Pampered by My Ex's Cousin

Chapter 557 - 549: Thawing Relations (Part 8)

"Their relationship to the outside world was proclaimed merely as companionship, a female companion for social gatherings and only for fewer occasions. Not many knew about Charles’s household harboring such a woman."

"Over the past two years, she had hardly any contact with Charles or his family. They didn’t share any substantial relationship, let alone be a legal married couple, but Charles did indeed care deeply for Fenfen, that much was true."

Why, after all?

In these past two years, the medical expenses of her parents were all paid from her own earnings, nearly... completely severing ties with the Ji family.

And with Ji Jingfeng, whom she claimed she sincerely wished to marry, there was not the slightest connection.

So, if it wasn’t for fame, and not for gain, what was it for?

Her fake badness, her frivolous disguises, all her pretenses, he had come to understand them all, except he couldn’t find out what exactly the old man had told her, or perhaps what he had done to her.

From the moment she left heartlessly, the truth had stopped being worth his time to explore.

Now, why was he doing all this?

...

Ji Anning woke to find herself in bed, oblivious to how she had gotten there.

She looked down at her clothes, still wearing what she had on yesterday, only without her trousers.

Without her trousers...

She belatedly realized that after taking off her trousers, only her underwear was left. Who had removed them?

Staring at her pale thighs and the lacy edge of her panties, Ji Anning felt disarrayed. She had no memories of going upstairs last night and assured herself someone must have carried her up.

Who had carried her up? Who had taken off her trousers?

Ji Anning thought rapidly as she got up, grabbed a pair of pajama pants, put them on, opened the door, and left her room.

There was someone downstairs; she heard the sound of the television.

She hurried towards the stairwell when suddenly a familiar male voice came from behind, "Think it through before coming downstairs."

Ji Anning paused in her steps, turned around, and saw Ji Chicheng wearing a bathrobe, his hair wet, obviously having just taken a shower.

His hands were casually tucked in the pockets of his robe as he leaned lazily against his own room’s door frame, his gaze neither warm nor cold as he watched Ji Anning.

"Un... good morning, I..."

I meant to ask how I got upstairs last night, who took off my trousers.

But before she could voice her questions, her face had already flushed, and even if she knew who had carried her upstairs and who had undressed her, what would it do?

It would only make things more awkward; better to pretend to be ignorant.

Ji Anning thought and hastily concocted an excuse for her unkempt appearance, "I just wanted to come down for some water."

But what did he mean by saying to think it through before coming downstairs?

And who was watching the TV downstairs?

With puzzlement, she turned her head towards the living room where an old romance movie from Country Y was playing on the big screen. A woman with long hair sat on the sofa. Although her face was not visible, her slender figure was apparent.

Her black hair cascaded down her back, oozing femininity.

Ji Anning’s mouth opened slightly, and then she thought of the bathrobe Ji Chicheng was wearing, he had just showered...

A mix of emotions stirred within her, the clearest being a sour taste.

"Sorry, I didn’t know someone was home."

Ji Anning chose not to continue downstairs to upset herself further and casually apologized to Ji Chicheng before returning to her room,

Without giving him a single glance as they stood shoulder to shoulder.

Back in her room, Ji Anning securely locked the door and went into the bathroom with her clothes, took a shower, washed her hair, and prepared herself to look neat and pretty.