Chapter 307 Blind Date


    He turned around and noticed her staring at the brooch in a daze. He continued, "The shape is cute,


    but the diamond in the middle is really spectacr."


    "You know I''m not a big fan of cute style, but you still bought me this. Didn''t you give it much thought


    when choosing the gift for me?" She deliberately pouted her mouth, making things difficult for him


    on purpose.


    James didn''t exin. He knew that she was in a bad mood, so he chose a gift for her.


    Originally, he didn''t choose this brooch, but something else. With a slight smile on his face, he said,


    "Well, it looks cute, but it matches a lot of clothes. You can try it on. If you really don''t like it, I''ll buy


    something else for you."


    It would be a lie to say that she didn''t like it. The shiny yellow diamond in the centre of the brooch


    was enough to attract all the attention of Maria.


    She closed the lid and said, "Do you think a brooch can make me happy? You are underestimating


    my appetite."


    "Of course not." He chuckled, "But I must buy you a gift first, then I can do whatever you want me to


    do."


    "Aha, now you want to do anything for me? So, Mr. Xi, are you feeling guilty?"


    He instantly nced at her, "Why should I feel guilty?"


    "You had something to do with Alina."


    "Well, how about you? Do you feel guilty?" He didn''t reply directly but instead, he projected a


    question at her.


    Maria was confused, "Why should I feel guilty?"


    "It is about Kent and Alina."


    Maria was a little angry, "Of course I''m afraid, now that you have put it this way. Mr. Xi, didn''t you


    believe that it was me who designated Kent to do the things?"


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    James controlled the steering wheel with one hand and grasped hers with the other. He said


    helplessly, "I didn''t say it was you who did it. You didn''t even give me a chance to exin."


    Maria didn''t withdraw her hand immediately, because she was slightly stunned by his handsome


    profile when he controlled the steering wheel with just one hand. He skillfully controlled the steering


    wheel back and forth, overtaking the cars on the road one after another.


    She didn''t have hand fetish but James'' hands were so beautiful that she was obsessed with them.


    Maria swallowed hard and answered stubbornly, "There''s nothing to exin. I don''t believe you, and


    you don''t believe me either. It''s fair."


    "Let''s talk about itter. Let''s have dinner now." He specifically cancelled several dinner


    appointments in the evening. He didn''t wish to waste time on talking nonsense with her, all he


    wanted was to take her out for dinner. However, they still needed to clear things out between them.


    As soon as they came back home, some exnations needed to be made.


    Maria wore a white woolen overcoat today. Before getting off the car, James gently put the diamond


    brooch on her and then he contentedly looked at her up and down. "Not bad," he chuckled.


    The style of her overcoat was not too mature, so the brooch didn''t look absurd on the coat.


    The two got out of the car. James held her hand tightly and led her to the restaurant.


    Maria struggled and wanted to break his grasp, but failed. He held her so possessively that


    eventually she gave up.


    Before the two entered the private lounge, Maria saw a familiar face in the lobby. It was Carolina.


    Opposite her sat a man, Carolina was clearly thinking about something. Her face looked all serious


    and she didn''t notice Maria and James at all.


    Maria didn''t intend to greet her, however, when she passed by their seats, Carolina suddenly raised


    her head. Apparently, Carolina was about to say something to the man opposite her, but she shut


    her mouth in surprise. Because all her attention was caught by the stylish couple not far away from


    her.


    She was obviously stunned, as she murmured, "Maria?"


    Maria felt a little helpless. She wanted to pretend that she didn''t know her, but it was obviously


    impossible.


    Her uneasy expression caught his attention, James lowered his eyes and asked carefully, "Do you


    want to say hello?" He knew that she was always kind to her sister despite what happened in the


    past, so he asked her just in case.


    "Yeah, sure."


    Seeing them walking towards her, Carolina instantly stood up and nodded at James, "Mr. Xi!"


    James just nodded slightly without saying anything.


    Maria asked casually, "Are you having dinner with your client?"


    The man opposite Carolina wore in clothes and there was nothing special about him.


    Hearing her question, Carolina looked away from their highly held hands. She shook her head and


    said, "No, he is my blind date, a university professor."


    As far as Maria knew, Dani had been sent back to her hometown by Chandler, and ine had


    been arranged to go abroad. Carolina and Lorenzo had broken off their engagement a few months


    ago.


    Maria was surprised when she heard the word "blind date", she looked at the man in front of her


    again. He was wearing in clothes and had a slightly dull expression. When the man saw Maria


    looking at him with full curiosity, he quickly introduced himself to them. "Hello, I am Ms. Song''s blind


    date!" he said earnestly.


    Maria nodded, "Nice to meet you."


    She had a good first impression of him. He looked honest. If Carolina wasn''t after money or didn''t


    need to consider Song Group, he did look like a man worth her full trust.


    Just then, Carolina opened her mouth, "Maria, are you here with Mr. Xi to meet a client?"


    James, who had been silent all the time, suddenly answered, "No. I''m lucky to have dinner with


    Maria. Just the two of us."


    Maria was speechless at his directness. She red at him, worried that his answer would give


    Carolina too much to think about.


    As expected, Carolina was a little stunned at his reply. He almost told her that he was dating with


    Maria!


    She smiled profoundly and said, "I see. Enjoy your evening then. I won''t bother you anymore!"


    "See you." Maria didn''t say anything more and followed James to the private lounge.


    After they entered the private lounge, Carolina straightened her face and turned to look at the man


    opposite her. With a calm voice, she said to him honestly, "Mr. Gong, I don''t know if they have told


    you that I was engaged once, but my engagement has since been cancelled. Now that you and me


    are both after a serious rtionship, I think you have the right to know about my past." "I know, but


    it doesn''t matter as long as you havepletely cut all contacts with your ex."


    Mr. Gong was a simple and decent man, he didn''t ask too much. All he wanted was a woman who


    could live a peaceful life with him.


    "Well, in that case, I don''t like to beat around the bush. We can start dating more frequently. What


    do you think?" Deep down, Carolina really didn''t want to waste her time on this kind of thing had


    Chandler not force her to go on blind dates.


    Mr. Gong nodded at once with a smile on his face, "Of course, as long as you don''t mind me."


    ”1 don''t mind at all." She was already in her early thirty''s, and all she wanted was to find a good


    man to live a peaceful life with. She didn''t care whether her better half was poor or rich, as long as


    he could be considerate to her.


    When Maria and James came out of the private lounge after dinner, Carolina had already left with


    her blind date.


    In fact, half an hour ago, she received a message from Carolina. It read, "May you and Mr. Xi enjoy


    your evening. We are leaving now. I won''t bother you."


    Walking out of the restaurant, Maria suddenly said, "I don''t want to go with you."


    Hearing that, James took out his wallet from his pocket and showed a bank card to her. He said


    half-jokingly, "There is one million dors on it. I''ll buy you for one night."


    Maria was so angry that she took out a card from her own bag and snapped, "There is three million


    dors in this card. I''ll double the price and buy you for one night." She red at him triumphantly.


    He was not the only one here who could afford to make this kind joke!


    Jamesughed heartedly. He gave her a splendid grin and said, "Sure!


    You got what you wanted!" Without any dy, he quickly snatched the card from her hand and put it


    into his wallet. He then grabbed her hand and said, "Let''s go, shall we? It''s you who paid just now.


    So let''s go to your ce tonight."


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