CHAPTER 53

The girl who was going to have the blind date with Lu Sicheng was called Su Luo.

She was the same age as Lu Sicheng and had just come back from abroad after

earning a master's degree in finance.

When her mom told her about the blind date, she wasn't happy about it either.

Especially when her mom couldn't really give her a clear answer about who the

guy is. Her mom only told her that the guy was from the family of an important

business partner with her dad. This guy seemed to make a living by playing games

and sometimes worked for his family on the sideline. She was told that he was tall

and very handsome. The most important thing was that the two families were well matched.

So they were well matched.

Su Luo turned to ask her friend what exactly making a living by playing games meant.

Her friend thought about it then earnestly replied: "Doesn't that mean he's an otaku?"

Su Luo rolled her eyes and went online to check for herself. Then she found out that

there is a profession called professional esports player-----

Her future blind date was an esports player, which sounded rather trendy…...

Curious about this profession, she went online to search for pictures of professional

esports players. After she saw the pictures, she wasn't feeling well at all: Didn't they

said he's tall and handsome? Why did all the ones she see look like internet addicted

teenagers who were either overweight or too skinny, with pimples all over their faces!

Knowing the blind date would be a disaster, she mindlessly put on light makeup and

went out of the door rolling her eyes. She deliberately wore a pair of high heels. She

was 172 cm tall. When a girl at her height was wearing high heels, she was either

trying to show off her height or to embarrass the man she was about to meet.

Su Luo's intention was the latter.

She sat down at the coffee shop and looked at her watch, waiting for the chance she

could make a fuss about the man being late and then use it as an excuse to end the

blind date…...She got excited when she reached the last 15 seconds till their agreed

time, imagining that her freedom was already right at the corner------

14, 13, 12-----

At the 10th second, the door to the coffee shop opened.

At the 5th second mark, a tall figure stood before Su Luo casting a shadow over her…...

Stunned, she lifted her head to meet a pair of dark brown eyes. He seemed quite calm:

"Ms. Su?"

Su Luo: "..."

Su Luo: "You are..."

"Lu Sicheng. Someone asked me to see you home." The man flatly said.

The man standing before her was tall, with wide shoulders, a straight nose, and a

handsome face. The mark of the car key in his hand was obviously the logo of Maserati.

The watch on his wrist…...She never knew that a constellation watch could look so good

on a man's wrist.

Most importantly, the hair on the man in front of her was clean and neat. It was a total

contrast to the oily hairs from the esports players which Su Luo had seen on Weibo-----

This man was in a totally different category. She couldn't believe that nowadays even

the internet would fool her? !

Why didn't anyone tell her the name of her blind date so she could search for the right

person! !

Couldn't the matchmaker be more devoted! ! !

What did he mean by seeing her home? She had just come from her home! ! !

Su Luo went through all the emotions in her heart but kept a calm face. She smiled and

said: "I see. But can you please wait for me for a while? I want to go the restroom first."

Lu Sicheng pulled a chair out and sat down: "Go ahead."

Su Luo gracefully stood up, turned around, and went into the restroom. She redid her

face as quickly as possible until she was satisfied with her look in the mirror. She

smiled to herself and sent a text message to her mom. It was a short one: Thanks mom.

I'm very satisfied.

[rabbit holding carrot tightly: At your blind date?] [fhdjwhdb2333: Just met her.] [rabbit holding carrot tightly: Is she pretty?] [fhdjwhdb2333: Haven't seen her face clearly.] [rabbit holding carrot tightly: Where are you at?] [fhdjwhdb2333: The coffee shop, first floor of the Starlight Building.] [rabbit holding carrot tightly: Wow, you went that far to have a blind date. I know the place;

there's a place selling awesome takoyaki about 300 meters to the left after you come out

of the coffee shop. An order of takoyaki with extra seaweed will capture the heart of any

goddess!] [fhdjwhdb2333: What else do you know besides food?] [rabbit holding carrot tightly: ... Such an ungrateful man! (rolls eyes)] [..."]

Lu Sicheng, using one arm to support his jaw, leisurely chatted with his team's mid

on WeChat. He could imagine her sitting crossed legged on the sofa back at base,

discussing the data with Ming god about the opposing team this weekend while

leaning over to the side to chat on the phone with him about which store had the

best snacks. The corner of his lips tilted up...

He flattened the curve at the corner of his lips when he smelled the faint fragrance

of perfume.

Lu Sicheng looked up and saw the woman in front of him seemed to have more

exquisite makeup on her face than earlier…..She applied mascara, fresh eyeliner,

a much redder lipstick, and a thin layer of blush.

So she had gone to touch up her makeup.

Lu Sicheng put away his phone: "Fifteen minutes. You have any problems with your

digestive system?"

The woman's smile stiffened, then broke a smile again: "You men don't know anything.

I was just going to touch up my makeup, not to use the bathroom."

"Oh." Lu Sicheng stretched his legs then popped himself up from the seat: "Let's go."

He turned to go to the counter to pay for Su Luo with no intention to linger any longer.

Watching his back, Su Luo startled by the sudden movement, but quickly caught up

with him.

Lu Sicheng's height was a perfect match with Su Luo's. Even with her high heels,

Lu Sicheng was still a half head taller than her…...After they walked out of the coffee

shop, Lu Sicheng circled around her, positioning himself between her and the road.

Su Luo noticed his thoughtfulness, her lips curved up: "I heard that you're an Esports

professional player."

