Pampered by My Ex's Cousin-Chapter 645 - 637: Maternal Coercion (Part 1)
’For your sake, he could go a lifetime without wanting his own biological child, but how could he be so cruel to me... Why must I be the sacrifice for his immoral love?’
Although she didn’t understand the true meaning of her mother’s words, the sleepless night allowed her to piece together a rough idea.
Because of her existence, her father didn’t want to have any more children of his own. As for his love, she couldn’t be sure who or what it referred to.
She hardly slept all night, and just when she dozed off, a call from Ji Chicheng woke her up with the news that he suddenly had to return to Hai City, and his assistant would soon be bringing Fenfen over to her place.
The sleepiness was chased away by Ji Chicheng’s call, and Ji Anning leaned against the headboard, scrolling through her phone and preparing to check the day’s news.
Her adoptive father’s death had been a media sensation for several days, and she wanted to see if the interest had died down; she detested the media’s use of such events to grab the attention of netizens.
Upon opening the news website, she frowned in surprise.
Bowing her head, she brought the phone closer to have a careful look once more at the headline and the image of the news article.
’Hai City’s foremost noble family, the leading financial magnate J.C Group’s chairman, today announced his abdication in favor of his eldest grandson Ji Jingfeng. Coincidentally, today is also the launch of a product J.C has been developing for a decade, with the press conference scheduled to begin at ten in the morning in the Hai City conference room...’
She read through the entire news article, her surprise only growing with each word.
So Ji Jingfeng wasn’t bluffing before? Did the old man truly intend to hand over his position to him?
But she still found it implausible. Even though the old man held the feudal belief of passing on the family fortune to the male line, it seemed unlikely he would pass it to a grandson with no blood relation.
Was the old man really ready to hand over the glory of his lifetime to someone else?
What exactly was he planning? Was Chicheng’s sudden need to return to Hai City related to this matter?
Maybe I should give him a call!
’Knock, knock, knock’
Just as Ji Anning was about to dial Ji Chicheng’s number, someone knocked on the door.
Her movements halted as she looked towards the doorway and answered, "Come in."
She figured it was surely her mother, so it would be best not to call Chicheng in front of her, given her mother’s opposition to their relationship.
Having received her permission, the door opened, and her mother, dressed in a purple floral housecoat, stood at the entrance, her expression cold as she said, "Two people have come, looking for you."
Delivering the message unenthusiastically, her mother then turned and left.
Two people had come looking for her?
Ji Anning frowned, puzzled, as she threw the blanket aside and got out of bed. She was certain they weren’t her assistant, who would have just come in directly.
Unsure whether the visitors were men or women, she stood in front of the mirror and quickly fixed herself up, putting on a coat before going out.
In the cramped living room, a middle-aged man wearing glasses and a black suit stood, with another standing by the front door.
Ji Anning’s gaze swept over their faces, recognizing neither of them; she had never seen these two men before.
As she turned to the man inside the room, with her mouth opening to ask, the man preempted her by nodding slightly and saying, "Ms. Anning, I am the Chief Secretary of J.C’s secretarial office, and that gentleman is J.C’s Chief Lawyer, Liu Changzhi."
He introduced himself first, then stated their purpose, "The Chairman has sent me to escort you back to attend the J.C’s tenth anniversary new product launch event."
