Pampered by My Ex's Cousin-Chapter 73 Reluctant Cohabitation (Part 18)

However, Yang Yufang couldn’t keep calm and explained to Ji Ruoqian in a gentle tone, "Just now, it was deliberately Xiangting who reached out and touched Anning’s hand before letting go of the cup."

Ji Anning opened her mouth to stop her, but it was too late, anyone with eyes could see it.

Grandfather must have seen it too, so why bother? It would make Grandfather think she was acting unbecoming of her elders, squabbling with a junior.

But, she was also trying to protect her.

Alas!

Ji Anning resignedly sighed in her heart.

"I didn’t mean to, I just wanted to quickly bring the water to Grandfather, I even called out for Anning to move aside, and she moved her hand backwards," Ji Xiangting explained pitifully to Yang Yufang.

After finishing, she looked at the old master with a pitiful gaze that was as innocent as could be.

Her words clearly implied that Ji Anning intentionally knocked over her water cup.

"You..."

Yang Yufang, infuriated, furrowed her brows, preparing to argue again, but Ji Anning quickly spoke up to stop her, "Mom."

She reached out and gently pulled at her arm, subtly signaling her not to act impulsively.

"Anning, apologize to your elder sister and then clean up the water and glass shards on the stairs."

The old master upstairs suddenly spoke up, his voice stern and his tone indisputable.

Ji Anning looked up in surprise. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

She had thought that since he had witnessed the entire process, he would handle it fairly.

Yet, he so blatantly favored Ji Xiangting.

In the past, he usually ignored these matters.

This was the first time he showed such bias towards someone other than Ji Chicheng, and Ji Anning didn’t think it was because he was disgusted by Yang Yufang and Ji Ruoqian’s arguments that he took it out on her.

However, this was also the first time Ji Xiangting had so brazenly and openly set her up in front of the old man.

As her oldest granddaughter, it was normal for him to be biased towards her.

Ji Anning didn’t feel that wronged because compared to being punished to kneel for a day and a night without food, or being whipped ten times while wearing thin clothes, this was nothing.

With no complaints, she nodded, "I understand."

Then she turned to Ji Xiangting and sincerely bowed her head, "Elder sister, I’m sorry."

But her attitude was neither humble nor overbearing.

Lin Yanqin and Ji Ruoqian, both smugly raising their chins, looked at Ji Anning with the air of victors.

Ji Xiangting looked profound and magnanimously smiled at Ji Anning, "It’s okay, I wasn’t really blaming you."

Ji Anning curved her lips slightly but said nothing more, turning to go downstairs to fetch a broom and dustpan.

Suddenly, Ji Zhengdao’s voice came from behind.

"The house on Garden Island has been uninhabited for many years. I had someone fix it up recently, but it still lacks liveliness. Yufang, why don’t you stay there for a while?"

This time, he was speaking to Yang Yufang, and compared to his previous statement to Ji Anning, his face and tone were much softer now.

Garden Island!

Ji Anning paused mid-step, her eyes widening in horror.

The island known as Ji Family’s Death Island.

Her father, Ji Jingfeng, and Ji Xiangting’s father, as well as the Ji family’s third sister, had all met with accidents on that island; thus, after Ji Xiangting’s father’s accident, the old master forbade anyone from setting foot on it, except for himself, who would visit annually on the anniversary of the children’s deaths.