Chapter 99

"Ouch, I'm so tired."

Li Qi returned to the kitchen, stretched lazily, and his face showed signs of fatigue. Yesterday, he had slept for less than two hours, and now he had just cooked over ten dishes in one go. He had also been scared half to death by that wealthy man. Even an iron man would feel very tired.

"Brother Li, I think it's so late now, there shouldn't be any more customers. Why don't you go rest first?" Chen Anan said with concern.

"Right, right, right. We'll keep an eye on things here. Brother Li, you go rest in the back yard first." Wu Xiaoliu also nodded in agreement. He really didn't want to be under the same roof as Li Qi today; it was just too damn scary.

That was a good idea.

Li Qi looked at Wu Xiaoliu with some concern and said, "Are you sure you can handle it?"

"Don't worry, I guarantee nothing will go wrong," Wu Xiaoliu said confidently.

Li Qi hesitated for a moment, thinking to himself that it was time to train these few young men. He nodded and said, "Alright. I'll leave it to you. Remember, if any customers order dishes, don't try to handle it yourselves. You must call me, don't ruin my reputation."

"Okay, I understand."

Li Qi nodded and was about to leave when he caught a glimpse of the cucumbers in the basket. His eyes lit up, and he thought, "Why not make a face mask while I'm at it?" He walked over, picked up the cucumbers, washed them, and then took a knife and quickly sliced them into about twenty to thirty pieces. He put them on a plate and turned around to find everyone staring at him blankly. He frowned and said, "What are you looking at? Get back to work!"

He then carried the plate of cucumbers to the back yard. Since Lady Qin had been called back to her parents' house by her father that afternoon, the rest room was empty.

Li Qi washed his face and then lay down on the bed, placing the cucumber slices on his face one by one. The cool sensation made him groan in pleasure, and he muttered to himself, "Feels great. If only I could get a girl to give me a massage, it would be perfect."

As he spoke, an image of Lady Qin popped into his mind.

Thinking of Lady Qin's shy smile, Li Qi's lips curled into a lecherous grin as he drifted off to sleep.

He didn't know how long he had been asleep.

"Ah—!"

Suddenly, a scream woke Li Qi up, and he also screamed, "Ah—!"

"Li Qi?"

Huh? That voice sounds like Lady Qin's.

Li Qi suddenly realized and turned his head to see Lady Qin standing at the door. He was startled and said, "Lady Qin?"

Lady Qin, with fear in her eyes, pointed at Li Qi and said, "What—what are you doing?"

"I'm sleeping."

Li Qi was taken aback and then asked, "Lady Qin, what were you screaming about just now?"

"Your—face?"

"My face? What's wrong with my face?"

Li Qi instinctively touched his face and suddenly realized what was happening. He let out a long sigh and said, "I was making a face mask." He then picked up a cucumber slice that had fallen off his face and waved it, saying, "This is cucumber, and it's edible." He then put the cucumber in his mouth and started eating it.

"Cucumber? You really scared me."

Lady Qin, still shaken, patted her chest. She had just returned from her parents' house and wanted to rest in this room. When she entered, she suddenly saw a person lying on the bed with something strange on his face, which made her scream. It wasn't until Li Qi sat up and a few cucumber slices fell off his face that she realized it was Li Qi, and she breathed a sigh of relief. She then asked curiously, "What did you mean by 'face mask'?"

"Oh, this face mask is really good, especially for women."

As soon as he mentioned the face mask, Li Qi's spirits soared, and he began to educate Lady Qin about beauty care.

Lady Qin looked at him suspiciously and said, "You mean putting cucumber on your face can not only eliminate fatigue but also beautify and rejuvenate the skin?"

"Exactly."

Li Qi nodded and suddenly jumped off the bed, walked up to Lady Qin, and brought his face close to hers, scaring her so much that she took two steps back, angry and frightened, and said, "What are you doing?"