"Yes."

"You're different than I had thought. I thought all the professional players were a bunch

of teengers addicted to the internet. I didn't expect there was someone like you." Su Luo

said: "To tell the truth, I wasn't willing to come at first when my family asked me to come."

When he heard what she just said, he, with both his hands in his pockets, finally turned to

take a look at her. "Oh, really?"

"En. But now I feel like it's not so bad." Su Luo smiled and said.

Lu Sicheng snickered but didn't say anything.

They walked towards the parking lot. On their way, they passed by a store selling takoyaki.

As Su Luo was twisting her brain to come up with a topic to carry a conversation with him,

Lu Sicheng suddenly stopped and turned to look at the busy small store. "Do you want some?"

Su Luo blinked and turned to take a look. She happened to see a young girl who was stuffing

a large takoyaki into her wide opened mouth. The dark colored sauce smearing over her

mouth…...Su Luo paused and shook her head: "I'm not used to eating these kind of snacks.

Too greasy and I heard that------"

Before she could finish her sentence, the man next to her had already gone ahead to go to

the storefront and efficiently ordered a large order with extra seaweed to go…...The towering

man standing in the middle of a crowd of young girls seemed quite out of place. But the man

didn't seem to feel anything wrong with it; he was at ease standing there waiting for his order.

Su Luo stood behind him, attracting some envious gazes. She straightened her back.

When the man got his order and turned to go back to her side, she smiled and asked:

"You like these kinds of food?"

"I'm taking it back." Lu Sicheng slowly said: "To feed a pet."

"...Your dog is well fed."

"It's for the rabbit."

"Can rabbit eat such greasy foods?"

"She's a trash can, eats everything."

They continued to talk as they walked. The rain suddenly began to fall-----Su Luo cried out

and lifted her bag over her head to shield herself. She hurried under the roof of a store. She

was wearing a sleeveless dress; it would be shivering cold if the dress got wet from the rain.

Su Luo muttered about being cold and wiped off the water on her arms with napkins. The man

next to her took off his jacket and handed it to her-----Su Luo was surprised, but draped it over

herself amid all the jealous looks from the surrounding young girls.

"Wait here, I'll go get the car."

Lu Sicheng turned to walk away, his tall figure soon disappeared in the curtain of rain…...

About ten minutes later, a royal blue Maserati stopped at the curb side in the pouring rain.

"Maserati."

"Ahhh, I want to have a car in this rainy day too!"

"Shut up. You're too poor to say that. Why do I date a loser like you."

A couple behind her began bickering. Su Luo, with a smile, rushed into the rain with the

man's jacket over her head.

She was very pleased with this blind date.

She pulled open the door on the passenger side and sat in, complaining about the weather.

She wiped off the rain drops on her and her bag with the tissues in the car. The whole time

the driver didn't say a word, he hadn't started the car either. The takeout bag was on the

backseat.

"It's too bad that it started to rain so heavily. I didn't even have the chance to have a good

conversation with you." Su Luo finished drying herself, buckled the seat belt and pretended

to ask in a casual manner: "Do you still have time this weekend?"

"I have competition."

"...Oh." Su Luo blinked. "Then I'll go watch you compete? I've never watched this kind

of competition before. It should be quite interesting?"

"Ms. Su."

"En?"

"You're very nice, but I don't think we're a good match. You said earlier that you weren't

too interested in this blind date either. I think it's what it's meant to be." Lu Sicheng

switched on the wiper. "Where do you live? I'll take you home."

Su Luo: "..."

...

Half an hour later, Lu Sicheng was back at the base talking to Tong Yao.

"It took only an hour and a half for you to meet your blind date plus travel time. And you're

blaming the weather for the reason your blind date failed?"

Leaning against the dinner table, Tong Yao was bending over to pick up the still steaming

takoyaki in the take out box with a fork while laughing at the man next to her…...She stuffed

the whole ball into her mouth, puffing her cheeks. The man stood next to her, drying his hair

with a towel, gave her a glance: "Why can't I?"

Tong Yao: "It must because you didn't get her little hunting goddess meatballs. That's why

it failed."

Lu Sicheng: "That store isn't called hunting goddess."

Tong Yao: "It's the nickname I gave it."

Lu Sicheng: "...Any normal woman with delicate makeup wouldn't accept the offer to eat

this kind of food right on the street."

Tong Yao raised her hand: "I would."

Lu Sicheng glanced over her short leg which was bent backwards resting on the edge of the

chair. "Nevermind the delicate makeup, but other than that where do you look like a woman?"

As he spoke, he pulled out a napkin and slap it onto Tong Yao's mouth-----That piece of

napkin stuck perfectly to the sauce at the corners of her lips: "Wipe your mouth. You look

like you just ate shit."

Tong Yao dropped the fork, wiped her mouth, then asked further: "Then, are you going to

meet her again?"

"My mom doesn't give up that easily." Lu Sicheng said: "But the result should be the same

no matter how many times we meet."

"The word, should, is full of uncertainty."

Lu Sicheng had walked over to his own computer, turned it on, and dropped off the car key

on his desk. He turned when he heard Tong Yao's reply and stared at the person glued to

the dinner table: "What assurance do you want me to give you?"

Tong Yao looked up in confusion at him..

"...Nevermind." Lu Sicheng said in disgust: "Keep eating. All you know is stuffing your face."