After that day, besides his part-time job at the bar, Hua Jian also went to Qi Fanling's house during the day on weekends to tutor her.
For several weeks in a row, Hua Jian never saw Bo Lin once.
He couldn't quite describe how he felt. A little wistful, but that wasn't quite it.
When the weekend came around again, Hua Jian arrived at Qi Fanling's house on time and immediately noticed that she was in a bad mood.
Hua Jian didn't pry. Only after the lesson ended did he ask her about it.
That one question opened the floodgates.
"That classmate of mine, Jiang Xiaolin-her aunt went on a blind date with my uncle."
"Do you know how ridiculous her aunt is? She's such a fake little innocent!"
"The fountain pen my uncle carries was a gift from me. I engraved it myself, and she actually said it was ugly and had no class!"
"And my uncle was the one who wasn't interested in her, but she told Jiang Xiaolin she didn't like him!"
"I'm so mad! Jiang Xiaolin even told people at school that my uncle was hideous. I'm furious, absolutely furious!"
The girl pouted and said bitterly, "And to think I gave her a limited-edition pencil case last time."
Hua Jian wasn't sure what to say. "Your uncle went on a blind date?"
Qi Fanling nodded. "Yeah. He's so busy that he keeps putting it off. My mom was frantic. She said she'd jump off a building if he refused to go this time."
"I see. Then the women he meets must be young ladies from wealthy families."
"Pfft! You talk so funny, Mr. Hua. 'Young ladies from wealthy families'? What century is that from? But I guess you could put it that way. My uncle will