Chapter 3: Top-Tier Partner

Also, she pouted, leaning her back against the sofa behind her. "Yeah, I'm just here to escape, wouldn't I be here otherwise?"

"What, what kind of 'special' one is it this time?" Wang Xiaoxiao counted on her fingers. "Last time, it was the stingy guy, the time before that, the sissy, and this time, what is it now?"

Li Hong threw the cushion she was holding. "A total weirdo." She curled her red lips, feeling nothing but disdain. "He claimed to have a car, money, and a house, saying he was a second-generation rich kid, but the clothes on his back were knock-offs, and his perfume was fake too—you could smell the cheap quality instantly. Yet, he still acted all high and mighty, and in the end, I was the one who paid the bill."

Wang Xiaoxiao was laughing so hard she collapsed onto the sofa. "Li Hong, how do you always manage to meet such top-tier weirdos?"

Li Hong twitched the corner of her mouth. "You think I want to? I’d give anything to get married quickly so I wouldn't have to deal with other people's attitudes anymore."

Wang Xiaoxiao stopped laughing then. She sat up and patted Li Hong on the shoulder. "Don't worry, any woman can get married eventually. Besides, you're already at this age; you can't just marry yourself off to anyone just because you're in a rush, right?"

When Li Hong heard the phrase "you're already at this age," she wanted to cry. Yes, she was old. A thirty-year-old woman could be called "auntie" by those born in the 90s and 00s.

She touched her face; just yesterday, she had seen another wrinkle in the mirror.

She hugged the cushion beside her, thinking she should go cry for a while—cry for her vanished youth, otherwise, she might really suffocate.

"Honghong, your Second Aunt introduced someone to you this time. They came to the house specifically to talk about it..." Her mother's unchanging voice came through the phone. Li Hong held the phone a bit further away, but then felt guilty toward her mother and pulled it back close. On the other end, her mother rattled on about his character, looks, and job. She heard he used to be a security guard, or some kind of head of security or something.

"Oh..." Li Hong didn't feel much. Whatever her mother said was fine. As for his job, what could she be picky about? At least he didn't mind that she was an old maid.

Ten o'clock at night. After a day of work, she really wanted to get a good night's sleep. A big project had finally finished today, and she could finally relax—maybe even take a little vacation.

But the moment she got home, she heard her phone ringing wildly. She opened it to see an unfamiliar number.

She put the phone to her ear, and a very strange voice replied.

"Is this Li Hong?"

"Yes, hello," Li Hong thought it was a client. She sat down, holding the remote in one hand to turn on the TV while listening to the phone.

There was a pause on the other end before the person started speaking. "Did someone introduce a blind date to you today?"

"Yes, may I ask who this is?" Li Hong was stunned. *Could this person be one of those distant relatives my mom mentioned?*

"I'm the mother of the person you were introduced to... My son is busy, so how about I bring his ID card, work permit, and photos to your house for you to see, okay?"

The remote in Li Hong's hand dropped to the floor. In an instant, she felt like she had been struck by lightning.

Good heavens, this couldn't be happening. It was one thing to meet so many weirdos, but why was there someone doing a blind date on behalf of their son? She didn't even know what else the mother of this unseen suitor had said on the phone. By the time she hung up, she felt her ears buzzing.

She slumped onto the sofa and let out a wail. Oh god, what kind of people are these?