Shen Jing understood Sun Qiyan's careful avoidance of impropriety.
Sun Qiyan also understood the friendship she wanted; knowing each other was already very fortunate.
After much thought, as if he had figured everything out, Sun Qiyan returned to Shanghai for a blind date. Unfortunately, it didn't work out. The woman said, "It's really impossible to control a man with no trace of romantic interest. He's a Shanghai local from a wealthy family, has a physique like a male model, and yet at thirty-four, he's never been in love. He's too lazy to even put effort into dating. He's always on the phone, saying he's calculating restaurant revenue. Once, he sent me an Hermès bag, and then he just went silent."
"Later, when I offered my hand for him to hold, he said he had been cooking personally that day and his hands weren't clean enough to hold a girl's. My God, his hands were clearly spotless! He's just full of flimsy excuses…"
