Pampered by My Ex's Cousin

She couldn’t engage in any deep or meaningful conversation with her.

The actress whispered in her ear again, "I cooperated with Mr. Qi in my last movie; his acting is amazing, and it’s really not tiring to work with him at all."

Ji Anning finally detected a hint of flattery in her tone, realizing she had struck up the conversation because of Qi Helian.

It was then that she discovered it was Qi Helian who was truly inseparable from her own complications.

What was their relationship? How had it all started?

Just then, a childish voice came from below the stage.

"Mommy."

Ji Anning startled, her gaze shifting as a small figure dashed towards her, with the assistant unable to catch up.

With obstacles in her way, the little girl’s steps always seemed to stumble, which was nerve-wracking.

Ji Anning’s eyes widened, instinctively standing up and lifting the hem of her gown to meet the running Fenfen, "Fenfen."

As she reached her, Ji Anning bent down and scooped her into her arms.

Having finally seen her mommy, the little girl was overjoyed, wrapping her small arms around Ji Anning’s neck and affectionately rubbing her rosy cheek against Ji Anning’s neck.

Suddenly, her eyes caught sight of Qi Helian seated in the VIP area, and after gauging the distance, she excitedly shouted, "Daddy, Daddy..."

Now... the story got spicy.

The event immediately buzzed with chatter, and photographers’ cameras focused on Ji Anning and Fenfen, their flashes relentlessly flickering.

Ji Anning hurriedly covered Fenfen’s mouth, nodding awkwardly at the surrounding reporters, wanting to leave without frightening Fenfen.

But the reporters blocked her way; she couldn’t move at all.

Ji Anning regretted letting Qi Helian make that joke in the morning; now the joke had gone too far.

Seeing the situation, Qi Helian darted to their side, shielding them with his arms and scanning the surrounding media sternly, "Stop taking photos, it’s just a joke."

"Mr. Qi, so Miss Anning disappeared for the past two years because she was having a baby?"

"Your baby is so cute, what’s her name?"

"..."

Questions followed one after another, with flashbulbs popping incessantly—it was quite a headache. Qi Helian lost his temper, "Get lost, I said it’s just a joke..."

But before he could finish his furious explanation, suddenly another tall figure rushed in.

To Ji Anning, it was as if the Grim Reaper had descended, and before she could react, Fenfen was snatched from her arms.

She stared at the man cradling Fenfen, quickly maneuvering through the crowd, dazed for quite a while until she heard Fenfen crying out for her, that was when she snapped back to reality.

"Uncle," she lifted her skirt, not caring that she was wearing high heels, and chased after him.

But the man completely ignored her, his heavy footsteps growing faster, his tall silhouette getting colder and colder.

When they reached the elevator, the man stopped.

Ji Anning was running so fast that when she tried to stop, her foot twisted, throwing her off balance. She instinctively reached out, grabbing the man’s solid arm.

Bearing the pain, she leaned on him to stand up, then looked up at him with tear-filled eyes, "Uncle, you’ve frightened Fenfen, can you give her to me, please?"

"Waaah... Mommy."

Fenfen was still looking up and crying bitterly.

Just a moment ago, Ji Chicheng’s sudden appearance and snatching her away from mommy had really scared her.

Ji Chicheng turned around, his gaze icy as he regarded Ji Anning, "Fenfen is my daughter, Li Nianjia, you no longer have the right to be her mother."

(The next update will be this evening, I’ve hit a bit of a writer’s block recently, but I will try to establish a set time for updates moving forward.)