dognovel Chapter 93 Seeking Help
Chapter 93 Seeking Help
Chapter 95 Seeking Help
It was 1 p.m. outside the Green Silk Cafe.
The deep roar of a motorcycle engine gradually approached, then disappeared in an instant.
Less than a minute later, the door to the coffee shop was pushed open, and Shen Meiyu, who had just parted ways with Chen Jiang and the others, walked into the coffee shop. Her eyes habitually scanned the area, like a lioness surveying her territory.
But then her eyes locked onto a corner where someone was already sitting and had turned around when they heard the sound.
Wearing a suit and tie, with slicked-back hair and gold-rimmed glasses, he looked at her with a mixture of amazement and scrutiny, which made Shen Meiyu frown slightly... Her mother had given her a photo of her blind date, and this was exactly what he looked like.
But he was nothing like the young talent his mother described—a man with a clean background, honest and not one to talk much.
If he were an honest person, he would have looked away long ago under her gaze, but the look in this man's eyes just now gave her the feeling that he was observing his prey...
Shen Meiyu didn't dwell on it. Instead, she walked over and sat down opposite the man, asking, "You're Zhou Xun? Sorry, I'm two minutes late?"
"There were a lot of red lights on the road, and I didn't manage my time well."
The man smiled and nodded: "That's right, it's a pleasure to meet you, Miss Shen Meiyu."
"It was only two minutes. I didn't actually wait long. Besides, seeing how beautiful my blind date was, it was worth waiting any amount of time."
Seeing that his attitude was alright and he was quite eloquent, Shen Meiyu's brows smoothed out slightly, and she relaxed a bit. It seemed that what she had just imagined was actually her imagination. This Zhou Xun was at least a good conversationalist.
Shen Meiyu wasn't the type to be quiet; she was just more assertive and strong-willed than most girls, a trait stemming from her family background, but deep down she was still a girl.
Naturally, they also like to hear compliments.
The man in front of her, Zhou Xun, kept praising her, which initially made Shen Meiyu a little happy. However, being from a family of police officers, he was very vigilant and observant.
This guy named Zhou Xun... he seems to have said a bit too much praise. After the initial small joy, Shen Meiyu began to pay attention to the details he showed.
While speaking, his body unconsciously leaned slightly forward, and his eyes remained fixed on her without wavering... This is an aggressive tendency, expressing a desire and attitude of aggression.
Secondly, while his words weren't exactly flowery, he effortlessly spouted various scenarios and spoke without showing any signs of fatigue. Even when his words were a bit cheesy, he said them naturally without feeling embarrassed... He didn't seem like someone who was on a blind date for the first time, or even a man who would normally be on a blind date.
Finally, there's her outfit. The Longines watch isn't expensive, but it's not cheap either. Her suit is probably a designer brand. Her hair is styled with hair wax, and while her face is fairly fair, there's a noticeable difference in skin tone compared to her neck, which is accidentally exposed... she's probably wearing makeup.
In conclusion, what my mother said was completely wrong; the other person was neither a decent person nor one to tell the truth.
He doesn't look like an honest man with little experience on his first blind date at all; on the contrary, he might even be a playboy who hunts women for pleasure.
Realizing this, Shen Meiyu's desire to talk vanished considerably... and she began to chat with the other person in a disjointed manner.
Perhaps it was because he was too confident in himself, or perhaps it was because Shen Meiyu didn't clearly refuse him, which gave this man named Zhou Xun some illusions, but after praising Shen Meiyu for a while, he changed the subject: "But speaking of which, Meiyu, since we're here for a blind date, we can't avoid some topics."
"I suppose we each have some requirements for our other half, of course, just some basic requirements. At the same time, I heard that Meiyu is a traffic police officer, right? Of course, I'm not saying that the profession of traffic police, which serves the public, is bad, but to live in Shenzhen, a traffic police officer's salary is indeed not enough to live a relatively decent life."
"So if we're going to be together, I hope you'll quit your job as soon as possible. I have a decent position in my company, and I can arrange a clerical job for you. The salary won't be high, but it will be more stable and respectable."
"Secondly, there's the issue of buying a house... buying a car... and the distribution of assets after marriage... and children."
Shen Meiyu admitted that she may have overestimated the other party.
The exchange was just the initial stage, so everything seemed to go smoothly, with the other party showering the other person with compliments as if they were free.
