I just started college and my advisor turned out to be my blind date?

I slept without any dreams.

Lu Ming slept until the sunlight touched his face before he groggily opened his eyes.

My hand groped around beside the pillow, and when I turned on the screen, I saw:

09: 04!

"Oh no! I'm late! Not only am I getting yelled at, but I'm also getting my pay docked!"

Lu Ming suddenly stood up, then rubbed his forehead and said:

"Hey, I got fired by the bubble tea shop owner after I sobered up that day. I was just too busy with other things and forgot about it for a moment."

"Speaking of which, there's a lady at the shop who really likes me; she always brings me little cakes and things like that."

"You think you can eat me like I'm a cake just because you have a few small cakes?"

Lu Ming put on his shoes and got out of bed. As he walked towards the bathroom, he heard the sound of running water.

"mom?"

Lu Ming asked curiously.

Logically speaking, Mom should have already started working by now. Could it be that she forgot to turn off the water?

"I've prepared your meal, remember to eat."

I made an extra portion; you can heat it up yourself at lunchtime.

Familiar sounds came from the bathroom, along with the clinking of bottles and jars.

Lu Ming became increasingly curious.

I didn't work today, but I still have to go out?

Lu Ming walked a few steps to the restroom. The glass door was half-closed, revealing Ye Qin's figure.

No wonder she was such a stunning beauty back then, with matchmakers flocking to her door.

Even though the years and hard work have bent her back, she still retains some of her former charm in a simple, even somewhat plain, long dress.

"Mom, what's wrong...?"

Lu Ming watched his mother awkwardly apply her eyebrows, and felt a mix of emotions.

"Oh, some friends came to visit from my hometown, and we've arranged to go out for lunch."

Ye Qin's eyes flickered in the mirror, and she almost knocked over a box of yellowed cosmetics.

Lu Ming recognized the box; he hadn't used it for at least four or five years!

Lu Ming's expression was somewhat unpleasant. He opened his mouth, but said nothing.

He had no right to say a word to his mother, and could only bitterly recall Ye Yiyi's promise made last night.

When Ye Yiyi comes home from get off work, I'll step into her house with my left foot and give her a good beating!

"Lu Ming, what kind of look is that?"

Ye Qin asked in confusion.

Lu Ming could see her through the mirror, and she naturally noticed that Lu Ming's expression was off.

"It's nothing. I guess Ye Yiyi made me eat at a roadside stall last night and gave me an upset stomach."

"Mom, hurry up, I need to use the toilet!"

Lu Ming lies without batting an eye.

He had made up countless excuses when he secretly went to see Mu Wanqiu before.

It wasn't until his grades stabilized in the top two of his class in his second year of high school, and there was even hope for further improvement, that Ye Qin gradually stopped asking him why he came home late.

"They kindly invited you, and you still gossip about them behind their backs."

"You're such an ingrate!"

Ye Qin rolled her eyes in annoyance and quickly packed up her cosmetics:

"Alright, Mom's out."

Lu Ming clutched his stomach and rushed into the toilet.

He deliberately turned up the volume on his phone until he heard the door close before coming out of the bathroom.

It's going to rain, and my mother is going to get married.

This is a mother's freedom.

Moreover, Ye Qin has been by Lu Ming's side for so many years, enduring countless hardships.

To avoid gossip, she hasn't worn makeup since moving, and she hasn't even taken on any easy jobs that require good looks.

For example, the front desk or reception.

Even now, with just a little light makeup, Ye Qin can't tell she has an eighteen-year-old son.

Lu Ming leaned weakly against the wall, his feelings growing increasingly complicated.

He wanted to send a message to Mu Wanqiu, but after deleting and rewriting, he eventually cleared the chat window.

Aside from causing Mu Wanqiu distress, she couldn't help Lu Ming at all.

Ding.

Ye Yiyi: Lu Ming, what are you doing? This rich and beautiful woman gave me another day off today, come out and play with me.

Ye Yiyi: I'll treat you to a big lunch!

Lu Ming: I'm busy.

