Xie Ming frankly expressed his thoughts, and Lin Yu looked at him with even more respect, saying slowly, "That was indeed my fault. I shouldn't have stood you up. I'll just sincerely treat you to a meal next time, but don't joke about things like that."
Finally, the matter was brought up, and Lin Yu breathed a sigh of relief. Although it wasn't a big deal, she had indeed done something wrong and needed to apologize. Otherwise, she would always feel a little guilty in front of him.
Xie Ming turned to look at her with some surprise, a smile on his face: "Alright, then Dr. Lin will have to go to the trouble of paying."
After saying that, he thought for a moment and asked again, "But I still don't understand. We've barely met before this blind date, and we haven't had much contact. What is it about me that you don't like? You didn't even come to our first formal meeting, which made me afraid to tell my family..."
Lin Yu's lips twitched. She asked why she hadn't gone on any blind dates, and why her family seemed completely unaware, even asking her how she felt.
Of course, she was in the wrong in this matter. She was prejudiced against people. She agreed to things to appease her family, but then stood them up.
"I'm sorry, it's not that I dislike you, it's just that my family is pressuring me to get married, and I was a bit annoyed and just gave a perfunctory answer, but I was also a bit resistant, so I didn't go."
Xie Ming smiled, clearly not believing her story. He knew exactly how she felt about him, but he didn't expose her. Instead, he changed the subject.
At this moment, Ye Zhao also talked to Jiang Che about Xie Ming. She still wanted to ask on behalf of Lin Yu whether Xie Ming was a reliable person.
"You should know Xie Ming, the guy Xiaoyu went on a blind date with, right?" she asked tentatively.
Jiang Che understood her meaning in an instant and asked in return, "You want to ask about his character, right?"
Ye Zhao smiled and nodded: "It's never a bad thing to know more."
Although he knew him well through a blind date, he didn't know what kind of person he was in real life. Jiang Che and his friends were in the same circle, so they should know him to some extent.
Jiang Che smiled and said slowly, "I don't have any major flaws in my life. Although I like to hang out with those few friends, I haven't picked up any bad habits. My private life is quite clean. I dated someone a few years ago, but we broke up later."
"But due to his work, he inevitably comes into contact with artists in the company, and there are often rumors about him, but almost all of them are false..."
He told her everything he knew, and added, "But this is only what I know. She has to find out the rest herself. We'll have to get to know each other's personalities to see if we're compatible."
Ye Zhao nodded and said, "Of course, but since we often see his scandals and gossip, it's never a bad thing to ask more questions."
Jiang Che nodded in agreement: "Although Xie Ming sometimes seems carefree, he is actually quite reliable and has a clean private life. We can get to know him first."
"Okay, thank you, I'll tell Xiaoyu!"
"There's no need to be so polite. We're all family."
Ye Zhao smiled, then, as if struck by a thought, turned to look at him and suddenly asked, "May I ask if you've ever dated anyone before?"
She had almost completely forgotten the plot of the book. She didn't even remember if Jiang Che had ever appeared, let alone anything about him.
The question was so abrupt that Jiang Che visibly tensed up. He shook his head stiffly, glanced at Ye Zhao, and asked, "No, what's wrong?"
Ye Zhao raised an eyebrow and said, "It's nothing, I was just asking out of curiosity."
Actually, judging from Jiang Che's daily interactions with her, one could guess that it wasn't true, but Ye Zhao just wanted to ask to confirm.
Seeing that Jiang Che was clearly a bit nervous, and wanting to tease him, she curled her lips and said, "I didn't expect the famous President Jiang to be so innocent, never even been in a relationship..."
Jiang Che was clearly a little embarrassed: "We've never dated...that's not surprising, is it?"
Ye Zhao smiled and replied, "It's still a bit strange. I'm just curious, the Jiang family is so powerful, and you're so outstanding in both looks and ability, why are you still single?"
Jiang Che said calmly, "What's so strange about that? If you haven't met someone you want to date, you'll just stay single."
Ye Zhao was still very curious. She asked with a puzzled look, "I'm still very curious. Logically speaking, with your qualities, you should have no shortage of outstanding people around you, let alone beautiful women. Why are you still single?"
She even glances at handsome men a couple of times; how could Jiang Che, who is in the world of fame and fortune, resist such temptations?
After she asked that question, Jiang Che was silent for a while before slowly saying, "What you said is indeed true, but not everyone is interested in those things. There are indeed many outstanding people around me, but that doesn't mean I like them. I might admire their work ability, but that's not related to liking them..."
"Liking something has no necessary connection with being outstanding. I didn't even know you when I fell for you. It was only after I got to know you that I realized you were also outstanding!"
His tone was solemn and sincere as he slowly recounted these events. Ye Zhao felt a slight itch in her heart, as if something had gently tickled her.
Jiang Che continued slowly, "But a fleeting infatuation isn't love. It was through gradual contact and understanding that I discovered I really liked you. At first, I couldn't even find a reason, but what reason or condition do you need for liking someone? You just like them..."
His words even made Ye Zhao blush. The two looked at each other, then hurriedly looked away, their ears turning red.
Jiang Che looked at the red light ahead, then turned to glance at Ye Zhao's slightly flushed cheeks. A smile appeared in his eyes, and he suddenly asked, "Why are you blushing? Are you hot?"
Ye Zhao's lips twitched, and she stammered, "Yes... a little."
Jiang Che smiled and quietly opened her car window. Ye Zhao tilted her head and looked out the window, looking annoyed.
It takes about an hour to get from the city to Xishan. Ye Zhao was worried that Jiang Che would be bored while driving, so she kept trying to find topics to chat with him. The two of them would tease each other from time to time, and the hour passed not only quickly, but much faster than usual.
They had only been there a short while when Xie Ming and Lin Yu arrived as well.
Xie Ming's gaze fell on the two of them, and he said in surprise, "Wow, you're even wearing matching outfits."
Even Lin Yu was a little surprised. If she hadn't accompanied Ye Zhao to buy the clothes, she would have suspected that they were matching couple outfits.
Ye Zhao looked at Xie Ming and found him somewhat familiar. She smiled and said, "Would you believe me if I said we were wearing the same clothes?"
Xie Ming replied directly, "I don't believe it."
Jiang Che said with a smile, "Let's go, let's have a meal first."
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