“Boss, did you mention a blind date just now? What is it about?” Caspian asked Larry as he was apparently confused.
“A blind date? My god, you must have misheard it.”
Then, Larry said casually to convince him, “Just finish the task as you always did. I mean, when did I ever lie to you?”
Larry patted his own chest as a gesture to assure Caspian.
“Since you’re not telling me the truth, I won’t finish the task as you instructed.”
Caspian decided to disobey Larry, given that Larry still wanted to hide it from him.
“Please don’t do that. I’ll tell you.”
Larry got nervous as Caspian wanted to opt out of the mission. As such, he immediately said, “Actually, the mission that I gave you is to join a blind date. Since you’re not young anymore, I reckon you should look for a girlfriend. Just give it a try. If you don’t have feelings for the girl, Joan and I will introduce a few more girls for you. I’m sure you will find your loved one sooner or later!”
Larry paused for a while and added confidently, “Rest assured that I’ll help you!”
“Boss, why did you suddenly arrange a blind date for me? I disagree and won’t be joining it!”
Caspian shook his head profusely as he was a bundle of nerves.
“Caspian, you’re already an adult and can’t stay single forever. Since I already have Joan, I think you should look for your loved one as well,” Larry persuaded him patiently.
“I won’t rush into that. Besides, don’t worry about me because I can look for a girlfriend myself.”
Once Caspian finished, he recalled the cute girl whom he met two days ago.
“Why are you so bad-tempered? My kids would have already grown up when you have a girlfriend. I mean, it’ll be too slow. Why don’t you join the blind date and take a look at the girl? You can leave anytime if you don’t like her,” Larry continued tempting Caspian.
“Forget it. I really don’t want to go. Boss, please don’t put me in a difficult situation.” Caspian declined again.
As Caspian didn’t want to dwell on it, he turned around and wanted to leave.
“Stay right there!”
Since Larry couldn’t persuade Caspian, he decided to do it the hard way.
“Caspian, I’m going to say this one more time: This is an order. You have to go whether you like it or not! You’re disrespecting me if you still refuse to listen.”
Caspian was shocked and stopped walking. He turned around and pled, “Boss, I really don’t want to join a blind date. Besides, it’s too hasty. You should at least give me some time to prepare for it.”
“I gave you some time, which is why you only have to be there tomorrow. Let Joan give you some advice on choosing the best outfit so that the girl won’t loathe you at first sight.”
Larry waved his hand as he made the final decision.
Caspian almost burst into tears because Larry ignored him no matter how many times he pleaded.
Knowing that Larry was insistent, he eventually submitted to fate and stared at Larry disgruntledly.
“Alright, I’ll go,” Caspian said helplessly as though he had lost hope in life.
“That’s my buddy.”
Larry finally put on a smile upon hearing it. Then, he rested his arm on Caspian’s neck and said gently, “Listen to Joan later. She’ll give you some advice on how to dress up. Don’t embarrass yourself before the girl!”
Caspian followed Joan into a room listlessly. When Caspian came out later, Larry felt that he had virtually turned into another man.
At this moment, Caspian looked tall and strong in a suit. Besides, his face looked clean after shaving.
Actually, Caspian had attractive facial features. After Joan designed a new hairstyle for him, he was now a handsome guy indeed.
Larry gazed at Caspian with satisfaction. After all, Caspian was thought to be slovenly and scruffy-looking only because he rarely spent time taking care of his appearance.
