Dating should happen after get off work.

On Thursday, Jiang Sheng was not woken up by an alarm clock, but by a phone call from his mother.

Sitting groggily on the bed, I heard Jiang's mother's voice coming from the phone receiver.

"To make a long story short, there are two things." Jiang's mother's tone was completely calm. "The first thing is that your grandfather wants you to see what he posted in the family group chat."

"The second thing is, today is Thursday, so find a day this weekend to go home, and while you're at it, bring the girl who was behind you in the last video call with you."

Jiang Sheng's mind cleared up instantly.

"Wasn't it supposed to be National Day?! How did it become this weekend?!"

"Is that child your girlfriend?"

"no."

"That's fine then," Jiang's mother said. "It's different from National Day; this time it's your grandfather who misses you."

After saying that, Jiang's mother hung up the phone.

Does Grandpa miss him?

Jiang Sheng leaned against the headboard and opened the family group chat. The account labeled "Grandpa" shared three short videos in the group.

"The Three Major Dangers of Late Marriage", "An 83-Year-Old Man Dies of Depression Due to His Grandson's Childless Belief", "Afraid of Marriage Among Modern Young People? Learn These Three Tips and It Will No Longer Be a Problem".

It's clear that Grandpa misses him a lot.

—I want to teach this disobedient grandson a lesson in person.

......

The company's open office area.

"Jiang Sheng."

"Say it."

"Don't those two clouds over there look like Nako?"

Jiang Sheng stopped what he was doing and turned to look at his colleague Zhang Ping, who was sitting next to him acting erratically.

When did these symptoms start?

Zhang Ping slumped onto the table like a deflated balloon: "We've worked four days a week already, who wouldn't go crazy?"

"Look on the bright side, it'll be the weekend in just one more day," Jiang Sheng said, stretching as he spoke.

Thinking the worst, I'll have to go home and get scolded by my grandfather in another day.

Taking Li Youhe home to visit her grandfather would be tantamount to walking into a trap, so Jiang Sheng decided to go home alone and bear the consequences alone.

The computer parts I ordered will arrive tomorrow. I'll assemble them and take them back to my grandfather, then complain about my troubles and try to postpone my wedding for a few more years.

"Ta-da~ Ta-da~"

As the theme song of "Journey to the West" began to play, before the monkey could even jump, Jiang Sheng answered the phone.

"Hello."

"Jiang Sheng!"

A familiar and vibrant voice, transmitted through the phone's receiver, struck Jiang Sheng's very soul.

Xia Xiaoman?

"Why is it you?"

"Jiang Sheng! Where did you hide my underwear?! I can't find it anywhere!"

Xia Xiaoman was yelling on the phone.

"Why did you call me if you couldn't find your underwear?" Jiang Sheng asked, puzzled.

The lines drew a disdainful look from Zhang Ping, who was standing next to him.

What is this person saying in broad daylight?

"Eh—" Xia Xiaoman's voice was drawn out, filled with doubt. Just from her voice, you could imagine that she was currently naked, scratching her head on the bed. "But didn't you take me home yesterday?"

"Li Youhe helped you change your clothes."

"Oh! She's here too!"

Judging from her appearance, Xia Xiaoman must have blacked out last night.

"Jiang Sheng!"

"Say it."

Did you spank me yesterday?

"Are you sexually harassing me?" Jiang Sheng asked, puzzled.

"No, it's just that my butt hurt a little when I woke up today... Never mind! I'll hang up now!"

"Wait a minute," Jiang Sheng called out to the girl who had been making a ruckus as soon as she woke up, "Want to have lunch together?"

"Eat?" Xia Xiaoman asked, puzzled.

"When I took you home yesterday, I realized your house is very close to my company," he said. "It's settled then. I'll come find you at noon and contact you then."

"Okay."

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Sheng looked at his phone.

He thought that this seemed to be the first time he had met Xia Xiaoman outside of "after get off work".

Jiang Sheng then turned off his computer screen and tidied up his things briefly.

