Chapter 523 - Blind Date

The dilemma Xu Man was in was fairly simple. It was the New Year and her family, being traditional, did not like the fact that she was a celebrity who was always in the public's eye, hence they arranged a blind date for her.

Who would have thought a major celebrity would go on a blind date? If it did not come from Xu Man, the horse's mouth, who would believe it?

The help Xu Man sought from Li Yi was pretty straightforward. It was for him to accompany her back home and pretend to be her boyfriend in order to put a stop to the blind date fiasco.

If word were to get out about Xu Man going on a blind date, her fans would go ballistic. She sought help from Li Yi because she was at her wit's end. She did have many male friends, apart from Li Yi but there were only a handful whom she could trust.

Li Yi was put in an awkward position, "I don't think it'll work out. It's best you find someone else."

"But who else can I look for? If I found someone, would I be begging you? So are you going to help me or not?"

...

Three hours later, a fancy luxury racing motorcar turned up at Li Yi's building. Xu Man personally came to fetch him.

Although Li Yi was unwilling to participate in such a matter, he could not just say no at this point. To keep up the appearance with Xu Man, he specially bought gifts for the visit to Xu Man's place.

Fortunately, the whole ordeal went well. Li Yi did not meet with Xu Man's parents but he did get a meeting with her grandfather. He was a venerable-looking old folk dressed in a veteran army uniform.

The person who arranged the blind date for Xu Man was him.

"So it's this guy here? Can he compare with my old comrade's grandson? Look at his skinny frame, I don't think he can even pick up a gun."

This old folk was blunt with his words. The moment Li Yi entered the residence, he was frothing in the mouth and glaring with rage.

"Not just guns, I can also handle cannons," Li Yi flippantly answered back. This was a fake date anyway so he was not afraid to bungle the whole thing.

The old folk's face turned sour while Xu Man's eyes reddened in anxiety. Li Yi was not clear about the situation of her family, not knowing that whatever her grandfather says, goes in the household. The whole family trembled in fear before the glare of the old man.

The old man slammed the table before standing, turning to climb upstairs.

"Why did you say such a thing to my grandfather? Oh no, I'm going to be doomed," Xu Man was completely devastated.

"What's wrong? This old man's your grandfather? Is he that scary? You're a major celebrity, you know that?"

Xu Man jumped, "Shh, quiet down. What major celebrity? If my grandfather were to overhear this, I won't be able to leave the house for at least ten days. He can't stand celebrities, idols, and whatnots."

"Wow, who would have thought your family situation to be this complicated."

Li Yi gave Xu Man the thumbs up. He got to give it to her.

Xu Man's grandfather then made his way back downstairs, lugging a shiny heavy machine gun over his shoulder while parading down with such grandeur.

"Grandfather, what... what are you doing? Don't, grandfather," Xu Man used her body to shield Li Yi while shaking her head violently. Li Yi may not be familiar with this man's temperament but she was. He was not kidding if he said he was going to blow someone up.

Li Yi was gobsmacked. It was his first time meeting someone who actually kept a weapon like a heavy machine gun at home in this day and age.

The old folk flung the heavy machine gun onto the couch, panting as he glared hard at Li Yi, "I don't have a cannon so why don't you carry this gun."

Li Yi was about to head over when he was stopped by Xu Man.

"No..., please... don't."

Li Yi broke free from Xu Man's grasp and walked towards the heavy machine gun. With a snatch of his hand, he held the gun upwards.

Li Yi looked as though he knew his stuff, supporting the barrel while keeping the stock above his elbow. His daily jogs aided him in supporting the weight of the heavy machine gun.

"Mm, you have some strength in you," The old man nodded.

Li Yi bared his teeth and placed the heavy machine gun back onto the couch.

"Good gun."

"So you know guns?" The old man seemed to be in impressed.

Li Yi shook his head, "No."

"Then how do you know that this is a good gun?"

"Li Yi pointed at the heavy machine gun, "It's loaded."

The old man paused before bursting into laughter.

Xu Man who was standing beside in pins and needles finally let out a long sigh of relief after witnessing this sight.

"You're quite honest. Do you know how to wrestle?"

"Yes."

"Let's go, follow me upstairs."

The old man threw these words and turned to head upstairs.

Seeing Li Yi follow him up, Xu Man grabbed ahold of Li Yi's hand, refusing to loosen her grip, "Don't go. Thank you, it's my fault. I shouldn't have asked you to come."

"Don't worry, your grandfather wouldn't hurt me."

"What do you know? My grandfather used to..."

Li Yi cut Xu Man off, "That's before, not the present."

Li Yi headed upstairs.

Ten minutes passed, Li Yi has not yet come down...

Twenty minutes passed, Li Yi still has not come down...

Thirty minutes passed, Li Yi has yet to come down...

Xu Man was in a panic as she ran upstairs.

"Come come come, let's toast!"

"Let's toast!"

Cling!

The sound of clinking glasses were heard coming from the room. Xu Man pushed open the door and found Li Yi and the old man sitting by a table and drinking.

The old man waggled his head, "We are men, so we must drink strong liquors like