LGSG Chapter 36
by VolareThey returned to Sui Yuan Ju.
When the head chef learned that Mr. Xie had also gone out, he was scared out of his wits. What was the difference between this and the boss going on an undercover inspection? And human wage slaves would only be fired or have their performance docked for substandard performance, but they were going to be finished!
The head chef hurriedly rushed to the Bamboo Pavilion, trembling as he personally met the unpredictable final Boss.
“Mr., you…” He hadn’t finished speaking when he saw the joy between Mr. Xie’s brows, and his heart finally settled down.
At least he didn’t need to worry about Mr. Xie encountering danger.
His main concern was that Mr. Xie might be in a bad mood.
But looking at the overflowing emotions of Mr. Xie, he must have not only been unaffected but also gained a lot.
The head chef breathed a sigh of relief.
At the same time, he thought, the rumors were indeed true.
When Xia Ran went out, Mr. Xie had to follow him every step of the way.
They were truly inseparable.
This made the head chef feel even more justified in his tolerant attitude towards Shen Hua. After all, Shen Hua had a good relationship with Xia Ran, which was almost like being half of the family. Pleasing Shen Hua was equal to pleasing Xia Ran. If Xia Ran was happy, Mr. Xie would give him a promotion and a raise.
“I have another matter,” Xie He said.
The head chef’s calm heart suddenly thumped.
Could it be that something had still gone wrong?
“That new wine you developed earlier,” Xie He said, “I like it very much. Invest in it as a daily drink, and send a bottle to the Bamboo Pavilion every day.”
The head chef: “Huh?”
He didn’t expect the topic to suddenly jump to this.
He widened his eyes.
“Is there a problem?” Xie He said.
The head chef quickly shook his head.
He said, “Where does Mr. Xie find this new product good?”
Xie He said meaningfully, “The original flavor is the best.”
The head chef was still pondering the meaning of Mr. Xie’s words with a turbulent heart even after returning to the kitchen.
He had also developed new products before, but Mr. Xie had never expressed any preference. Mr. Xie had always been indifferent. He seemed to accept everything completely, yet he never seemed to take anything to heart. But Mr. Xie’s almost tacit attitude was the most reassuring to the head chef.
Anyway, he developed various new products, and he didn’t actually expect Mr. Xie to like them. He was just trying to make his presence known to Mr. Xie.
But now, Mr. Xie’s liking made the head chef a little uneasy. Because if you said he liked it, Mr. Xie didn’t show that he liked it. He just casually asked the head chef to continue sending wine.
And it had to be “original flavor.”
The head chef couldn’t figure it out after thinking for a long time, so he could only prepare it first. Since he had to ensure daily supply, the head chef couldn’t handle all the work alone. After all, the steps from brewing to finished product were complicated. The head chef couldn’t spend all his energy on this all day long.
The wonderful use of Shen Hua and Fu Qu was revealed.
Anyway, the head chef usually just let them do odd jobs.
“You must look at my steps carefully,” the head chef said, “Mr. Xie’s requirement is the original flavor.”
Shen Hua was now very experienced and didn’t ask what would happen if he couldn’t do it. He quickly stared intently at the head chef’s operation.
On the contrary, Fu Qu’s expression changed slightly.
The final Boss couldn’t have failed to notice the effect of the medicine last time, right? But he still asked for it like this. Was he testing them?
If he didn’t put medicine this time, would the final Boss take the initiative to cause trouble?
Fu Qu hadn’t had much contact with Xie He.
This Mr. Xie was really different from other replica monks. Other monsters couldn’t wait to do something every day to kill people, or enjoy the pleasure of playing with people’s hearts while mingling with players. Only Xie He seemed to not want to do anything, purely Buddha.
Such a final Boss was lucky for players like Shen Hua. But for Fu Qu, it was a bit tricky.
Because his purpose in traversing the copy world was to kill the Boss. If Xie He didn’t cause trouble, it means that he had to try every means to take the initiative, test the bottom line, and provoke the other party. Seemingly the initiative was with Fu Qu, but in fact, he was at a disadvantage. After all, there was no way to predict the Boss’s behavior.
And he encountered such an abnormal brain circuit.
The degree of difficulty was doubled.
No wonder Fu Qu would wildly overthink things because of the slightest disturbance.
Fu Qu looked solemn.
He felt that the final Boss still had a bit of probing in his mind.
Although adding medicine might increase the Boss’s hatred value, who knew what the weird love brain would do if he didn’t add medicine. Anyway, Fu Qu was going to kill him, so it didn’t matter if he provoked him a few more times.
Fu Qu said, “Head chef, my stomach hurts. I want to go to the toilet.”
The head chef said, “Okay.”
It just so happened that Shen Hua was confused and kept pestering the head chef to ask questions.
The head chef didn’t have time to be upset with Fu Qu.
Fu Qu slipped out and found Mu Jingyao, who was also working.
“Boss?” Mu Jingyao walked out in confusion.
He was puzzled.
Didn’t Fu Qu say that he wanted to keep his distance from him in the open?
Could there be something urgent?
Mu Jingyao’s expression was serious: “Is the BOSS going on a killing spree?”
Fu Qu: “.”
Fu Qu: “It’s not that serious.”
“Do you still have that… x-drug from last time? Give it all to me.” The man seemed a little embarrassed to ask for other people’s items, and then added, “If you want any rare items, I’ll compensate you double.”
Mu Jingyao: “x-drug?”
Only then did Fu Qu realize that he had blurted it out. He quickly covered up his embarrassment with a cough: “Cough cough, it’s the desire potion.”
Mainly, this thing and x-drug didn’t seem to be much different with Mr. Xie.
Wait.
What on earth was that guy up to!
