The Worst Blind Date

After Father heard Julian and I had broken up, he arranged a blind date for me immediately.

He had always wanted me to bring home a boyfriend and eventually take over the company with a suitable husband at my side.

I had never told him about Julian.

Now I sat across from a male university lecturer with oily confidence and thin lips.

“Miss Jiang,” he said, adjusting his glasses, “I’ll be direct.”

“Please do.”

“I am a professor and a teacher. My salary is enough to support you.”

“How generous.”

“After marriage, I hope you will give birth to a son as soon as possible and focus on family. My parents sacrificed a lot to raise me. Their health is poor, so you must be filial and care for them properly.”

I smiled.

A strange man had just asked a billionaire heiress to become an unpaid reproductive caregiver.

Marvelous.

“Mr. Li,” I said, folding my arms, “let me be direct too.”

He nodded, pleased.

“My monthly salary is ten thousand.”

A lie.

I was not an ordinary employee.

I was the CEO of Jiang Group.

I had been interning in the company since high school while my classmates enjoyed vacations. After graduation, I entered the company full-time.

But I had no desire to attract a man who wanted to marry money.

“I own a house, a car, and savings,” I continued. “I can support you.”

His smile froze.

“After marriage, I do not want children immediately. You can stay home with my father, entertain him, make him happy, and be a good son-in-law.”

His face turned red.

Then he threw water at me.

Before it reached my face, a board appeared in front of me.

The water splashed back onto him.

A familiar voice said coldly,

“Get out.”

Julian.

Of course.

The lecturer stormed away, soaked and humiliated.

I picked up my bag and walked out.

Julian followed.

“Iris, I know you’re angry,” he said. “When everything is over, I’ll explain. Trust me.”

I stopped and pressed my bag against his chest to keep distance.

“First, I am not angry. We broke up because that was inevitable.”

His jaw tightened.

“Second, you are now my brother. Only my brother.”

He flinched.

“Third,” I said, looking into his eyes, “I am the heir of Jiang Group. Whatever you want, remember this: illegitimate sons do not inherit what belongs to me.”

For once, Julian had no answer.

That made me feel better.

Briefly.