"Is there anyone who does not like you? That's even a 'she' ?" Jin's mother, Young Yao, looked at her son with a sly grin.
"Oh, son, do you have a female companion in your life? Having a girlfriend was never something I expected you to have in this lifetime of yours." his father mocked him with a grin. "I was under the impression you were gay."
When the second young master heard this, he tittered, "I thought it was the same dad."
Jin's face flushed in response to their remark.
"Oh, please don't make him feel uncomfortable anymore." Before turning her attention to Jin, Madame Yao reprimanded them and asked, "Son, when do you intend to bring her home? Her presence is also desired by us."
"Pardon me, Mom, but please be patient with me. I am trying to persuade her to reconsider her decision, but she's not interested." He sighed heavily. "I do not want her to be dissatisfied with my actions."
"Don't be concerned, Mom! I will see to it that my brother behaves himself and that he does not lose sight of the girl who has woven his dreams." Jay reassured the members of the family.
"In honour of the fact that my son is not gay, let's raise a glass in his honour!" The old master chuckled and cracked his ribs with laughter.
≈My family seems pleased that I have a female companion, but what will I do if it all disappears one day?≈ Jin pondered while eating his evening meal.
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THE FOLLOWING MORNING
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"My sleeping Beauty, you have had enough of slumbering for too long! It is past time to get up and get ready!" Mrs. Lu walked into her room with a bark.
"Mom, I just want to sleep in a little longer because it is Sunday and y-you know what....It is a holiday today." When Eunji blethered, she fell asleep once more.
"You have blind dates to attend darling. I spent the whole night planning and preparing everything for the blind dates!" she pulled off the duvet that Eunji had wrapped around her.
The sleepy girl yelled at her mother, "Fine, I have woken up." Eventually, she sat up, rubbing the corners of her eyes and a frown forming between her brows.
"That's my baby! Please come downstairs when you are finished getting ready. The beauty parlour has scheduled you for one hour after this." Meiming smiled at her daughter and then shut the door to the room.
~This is extremely inconvenient. I am in a state of complete disarray. Yesterday, I spent some time with the CEO of the Haden company, my senior Young Jin, who is supposed to be in love with me, but who shows no signs of being in love with me; instead, it appears that I flirt with him on a regular basis. Despite the fact that my mind believes we are incompatible, my heart longs to know if he is in love with me. And today, I have to go on blind dates with other men. This is complete hell, why can't I just do something else?~ she grumbled, slapping her palms together in frustration.
"Oh my God, I am going to go insane," she muttered to herself.
"God will not assist you in getting ready; you must wash up or else I will drag you to the parlour in your pyjamas, which you are currently wearing." Mrs. Lu shouted from outside the room.
"Mom! Stop eavesdropping and give me a break." She fired back. Her first stop after getting out of bed was to the bathroom.
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"Hi there! Are you Nelson? I am Lu Meiming who talked with you last night. Please make her look as good as you possibly can," Mrs. Lu moved closer to the makeup artist and said in hushed tones, "She has some blind dates to attend."
"Yes that's right, I am Nelson, the owner. I understand ma'am; I will do my best to please ma'am." His first words to Eunji, who was sitting in front of the mirror, were, "Please allow me to take a look at you honey. Allow me to try to make you even more beautiful. You have a beautiful face; let us see if I can make you even more beautiful."
Eunji sighed, his face expressionless, and sat quietly as the makeup artist started to give her a make over.
After one hour, Nelson came out and asked Mrs. Lu, "Ma'am, you can see your daughter now, I have done my part." Mrs. Lu was informed by the makeup artist that Eunji was ready.
She nodded and followed him to see her daughter, who was dressed in light makeup and had her hair tied up in a beautiful bun, which was supported by matching white hairpins that matched her dress. She had the appearance of an angel.
"Ohh—laa—laa! She looks more beautiful. Thank you so much for your help; I'm extremely impressed with your work." She went to complete the payment.
While Eunji looked at herself, ~I look better than normal, but it's just temporary. I wonder who am I supposed to meet at the blind date.~
After the payment was made, they both walked to their car.
"Can you tell me what you are daydreaming about? Take a seat in the car, and I will take you to the restaurants where you'll meet your first wooer." Her mother dragged her to the car and drove them all the way to where they were supposed to go.
"Nothing mom! Just drive..." Eunji replied coldly as she took a seat in the car.
"Here we are," Meiming exclaimed as she greeted her daughter after fifteen minutes. "Go straight and then left," she instructed. "Table number 32 has been reserved for the two of you. Meet him, have a conversation with him, and if you don't like him, we will move on to the next option."
Despite her reluctance, Eunji got out of the car and began walking toward the restaurant. As she got closer to table number 32, she caught a glimpse of a man who was sitting across from her.