Pampered by My Ex's Cousin-Chapter 195 - 189: We Should Be in a Marital Relationship (11)

From a very young age, when she still didn’t understand emotions or love, all she wanted was to see him, to see him smile because she was sure his smile must be lovely.

She longed to be led by his large hand, which was so handsome; the palm must feel very warm. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

This was the first time she told someone that she loved him, even though she didn’t mention a name.

Ji Anning lowered her eyelids, a smile on her lips that was a mix of sour, sweet, bitter, and spicy.

Jin Yuanyuan stared at her, somewhat captivated, her lively big eyes showing a touch of sympathy mixed with a hint of inquiry.

"Ah!"

After a long silence, she sighed and said with a pout, "Your world seems so complicated, if you really love him, why not be together with him?"

This was what she was curious about, but she didn’t wait for Ji Anning to respond before waving her hand and continuing, "Never mind, I know your situation."

She was the Ji Family’s adopted granddaughter-in-law, destined to be Ji Jingfeng’s wife since childhood; this was common knowledge. So how could she be with the person she liked?

Jin Yuanyuan thought about it, then frowned and complained indignantly, "What kind of era is this, where even love isn’t free."

Ji Anning sighed inwardly; she suddenly didn’t know how to explain to Jin Yuanyuan about her relationship with him, about the real reason she couldn’t be with him.

The more she thought, the more she felt it was an issue she couldn’t bring up with others.

As she pondered, she looked at Jin Yuanyuan and changed the subject, "It’s your birthday today; why didn’t you let those folks from your dorm celebrate with you?"

"Hmph!" Jin Yuanyuan pouted and snorted, "They are all opportunists; I can barely exchange a few words with them."

After speaking resentfully, she tilted her head back and took a swig of her drink, looking quite frustrated.

Ji Anning made a curious sound, "But living together must be nice, right?"

Listening to their conversation earlier, it seemed like they got along reasonably well. Besides, if their relationship was really that bad, they wouldn’t still be living together.

Jin Yuanyuan shifted the topic, "Actually, they’re not mean, but they’re not the kind of people you can share your deepest thoughts with."

Ji Anning laughed, "It seems you have quite a few things on your mind to vent."

Jin Yuanyuan didn’t deny it; she said, "Let me drink a bit more. Only when I’m drunk will I have the courage to speak up."

Having said that, she tilted her head back, flipped open the can, and guzzled down the drink.

Ji Anning: "..."

The more she observed, the more she found the plump girl interesting, eyeing her with great interest.

Despite her carefree demeanor and an appearance of lacking scheming, her heart was like a clear mirror—she wasn’t stupid at all.

At that thought, Ji Anning couldn’t help but be puzzled again, "Then why do you think I’m someone you can share your heart with?"

Jin Yuanyuan said, "Because you’re always on your own; I think you have a lot of personality."

A lot of personality... This was the first time she’d heard someone describe her that way. Ji Anning found it amusing and said, "That’s because no one wants to be my friend."

"Pshaw!" Jin Yuanyuan rolled her eyes at her, "It’s because you don’t want to be friends with them. You have high standards."

High standards? Ji Anning laughed softly, "Where do you see that I have high standards? I’m clearly just a clown, the kind others don’t bother with."

Indeed, she couldn’t care less about those who didn’t know her but still talked about her behind her back, but to say that she had high standards felt like too much of a compliment.

"Enough, enough, no need to be so modest; too much humility is arrogance."