late bloomer

Chapter 106 Because I Care
Ye Lanfeng told her on the phone that a culinary competition for non-cooks will be held in the city, and the champion will have a prize of 10 yuan.

The last time I just listened to him talking, I didn't expect that there would be such a competition.

"How about it, woman, are you excited? Do you want to give it a try?"

"It's very exciting. But I have to participate to win the championship!"

The champion is 10 yuan, this organizer is really rich!
"You mean you'll attend."

"City A is full of talented people, how can I cook well in front of these great gods? Night club, don't laugh at me." Lin Xiyao smiled wryly.

"I say you can do it. I have already signed up for you. The preliminary round will be a week later, at the International Plaza. If you pass the semi-finals, someone will mail you the content related to the competition." Ye Lanfeng hung up the phone directly after finishing speaking, Don't give her any chance to say no.

"Hey you……"

Lin Xiyao was speechless, what kind of play is this perverted man playing?When did he care about her so much?Knowing that she was short of money, he even signed up for a cooking competition for her. This CEO is so leisurely!

Lin Xiyao was a little apprehensive. Since she was a child, she hadn't participated in any competitions, let alone this cooking competition in City A.

In the end, she decided that for the 10 yuan, she went all out and decided to compete.

During the preliminary round, there were huge crowds of people, it was like participating in the audition.

A large number of people were eliminated in the preliminary round. Lin Xiyao successfully passed the preliminary round, entered the semi-finals with the others, and finally entered the final.The finalists, just twenty, were selected from more than 2000 preliminary contestants.The whole process took only a week.

On the day when she won the final right, Lin Xiyao received the entry documents sent by the organizer. She opened them and read them carefully. The content of the entries required five dishes and one soup, namely pickled fish, sweet and sour pork ribs, beer duck, and fish-flavored eggplant. , tomato and egg soup, plus a vegetable.The time is two hours.Twenty judges will score, and the scores will be calculated to determine the ranking.

Five dishes and one soup, one week to prepare.

But how to cook the five dishes and one soup to taste better?She is not a chef, the food she cooks is actually very simple, I'm afraid it will be difficult for the judges to catch her eyes.

In fact, her cooking skills are basically learned from her mother Bai Xiaochen.

She suddenly thought of an idea, yes, talk to her mother.

Bai Xiaochen was very happy to learn that her daughter was going to participate in the cooking competition, and discussed with her for a long time.

In the next few days, Lin Xiyao devoted herself to preparing for the competition.

The evening before the match, Ye Lanfeng appeared in Lin Xiyao's dormitory again, and he asked her how her preparations were going with concern.

Regarding his concern, Lin Xiyao was stunned for a while, and her heart became more and more confused. Why did he care about her so much?Doesn't he hate her very much?Didn't he try to torture her?He slapped her, strangled her neck, kicked her out of bed, threw her out of the car on the way, and sexually abused her... He said that if she wanted to die, she could only die by his hands...

But is Ye Lanfeng's brain broken now?

Ye Lanfeng seemed to see her thoughts, raised her handsome eyebrows, and said, "Don't think about it. I just don't want to have only two dishes when I come to eat in the future."

Lin Xiyao was speechless for a moment.

"Almost ready." She replied.

"Do it again, let me try it out! Give you some advice by the way."

Lin Xiyao gave him a contemptuous look, and said it really nicely, what guidance?Obviously wanting to use this to get money, hypocrisy!

But she still went into the kitchen.

Ye Lanfeng sat down on the sofa in the living room with a proud face, feeling happy and blessed.

More than an hour later, Lin Xiyao brought five dishes and one soup to the dining table, pickled fish, sweet and sour pork ribs, beer duck, fish-flavored eggplant, tomato and egg soup, plus a vegetable...

Five dishes and one soup, all of which are the most common home-cooked dishes, with all kinds of color, fragrance and taste, the nightclub master's eyes are shining, without waiting for Lin Xiyao to speak, he just sits down, picks up the chopsticks, and tastes everything In the past, every time I tried the same, I nodded repeatedly to express my praise.

Lin Xiyao didn't speak until the master of the nightclub was full, and asked cautiously: "Ye Lanfeng, how is it? Is it too simple? I can't do the hotel kind."