Sweat! This lady is thinking the wrong way. Is my character really that bad?

Li Qi rolled his eyes, stretched his neck, and pointed to his face, saying, "Lady Qin, look at my face. Isn't it more moisturized than this morning? Doesn't it look like a teenager's face?"

Lady Qin glanced at him, blushed, and said softly, "It is a bit different, but not as exaggerated as you say."

"I just did it for the first time. If you do it more often, the effect will be even more noticeable."

Li Qi chuckled and said, "Lady Qin, why don't you try it? There are still a few cucumbers in the kitchen."

"I'll pass. You can keep the cucumbers."

This sounded a bit evil.

Li Qi shook his head, trying to clear his mind of those dirty thoughts, and said with a gloomy face, "If that's the case, then forget it. But, Lady Qin, I can guarantee that if you use the face mask for a month, you'll look like you're in your late teens."

Lady Qin's heart was somewhat moved, as beauty is a woman's nature. But her face showed a mix of embarrassment and anger, and she said, "What do you mean by 'late teens'? If you keep talking nonsense, I—"

She suddenly didn't know how to continue. She originally wanted to say that she would kick him out, but then she remembered that Li Qi was also the owner of the restaurant and on equal footing with her, so it wouldn't be appropriate to say that.

"Alright, alright, I won't say it. Don't get upset, Lady Qin."

Li Qi saw Lady Qin's red face and knew she was shy, so he quickly smiled and sat down on a chair, crossing his legs and eating the cucumber slices he had just taken off his face.

Lady Qin huffed and sat down in the seat of honor.

After a moment of silence, Lady Qin was the first to speak, "I heard a distinguished guest came to the restaurant earlier?"

Li Qi was taken aback and said, "Did Uncle Wu tell you?"

Lady Qin nodded slightly.

Li Qi smiled and said, "He's not just a distinguished guest; he's a big spender. The money he spent on one meal could cover the cost of ten customers. If he comes every day, it would be great, and we could even save on Anan's and the others' meals."

Lady Qin shook her head lightly and asked, "Have you met him?"

"Yes. After he finished eating, he specifically asked me to sit with him," Li Qi nodded.

"What does he look like?"

Li Qi thought for a moment and said, "Well—, he's quite handsome, almost as good as me. If he were a bit younger, he might be a match for me. But his presence is really strong. He has a few bodyguards, and even his fan is inlaid with jade. He's very generous, giving gold. Sigh... I wonder when I'll reach that level." As he spoke, Li Qi's face showed a look of longing.

This guy is hopeless.

Lady Qin shook her head helplessly and said, "What did he talk about with you?"

"He just praised my cooking, and I humbly accepted it. It's all the usual stuff. But he was very interested in 'The World's Best.' Don't worry, I didn't reveal anything to him. Oh, by the way, he likes to brag, saying he can solve my three absolute couplets within a month. He's really thick-skinned."

Thicker than you?

Lady Qin gave him a dirty look and said, "Is that all he said?"

"Yes."

Li Qi nodded and asked curiously, "Lady Qin, why are you so interested in him? Is he here for you, or—"

Lady Qin was instantly furious and didn't care anymore. She slammed her hand on the table and shouted, "Get out!"

Damn. I said the wrong thing again. Oh well.

Li Qi said in a pitiful tone, "Do I have to leave?"

"Get out."

...

After being kicked out, Li Qi sneaked into Chen Anan's room to take a nap. When it was almost closing time, he returned to the restaurant, went to the kitchen, and planned to take the remaining cucumbers back to Lady Qin's house to make another face mask. However, when he got there, the cucumbers were already gone. He asked Wu Xiaoliu, "Six, where are those cucumbers?"

"Oh, Little Peach took them just now," Wu Xiaoliu replied, thinking to himself, "What's with all the people asking for cucumbers today?"

"Little Peach?"

Li Qi was taken aback and then burst out laughing. This lady is really too cute.

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