What Do I Do If My Blind Date Is a Teacher?

Jiang He was helping his friend Chen Ji with a blind date. As he walked into the cafe from a distance, the person standing by the front desk looked familiar.

The matchmaker pointed enthusiastically at the man across the room and introduced him:

"He's a beta, seven years older than you. You're young and hot-tempered, so someone like him can keep you in line. He's the sort of person you can build a life with."

"He's a teacher with a permanent government position. Stable, a job for life."

"And he's very handsome, more than good enough for you."

The matchmaker waited for Tan Cenlin to come closer. "Come on, Teacher Tan, get acquainted. This is the young Chen I told you about. Handsome and bright-eyed, isn't he?"

Tan Cenlin paused, then gave a slight nod. "Hello."

Jiang He: "..." Hold on, this guy looks familiar.

Holy crap, isn't that his high school Chinese teacher, Tan Cenlin!?

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Jiang He sat down, bracing himself. The matchmaker talked up a storm beside them, and he could only keep drinking coffee to hide his embarrassment.

Tan Cenlin wore a refined smile, his manner gentle, his expression impeccable.

Every now and then, their eyes met, then quickly darted away.

The matchmaker patted Jiang He on the shoulder. "Your mom said you like the gentle, bookish type, someone sweet and understanding. Then you'd better hurry, Teacher Tan is quite a catch."

Jiang He: "..." Gentle? Sweet and understanding? Tan Cenlin?

He shuddered, squirming in his seat.

Tan Cenlin suddenly spoke up. "You like the gentle, bookish type? Someone sweet and understanding?"

"I seem to remember you once saying your ideal type was..."

Jiang He's heart skipped a beat. A bad feeling welled up.

"Fair-skinned and beautiful, with a sexy figure, elegant in public and skilled in the kitchen. Better yet, she'd act like she couldn't care less about you, be a challenge, and keep you in line, a fiery little pepper with a sharp bite?"

Jiang He: "..."

His face turned pale, then red. "I never said 'fiery little pepper'! Cao Hong was just making stuff up!"

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Many years later

Jiang He: Hey, I love fiery little peppers.

Teacher Tan really is spicy!

In every sense of the word.

Jiang He (Alpha) x Tan Cenlin (Beta), Alpha gong, Beta shou

Theme: The future must be nurtured with love