“Do you want me to pick you up?” Neil asked.“Neil, I’m sorry. I’ve completely forgotten about it. I have a project to handle, and I need to work overtime tonight. Can you help me pick a gift for Ned? I’ll try to visit him tomorrow,” Michelle said with a voice filled with remorse.“I’m not buying him a gift. It’s okay, I won’t pick you up.” After that, Neil hung up.To be honest, she didn’t want to visit Ned with Neil by her side. Ned was a sharp person who would definitely see through her fake relationship with Neil. Judging from his cheeky personality, there was a high possibility he might spill her secrets to Clarissa and Damien.Michelle felt that she had made the right choice to stay at the company.Meanwhile, Ned was the one who opened the door for Neil.“Neil, you look like you’ve lost weight!” Ned sized Neil up. “What has married life done to you?”“Cut your crap. I bet you’re living your best life overseas.” Neil headed to the sofa to sit down.Just when Clarissa got d
“You should show that you care about her. If you don’t, what will she think of you?” Clarissa added.“Mom’s right, Neil. You should listen to her,” Ned said jokingly.“Shut up,” Neil snapped with a displeased tone.“You should listen to your mom,” Damien said as he walked out of the kitchen.Neil wouldn’t dare to ignore his father’s request.While they were having dinner, Ashlyn video-called them to ask her family how they were doing. At the moment, Ashlyn was studying the arts overseas. Like her mother, Ashlyn was a beautiful and talented lady.“I still haven’t got the chance to meet Michelle. When I’m back, I’ll buy her an expensive gift!” Ashlyn said.“Sure, I’ll wait for that day to come,” Neil said.“Neil, do you miss me?” Ashlyn asked with a smile.“No, I don’t. I’m just looking forward to your gift.”“What?” Ashlyn sounded dejected.“Neil, don’t forget to visit Michelle, okay?” Clarissa reminded him.“I know.” Then, Neil closed the door and went outside.After Neil
“Come in. We were discussing work just now,” Michelle said, pouring a cup of water for him.Neil sized up Michelle’s small apartment, which consisted of only one bedroom. Though it was small, the renovation of the house was all of top-notch quality. One look at the apartment and you would know that it belonged to a single woman. In the middle of the living room was a blackboard filled with lines and lines of words about an artist Michelle’s company was working with. Besides that, there were a lot of posters of renowned basketball players in her room. What was more, there was a small basketball stand and a basketball placed in the corner of the small living room.“Do you like to play basketball?” Neil sat on a sofa and reached for a cigarette in his pocket.“Not really…” Michelle removed her spectacles. Then, she lowered her head and wiped them.“He’s the one who likes to play basketball, then,” Neil said.Michelle’s hands froze in place. What Neil said was true. She placed those
Michelle knew Neil would definitely use it against her in the future whenever conflict arose between them. After all, one of the best ways to anger one another was to mention mistakes that happened in the past. Now that Michael and Rachel had discovered her past and Neil himself had seen the decorations in her house, Neil would definitely use Michelle’s blunder against her in future situations that didn’t favor her.“Why don’t you tell me the name of the woman you’re still in love with?” Michelle had learnt her lesson. He shouldn’t be the only one who knew about her past relationship. She had to know about his past as well.“Her name’s Ariana Fergusen. We had sex before,” Neil answered with no embarrassment whatsoever.The moment he said that, the room fell silent.Michelle clenched her fists, her complexion flushed red.She was embarrassed for him, for some reason.It seemed Neil held no regard for their marriage at all. He didn’t even care if Michelle would feel hurt by what he
Michelle finally managed to squeeze some time out of her busy schedule to buy Neil an electric shaver. It was a newly released model, and was apparently one of the best. She put it in her car to remind herself that his birthday was on Saturday. She even set a reminder on her phone.However, on Saturday, Michelle and Amber were told to pick the artist up at the airport, and his attitude was more than they could handle. By the time they had picked him up and taken him to his apartment, it was already 11:00 a.m. They also had other things to work on later that afternoon.“Amber, you should come with me to my husband’s house for lunch. It’s his birthday today,” Michelle said.“Wouldn’t that be a little imposing? He doesn’t even know me!” Amber looked surprised.“What do you mean, he doesn’t know you? You guys met at my house that day, remember? Anyway, we’re on a tight schedule today. You don’t have a car, and I’m worried that we’ll be late if we have to meet up again later.”Amber no
When Ned saw how awkward Michelle looked, he knew she didn’t know what had gone wrong.Neil could also tell that something was wrong. He didn’t know what had happened, but he didn’t care.“Michelle, did you forget you asked me to keep the gift for you?” Amber came to the rescue. She took the cologne out of her bag.“Oh, um, yeah.” Michelle took it from her and handed it to Neil without looking at the brand. She said, “It was a little inconvenient for me to put this in my bag earlier, so I asked Amber to hold on to it.”Ned looked at the brand—BOSS.Now, this was awkward.This brand was way cheaper than the usual ones that Neil used.Though Neil didn’t use cologne often, the one he did use was a custom-made scent. It was very light, but it smelled amazing. One bottle cost 70 to 80 thousand.It was worlds apart from the one Michelle had given him.Neil took it from Ned and smiled. “Thanks for remembering my birthday, darling.”He was probably afraid Clarissa would see it, so he
“Well, Michelle likes it, so I gave it a shot. It’s much more exciting than golf is,” Neil said, trying to cover up their lie.“Yeah, there’s a basketball court in our neighborhood. Neil and I go there all the time,” Michelle added. “Neil’s practically a master at slam dunks now. I’m no match for him.”She turned to look at Neil to make it seem even more convincing. “Right, darling?”“Uh-huh. You’re gonna need to pick up on your speed.” He went along with her.“Cool! I should join you guys one day.” Ned was excited. “Michelle, Neil refused to wear the birthday hat when I wanted to put it on him earlier. Why don’t you wear it?”“Sure.” Michelle would do anything to make this awkward situation pass.She grabbed it and put it on without even looking at it.Ned had adjusted the band to fit on Neil’s head, so it was a little loose for her. She looked pretty ridiculous, but she didn’t complain and even turned to look at Neil, hoping that it would cheer him up. She didn’t want him to g
“Come in.” Neil’s calm voice rang out.Michelle walked in, holding the cologne up. “Why did you throw this away?”“It belongs to me since you gave it to me, doesn’t it? Don’t I have the freedom to do whatever I want with my stuff?”He looked unbothered. Obviously, this meant nothing to him.“I know this cologne’s a little cheap, but it’s still a proper gift.”“Now I have a question for you. Why’d you buy something so cheap? You know very well I’d never use it. Were you trying to disgust me or piss me off?” Neil put his book away and turned to face Michelle.“Well, you didn’t have to throw it away even if you weren’t going to use it!” Now that she was angry, her tone was harsher than usual. Amber told her earlier that she had bought the cologne for her husband, and she had only lent it to Michelle to save her from embarrassment. Neil had just gone and thrown it away without a care, though. “Amber lent this to me so I wouldn’t be embarrassed. How can you treat her kindness like thi
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