When Calvin opened the fridge, he was shocked. He asked Ashlyn, who was currently in the living room, “Ashlyn, what are these containers in the fridge?”The containers were all sealed shut.When he came here, he first thought about making some meals for her to store in the fridge since she didn’t know how to make her own meals.“What did you say?” Ashlyn ran over to the kitchen and thought for a while. Only then did she remember that those were the fish that William had prepared. “Last time I came back from Genovia, I bumped into William. He was here to send some fish to me. Worried that I might not know how to prepare my own meals, he prepared those fish and put them in the fridge. Shawna was the one who finished most of them. I don’t really like overnight food, so I left them in the fridge and forgot about them.”“Oh really?” Calvin held one of the containers in his hand. He wanted to let it slide, but he just couldn’t.While cutting the vegetables, his mind was already elsewher
At first, Calvin planned on making a phone call to William. After giving some thought to it, he gave up the idea as he didn’t feel the need to do so. William wasn’t a huge threat to Calvin anyway. There was no way William could separate a couple who was deeply in love with each other. Calvin’s only concern was that since they had just started their relationship, he still wasn’t sure if his relationship with Ashlyn would last in the long run. After all, Ashlyn was at the tender age of 21 this year. Calvin couldn’t help but worry.The moment he arrived at the subsidiary of New East in Lyrdell, he put all the containers into the staff pantry. Then, he informed Evie from the Human Resource Department to tell everyone about the fish, and that they were up for grabs to everyone.He stayed in Lyrdell for two more days. These two days, he had been spending time with Ashlyn after work. Every time he saw her, she would be filled with laughter and smiles.On the fourth day, Calvin was prepared
The driver drove for three hours straight before arriving at the hotel where Raymond would meet them. When they arrived, they were invited to lunch. Calvin’s friend, Amelia Sinclair, who worked at a trust company, was here. Another person who was there was Raymond’s new wife, Merrilyn Sinclair.“Calvin, is this your girlfriend?” Amelia was almost around the same age as Calvin. “Man, you’re way too old for her.”“Well, don’t be jealous now,” Calvin said in a joking way.“Okay, okay, I have to admit that I’m jealous,” Amelia said.Amelia had a petite frame with delicate facial features. Despite her age, she looked like a young lady who had never dated before. Wearing soft makeup, she looked irresistible to most men.“Miss Lawrence, you look really pretty.” Merrilyn was an independent woman who had years of experience in the business field. Her fashion sense was pretty on-trend. One look at her and you would’ve thought she was 20 years younger than Raymond. “Since we’re practically f
When Calvin saw Ashlyn’s message, he closed his laptop and pushed her door.He saw Ashlyn lying on the bed with her eyes wide open.“Why are you still awake?” he asked gently. Then, he looked at his watch and said, “It’s already 11 at night.”“You’re not asleep either.” Ashlyn pulled her duvet upwards and covered her neck. Then, she extended one of her arms outside and tugged at Calvin’s belt. “Sit down.”Calvin sat down. With her eyes half-closed, she didn’t look him in the eye. Her eyelashes flickered under the night light, which made her look cute yet sad at the same time.Calvin held her hand. “What’s wrong?”“Even though we’re staying in the same place, I just feel sad not being able to see you around me. I also feel at ease with you by my side at night. Do you want to do your work inside the bedroom?”“I don’t want to disturb your sleep,” Calvin said.“You won’t. If you’re not here, I feel very nervous and insecure,” Ashlyn said with a pair of sad, puppy eyes.“Alright t
Even when they were inside the lift, Ashlyn was still shivering profusely, the towel wrapped tightly against her skin. Since they were staying at the highest level of the building, the lift started going up from level 1. While the lift was ascending gradually, it paused a lot of times to allow people to enter. Even though Ashlyn was standing in the corner, they could still spot her through her reflection in the mirrors.Calvin stood in front of Ashlyn to stop everyone from looking at her.The moment they entered the room, Ashlyn rushed to the bathroom instantly. Although the hotel had heaters installed all over the place, it was still chilly inside the lift. She wanted to have a hot shower to warm herself up.Calvin sat alone on the sofa. When he closed his eyes, his mind kept replaying Ashlyn’s appearance when she got out of the pool and the way everyone kept stealing glances of her in the lift. For some reason, he felt angry at Ashlyn.However, he knew Ashlyn didn’t do anything w
Ashlyn couldn’t stop crying, and she didn’t have much to eat.Calvin had someone pack the remainder of her food and prepare a few other dishes. He knew she hadn’t had breakfast either.Back in the room, Ashlyn plopped down on her bed and stared blankly out the window.She was only twenty-one, and this was her first relationship. Obviously, it was the most important thing in her life at the moment. Yet, Calvin was always so rational. She couldn’t understand it—it seemed she was the only thing he could always leave behind.“Ashlyn, have something to eat,” he coaxed. “Let’s go for a movie later. How about I buy you some clothes, too?”“Is it because you’re leaving?”“Can’t you think about this positively?”Ashlyn couldn’t help feeling like she was being too willful and selfish.Calvin was about to get up when she grabbed his arm and said piteously, “Don’t go! Can you spend the rest of the afternoon with me?”A tear streaked down her pretty face. “It’s just one afternoon. I won’t
