Chapter 17

Lucien was also her college classmate, but he had gone abroad before graduating. At that time, they weren't very familiar with each other, so Flora naturally didn't pay much attention to him. She never expected that they would meet again in such circumstances. The man was tall and well-built, calm and composed. He smiled at her. “Long time no see, Flora.” He seemed to have no doubts that she was the person he was supposed to be blind dating. Flora suppressed her emotions and sat across from him, but she couldn't help but ask. "Your hometown is here too? I thought you were always abroad." Lucien nodded. “I've been back for a long time. My dad thought I was getting in the way at home and kept urging me to go on a blind date. I didn't want to at first—what era are we in, who still goes on blind dates? But when I heard it was you, I felt I had to come and see my old classmate.” Lucien spoke convincingly, making Flora chuckle. Perhaps because of their alumni connection, the conversation w