"stare--"

Zhang Ping stared intently at him, seemingly waiting for an explanation.

"If anyone looks for me, just say I went to the restroom." Jiang Sheng glanced at Zhang Ping, patted him on the shoulder, and gave him his last instructions.

"Are you skipping work to go for a run in broad daylight?"

"It was just having dinner with friends. Besides, is it even possible to skip work in our profession?"

"Where should we eat?"

"Taitung District"

"Holy crap! You still say it wasn't a running event?!" Zhang Ping uttered in fluent Chinese, "You traveled halfway across the city just for a meal?! Do you think I'm an idiot?!"

"Zhang Ping, have you ever owned a dog? The kind that wags its tail happily whenever it sees you."

Jiang Sheng squinted and said something ambiguous, then patted Zhang Ping on the shoulder and said, "I'm leaving," before getting up and leaving.

Zhang Ping was left completely bewildered.

what do you mean.

I don't understand.

Could it be one of those dogs they're talking about?

...Five minutes after Jiang Sheng left...

Zhang Ping stretched back and was just about to get up to go to the restroom when a clear and pleasant sound came from beside him.

"You must be Zhang Ping."

"Yes, that's me." Zhang Ping turned around in confusion.

Then we saw Zhao Wenxuan, who had a confident smile and exuded a cool and stylish vibe.

She smiled and brushed a strand of hair behind her ear, saying, "I'm Zhao Wenxuan, the marketing manager who joined last week."

"Oh! Hello!"

"I wanted to ask you where Jiang Sheng, who was in your group, is now?" Zhao Wenxuan said with a smile. "I sent him a message on WeChat, but he didn't reply."

Zhang Ping was sweating profusely.

He chuckled awkwardly and replied, "Jiang Sheng, he went to the restroom. Why don't you come back this afternoon?"

"It's alright." Zhao Wenxuan dragged over a chair, sat down slowly, and his smile remained unchanged. "I'll wait here for a while."

......

In front of a Western restaurant called "Basic" in Taitung District.

Jiang Sheng leaned against the dark streetlight and checked the time again. He turned down two urban beauties who tried to chat him up. Just as he was about to forward a few more "anti-marriage pressure" short videos to his family group chat,

Even before the sound arrived, it was the fragrance emanating from Xia Xiaoman.

"Yay! Jiang Sheng!"

He put away his phone and looked up.

As if brimming with energy, Xia Xiaoman appeared at the end of the street, smiling and waving.

She was wearing a white sleeveless fairy dress and a lace-trimmed fisherman's hat with a pink bow, smiling brightly as she ran towards the river like a heroine from an idol drama.

The gazes of passersby who stopped to watch became the best running track, and they watched Xia Xiaoman run towards Jiang Sheng.

"Yay! Xia Xiaoman!"

Now it's a two-way race, and Jiang Sheng is imitating her movements, running and shouting at the same time.

"Snap—"

When the two met, Xia Xiaoman lightly jumped up and gave Jiang Sheng a high five.

"I'm so hungry I could eat a whole cow!"

"Then I'll call a car to Inner Mongolia."

"Can't we go by plane?"

"Then why don't we send the cow here by plane?"

"Great idea!"

After they finished speaking, they both looked up and laughed.

Without further ado, they walked side by side through the doors of "Basic".

The interior is elegant and upscale, with dim lighting and a light shining from above each table, creating a wonderful atmosphere.

The two chose a seat by the window, and Jiang Sheng ordered the food by scanning a QR code.

While ordering, he took a moment to observe Xia Xiaoman in front of him.

The girl smiled, revealing adorable dimples, and looked around, clearly curious about the store's design.

"Jiang Sheng!"

"What's wrong?"

"The chairs in this shop are so high!" she exclaimed, swinging her legs in mid-air. "Look, my legs can't even touch the ground!"

"It's so close to your house, haven't you ever been here before?"

"No, this place looks really expensive."

"It's not too expensive." Jiang Sheng showed his phone. "I saw that a group-buying deal for a meal for two is only 168 yuan."

"Really!"