However, when the topic became more realistic, Zhou Xun's true colors were almost completely revealed, and his words were full of disdain for Shen Meiyu's profession.
Then he casually mentioned his future plans, from houses to cars to children, all with timelines and stages planned out. Everything was in perfect order, except he hadn't considered Shen Meiyu's thoughts.
After listening for a while, Shen Meiyu couldn't help but interrupt, "Wait a minute!"
"I want to ask you something. According to your plans, if I marry you, I'll have to be a complete housewife?"
Zhou Xun nodded naturally: "Hmm~~ I'm not so sure, since this is our first meeting and I don't know much about you, Meiyu. So this is just my tentative plan, based on my own situation."
"You don't need to be angry about this, or feel that I ignored your feelings, because I was quite rational and detached when I was planning these things. If we were together, then naturally these things could be changed."
"Secondly..." Zhou Xun glanced at Shen Meiyu and said, "Although what I'm saying might be a bit impolite, Meiyu, your profession does not meet my initial expectations, because besides being hard work, the rewards are not much."
"That means I'll have more pressure after we get married, you know what I mean?"
Shen Meiyu laughed in exasperation. They weren't even together yet, and he was already complaining about her job and bossing her around. And he still said they could discuss anything in the future?
She simply didn't bother to say anything more, pushed back her chair and stood up: "Alright, that's enough for today, I have something to do, I'll be going now."
Having said that, he turned to leave.
"It seems my words may have hurt you. I hope you don't mind."
Zhou Xun also stood up, but not to persuade Shen Meiyu to stay. Instead, he frowned, as if to persuade or warn her. The atmosphere between them was so unbearable for Shen Meiyu that she said, "But I hope you will consider what I said."
"To be frank, Meiyu, while you are very beautiful, beauty is one of the least scarce attributes... I have a good impression of you, and I can give you a chance. If you've thought it through, we can meet again in a few days..."
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"Thank you, but you're welcome!!"
Shen Meiyu didn't even bother to stop walking, because she was afraid she wouldn't be able to resist using the new grappling techniques she had learned to pin the other person to the ground.
Pushing open the door of the coffee shop, the cool air rushed in, instantly making her feel much more relaxed.
She wasn't the type to dwell on disgusting things, so she quickly rode off on her beloved motorcycle.
I thought this little blind date was about to end, and I was just about to go home to rest and sort out my feelings when the phone suddenly rang.
After parking her motorcycle in a safe spot on the roadside, Shen Meiyu took out her phone, glanced at the incoming call, and immediately frowned in annoyance, because the caller was her third aunt who had introduced her to this blind date.
It's strange, though. They were born to the same mother, but her third aunt was extremely snobbish. When her father was going through some trouble, she mocked and criticized them. But after her father recovered from the crisis, she started to fuss over him.
It's just that her mother, as her own sister, couldn't sever ties with her; otherwise, they would have lost contact long ago.
She also disliked this third aunt, and considering what had just happened, she knew that the aunt's call was simply about this matter.
"This is so annoying!"
Without much thought, Shen Meiyu immediately pressed the reject button.
Less than three seconds after hanging up, the phone rang again, and he refused to call back.
Having no other option, Shen Meiyu simply blocked the phone number.
Sure enough, the phone went silent... Just as she was about to put it in her shirt pocket, the phone rang again. Shen Meiyu finally answered impatiently, "Hey? Who is it?"
But it was her mother's voice on the other end of the phone: "Meiyu, it's me."
Shen Meiyu, who could still display her authority over others, was completely helpless against her own mother. A deep-seated fear gripped her, and her voice softened instantly: "Mom, what's wrong?"
Shen's mother's tone wasn't exactly angry, but she wasn't happy either. She asked, "Your relationship with that Xiao Zhou fell through? Your third aunt just told me that you gave him the cold shoulder and stormed off?"
Just mentioning Zhou Xun's name gave Shen Meiyu a headache, and she quickly said, "Oh, don't talk about this, it still makes me angry... He wasn't here for a blind date, he was here to find a nanny."
"Where did my aunt find such a strange woman? Don't be fooled by her! If I married someone like that, my dad would be furious!"
"Is that Xiao Zhou really as bad as you say?"
Shen's mother was also a little unsure. She wasn't trying to sell her daughter. The blind date was just to encourage her to use her skills, not to send her to suffer in any random family.
"Hmph~~" Shen Meiyu chuckled coldly, "Maybe my third aunt received some benefits, anyway, don't listen to her nonsense, okay?"
