Chapter 2

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

After hesitating for a few seconds, Mila decisively befriended the man on his social media account with a note saying, “Hello, Chaucer. I’m Mila.”

Chaucer’s account name was his real name, which sounded poetic, and his profile picture was also a simple landscape photo. There was scarcely any information in his account.

After adding him on social media, Mila put down her phone and went to the bathroom to wash her face. The cool water splashed on her face and drove away the irritating heat. Just as she wiped her face, she heard her cell phone vibrate.

She picked up her phone and saw that Chaucer had rejected her request.

Mila’s face darkened, and she muttered unhappily, “Serves you right for not being able to find a wife at your age. I took the initiative to add you, but you rejected my request!”

She was about to put her phone aside to make dinner when she suddenly remembered that every time she went to see her grandfather, he would mention the grandson of the Chapman family. This time, she had finally agreed to meet him. Her grandfather should be very happy.

After hesitating for a moment, Mila added Chaucer as a friend again with a clearer message. “I’m the granddaughter of Grandpa Chapman’s friend, your blind date.”

This time, it didn’t take long before Chaucer accepted her request.

Mila broke the silence first. “My name is Mila.”

Chaucer wrote, “I see. Hello.”

Such cold words!

Mila felt this man probably didn’t want to go on a blind date either, but he was forced to. That was probably a good thing. The two of them could have a simple meal and chatted for a while, then told the elders of both families that they weren’t suitable. That would put an end to this arrangement.

Thinking of this, Mila went straight to the point. “Mr. Chapman, shall we meet when you have some spare time?”

Chaucer wrote, “How about today?”

So soon?

It seemed he didn’t want to waste a second. The sooner he ended it, the sooner he would be free!

Mila hesitated for a moment and looked at the pile of vegetables in the kitchen. There was also a bag of lively shrimp, fresh pork ribs, and some chicken. If she didn’t eat them today, they wouldn’t be fresh tomorrow.

Mila wrote, “Can’t we do it tomorrow?”

Chaucer said, “I’m going on a long trip. My flight is tomorrow.”

Upon hearing this, Mila fell into deep thought. A petty actress like her had to set off immediately once she received the role. She couldn’t delay for a moment.

When Chaucer came back, she might be filming again. She wouldn’t know how long they would have to wait.

After thinking for a long time, Mila deliberated over her words and replied, “If it’s not too much trouble, can I invite you to my house for dinner? I bought a lot of food today. They won’t be fresh if I don’t eat them. I live alone. It won’t be awkward.”

Chaucer glanced at Mila’s reply, and his expression froze. They hadn’t met yet, and she was already inviting him over.

Soon, Mila sent him the address: Blue Mountain Apartments.

Chaucer had heard of this place. Many working-class people rented apartments there. The place was cheap to live in and convenient to transport.

He thought, “What did this Mila mean? She asked me to meet her at her place for our first date. It’ll just be the two of us. Does she want something to happen so that she can force me to get married?”

Chaucer tapped the name on the screen and replied, “Okay, I’ll be there at six.”

He wanted to see what tricks this woman had up her sleeves!

He immediately called his grandfather and told him about his meeting with Mila tonight. He also asked for some information about her.

Before the blind date, Chaucer had made it clear that he wanted his grandfather to hide his family’s real financial resources, telling outsiders that he had just started his own business.

Old Mr. Chapman had always been grateful to Old Mr. Sullivan for saving his life. He wanted to reject this request, but Chaucer insisted that if his grandfather didn’t say so, he wouldn’t go on a blind date.

In the end, Old Mr. Chapman could only relent. Actually, he didn’t care about compatible family backgrounds. As long as that girl had a good character and could get along well with his grandson, everything else wouldn’t be a problem.

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At this moment, Mila was leaning against the sofa watching a popular television drama. It was the leading actress’ debut and the peak of her career. Her acting skills were well-received, and Mila had always liked to watch her shows. However, this actress hadn’t had any formal education in acting and had always been criticized by some anti-fans.

In Mila’s opinion, the academic background didn’t matter much. She herself graduated from the acting department and had been in the entertainment industry for so many years. She had also signed an agent but still couldn’t get any jobs.

Mila had been good-looking since she was young. She had porcelain skin, a well-proportioned figure, and a fit figure that never seemed to gain any weight. Her relatives and friends said that she had the potential to be a big star.

Unfortunately, there were countless beauties in the entertainment industry. It wasn’t easy to stand out from them.

Actually, Mila had a simple beauty about her and indeed looked different among the many glamorous beauties, but she didn’t like to socialize. Even when she went to dinner parties, she never drank alcohol.