Blind Date

The result of being overly excited on the Night of the Eternal Moon was sleeping too late.

The next day, Chen Miemie slept straight through to noon.

The first thing he saw upon waking up was still Qinghua's stunningly beautiful face.

Qinghua was sleeping right beside Chen Miemie, with her eyes open the entire time.

This was an arrangement Chen Miemie and Qinghua had agreed upon.

On the three Golden Sun days of each week, after dawn, Qinghua would lie down beside Chen Miemie to cool him down a bit and provide a better sleeping environment.

During the Silver Sun days, Qinghua wouldn't come over; for those three days, she would sleep in her own large vase.

Chen Miemie, always wanting more, expressed that he also wanted a warm, toasty anomaly to warm his bed during the freezing Frost Moon.

"Your watch buzzed once," Qinghua reminded him.

Chen Miemie clicked it open to look and almost jumped out of bed.

Time: 09:12

Sender: Chen Miaomiao

Content: You're not getting any younger, so I've arranged a blind date for you today. It's scheduled for 2:00 PM at the Komorebi Tea Room. Remember to dress handsomely. Perform well, you can do it!

Chen Miemie: ...

This Chen Miaomiao really is my mom, it definitely feels like her. But speaking of which, knowing that the graduation exam is only two days away, instead of getting me some life-saving items, she arranges a blind date? What kind of thought process is this?

Chen Miemie's mind was full of question marks, along with some "friendly" internal greetings.

Unfortunately, he didn't dare reply to ask.

Chen Miaomiao was a Grand Witch. Everyone said her power was boundless. Since power and wealth usually went hand in hand, she was probably a super-rich lady.

A cross-city message cost at least 1 year of lifespan, and for special locations, it could take up to 10 years. Chen Miaomiao might not care about the price, but Chen Miemie didn't dare send messages recklessly.

Besides, he hadn't figured out what tone to use when talking to Chen Miaomiao yet.

It was already almost 12:30 PM.

Chen Miemie hurried out of bed to wash up.

As long as he ate at home, the dish of pineapple roast chicken was unavoidable.

Bobo would stare at him intently, making sure he ate at least one chicken leg.

Bobo was an ambitious anomaly. It had a lot of drive. On its schedule, besides daily aerobics, it spent its time researching and developing new flavors for itself, constantly reinventing the same dish.

Because he woke up too late, Chen Miemie hastily took a few bites, fiddled in front of the mirror for a bit, and rushed out the door before 1:00 PM.

He didn't even know where the Komorebi Tea Room was or how far away it was. He had to go downstairs to ask for directions.

Even if he had no intention of actually going through with the blind date, he didn't really want to be late for something his old lady had arranged.

The Komorebi Tea Room didn't seem very famous. Chen Miemie had to ask five people before he figured out its location.

Fortunately, he had an hour to spare. According to a passerby, it would take him 40 minutes just to get there by car.

Thirty-five minutes later, Chen Miemie got out of the car.

This stop was called "Paradise Station."

Around here, more people knew about the Komorebi Tea Room. Soon, Chen Miemie walked into the tea room with its antique-looking entrance.

The interior style of the tea room was very elegant, with small booths separated by sheer curtains, half-hidden and half-revealed.

"Are you Mr. Chen Miemie?" A hostess wearing an outfit with the tea room's logo came up to greet him.

"Huh? You know me?"

"Hehe, I don't know you, but since you booked our entire tea room today, I guessed it was you."

Chen Miemie's mouth twitched. Chen Miaomiao, you're really extravagant. Booking the whole place without a second thought, and for the entire day too.

"The lady you are meeting has already arrived. Shall I take you over?"

"Already here? Alright, let's go." Chen Miemie looked at his watch; it was 1:44 PM.

At his first glance at his blind date, before he could even clearly see her face...

Chen Miemie already thought to himself: As expected of someone introduced by Chen Miaomiao, she completely matches her style.

He saw the girl dressed entirely in black, wearing a cloak-like hood. She wore a gorgeous Gothic-style outfit, and various gemstones shining with a mysterious light were hung all over her body.