Ashlyn wished Calvin wouldn’t return to Genovia the following day, but she knew it was impossible. He wouldn’t listen to her. A wave of despair washed over her as she thought of this. At the same time, she was still so upset that she didn’t say anything.Before they had gotten together, Ashlyn had been happy enough to watch him secretly from afar. Then, he suddenly confessed to her, and she agreed to date him. Now however, she was starting to pull her hair out over who loved the other more. Perhaps it was because she was too young and naive to realize that Calvin’s love was buried deep in his heart. To her, it looked like she loved him a lot more than he loved her. After all, he was so level headed that he would never give anything up for her.The two of them laid in bed like this till night fell.“I’ll make you something to eat,” Calvin finally said.“No!” She turned to face him and threw a leg over his abdomen, seemingly by accident. Then, she traced a finger over his chest.“As
Ashlyn turned much calmer after showering. She didn’t react much even when Calvin dried her hair, and got into bed once he was done. She knew she couldn’t change him, and could only go with the flow.They seemed to have grown closer after Calvin’s short bout of madness. He didn’t sleep in his bed that night. Instead, they slept in each other’s arms. It was only then that Ashlyn felt that he was truly madly in love with her. She was still disappointed they couldn’t become one, though.On the way back to Lyrdell the following day, Ashlyn kept looking out the window and didn’t really respond no matter what Calvin said to her.“Should I talk to your boss? Will she get upset at you for taking a few days off?” Calvin could tell that she wasn’t happy, so he kept trying to cheer her up. He leaned close to her.“Whatever,” Ashlyn said.“What if I don’t leave?”He had been thinking about this for a while now. Things were hectic in Genovia, and he was needed there only because Neil didn’t k
Benjamin walked to her side and suddenly hugged her. It was as if there were thousands of words that could not be said. Jacey did not refute. It was as if the two of them had known each other for a long time. It was as if they had known each other for a long time."Your mother did a good job with this exhibition," Jacey said."It's good. After all, you're an expert in this field," Benjamin said. "Or if you have any requests when you get married, tell my mother and let her customize the most beautiful jewelry for you.""Married?" Jacey didn't understand.She had never thought about marriage. Why did she feel so close to her when Benjamin mentioned it?She still felt quite confused."I'll treat you to a meal later?" Benjamin said. "What do you want to eat?"Jacey's eyes lit up. "Hotpot? How about a hotpot?"Benjamin smiled and said, "I thought you had a profound hobby. This is it."Jacey smiled again.Jacey didn't like the feeling of being surrounded by people, so she chose the
Kenny smoked as he spoke. He had the look of a veteran in society. It was hard not to believe that he was a nouveau riche who did not hesitate to sacrifice the lives of his subordinates to save money."Sir, you've found the right person. Come and take a look." The workshop owner said. Then, he whispered a few words into Kenny's ear and asked, "Can you accept it?""What's so unacceptable about that? I'm definitely showing it to Party A. These people grew up in the countryside. What kind of milk have they drunk? I can't tell if it's true or not," Kenny said."Alright, alright," the workshop owner said with a smile."Just don't make it obvious. I'll go take a look at the manufacturing workshop." Kenny said.The owner of the workshop was initially quite shy, but Kenny said that he had ordered a lot, so the other party agreed.As soon as he entered the workshop, Jacey secretly turned on the pinhole camera when the workshop owner was not paying attention and filmed the production proce
Jacey felt that under Kenny's serious and unsmiling appearance, there was a soft and warm heart.This note looked like it had been around for a long time. It was unknown how long Kenny searched last night before he found it and gave it to Jacey so easily.Jacey left.However, she did not expect that something would happen on her first day there.She brought a vacuum camera and made her clothes look like rural women's. After finding the milk production point, she said that she wanted to order milk in large quantities because she heard that the milk here was very cheap.The people in the workshop looked at each other and said, "I'm not selling!"The people in the workshop were very smart and vigilant. Their workshop had a fixed delivery channel. This woman was alone and was unlikely to be here to order. They found an excuse and sent Jacey away.No matter how much Jacey dawdled, the other party refused to let her in.For a moment, Jacey didn't know what to do. She was quite depres
