent down to pick it up. The pink diamond gleamed even more brilliantly in the sunlight.

Could it be... she dropped it just now?

Ji Chicheng’s deep black eyes locked onto the ring, wondering if it was the girl just now who had dropped it.

The ring’s band was very small; when he tried it on his middle finger, it only went past the fingertip.

Her fingers were so slender, how small were her hands?

Why was she wearing a ring? Was she already married?

"Young Master, you don’t look well, you should go inside and rest for a while."

The butler looked at Ji Chicheng’s face, genuinely frightened, and couldn’t help but stammer on boldly.

As he spoke, his gaze swept to the ring Ji Chicheng was holding.

Noticing this, Ji Chicheng immediately curled his fingers, hiding the ring in his palm, cherishing it like a treasure, not wanting anyone else to see it.

...

Ji Anning dragged her weary steps through the door, the tear marks on her face not yet dry, only to have new tears stream down again.

She walked to the edge of the sofa, curled up on it, and grabbed a pillow, hugging it tightly to her chest.

Yet unable to fill the emptiness inside.

Just a little more, just a little more, and she would have seen her longed-for uncle, just a little more and she could have embraced him.

Ji Chicheng’s thin figure lingered in her mind.

The more she thought about it, the more her tears wouldn’t stop flowing.

Suddenly, her phone rang in her bag, and she didn’t have the heart to think about who was calling, as it couldn’t possibly be the person she wanted.

She picked the bag up from the floor to the sofa, reached in to find the phone, didn’t check the caller ID, and directly answered the call, putting it to her ear.

"Anning, are you crying?"

A familiar man’s voice came through the receiver, gentle and full of concern.

Ji Anning quickly wiped her tears, trying her best to hold back her sobs, "Helian, what’s up?"

As she spoke, she sat up straight, reached out for a few tissues, and wiped away her tears.

Deliberately skipping his question, Qi Helian didn’t press further, continuing on with the purpose of his call, "I’ve got a magazine photo shoot on the shopping street in City L the day after tomorrow, take Fenfen out for a meal then."

Ji Anning didn’t hesitate and nodded in agreement, "Okay."

Fenfen has been here for quite some time and still often misses her father.

Her voice was still a bit choked, and Qi Helian remained silent on the other side, listening for quite a while before he couldn’t help but ask with concern, "What happened?"

"It’s nothing." Ji Anning shook her head, "When do you arrive the day after tomorrow? I’ll pick you up at the airport."

Qi Helian replied with a light chuckle, "That would be my honor, I wouldn’t refuse."