Chapter 685 Arranging a Blind Date_1
Watching Ruan Yanbing suffer so because of his marital life, his close friends didn’t know what to say.
For Situ Che and Loo Jie, who had never experienced love, a marriage where the social status didn’t match, even more so, one without the blessing of family, was doomed to be unhappy.
As for Lan Junxi, he hesitated, seeing his good friend Ruan Yanbing exert so much effort, daring to risk falling out with his family, to finally coerce them into nodding in agreement, allowing him to marry the girl he liked. However, the ultimate result wasn’t the perfect ending where lovers live happily ever after. Instead, due to the different environments they grew up in and their differing lifestyle habits, friction slowly increased. Big arguments every three days and minor spats every two days became almost a daily occurrence.
This made Lan Junxi, who had a girl he liked but was already engaged, hesitate. He didn’t dare to follow in Ruan Yanbing’s footsteps. Thus, when Ruan Yanbing called him out today, listening to Ruan Yanbing’s grievances, he felt uneasy and joined Ruan Yanbing to drown his sorrows with liquor.
"Now is not the time for you to regret, but for you to think about how to resolve the conflict between you and your wife," Situ Che said, bypassing the bottles of alcohol on the coffee table to pick up a beverage from the center. He opened it and poured it into a glass.
"Heh, I want to resolve it too. But I’ve tried, and there’s simply no way. I just don’t understand. Aside from necessary socializing, I always make sure to be home on time every day. How can she trust me so little?" Ruan Yanbing said, picking up a glass from the coffee table and taking a sip.
These grown men were at a loss with matters of the heart, especially marital issues, so they could do nothing but watch Ruan Yanbing drown his sorrows in alcohol. This time, Loo Jie didn’t step forward to snatch the glass from Ruan Yanbing’s hand. He thought that perhaps letting Ruan Yanbing vent by drinking might make him feel a little better.
The atmosphere in the private room was oppressively heavy. Situ Che was indifferent to such an atmosphere; he was always like that. But Lan Junxi found the oppressive atmosphere in the room hard to bear. Holding his glass, he thought about starting a conversation to lighten the mood. Suddenly, he remembered a conversation he had overheard from his grandparents and became interested, asking, "Ah Che, Ah Jie, I heard from my family’s old man and Old Madam that you two are going on arranged dates. You didn’t come back this time just for that, did you?"
Lan Junxi’s question was casual, but it made him realize that the timing of Situ Che and Loo Jie’s return from the military indeed seemed a bit odd.
Ruan Yanbing, who had been lost in his own thoughts, perked up when Lan Junxi brought up Situ Che and Loo Jie’s arranged dates. Remembering the discussions his family had a few days ago, he joined the conversation with interest. "I’ve heard too. My family’s old man is quite pleased with Ah Che and Ah Jie; he even considered introducing my aunt’s daughter to them." He turned his head to ask Situ Che and Loo Jie, "So, did my family’s old man end up introducing my aunt’s daughter to you guys?"