"It's Jingyan? It's been a long time."
After the girl approached, she greeted Lin Jingyan and then looked at Su He.
"Is this your wife? Hello, my name is Shu Qing, and I'm Jing Yan's neighbor. I was out of town when you got married and missed it, which I've always regretted. Now that I've finally met you, you two are indeed a perfect match!"
Su He recognized her as soon as she spoke. Wasn't she the girl who sat opposite Lin Jingyan when they first met?
So, did she run into Lin Jingyan's former blind date?
But judging from what she said, it seems she has no interest in Lin Jingyan?
Su He's mind raced for a moment, but she smiled at her without changing her expression and said, "Hello, my name is Su He, it's nice to meet you."
Shu Qing seemed very happy and chatted with her affectionately for a long time, ignoring Lin Jingyan who was standing next to her. When it was time to part ways, she was still a little reluctant.
"Sigh, I'm relieved to see that he found such a wonderful girl like you. I always thought he would end up alone."
"Sister Shuqing!" Lin Jingyan called out to her helplessly.
"Okay, okay, I won't say anything more. I'll be going now. See you another day, Xiao He."
"Okay, goodbye, Sister Shuqing."
...
After she left, on the way back, Su He kept glancing at Lin Jingyan.
Lin Jingyan felt a chill run down his spine from her gaze. "What's wrong?"
Su He hesitated for a moment before asking, "I remember, the first time I met you, you were having dinner with her, right? Something seemed off about you two back then. If I'm not mistaken, were you on a blind date?"
When Lin Jingyan heard her mention this, he smiled helplessly and said, "Don't overthink it. Of course, we were tricked by our parents."
Su He was surprised. "What do you mean?"
Lin Jingyan explained, "My siblings and I grew up with Sister Shuqing and Cheng Yan, so we have a good relationship. Although she is only half a year older than me, I have always treated her as my older sister. Who would have thought that our parents would suddenly try to match us up a while ago? We only found out after we went there."
Su He was surprised to hear this, "You live so close by, why don't you just ask directly if you want to set each other up? Why go on blind dates outside?"
"It's mainly because of Sister Shuqing. Her family is in a hurry, and she has always said that she has someone she likes and refuses blind dates. But over the years, she has only been close to our family, so the elders all think that the person she likes is me, and they want me to test the waters."
"And what happened? She didn't like you, so who did she like?"
Lin Jingyan sighed, "It's my older brother..."
Su He had some guesses, but was still a little confused. "If that's the case, why not try to match her up with your older brother? Your two families are well-matched, and your parents shouldn't object, right?"
Lin Jingyan sighed again upon hearing this, "Actually, she once confessed to my older brother, but he rejected her. He felt that he valued the military more, and serving in the military couldn't provide her with a stable life. She might die at any time, and he didn't want to be a burden to her."
Su He scoffed at these words, "You men always like to hurt the other person under the guise of doing what's best for them."
Lin Jingyan didn't comment on her words, but continued, "But Sister Shuqing didn't give up. Later, she joined the art troupe and would occasionally perform for my older brother. You can tell that my older brother has been wavering over the years."
"That's good," Su He said with some anticipation. "I hope that lovers will stay together forever!"
Seeing her like this, Lin Jingyan asked, "Are you curious?"
“Of course!” Su He nodded. “Gossiping is a human trait, and we’ll have to keep following up on this matter.”
Lin Jingyan smiled and shook his head, no longer mentioning it.
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