Chapter 12 Was the guy last night a nouveau riche? (Part 2)

Ji Chicheng was the old man's favorite, and he had, in a way, just taken their side. It would certainly be beneficial to ingratiate himself with him and foster a good relationship.

"Uh..." Anning's little heart fluttered as she turned her gaze toward the man beside the old man, gracefully sipping his milk.

His pale hand, long fingers, holding a transparent glass of milk, even the light reflecting off his smooth, rosy nails was elegant.

The rim of the glass was already at his lips, and as Anning's gaze met his, the corners of his mouth suddenly lifted.

Intriguing.

This made Anning very uneasy. She clenched the straps of her bag, just about to call out "Uncle", when the man's gaze suddenly shifted toward hers. With a smile on his face, he said softly, "We already said hi, just now at the stairwell..."

Stairwell... Hearing those words, Anning's little heart hung in suspense, and she quickly interrupted him, "Uncle just complimented me a moment ago, saying I've grown taller."

She stretched her smile, looking around at everyone, her smile stiff.

"Is that so." Yang Yufang sized Anning up, "Maybe because I see you every day, I didn't notice; you must have grown taller."

It was as if she was talking to herself, and yet also asking Ji Chicheng.

Ji Chicheng pretended she was asking him and nodded, "Yes, she has grown a bit taller."

As he spoke, he turned his head toward Anning, his lips curving into a smile, "Especially just now, at the stairwell, when I saw her in that dress, it was particularly noticeable."

In Anning's view, he was deliberately reminding her of the 'stairwell', to make her panic and nervous.

Three years had passed, and this guy still hadn't changed a bit in this respect!

Anning ground her teeth secretly, yet she couldn't let any emotion show on her face.

After hearing what Ji Chicheng said, Yang Yufang seemed to recall something and smilingly asked Anning, "Anning, the dress you wore today looked very nice. Did you pick it out yesterday while shopping with Jingfeng?

Anning was startled!

Wasn't that dress prepared by her mother?

'Can't the Ning family afford papayas...'

Remembering the note she had seen at the hotel, Anning realized what was going on, shook her head at Yang Yufang, and said, "No, I picked it out myself; it was a birthday gift I gave to myself."

So nervous, she held the bag strap tightly, her palms full of sweat.

How she wished she could leave this place immediately, escape the scrutiny of these people.

Before the echo of her words had died away, a sour voice suddenly came from the dining table, "Really extravagant, that's a Chanel autumn new release, a limited edition, more than ninety thousand."

The owner of the voice was none other than Ruoqian, who had just made an enemy of her.

She glanced sideways at Anning, her face full of contempt and mockery, as if saying that Anning did not deserve to wear such an expensive dress.

Heaven! That dress costs over ninety thousand?

Was the offender from last night a tycoon?

Then, a new problem arose, where did she get so much money to buy that dress? More than ninety thousand, not nine thousand, and definitely not nine hundred...