Ye Yiyi: You, Lu Ming, aren't you afraid I'll tell your mom about how you slandered my sister yesterday?

Ye Yiyi: I'm giving you twenty minutes to come pick me up from my house!

Lu Ming: I'm busy.

On the other side of the screen, Ye Yiyi and Su Manqing looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Yiyi, didn't you say you had leverage over Lu Ming and could manipulate him like a dog?"

Su Manqing began to have some doubts about her assistant.

"This...this was just an accident..."

Ye Yiyi awkwardly touched her nose and forced a charming smile:

"Sister Manqing, I'm definitely going to call that brat Lu Ming out today."

"With your beauty, you'll steal his heart in no time. Then send some photos of you two together to your parents, and kick Lu Ming to the curb!"

At this moment, Ye Yiyi was preoccupied with keeping her job and even forgot to question Su Manqing's complicated attitude towards Lu Ming.

"Alright, then let's see what you've got."

Su Manqing was skeptical.

She believed Ye Yiyi could summon Lu Ming, but she had serious doubts about her own charm.

After all, Su Manqing vividly remembered how Lu Ming put on his clothes and left, and how he even charged for an emergency bye afterwards.

Every time she thinks about it, she hates Lu Ming so much that she punches her pillow.

Even Su Manqing herself wasn't sure how much of her asking Ye Yiyi to call Lu Ming out was to appease her parents, and how much was because she actually wanted to see Lu Ming.

Su Manqing leaned closer to Ye Yiyi's screen when her own phone suddenly rang.

Upon reading the text message, Su Manqing's already pale face instantly lost all color.

"What's wrong, Sister Manqing? You don't look too well..."

"Don't worry, I'll call Lu Ming right away and have him come out now!"

Ye Yiyi's heart was pounding.

Oh no, she's incompetent. What should I do?

If Lu Ming absolutely refuses to come out, she doesn't even know any familiar men on a normal day.

We can't exactly have the dignified young lady of the Su family grab someone off the street to be her boyfriend!

"No, it's nothing."

Su Manqing seemed to have lost her soul, and after a long while, she weakly waved her hand:

"Fine, I won't make things difficult for Lu Ming."

"I need to go out for a bit, can you do my makeup?"

"When meeting elders, just be dignified."

Ye Yiyi was very clever. Seeing that Su Manqing didn't want to talk, she immediately and obediently climbed off the bed.

Barefoot, her small feet trod on the wooden floor, trying to make as little noise as a cat.

Her feet were different from Su Manqing's. Su Manqing's feet were bony, while hers were plump, curled up restlessly like ten silkworms.

Even after finishing her makeup, Su Manqing was still in a daze, her beautiful eyes vacant.

She glanced at her phone again; a text message was displayed on the screen.

"Father: My future mother-in-law is here. Come and meet her right away!"

An address is attached to the message.

Tianhe Plaza.

Su Manqing smiled self-deprecatingly, thinking that no matter one's social status, as long as one is subject to one's parents, there is no such thing as freedom.

Including her marriage.

Even just last night, her father personally promised that she could find a boyfriend on her own.

They changed their minds without warning, and didn't even need Su Manqing's consent.

……

Tianhe Plaza.

Ye Qin, unusually, hailed a taxi and sat down here.

In hot weather, even taking the subway carries the risk of your makeup coming off.

When meeting the Su family's daughter for the first time, one should always be respectful.

Lu Ming followed behind Ye Qin and hailed a taxi.

After he got into the car, he said he wanted to follow the taxi in front of him.

The driver, still half asleep after taking over the shift, immediately became incredibly energetic, patting his chest repeatedly and promising:

"Don't worry, young man!"

"Back in my day, I was the king of racing on Mount Akina. I could do this kind of job like following someone around with my eyes closed!"

Lu Ming's lips twitched as he looked at the driver's excited yet pitying eyes.

"actually……"

The driver's eyes shone even brighter as he looked in the rearview mirror:

"Hey, young man, I know my stuff! I promise I won't ask you a single extra question!"