"Hello, I'm Chen Miemie."

The girl looked up, revealing disproportionately large eyes beneath the brim of her hat. Her sandy-gold, dark-yellow pupils were mysterious yet carried a hint of youthful innocence.

"Amber."

Chen Miemie sat down. He got straight to the point, wanting to end this meeting early.

Although the girl across from him was beautiful, her attitude was lukewarm. He was only here to go through the motions anyway, so naturally, he didn't want to waste too much time here.

"Ms. Amber, let's speak frankly. This kind of thing requires mutual consent. Did you come here voluntarily?"

"No. Grand Witch Chen Miaomiao said that if I didn't come, she would kill me and use me to brew potions."

With just one sentence, the conversation hit a dead end.

How was he supposed to respond to that?

"She... must have been joking, right?" Chen Miemie asked with difficulty.

"We witches never joke."

"Huh? You're a witch?"

"I thought my outfit made it quite obvious."

"Um, I'm sorry, does your family know about this?"

"They know. If I didn't come, they would also become part of the Grand Witch's potion ingredients."

Chen Miemie really wanted to run away immediately.

He knew blind dates could be a bit awkward, but he never expected it to be this awkward.

That Chen Miaomiao was practically a supervillain, threatening the lives of someone's entire family to force them to come.

Logically speaking, he was currently a second-generation supervillain.

"So you didn't want to come, and you don't like me. How about this: I'll go tell her we're not a good fit, and we'll call this off. It won't cause any trouble for your family."

"I wanted to come, and I like you."

"Okay, then I'll go... Wait, what did you say?" Chen Miemie thought he had misheard.

"You are the son of a witch, so you cannot inherit the Grand Witch's seat. But if we are together, since I am a witch, I will be qualified to inherit it on your behalf. Therefore, I want to be with you."

Come on, Miss Witch, do you really have to say something so cold and utilitarian so directly? Couldn't you have sugarcoated it a bit?

"I'd like to ask, are all witches as direct as you?"

"Me? I'm only 18. I'm still too young, too thin-skinned, and a bit reserved. If other witches had this opportunity, they would have already tied you up and taken you away."

"Is that witch's seat you mentioned very important? Do you really want it?"

"I want it, but not that much. We witches are actually quite homebodies. We don't want to go out and deal with outsiders. We don't like power itself, but power can bring precious experimental materials, and then we can happily brew potions at home."

"So after all that, you brew potions too!!"

Amber tilted her head. "I'm a witch. Brewing potions is my primary job."

"Brewing potions... wait, I get it now. I was wondering why there was a blind date at this time. Amber, what kind of potions do you have? Do you have any that can help someone smoothly pass the graduation exam?"

"The request you're making is not very specific. I need to know the exact difficulties you'll face to provide the corresponding potions."

Chen Miemie thought about it and agreed.

Encountering different anomalies meant facing different dangers. For example, the life-saving methods needed when facing Qinghua versus Bobo were vastly different.

"First, give me something that can increase my [Immortality]."

"Here, this is a potion that prevents you from fainting from pain after massive blood loss, allowing you to remain conscious enough to save yourself." Amber pulled a test tube out of her pocket.

The thick, dark green liquid in the test tube was still bubbling slightly. At a glance, it looked extremely evil and foul-tasting.

But just as his little girl homeroom teacher had said, who cares about side effects when it comes to something that can save your life.

"I'll take it. How much for this?"

"That depends on whether you want to rob me or buy it."

"Huh? What do you mean?"

"If you want to rob me, I'll just give it to you. If you want to buy it, it'll cost you 18 years."

"18 years! Why don't you just rob someone?"

"Why would I rob anyone? Honestly brewing and selling potions is much faster than robbing."

"Amber, you really are here. You there, do you have any manners? Why are you yelling at Amber?" a man's voice called out.

Chen Miemie turned his head to look.

A young man dressed entirely in a white suit, looking like a successful elite, was rushing over despite the attempts of the teahouse staff to stop him.

