Seeing the newcomer, Xiao Zhao raised her head and met a pair of intensely wild, deep blue eyes. They were like a wolf's, distant and mysterious.
"Hello, Miss Xiao. I'm Jim Milne." The man introduced himself, then sat down.
"Li, I hope you haven't been waiting long. This is my son." The middle-aged woman was very pleased with the future daughter-in-law before her.
Xiao Zhao smiled and shook her head. "It's all right, Auntie. I only just arrived myself."
Then she looked up and studied the man in front of her before giving him a sweet smile. Her voice was soft and coy, almost babyish. "Hello, Milne dear~ I'm Xiao Li. Li as in 'dawn.' You can call me Li or Lili."
Ugh~
Hearing her call him "Milne dear" gave Milne goosebumps. Her voice was sweet, sure, but who addressed someone that affectionately on their very first meeting, in such a cutesy voice, too?
If his mother hadn't threatened him with something she held over him, he would never have come.
He said nothing, but he was already feeling uncomfortable. He took his phone out of his pocket and browsed it listlessly.
Milne was of mixed Y Country and Z Country heritage, and his features were naturally strikingly defined. When he lowered his head, his thick, dense golden eyelashes were especially noticeable.
He wasn't really interested in his phone. It was just too awkward. The girl called Xiao Li kept blinking her big, sparkling eyes at him from across the table. It was so strange.
He knew that look all too well. Wasn't that a look of adoration? But they had only just met. How could she...
Now he felt awkward even drinking water or eating anything.
"Hss-" Milne drew in a deep breath.
His mother watched him from beside