Chapter 1663: Xie Duo Extra Story (1)

In late August, Xie Duo returned to Beijing on a late night flight at ten o’clock, and didn’t arrive home until one in the morning. He specifically chose this time to avoid his family’s old man.

In recent years, the people around him have been getting married and having children one after another, all younger than him, naturally making Old Xie anxious.

"Look at Qi Zeyan and Jiang Chengsi, both can find partners. How come you’re the one left behind?"

Old Xie has always believed his grandson to be exceptional and took pride in him, and Xie Duo had never let him down, except when it came to finding a partner, which worried the Xie Family.

Logically, his grandson isn’t bad-looking, has a good personality, and is quite capable, yet somehow he’s become a "well-known single dog".

If he had always been in a relationship, the old man wouldn’t be so worried.

The key is that for all these years, not to mention being in a relationship, he even suspected his grandson hadn’t held a woman’s hand.

Xie Duo is the only son of the Xie Family and has been given high expectations since childhood. He understands deeply that receiving means he must give back; he will have to support this family alone. Unlike Jiang Yanting, who has many Jiang brothers to help him, he can only rely on himself.

Originally, work and life had settled into a groove. Xie Duo had once considered his lifelong matters, but the family encountered a crisis. His mother ended up in prison, thrusting the entire Xie Family into the eye of the storm, leaving him with no heart for marriage discussions. He focused all his energy on his career, which caused a long delay.

He isn’t in a rush himself, but Old Xie sees others holding weddings and celebrations, with children and grandchildren in abundance, his own lap empty, and growing older inevitably leads to impatience. Over the years, there have been numerous arranged meetings for Xie Duo.

Six years ago, the Si Family came back to Beijing. With more demand than supply, the Xie Company had long wanted to develop projects outside, and Xie Duo volunteered, partly to escape the endless matchmaking, and directly left—

Old Xie almost died of anger.

Xie Duo’s return to Beijing this time was also due to a call from Jiangjiang and Taotao, expressing their desire to see him before the end of summer vacation.

In order to avoid the old man’s siege, he chose a midnight flight back to Beijing without notifying anyone in advance.

As he entered the house, before turning on the lights, he heard a ghostly voice:

"Back so late?"

The voice was aged, deep and husky, reverberating through the spacious and empty living room.

In the middle of the night, despite feeling sleepy, Xie Duo was startled by the voice, causing chills down his spine, a reverse flow of blood, and a cold feeling throughout his limbs.

"Click—" The living room lights turned on, Old Xie was sitting on the couch.

"Grandpa." Xie Duo gasped, closed the door, and entered the house. He returned to Beijing only because of Jiangjiang and Taotao, not planning to stay long, bringing only a small luggage bag, "It’s so late, why haven’t you rested yet?"

"If I fell asleep, once you met with Jiangjiang and Taotao tomorrow, you’d flee by night. I see you hadn’t planned to see me at all!" Old Xie scoffs.

Xie Duo cleared his throat, walked to the couch opposite him to sit down, "I’m just worried that my late flight might disturb you." 𝘧𝓇ℯℴ𝓂

"I’ve raised you single-handedly, led you in business, and you think you can play these tricks on me?"

Old Xie scoffs, his expression clearly saying:

When you were still wearing crotchless pants, only knowing how to play in the mud, I was already stirring things up outside, and now you’re trying to act in front of me?

Xie Duo lowered his eyes, "So you waited here, what are your plans?"

The old man took a few photos from the side and handed them to him, "Look at these, pick a girl, and find a time to meet her."

"..."

"Given your situation, there’s hardly anyone left willing to meet you in Beijing, not once have you felt the slightest attraction. Now those matchmakers run away when they see me!"

Matchmaking is where both parties’ conditions are laid out openly. Almost every girl who has met Xie Duo was satisfied and hoped for more, but Xie Duo liked none of them, making the matchmakers’ job extremely difficult.

This always happens, and everyone knows it’s not a matter of standards but a lack of desire to marry. Over time, fewer people are willing to meet him. They do it for Old Xie’s sake, still make arrangements for suitable ones, but as for whether it will work out...

Let’s just say it’s up to fate!

Xie Duo looked at the photos on the table, feeling a pounding headache.

Now with no preamble and nothing being held back, just like this...

Going straight in!

"Come on, I’m telling you, I had to humble myself begging people to help with these arrangements!"

"Grandpa, I’ve already bought a ticket for the day after tomorrow back to Jinling."

Xie Duo had anticipated this outcome and didn’t intend to stay long.

"Alright, then meet one, just pick one."

Xie Duo knows that if he doesn’t agree, the old man would likely talk to him all night. He doesn’t know any of the girls in the photos; for him, it’s just fulfilling a task, appeasing the old man. He glanced at the photos and handed one back to him.