No, she couldn’t blame him. It had been a year; he should have long since overcome his emotional pain and forgotten her. Didn’t he deserve to remarry?
“And you?” It was his turn to ask, “Why are you here?”
“I… I’m also here for a blind date,” she said with a bitter smile.
“Really?” He smiled faintly, “You finally returned from abroad and didn’t even call me. So you’ve been busy with blind dates.”
“I…” She wanted to explain but didn’t know where to start. Misunderstandings were destined to occur. “Jia Lie, let’s have a coffee together.”
“I think it’s better not to,” he shook his head, “My blind date partner might arrive soon. If she sees you, I’m afraid she’ll misunderstand.”
“Oh…” She nodded embarrassedly, “Right.”
“You should also avoid suspicion, so your future boyfriend won’t make wild guesses.”
“We don’t even know each other, why would I care what he thinks?” She shrugged, hesitating for a moment before boldly asking: “What kind of person is the girl you’re meeting?”
She couldn’t help but ask. If she didn’t, she would spend countless nights sleepless from wild speculation.
“I heard she’s very beautiful and capable.”
“Are you planning to treat her like you treated Miss He back then?” she laughed.
“Of course not,” his tone had shed its mischievousness, sounding like a mature and steady man, “I promised the matchmaker I would be sincere this time.”
His answer pierced her heart. Why couldn’t he have waited a little longer?
Such an unreasonable thought. She had been the one who told him not to wait back then. What right did she have to think this way now?
She deserved this! This was heaven’s punishment for her timidity and selfishness.
“Then when she arrives, I want to take a good look,” she said with a bitter smile, “I love looking at beautiful women.”
“She might not find her way, so I’ll go downstairs to wait for her.”
“Oh, that’s right,” she nodded in a daze.
Fei Jia Lie elegantly stood up, walked towards the restaurant entrance, and disappeared.
Qiu Yuting watched his back disappear from her view, as if the pillar supporting her body had suddenly collapsed, and she fell heavily onto the sofa behind her.
