195: Tenth blind date

Chen Qiu's blind date today was a woman named Peng Wei.

Looking at her profile, she was two years younger than him, so they were essentially of the same generation.

However, Chen Qiu had never heard of this name before.

After all, she was from the neighboring town, so they likely hadn't attended the same school.

The location she chose was a restaurant in town, which wasn't far away.

Chen Qiu's gaze lingered on the Mercedes-Benz GT63 for a moment.

There was no doubt that driving this car into town would inevitably attract a crowd.

He didn't want to be stared at like a monkey in a zoo while on a blind date.

Instead, he simply drove his father's volvo xc90 over.

Ten minutes later.

Chen Qiu arrived at the restaurant early.

Although it was a town restaurant, it was quite large; the main hall looked to have nearly twenty tables!

Moreover, business was unexpectedly booming—it was actually completely full!

Judging by this occupancy rate, the food at this restaurant definitely wouldn't be bad.

Fortunately, just as he arrived, one table finished their meal and left.

After sitting down, Chen Qiu looked at the menu; the prices weren't particularly expensive.

He checked the time.

The two of them had agreed on 11:40, which was only five minutes away.

Decisively, Chen Qiu ordered two dishes directly.

When the woman arrived later, he would let her add more dishes herself.

"Alright, the food will be served in a moment."

The waiter who took the order had just left when a figure sat down at Chen Qiu's table.

It was a man.

"Excuse me, I'm waiting for someone. I'm not looking to share a table."

Chen Qiu spoke up immediately.

"I know, you're waiting for Peng Wei, right?"

The other person accurately stated the blind date's name, leaving Chen Qiu slightly stunned.

"What, after ten years, you can't even recognize me?"

Seeing the helpless expression on the man's face, Chen Qiu was startled by his words.

He carefully examined the person in front of him; the facial features were somewhat familiar, and distant memories began to flood back into his mind.

"Are you... Yu Chuan?"

"It's me!"

When he saw Yu Chuan nod, Chen Qiu was shocked!

Yu Chuan was his high school classmate. They used to play basketball together often, but they had rarely been in contact since graduation.

However, in his memory, Yu Chuan was a sunny, healthy young man with flowing short hair!

But the person before him wore glasses, had thinning hair, and looked aged!

If it weren't for the fact that his features hadn't changed, Chen Qiu would have thought he was a man in his forties!

Noticing Chen Qiu's surprised gaze, Yu Chuan let out a sigh.

"Social pressure is too great; it really grinds a person down..."

After saying that, he looked at Chen Qiu with a mix of envy and bewilderment and asked.

"But how do you feel like you haven't changed much since high school?"

Even though ten years had passed, Chen Qiu only looked as if he had shed his youthful greenness; his face hadn't changed much at all despite the passage of time.

This was also why he had been able to recognize Chen Qiu at a glance just now.

"Exercise more; it's good for slowing down aging."

Chen Qiu said casually.

"But how did you know I was waiting for Peng Hui?"

"Are you and Peng Hui relatives?"

Chen Qiu asked curiously.

Yu Chuan shook his head, his expression complicated.

"Peng Hui is my girlfriend."

"Mhm... Huh?!"

Chen Qiu almost didn't react in time.

Once he was certain he hadn't misheard, Chen Qiu looked at Yu Chuan with quite a bit of shock.

Good grief, was this another case of catching someone cheating?

And with an old classmate?

"Then do you know..."

"I know, Peng Hui is supposed to go on a blind date with you in a bit!"

Yu Chuan nodded and spoke with a bitter smile.

"I only found out yesterday when I was taking the high-speed rail home with Peng Hui and accidentally saw her WeChat messages."

"I thought 'Chen Qiu' was just someone with the same name, but I didn't expect it to actually be you."

Seeing Yu Chuan's expression, Chen Qiu understood.

It was another sad story!

His old high school classmate's girlfriend was looking for a better option while still with him!

"So, what are your thoughts now?"

Chen Qiu looked at Yu Chuan and asked.

For Chen Qiu, missing one blind date wasn't a big deal.

Just as he thought Yu Chuan would ask him to reject Peng Hui, he saw a look of determination on the man's face.

"I want you to help me test Peng Hui!"

"I want to know what she's actually thinking!"

Yu Chuan and Peng Hui were middle school classmates, but their relationship then was merely knowing each other's names.

After graduating high school, the two of them unexpectedly got into the same university, and they re-established contact from there.

In their sophomore year, they officially became a couple.

Yu Chuan's family background was much better than Peng Hui's. When his family found out he was in a relationship, they gave him quite a bit of allowance.

Throughout their university years, Yu Chuan took Peng Hui out to eat and drink; it was a happy time.

Unfortunately, the good times didn't last. Within two years of graduation, due to the pandemic, Yu Chuan's family fell deep into debt, which put immense pressure on the newly graduated Yu Chuan!

From then on, Yu Chuan worked a day job and delivered food at night. Working over a dozen hours a day became a regular occurrence!

Most of the money he earned went toward paying off his family's debts, and the rest was spent on Peng Hui.

During the first two years, the young couple supported each other and weathered the storm together.

But starting last year, Peng Hui began working in self-media and transitioned to being a livestream salesperson. Her salary skyrocketed instantly!

In less than three months, she was earning more than he did from his two jobs combined.

Now that a year had passed, her monthly income had stabilized at thirty to forty thousand yuan!

Yu Chuan was very happy for Peng Hui, but gradually, he realized something was wrong.

Peng Hui became increasingly impatient with him. Not only did she become assertive and cold, but what Yu Chuan found most unbearable was that she had become extremely snobbish!

She liked to measure everything in terms of money.

"Last month, I was delivering food and got clipped by a car and took a fall. Do you know what she said when she picked up the phone?"

"She said: 'Why are you calling me? If I take a day off, I lose two thousand yuan!'"