As soon as I entered, dozens of people sat in the living room and looked at me in unison.
For the first time in my life, I was being watched by so many people...
Yes, Mr. Bright's relatives were all in place. I greeted them as I smiled stiffly. When they handed me generous gifts, I suddenly felt that I should have smiled more brightly. I kept turning them down. But they were too enthusiastic, so I had to accept the gifts and cash wrapped in envelopes.
After a while, Mr. Bright came to me and pulled me up, saying, "Don't you want to go to my room to have a look?"
I looked at the enthusiastic elders in the room and nodded. Then, I followed him to his room.
After closing the door, he looked at me expressionlessly. Feeling fearful, I said hesitantly, "Mr. Bright, I won't take these gifts afterward. Don't worry."
He just looked at me and continued, "It's okay. Take them. Do me another favor?"
Sure enough, there was no free lunch in the world.
"You will pretend to be with me for three months. Three months later, you will dump me mercilessly."
"What? So that you can avoid the blind dates in the future?"
"Yes."