Ye Lanfeng nodded and said, "No, this is very good."

With his affirmation, Lin Xiyao was relieved a lot.

"Afeng, I find it very strange. Why does this culinary competition require every contestant to cook the same dishes? Isn't it good to have free choice?" Lin Xiyao asked out her doubts for a week.

Ye Lanfeng said: "Stupid woman. If you choose freely, everyone will choose their own best. If each contestant cooks different dishes, it will be more difficult to evaluate. Therefore, only the same cuisine can tell who is the best. Your culinary skills are the best. Do you understand?"

Lin Xiyao suddenly realized: "So that's the case. I understand."

"Stupid! I can't understand such a simple truth." Ye Lanfeng stretched out her right index finger, and tapped her forehead, "Woman, quickly take out the chicken feet with pickled peppers."

Lin Xiyao suppressed a smile: "Nightclub, I've been experimenting with five dishes and one soup this week. How can I have time to make chicken feet with pickled peppers? That's good. If I win the championship, I'll treat you to it again. How about it?"

"Okay, it's a deal." Ye Lanfeng said expectantly.

Lin Xiyao looked at him with even more disdain, Boss, then I have to win the championship, right?If you can't get the ranking, hehe...

After the meal, Lin Xiyao had been waiting for Ye Lanfeng to leave, but a certain man had been hanging on and had no intention of leaving.

In the end, Lin Xiyao couldn't help urging him: "It's so late, you should go."

Ye Lanfeng glanced at her indifferently: "It's so late, how dare you drive me away? I was thinking that you will have a competition tomorrow, so I will stay with you to soothe your anxious heart."

Lin Xiyao frowned, and directly refused: "Nightclub, no. I'm afraid that if I can't get up tomorrow, it will affect the competition."

To put it nicely, what does it mean to soothe her anxious heart?Obviously want to eat her!
Ye Lanfeng glanced at her coldly: "How dare you resist me?"

He stretched out his big hand, grabbed Lin Xiyao's hand, and dragged her directly into the bathroom.

Lin Xiyao could only scream in her heart, it's over, she must be tossed to death by him tonight, why do she still participate in the competition?Not to mention winning the championship, two weeks have been wasted.

But to Lin Xiyao's great surprise, in the bathroom, a certain man took a bath calmly, came out after washing and drying himself, and took out a set of gray pajamas from the bag he brought.

The corners of Lin Xiyao's mouth twitched, perverted, so she was already ready to come and spend the night with her!

Lin Xiyao was ready to let him ravage her, but who knew, a certain man didn't fall down when he saw her like usual.When lying on the bed, he hugged her tightly and did not make any other movements.

He said: "Xi Yao, you can do it. Get a good sleep tonight."

After saying this, he quickly fell asleep.It wasn't until he heard his steady breathing that Lin Xiyao finally confirmed that the man was really asleep.

Huh?What happened to this man today?Which tendon is wrong?

Ye Lanfeng's anomaly made Lin Xiyao very uncomfortable and not used to it.

She would rather he torments her as usual before going to sleep peacefully, but now...

Finished!

Lin Xiyao cried inwardly, could it be that she is used to his abuse?
No, she was just worried that he would get up in the middle of the night to torture her, that's why she had such thoughts!
My mind was racing wildly, and I fell asleep unconsciously.

After waking up, there was also no sign of this man around him.

This time, she felt that she was sleeping peacefully and at ease. She had to admit that sleeping in his arms really felt safe.

It's just that last night that man's safety made her very puzzled. She even thought that there must be something wrong with this perverted man's body, right?
The cooking competition is held at three o'clock in the afternoon.

At two o'clock, Cheng Yinfan came to pick up Lin Xiyao.

"Brother is very busy, he wants me to come pick you up." He smiled lightly, showing his white teeth.

"Thank you, Brother Cheng."

Along the way, Cheng Yinfan drove the car quietly without saying a word.It wasn't until Lin Xiyao got out of the car that he said, "Xiyao, come on, you can do it!"

"Thank you!"

To him, Lin Xiyao didn't know how to thank such a man who repeatedly saved her.

