He sat up, eyes fixed on me, and challenged me with the question.

I looked away in panic. I had no idea why I was so easily intimidated by him and his piercing gaze, even though I did no wrong.

“I did not forget our agreement. The problem is my family has been pressuring me to get married due to my age. My parents are getting old, so I do not want them to worry for me anymore.”

Every time my parents called, they would nag at me to get a boyfriend. I did not have anyone in mind at that moment, but I did not want to let them worry for me.

Michael silently stared at me for a while after I explained my situation. Then he said, “You can find yourself a boyfriend, but until you get one, we maintain our relationship!”

I was frustrated by his offer and wanted to reject that proposal. However, I knew my demand to end the relationship after receiving his money was unreasonable, so I had to swallow my protest.

“Okay. Agree. We’ll end our relationship when I get a boyfriend.”

It was not the perfect outcome I wanted, but I was relieved he gave me a way out of our relationship.

“Um.” He gave me an intense look, acknowledged our new deal, and turned to sleep with his back facing me.

I was relieved as that was a huge load off my mind. I fell asleep while thinking about how to get myself a decent man in the shortest time possible.

was a tad disappointed Michael had already left. I should not have any desires for Michael as we would go our separate ways once I have

few days, I made finding a boyfriend my top priority and went on blind dates

myself to someone for many years, only to

marriage. Most importantly, he had to be a man whom my parent could trust so they would not have to worry

told Natalie about my wish to find a boyfriend with marriage

disastrous. The men were either unbearable

had no high hopes I would find love, the least I could expect was someone pleasant to look at. I had difficulty accepting those

drained me out. Every night, I would fall flat in bed and fall asleep once

not contacted me for many days. Sometimes I wondered if he had already forgotten about me. Or maybe he had found a new love and

sense of loss when that idea crossed my mind. At the same time, I would be grateful if that

I reached home after work the day before. I lay on the bed, closed my eyes, and was

of luck. Even before I could fall asleep, Natalie was in

to be late for your blind date. You should not keep him waiting!”

had been going on blind dates the past few days, and I

skip this one? I have been going on blind dates for so many days. I am

in big companies like Joyful Success. On top of that, I had not gotten enough rest in the past few

play me out when I already promised him? You have to go today!” Natalie was stubborn and refused to spare me despite my plea. She shook me more

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