"Feel sorry."
Xie Lin muttered, "Do you like my brother? If you don't like him, why don't you consider me?"
After saying that, he changed his mind: "Forget it, my older brother likes you so much, you should still be with him."
Ling Shuangjiang suddenly realized that Xie Lin was actually a very well-behaved younger brother. He would seriously consider other people's feelings and was not as playful and mischievous as she had imagined.
"So, where are you and my brother at now?"
"He's pursuing me."
Upon hearing this, Xie Lin suddenly became interested: "So, he hasn't won her over yet?"
Ling Shuangjiang nodded: "Mm."
Xie Lin, holding his wine glass, asked with a gossipy expression, "Wait a minute, does my brother know about our blind date?"
"Know."
"That's even more strange. He actually sent you on a blind date?"
Ling Shuangjiang didn't hide anything and told Xie Lin everything he had overheard Xie Wang's little scheme that day. Xie Lin was so happy that his eyes narrowed into slits.
"My older brother is very cunning."
Mentioning Xie Wang, Ling Shuangjiang's lips unconsciously curled up: "Yeah, sometimes he's a bit silly, and sometimes he's very smart."
Looking at the happiness that Ling Shuangjiang naturally exuded, Xie Lin felt a pang of jealousy.
It turns out his older brother got married earlier.
"There's something you might not know. Actually, you were abandoned by my older brother." Xie Lin used his talent for stirring up trouble, speaking with great conviction, "Originally, you were betrothed to him as children, but he didn't want to meet you, so I volunteered."
Ling Shuangjiang raised an eyebrow slightly: "Oh?"
Xie Lin: "So, do you think he should be taught a lesson?"
Ling Shuangjiang couldn't help but chuckle: "But he didn't know it was me."
Xie Lin retorted, "But he still abandoned you. Besides, he played tricks on you. As for me, he stole my childhood sweetheart. Wouldn't it be too easy for him if we didn't let him worry for a few days?"
"Doesn't our eldest brother deserve a small lesson for all his reckless behavior? We're just going to make him regret it for a few days."
Ling Shuangjiang thought about it seriously for a long time: "What do you plan to do?"
Xie Lin chuckled: "Let me explain slowly."
—
Xie Wang has been very busy with work these past two days. He finally managed to find a day to spend with Ling Shuangjiang, but was told by Xie Lao that his family had prepared his favorite dishes for dinner that night and wanted him to come home for a family meal.
After Xie Wang drove home, he didn't see Xie Lin at the restaurant and casually asked, "Where is Xie Lin?"
Mr. Xie: "They're chatting with their blind date upstairs."
"They met?" Xie Wangwei was intrigued by the progress between the two. "And she didn't look down on him?"
Mr. Xie, in a strong voice, said: "Your younger brother is actually quite good. He's starting to work seriously now and can help you too."
As the two were talking, Xie Lin's voice came: "Baby, I'm going to eat first, we'll talk later."
Xie Wang joked, "It's only been a few days, and you're already calling it 'baby'?"
Xie Lin was in a great mood, humming a little tune: "You don't understand, my darling is super gentle, super beautiful, and fell in love with me at first sight."
Xie Wang scoffed, "Look at you, all lovestruck. Let's eat."
After Xie Lin sat down, he stared thoughtfully at Xie Wang: "Brother, this betrothal was originally yours. I'm going to settle this matter for you. Shouldn't you show your appreciation?"
Xie Wang put down his chopsticks: "We agreed on an exchange. I've already recorded a dating reality show for you. How can you be so ungrateful after getting the benefit?"
Xie Lin pouted: "Grandpa, you be the judge."
Old Xie, who was watching his two grandsons bickering, chuckled upon hearing this: "From a fair point of view, your deal is indeed settled. But from a humanitarian perspective, it all depends on your elder brother's mood."
Actually, Xie Wang felt relieved from the bottom of his heart that Xie Lin was able to resolve this matter for him. Especially since he participated in the variety show in Xie Lin's place, which led to his unexpected encounter with Ling Shuangjiang and brought him happiness.
Xie Lin certainly deserves some reward for his contributions.
"What do you want?" Xie Wang asked in a low voice.
Xie Lin quickly pulled up a screenshot from the official website: "I want this globally limited edition watch. I want to wear it to the school event the day after tomorrow."
