Chapter 1145: Chapter 1156: Farewell (Part 2)

Just as the three were surprised, a calm voice came from inside—not from Jian Anning, but from the lawyer beside her.

They then noticed that there were two people sitting next to Jian Anning, one was the lawyer Li, and the other was, naturally, Uncle Hu.

Cheng Juye also always believed in the principle of “never losing dignity even if one loses face,” especially this time when he had to hand over his money from his stepdaughter’s hands—although he hadn’t used it before, when it was in Jian Panying’s hands, it was at least a form of support, but now, it had to be handed back completely!

He had met Uncle Hu and knew he was a company executive and also Jian Anning’s father’s friend. Back then, with the father’s funeral, it was thanks to his help that it could be arranged.

Seeing Lawyer Li and Uncle Hu appear, he immediately knew Jian Anning was making things final this time. She didn’t want to have anything to do with the Cheng Family anymore, so she simply brought all her supports to prevent Cheng Juye from using tricks during the handover to end up embezzling her belongings?

Thinking of this, Cheng Juye felt completely unwell.

Alright, even though he thought like that, Jian Anning thought that way too, meaning—she had no respect for them at all!

Right now, she didn’t even greet them, isn’t that a bit excessive?

As he was thinking, Jian Anning had already put down the coffee cup, stood up slowly, and looked at them politely yet distantly: “Mom, Uncle Cheng, Brother.”

Cheng Juye just gave a slight “hmm,” as a greeting. She was too shrewd; if she were truly polite, she wouldn’t let Lawyer Li speak first!

Seeing her daughter this way, Jian Panying didn’t know whether to scold or to be pleased—though she also had some reproach for Jian Anning’s abrupt departure and now asking her for money, seeing her daughter looking so poised all of a sudden, she felt a bit happy inside.

At least it showed that she had been doing quite well this past half year.

Only Cheng Wanli, when called “Brother,” felt entirely soft, as if his whole body had been refreshed by cool water! He had never valued this younger sister, partly because she was low-key and didn’t like to dress up, and partly because Cheng Tingting didn’t like her. However, he had maintained his dignity and never bullied her too much.

At this moment, seeing such a beautiful Jian Anning was like seeing her for the first time, leaving him stupefied.

“Sit here.” Jian Anning waved her hand, pointing to the sofa next to them; there, three cups of coffee had been prepared, still steaming gently. You could say that Jian Anning’s attitude towards them, although no longer initially respectful, was flawless in etiquette.

Before anyone else could move, Mr. Hu also greeted them: “Mr. Cheng, Mrs. Cheng, I was invited by Yiyi this time to witness the discussion. I’m a friend of Yiyi’s deceased father and a company director.”

One sentence kept all of Cheng Juye’s intended words lodged in his throat! Cheng Juye originally wanted to lose his temper and ask why she called an outsider here, but usually for discussions like this, indeed a witness would be invited to prevent any conflict later on, which would be very troublesome without a third party present.