Madam Lin gave a faint, derisive snort.
Since Yuan Chen had already drawn a clear line, she would no longer harbor any unrealistic expectations about Shen Yi.
Besides, hadn't Shen Yi readily agreed when she offered to set him up with someone? She had long since pinned her hopes elsewhere.
"I have something to do. I'll be going." Yuan Chen braced his hands on the table and stood.
The oppressive presence of his towering frame intensified abruptly. He gripped his phone so tightly that his knuckles went white, and a frightening darkness churned in his eyes as he looked down at Madam Lin.
"A blind date." He repeated the words, his voice low and cold, a strange contrast to an expression that seemed on the verge of losing control. "Where?"
Madam Lin froze for a moment, startled by this side of him she had never seen before.
Then an almost incredulous urge to laugh welled up. She hurriedly covered her lips, but couldn't hide the sudden gleam in her eyes-a mixture of surprise and dawning understanding.
The phone stubbornly vibrated again, the same name flashing across its screen.
Shen Yi cupped the buzzing phone in both hands, staring only at the flickering screen.
"Yuan Chen again?"
"Yes."
"Isn't today your day off?"
"Well, yes... but I can't just ignore his calls." With the calls coming so insistently, surely something urgent had happened.
Even on his day off, it wouldn't be right to leave them unanswered.
Xiao Jun's gaze traveled between the vibrating phone and Shen Yi's slightly stiff expression. He leisurely finished the last of his coffee and suggested lightly:
"Don't answer. It'll be fine."
"Hm?"
"Ignore it and see how he reacts."
Just then, the unanswered call ended on its own.
Holding his phone as though it were a