"Speaking of which, you're an actor, aren't you living a little too frugally?" Jiang Sheng joked with a smile.

After he finished speaking, he noticed that Xia Xiaoman in front of him opened her mouth slightly, showing a look of surprise.

She immediately covered her face with her hands, only her large eyes peeking out from between her fingers, blinking rapidly, her voice becoming softer:

How did you know I'm an actor?

"?"

Does your memory start to blank after "getting off work"?

"You said it yourself yesterday, that you were unemployed, don't you remember?"

"I do remember being unemployed, but as for the rest..." Xia Xiaoman moved her hand away, smiling shyly, her body slightly swaying, "Actually, I'm not exactly a professional actress, I'm a stunt double."

"What?" Jiang Sheng was stunned. "You've become a stand-in?"

If such a beautiful girl is the body double, how beautiful must the lead actress be?

"It's not the kind of stunt double you're thinking of," Xia Xiaoman explained seriously. "It's the kind of action stunt double who doesn't show their face, and occasionally plays corpses or something like that."

"Special fetish?"

"No way!" Xia Xiaoman puffed out her cheeks. "Do you think I'm pretty?"

"Quite beautiful."

"Right!" she grinned, pulling her legs up and placing them on the chair. "I'm beautiful, have a great figure, and know how to take care of people. I've seen a lot of AV actresses. Although I have no experience, my skills shouldn't be bad."

"I've been practicing dance a lot, so I'm very flexible and can do a lot of moves. My voice is also sweet, so it must sound really nice when I call out."

"Looking at it this way, I have so many strengths that I can't even count them all, don't you think!"

Jiang Sheng took a sip of the free lemonade.

"She's beautiful, has a great figure, and a sweet voice, that's for sure, but as for the rest, I'll have to verify it to know."

"Hahaha!"

Xia Xiaoman smiled, but her laughter stopped abruptly after a moment.

For once, a look of confusion appeared on that energetic girl's face, and her tone became melancholic as she sighed.

"But, but, it is Xia Xiaoman who possesses these strengths, not these strengths that made me Xia Xiaoman."

"Sometimes I think, if I were an ugly woman and I met a guy who said to me, 'Wow! Xia Xiaoman! You are such an interesting ugly woman!', I would definitely marry him and have lots and lots of children with him."

"Xia Xiaoman".

"Um?"

Jiang Sheng took a sip of water to moisten his throat and imitated her tone.

"Wow! Xia Xiaoman! You're such an interesting ugly duckling!"

"Hahaha!" The girl laughed, then raised her hands high, "Even though I'm not ugly, I'm still going to have your baby!"

"Before that, let's see what we want to eat."

Jiang Sheng smiled and handed over his phone, letting Xia Xiaoman choose her preferred meal plan.

"oh!"

She responded, holding her phone with both hands, swiping while showing a conflicted expression.

After a moment, the person seeking help looked up at the river and said:

"I want to eat both of them, but I probably won't be able to finish them..."

"It's okay, give me the leftovers."

"Jiang Sheng! You're really great!"

Xia Xiaoman smiled as she added the dishes to her shopping cart. Just as she was hesitating about whether to eat anything else, her phone vibrated, and a WeChat message pop-up appeared.

[Zhang Ping]: Jiang Sheng, the family is in danger, return home immediately!

"Jiang Sheng, someone named Zhang Ping sent you a message."

"Ignore him."

"oh."

Xia Xiaoman nodded.

After glancing at the menu again, I gritted my teeth and decided to order another serving of fried chicken.

My phone vibrated again, and a WeChat message popped up.

[Mom]: Girl, hand the phone to the boy in front of you.

Xia Xiaoman was slightly stunned. She looked up at Jiang Sheng and handed him her phone.

"Jiang Sheng, your mother asked me to give you the phone."

"?"

Jiang Sheng subconsciously turned his head to look out the window.

A sophisticated woman wearing black sunglasses and a black women's suit leaned against the window, mouthing words to Jiang Sheng with a serious expression.

Look at your phone.