Pampered by My Ex's Cousin-Chapter 200 - 194: We Should Be Husband and Wife (16)

She wanted to push Ji Jingfeng away, wanted to rush over and embrace him; she was so painfully repressed that she was almost unable to breathe.

What should she do? Who could tell her what to do?

"What are you standing there for?" Ji Zhengdao frowned as he glanced at Ji Anning and Ji Jingfeng, then his gaze settled on Ji Anning alone, his face showing a hint of a kind smile, "Come and sit."

"Yes." Ji Anning nodded lightly, adjusted her emotions, stepped forward, and walked towards the dining table with a slight smile.

She also naturally broke free from Ji Jingfeng’s embrace.

As the seats near the patriarch were already taken, she pulled out an empty chair nearby and sat down.

The servant immediately came over to set her place with bowls and chopsticks.

The patriarch looked at her and asked kindly, "Anning, are you settling in well at the dormitory?"

Ji Anning smiled and nodded, "I’m very comfortable; Grandfather, you don’t need to worry about me."

The patriarch said, "Stay for a while and then move back. There’s just about ten days until your wedding, and there are some things that you two need to buy yourselves."

"I don’t need to buy anything. Everything can be decided by Aunt Lin," Ji Anning said, looking at Lin Yanqin and giving her a slight smile. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

In a situation where everyone was present, of course, Lin Yanqin had to play the role of a generous and virtuous aunt...elder sister...elder daughter-in-law. She smiled and said, "I have no problem taking care of your arrangements, but if there’s anything inadequately considered, just don’t blame me afterward."

"We won’t."

Ji Anning gracefully pursed her lips and lowered her head, avoiding everyone’s gaze.

Looking at the table full of dishes, including ones she loved, she had no appetite whatsoever. Her mind was completely preoccupied with how to get through this meal.

Having Ji Xiangting and Ji Ruoqian as her sisters was not enough; now there was also Ji Mingyue to contend with.

"Why do I feel like you don’t take your own marriage seriously? You wouldn’t be unwilling to marry our Jingfeng, would you?"

Just as Ji Anning was thinking about Ji Mingyue, her voice suddenly came from across the table, filled with suspicion.

Ji Anning quickly raised her head and looked over, shaking her head in denial, "No... that’s not it, Auntie."

She was too nervous, and to others, it seemed as if she was afraid, afraid that Ji Mingyue would sow discord and prevent her from joining the Ji family.

"Today, I was discussing with Helian what kind of wedding gift I should give our nephew," Ji Chicheng said, his elbow resting on the dining table, long fingers holding the stem of the glass, lining it up with his deep-set eyes.

Through the red liquid, no one could see the sinister look in the depths of his eyes.

He said with a light laugh, his eyes suddenly turning to Ji Anning and Ji Jingfeng and raising his eyebrows suggestively, "A car? A house?"

Ji Anning’s palms were sweaty. This feeling, more torturous than when he had abruptly disappeared and she was unable to see him despite her wish to.

Listening to Ji Chicheng’s words, the patriarch looked at him with interest, "So, have you decided what to give?"

Ji Chicheng smiled in response, "Helian said, with the wedding being so rushed, who knows if it’s getting on board first and buying the ticket later? I think he’s got a point, so I plan to gift a truckload of imported diapers."

At that moment, his gaze rested solely on Ji Anning.

Even without looking up, Ji Anning could feel his chilling gaze; she was on the verge of a breakdown, on the brink of insanity.

Not only her palms, but her back was drenched in cold sweat.

"Pff!"

Ji Ruoqian let out a snort of laughter, almost spitting out a mouthful of food, but luckily, she managed to cover her mouth in time.