Pampered by My Ex's Cousin

Chapter 564 - 556 Ji Mingyue Visits (5)

Ji Anning shook her head in denial, "No, I didn’t."

Trying to force Charles like that was like smashing an egg on a rock, utterly futile.

"Niannian, don’t disappoint me." Charles looked at Ji Anning coldly as if to warn her.

"Did you bump into someone you know?"

As Ji Anning opened her mouth to continue pleading with Charles, Ji Mingyue’s voice suddenly came from behind her; she looked up at Charles anxiously.

She feared that Charles would reveal their two-month agreement.

"Auntie." Fenfen saw Ji Mingyue and, getting anxious, reached out for Ji Mingyue to hold her.

Ji Mingyue walked over to Ji Anning, her hands holding ice cream, unable to hold Fenfen. She frowned and assessed Charles before turning to Ji Anning and asking, "Who is this man?"

Without waiting for Ji Anning to reply, Charles began to speak with a slight smile, "Miss Ji the fourth?"

His gaze fixed on Ji Mingyue’s face, his eyes twinkling with a blue gleam, carrying a hint of inquiry.

"That’s me." Ji Mingyue stood straight, nodding with a strong sense of superiority reminiscent of a young lady.

Saying this, she once again assessed Charles and continued, "I don’t get involved in our Ji Family’s politics. If you’re looking to curry favor, you might try our youngest, who is in the U.S., and doted upon by the old man."

She, living abroad, indeed often encountered the Ji family’s international business partners at various events, and there were quite a few who flattered her.

"I... will definitely look for the Young Master." Charles nodded, his gaze still fixed on Ji Mingyue’s face, his lips curved, which always sent a chilling sensation down Ji Anning’s spine.

She didn’t know why Charles kept staring at Ji Mingyue’s face.

Could he be planning to avenge the grudge between him and his grandfather on Ji Mingyue?

Thinking this, Ji Anning could not help but feel scared, she reached out and grabbed Ji Mingyue’s arm, pulling her closer.

Ji Mingyue leaned in and whispered, "Who is this person? Are you close with him?"

"I..." Ji Anning stammered, unsure of how to explain her relationship with Charles.

If it had been before she moved into Ji Chicheng’s home, she would have answered without hesitation that she was Charles’s wife, that they were married.

But now, she couldn’t bring herself to tell such a lie anymore.

Ji Mingyue, quick-tempered, seeing Ji Anning stammering without making much sense, frowned impatiently, "What’s with you, how can you just let him hold Fenfen so easily?"

With that, she glanced at Charles again and continued whispering in Xuxu’s ear, "This man may look fine-dressed, but he doesn’t seem like a good sort."

Ji Anning: "..."

She really wanted to find some tape to seal her mouth. Did she think Charles couldn’t understand Chinese or what?

While Ji Anning was worried that Charles would get angry because of Ji Mingyue’s words, Charles unexpectedly smiled and replied, "Miss the fourth, you are more beautiful than I imagined."

His deep blue eyes looked at Ji Mingyue, his smile extremely amiable.

’Hmph!’ Ji Mingyue snorted arrogantly and looked at Charles with disdain, "But I’m not interested in older men."

Ji Anning was speechless. Charles was almost twenty years older than her, wasn’t he? How could she tell that he was interested in her?

Although Charles was almost fifty, you couldn’t really tell by looking. He appeared to be around forty, particularly when his noble demeanor further set him apart as extraordinary.