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My Blind Date Has a Secret

She wasn't looking for a perfect man, but a sincere one. Hazel Bennett, an alterations shop owner, meets Felix Sterling, a man with a bad leg, on a blind date. She doesn't weigh the odds; she's drawn to his down-to-earth sincerity. He sees her kindness, warmth, and sense of responsibility. Two middle-aged hearts, tested by life, support and understand each other. With their family's blessing, they build a new home and a warm, happy life together.

Story Guide

Episode 1

A blind date gets ugly fast. Felix Sterling arrives in a wheelchair, and the questions come at him like an interrogation: Do you have a house? No. A job? No. How much does your daughter earn? About 3000 a month. The verdict lands hard — no house, no job, and a wheelchair, so who would dare build a life with him?

Then the truth slips out: he is the chairman of Wanhui Group, pretending to be poor while going on blind dates. Fed up, he swears this is the last setup. The matchmaker promises this woman is gentle and kind. He meets Hazel Bennett, 43, divorced over ten years, with a 23-year-old son and her own tailoring shop. She asks about him — and notices the limp.

My Blind Date Has a Secret - Episode 1

Episode 2

Hazel doesn't flinch. She assumes Felix is like all the others and starts to spell things out, but he beats her to it: his leg has been bad a long time, and whether it fully recovers is uncertain. Consider it, he says. She doesn't need to.

What's the point of sitting here trading numbers about who has how much money? She wants someone to share daily life with, not a business partner. His leg can be treated slowly; money is tight, so they'll spend carefully. Whether they fit, they'll find out by trying. She likes that he's neat, honest, and straightforward — far better than the smooth talkers she met before. He asks if she really means it.

My Blind Date Has a Secret - Episode 2

Episode 3

Hazel takes Felix to her alterations shop. It's small, she warns, so don't mind the cramped space — but it's clean, even if loose threads pile up everywhere. She sits him down and finishes the work in her hands.

Does he want to help? She tests him: can he run a sewing machine? No. Serge edges? No. Take in a waistband? No. Then his biggest help is simply not to help. He agrees.

She works with her hands, speaks plainly, and doesn't perform for him — already treating him like someone who belongs in her ordinary day.

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Episode 4

A customer pushes back on price. Hazel quoted 40 for altering a waist; the shop next door said 25. She tells him to go next door, then refuses to drop even five. The waist needs two layers taken apart, lining included, then re-stitched and pressed. She could sew two quick stitches for 20, but it would bulge, and he'd come back complaining. Not a penny less.

He warns she'll drive customers away with that attitude, that she won't earn the money she should. Her answer is simple: if she isn't earning, why keep the shop open? She stands firm on what her work is worth — the first real clue about who she is.

Episode 5

An elderly customer brings in a jacket with a broken zipper and asks about replacing it, but balks at the 30-yuan price. He decides the coat is old and he'll just make do. Hazel tells him to leave it — she's out of practice lately and can use his jacket to warm up her hands. He points out she's been doing this for over ten years. Age, she says; her hands don't obey like they used to. He can pick it up tomorrow afternoon.

The contradiction stands out: 40 yuan, not a cent less, but now 30 yuan, not a cent charged. She explains the man lost his wife last year and his kids aren't around. Thirty yuan is nothing to her, but not to him — she could simply say there's no charge.

Cast

  • Hazel Bennett — alterations shop owner, 43, divorced, has a 23-year-old son
  • Felix Sterling — man with a bad leg, actually chairman of Wanhui Group, pretending to be poor
  • Zhou Mingyuan — blind date match, possibly Felix's alias

FAQ

Who is Felix Sterling in My Blind Date Has a Secret?

Felix Sterling is a man with a bad leg who arrives at a blind date in a wheelchair. He tells the matchmaker's questions that he has no house and no job, and that his daughter earns about 3000 a month. What the people around him don't know is that he is actually the chairman of Wanhui Group, pretending to be poor while going on blind dates.

Who is Hazel Bennett?

Hazel Bennett is 43, divorced for over ten years, with a 23-year-old son, and she runs her own tailoring and alterations shop. She is described as gentle and kind, and she values honesty over money when it comes to finding a partner.

How do Felix and Hazel meet?

They meet on a blind date arranged by a matchmaker. Felix has sworn off setups after a humiliating date, but the matchmaker promises this woman is gentle and kind, so he agrees to meet Hazel.

Why does Hazel agree to try a relationship with Felix?

Hazel doesn't flinch at his bad leg. She says she wants someone to share daily life with, not a business partner, and that his leg can be treated slowly while they spend carefully. She likes that he is neat, honest, and straightforward, far better than the smooth talkers she met before.

What is Felix's secret in My Blind Date Has a Secret?

Felix is secretly the chairman of Wanhui Group. He pretends to be poor while going on blind dates, letting people believe he has no house, no job, and no money.

What happens when Hazel takes Felix to her alterations shop?

She warns him the shop is small and cramped but clean, with loose threads piled everywhere. She tests whether he can help by running a sewing machine, serging edges, or taking in a waistband, and he can do none of them, so she jokes that his biggest help is simply not to help.

Why does Hazel charge one customer 40 yuan and fix another's zipper for free?

Hazel refuses to drop her price of 40 yuan for altering a waist, even when a customer says the shop next door charges 25, because the work requires taking apart two layers including the lining and re-stitching and pressing it. But when an elderly customer balks at 30 yuan to replace a broken zipper, she tells him to leave the jacket so she can warm up her hands on it and charges him nothing, because he lost his wife last year and his kids aren't around.

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