Chapter 319 A Contractual Marriage is Possible

She had heard people say before that there were all kinds of men, like the "ordinary man" and the "chauvinist."

But she felt that she might never meet these people.

Unexpectedly, the people she encountered were even more outrageous than those.

There was a man who was the son of an aunt's classmate. His family also ran a business. He was quite gentlemanly when he met Qu Jingyou, but not long after, he complained that Qu Jingyou's clothes were too revealing.

In all honesty, Qu Jingyou wants to swear to God.

She was only wearing a fitted sweater dress, which made her figure look great.

Exposure?

Is she showing her neck?

This counts?

The man said, "These kinds of clothes are fine to wear at home, but they're not suitable to wear out, are they?"

Qu Jingyou maintained a smile on her face at this moment, after all, she had to be polite: "I think I should have the freedom to dress as I please."

"Yes, you all talk about freedom now, but after marriage, you still need to pay attention to your image. Although my family is also in business, my maternal grandparents were both university professors, and they paid great attention to these things."

Qu Jingyou said, "Oh, then I'm probably not good enough for you."

The man's expression changed: "That's not what I meant..."

Qu Jingyou got up and left.

Who is this person?

Then I met another one who was also very strange.

Qu Jingyou was too lazy to even complain.

After several such encounters, she lost all interest in blind dates.

But the arrangements had already been made, so she had no choice but to go.

I also told that auntie not to make any more arrangements for her, and to let her rest for a while.

Going on a blind date is more tiring than going to work.

As it turned out, the man was fairly normal during this blind date.

He's just average, with looks, height, and demeanor that are above average.

In fact, if Qu Jingyou were to look for a boyfriend based on his family's financial situation, she would have a very hard time finding one.

Because the Qu family's influence is so great now, there are very few families in the whole country that can be on par with them.

There are even fewer men of marriageable age.

Therefore, they can only look for someone with better personal qualities, but their family background may not be as good.

For example, the man in front of me, although he is not particularly handsome, is the youngest professor at the best university in the country.

Because Qu Jingyou said she liked gentle and refined men, someone specially found her a teacher.

He was promoted to associate professor at a young age and graduated with a doctorate from one of the best universities abroad; his future is limitless.

But Qu Jingyou felt no spark at first glance.

The man was a bit dull and didn't talk much, but he would occasionally give Qu Jingyou a shy smile.

Qu Jingyou felt extremely uncomfortable sitting here.

Each day felt like an eternity.

So when Lu Zuofan appeared, she really felt like a savior had descended from the sky.

"Jingjing".

"Lu Zuofan!" Qu Jingyou stood up abruptly: "What are you doing here?"

He could clearly see the surprise in her eyes.

But he also knew that she wasn't surprised to see him.

It's not because of his appearance, or rather, she would be happy if anyone appeared in front of her at this time.

"Excuse me, I've run into a friend. Let's call it a day." Qu Jingyou spoke to the man before Lu Zuofan could say anything.

The man stood up; "Then, shall we... stay in touch?"

Qu Jingyou quickly replied, "Okay, okay!"

After saying that, she grabbed Lu Zuofan's sleeve and walked out.

Once outside, she finally breathed a sigh of relief: "My God!"

Lu Zuofan asked her, "What are you doing? Is that your friend?"

"Don't even mention it." Qu Jingyou glanced at him. "What are you doing here?"

"I came over to discuss something." Lu Zuofan raised his hand to check his watch; "Haven't eaten yet? Want to come along?"

Qu Jingyou asked, "Are you alright?"

"It's alright, we're done talking," Lu Zuofan said. "I know a restaurant that makes exceptionally good soup, want to go?"

"Yes, yes, yes!"

Lu Zuofan smiled and said, "Can I ride in your car? You can give me a ride."

"certainly!"

Qu Jingyou got her own car after obtaining her driver's license.

She's still in the novelty of driving and really enjoys it.

He was overjoyed to hear that Lu Zuofan wanted to ride in his car.

The two arrived at Qu Jingyou's car.

Qu Jingyou likes small and cute cars, just like herself, so the cars aren't too expensive; for the Qu family, they're too cheap.

But Qu Jingyou likes it.

"I'll sit... in the passenger seat?"

"What else?" Qu Jingyou got into the car first.

Lu Zuofan sat down and said, "Didn't people say that the passenger seat is for the girlfriend or boyfriend?"

Qu Jingyou said, "I don't have a boyfriend right now, so you can sit here. But once I have a boyfriend, I won't let you sit here anymore."

That hurts.

Lu Zuofan asked, "I noticed you seemed a little unhappy just now, so that person..."

"A blind date," Qu Jingyou said honestly. "I'm so glad you showed up just now, otherwise I wouldn't have felt comfortable leaving, but I don't like him..."

"You're going on a blind date?" Lu Zuofan looked at her in shock. "Why a blind date?"

"I thought it looked fun before and wanted to try it," Qu Jingyou said. "Now that I've experienced it, I don't want to try it anymore."

Are your family pressuring you to get married?

"It's alright," Qu Jingyou said. "But my mom often wants me to get married and have children as soon as possible."

"And what about you?"

"Me?" Qu Jingyou smiled and said, "Of course I can get married and have children if I meet someone I like! But if I don't meet someone, being alone is fine too."

Lu Zuofan looked at her.

Actually, the two of them had only not seen each other for two days.

Qu Jingyou has been busy with blind dates these past two days and hasn't been able to visit the little one at his place.

Lu Zuofan said, "After we eat, do you want to go see Fanfan and Tuantuan?"

"Yes, I was planning to go this afternoon anyway."

"I happen to be free this afternoon."

"Don't you have to go to work?"

"I won't go this afternoon."

"You don't need to stay with me, just go and do your thing."

“I’m really not busy,” Lu Zuofan said. “If I were that busy every day, wouldn’t all the money I spent on the management team have been wasted?”

"That's true. Okay then, let's play together this afternoon."

She still treated him as an ordinary friend, without any ambiguity.

Lu Zuofan withdrew his gaze and looked down at his phone.

The photo on the screensaver is one of many photos taken by the photographer at his home that day.

He held Fanfan in his arms and looked at her tenderly.

Beside her was Qu Jingyou's profile; she was looking down at Tuantuan.

The atmosphere was warm and peaceful.

But in reality, he can only be considered one of Qu Jingyou's friends.

“Jingjing,” he began, “can I ask you a question?”

"Ask away."

"If my question was a bit presumptuous, please don't be angry, okay?"

Qu Jingyou said, "What kind of question is this that you're asking? Is it a matter of my privacy?"

Not really.

"Then ask."

Lu Zuofan said, "If... I mean if, if you can't find someone you like within a few years, and your family is pressuring you, can you consider me? We can have a marriage of convenience. I'll agree to whatever conditions you want, but how our relationship goes is up to you."

Just then, a red light appeared, and Qu Jingyou stepped on the brakes, slowly bringing the car to a stop.

She said, "I'll talk about it later. I'm driving, so I can't think straight."