Mu Jingyao didn’t think much.
He felt that there must be a reason for what Fu Qu was doing.
What’s more, Mu Jingyao had always been a profit-driven person.
Anyway, he could get two rare items from Fu Qu by getting the potion for free. As for what Fu Qu really wanted to do, it was no longer important to Mu Jingyao.
Fu Qu took the desire potion and hurried back.
It just so happened that Shen Hua had made a bottle of wine under the guidance of the head chef.
“Go, go, go,” the head chef said, “I’ll go over there and teach you.”
He was very satisfied with Shen Hua’s finished product and told Shen Hua to send the wine over today.
It coincided with Xia Ran coming to find Shen Hua to learn how to make small cakes right after getting off work.
Shen Hua directly handed the wine to Xia Ran.
Xia Ran: “This is…?”
Shen Hua simply told Xia Ran about the head chef’s instructions today.
Xia Ran’s brows were a little dazed.
Wasn’t Mr. Xie uncomfortable with this wine?
Before he realized his feelings, he was still passable.
Xia Ran had always known that Mr. Xie was not completely reserved towards him. But now his heart felt a little sour.
He had always thought that he was special and different.
But it turned out that he also possessed the greedy nature of humans.
Clearly, he wasn’t an important figure by Mr. Xie’s side. Even the closest friends wouldn’t tell each other everything in detail.
This feeling of loss clearly crossed the line.
Xie He was very gentle.
Gentleness always blurred the distance of socializing.
In the future, in order to protect Mr. Xie’s innocence, he should take the initiative to stay away from Mr. Xie.
Xia Ran wasn’t too happy after taking the wine.
But this time he learned to cover up his emotions.
Shen Hua didn’t have time to notice the abnormality.
He was busy showing Xia Ran the process of kneading the dough, so he ignored the mixed feelings of the black-haired youth just now.
Fu Qu’s learning ability was very strong.
Therefore, the speed of making finished products was much faster than Shen Hua.
After all, if he didn’t study, he would have died in countless copy worlds long ago.
He thought to himself that the copy world was pretty good.
If you wanted good wine, you could produce finished products in a day.
Fu Qu’s wine was taken to the cellar by the head chef for storage.
In the future, he and Shen Hua would be responsible for making a copy every day.
While the head chef was away, and Shen Hua and Xia Ran were busy making small cakes, Fu Qu, who was off work, intentionally or unintentionally dripped a little potion into the wine.
Xia Ran didn’t notice, took it back to the Bamboo Pavilion, and watched Xie He drink it.
“During the day today,” Xie He said, “the room you slept in accidentally caught fire because of aging wires.”
Xia Ran was startled: “Mr. Xie and the butler are not injured, right?”
Xie He: “The rescue was timely, but… it can’t be used temporarily.”
The black-haired youth said seriously: “As long as Mr. Xie is not injured.”
He had been watching Xie He’s expression after drinking the wine.
There were no more signs of weakness.
Clearly, it was the most anticipated result, but Xia Ran was inexplicably uncomfortable.
Could it be that Mr. Xie was pretending before, lying to him?
No no no.
A thought immediately rejected the negative ideas that popped up abruptly in his mind.
Xia Ran thought, Mr. Xie was extremely nice.
The head chef must have improved the recipe.
“What’s wrong?” Xie He said.
Xia Ran was shocked and came back to his senses, asking: “What about that boy who looks very similar to Mr. Xie?”
Xie He’s expression was indifferent: “He went back to where he should go.”
The same answer as last time.
Xia Ran opened his mouth.
He thought, that guess was probably correct.
It was just that this time, he was no longer awkward because of the deception.
Because Shen Hua said that this method, similar to a soul slice, must be harmful to the main body.
What did Mr. Xie experience to be like this?
Even if Xia Ran didn’t know the cause and effect of the matter, he had already begun to feel sorry for Xie He.
He took a step forward, originally wanting to naturally hold Xie He’s hand.
He raised it halfway, then remembered his determination to keep his distance.
But before Xia Ran could withdraw his action, the coldness of Xie He’s palm enveloped his raised fingertips.
“Do you want to say something to me?” Xie He said.
Xia Ran stared at Xie He’s face.
He found that as long as he was touched or stared at by Mr. Xie, he would no longer be able to feel any resentment or anger.
“I…” Xia Ran averted Xie He’s gaze, “I just think that I will never let Mr. Xie get hurt again in the future.”
Such words were indeed a bit exaggerated.
A considerate person would thank or take the initiative to do something for him. A wooden person would ask Xia Ran why he suddenly made such a declaration.
Xie He was neither.
He just used his other free hand to tuck the broken hair beside Xia Ran’s temples behind his ears, and said softly: “Then you have to protect me well in the future. You can’t leave me, I get hurt easily.”
Xia Ran was coaxed to nod blankly.
“Your room probably can’t be slept in for a short period of time,” Xie He said intentionally or unintentionally, “We’ve shared a bed more than once or twice, Ranran, can you make do with it?”
Xia Ran still wanted to nod subconsciously, but after realizing what he was doing, he quickly shook his head.
No.
If he slept in the same bed, he would have ulterior motives, and Mr. Xie would be unaware. That’s not fair!
Xia Ran said decisively: “No.”
He felt that his behavior seemed too strange and rash, so he quickly added a few sentences with a flushed face.
“Mr. Xie, there are other…”
His voice gradually faded.
Because Xia Ran saw that the smile on the face of the Mr. Xie in front of him cooled down little by little.
It solidified and disappeared.
Finally, it formed a piece of ice-like coldness with the white hair.
Although the cold-faced Xie He was beautiful.
But the animal-like intuition told Xia Ran.
It was best not to continue speaking.