In a busy pizzeria.It wasn’t a large store, but it was definitely one of the most popular among the locals.Ashlyn was the one who ordered. She had been away from home for several days, and missed the local foods like crazy.The owner was also a local and seemed to be a huge fan of Slam Dunk. An episode of the show was being played in the store.Calvin glanced at the TV screen for a second and saw a scene of the two lead characters walking together. The female lead had cut her hair short, just like Ashlyn.Then, he glanced at Ashlyn and suddenly realized how similar the two of them looked. The short haircuts made them both look sweet and demure.He hadn’t watched Slam Dunk much in the past, but from what he remembered, Michelle had used a scene from it to welcome Jonah to the Nixes. Back then, the female lead had long hair.It turned out there was an actual scene from the show where the female lead would cut her hair short.Calvin couldn’t help thinking about the surprised loo
After that, Calvin and Ashlyn met each other’s eyes without saying a word.Ashlyn lowered her head and continued eating. She didn’t say anything to him, merely allowing her tears to drip onto her plate.Perhaps this was what Calvin thought all along.This was her first time crying since they had started dating, and Calvin grabbed her hand when he saw this.“Ashlyn, don’t be like this!” he said. “I didn’t mean to say that.”But to Ashlyn, a person’s words were the reflection of their deepest thoughts. He had to have been thinking of those things to have blurted them out so instinctively.She didn’t say a word for the rest of the meal, her tears mixing in with her food. On the other hand, Calvin didn’t touch the food. He couldn’t bring himself to eat when she was so upset.He quickly paid for the meal while she was still eating, afraid she would run away if he waited until she was full.However, as he paid, Ashlyn suddenly stood up halfway through her meal. It seemed she was dete
When Calvin saw Ashlyn crying without saying a word, he picked her up to take her to his room. It wasn’t convenient for him to do anything with Xenia around.Ashlyn, however, flailed around in protest. “Put me down!”He ignored her and said to Xenia, “Can you open the door, please? Thanks.”Xenia opened it in a daze. Suddenly, something occurred to her, and she asked Calvin, who was already standing outside the room next door, “You guys won’t be back tonight, right?”“Nope!”“I’ll lock the door, then.”Calvin unlocked his room door and put Ashlyn on the bed. She continued to lie on her side with her back to him.He lay down next to her and wrapped an arm around her waist, tracing his lips around her cheek. “Don’t be mad anymore. What else do you want me to do?”Ashlyn’s eyes were shut. She thought, ‘Knowing him, he’s probably been bothered by this for a long time now, long enough that he said those things without hesitation. Who knows what else he could say if I don’t show him
“Ashlyn, I’ll be going to Windmere City tomorrow. When will you go back home?” Calvin tilted his head and looked at Ashlyn, who was beside him.However, Ashlyn didn’t reply to his question.Calvin made a phone call to Francis.When Ashlyn noticed that Calvin was calling Francis, her eyes widened and she listened to what he was about to say to her boss.“Mr. Saunders, Calvin here. May I know when Xenia and Ashlyn will return to Lyrdell? Can you tell me their plane schedule?” Calvin asked.“Oh, they should be back the day after tomorrow. I’ve booked the tickets. I’ll send the schedule to you later,” Francis said.It was already late at night when Calvin hung up.He received two messages at once.One of them was from Francis, who detailed Ashlyn’s plane schedule, which was 2.00 p.m. in Chesterton. The other one was a message from the human resources department of New East that described his plane schedule, which was around 11:30 in the morning tomorrow.Then, Calvin sent a messag
Ashlyn turned to look at Calvin and studied his face. She was glad to know that her slap didn’t leave a mark on his handsome face. Recalling the amount of force she put in her slap yesterday, she wondered how much it must hurt. Her hands trembled at the thought Calvin was dressed in a grey dress shirt, and seemed to have transformed into an impeccable businessman again.When he noticed that Ashlyn was awake, he put his hand under her chin and said gently, “I’m leaving. Do you want to see me off?”Ashlyn turned away from Calvin with her back facing him, not saying a word.Calvin gritted his teeth, and turned her over to his side to kiss her on the lips. Their farewell kiss was heavy, and conveyed just how reluctant they were to part ways.Noticing that Ashlyn wasn’t giving him any reaction, he had no choice but to leave her alone. “I’m leaving. Bye.”Then, he pulled his luggage away and exited the room.After he left, the room drowned in silence once more.Ashlyn’s heart was he
After spending an extra day in Chesterton, Ashlyn and Xenia went to the airport.Yesterday, Ashlyn didn’t accept Calvin’s call on purpose. She wouldn’t talk to him until he apologized for what he had done. The moment they boarded the plane, Ashlyn’s phone rang, indicating a voice message from Calvin. His magnetic voice echoed from the receiver. “Ashlyn, are you back to Lyrdell? I’ll go to Lyrdell to visit you after I’ve finished my work at Windmere City.]“Are you sure you want to leave him on read? Just reply to his messages already, will you?” Xenia advised.“I won’t return his messages until he apologizes to me! If I compromise, he’ll take advantage of me if similar situations arise in the future. Worse, he’ll think I’m just throwing a tantrum over a small issue. I need to set my boundaries straight, or else he won’t take me seriously in the future,” Ashlyn said with a determined look.“How cruel of you! Your boyfriend is a good man. I’m pretty sure you know that,” Xenia said.
On the way back home, Ashlyn’s mind was filled with thoughts of Calvin. She didn’t realize that the plane would stop at Genovia as a transit point for around one hour. When she realized that, she complained to Xenia about it. How could Xenia choose this flight knowing that they would pass by Genovia? The timing was too short for her to visit her family at home.“It has to be this plane! Or else, I won’t be able to be on the same plane as Jonah!” Xenia exclaimed.Annoyed, Ashlyn didn’t even bother to retort and resumed her nap.Along the way to Genovia, Xenia had her eyes set on Jonah.The moment they got off the plane, Ashlyn walked along the aisle of the airport. As she looked at the scenery outside, she couldn’t help but feel annoyed.Noticing Ashlyn’s sour look, Xenia felt guilty for dragging the former along in her plan. She wrapped her arms around Ashlyn’s shoulder and said consolingly, “Come on, why the long face? I’ll treat you to some good food the moment we land in Lyrdel
These few days, Ashlyn ignored Calvin’s calls and messages. So, Calvin called Francis to check on what she was up to. That was when he found out that Ashlyn’s flight had been delayed for one day. Knowing that Xenia had developed a crush on Jonah, Calvin knew that Xenia must be the one behind the deliberate delay.By the time Ashlyn returned to Lyrdell, it was already eight at night.Since Xenia didn’t live in the dorms, Ashlyn parted ways with her at the entrance of the company. Pulling her luggage behind her, she walked back to her dormitory.The moment she entered the gate, a hand pulled her to the back of the stairs.At first, Ashlyn thought that she was being robbed. Under the dim lights, she looked up and realized that it was Calvin.“Just until when do you plan on ignoring me? Are you really giving me the silent treatment over something I said a few days ago?” Calvin said with a hoarse and magnetic voice as he pulled Ashlyn into an embrace. She looked up at him.Though they
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