What Should I Do After Finding Several True Loves on Blind Dates?

A child raised by the kindness of many families.

A group of warmhearted, open-minded elders.

Several matchmaking dates that just happened to fall on the same day.

Together, they make up a cross-century proxy romance war, sunset-years edition.

Yu Li never imagined he would one day experience being pursued by several people at once.

He couldn't for the life of him figure out why this was happening to him, an ordinary office worker.

But the elders were all fired up. Every day, they were like people watching a game of chess in the park, offering their proxies advice and telling them what he liked and disliked, and what to do in every situation.

They didn't just give advice. They also learned a new term: "shipping couples."

They shipped them with such enthusiasm every day that they had all become hardcore fans, each with a favorite couple they supported exclusively.

They were so trendy that Yu Li was practically coming down with rheumatism.

He felt like he was the one who couldn't keep up with the times.

If the elders had been the only ones getting carried away, that would have been one thing.

What confused Yu Li even more was that the people he was being set up with were all playing along.

They took turns monopolizing his free time every day.

Every so often, there was another date with some new and elaborate theme, leaving Yu Li dazzled and completely disoriented.

The proxy war went on for almost a month, and not one person voluntarily dropped out.

Finally, one day, Yu Li, who had thought he was only looking for someone to marry, couldn't take it anymore.

He shoved a microphone in front of each of his matchmaking prospects and demanded to know why they wouldn't leave him, a poor office worker, alone.

Here are the proxies' statements:

Matchmaking prospect A (looking away): ...Ahem, I think we'd make a great married couple.

Matchmaking prospect B (calmly): I fell in love with you at first sight.

Matchmaking prospect C (pushing the microphone away): If I answer that, will you give up on the others and consider me?

Matchmaking prospect D (honestly): Actually, my aunt told me to come... But you're so handsome, I just couldn't say no.

[Reading Guide]

1. A feel-good, everyone-loves-the-protagonist fairy tale. The story will probably go off the rails.

Theme: Be kind and enthusiastic, and listen to what others have to say.