Pampered by My Ex's Cousin-Chapter 344 - 338: Exercises to Maintain Figure (Part 7)

As she spoke, she immediately turned around, lowered her head, and hastily left the dining room, wiping the cold sweat from her forehead with the back of her hand as she walked.

Over and over, she cursed the culprit who had caused her to sweat inside her heart.

"Miss Anning."

Outside the dining room, she encountered Mrs. Wu waiting at the door, who greeted her. Distracted and with her head down, she replied, "Mrs. Wu, you’ve worked hard."

The hurried steps turned into a run, and only after sprinting upstairs did she let out a deep breath.

But no sooner did she relax than the study door suddenly opened as she was just passing by, and the old master with glasses appeared in her view.

Startled, she hastily nodded to him, "Grandfather."

Ji Zhengdao, apparently not expecting to encounter Ji Anning when he opened the door, looked surprised, then his stern face softened, "Anning, why so nervous upon seeing your grandfather?"

"Not nervous," Ji Anning shook her head. She tried hard to suppress her guilt and put on a composed smile for the old man.

The old man also revealed a kind smile, holding the door open while saying to her, "Come in and sit for a while, Grandpa has something he wants to talk to you about."

Something to talk about? What could it be?

Ji Anning instinctively thought about her situation with Ji Chicheng and became very tense again.

"...Alright."

She nodded, pulling her hands behind her legs, her fists clenched nervously, feeling sweat in her palms.

What kind of dire straits was she living under?

She felt like she was constantly playing with heart-pounding, thrilling situations.

Following the old man’s footsteps into the study, Ji Anning gently closed the door behind her.

The old man personally fetched two cups of tea and, walking towards the sofa, he beckoned Ji Anning, "Anning, come and sit."

Ji Anning walked over and sat down, her movements very stiff, sitting a person’s distance away from the old man.

The old man placed a mug in front of her, then looked at her and said, "This weekend, I’ll send you to the island. Your mother’s condition isn’t too good; you and Jingfeng should go and accompany her."

Upon hearing this, Ji Anning’s hand, which had stretched out to push the mug away, suddenly trembled. She looked up nervously at the old man, "What happened to my mother? Is she still not over her pollen allergy?"

Ji Zhengdao shook his head, "It’s nothing serious, still the allergy. I guess she just misses you and Jingfeng, so I want you two to go there and stay with her for a few days."

After saying this, he gave Ji Anning a reassuring smile.

This smile gave Ji Anning the courage to plead, "Grandfather, can you please let my mother... "

The old man knew what she was about to say and interrupted her before she could finish, "Wait till you marry Jingfeng, then I’ll let her come back."

Ji Anning knew that further words would be futile. Since her grandfather had made the decision to send her mother to the island, he had not considered letting her easily return.

Wait until she and Jingfeng married... Wait until she and Jingfeng married...

The old man had mentioned this more than once now. She couldn’t understand why she felt as though he was terrified that she and Jingfeng wouldn’t end up together.

Could it really be because of what the fortune-teller said, that she was the medicine that could save Jingfeng?

Yet, she always felt there was more to it.

Unable to figure it out, Ji Anning sighed weakly in her heart and gently nodded, "I understand."

She responded to the old man and looked down.

But when the old man remained silent for a long time, she couldn’t help but feel puzzled and looked up.