After a few seconds of silence, Shen's mother sighed, "Alright, alright... This time, it was Mom who was wrong, and my precious daughter has been wronged."
"How about this, I'll personally vet your blind date candidates in a few days and find you a suitable one!"
"Huh? Again?" Shen Meiyu was dumbfounded.
Shen's mother, however, had a perfectly valid reason: "Of course! You're already twenty-six. If you don't find a suitable partner soon, you'll be almost thirty. By then, you'll be considered an older mother, which is not only dangerous but will also hinder your future career advancement. Of course, we need to resolve this quickly!"
Shen Meiyu didn't know what to say: "I..."
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"Alright, I won't talk to you anymore. I'll go ask around at my workplace if there are any suitable candidates... Oh, by the way, your cousin is coming back from abroad in a few days. Come back for dinner then." Mrs. Shen didn't want to waste any more words. After giving a few more instructions, she hung up the phone.
Shen Meiyu was left staring at her phone, sighing deeply, "What a tragedy..."
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"This blind date almost killed me. If I run into a few more weirdos, I'll be disgusted to death!"
"No, I have to think of a way to get through this year first!"
But... what should we do?
Shen Meiyu suddenly remembered her cousin Liu Lulu's so-called three strategies...
The best option is obviously impossible, and the worst option would result in mutual destruction, so the only viable option is to find a fake boyfriend.
But then another problem arises: who should she pretend to be her boyfriend with?
Because of the nature of her work, she actually has very few opportunities to meet men, and almost all of them are colleagues.
Her colleagues were almost all her age; most of them had already started families and careers, and a few were middle-aged bachelors. She was also unfamiliar with the few younger ones, and it would be difficult for someone in the same system to withstand questions from their family members, making it hard to wrap things up afterwards.
So she needed to find someone outside the system, someone with some ability, preferably handsome, and with enough persuasiveness... Shen Meiyu did a process of elimination and was surprised to find that Chen Jiang, whom she had just met, seemed to be a good fit...
"It seems we really are destined to be together..."
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Shen Meiyu muttered something to herself, with a touch of melancholy.
The first meeting was just an accident, and she didn't take it seriously. But she didn't expect to see him twice more in a short period of time, and even meet him again by chance in an online game.
At the time, she felt it was a coincidence, and Chen Jiang was strangely pleasing to the eye and looked quite agreeable.
He was quite proactive, and she thought he would continue to contact her and try to pursue her.
Who would have thought that the other person would fall silent afterward, never taking the initiative to speak after adding each other as friends. When I met him today, I found out that he already had a girlfriend, a very beautiful foreign rich girl.
So... if I ask him for help, will he agree?
After hesitating for a moment, Shen Meiyu picked up her phone, found Chen Jiang's WeChat friend, and sent him a voice message.
After waiting for a while, the voice call was finally connected. She looked at the phone screen and was immediately startled: "Hey, why aren't you wearing any clothes?"
In the video, Chen Jiang is shirtless, standing in front of the sink with his phone beside him. Upon hearing this, he quickly says, "Don't talk nonsense, I'm wearing pants!"
"I was washing my hair just now, so I took off my shirt... But you, weren't you on a blind date? Did it go well and you're here to send me the good news?"
Upon closer inspection, Shen Meiyu saw that he was indeed wearing pants and his hair looked wet, indicating that he had just washed his hair. She breathed a sigh of relief: "Success what? I just ran into a weirdo. I ran away after only a few words."
Chen Jiang in the video said "Oh," and then casually added, "That's true, who in their right mind would go on a blind date... It's normal to see so many weirdos!"
"But why are you calling me if you've encountered a weirdo? Do you want me to teach them a lesson for you?"
"Let me make this clear first, I would never dare to do anything illegal or criminal!"
"You have to be capable too~~" Shen Meiyu rolled her eyes, but after making a couple of jokes, her mood improved a lot, and she became more certain that Chen Jiang and she might actually be quite compatible. Even if they couldn't be boyfriend and girlfriend, they could still be good friends.
But before that, let's get the important business done first.
After hesitating for a moment, she simply stated her purpose directly: "I'm here to ask for your help."
"Pretend to be my boyfriend and help me fool my family... I'm fed up with being constantly pressured to go on blind dates."
"I can't stand meeting just one weirdo. If I meet a few more, I feel like I'll die on the way to blind dates."
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