Chapter 2: I’m Here for an Arranged Meeting with President Di

“Hahaha!” Even the two bodyguards at the door joined in the laughter. Clearly, in their eyes, they didn’t believe Su Qingli was capable of such a thing.

Su Qingli looked at them seriously. “What are you laughing at?”

“Are you trying to kill us with laughter? A blind date? With President Di? Hahaha! You’re really cracking me up! You should take a look at yourself first!”

Yun Shasha wasn’t as exaggerated as Qiao Ke. She simply covered her lips and laughed lightly, but the disdain in her eyes was unmistakable.

“I think you don’t know. Yun Shen hates people like you the most. Even if I let you in, you’d be thrown out. I know you just broke up and you’re in a bad mood, but not just any stray cat or dog can come to Di Corporation.”

“Shasha, why are you being polite to her? If she won’t leave, let her stay here. Isn’t Di Corporation hosting a distinguished guest today? If this country bumpkin causes any trouble, the consequences won’t be something a rural girl can handle.”

Just then, Di Yunshen’s secretary, Shen Ci, hurried downstairs, looking quite anxious.

Yun Shasha immediately straightened her posture and put on her most graceful demeanor. “Assistant Shen, why are you rushing?”

“You’re still here? I’ll personally book the restaurant. The president will soon come down to receive the guest. Please move aside, ladies.” With that, Shen Ci strode off.

Yun Shasha and Qiao Ke exchanged glances, then simultaneously looked inside.

Di Yunshen himself was coming to receive someone!

“Shasha, who do you think it is, to have such honor?”

Yun Shasha shook her head. “No matter who it is, it’s someone we can’t afford to offend.”

Su Qingli smiled faintly and pointed to herself. “Is it possible it’s me?”

The two women had no interest in conversing with Su Qingli; their attention was fixed on the distance.

Su Qingli seized the opportunity and walked straight into the office building, heading directly to the president’s office.

Just as she was hesitating about whether—or how—to knock, the door opened from inside. A subtle scent of ocean blue perfume wafted out, lingering at her nose, delicate and persistent.

Su Qingli looked up and met a pair of deep, obsidian eyes. Those eyes were striking, though laced with a hint of cold detachment.

The man was none other than Di Yunshen, president of Di Corporation—and her first blind date.

“Miss Su, correct?”

“Yes, hello.”

“I’ve had my assistant book a restaurant. Shall we…”

“Can we leave through the back door?”

Di Yunshen was momentarily stunned, then nodded. “Alright.”

And so the two slipped out the back, quietly departing.

Meanwhile, the two women at the front entrance waited for ages, but the so-called “VIP” never appeared.

By now, Su Qingli had followed Di Yunshen to the restaurant.

She could sense that the man across from her was somewhat aloof.

“Well, let me get straight to the point. I’m here because my master insisted. Looking at you, I suspect you’re also being pressured by your family. So, perhaps we should…”

Suddenly, the man interrupted, “I couldn’t be more willing, honestly. Do I look like I’m being forced?”

Su Qingli stared at him in astonishment. “???”

“I saw there’s another girl waiting for you downstairs at your company. Let’s just go through the motions, shall we? I still have six more dates lined up…”

“Six?” Di Yunshen interjected.

Su Qingli didn’t hide it. “That’s right! So after lunch, we’ll each go our own way and not disturb each other.”

This time, Di Yunshen fell silent. After about two minutes, he stood up. “I need to make a phone call.”

And with that, he walked out.

He was calling Su Qingli’s master directly!

“Well, if it isn’t President Di! Tsk tsk, you still remember to call this old man? Hey! Red dragon! Bam bam bam!”

“You arranged Qingli’s blind dates?”

“Indeed! Dating the girl you’ve secretly liked—are you excited?”

That’s right: Di Yunshen liked Su Qingli. He had liked her for… who knows how many years.

The Di and Su families had always been close, but after the Su family fell on hard times, Su Qingli was taken away by the Elder and raised in the mountains.

In fact, Di Yunshen had occasionally gone to see her, though she never knew.

“You knew perfectly well how I feel… and you still arranged six blind dates for her?!” Di Yunshen narrowed his eyes, suddenly realizing something. “You’re forcing me?”

Forcing him to confess to Su Qingli!

“Ah, don’t put it that way! If you can’t hold onto her, my precious Qingli will go date someone else. Di family boy, if you like her, pursue her. Don’t say this old man isn’t giving you a chance—there’s a queue forming behind you! Three tiles! I win! Hahaha! Keep playing; I’m off to the restroom.”

Then Di Yunshen heard the Elder’s low voice. “There’s been a change in the Su family. That girl must marry a wealthy and powerful man before she turns twenty-six, or she’ll never return to Su. Otherwise, once someone else takes charge, the first person they’ll get rid of is that little girl.”

Di Yunshen took a deep breath. “I understand.”

“I’ve raised her to be exceptional, apart from her temper. You two grew up together, and you have feelings for her. Whether you can seize the moment is up to you.”

Di Yunshen’s mood was complicated. He acknowledged the words and was about to hang up when the Elder’s voice came again.

“Di family boy, my fortune-telling is uncanny, but I’ve glimpsed too much of fate. I won’t be able to stay with her much longer. If the Su family changes in the future, I hope you’ll remember these years and keep her safe…”

“As long as I’m alive, she will always be safe.”