The next day, at the coffee shop.
As soon as Jiāng Chén walked into the coffee shop, he saw Jiǎng Nánsūn sitting by the window and walked over with a smile.
"It's you!"
Jiāng Chén said to Jiǎng Nánsūn with a beaming smile, "I didn't expect we'd meet here."
"We've met before?"
Jiǎng Nánsūn looked at Jiāng Chén, her brow furrowed.
Jiǎng Péngfēi had arranged blind dates for her more than once, but because he was her father, she couldn't refuse. This time was no different.
It was just that she didn't remember meeting Jiāng Chén.
"Two months ago, I saw you at Modu University. I asked you where the library was," Jiāng Chén replied.
"So it was you." Jiǎng Nánsūn remembered.
"What a coincidence."
Jiāng Chén sat down in front of Jiǎng Nánsūn and then ordered a latte from the waiter.
"My name is Jiāng Chén, it's a pleasure to meet you," Jiāng Chén introduced himself.
"Jiǎng Nánsūn."
Jiǎng Nánsūn's expression was cold, "Mr. Jiāng, although I came to meet you on a blind date, it's impossible between us."
"Do you have a boyfriend?" Jiāng Chén asked.
"Yes." A figure flashed through Jiǎng Nánsūn's mind. Although they hadn't confirmed a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship, in her eyes, he was her boyfriend.
"Impossible, right?"
Jiāng Chén also thought of Zhāng Ānrén and felt a bit annoyed, but he didn't show it. "If you have a boyfriend, why didn't Uncle Jiǎng tell me? Is Uncle Jiǎng lying to me?"
"I didn't tell my father," Jiǎng Nánsūn said.
"Is that so?"
Jiāng Chén looked at Jiǎng Nánsūn. "Isn't this just an excuse for you to refuse me?"
"You can take it that way," Jiǎng Nánsūn said.
"Actually, I didn't want to go on a blind date with you either," Jiāng Chén said.
"Then I'll take my leave." Jiǎng Nánsūn stood up.
"Wait a moment," Jiāng Chén called out.
Jiǎng Nánsūn looked at Jiāng Chén.
"If I'm not mistaken, Uncle Jiǎng has arranged blind dates for you more than once, right? And you have a boyfriend, yet Uncle Jiǎng still arranges blind dates for you. There are only two reasons. First, you didn't tell Uncle Jiǎng about your boyfriend. Second, Uncle Jiǎng is not satisfied with your boyfriend."
Jiāng Chén said calmly, "And I can help you avoid these blind dates."
"What do you mean?" Jiǎng Nánsūn asked.
"From your reaction just now, Uncle Jiǎng arranging blind dates for you has already made you tired of it. As long as you pretend to have successfully gone on a blind date with me, Uncle Jiǎng won't make you continue to go on blind dates. When you bring your boyfriend home, we'll just tell Uncle Jiǎng that we've broken up peacefully." Jiāng Chén actually knew that introducing Jiǎng Nánsūn through Jiǎng Péngfēi and making her his girlfriend would be impossible.
But he didn't want Jiǎng Nánsūn to leave just like that.
If Jiǎng Nánsūn left now, he would have no hope of making her his girlfriend.
Therefore, the best way was to find an excuse to keep in touch with Jiǎng Nánsūn.
"Why are you doing this?" Jiǎng Nánsūn asked.
"The same reason as you," Jiāng Chén said.
"What do you mean?"
"I'm tired of blind dates," Jiāng Chén said. "This is my tenth blind date this year. I don't want to waste my time on this."
Of course, Jiāng Chén wasn't actually going on blind dates, and Jiǎng Nánsūn wouldn't be able to find out. By the time she did, it wouldn't matter anymore.
From the current situation, Jiǎng Nánsūn hadn't brought Zhāng Ānrén to meet Jiǎng Péngfēi yet, which at least meant the plot hadn't begun.
"Just this?" Jiǎng Nánsūn clearly didn't believe him.
"Let's add each other on WeChat. If you agree, you can notify me. If you don't, you can block me after you go back," Jiāng Chén said.
"Okay." Jiǎng Nánsūn hesitated for a moment but didn't refuse.
After adding each other on WeChat, Jiǎng Nánsūn left without saying a word.
Jiāng Chén watched Jiǎng Nánsūn's retreating back and chuckled.
Jiǎng Nánsūn adding him on WeChat was the first step to success.
"CEO Jiang?"
A voice called out at this moment.
"CEO Wan, it's you."
Jiāng Chén saw the person approaching and said with a smile, "I didn't expect to see you here."
The person was CEO Wan Sān, the head of a cultural tourism company. He owned several amusement parks, one of which was decorated by Wonderful Decoration Company. Jiāng Chén had met him at Wonderful Decoration Company a month ago.
"I didn't expect to see CEO Jiang here either," Wan Sān, a man in his forties with a large head and ears, said.
"Shall we sit for a while?" Jiāng Chén suggested.
"Sure." Wan Sān didn't refuse, although in his eyes, Jiāng Chén was just the boss of a decoration company.
"CEO Jiang, I was looking for you," Wan Sān said after sitting down.
"Looking for me? Did CEO Wan acquire another amusement park and want my company to decorate it?" Jiāng Chén asked.
"CEO Jiang is joking. How could I have such great ability?" Wan Sān shook his head. "I have a friend who runs a company. They want to do some renovations, so I wanted to introduce them to you."
"What kind of company is it? Is it big?" Jiāng Chén asked.
In the past two months, Wonderful Decoration Company had acquired three other decoration companies. Combined with previous expansions, Wonderful Decoration Company now had over a thousand employees and ten renovation teams.
To boost the reputation of Wonderful Decoration Company, Jiāng Chén had spent tens of millions on advertising.
However, due to the upcoming renovation of Chenxi Hotel Co., Ltd., they generally did not take on small projects anymore.
"It's an entertainment company," Wan Sān replied.
"Then have them come to the company. I'll have someone arrange to receive them," Jiāng Chén said.
"Thank you, CEO Jiang." Wan Sān looked a little disappointed hearing this, as he had hoped to get some kickbacks.
"CEO Wan, I have some other matters to attend to. If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave," Jiāng Chén said.
"Then I won't keep you any longer, CEO Jiang." Wan Sān replied.
After Jiāng Chén left, Wan Sān's expression turned gloomy.
That evening, Jiāng Chén was trading international futures when he heard a WeChat notification.
"Jiǎng Nánsūn?"
Jiāng Chén picked up his phone and looked at it, surprised. "Did she think it over?"
On WeChat, Jiǎng Nánsūn had only sent two words.
"You there?"
"Yes, is something wrong?" Jiāng Chén replied.
"I've considered it and agree to your suggestion," Jiǎng Nánsūn's WeChat message came through.
"Okay, contact me if anything comes up," Jiāng Chén replied, then continued watching the market.
On the other side, at the Jiǎng family's residence.
Jiǎng Nánsūn's expression changed repeatedly as she looked at Jiāng Chén's reply.
She agreed because after returning home, Jiǎng Péngfēi had repeatedly asked about the blind date with Jiāng Chén. Not only that, but he had also hinted that if the blind date with Jiāng Chén didn't work out, he would arrange for her to meet others.
This made the impatient Jiǎng Nánsūn think of Jiāng Chén's suggestion.
After texting Jiāng Chén, she had wondered if this was a case of playing hard to get.
However, seeing that Jiāng Chén had only replied twice and hadn't followed up, she began to hesitate.
"Does he really have no other ideas?" Jiǎng Nánsūn felt a little uncomfortable. She was, after all, a goddess-level figure. Was Jiāng Chén not interested in her?