The next day, Ye Xuan received a call from Aunt Song, reminding him of the blind date she had arranged.
After the disaster with Jiang Piaopiao, Ye Xuan wasn't keen on going to another blind date, but Aunt Song had always been kind to him. Out of respect, he decided to give it a chance.
According to Aunt Song, the girl's name was Chu Meng, "absolutely gorgeous" and a fitness enthusiast.
Given his past experience, Ye Xuan couldn't help but be skeptical about Aunt Song's description of beauty.
Auntie, are we sure we share the same standards for 'gorgeous'?
After exchanging a few polite messages with Chu Meng on WeChat, they agreed to meet:
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Place: Starbucks at Wanda Plaza.
Out of courtesy, Ye Xuan arrived early at 6:40, ordered a coffee, and waited.
By 7:00, there was no sign of her.
Ye Xuan wasn't the type to rush people, so he decided to wait a little longer.
By 7:30, his patience was wearing thin.
Being late is one thing, but not even letting me know? That's just rude.
Ye Xuan decided to call her.
The first call didn't go through.
The second call? Still no answer.
Frustrated, he sent her a message:
"Hey, what time do you think you'll get here? I've been waiting."
A few minutes later, Chu Meng finally replied:
"I'm at the gym."
Ye Xuan: "???"
"Didn't we agree to meet at 7:00?"
"I didn't realize."
Ye Xuan sent her a screenshot of their earlier conversation confirming the time.
After a pause, Chu Meng replied:
"Fine. I'll come by after I finish at the gym. Around 9:00."
Ye Xuan was speechless.
Is she serious?
Her tone was so self-important, as if meeting her was a privilege he should be grateful for.
Ye Xuan decided he'd had enough.
"Forget it. I'll hang out with friends instead. No need to come."
Meanwhile, at a gym 8 kilometers away, Chu Meng saw Ye Xuan's message and felt her temper flare.
She fired back immediately:
"What's wrong with you? Can't you wait a little longer? Aren't you a man? So petty!"
Ye Xuan stared at his phone, utterly incredulous.
Petty? Me?
He let out a breath and blocked her number.
For someone so self-absorbed and oblivious, he had only one response:
Goodbye.
With the blind date off his mind, Ye Xuan decided to call Jessica, his cheerful mixed-race friend.
"Hey, Jessica, want to grab a coffee?"
Jessica, who had been mid-yoga session, practically jumped with excitement.
"What? Coffee? With you? Absolutely!"
"I'll be there ASAP!"
Within minutes, she was out of the shower, dressed in her prettiest outfit, and hailing a cab.
At the gym, Chu Meng was chatting with her friend and Ye Xuan's former classmate, Lili, also known as the class beauty.
Coincidentally, Chu Meng and Lili were close friends.
Noticing Chu Meng furiously typing on her phone, Lili teased, "What's got you so worked up? A date?""Don't even mention it!" Chu Meng huffed, tossing her phone aside.
She ranted about Ye Xuan, painting him as a broke loser with no self-awareness.
"Can you believe this? Aunt Song set me up with him. Some pathetic delivery guy with an inflated ego! Sure, I forgot about the date and was late by two hours, but still! I told him I'd meet him after my gym session, and he said no. Can you imagine? The nerve of him! Who does he think he is?"
Lili nodded sympathetically. "You're right. If he's so impatient, he's definitely not worth your time. Good thing you didn't waste any more energy on him."
Chu Meng seethed, "I wasn't serious about him anyway. I was only going to meet him as a favor to Aunt Song. Seriously, who does he think he is? A delivery guy? He should've been thrilled I was willing to meet him!"
She laughed mockingly. "He's such a loser! A nobody! Honestly, expecting me to show up on time? Ha! Not in this lifetime."
The two women shared more sneers and scoffs about men in general.
"In today's world, being broke is the ultimate sin for a man. Respect? Only money earns you that."
"Exactly! Yet so many guys don't get it. They think women owe them something."
"Right? As if someone like me would even consider dating a guy who delivers packages. What a joke!"
"Wait… A delivery guy?"
Lili's smile froze as a thought occurred to her.
Could she be talking about Ye Xuan?
She remembered how, during the class reunion, Ye Xuan had shown up in his delivery uniform, only to be revealed as a shareholder of Liyuan Catering Group.
Could Chu Meng's "loser" be the same Ye Xuan?
"Dream, do you have a photo of him?" Lili asked cautiously.
Chu Meng handed over her phone, showing Ye Xuan's WeChat profile.
His username read: "Am I too handsome for my own good?"
The profile picture? Ye Xuan's unmistakable, striking face.
Lili's heart skipped a beat.
It's him! It's really Ye Xuan!
But instead of showing her surprise, she feigned indifference. "Hmm, nope. Doesn't look like anyone I know."
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