86: Fifth blind date

Chen Qiu's blind date target this time was named Yuan Yu, who was 24 years old.

She was a primary school teacher, and the photo provided of her was quite polished.

Although it didn't specify what subject she taught, after seeing the photo, Chen Qiu felt she was likely an English teacher or a music teacher.

After all, in his memory, it seemed only the female teachers of those two subjects were both polished and attractive.

Chen Qiu also checked this teacher's WeChat Moments, but surprisingly, not a single post was visible.

It was even cleaner than his own.

"Blocked?"

Chen Qiu raised an eyebrow, though he didn't pay it much mind.

The agreed-upon time was 5:30 PM.

After napping in his car for over half an hour, Chen Qiu finally sent a restaurant location to Song Xiangtong.

Twenty minutes later, Song Xiangtong watched as Chen Qiu got out of his car and walked into the restaurant.

A hint of confusion flickered in her beautiful eyes.

If she remembered correctly, Chen Qiu had gone on a blind date last time as well, and it seemed to have ended in nothing.

Were the girls in the current blind date market all so high-standard?

Could they not even appreciate a top-tier man like Chen Qiu?

...

As soon as Chen Qiu walked into the restaurant, a tentative voice came from beside him.

"Are you... Chen Qiu?"

He turned to look and saw a girl with long, straight black hair, around 162 cm tall, standing before him.

She was wearing a wool coat, and her makeup was very polished.

It seemed she was his blind date, right?

"Yuan Yu?"

Chen Qiu asked with some doubt.

The girl nodded immediately, looking at Chen Qiu with some surprise.

"You look quite different from the photo the matchmaker gave me; you're much more handsome in person!"

Yuan Yu was pleasantly surprised.

While Chen Qiu looked handsome in the photo, seeing him in person, his calm and leisurely demeanor added a lot to his appeal.

"You too."

Chen Qiu offered a polite smile.

He was also surprised.

If the Yuan Yu in the photo was a beauty with an outstanding face shape, harmonious features, and polished makeup, then the Yuan Yu before him was only left with the polished makeup.

If he hadn't been able to vaguely recognize her features, Chen Qiu really wouldn't have dared to confirm it was her!

The two took their seats in the restaurant.

The ambiance here was quite nice, comparable to the private kitchen restaurant Chen Qiu had visited last time.

Yuan Yu picked up the menu and chuckled.

"Their dishes are quite famous for being 'Instagrammable'; a lot of people come here to check in and take photos."

"Instagrammable meals?"

Chen Qiu raised an eyebrow; it was his first time hearing that term.

Yuan Yu looked at Chen Qiu with some surprise and explained, "It means the plating is pretty and the presentation is exquisite—perfect for taking photos to post on WeChat Moments!"

She chuckled after saying that, "It seems you don't surf the internet much!"

Chen Qiu took a sip of tea.

"Indeed."

"But you probably don't post on WeChat Moments often, right?"

"I saw that your WeChat Moments were empty."

Yuan Yu's eyes flickered slightly, and she explained with a hint of embarrassment, "That's my work account, and I have leaders and parents added on it, so there are a lot of things I can't post."

"I see."

Chen Qiu nodded in understanding.

Nowadays, parents really do like to monitor teachers' lives.

There are even parents who report and complain when they see teachers posting about their leisure activities during the holidays.

"Primary school teachers nowadays seem to have it tougher than teachers in the past, right?"

After ordering, Chen Qiu started making small talk.

Yuan Yu nodded in deep agreement, a look of annoyance appearing in her eyes.

"Yes, there are all sorts of school matters, and some parents are just too annoying!"

"Especially some of the fathers—they're greasy, and the way they look at people is just improper!"

"I don't know what they watch at home; their sons at school are also foul-mouthed and have absolutely no manners."

Listening to her complaints, Chen Qiu sensed an unusual air of hostility.

"Every family is different, I suppose."

Yuan Yu changed the subject.

"But most girls are very well-behaved—quiet, obedient, and cute!"

"Mr. Chen prefers daughters too, right?"

She looked at Chen Qiu and asked.

"It's not really a matter of preference; I like both."

Chen Qiu said calmly.

Seeming to detect Chen Qiu's perfunctory tone, Yuan Yu frowned but didn't say anything more.

Instead, she changed the subject and asked with great curiosity, "Mr. Chen, I heard from the matchmaker that your business venture is successful? Are you worth over a hundred million?"

Chen Qiu chuckled and shook his head.

"It's not quite that exaggerated..."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Yu grew somewhat excited.

Generally speaking, if someone were bragging, they would certainly bite the bullet and keep boasting at a time like this.

Because Chen Qiu's tone was humble, it actually made him seem even more substantial!

"Even if it's not over a hundred million, that's still very impressive!"

"Among the people I know, there are basically only a handful who have a net worth of over a hundred million!"

Chen Qiu was actually a bit surprised to hear that.

Only a handful? So there are some?

Was this primary school teacher's social circle really that extensive?

The restaurant served food very quickly; less than ten minutes after ordering, all the dishes were on the table.

The food was indeed visually stunning—it lived up to the name of an "Instagrammable" meal.

Yuan Yu immediately took out her phone to let it "eat first."

After snapping away, she suddenly remembered something and sent a contact card to Chen Qiu.

"This is my personal account; add this one."

After Chen Qiu added Yuan Yu's other WeChat account, he immediately saw the WeChat Moments she had just posted.

It was exactly this table of exquisite dishes.

Beyond that, my goodness, it was filled with photos of all sorts of travels, dining, and drinking.

Chen Qiu scrolled through; it was basically a world map!

Additionally, he was surprised to find that Yuan Yu was actually running a social media account, reposting some of her own short travel videos!

He clicked on one at random, and the comments below immediately caught Chen Qiu's attention.

"Baby, you're so beautiful!"

"Baby, this outfit is so pretty! Waiting for the link!"

Hmm, classic Little Red Book.

"Are you still doing social media content creation?"

Chen Qiu asked curiously.

Yuan Yu nodded immediately.

"I've been doing it for a while, but I don't have many followers—not even ten thousand."

"It's indeed not easy for video bloggers to build a following these days."

No sooner had Chen Qiu finished speaking than Yuan Yu shook her head dismissively.

"It's not that hard if you buy promotions."

As she said this, she took out her phone and opened an account.

It was a pure and cute girl with over a million followers.

"This girl was a teacher at our school last year. She'd film videos in her spare time, and later I heard she hooked up with a wealthy parent."

"He specifically opened an MCN company for her and spent money on promotions, and she got famous really quickly!"

"This girl isn't even as pretty as I am!"

From Yuan Yu's words, Chen Qiu could hear strong feelings of envy, jealousy, and resentment at being unrecognized.

She truly seemed to believe she was very attractive!