Zhang Qianze put a piece of sweet-and-sour pork ribs in Chen Lu’s bowl. “Lulu, your mom has given the order: you have to get married this year. I’ve arranged a blind date for you with Zheng Feng, the son of a family friend.”
When Zhang Qianze finished speaking, Xu Shan’s mother chimed in. “Qianze, why not arrange a blind date for Shan Shan too? She’s already twenty-five. Let them go together. It’d be even better if they could pair up and get married in the same year.”
And so, to make up the numbers, Xu Shan found herself at a café.
Chen Lu rubbed her hands together and nervously tugged at Xu Shan’s sleeve. “Shan Shan, I’m sorry! It’s all because of me that Auntie decided to set you up too.”
Just then, the café door opened, and Zheng Yunian walked in.
Xu Shan’s eyes lit up. “It’s him.” He was the man she had secretly loved for five years.
Zheng Yunian walked up to Xu Shan and stopped in front of her, holding out his hand. “Hello.”
Xu Shan pushed Chen Lu aside and whispered in her ear, “Cousin, thank you! Even though this was a blind date just to make up the numbers, I’m so grateful to you!”
Chen Lu looked bewildered. She had no idea what had gotten into Xu Shan.
It wasn’t until Xu Shan and Zheng Yunian registered their marriage that Chen Lu understood. By being set up on a blind date, Xu Shan had married the man she had secretly loved for five years. And Zheng Yunian had fallen for her even earlier.
Chen Lu’s blind date was a failure, but she had unexpectedly brought about her cousin’s secret love story,
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