Chapter 284: Chapter 284

The more experience you accumulate, the smoother life gets!

Look, isn’t she handling things with ease now?

One has to stay grounded.

So she honestly shook her head, "Sister Hong Mei, are you trying to set me up on a blind date?"

This direct question...

Sister Hong Mei’s smile widened, "Oh dear, does our Little Chu have any thoughts? Any requirements?"

Chu River thought carefully—for a blind date, even if it’s not about falling in love, the other person must be at least pleasant to look at; otherwise, it wouldn’t be appetizing.

So she responded earnestly, "They should be good-looking."

Sister Hong Mei’s mouth couldn’t close anymore:

"Let me tell you, a girl should be straightforward —I know a young man, he’s also in our police system, though he often liaises with the bank, escorting vehicles... He’s quite something, fair and tall, handsome indeed..."

Sister Hong Mei rambled on, already praising the person to the skies. Moreover, worried that young girls today have high standards and might not fancy a vehicle escort, she added:

"Actually, he was a member of the criminal police squad before, owns a house and a car—if it wasn’t for the time he saved a young girl being bullied by a drunk on the street. The girl was only 15, fell for his looks at first sight, and kept visiting the criminal police squad after school, camping out if she couldn’t see him..."

Sister Hong Mei continued indignantly, "Her parents didn’t teach her well, yet blamed him. The girl’s mother had no sense, insisting he seduced her daughter..."

A criminal policeman and a minor, the gossip wasn’t good, so he could only be transferred.

Sister Hong Mei sighed, "You know, being in the criminal police sounded so glamorous, but now he’s transferred to escorting vehicles... But, well, it’s safer, and things are peaceful when there’s free time."

In this world, a matchmaker’s words are the hardest to trust. Even Wang Erma from the east end of the village can be described by her as a handsome young lad.

But Chu River had no experience, and this introduction by Sister Hong Mei seemed unexpectedly reliable, so they readily agreed.

—Next Saturday at 10 a.m., the two young people would meet at a nearby teahouse.

The young man’s name is—Fang Zhou.

Another week passed in the blink of an eye, and Chu River still hadn’t found any clues. With Saturday off, she simply headed to the teahouse for the blind date.

The appointment was at 10 a.m.

The teahouse opened at 9:00, and she was already there.

She tried every sunflower seed, peanut, candy, and snack, seeing her salary dwindle further, and by 10:00, the other person still hadn’t shown up.

Chu River thought—blind date guides say one must be punctual, preferably early... The other person seemed to be failing.

Having eaten almost everything and with little money left, she was about to leave when there was a knock on the door.

Then, in walked a man with a cold demeanor and fair skin.

Seeing her, his cold expression softened a bit, and he lowered his voice, "Sorry, I’m late." ᴛhis chapter is ᴜpdated by novel-fire.net

Chu River suddenly found him pleasing to the eye.

She glanced at her watch, "10:00 and 53 seconds, not quite."

Of course, if he were ugly, he would be considered late.

The man named Fang Zhou was tall, about 1.85 meters, looked lean, but Chu River knew at a glance he was all muscle.

She recalled the vehicle escorts she’d seen on the road, tightly wrapped, but just from their physique, she could tell how fit they were.

Many vehicle escorts are internally recruited by the bank, not to mention professionally trained.

So far, there seemed to be none better than Fang Zhou.

And as he sat down, Chu River caught a faintly familiar scent.

She raised an eyebrow, "Hello, I’m Chu River."

The man sat there with legs slightly apart, back straight, palms resting on his knees, looking very earnest.

"Hello, I’m Fang Zhou."

His handsome face, with a slight brown mole on his brow, was particularly appealing.

Seeing this face, Chu River understood why a 15-year-old girl was infatuated enough to skip school and wait for him.

And he hesitated, unsure if he should reach out to formally express himself, but seeing Chu River delightfully crossed her legs, he sat back up straight.

Perhaps feeling something in his heart, Chu River was happily munching on sunflower seeds, and Fang Zhou, though he should have been annoyed by such a laid-back demeanor, unexpectedly felt it was just right.

He said in a low voice, "I’m sorry, my family pushed me to come, I didn’t really have any intention of a blind date—"

Chu River interrupted him, "The team has been quite busy recently, right?"