Cooking Gourmet Meals in the Apocalypse

Chapter 107: Chapter 104: Saving Someone in Person

Situ Yuanyuan leaned forward, planting her hands on the table in front of Chen Xing with a haughty air. ”Explain your relationship with Brother Yiguo. If I’m happy with what I hear, I might just let you go.” Of course, she had no intention of actually letting her go.

’This woman may be dressed plainly, but that face is just too dangerous.’

’She didn’t trust her man to resist being captivated by her.’

’Look at the perfect curve of her jaw, and that skin... This is the apocalypse. How has she kept her skin in such good condition?’

’She’d heard how chaotic the outside world was. People had to fight just for water, to say nothing of food.’

’Yet Chen Xing looked as if she’d had her fill of fruits and vegetables...’

Realizing her thoughts were straying, Situ Yuanyuan snapped back to the present and glared at Chen Xing.

”There’s nothing between us,” Chen Xing said truthfully.

’Although I need to leverage Song Yiguo’s family connections, I have no desire for a closer relationship with him.’

’It would be best if we weren’t even friends. At most, our relationship is one of mutual benefit.’

’Song Yiguo is at the very center of power. Getting too close means I could easily get swept up in things and become cannon fodder.’

Situ Yuanyuan knew she would be difficult. ”Nothing between you, yet you were eating together? Don’t play tough with me right now. You should think about the situation you’re in.”

Chen Xing’s lips curved into a faint smile.

”What are you smiling at?” Seeing her smile, Situ Yuanyuan felt an inexplicable surge of anger.

’She should be trembling with fear, but instead she has this look like she has everything under control. It’s infuriating!’

Chen Xing glanced toward the door.

Right on cue, there was a knock at the door.

Situ Yuanyuan frowned and shouted angrily, ”What is it?”

The door was pushed open from the outside.

A middle-aged man in his forties walked in.

He had a bald spot on the crown of his head and wore a formal tunic suit, looking very proper.

Upon seeing the visitor, Situ Yuanyuan reined in her anger, her tone becoming more respectful. ”Uncle Xie, what brings you here?”

”What else? Your father was worried you were causing trouble, so he sent me to check. What’s all this? Who is she?” Xie Xianyun asked, pointing at Chen Xing.

In truth, his attention had been fixed on Chen Xing the moment he entered the room.

Chen Xing’s senses were sharp. She felt this man knew who she was, and her clear eyes settled on him.

”Uncle Xie... I caught her eating with Brother Yiguo behind my back, and then she hit me...” Situ Yuanyuan whined, playing the victim.

’Uncle Xie always dotes on me the most. He’ll definitely take my side.’

To her surprise, Xie Xianyun showed no sign of taking her side. Instead, he pulled her aside and whispered, ”She’s a guest of the Song Family. If they decide to make an issue of you abducting her like this, it will put your father in a difficult position!”

Situ Yuanyuan felt even more aggrieved. ”But she hit me! I’ve never been treated this way in my entire life! Even my own father can’t bear to lay a hand on me!”

”I know you feel wronged, but... we can’t afford to offend the Song Family right now. Besides, you like Song Yiguo so much... if he finds out you abducted his friend, don’t you think he’ll be angry? The marriage arrangement between our families might even be called off!”

”Right! I can’t make Brother Yiguo angry. If he finds out, he might ignore me from now on!” But then, another thought struck her. ”But what if he’s already been captivated by her? And besides, if we don’t say anything, who’s going to know she died here?”

”Oh, Yuanyuan... your people dragged someone away from the cafeteria. Do you really think Song Yiguo doesn’t know? He most likely already knows and is sending people over as we speak!” ’Sometimes, this girl is just too much to handle,’ Xie Xianyun thought.

’She might listen to him, but there was no getting around the fact that the girl was simple-minded.’

’And yet, for all her simple-mindedness, she still knew how to scheme.’

’She’d managed to drag the woman here and get her under control.’

Situ Yuanyuan refused to back down. ”If I kill her, Brother Yiguo will be completely devoted to me!”

Chen Xing: ”...”

’Your dear Brother Yiguo is into men, you know!’

Although the two stood some distance away, speaking in hushed tones, she still heard every word.

’But... Xie Xianyun was right about one thing: Song Yiguo did know that Situ Yuanyuan had captured me.’

’Of course he knew. I was the one who told him.’

’After killing Situ Yuanyuan’s men, I knew I’d been set up, so I sent a message straight to Song Yiguo.’

’With the Song Family’s power, Song Yiguo would have heard about it immediately after I was targeted anyway.’

’So... my message to him was short and to the point.’

’Five hundred chickens and ducks, one hundred fattened pigs, all of them top-grade.’

’The price I offered was something practically no one could come up with in this apocalypse.’

’I’m also self-aware.’

’I demand payment when I save people, and Song Yiguo certainly wasn’t going to rescue someone for free.’

’As for why I offered such a huge amount?’

’It’s like offering money to a billionaire. How much do you need to offer to even be worth their time?’

’I had to make Song Yiguo feel it was worth his while.’

’An amount like that... not even Song Yiguo would be able to resist.’

’Of course... whatever I’m giving up now, I have ways to get it back from Song Yiguo later.’

’As for Song Yiguo and his men, it would be best if they showed up a little later.’

’I wanted to see Cao Guangrong’s reaction first, and also see what moves the Research Institute would make.’

’Sure enough... this Xie Xianyun basically served himself up on a platter.’

’Even though he tried not to show much interest in me, I caught that flicker in his eyes, and that was enough.’

Just as she was feeling satisfied, Song Yiguo arrived.

Chen Xing hadn’t expected him to come in person, however.

Without knocking, Song Yiguo burst in with his men. ”I hear the Situ family brought my guest here?” He didn’t mince words.

His posture made it clear he was prepared to take her back by force if necessary.

Seeing Song Yiguo, Chen Xing rose from her seat. ”Song Yiguo, this young lady seems to have misunderstood our relationship. Could you please tell her again that we’re merely acquaintances?”

’I have to stay in the Capital City for a while. If Situ Yuanyuan keeps causing trouble, it’ll just be exhausting.’

’Situ Yuanyuan had tried to kill me several times, true.’

’But I’m in no rush to get revenge.’

’For now, I’d rather have some peace and quiet while I’m in the Capital City.’

Situ Yuanyuan’s entire being was focused on the handsome Song Yiguo. ”Brother Yiguo...” She had completely forgotten the disdain he’d shown for the Situ family upon entering.

”The only connection between Chen Xing and me is a life debt,” Song Yiguo explained dismissively, then signaled for Chen Xing to leave with him.

He had come personally because of the very appealing number of livestock and poultry she had offered, worried that the Situ family wouldn’t show enough respect to Vice General Du and his men.

’Chen Xing is a major client, and I don’t think she’s lying... although I really can’t imagine where she’d get all this from.’

’She’s a woman of few words, but her word is her bond.’

’Five hundred chickens and ducks, one hundred fattened pigs... right now, there’s probably no one in the entire world who has that many.’

’Even in the Capital City, where we’re using the most advanced technology for breeding, the reproduction rate can’t keep up with consumption. Everything is in short supply.’

’This amount is a veritable godsend.’

Seeing the two of them about to leave, the jealousy in Situ Yuanyuan’s eyes deepened. ”Brother Yiguo, and you still say there’s nothing between you?” ’If their relationship was so ordinary, why would Song Yiguo have come in person?’