My Blind Date Is My High School Classmate

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At twenty-six, Sheng Mingying quit her job and returned to Lu City. She had planned to take a year off and enjoy some peace and quiet,

but her mother and aunt took turns trying to set her up whenever they got the chance.

She'd been beautiful since childhood and had always set her standards high. Though she believed in marrying late and having children late for a safer life, she wasn't against blind dates.

As the saying goes, even if you haven't eaten pork, you should at least see a pig run. She could treat it as a chance to observe all kinds of average men and broaden her horizons.

Her requirements, however, were exceptionally strict: at least 188 centimeters tall, no more than 88 kilograms, able to host guests and cook, a graduate of a top university, with a car and a house, financially independent, and both parents dead.

Her mother didn't mince words: “There's a mirror in the bathroom. Go look at yourself, then wash your face with cold water. If you're still dizzy, there's bitter melon in the fridge. Eat a couple raw and cure your delusions.”

Her aunt had a better way of doing things. Less than two days later, she called: “Mingying, I found someone who matches all your requirements perfectly. He wants to meet you.”

-

At the coffee shop, Sheng Mingying sat at the agreed-upon table nine.

The man across from her was well-dressed and refined, but her gaze kept drifting toward the next table.

By the window, a man had just subdued a sleazy guy who'd been harassing a waitress, using nothing but his bare hands. His black shirt sleeves were rolled up, revealing a tattooed forearm with sharp, defined lines.

That face... why did it look so familiar?

Lu City No. 1 High School, senior year.

She'd once had the good fortune to witness this guy lock three boys in a restroom and beat them up.

Jiang Yu, the school bully. His name was famous, and he was strikingly handsome, but his temper was far too vicious and wild.

She sighed to herself, “It's been years, but he's still just as wild and fierce.”

Then she saw him pick up his jacket and scan the coffee shop, his gaze finally settling on her.

Step by step,

he stopped beside table nine and tapped his slender fingers against the tabletop.

“Sorry, Miss Sheng.”

His low voice held a familiar yet distant amusement. “Did you mistake the person you were meeting for your blind date?”

-

When her friend saw her marriage certificate, they were shocked, but still couldn't resist asking about her married life.

Sheng Mingying ate the cherries someone had just washed for her, then freed a hand to type a reply.

“Married life is pretty good.”

“Wild and fierce? Did I say that?” Sheng Mingying nestled into the sofa, remembering what had happened between them in the bedroom last night. She instinctively rubbed her lower back, deleted what she'd typed, and wrote it again. “A little wild is hot. A little fierce is nice.”

“Aw, you'll find out someday.”

[Reader's Note]

1. One-on-one romance, happy ending.

2. A light, sweet urban romance. Very few school flashbacks.

P.S. The school bully label is a misunderstanding. He does nothing that violates school rules or discipline.

Theme: Sincerity is the ultimate weapon.