Pampered by My Ex's Cousin-Chapter 296 - 290: Knocking on the Door at Midnight (Fourteen)

She lowered her head, a self-mocking smile on her lips, silent for a while. Jin Yuanyuan, puzzled, looked down at her, "Anning, what are you thinking about?"

"Nothing." Ji Anning shook her head, gathering her thoughts, then immediately asked Jin Yuanyuan, "Are you working out?"

She naturally shifted Jin Yuanyuan’s attention.

Jin Yuanyuan nodded vigorously, "Yes, I need to lose weight. My crush said he will date me once I’m down to 100 pounds."

Having said that, she grinned foolishly and naively, as if that day would indeed come.

"When you get down to 100 pounds, he might..." Ji Anning looked at Jin Yuanyuan with her hopeful, silly grin and started a discouraging remark that she stopped mid-sentence, unable to continue. She pursed her lips and gave Jin Yuanyuan an encouraging smile, "Then, keep it up."

Thinking about it, they were all the same, foolishly and naively doing things for someone they liked.

Always harboring hopes, always fantasizing that if they became a little better, even more so, their prince charming would notice and fall in love with them.

So what right did she have to judge others for being crazy in love?

With Ji Anning’s encouragement, Jin Yuanyuan felt even more confident, clenching her fists with determination, "I will definitely keep it up. Getting down to 100 pounds isn’t a dream."

As she spoke, she hugged Ji Anning’s arm tightly and excitedly invited her, "Join me for a run every morning from now on. I think your body is also weak. We can work out together—I’ll lose weight, and you’ll get stronger."

"Sure..." Ji Anning was about to nod in agreement when she suddenly remembered that she wasn’t alone anymore.

She was dating her domineering younger uncle, so... would she continue to stay in the dorm?

Even if she wanted to, her uncle probably wouldn’t agree.

Noticing Ji Anning’s hesitation, Jin Yuanyuan curiously pressed, "What’s wrong?"

Ji Anning hesitated for a moment, then decided it was safer to answer conservatively, "I’m not sure if I’ll stay on campus. If I do, I’ll join you for the workout."

If she stayed on campus, joining the morning runs wouldn’t be a problem, especially since her physical condition wasn’t great. Danning always nagged her ear off about getting fit.

Jin Yuanyuan nodded and said, "No worries, even if you don’t join me in the morning, you can come with me to the basketball club in the afternoon."

"Basketball club?" Ji Anning raised her eyebrows, puzzled.

Jin Yuanyuan explained, "I’ve also joined the school’s basketball club. The basketball club has three sessions a week, and the coach is really handsome!"

Although she had a crush, she still deliberately acted infatuated when mentioning handsome guys.

Ji Anning was speechless, "Do you want to lose weight or turn yourself into a tough guy?"

She had never heard of anyone losing weight through basketball, although it might be true for guys.

"Of course, to lose weight," Jin Yuanyuan naively said. "It also says online that playing basketball can make you taller."

Ji Anning: "..."

Growing taller at nineteen... she was at a loss for words.

Seeing Ji Anning silent, Jin Yuanyuan hugged her arm and shook it coquettishly, "Come with me, will you? Give me some motivation."

It was just accompanying her to class, after all. If she was free, it was no big deal, besides, she didn’t dislike basketball.

After thinking it over, Ji Anning nodded in agreement, "Alright."

"You’re so nice, Anning."

Jin Yuanyuan tiptoed, hugged Ji Anning’s neck, kissed her cheek, then released her arm and waved, "I’m going to be late for class, bye."