Blind Date Turned Proposal

Alice observed Josie’s body language and saw that Josie was unwilling to talk, so she quickly stopped the rest from asking. “Why are you so inquisitive? I’m sure she didn’t break the law.”

Josie smiled gratefully at Alice.

Amid the noise, Alice pulled Josie, “How has your life been recently? Isn’t your father in the hospital? Do you have enough money?”

“My father woke up.” Josie was only happy when she talked about her father.

“That’s great.” Alice clinked glasses with Josie. She was happy for Josie. “What about your husband…… Are you two alright?”

Josie sipped her wine, and her face was crimson red. She played dumb. “It’s the usual.”

At the end of the dinner, Josie was drunk.

Alice bid her colleagues farewell one by one as they left.

Josie lay on the table and spoke in an inebriated stupor. “I want to go home…”

Alice leaned closer. “What?”

Josie had suddenly suffered a great injustice. She started crying. I want to go home.”

walked to Josie and asked Alice, “Why don’t I send her

it and turned him down. She found Josie’s cell phone and looked at her call record. She

seemed to

other party only answered after a while and

Hello… Is this

was mumbling, and the male colleague asked, “Are you

terrible. Her voice was soft, and she clearly seemed drunk. The man on the other end

the man’s directions and sat waiting at the spot.

want to leave. He

and could only say, “It’s alright. Nothing will happen with me around. You should go home. It’s late.”

He looked down at Josie, and when he was just about to leave, Josie

up. “I can

other two were

she spoke incoherently. She was really

it. She would have stopped Josie from drinking so much if she had known. She consoled Josie, “We’re leaving soon. Stop-drinking,

her head.