Can't Let It Go

Chapter 6 Chapter 6: Does he look that old?

　　In the vice president's office, the man in the white uniform sat on his leather chair with his legs crossed, and stared interestingly at Alfred, who was quietly tasting his tea.

　　"I felt sorry for you before, but why do I feel that you are the lucky one after I met Mia today? Not only is she beautiful, but also she is nine years younger than you!" Ethan Song joked, almost pointing out that Alfred was robbing the cradle.

　　He and Alfred grew up in the same community. Their grandfathers were both senior military officers. Only his father chose to be a doctor, and he inherited his father's business.

　　“You know that this marriage isn't my idea!” Alfred glanced at him and said calmly.

　　"You shall be satisfied. At least this girl looks very pretty. You don't know who I am forced to meet every day on blind dates!"Ethan complained. It was indeed difficult for them, who came from a rich family, to find a wife who was both pleasing to their parents and to themselves.

　　Alfred smiled and did not deny what Ethan said. He had been left alone in recent days. Since he was thirty years old, his mother would like to have all the young ladies gather together and line up for him to select one by one. For this kind of blind date meeting, he has only one word to sum up: time-consuming.

　　"But then, Ella has returned home. Do you know that?" Ethan asked tentatively.

　　Ella Lu was Troy Lu's sister. She was the little princess grew up with their love, but she had been abroad for eight years. Now she came back, only everything had already changed.

　　Alfred paused. He didn't speak anything, but his dark eyes flashed a trace of unidentified emotion.

　　After leaving the sanatorium, Alfred took Mia to a nearby restaurant. When they entered the restaurant, a waitress led them directly to a private room on the second floor. It was obvious that he was a regular here.

　　"Just order whatever you like!" As soon as she sat down, Alfred pushed the menu to her and looked out of the window leisurely.

　　Without hesitation, Mia opened the menu and looked at it carefully. She put her hair in a bun and wore a V-neck dark blue knitted dress today, a little bit showing off her figure.

　　Alfred saw her bowing her head with her white neck being exposed, which was dazzling but gentle under the sunshine.

　　He thought of Ethan's words. The girl in front of him really looked pretty.

　　Mia looked up and had an eye contact with him unexpectedly. Feeling a little flurried, she managed to stay calm.

　　"I am done. is there anything else you need?" She closed the menu and put it in the middle of the table.

　　Alfred did not check the menu, but casually said a few names of the dishes. The waitress on the side quickly wrote down and went out.

　　The dishes were quickly served, and Mia noticed that the dishes he ordered were all related to fish, so she noted down that he liked to eat fish in her mind.

　　Alfred didn't eat much and soon finished eating. He took a cigarette and went out to smoke.

　　The food in this restaurant was very delicious, so Mia had eaten a lot before she realized. When she almost finished her meal, the waitress knocked on the door and came in with a vanilla ice cream in her hand.

　　"Your uncle really treat you well. This is what he bought for you!" She handed the ice cream to Mia with a smile.

　　"My uncle?" Mia was puzzled.

　　"Yes, the gentleman who just had a meal with you!" The waitress in her forties smiled very kindly.

　　Mia was kinda embarrassed and explained, "He is not my uncle!"

　　"Isn't he?" The waiter smiled awkwardly. She had not figured out the relationship between them.

　　"Does he look that old?" asked by Mia in a low voice.

　　Looking at the girl's blushed face, she guessed out everything. She immediately smiled and said, "He's not old at all, very handsome. When he went downstairs just now, there were many young girls staring at him. But you look so young, still a student?"

　　Mia smiled and nodded.

　　As expected, when she went downstairs, she saw that Alfred was making a phone call in the lobby of the hotel. Several waitress downstairs were peeking at him.

　　When Mia walked over, he just hung up the phone, turned around and said to her, "There will be a driver to pick you up soon. I have to go back to the company to deal with something first."

　　Mia saw that his expression was a little serious, so she nodded immediately.

　　A few minutes later, assistant Xu drove the Bentley to the door. Alfred walked over quickly, and the car soon disappeared...