After the man arrived in front of them, he first fawned over Amber: "Amber, don't worry, I'm here."

Then he turned to the seated Chen Miemie, looking down at him condescendingly. "I am the heir of the Sun Never Sets Society. People usually call me Young Master Dong. Kid, I advise you to be smart and consciously stay away from Amber."

Chen Miemie: ...

This is an urban high-martial arts world filled with mysteries, right? Why has it suddenly turned into a cliché urban face-slapping plot?

Chen Miemie didn't say a word, waiting for this Young Master Dong to continue.

He waited for a long time, but there was nothing else.

"You've got to be kidding me, Young Master Dong. If you want me to back off, are you just going to use your mouth? Why don't you throw some time at me instead."

Young Master Dong was a bit flustered by Chen Miemie's unconventional response. "How much do you want?"

"Not much, just 18 years and 1 hour. It's exactly enough for me to buy a potion."

"The potion is exactly 18 years." Amber stated that her prices were fixed, refusing to let Chen Miemie act as a middleman.

"That extra hour is for my cab fare to get here and back." Chen Miemie refused to take any loss.

Young Master Dong kept a cold face. "Once you take the time, you must guarantee that you won't pester Amber again. If you deceive me, the consequences will be more than you can bear."

"Of course."

Their watches bumped together, and Chen Miemie successfully received 18 years and 1 hour.

Naturally, before the newly acquired fortune could even warm his hands, it went straight into Amber's hands.

Chen Miemie happily accepted the potion.

This was a classic case of getting something for nothing, an absolute steal.

"Then I'll be going now." Chen Miemie kept his word and was about to leave his seat.

Young Master Dong's face lit up with joy.

Before he could even laugh out loud.

Amber also stood up, stepped out of her seat, and directly wrapped her arm around Chen Miemie's. "Now it's not him pestering me, it's me pestering him."

"Good, very good." Young Master Dong laughed out of sheer anger. "It seems our Sun Never Sets Society has been too gentle lately, so anyone dares to come and casually make a fool out of us."

Chen Miemie paused his steps.

This was already the second time he had heard the name Sun Never Sets Society.

He did not like this name.

If the sun never sets, then when would his moon come out?

Normally, according to his cautious style, since he didn't plan to have any further involvement with Amber, he definitely wouldn't act as a shield for nothing and provoke an unknown faction from the mystical side.

But now, this name annoyed him.

Chen Miemie took the initiative to grab Amber's hand, raising it toward Young Master Dong. "Thank you for the potion, Young Master Dong. We'll treat it as a wedding gift for us tying the knot."

Once outside the Komorebi Teahouse, Chen Miemie immediately let go of Amber's hand.

"Miss Witch, I'm not sure what you're thinking, but I have my own life, and even my mother cannot control it. Let's drop this whole blind date thing. However, if you have any powerful potions in the future, I'd be more than happy to keep buying them."

Amber smiled and waved goodbye.

Chen Miemie, huh? Interesting. We will meet again soon.

She just stood there, watching Chen Miemie walk away, get into a car, and leave.

At some point, Young Master Dong appeared behind her.

"Amber, I played the part of the evil young master today and helped you put on this act. The favor our society owed you is now settled. I have to say, your favors are really expensive. This means offending the son of a Grand Witch and the rising star of the school. The old man is going to break my legs when I get back."

"Mhm, the slate is wiped clean."

"Also, shouldn't you give me back those 18 years?"

Amber just turned her back to him. "You go ask whoever you gave it to."

Young Master Dong, or rather, the young man whose real name was Ji Lan, shrugged.

"I knew it. A witch's mind is always impossible to figure out. I guess I'm just out of luck today."

Amber began to walk away. "You did come to help me after all, so here is a friendly tip: the next time you meet him, you'd better patch things up. Because you have genuinely offended him."

Ji Lan raised an eyebrow. "With the way things went, could it have been a fake offense?"

The witch walked into the distance, leaving one last sentence in the air:

"You shouldn't have made up the name 'Sun Never Sets'."