Among Westley’s friends, the one who desired for marriage the most turned out to be Alexis, who was the wildest. In other
people's perspective, he was the most unlikely person to own the thought of settling down. So, this was beyond Gabrielle's
expectation.
Especially when he asked her about any single girl she knew, she felt a little awkward and didn't really know what to say.
"Alexis, I'm afraid I can't help you," Gabrielle replied while rubbing her nose in embarrassment
"Gabrielle, does this mean all the friends you know had already been married?" Alexis asked disappointedly.
He had thought that since Gabrielle was young, her friends should be at the same age as her as well. After all, few girls got
married in their early twenties. 7
Therefore, he asked for such a request, thinking he had a great chance. Now, hearing what Gabrielle said, he immediately got
upset. It seemed that there was no chance for him.
"It's not like that. Although they are my best friends, I don't pay much attention to their private affairs since I respect their
privacy. No matter how close we are, it still can't be violated. Just like when I married Westley, I didn't tell them at first until
everything became settled. Hence, if they don't want to talk to me about their personal relationship, I don't usually pursue it
further. So, I can't say if they are all singles or not," Gabrielle explained calmly as she expressed her opinion on boundaries.
She was willing to help if she could, but she really had no idea what to do.
"I understand now, but could you help me publicize myself then? Who knows, there could a girl who's available and willing to
have a casual talk with me. At that time, you can tell her my WhatsApp ID. How about that?” Alexis was quick-witted and
adaptable to the circumstances.
Gabrielle couldn't help grinning about how desperate and serious he was about this. Since he was like this, it wouldn't be nice if
she rejected it.
"Okay, I'll help you with it. But I have to wam you not to get your hope too high. You shouldn't expect too much for the result,
lest it doesn't work out.” Gabrielle nodded and intentionally gave Alexis a non-committal reply. She simply decided to give it a try
at least. -
"Really? Gabrielle, thank you very much. No matter what the result is, I'm looking forward to it!" Alexis was the type of person
who had a liberal attitude towards things in life. No matter what the result would be, as long as he had given it a go, he would
feel satisfied.
"I'll do it for you tonight.”
Gabrielle gave him a smile. She also hoped Alexis could find a good girl with this chance.
She had enough confidence in several of Westley's friends being all good men like him. Even though they had different
personalities, they were equivalently kind-hearted after all.
If her friends married any of them, she would be very happy.
“Gabrielle, I know you are excited about your first time acting as a matchmaker, but it's cold outside. Let's go back to the room and continue talking about it there, alright?" Westley held her hand and spoke up only now. He didn't want to disturb her since she was animatedly chatting with Alexis. However, it was too chilly outside and so, it wasn't good to stay here for a long time. He didn't want her to catch cold.
It was too easy for people to get sick in such a freezing weather. Moreover, if it happened, she wouldn't be able to have enough fun in this city.
Pointing at Joseph, Alexis denied exasperatedly. "Hey, buddy, don't you speak ill of me in front of me like that. Maybe you don't
want to get married, but that doesn't mean I don't. And when do I have that kind of requirement? You are making me out to be
a shallow person.” Alexis' expression was determined and serious. He couldn't let Gabrielle misunderstand him as he tried to
rebuild his positive image back.
“Are you sure you aren't? If I remember it right, when we were in school, you said that you simply had one need for your ideal
girl and that is to be pretty.” Jonas didn't go lightly in adding fuel to the fire. :
“Hey, hey, you can't bring that up. Haven't you heard of the saying ‘Yesterday's sun can't dry today's clothes’? The past has
already passed. Besides, I was a kid at that time. Who didn't dream and care about the appearance at that age? Didn't you also
care?" !
How could Alexis bear getting taunted alone? Of course, he had to pull his best friends down if he was going down. After all, who
didn't have the embarrassing past that shouldn't be revealed again?
They were childhood friends and had known each other for many years. Naturally, they were well aware of each other's personal
secrets and so, they had the love-hate relationship. They didn't give up the chance to tease each other by taking advantage of the past events either.
"I did not!"
“Then, neither am I a shallow person!"
Westley didn't want to get involved in their childish bickering session. He even got annoyed that he wanted to take Gabrielle back to their room.
He felt that instead of listening to them here, it was more interesting to return to the room with Gabrielle and do something romantic.
At that time, Gabrielle looked at Westley mischievously and asked, "Westley, what about you?" When she didn't hear any reply
from Westley, she raised her eyebrows at him immediately.
She really wanted to know what requirements Westley had for his girlfriend in the past.
All people had to go past the Stage of being teenagers. So, as a young person, there must have always been some kind of expectations and requirements for one's partner.
Some people liked talented people, some liked good-looking people, and there were still ones who liked humorous people.
“What about me?" Westley innocently asked back in reply as he pretended not to know what Gabrielle was talking about.
“Were the beautiful girls your type as well when you were at school?" Gabrielle directly went straight to the point.
Boys usually liked charming girls who were called the school's "Class Flower" or "Campus Flower". Those types of girls were quite attractive to the boys, to the point that they were pulled into a trance when seeing those girls.
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