Chapter 1396: Don’t Regret It (4)

Xiao Rou silently lowered her head, quietly eating.

Apart from Xiao Rou, everyone at the table seemed to be enjoying their meal.

After the meal, Mrs. Xiao and Aunt Li were busy tidying up the kitchen.

"Rourou, don’t just sit there after eating. Take Ah Chen for a walk."

Mrs. Xiao reminded her while tidying up.

Feeling helpless, Xiao Rou had no choice but to go out with Li Chen.

She wasn’t opposed to Li Chen or anything; after all, they knew each other and their parents were friends. Taking a walk together wasn’t a big deal.

However, her parents’ blatant matchmaking intentions made Xiao Rou somewhat uncomfortable.

An inexplicable discomfort.

Walking in the neighborhood, Xiao Rou kept her head down without saying a word.

Li Chen quietly followed beside her, also not speaking.

The two just circled the neighborhood and then returned to the Xiao Family home.

It was almost ten o’clock when the Li Family left. Mrs. Xiao accompanied Xiao Rou and Mr. Xiao to see them off, and only returned home when the Li Family’s car was far away.

"Rourou, what do you think of Ah Chen?"

Even before they entered the house, Mrs. Xiao was already asking.

"He’s quite good."

"Right, I think he’s quite good too. Well-educated, good job, and most importantly, we know his background..."

Mrs. Xiao started to ramble again. Xiao Rou wanted to interrupt her and say there was no chance with Li Chen.

But seeing her parents so cheerful today, coupled with previous tensions from quitting her job to open a store, Xiao Rou didn’t want to openly oppose them at this moment, so she stayed silent, quietly listening to Mrs. Xiao’s chatter.

Yet as soon as they got home, Xiao Rou quickly ran into the bathroom to shower, afterward staying in her room without coming out.

When Zhou Chengchen’s video call came through, Xiao Rou had just dried her hair and sat down on the bed.

"What’s wrong with you? You look devastated."

On the other end of the phone, Zhou Chengchen saw Xiao Rou looking as if she had been through a lot and asked.

Xiao Rou rubbed her face: "Do I look terrible?"

"Not really, not really. What’s happened? Trouble at the milk tea shop?"

"No..."

Xiao Rou shook her head, paused, and then started gossiping with Zhou Chengchen: "Today my dad’s friend came over for dinner."

"So?"

"That uncle has a son, so... officially it was a dinner, but actually, it was a matchmaking event."

"Pfft..."

All Xiao Rou heard was this sound before the phone screen went blurry, with Zhou Chengchen’s voice intermittently telling her to wait.

Clearly, Zhou Chengchen had really laughed.

After a while, Zhou Chengchen finally managed to arrange his phone: "What did you just say? You’re matchmaking?"

Seeing her friend’s shocked expression, Xiao Rou thought she was taken aback by the word "matchmaking," feeling even more resigned instantly.

She nodded: "Yes."

"Then... did you fancy him?"

Xiao Rou shook her head: "Although we knew each other since we were kids, we hadn’t met in years, so we’re practically strangers, right? How could I fancy someone from just one meeting."

"That’s good, that’s good."

Zhou Chengchen seemed relieved, which puzzled Xiao Rou a little.

But before she could ask anything, Zhou Chengchen spoke again: "Did he fancy you?"

Xiao Rou was stunned, recalling Li Chen’s polite and courteous behavior tonight, but not particularly familiar, maybe not?

"Probably not."