Pampered by My Ex's Cousin

Chapter 554 - 546: Thawing Relations (Part 5)

"Face-saving?" Ji Chicheng suddenly stopped in his tracks, turned his head and raised his eyebrows uncertainly at Anning, "Ji Anning, are you sure you have any face to save?"

Anning: "..."

Damn, that’s so insulting. How could she not have any face to save?

She wasn’t in the Ji Family now, not like before when she had no rights, no dignity, and they could insult her as they pleased. Now she also had some social influence, social circles, and friends, okay?

But she couldn’t find the words to retort. Was she supposed to act like a naïve and sweet female lead in an idol drama, playing pitiful and innocent as she says, ’Ji Chicheng, why are you so mean? Are you saying I have no dignity? I am very angry now, and the consequences will be severe,’ and then throw a fist at his chest, stamp her foot, turn around, and leave in a huff?

Of course not.

Forget about how much he despised her now; even back when he adored her to the skies, if she threw those little tantrums or acted spoiled, he would never chase after her like the male leads in dramas to coax and apologize.

He would just watch her from his high position and in a haughty tone, say, "Ji Anning, I will allow you to throw a tantrum for one hour."

After much thought, Anning decided to try a more conciliatory approach. She looked at Ji Chicheng and negotiated in a calm and gentle tone, "Uncle, today is the last day of filming. Once we wrap up smoothly, I promised to treat everyone to a meal and said that I would bring Fenfen along. If you take Fenfen away halfway through, people will think we are very rude."

In reality, to the Ji Chicheng of the past, such words would have been meaningless to him. He wouldn’t have cared at all about whether others considered him polite.

All he wanted was his own comfort, to act on his own whims.

So after Anning finished speaking, she felt deflated even without waiting for Ji Chicheng’s response.

Ji Chicheng was stunned, his attractive peach blossom eyes slightly narrowed as he stared into Anning’s bright and clear eyes, "You said...."

Us?

The pride in his bones urged him, yet those last two words ultimately weren’t asked. However, a trace of barely noticeable delight flashed across his eyes while his face remained cold, "Keep Fenfen away from your complicated social circles."

Upon hearing this, Anning could no longer control her temper and protested with furrowed brows, deeply baffled, "How is my circle complicated, and yours...."

Your circle isn’t complicated?

Yeah, his circle was all high and mighty, full of the rich and powerful.

She lowered her eyes, nodded, and said, "Take her away."

With that, she turned around and walked back.

"Mommy!"

Suddenly, Fenfen’s childish shout came from behind her, the tender voice making Anning’s heart sour once more.

She gritted her teeth, did not turn back, and instead quickened her pace out of spite, returning to her seat to sit down.

Qi Helian, who was seated in the same row, looked back at Ji Chicheng’s retreating figure, then turned to Anning and asked, "Don’t tell me you upset him with a joke?"

From what he knew of Ji Chicheng, it shouldn’t be the case.

Anning shook her head, "No."

Qi Helian pouted, "He’s been pretty busy recently; I could only hear bits and pieces about him from Mike."

Anning pursed her lips and didn’t pick up on Qi Helian’s comment. She took up her knife and fork and continued to eat.

A piece of beef entered her mouth, chewed over and over, bland and difficult to swallow. But in front of Director Beck, she thought it rude to spit it out, so she forced herself to swallow it.

Not taking another bite, she put down her knife and fork, picked up the glass of red wine on the table, and sipped it slowly.

(Added six Chapters at dawn, and that’s the update for today. Brother Yang has to go on a trip at the end of the month and is currently stockpiling Chapters, so I can only guarantee eight Chapters a day. I will add more when I get back. The Monthly Ticket support has been strong these past couple of days. Thank you all, xoxo...)