Pampered by My Ex's Cousin

Chapter 355 - 349: Falling Asleep at a Disagreement (Part 3)

Ji Anning was curious about how Wan Yueyue would handle the reporters when suddenly, Qi Helian’s voice arose in the lobby.

"Working so early, how much does your boss pay you a month?"

He strolled to the door with his hands in the pockets of his black sweatpants, walked up to Wan Yueyue’s side, and naturally slung his arm around her shoulders.

The reporters scrambled to raise their cameras, snapping photos frantically while bombarding them with questions.

"So, does this mean that Young Master Qi is really dating Miss Yueyue?"

"When did it start, and could you shed some light on it?"

"For the new drama ’Cute Wife Returns’ that your company is preparing, are you planning to cast Miss Yueyue as the lead?"

Wan Yueyue kept her head down, shrinking beside Qi Helian like a demure woman, and said nothing.

After the reporters finished their barrage of questions and quieted down, Qi Helian finally spoke with a smile, "You guys from the boring media, I change companions more often than clothes, something you all know too well."

He displayed an air of indifference.

Wan Yueyue’s complexion changed beside him. She looked up at Qi Helian with sparkling eyes, a mix of embarrassment and indignation.

But Qi Helian’s hand was still firmly wrapped around her shoulder, that elegant smile still on his charming face.

He presented a posture perfect for the photographers.

"This Qi Helian, really heartless," Ji Anning scoffed from behind Ji Chicheng, despising him.

Ji Chicheng glanced at her indifferently, "You’ve seen through him, so it’s her own doing."

"What do you mean?" Ji Anning looked at Ji Chicheng in confusion.

"Any woman would use little schemes to rise to the top, why don’t you?" Ji Chicheng rested his chin in his hand, feigning puzzlement.

Ji Anning ’tsked’ and said with a pout, "Of course I’m not like that, I’m still a girl."

She spoke playfully, her face turning red, and quickly shifted her gaze back to the door. Qi Helian had already dismissed the wave of reporters and the smile on his face had disappeared.

He looked at Wan Yueyue, his expression so cold it sent shivers down one’s spine.

Ji Anning now understood the meaning behind Ji Chicheng’s earlier words. Even though she knew this man was cold and unfeeling, she still harbored inappropriate thoughts.

The Qi Helian in front of the cameras wasn’t the real Qi Helian at all.

She had learned her lesson.

...

Having longed for a chance to visit her mother on Garden Island, that day had finally come.

Ji Anning packed a bunch of stuff the night before, all for Yang Yufang.

Seeing the bags big and small on the ground, Ji Jingfeng looked at Ji Anning with a mocking smile, "What should I say? That you’re grateful and seeking to repay kindness, or just pretending?"

Aware of her owe to Yang Yufang, Ji Anning kept her head down and remained silent.

Ji Jingfeng coldly continued, "Don’t take this stuff to disgust my mother, and you’d better not go either."

He felt a bitter resentment deep inside, humiliated by his younger uncle.

Yet he dared not express his anger.

Not only that, he still had to be trampled underfoot by him. In this family, as long as Ji Chicheng was around, Ji Jingfeng would never be acknowledged.

The more he spoke, the angrier he became, he glared at Ji Anning with gritted teeth, "Ji Anning, don’t you think you’re disgusting? In what capacity are you going to see my mom?"

"She has always cared for you as a mother-in-law, but are you still in the position of a daughter-in-law now? Or perhaps a younger brother’s wife?"

Ji Jingfeng’s questions were like rapid-fire, each word laced with irony.

With every question he asked, Ji Anning’s guilt deepened. In her heart, she felt that the only person she truly wronged was Yang Yufang.