Despite everything, I ultimately went through with my resignation and relocated to the city where my parents lived. There, I secured a job at a cozy coffee shop, spending my days interacting with all walks of life.
Surprisingly, Melvin and I managed to remain friends. We frequently messaged each other to share snippets of our daily lives, and step by step, we truly began to rediscover one another.
Meanwhile, my mother was still relentlessly trying to pitch that mysterious blind-date prospect to me. This time, I resolved to stop running away. I planned to meet the man in person and firmly shut down his expectations once and for all.
By the time I arrived at the designated venue, night had completely fallen.
Catching sight of the flickering, romantic candlelight illuminating the restaura
