Cooking Gourmet Meals in the Apocalypse

Chapter 241: Chapter 238: That Bastard Chen Xing Must Be Behind This

Chen Xing heard him clearly, and a murderous intent instantly ignited in her eyes.

’I was just about to kill him, and he’s delivering himself to my doorstep?’

But before she could make a move, Li Feibai was already in front of Situ Yibo in a flash.

With the crack of a gunshot, Situ Yibo was dead.

Situ Yibo hadn’t even unleashed his superpower; it slowly dissipated in his hand.

But many people had seen the superpower he was gathering. Was he planning to kill Chen Xing, or... Young Master Li?

And so, Situ Yibo, who no longer had the powerful backing of the Situ family, was dragged out like a dead pig.

Now, at the Li family’s estate.

Young Master Li was the one who killed him. Who would dare interfere? Who would dare ask questions?

Besides, Situ Yibo had made the first move. At worst, Li Feibai’s actions would be considered self-defense.

Chen Xing was also summoned to the study by Mr. Li.

Li Feibai, worried, opened the door to come in but was scolded and shooed out by Mr. Li.

When only the two of them were left, Mr. Li had a benevolent expression on his face. ”You’re Chen Xing?”

”Yes!” Chen Xing didn’t want the old man to get the wrong idea, so she took the initiative to say, ”I have no relationship with Li Feibai. You don’t have to worry!”

After all, they were a great and powerful family.

She was someone without even a name or memories.

Their social statuses were a mismatch. She understood why he would object after hearing Li Feibai confess his feelings; it was perfectly normal.

But Mr. Li asked another question. ”I recall that not long ago, Young Master Song publicly declared you were his girlfriend?”

”Yes!” Since the old man already knew about it, she could just use that as a pretext.

Then she fell silent again, looking at the old man.

Mr. Li laughed out loud. ”I know you have no relationship whatsoever with Young Master Song. The one he likes is someone else entirely!”

Chen Xing: ”...”

”Little girl, do you know you’re the first woman my mischievous grandson has ever said he likes?”

Chen Xing was slightly embarrassed.

She didn’t have the audacity to tell the old man to his face, ’I don’t like your grandson.’

Mr. Li’s eyes shone with the joy of seeing his grandson grow up. ”I always thought Feibai was just a foolish boy who did nothing but cause trouble. It wasn’t until today that I realized he’s grown up without me even noticing!”

When Li Feibai, who had been missing for some time, suddenly returned and said he had personally killed his sister’s murderer, he had been so thrilled.

He was already an old man. If his grandson remained an ignorant good-for-nothing, how could he rest easy entrusting the Li Family to him?

Because of this grandson, he didn’t even dare to die.

”This is all thanks to you. Only with your help could he avenge his sister!” Mr. Li knew that when Li Feibai was in danger, Chen Xing had stepped in to help.

Chen Xing smiled but said nothing.

”I know my grandson has many shortcomings, but I will guide him properly. You don’t need to worry! As for you two dating, I wholeheartedly approve. You’ll have to look after my clueless grandson from now on.”

”Mr. Li, I think you may have misunderstood. Li Feibai and I are not...”

”Alright! You should go out and see. Otherwise, that little rascal will think I’m going to eat you,” Mr. Li said, waving his hand.

Chen Xing: ”...” She could only leave for now.

Naturally, Mr. Li had his own plans.

’Chen Xing is no simple character!’

’Someone Song Yiguo tried so hard to recruit is definitely no ordinary person.’

He had also investigated and found that she had done many things an ordinary person could never accomplish.

’I’m old. How much longer can I live?’

If a capable woman was there to help Li Feibai, he could finally rest easy.

In another room, Li Sirong stared bleakly at the wall in front of her.

Just moments ago, her father, who had always doted on her, had cursed her out. He called her shameless for causing such a scene at Mr. Li’s birthday banquet. His final words were, ”I have no shameless daughter like you!” before he stormed out in a rage.

Her older brother, feeling even more disgraced, slapped her so hard her ears rang. ”Li Sirong, you’re such a slut! All that time pretending to be so pure, was it all just to fool Dad and me? I finally managed to arrange an engagement with the Fang Family from the North, and now you’ve completely ruined it!” He looked like he wanted to tear Li Sirong to pieces.

The Fang Family from the North was nearly as powerful as the Li Family. They had a twenty-two-year-old daughter who had agreed to marry him just a few days ago.

With the Li family now embroiled in this scandal, would the engagement still stand?

He shot his own sister a vicious look, as if she were his mortal enemy, then slammed the door on his way out.

Li Sirong felt her heart constrict. She was helpless and lost.

Even now, she couldn’t figure out what had gone wrong.

It seemed like just a short while ago, she had the upper hand and was about to crush Chen Xing.

She remembered that when she was carried out of the room, Lu Haoran had been there too.

The undisguised contempt in his eyes was like a knife twisting in her heart.

”Tsk tsk... So shameless!” The sound of women gossiping drifted in from outside. ”Do you remember at the last banquet, she claimed she was a clean freak and was saving herself for Young Master Lu? It’s only been a few days, and she’s already climbed into someone else’s bed?”

It was clearly a private conversation, but they were deliberately speaking loudly enough for her to hear.

”I heard Situ Yibo is already married and even has a daughter.”

”Oh my god, I didn’t know that! Doesn’t that make her the other woman?”

”The other woman? That’s giving her too much credit. The two of them were probably just satisfying a physical need, or maybe they had some ulterior motive.”

”...”

Hearing this, Li Sirong couldn’t sit still any longer. She threw open the door, rushed out, and grabbed one of the gossiping women by the neck. ”Who are you talking about?”

The two women couldn’t stand Li Sirong’s superior attitude, which she put on because of her family’s status. ”We didn’t say your name. What are you getting so worked up about?”

”Did we say your name, Miss Li?” the other woman said, helping her friend yank her arm free from Li Sirong’s grasp. ”If you’re afraid of people talking, then don’t do it! Hmph...”

The two of them had come specifically to embarrass and provoke Li Sirong.

Li Sirong felt a suffocating tightness in her chest. Forgetting how scantily she was dressed, she immediately ran down toward the banquet hall.

’Chen Xing. It must have been that bitch Chen Xing’s doing.’

’I just came up with a plan to humiliate her, and then the exact same thing happened to me. Who else could it be but Chen Xing?’

She rushed downstairs, ignoring everyone’s astonished stares, and headed straight for Chen Xing.

Li Ruixiao and Li Siqi were dumbfounded. Never before had they so desperately wished they had no connection to her.

The crowd, however, looked on as if they were watching a good show.

Some of the more respectable women shot her looks of disdain, while the men wore expressions of enjoyment. After all, you could usually only see a woman dressed so revealingly in the privacy of your own bedroom.

Seeing it out in the open like this was a rare sight indeed.

Li Sirong was wearing only a white, nearly transparent nightgown, with nothing underneath.

Seeing Li Sirong storming toward her, the corners of Chen Xing’s mouth curled into a slight smile.

’If she could have just kept her composure, or at least not been so emotional, she wouldn’t have had to die just yet.’

’My original intention was to let Li Sirong feel the sting of the world’s pointing fingers for a while longer.’

’What a pity... to die so soon!’