Pampered by My Ex's Cousin

Chapter 568 - 560: A Head-On Confrontation with Charles (Part 4)

As he spoke, he reached out to grab Ji Anning’s arm, dragging her up. With one hand holding Fenfen and the other around Ji Anning’s waist, he forcefully pressed her body against his.

Ji Anning twisted her body, her mouth twitching.

In some ways, Ji Mingyue and Ji Chicheng, as siblings, were quite alike, such as their sharp tongues and, well... their childishness.

Of course, Ji Chicheng only acted childish when he was drunk, like now.

But was he contesting with Mr. Charles for her sake?

With that thought, a sense of uncontrollable happiness rose in Ji Anning’s heart, and she bowed her head, pursing her lips.

She was somewhat getting carried away.

"Settle the bill." Ji Chicheng suddenly let go of Ji Anning’s waist, took out his wallet from his pocket, spread it on the table, pulled out an internationally accepted credit card, and handed it to the waiter.

The waiter did not reach for his card but smiled slightly and nodded at him, "Mr. Charles has already paid for it."

What? Ji Chicheng frowned, looking unsatisfied at Charles.

Charles simply shrugged at him, and to Ji Chicheng, it seemed as if he was waving the flag of victory.

Feeling annoyed, Charles across from him then smiled and said, "Young man, learn a little, this is the trick."

Ji Chicheng sneered, "You think I left my job and came all this way just to have a meal you paid for?"

He paused, then suddenly his face grew cold, and he gritted his teeth fiercely, "I am here to settle the bill. From now on, keep your hands off my daughter."

"That’s not up to you." Charles’s smile also vanished instantly, his expression turning cold, as he said, "Fenfen bears the name Charles, she belongs to the Charles family, and if you want her, you’d have to bear the name Charles too."

Ji Anning, hearing this, went pale.

She opened her mouth, nervously looking at Ji Chicheng’s increasingly grim face, "Chi..."

Before she could even finish her call, Ji Chicheng suddenly handed over the Fenfen he was holding to her, which she instinctively caught.

Before she could react, Ji Chicheng, furious, had already reached Charles, grabbed Charles by the collar, and glared at him hatefully, "I don’t care what you and she had, whatever past you shared, the day she left, I considered her dead. You have no right to interfere in my life."

Her!

Who is she?

No matter what relationship you had with him, whatever past you shared, the day she left, I considered her dead...

Was he talking about her?

The fleeting sense of happiness in Ji Anning’s heart suddenly plummeted back into an icy pit.

He truly had given up on her. Otherwise, why would he say such things in front of Charles?

With his personality, if he still cared for her, even if he still resented or was angry with her, he wouldn’t possibly speak of giving up on her in front of his "rival".

Ha, he had given up completely, didn’t want her anymore, what kind of a rival was that then?

"You really have quite a temper." Charles’s deep blue eyes stared icily at Ji Chicheng.

The atmosphere suddenly tensed to the point where it felt suffocating.

Ji Anning watched terrified as both men radiated a murderous aura.

Suddenly, her eyes flickered, "Don’t..."

Charles suddenly pulled out a small handgun from his pocket, raising it, and pressing the muzzle against Ji Chicheng’s temple, "I won’t allow you to disrespect her like that, do you hear me?"

Ji Chicheng pulled back the corner of his mouth coldly, his chin lifting slightly, showing no fear of the gun pressed against his temple.