Chapter 6: Consider whether I can be your romantic partner or marriage partner

Hearing Shen Xichuan’s words, Xu Jialan’s eyes were obviously a little stunned.

"You...what you said..."

What does it mean?

Without waiting for her to finish, Shen Xichuan knew what she wanted to ask.

His expression remained unchanged, and his tone was gentle, "Aren't we meeting for dinner to go on a blind date?"

Xu Jialan opened his mouth, "Yes, but..."

"If that's the case, then we're meeting with the intention of falling in love or getting married, right?"

Shen Xichuan had a faint smile on his lips, and his eyes looked at her intently.

Xu Jialan pursed his lips and said, "Yes."

The man's lips curled up, "So what's your answer?"

What do you think of him?

Xu Jialan held the cup, speechless for a moment.

At this time, the waiter came to serve the dishes.

Shen Xichuan withdrew his gaze from her.

Xu Jialan breathed a sigh of relief.

After serving the dishes, Shen Xichuan served her a bowl of soup and placed it next to her.

"I didn't expect our tastes to be so similar. Do you like spicy food too?"

Xu Jialan's eyelashes twitched, and he lowered his eyes to look at the hot soup beside him, and hummed softly, "I like it."

"Eat more if you like."

"good."

The two of them were very quiet while eating.

Xu Jialan ate very slowly, chewing his food carefully.

It is in stark contrast to Shen Xichuan on the side.

The man doesn't eat particularly fast, but he doesn't eat slowly either.

It may be a habit formed over the years in the team.

But his eating movements are very pleasing to the eye, and you can tell at a glance that he developed this habit since he was a child.

Shen Xichuan wiped his mouth slowly and looked up at Xu Jialan opposite him.

Noticing the man's gaze, Xu Jialan paused and chewed faster.

The man laughed and said, "Eat slowly. I won't snatch it from you."

Xu Jialan swallowed the food in his mouth and said "oh".

At this time, the waiter brought a dessert.

Shen Xichuan asked someone to put it in front of her.

It's tiramisu.

When Xu Jialan saw the dessert, he stopped eating.

"What's wrong? Don't you like it?" the man asked.

"No."

Xu Jialan raised his eyes and looked at him, "Did you order?"

Shen Xichuan hummed, "I heard that girls like desserts, so I ordered one for you. Try it and see if it tastes good. If it tastes good, I'll order it for you next time."

Xu Jialan pursed his lips, put down the chopsticks in his hand, picked up the fork next to the tiramisu, scooped out a small piece, and put it in his mouth.

Slightly bitter, with a hint of sweetness.

It's a familiar taste.

The man looked at her and asked, "Is it delicious?"

The afternoon sun shines through the window and falls on Shen Xichuan.

At that moment, he seemed to be glowing.

Just like the scene in memory.

Xu Jialan's mouth corners slowly lifted, his eyes slightly sore, and he hummed, "It's delicious."

Shen Xichuan looked at her, his eyebrows moved slightly, and some doubts flashed in his eyes.

If it tastes good, why are your eyes red?

In the end, Xu Jialan finished the dessert in front of her.

Clean and tidy.

Shen Xichuan saw it.

It seems that he really likes it.

…

The two walked out of the restaurant.

Shen Xichuan took out his mobile phone and looked at Xu Jialan in front of him.

"Let's add a contact."

He turned the phone screen towards her and saw a QR code.

Xu Jialan looked at the avatar in the middle and was stunned for a few seconds.

She took out her phone and scanned it, and the phone beeped.

The man lowered his eyes to watch her movements. After seeing her click to send the verification message, he retracted his gaze, returned to the address book, and clicked to approve.

Looking at the new friends, Xu Jialan felt a little complicated for a moment.

"Xu Jialan."

After Shen Xichuan passed through, he lowered his eyes to look at the top of her head and smiled softly.

Hearing this, Xu Jialan subconsciously raised his head.

"Um?"

The sunlight was too bright and she squinted her eyes.

The man chuckled, took a step forward, raised his hand, and blocked the glaring sunlight above her head.

Xu Jialan slowly opened his eyes.

The two of them met eyes at close range.

Shen Xichuan is very tall, about 1.89 meters.

Xu Jialan was only about 1.67 meters tall, and it just reached his chin.

One lowers his head, the other raises his head.

Xu Jialan could even feel the hormonal scent from Shen Xichuan, as well as the faint scent of tobacco mixed with sandalwood.

She knew that the scent of agarwood was the men's perfume he usually used.

She was not unfamiliar with this smell.

Shen Xichuan lowered his eyes and looked at the young woman in front of him.

His impression of Xu Jialan still remained in high school, when she always ranked second behind him in every exam.

She really doesn't talk much, but she has beautiful eyes.

Those clean, clear black eyes always give people a subtle sense of coldness and distance when they look at you indifferently.

It seems like nothing he cares about.

But he knew that she was not, she cared about grades.

The sound of crying and despair on the rooftop that evening was heartbreaking.

When we met again many years later, she was wearing a white coat and still had that familiar cold look.

"Xu Jialan, can you consider it?"

"What?"

"Would you consider me as your romantic partner or marriage partner?"

…

Xu Jialan returned to the car.

Even with the air conditioner on, there was still no way to dispel the heat on her face.

The man's last words kept ringing in my ears.

Xu Jialan closed his eyes for a long while before starting the car and driving away from the restaurant.

…

The other side.

As soon as Shen Xichuan got in the car, the phone rang.

He clicked the connect button but did not start the car. Instead, he looked at the car that Xu Jialan had just gotten into not far away.

"Mom asked me to ask you how you felt after the blind date just now."

Shen Yankai’s voice rang out in the carriage.

Shen Xichuan put his hands casually on the car window, looking at something not far away, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

"It's pretty good," he said.

Shen Yankai was silent for a while, "Is it really good?"

Shen Xichuan chuckled, “Brother, do you believe in fate?”

"What's the meaning?"

Shen Xichuan did not answer this question, but said, “Tell my mother not to arrange blind dates for me anymore.”

Shen Yankai was helpless, "Xichuan, you should know that as long as you don't retire and get married, Mom will never give up."

"I know."

"and you……"

Shen Xichuan interrupted him, “Brother, I have someone I want to like.”

"What?" Shen Yankai was stunned. "When did it happen?"

Shen Xichuan’s voice was low, “Just now.”

There was silence on the other end of the phone for a long time.

It was so long that Xu Jialan's car had already driven away.

Shen Yankai finally spoke, “The person you like is the one you’re going on a blind date with today?”

“Yes.” Shen Xichuan said.

Shen Yankai paused for two seconds, "Xichuan, even if Mom wants you to get married, she won't force you to marry someone you don't like, so there's no need for you to rush into marriage just because she's urging you to..."

"No need to rush."

Shen Xichuan interrupted him again.

"Brother, we were classmates in high school."

Shen Yankai said nothing.

Shen Xichuan added, “The girl I rescued from the fire a few days ago, and after I rescued her, I made a special trip to buy flowers and went to the hospital. That person was her.”

Shen Yankai thought of the fate that Shen Xichuan had just mentioned.

He paused, "So, you fell in love with her just like that?"

Shen Xichuan smiled, “Maybe.”

After he finished speaking, he paused and said, "Or perhaps, even earlier."

He didn't say how early.

Shen Yankai didn't ask either.

But when he knew that the man was his high school classmate, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Okay, I'll tell Mom, but you should tell her the reason yourself."

Shen Xichuan chuckled and started the vehicle, “Okay, I got it.”