Julian’s Stand-In Wife

Someone like Noel, Ginny thought, with a mouth more distressing than a typical straight guy’s, seemed to be his major flaw.

This explained why, despite his appearance and temperament, he couldn’t find a partner.

It ultimately led him to this blind date in their café.

Ginny instinctively looked at Cecilia. Cecilia’s expression matched what Ginny had in mind, appearing both awkward and amusing.

Ginny promptly filled up some coffee for Cecilia. She gave Cecilia a friendly smile, as if she hadn’t heard anything, before quietly exiting their blind date corner.

Ginny’s refilling of Cecilia’s coffee had acted as a buffer that conveniently suppressed Cecilia’s momentary anger.

Now, she could resume talking to the man in front of her as usual. For some reason, he once again reminded her of Noel. As the saying went: once bitten, twice shy.

Cecilia took a sip of coffee, and returned her voice to the original mature tone before she continued, “Okay, you’re quite honest. You’re not saying sweet words to deceive me.”

The normal, mature tone sounded pleasant, unlike that childish voice that made Noel shiver all over. Hearing his blind date change her voice, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

turned out that what Cecilia said before was true. Sometimes, being a bit more patient with

Back then, he shouldn’t have said he wasn’t cold and asked

his coat and endured

should have also lingered a bit longer at

there was no chance now. She didn’t and

of him deeply

don’t know how to

this tone was

about it, the more uncomfortable she felt. Suppressing the urge to lift the

my parents are dissatisfied with you after we’re in a relationship and want to give you

this sound so much like

else’s money before, and he wouldn’t now—even if it’s just answering

her question

displeased, suddenly feeling that the

angry. “You were