lisman"Stop!" Just as Xiao Yu walked to the archway, a loud shout echoed inside.The shout was like a rumbling thunder within the ancestral hall. The owner of this voice was an elderly man sitting cros...Chapter 67: Arranged Dating (Request for Recommendations and Collections, Three Rivers)

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The ancient city's commercial pedestrian street was the most bustling business center in the area. Large department stores down to small specialty shops were all available here. Not far from the pedestrian street was a well-known small goods wholesale market in the entire ancient city region. Just outside of the pedestrian street lay one of the widest and cleanest roads, where government offices and other units were located.

Xiao Yu slowly walked along the pedestrian street. He saw a 'KFC' not far ahead and walked over to it. When he reached the entrance, he glanced at his watch; it was ten minutes before noon.

After receiving the girl's contact information from his mother earlier, Xiao Yu had contacted her right after leaving the hospital and made an appointment for a meal together. Originally planning to go to a better restaurant, but the young girl insisted on going to KFC. It was this insistence that gave Xiao Yu some fondness towards her and sparked a slight anticipation for their arranged dating.

Xiao Yu stood at the door for two minutes before taking out his phone and making a call. The screen was connecting with someone named Yun Xi, who was the girl he was about to meet.

"Hello... Yun Xi" Seeing that the connection had been made, Xiao Yu spoke into the phone.

"Mmm..." A barely audible sweet voice came from the other end of the line.

"Yun Xi, I've arrived. May I go inside and wait for you" Xiao Yu smiled slightly upon hearing her response.

"I'm already here, at the innermost corner near the pillar!" The girl said softly through the phone after hearing Xiao Yu's words.

Hearing Yunxi's words, Xiao Yu was taken aback for a moment. Then he glanced inside the KFC and quickly stepped in. Although Xiao Yu had only dated one girlfriend before and that relationship ended after two months, during those two months, it was the first time that Xiao Yu waited more than half an hour for her on their dates.

Wearing a faint smile, Xiao Yu walked inside. He was feeling very good at this moment—not because he felt smug about the girl waiting for him—but because of her genuine and unaffected attitude towards him, which made his liking for this unfamiliar girl deepen once again.

Xiao Yu followed the corridor into the inner part of the place. Seated beside one of the columns was a young woman in her twenties, looking slightly reserved but with an appealing appearance that was far from being strikingly beautiful yet very pure and innocent. Although her outfit had somewhat trendy designs, it did not look vulgar or overly showy on her.

To be honest, this girl exceeded Xiao Yu’s expectations. Based on what his mother said, the girl was a year older than him at 26 years old and worked in a government agency; hence he imagined she would have a rather rigid and serious demeanor. But when he saw her now, despite her slight shyness, she appeared very attractive and graceful, much like a tender and lovely young lady of around twenty-two or twenty-three.

"Yunxi" Xiao Yu asked the girl in front of him.

The girl nodded slightly, with a hint of bashfulness flashing across her face. She gently stroked her long hair to cover up her embarrassment and looked up at Xiao Yu: "You must be Xiao Yu then! Please sit down!" Although Yunxi appeared quite composed, the nervousness and confusion in her eyes were hard to conceal.

"Sorry for being late" Xiao Yu felt a bit awkward as well, since they had agreed on meeting at noon, but he was used to women being late and thus only arrived ten minutes early. He didn’t expect Yunxi to already be waiting here.

"No, I came early," Yunxi said softly with her head down. "I was out shopping with my colleagues today when Aunt Zhu called." She then glanced at another girl sitting some distance away.

Following Yunxi's gaze, Xiao Yu saw a spirited young woman of around twenty-four or twenty-five years old with shoulder-length hair sitting not far from him. When she noticed Yunxi looking in her direction, the other girl made a funny face to Yunxi.

This must be Yunxi’s colleague then! Xiao Yu thought as he looked at this girl.

The girl noticed Xiao Yu looking at her and extended a hand, making a fist to gesture towards him.

Yunxi saw the girl's actions and her face turned slightly red as she lowered her head. She said to Xiao Yu, "Xiao Mi has this kind of personality; don't mind her. Actually, she’s really nice."

"No..." Hearing Yunxi's words, Xiao Yu waved his hand.

"Oh right, Aunt Zhu told me you work in the ancient city's machinery department; I haven’t even known where exactly you’re working!" Xiao Yu looked at the girl before him.

“I work at the municipal health bureau. What about you” Yunxi smiled softly.

"Health Bureau" Xiao Yu was momentarily stunned, not expecting to share a profession with this girl. In his imagination, girls working in government departments were all decisive and efficient; he hadn't thought there would be such a delicate, bashful one. "I work at the deep sea base. I’m a doctor at the antique market's clinic!"

Hearing this, Yunxi’s eyes brightened as she said, “Doctor! I used to want to become a doctor too, but my teacher said my personality isn’t suitable for it!” Her previously bright eyes dimmed.

Upon hearing the girl's dream was to become a doctor and seeing her eyes grow dull, Xiao Yu paused, thinking that her teacher must have been wise; with Yunxi’s delicate and bashful nature, she probably wouldn't even be able to see blood, let alone stand at an operating table.

"You didn’t go work at the Health Bureau because you couldn’t become a doctor, did you" Looking at this girl, Xiao Yu suddenly thought of another possibility and asked in surprise.

“How do you know” Yunxi changed from her earlier shyness to staring at Xiao Yu with wide eyes in amazement.

Xiao Yu thought with a bitter smile, Is it really hard to guess

"You're so pretty. There must be lots of people pursuing you at your workplace!" Xiao Yu looked across the table at the beautiful girl and asked a question that had been on his mind since they met. When his mother arranged this blind date for him, he thought that she was one year older than him but didn't have a boyfriend; either her personality wasn’t good or she wasn't very pretty. And hearing that she worked in government service made Xiao Yu think of an old nun. He couldn’t imagine that the girl would be so beautiful and have such a nice personality. She definitely had the makings of a perfect wife.

"My mom said that guys outside are unreliable, but family friends know your background well and are reliable," Yunxi said while smoothing her hair and looking at the tabletop. "Besides, my mom used to go to your clinic for medical treatment before, so she’s met your mother too, who is very kindhearted."

When Xiao Yu noticed that there was nothing on the table in front of Yunxi, he suddenly realized they hadn't ordered any food. He quickly asked, "Yunxi, would you like to order something"

"Could I just have a lunch set" Yunxi replied after thinking about it.

“Sure. Do you want an ice cream sundae too” Xiao Yu agreed and then thought of the girls he knew who liked desserts so much, and asked her.

"No need. It’s too expensive and not very tasty," Yunxi said with a smile.

“Okay,” Xiao Yu got up to order at the counter but couldn’t help smiling as he walked there. This girl had some qualities that other girls in today's society lack.

When passing by the table where Yunxi's colleagues were sitting, and seeing that they hadn't ordered either, Xiao Yu also bought a set of food for the short-haired girl at Yunxi’s table. When he put the food on her table, she whispered, “Good luck! Although you have many rivals, I believe in you!”

Xiao Yu smiled but didn’t say anything, and returned to his seat with the order. Seeing Yunxi smiling as she looked at the short-haired girl, Xiao Yu also turned to look that way. The short-haired girl was giving Yunxi a thumbs-up. these recent events might be caused by ghosts. Though their strength is formidable, they aren't invincible, which is why we sent Dahuai’s team there! If they were truly invincible, how could we let t...