04. Love is a mistaken first sight

"Mr. Gordon is right, I really am capable, at least I know how to have a daughter if I can't have a son. These days daughters are more precious than sons. Sons listen to their wives, and will eventually feed you sticks, while sons-in-law listen to their daughters, and will eventually send me to heaven!"

Ivy Aretha threw down this seemingly angry but truthful statement, then walked away in her high heels.

Upon leaving the café, Ivy immediately called Sienna Harrison.

"Sienna, if you really want to die, just say so. I'll grant your wish. But what's with the blind date?!"

Ivy had no patience to listen to her nonsense. If she had known that the blind date was with him, she would have never agreed to go.

"Tsk tsk, with such a temper, did someone reject you?"

Sienna Harrison couldn't help but laugh at her furious temper, "But isn't being rejected better? That way, you can get things done without lifting a finger!"

Indeed, Sienna had asked her to go in her place to sabotage the blind date. Now that it was directly sabotaged, wasn't that better?

Why did she feel so angry when she thought of the man despising her for not being able to have a son?

Wait, isn't having a boy or a girl related to the man's seed?

What does it have to do with the size of her butt? Ivy wanted to knock herself out. Why didn't she think of that just now?

"Forget it, I don't want to talk to you anymore. But Sienna, I'm warning you, if you dare teach my baby bad things again, don't blame me for killing you!"

Whenever Ivy thought of her clever and precocious daughter, she felt a splitting headache.

"Pff!"

Sienna laughed, "Okay, okay, behave. You helped me with such a big favor, and I have good news for you!"

"What good news? Nothing counts as good news except for my job results!"

It's been almost a month since she returned to the country, having gone on countless blind dates without finding a satisfactory job.

Either the company was too small to afford her, or the big companies didn't have space for her. How was she supposed to support her daughter under these circumstances?

"Right! This time I've definitely helped you land a satisfying job, as a legal consultant at Allure International, with a monthly salary of 8,000 USD. Will that be enough to support your daughter in a wealthy manner?"

"Ahem, it's barely enough!"

As soon as she heard the 8,000 USD monthly salary, Ivy's mood instantly skyrocketed. In China, such a salary is considered top-notch for someone with her qualifications.

Ivy got pregnant with Bianca Aretha at 19, wasted a year of school, and couldn't stay in China anymore.

She went abroad with Sienna to take care of her daughter while studying. To this day, Ivy remains grateful to Sienna.

If it weren't for a friend like her, Ivy wouldn't know where she'd be today.

So, when Sienna asked her to pose as her date and mess up a blind date, she reluctantly agreed, knowing that the guy was her ex-boyfriend.

After all, she never failed at sabotaging the dates, and without her precious daughter saving her, she wouldn't know how to end the date.

Sienna proudly said, "I exhausted quite a few connections to get this! Thank me!"

"I let Bianca consider you her godmother. Isn't that gratitude enough?"

"Damn, is that gratitude? That's just your excuse for me to help you raise your daughter, you penny-pinching miser!"

Sienna looked down on her miserliness.

"Sienna, don't you think it's an honor to be the godmother of such a smart, beautiful and cute baby..."

The word 'fortunate' hadn't even left her mouth before she was interrupted by a sharp voice.

"Ivy Aretha! How come you're back?!"

Not far from her, Yuri Sanders stared at her with wide eyes, her shocked expression like she had seen a ghost.

Ivy felt annoyed in her heart. She really forgot to check the almanac today. Not only did she run into the father of her child, but even an enemy from centuries ago showed up. Talk about bad luck!

"Hold on, Sienna, I just saw a dog. I'll hang up first!"

Seeing the familiar person in the distance, Ivy knew that something bad was about to happen, so she quickly hung up the phone.

"Hey, you're hanging up on me for a dog? In your eyes, am I not even worth a dog, Ivy Aretha?"

Sienna hadn't finished speaking before her call was cut off by the other party.

"Long time no see, Miss Yuri!"

Ivy greeted Yammy Sanders with a light smile, who was walking toward the café.

Yuri was Ivy's ex-boyfriend Zach's admirer. When Ivy and Zach were dating, Yuri didn't like her because of him. Later, Ivy accidentally got pregnant and broke up with him.

Ivy remembered that she was so happy at the time, she went to the temple to light a high incense stick. They should be together now, right?

"Why, couldn't make it in the foreign country, so you came back?"

Yuri raised her chin and looked at her with disdain.

Yuri is a typical second generation of wealthy parents. Her father owned a factory, and being the only daughter, she was naturally doted on.

Ivy, who was born in an orphanage, was already looked down upon by Yuri back when they were love rivals. Now, with Zach out of the picture, of course she would be even more despised.

Ridiculing her mercilessly was the only way to appease the bitterness of her failed pursuit of Zach.

"Whether I'm doing well or not has nothing to do with Miss Yuri, right?"

Ivy glanced at her and walked around her, intending to leave.

Unexpectedly, Yuri moved a step, her arms wide open, blocking Ivy's way.

"What's the matter? Now that you're back, are you trying to rekindle things with Zach?"

Thinking of her man mentioning Ivy's name unconsciously in his sleep a few days ago, Yuri was very upset. It was such a coincidence that she ran into Ivy today, so she couldn't help but scoff a few times.

In the past, when Zach was with Ivy, Yuri never found the right opportunity.

Now that Zach is her man, her arch rival just happens to be right in front of her – isn't this the perfect chance to vent?

"Oh, by the way, we're married now. Zach is my husband now. Tsk tsk, you have no chance of rekindling anything. You know, having no background and no good upbringing - what's the point of being pretty?"

Yuri's speech became increasingly agitated, her sarcastic tone filled with the desire to trample Ivy underfoot.

Marriage? Wasn't that something that should've been settled long ago?

Hearing this, Ivy chuckled and looked at her with contempt.

"Yes, being pretty is useless. But being ugly makes you the useless one, Miss Yuri. If you're going to flaunt your wealth in front of beautiful women, don't you feel like it's beneath your dignity? Since your family is so wealthy, why don't you get plastic surgery?"

After saying this, Ivy stretched out her hand and pushed away the still agitated and angry Yuri, and then immediately flagged down a taxi.