I'm terminally ill, and all they give me is a matchmaking system?

As soon as these words came out.

The head waiter, who was about to turn around to get the menu, was completely stunned.

Is this person out of their mind?

He'd worked here for so long, and this was the first time he'd ever seen a guy ask a girl to pull out his chair.

Hearing this, the other people on blind dates around them couldn't help but turn their heads to look at them.

However, Xu Mengyun remained unusually calm, saying in a nonchalant tone, "The chair has already been pulled out. If we pull it back any further, it will be inconvenient to sit down."

Lin Tian clearly hadn't expected the other party to react so calmly, but since things had already gone this far, he couldn't say anything more.

After all, with over twenty years of experience in dealing with people, it's not so easy for Lin Tian to suddenly become a person with no manners.

But that's okay. You don't necessarily have to resort to any highly aggressive behavior. As long as the other party doesn't like you, that's enough.

"Sorry I'm a little late. I just arrived by shared bike, and it's still parked outside unlocked. Let's finish quickly so someone doesn't ride it away."

To be honest, most girls would probably have just turned around and left by now, but to Lin Tian's surprise, she remained calm.

"My name is Xu Mengyun. Aunt Yang should have told you. I still don't know how to address you."

Wait, is this girl really that calm?

"You can just call me Lin Tian."

"Okay, may I ask, are you really that resistant to blind dates?"

"what?"

Lin Tian was taken aback for a moment, then quickly said, "How could I resist? I really enjoy blind dates; you could say I can't live without them!"

Lin Tian's words came from the bottom of his heart.

But when Xu Mengyun heard this, she couldn't help but burst out laughing. She gently tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and said, "Mr. Lin is really humorous. I heard this is your first blind date. How come you can't live without blind dates?"

Don't tell me you don't believe it; even I didn't believe it myself just a few tens of minutes ago...

Of course, Lin Tian couldn't say that he had a terminal illness and that blind dates were the only way to prolong his life. He could only force an explanation: "Blind dates allow me to meet a lot of girls. The more girls I meet, the more chances I have to find a partner, right?"

After Lin Tian finished speaking, even the couple at the next table looked at him in disbelief.

I've seen stupid people, but I've never seen anyone as stupid as this.

If this could actually work, then it would be truly unbelievable!

Xu Mengyun nodded thoughtfully, seemingly agreeing, "What you said does make sense. From a probability perspective, knowing more people will indeed give you more opportunities to find a good match."

Lin Tian was stunned. This girl was really good; she could even have a conversation with someone like this.

Sensing Lin Tian's strange gaze, Xu Mengyun quickly explained, "I'm sorry, I teach mathematics, it's just a professional habit."

"Hey, it's nothing. Everyone has some kind of ailment these days. I'm ailed too."

After Lin Tian finished speaking, the other party didn't take it seriously, treating it as a joke. Instead, they asked, "But since you want to meet more girls and find a true match, shouldn't you show your most authentic self to them?"

This is my most authentic self!

"is it?"

Xu Mengyun's lips curled up slightly as she took out her phone, scrolled through the screen as if looking for something, and handed it over a moment later.

Lin Tian almost rolled his eyes when he saw it.

Xu Mengyun's phone contained her own resume, which included not only her experience and personality but also several photos.

Moreover, apart from the first ID photo, he had never seen the other photos before. Some were of him eating chicken feet at home, and others were of him lying on the sofa playing on his phone.

Without a doubt, these photos must have been taken by my mother.

Mom, why did it have to come to this?

"Please excuse my sloppiness. You see, this is how I usually look, rather sloppy." Although Lin Tian was speechless, he took the opportunity to go along with it.

“It’s different. Although your behavior in the photo is a bit rough, it’s very real, and you look clean and refreshing, which is very rare.”

“I knew you before this, and your usual behavior is completely different from how you acted today.”

"Besides, you actually arrived earlier, but you parked the shared bike at the entrance and deliberately waited a while before coming in. You were probably deliberately late, right?"

Upon hearing these words, Lin Tian immediately realized that his pretense was of little use in front of such a thoughtful girl.

"Ms. Xu, since you've already figured it out, let's be frank. You're beautiful, have a stable job, come from a good family, and most importantly, you're so understanding. Why would you go on a blind date with me?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Mengyun blushed slightly, leaned forward, rested her chin on her hand on the table, and said earnestly, "To be honest, this is also my first blind date. I've seen your photo and I think you're my type."

Lin Tian immediately sensed something was wrong and tried to keep his eyes away from the collar that was exposed due to the other person's tilt. He quickly said, "This...isn't this reason too superficial?"

"Perhaps others value cars and houses more when going on blind dates, but I think the most important thing is chemistry and feelings. If you only look at conditions, then two people being together is just living together, what's the point? Don't you think so?"

"Ah, this..."

Lin Tian suddenly felt a bit sweaty. How come this was completely different from the experience shared by the girls on a certain book?

"What, you disagree with my point of view?"

"agreed, agreed."

"Well... I wonder, do you have any feelings for me?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Tian looked up and met the other person's staring gaze. He was immediately overwhelmed with a headache; he never expected things to develop this way!

Just as he was at a loss, a quarrel broke out in another corner of the restaurant.

"What are you doing? Let go of my hand!"

……