The Gourmet Customizer

Chapter 257: Chapter 129: A Man? Tempt Him with Food

Fortunately, there was a door connecting the office to the break room with the bed.

At 1:30 AM, Ling Shuyu quickly washed up. "Boss, there’s something I’ve been meaning to tell you."

Su Chen’s heart dropped.

’It’s late, we’re all alone, she’s had a few drinks... Things are about to get messy...’

’I’m not accepting a confession if that’s what this is!’

’My teeth are still good; I’m not looking to be a kept man just yet!’

"Boss, did you know..."

Su Chen started to panic. ’Is this really happening?’

"There’s a pervert in our company!"

"Huh?" The sudden swerve caught Su Chen completely off guard. He had been ready to reject her. "What pervert?"

Ling Shuyu took a step closer to Su Chen, the scent of his Safeguard soap wafting from her. "Bai Xiaobo... he’s a pervert!"

HISS!

"What happened?"

In an instant, Su Chen’s mind raced with possibilities. ’Did Bai Xiaobo harass President Ling on WeChat?’

’That doesn’t make sense. The guy has a dirty mind but no guts to act on it. Otherwise, he wouldn’t just be another fish in Zhang Qing’s pond.’

"Right here!" Ling Shuyu pointed to the floor-to-ceiling window in Su Chen’s office. "When I used to be in the office across from this one, I saw someone in flowery shorts taking secret photos of me in the middle of the night! Those shorts belong to Bai Xiaobo. I saw them clearly last time he was drunk!"

’Flowery shorts... taking secret photos...’

Su Chen suddenly recalled a night, long ago, when he’d been sitting right by this very window and noticed a light still on in an office across the way, late at night.

And so... he had turned on his phone’s flashlight to wave hello.

The person on the other side had flashed their light back at him. It was supposed to be a romantic moment, so why...

"Boss, you need to be careful of Bai Xiaobo from now on. I have a bad feeling about that guy."

Su Chen nodded with great indignation. "You’re right! I’ll deal with him first thing tomorrow! I’ll make sure this never happens again!"

"Okay, okay. I’m off to bed then. Thanks for letting me use the bed, Boss~" Tying up her hair, Ling Shuyu disappeared into the bedroom.

Leaving Su Chen to take deep breaths by the lounge chair outside.

’Holy crap, thank god I lent those flowery shorts to Bai Xiaobo!’

...

「The next morning.」

After Zhang Li woke up, she hesitated awkwardly for a long time before finally coming out of the bedroom. She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Su Chen wasn’t in the office.

’This is way too awkward.’

Too embarrassed to even wash up in the boss’s office, Zhang Li tiptoed furtively to the elevator.

She first took the elevator to the third floor, then crept down the stairs to the first. From there, she acted as if she had just arrived for work and took the elevator back up to the second floor.

"Hey, everyone’s here already!"

In the cafeteria, the entire staff of Delicious were sitting at a table, chatting.

Everyone had come in especially early today. Because it was Monday, if they arrived too late, the breakfast would be devoured by that bunch of animals from Xinghui.

But right now, it seemed breakfast wasn’t ready yet.

"Zhang Li, come sit here!" Liu Shengnan patted the empty chair beside her. "Hurry and listen to Bai Xiaobo bragging. He’s saying girls used to chase after him in high school. Can you believe this guy?"

"I can’t." Zhang Li breathed a sigh of relief and sat down next to Sister Shengnan.

’Thank goodness no one noticed anything. Otherwise, it would have been a terribly awkward mess.’

"Yeah, keep on bragging. With a face like yours, what girl would like you?" Liu Shengnan gave Bai Xiaobo a disdainful side-eye.

"Hey, you really don’t believe me? Just wait, I’ll bring my love letters in for you to see!" Xiaobai declared, full of vigor.

He failed to notice that, on the other side of the room, Ling Shuyu was giving him a cold stare.

Inside the kitchen, Su Chen was leaning against the wall. In front of the stove were Liu Ahbao and Zhang Heping.

After today, Ah Bao would be heading to the Capital City to prepare for his competition. Before leaving, Su Chen made sure to tell him to teach the handful of standardized recipes he knew to Zhang Heping.

Otherwise, the breakfast service at Delicious would have to be cut.

At the same time, Su Chen also made a special call to Lu Yongliang.

"Breakfast. My treat. You in?"

"Oh, Master Cui is taking the high-speed train this morning? Well, invite her and her apprentices to come along too. I can’t afford to treat everyone, mind you, but I can definitely treat Master Cui."

"Yup, that’s right, I made the buns myself. In that case, you might as well bring the two Wenwu elders along too. Fine, fine, fine, I’ll treat them all, alright? Happy now?"

Hearing that Su Chen had made the buns himself, Lu Yongliang was beyond excited!

When the first steamer of buns made by Zhang Heping was ready, Su Chen took one, broke it open, and tried a small bite.

’Tsk, this is the benefit of a standardized process. As long as someone has a decent level of skill, they can make S Level meat buns almost right off the bat.’

Besides, Zhang Heping was a senior chef specializing in Lu Cuisine. Under Ah Bao’s tutelage, he managed to reach this level on his very first attempt.

Of course, he still had to rely on a lot of external aids.

For example, a kitchen thermometer, and Liu Ahbao’s "Martial Arts Manual."

It detailed things like at what minute to use low heat, when to switch to high heat, and other points to be mindful of during the stir-frying process.

Without that thing, no one could make S Level meat buns.

Zhang Heping also broke open a bun for himself. Originally, on his first day of work, Zhang the Second had planned to show Boss Su a move or two to prove his skills.

Instead, he had ended up being taught how to make buns by a junior the moment he arrived, and he felt a bit indignant about it.

’What’s so special about a stupid bun that I need to learn how to make it?’

Taking a huge bite of the bun, Zhang Heping’s expression immediately froze.

’Did I really make this?’

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