Julian's Stand in Wife

Cecilia kept comforting herself after hanging up the phone. Her mom had it tough, too; at such an old age, she had to arrange blind dates for her.

As the saying goes, familiarity comes with repetition. If this blind date didn’t go well, she would surely arrange a better one next time.

“Sorry.” This time, it was Cecilia apologizing to the waitress. She felt a bit embarrassed. “This seat isn’t the one I reserved, I made a mistake. But…”

Her gaze swept around the coffee shop.

“I’m here for a blind date. I…”

There were no available seats before her. Where would she go for the blind date now? And where would she wait?

If things didn’t work out, she might as well just go home. Even if she had to endure Sue’s nagging, it was better than trying to squeeze in a place that was like a crowded marketplace.

Already having second thoughts before starting her entrepreneurial journey, Cecilia looked around the coffee shop again.

her temples, feeling a headache coming. “Is this even a coffee shop? It’s more like

to have been turned

complaint, the waitress flashed her a relaxed

especially after sorting out the seating issue. She wasn’t as tense anymore when

me. People who came for blind dates don’t stay

few steps backward. She turned a seemingly sealed door, and it rotated at a forty-five-degree angle—the whole thing was like a mechanism

of white and sky-blue, reminiscent of the sky. One could hear the sound of cars honking and accelerating. Occasionally, one could also

this coffee shop was on

completely disappeared. She was

was quite afraid. The surroundings

a wide road stretched out before her. Standing here, she felt like she could collide with the speeding cars at any time. In reality, there was

Excitement surged in her.

wake herself up and clear her mind. This thought flashed in her mind,