Xia Tianlin: Wait a moment.
Xia Tianlin: Don't come in yet. I ran into someone I know and need to deal with them first.
Their lunch meeting spot was a Western restaurant near the Ascott.
There were many high-end restaurants around this serviced apartment, which showed that the spending power of its residents had been recognized by the business owners opening shops there.
Su Bai had just reached the restaurant entrance when he suddenly received Xia Lin's message.
If it were merely an ordinary acquaintance, she probably would not have specifically asked Su Bai to avoid them.
So it was likely someone more troublesome.
Su Bai's desire for gossip was instantly piqued.
According to the system's assessment, Xia Lin had never been in a relationship. So this troublesome acquaintance was either one of her admirers or some obnoxious idiot relative.
An honest student would have chosen to listen to his counselor at a time like this, but Su Bai was obviously no honest student.
He put away his phone, pretending he had not seen the message, and walked straight into the Western restaurant.
Sure enough, Xia Lin was seated in a booth along the wall, wearing a polite yet slightly impatient expression.
A man in a suit stood several meters away, speaking to Xia Lin in a fawning manner.
"Xia Lin, I don't know exactly what has made you so dissatisfied that you wouldn't even give me a chance to have a meal with you on a blind date... Since we happened to run into each other here today, why don't we sit down and have a proper talk..."
"Xiao Yanchen, I remember clearly telling you on WeChat that I wasn't interested in blind dates and had no plans for one recently. The matchmaker arranged it recklessly—surely you can't blame