A Love Trap

Chapter 38 Rent A Shop

When Andrew learned that Ashley was just the adopted child of the Mu family, he frowned and couldn't help but feel a little sorry for her.

He continued to read through the documents that contained Ashley's background information. Although he never had anything to do with Ashley in the past, he had made up his mind that he wanted to be in her life from now on and in the future.

With this in mind, Andrew felt confident about being together with her and living a happy life together.

When he further found out that Ashley was in a relationship with Raymond in college, Andrew furrowed his eyebrows again.

And when he came across photos of Ashley and Raymond together he felt even more miserable. Some of the photos showed them hand in hand walking on campus, and another one was of them enjoying a meal together in a restaurant with the happiness plain to see on their faces.

The photos really made Andrew jealous and unhappy.

He also realized that Ashley had never smiled at him like that

nor had she had a meal with him in a restaurant or taken a stroll hand in hand with him.

If Ashley knew that Andrew had a complete file on her and what was on his mind at this moment. She would surely be speechless with surprise and perhaps even annoyed with him.

After all, they had only known each other for a few days and just met twice. They weren't familiar with each other at all.

How could Andrew start to think about having a meal with Ashley and walking hand in hand with her? Moreover, he even wanted her to smile at him, the same way she did in the photos. It seemed that

Andrew started to indulge in his own wishful thinking now.

It was obvious that Andrew had become silly and not sensible anymore, after meeting Ashley.

However, he himself didn't realize that.

While browsing through the photos of Raymond, Andrew couldn't help but fix his eyes on him for a while and compared himself with Raymond.

Well, Andrew thought that Raymond wasn't as handsome as he was, or as tall as him.

Raymond also didn't have a good figure like he did

and was not as rich as him.

In Andrew's eyes, Raymond just looked like an idle young man who was good-for-nothing.

Andrew really couldn't see what Ashley saw in him at that time.

After seeing Raymond's photos and reading his background information, Andrew took an instant dislike to him.

And, when he found out that Raymond even hooked up with Ashley's sister, he was more and more disgusted with him.

'He's not only ugly but he's also a bastard. I have no idea why Ashley would have a crush on such a man, but perhaps most women might meet some playboys when they are young because of lack of judgment, ' Andrew thought in silence.

At the same time, he felt more sorry for Ashley and swore that he would treat her very well after they got married.

Not only was Andrew a kind man, but he was also very handsome.

In addition to his handsome appearance, Andrew was also from a very wealthy family. Raymond was nothing in comparison to Andrew's looks, wealth and character. However, Andrew did feel biased against Raymond.

It was said that rivals in love would always hate and be jealous of each other when they met. However, Andrew already harbored a grudge against Raymond before he had even had a chance to meet him.

After he finished reading the information about Ashley and Raymond, Andrew put the file aside and then walked out of the study.

...

The next day, Ashley and Ellie got up early. Yesterday, they had made an appointment with the owner of a shop and they were going to view the shop today. They finished their breakfast in a hurry and then went out.

"Ashley, hurry up! We're going to be late!" With her phone in her hand, Ellie looked at the map on the screen and told Ashley, who was dawdling behind, to pick up the pace.

"Ellie, slow down. Why are you walking so fast? We've got plenty of time. There's no need to rush." Ashley caught up to Ellie and took her phone out. She checked the time and found it was only 9:30 in the morning and the appointment was at 10 o'clock. They still had half an hour to get there. She didn't know why Ellie was so anxious.

Ellie had always had more energy and stamina than Ashley. As soon as the car was parked, Ellie had shot out like a rocket, eager to find the shop.

"It doesn't matter if we get there earlier. We can have more time to carefully view the shop until then." Even though Ashley was already out of breath, Ellie took her by the hand and dragged her along with her.

"Well, here we are!" Ellie put her phone away, glancing around the busy street in front of her.

It might have been the most bustling place in J City, and the street was swarming with people.

There were all kinds of shops around this area, such as a cake shop, milk tea shop, fruit store, coffee shop, fast food restaurant, and so on.

In the past, Ashley and Ellie had to work during their college years and after they graduated, they both worked in the Luo Group. They never had time to go out and enjoy themselves and so they weren't that familiar with J City even though they had been living there for many years.

Spending all of their time trying to earn a living, they didn't have any spare time to enjoy the city.

After Ellie found the shop according to the address on her phone, she drew Ashley towards it.

The shop was at the end of the street and they found it wasn't as bustling there when they walked towards the shop. Even so, there were still plenty of people coming and going.

The moment Ashley and Ellie reached the shop door, they saw a middle-aged man, who looked about 40 years old, sitting inside the shop.

The man was dressed in plain clothes and even though his clothes seemed to be inexpensive, they were clean and neat. He glanced out of the shop from time to time.

When he caught sight of Ellie and Ashley, the man suddenly wore a friendly smile on his slightly pale face.

He then came out of the shop and greeted them warmly with a delighted voice, "Good morning. You two are Miss Mu and Miss Su, right? Please come in."

Both Ashley and Ellie smiled politely back at the man.

"What kind of business are you going to rent the shop for?" the middle-aged man asked casually as he led the girls into the shop and observed them from time to time.

"We want to set up a cake shop," Ashley replied.

"It's really a good idea to set up a cake shop. There are many children and young people living here. They all like eating those delicate and delicious small cakes, so I believe that your business will definitely be thriving. Please check at N/ôvel(D)rama.Org.

Oh, sorry, let me introduce myself. My name is Beck Chen. You can call me Beck," the middle-aged man said.

"Okay, Beck."

The shop was clean, neat and cozy. It was decorated in a simple style and the tables and chairs were beige in color.

Although the shop was a little small, the interior layout and decoration were wonderful.

Judging by the layout and decoration, the shop might have been a restaurant before.

"Beck, I guess your business might have been very good before as there are a lot of people around here. But why do you want to rent out the shop?" Ashley asked him after briefly glancing around.

She could tell that Beck Chen had put in a lot of time and energy into decorating the shop.

"To tell the truth, I didn't want to rent the shop out in the beginning. However, there has been a family emergency and I am in dire need of money. So I have no choice but to rent the shop out," Beck Chen explained, as he subconsciously fidgeted with his clothes.

Ashley and Ellie nodded.

"Miss Mu, Miss Su, what do you think of the shop?"

"Well, on the whole, it's not bad. The shop meets our requirements. By the way, how much is the rent for a month?" Ellie asked.

"You might be aware that J City is a busy metropolitan city, where the price of land and housing prices are very high. The shop is located in a very busy street that attracts very high traffic, so the rent is a bit higher. But I believe that you are serious and have every intention of renting the shop, so I can reduce the rent to ten thousand a month," Beck Chen responded.