An older single woman meets a domineering CEO on a blind date

After work that day, I came home, had dinner and washed up, and then lay on the bed playing with my phone out of boredom. Suddenly, I received a message from my best friend asking me what I was doing?

Me: I just finished washing up and am lying on the bed! What happened?

Girlfriend: Then get up quickly and come to xxxKTV

Me: I won’t go! You know I don’t like crowds.

Girlfriend: Not many, just me and my husband, waiting for you.

Me: Actually, I didn’t want to get up after I fell asleep. It would be so troublesome to put on makeup when going out. But I got up anyway and put on some light makeup.

I drove to the KTV my bestie mentioned.

When I arrived, I opened the door and saw my best friend and her husband, as well as a man I hadn’t known for a month. At first, I thought they were his relatives!

After I came in and sat down, my girlfriend introduced me to her husband's friend, whose surname was Liu.

I'll just call him Mr. Liu here.

My best friend said: Mr. Liu, single, 178cm tall, comes from a well-off family, his parents are businessmen, he himself is a college graduate and now runs his own company, he is one year younger than me, and most importantly, he is single.

After my best friend introduced Mr. Liu to me, she said that we would be friends once we knew each other, and asked him to add me on WeChat.

I winked at my best friend, and she looked disdainful. There was nothing I could do about her because there were other people around her. It was obvious that she was not asking me to come and play, but to introduce someone to me!

I can only deal with it. I can't refuse in front of others!

The uncle sent me a message in the middle of the trip and asked me what I was doing?

I had no choice but to lie and tell him that I was busy with work. I didn't dare tell him that my best friend introduced me to a guy outside!

After playing for about three hours, we went home because we all had to go to work the next day! When I got to the door, my bestie and her husband came with me, and Mr. Liu said he would take me home.

Me: No, I didn’t drink, I drove here by myself, thank you! You should go back and rest early too!

After saying goodbye to each other, they went home!

After I got home, my dad knew I was back and asked me where I had been so late, saying he was just about to call me.

Me: My best friend asked me to sing.

My dad: Then go wash up and have a rest early! You still have to go to work tomorrow!

Me: OK, you should also go to bed early. Then I went upstairs, washed up, and lay down on the bed. There were two messages, one from the uncle.

Uncle: Little one, are you done? Remember to rest early! I am also very tired today, so I will go to bed first.

I saw the uncle's message and felt a little guilty. I felt sorry for him. Then I didn't reply.

The other message was from a best friend, who asked: How is it, Mr. Liu is pretty good, right? In all aspects, I feel he is a good match for you. Do you want to try dating him?

Me: You know I already have an older man, so it’s impossible for me to accept anyone else.

Best friend: You are so stupid. You are not married, you are just in love. Is it necessary for you to hang yourself on this tree?

Me: I am a very loyal person. You know, once I have decided on someone, I don’t want to play around.

Girlfriend: You are so stupid! Of course you have to weigh the pros and cons when you meet someone better. Can you guarantee that your old man will not be tempted if someone prettier and better than you appears beside him while he is dating you? Will he still choose you?

Me: Oh no! Anyway, I don’t want to have my cake and eat it too

Girlfriend: I didn't ask you to make a decision right now. It just happened that my girl mentioned Mr. Liu today, and I said he's a good match for you, so I asked you two to get to know each other. Don't think too much about it, having more friends means more options. If you don't want to date, just make another ordinary friend!

Me: What if the uncle finds out?

Girlfriend: You have a pig brain, you can't even lie? Just say you've known each other for a long time! Besides, what are you afraid of? You only see each other once a week, you won't be stupid enough to let him find out!

Me: Okay then! I'll just treat it as meeting a friend.

Girlfriend: You can’t be sure that the old man doesn’t have a backup, and you don’t spend every day with him. If you don’t work for yourself, you will be punished by heaven and earth.

Me: It’s getting late, go to bed early! I have to go to work tomorrow.

Girlfriend: OK, let’s talk sometime.

After I put down my phone, it was almost 12 o'clock and I fell asleep quickly.

The next morning, when I opened my eyes and took out my mobile phone, I saw a message from Mr. Liu saying: Good morning, remember to have breakfast!

I also responded politely: Good morning

Then I quickly get up, wash up, buy breakfast on the way out, and then go to the company. Every minute and every second must be used well for me. I calculate the time to go to work every day.

When I have something to do at work, I feel busy and time goes by very quickly. When I have nothing to do, time seems to be particularly long and it is like I am counting the time every day.

The uncle must be busy, and he didn't send me any messages. He is usually very busy during the day, and his only time is when he gets home from get off work at night, which should be his own time! But sometimes he also needs to socialize.

When I was about to get off work at noon, Mr. Liu sent me a message saying that he was going on a business trip to another city and would be back in a few days, and he also sent me a photo of the airport.

Since I was not familiar with him, I didn't know what to reply, so I replied: Have a nice trip

Then it was almost lunch time, so I went downstairs with my colleagues to have lunch. When I returned to the company, it was still early before work, so I climbed onto the desk to rest for a while.

I was suddenly woken up by a phone call while I was resting. It was my dad.

After I picked up the phone, my dad said: Don’t make any plans after get off work tonight, I have arranged everything for you.

Me: What? What did you arrange for me? Is there something going on?

My dad: Oh, it’s your Uncle Wang, you know, he has a nephew, he’s a very nice guy, he’s a teacher, he wanted to introduce you two to each other, and they’ve arranged a meeting in the evening.

Me: Oh, Dad, why are you arranging another blind date for me? I won’t go

My dad: You don’t talk about it yourself, and you won’t go when I introduce you to someone. Do you want to piss me off to death?

Me: I just don’t want to go, stop wasting time

My dad: You have to go whether you want to or not. Go home after get off work and dress up. I'll be waiting for you at home. Then he hung up the phone.

I am really annoyed with my dad. He always arranges blind dates for me every once in a while. Is he really afraid that I, his daughter, won't be able to get married, or what?

After being treated like this by my dad, I was in a bad mood the whole afternoon. I was listless at work and kept thinking about how to avoid the blind date tonight.

Sometimes I think about just telling my dad about the existence of the uncle. It's not a good idea to keep it secret. But when I muster up the courage to tell my dad, I feel an indescribable fear when I see him. I have been afraid of my dad since I was a child, although I don't have much contact with him because he runs a small company and is very busy with work.

My father was busy with work when I was young, and he had a bad temper. Every time I made a mistake, he would not say anything after knowing it. I would feel scared when I saw his eyes. Now that I am an adult, I am not as scared as I was when I was a child. I think that if my father knew about the existence of the uncle, he might lock me up at home and not let me go out.

So in the end, I didn't have the courage to mention the uncle's existence to him.