Chapter 500 Affectionate Sunflower
The Japanese restaurant was the smallest among the many restaurants of the Zhan family, only fifty square meters. With the
table, the cushion, and other furniture decorations, the entire restaurant was almost full, and was very suitable for small banquets
of three to five people.
"As for the illegal confinement, I think the relevant authorities have responded. The stock of the SS Group is going up. It's a good
sign." "Have you found out the person who saved Sheila that day?"
Jasper nodded, "Yes. Francis did it."
"Francis?" "It seems that Francis and Sheila are too close. Sheila is still useful. Maybe there is a deal between them."
"Yes, I know. I've been keeping an eye on it. Don't worry."
"That's good. Speaking of Francis," Ashley remembered what had happened just now, "Uncle Bradley has caught four people. It
seems that they have something to do with him. Do you want to deal with it first?"
"It's settled. Uncle Bradley told me as soon as I entered the room. They seem to come for Nelson. I've given them some money.
It will be able to keep them silent for a period of time."
"It has been handled? Well, Uncle Bradley has always been able to distinguish what is the priority. Now the relationship between
the SS Group and the GT Group are tense, and Francis has been keeping an eye on your family affairs... "
"It's also your family business." Jasper cut in.
"......" Looking at the empty table, Ashley was silent for a while. "Of course, it's also my family business."
Jasper wanted to ask what was on Ashley's mind and what attitude she had towards the relationship between them. But he
couldn't ask anything because of the inappropriate occasion, atmosphere and everything.
"The sunflowers in the garden are blooming. If you come back after finishing the shooting, they may already wither. How about
going to have a look after dinner? The gardener has taken a good care of them."
"I have to go back to the crew..."
"It won't take long." Jasper said.
Ashley didn't know how to refuse. After hesitating for a while, she finally nodded and said, "Okay."
Just as Abbott said, the dishes were cooked very fast. Within ten minutes, the table was already full. When the last dish was
ready, Nelson finally packed up his stationery and came late. When a kid was at the dinner table, there were always many topics
to talk about. A new Lego toy could talk for a long time. During the dinner, they chatted happily.
After dinner, Nelson went back to his room, while Ashley and Jasper went to the garden.
During the late summer, it was hot at noon, but cool at night. In the garden, there were both very precious flowers and the most
ordinary white gardenia. The walls of the garden were open in summer, and before people approached, a faint fragrance had
floated to their noses with the wind.
The sunflower field was still at the end of the flower room. As the night, the breeze blew, the flower swayed gently with it.
She stopped and looked at the golden sea of flowers. All the memories of the past seemed to come up all of a sudden. Those
flowers which were inserted in the vase, wrapped in the gift paper, and sent to her hand... Those golden memories flashed
through her mind. In an instant, she seemed to have passed through her life.
"I want to discuss with you about my plan." The man behind her said.
"What plan?" Ashley looked at the sea of flowers. Although she asked, it sounded more like murmuring.
"...... Maybe many people had great dreams when they were young, but I never had. I thought this company would be my whole
life, so I have been working hard in the circle for so many years. But now I am a little tired. " Maybe it was because of the wind,
the man's voice was a little vague, "Everything in the world can be counted, but people can't figure it out. Things are getting out
of control now. I don't know where I will go in the future, and I don't know if I can get out of here safely. If anything happens to
me, you may have to take care of my parents and Nelson. "
Ashley looked back in shock. What was the man talking about? Did he ask someone to do things for him after he dies?!
"How could it be so serious? It's just a business war. How could it be? " For an almost omnipotent person like Jasper, saying
something like that was like the sky was about to collapse.
"Don't worry. I won't die because of that." Jasper thought of what Francis had done recently. "But it's very likely that I will be put
into prison. If it goes well, I'm going to hand over the position of CEO to Dean. It's too boring to care about the fact. As for the
shares, of course, they are still in my hands. In fact, it doesn't matter even if I don't have any shares. It's a good result that I can
get rid of the mess. "
"And then?" asked Ashley in a trembling voice.
"Then..." Jasper thought for a while and smiled lightly. "I will be free. Maybe I can be a teacher? In fact, the Columbia University
has always wanted me to go back and continue to study physics, but I'm not very interested in it. Let's talk about it later. I can do
whatever I want as I will have plenty of time. As long as... As long as you don't mind that I'm poor, I can do anything. Teaching
still can support the family. "
Why was this man still joking at this time.
"Ashley." Jasper took two steps closer and said, "I really want to know your attitude. You keep a distance from me. Sometimes
you seem to accept me, but sometimes you push me away. My heart is like a partition between ice and fire, feeling cold and hot
alternately. Sometimes I feel hopeful, and sometimes I feel desperate. Can you tell me what you are thinking? "
What was she thinking? Had she changed her mind? Wasn't her heart always there?
Ashley took a deep breath and turned to look at the sea of flowers.
"I once told Jessie that I want to act quietly. Jessie said that my idea was too stupid. I thought she was too selfish, but now I
admit that she was right. The entertainment circle is a place of fame and fortune. In this circle, there are only fame and fortune,
but I want to be quiet and unknown. It's really ridiculous. "
"If..."
"No, thanks." Ashley shook her head. She knew what the man wanted to say. He had been supporting her all the time, but she
didn't want to do it again. "I know you can help me block those things, but you don't have to do it again. The issue of Aimee
made me realize that as long as I am in this circle, there will not be any peace for me. Fame and fortune can't be separated,
people will always chase after them. I always have to be prepared to be at the top of the tornado at any time. And the only way to
solve this problem is to leave here. "
Jasper was surprised.
She turned around slowly with a gentle smile on her face, "When I finish the shooting of this drama, I will leave the entertainment
circle. Umm... I'll accompany you to teach. "
"Ashley!" Jasper was surprised. Did Ashley mean that she had completely forgiven him! He opened his arms excitedly and
hugged the woman tightly, as if he was afraid that the woman would fly away if he loosed her.
Ashley also slowly held the man tightly without any hesitation. She firmly held the man in her arms and said, "As for what
happened to Aimee, let her go to hell."
"Ha-ha." Jasper was amused. He looked down at the woman and asked, "Don't you worry that the baby in her belly will threaten
your position?"
"Now that you love me, what else can I be afraid of. What's more, do you think I'm that kind of passive woman? I've been looking
for the whereabouts of Aimee, and I'm still waiting for her to prove our innocence. A proud man like you won't fall in love with her.
You are obviously drugged. "
The word 'drug' made Jasper embarrassed and disgusted.
"How's it going? How about giving you my men and leaving you to handle it?" Jasper suggested.
"Didn't you promise me that I don't need to worry about the matter of Aimee? Seeing that we have just reconciled, you are going
to lay down the burden. If I had known it earlier, I would have forgiven you after a few more months."
"It turns out that you are testing me. To be honest, since when have you forgiven me?"
There was a strong affection between lovers. The gardener, Dustin, was worried that the light was not bright enough, so he
specially came to turn on a few more lights. But when he approached, he found that the atmosphere between them was perfect,
so he quietly turned off a few more lights and then quietly retreated.
He still remembered the palm readings of Jasper and Ashley. After the affections waves were over, the trouble would be solved
like the melting ice during spring.
When the gardener was about to walk out of the garden, he looked back at them who were embracing each other in the
distance. Moonlight, a sea of flowers and the embrace of lovers presented a beautiful scene.
(The End)