Pampered by My Ex's Cousin-Chapter 255 - 249 We’re Really Together Now (1)

How could he be so shamelessly assertive?

Ji Anning was inwardly cursing Ji Chicheng when his voice suddenly rang out again, "Every time you saw me in the past, you turned and walked away. Did you really not want to see me?"

Ji Anning looked up in surprise at him.

His expression had regained its usual indifference, and his deep, dark eyes firmly fixed on her, trapping her heart with nowhere to escape.

She gently shook her head, "No."

It wasn’t that she didn’t want to see him; it was that she dared not, fearing she would fall even deeper, or that it wasn’t allowed, for fear of ethical condemnation.

She lowered her head, fidgeting with her fingers.

Ji Chicheng nodded emotionlessly and let out an ’Oh.’

Then he told Ji Anning, "Go open the door and call them in."

Ji Anning, obediently nodding, turned to open the door, while the man behind her, watching her petite figure, let the smile hidden in the depths of his eyes gradually surface.

No, she didn’t actually not want to see him.

That’s right; her taste couldn’t possibly be that poor.

"That fellow just looks like the abstinent type on the surface, who knows how he might be tormenting his young niece-in-law in there."

"Truly a beast." 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Ji Anning opened the door and immediately saw Qi Helian and Xiang Yiqing leaning against the opposite wall, guessing and laughing about what she and Ji Chicheng were doing inside.

Her face flushed red instantly, and she awkwardly said, "Doctor Xiang, my uncle has asked for you to come in."

With these words, she immediately lowered her own social status.

"Why is this little mouth swollen?" Qi Helian stared at Ji Anning’s mouth, laughing teasingly.

Ji Anning was mortified, but she feigned composure, "How could it be, have the two of you not eaten yet?"

She cleverly looked towards Xiang Yiqing beside Qi Helian, indicating directly that he wouldn’t make fun of her.

"Who says we haven’t? We’ve been so hungry that our stomachs could touch our backs."

Xiang Yiqing did not disappoint Ji Anning, smiling as he patted his stomach and walked into the room.

Qi Helian followed behind, still surveying Ji Anning’s face with a teasing smile as he passed her.

Ji Anning glared fiercely at him, no longer paying him any attention, and turned to walk towards Ji Chicheng.

Her long hair reached her waist and was tied in a loose ponytail, swinging on her back, highlighting her gracefully swaying figure.

Qi Helian followed, laughing, "This young lady grows more appealing the more one looks. How did I never notice this before?"

As he spoke, he had already reached the dining table and casually found a place to sit down. His speech paused only briefly before he again addressed Ji Chicheng, "I should visit the Ji family more often; that way, this corner wouldn’t have come to you to dig."

Saying this, he disregarded Ji Chicheng’s increasingly cold and stern expression and turned to Ji Anning, "Anning, just give the nod, and with your capital and talent, I’ll make you a top star, soaring in popularity within six months."

His joking tone carried a few unmasked bits of sincerity.

He truly thought that Ji Anning had great potential for the entertainment industry.

However, his words were just meant in jest; how could Ji Chicheng possibly let her enter the entertainment industry?

Ji Anning smiled and nodded, "Thank you, Mr. Qi. If one day I can no longer make ends meet, I’ll definitely come clinging to your coattails. Just don’t turn your back on me then."

Her tone was entirely in jest as well.

The speaker was merely speaking, and the listener simply listened, that was all.

...

Xiang Yiqing had a night shift, so the meal ended in a rush.