Xie Wang glanced at it and said indifferently, "Eight figures. You can make money easily as your brother."
Xie Lin immediately gave him a pitiful look.
Xie Wang lazily replied, "Okay, I'll buy it for you."
When placing an order on the official website, he unintentionally took a liking to a pair of sapphire diamond stud earrings. After clicking on the larger image to examine them more closely, he placed an order for them as a birthday gift for Ling Shuangjiang.
At this moment, Xie Lin said sourly from the side, "Earrings are so expensive, and they use so little material, they're not worth buying."
Xie Wang glanced at him and said, "Shut up, I like it."
Xie Lin deliberately made a sarcastic remark from the side.
"You don't wear earrings, so who are you planning to give them to?"
Xie Wang: "Your future sister-in-law."
"Oh." Xie Lin grinned mischievously. "My sister-in-law will be very happy to receive it."
After dinner, Xie Wang chatted with the old man for a while, telling him many happy stories about him and Ling Shuangjiang.
This made the old man very interested in Ling Shuangjiang.
"Next week is my birthday, I'll bring him home to meet us, so we can get to know him properly."
Xie Wang hesitated for a moment: "Okay. But don't scare him, we haven't..."
He didn't dare tell the old man the last few words.
After all, given their love story, if they weren't both men, their child would be old enough to run errands by now.
At ten o'clock, Xie Wang prepared to drive away.
Old Master Xie suggested that he stay there for the night, but he refused, saying that he had to go see Ling Shuangjiang.
The old man didn't want to interfere with his dating life, so he let him leave.
About half an hour later, Xie Wang stopped downstairs in Ling Shuangjiang's apartment complex. From this angle, he could see Ling Shuangjiang's bedroom window when he looked up.
The lights were on inside, so it seemed Ling Shuangjiang was still awake.
He tried calling Ling Shuangjiang, and the call was answered quickly.
"Hello."
"It's me."
He chuckled softly on the phone.
"I knew it was you."
Xie Wang looked up at the window: "Come to this side of the window and look down."
A moment later, Ling Shuangjiang opened the window and looked down.
Xie Wang waved to him: "I just came from my grandfather's house and missed you a bit, so I came to see you."
Ling Shuangjiang: "Okay, then take care and get some rest."
Xie Wang couldn't see Ling Shuangjiang's expression clearly, but he seemed unhappy from his tone.
"During Frost's Descent, I want to eat the puppy cookies you make. Do you have time to make some for me?"
Ling Shuangjiang: "Let's see. I'll let you know once it's done well. I've been quite busy lately."
"Okay." Xie Wang smiled contentedly.
It seems his little frost wasn't upset because of him, and was even willing to make him puppy biscuits.
His Little Frost is indeed loved by the whole world.
"By the way, I haven't asked you yet, how are things going with your blind date?"
Ling Shuangjiang: "It's fine."
"Oh, that's good."
"fine?"
Xie Wang hurriedly asked, "You... think he's pretty good?"
Ling Shuangjiang suppressed a laugh: "He's a very nice person, very polite and gentlemanly."
"Then, what about you? Do you have other feelings for him?" Xie Wang closed the car door, wishing he could rush to Ling Shuangjiang's house and ask her about it.
Ling Shuangjiang: "Not at the moment."
Upon hearing this, Xie Wang stopped his sprint, breathed a sigh of relief, and looked up at him.
"If you don't like it, then don't meet. Otherwise, people will think there's hope for them to pursue you, and they'll end up getting hurt. We also need to consider other people's feelings."
“Okay.” Ling Shuangjiang nodded obediently, but then added, “But this blind date might be a little different from a regular blind date.”
"How are they different?" Xie Wang retorted.
Ling Shuangjiang chuckled as she held her phone: "I'll tell you in detail when I have the chance."
Upon hearing this, Xie Wang felt inexplicably flustered.
As if having a premonition, I became increasingly nervous and uneasy.
But since Ling Shuangjiang had already said so, he couldn't refuse. It was almost 11 p.m., and he should let her rest first.
So he whispered, "You should get some rest."
Okay, good night.
—
For several days in a row, Xie Wang was restless whenever he worked. He was very curious: what was different about Ling Shuangjiang's blind date compared to ordinary blind dates?
If he can't refuse, is it because of pressure from his mother?
Or perhaps the other person is someone you know, and you feel uncomfortable refusing them.