Jacey was a little stunned. She really didn't know much about what the parents were talking about.Moreover, she hadn't interacted with Benjamin for a few days. Moreover, when Ashlyn came to visit this time, she didn't say a word about him. It made her feel very uneasy. She even wondered if he didn't mean that at all. It was all her own wishful thinking…For the past few days, Benjamin had not come to look for Jacey. She had not contacted him either.However, a few days later, Jacey received a Whatsapp message from Benjamin. There were many photos. It was a rather high-class living room. There were boxes in the living room. The living room was simple and noble, like a top-notch courtyard house.[This is the showroom and display cabinet for my mother's medieval jewelry. How about letting your mother take a look?] Benjamin said.[Where is this place? This place is so beautiful.][My mother's dowry. The courtyard house in Genovia.] Benjamin said.Jacey thought to herself, "As expec
Today, Benjamin had already returned home."How is it? How's your first time meeting your in-laws alone?" Calvin teased Ashlyn."It's quite good. I'm preparing to hold a medieval jewelry exhibition and then let my employees learn medieval video skills. I said that I wanted to use their jewelry as an exhibition, but they didn't even want the deposit. How generous," Ashlyn said lazily as she leaned against the sofa."It's… it's over?" Calvin looked at Ashlyn and said in surprise.Benjamin sat there and smiled."What else?" Ashlyn asked."What are you going to do this time? Aren't you going to look for your daughter-in-law? Did you see what she looked like?" Calvin poured a cup of tea for Ashlyn.After so many years, Ashlyn still hadn't changed from her usual macho self. In fact, she was even more macho than before. Perhaps Calvin had been the one to deal with everything after marriage, developing Ashlyn's habit of not using her brain.Of course, it only meant that she didn't use
For some reason, Ashlyn felt like crying when she saw this. In the past, these jewelry had traveled to another country. Now, these jewelry were all back with stories.She thought about how the person who owned these jewelry had brought them overseas and brought them back…She felt that the Irving family was worthy of admiration.Linda had gone out at some point. Seeing that Ashlyn was looking at her very seriously, she didn't disturb her.When she came in again, she was carrying a cup of coffee. The fragrant Americano she'd just ordered from the coffee machine on the first floor. It was made from good coffee beans.She handed the coffee to Ashlyn."Have a cup of coffee when you're tired. Anyway, these jewelry don't have long legs. They won't run away on their own," Linda said. "You can come and take a look whenever you want. I've always been here."Only then did Ashlyn feel that she had been watching for an hour or two, but she had always been like a pious primary school student
On Saturday afternoon, Ashlyn drove to Jacey's house, a very simple villa.Ashlyn knew that writers liked to live in such a quiet place because they had inspiration in such a place.Jacey's mother, Linda, was already standing on her steps to welcome her.Linda was dressed in a Chinese-style robe. She looked very ancient, but because she was slender, she looked especially good. She looked like a fairy.Ashlyn was dressed in a very fashionable modern outfit. She was wearing a knee-length skirt, pearl earrings, and earrings. She looked especially round and beautiful. One look and one could tell that she was the kind of person who had never experienced the blow of life."I'm Jacey's mother. Nice to meet you, Mrs. Conrad." Linda reached out and held Isobel's hand. "Jacey said that you're coming to our house to take a look. I am so happy. I specially brought all the jewelry from the other houses here and packed them up. If these jewelry can be displayed in the exhibition and let everyon
"Excuse me, how did you know about me?" Jacey asked."Oh, Benjamin's phone was on the table that day. He went to the washroom and I happened to see the photo album he was looking through. I picked it up and saw these few pieces of jewelry. You know it too. As jewelry makers, we won't let go of those rare jewelry no matter what. I asked Benjamin where these pieces of jewelry came from and he told me about you," Ashlyn said neither servile nor overbearing.She understood a girl's mentality very well. She knew that if the woman found out that the man had taken the initiative to leak her news to her parents, she would be very disgusted and feel passive. Therefore, she did not say that. Instead, she said that she had seen it herself. She even said that Benjamin was looking at these photos at that time.Jacey's heart would probably feel warm. After all, a man was looking at her photo behind her back. She should have a good impression of this man.Jacey really thought so. When she heard A
After Benjamin returned home, he showed Ashlyn the jewelry he had taken for Jacey.Ashlyn was very knowledgeable. One look at this jewelry and she knew that it was priceless.Moreover, the girl wearing the jewelry also had extremely good skin and was extremely delicate.Calvin, who was sitting at the side, also watched.However, Ashlyn didn't just look at the jewelry. She said, "You only bought jewelry. Who is this person wearing jewelry behind you?"Ashlyn asked Benjamin gossipily."Don't ask," Benjamin said.Ashlyn smiled. "You said that you only took photos of the jewelry but didn't take photos of her. Aren't you trying to arouse my curiosity? Now that I'm curious, you're not making a move. However, I've been working on researching National Jewelry recently, so I'm lacking samples in this area. When are you going to ask this girl out? Let me take a closer look. From her appearance, I think she's dressed very well. Moreover, I can see her face from her bone structure. I think