Regardless of the process of the competition, as Ye Lanfeng and Cheng Yinfan expected, Lin Xiyao won the highest score, and she was the champion.

When the host announced the name of the champion, Lin Xiyao was stunned for a long time, the champion, 10 RMB!
Is this money coming too easily?

She only felt a big egg hit her head, knocking her out directly.

She walked down the podium with the trophy in her hands, and the sound of people's conversations came from her ears.

"It's just a cooking competition, and the prize money for the champion is 10 yuan. It's really enviable."

"I heard that the sponsor is Ye's Group."

"Oh, no wonder. The president of Ye's Group heard that he is young, handsome and single. I don't know who will be so lucky to marry him in the future."

"Look, isn't that the nightclub surrounded by a group of people over there?"

……

So, a group of nympho women immediately ran towards Ye Lanfeng's direction.

Lin Xiyao stood where she was, looking at the man who was tall and full of aura not far in front of her, and instantly understood something in her heart.

She always had a feeling that Ye Lanfeng organized this cooking competition just for her!

why?
She suddenly rushed forward, pushed aside the crowd, squeezed in front of Ye Lanfeng, stuffed the trophy into his arms, turned and left.

Ye Lanfeng had sharp eyes and quick hands, and he reached out and grabbed one of her hands, and dragged her to his front.

He waved his hand, signaling those who followed him to back off.

"Woman, what do you mean?" He asked coldly.

Lin Xiyao raised her head: "I still want to ask you what you mean!"

"You think it's my fault?"

Lin Xiyao was sad, she lowered her head: "I thought everyone liked the dishes I made, but it turned out not to be."

Ye Lanfeng laughed: "Lin Xiyao, don't you think that you won the championship because of me?"

"Isn't it? What do you mean?"

"Woman, you think you are too attractive. I am a sponsor. If I want to give you 10 yuan, why should I be so boring? Just give you the money? But Why should I give you money? Because I just told you that there is such a competition because I feel sorry for you." After Ye Lanfeng finished speaking, she put the trophy back into her hand and left without looking back.

Lin Xiyao watched his tall back gradually disappear, feeling mixed feelings in her heart.

"Brother didn't lie to you. The judges didn't know him, they all gave the real ratings based on the dishes you cooked." Cheng Yinfan stood beside her at some point, and said flatly, "This is the food in the city. At that time, the organizer of the culinary competition had asked my eldest brother for sponsorship, but my eldest brother never responded. Until two weeks ago, the organizer came to the door again, and my eldest brother readily agreed. Xiyao, the dishes you cook, My eldest brother and I knew it well, so it’s not surprising that you won the championship.”

Lin Xiyao's eyes were still fixed on the direction Ye Lanfeng was going away, and she murmured: "Brother Cheng, is everything you said true?"

Cheng Yinfan nodded: "I know the elder brother's personality best, there is no need for him to lie to you."

Lin Xiyao lowered her eyes: "So, I misunderstood him? He must be angry."

"Xi Yao, don't take it to heart, brother is not such a stingy person."

Lin Xiyao stopped talking.

Ye Lanfeng is right, she thinks herself too attractive, she is his enemy, why should he give her money?He just told her about such an opportunity to make money because he saw her eating so simple and felt sorry for her.In his eyes, she is a poor wretch, right?
Lin Xiyao thought sadly.

"Hmph, are you ashamed to rely on a man to win the championship?" Lin Jingjing suddenly stood in front of the two of them.

Cheng Yinfan protected Lin Xiyao behind him like a reflex, and asked sharply, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

"I said that Lin Xiyao's championship is determined by default!" Lin Jingjing said loudly.

As soon as she finished speaking, Cheng Yinfan slapped her with a palm, and with a "snap", immediately attracted a crowd of onlookers.

Lin Jingjing was knocked down to the ground, blood oozing from her nose and mouth.

Cheng Yinfan wanted to go up and beat her up, but was stopped by Lin Xiyao, she said, "Brother Cheng, forget it, I don't want to argue with this kind of person."

Cheng Yinfan nodded, turned around and warned Lin Jingjing: "If you dare to hurt Xi Yao again, I will let you die without a place to bury you!"

He has never beaten women, but he has lived for 26 years. This is the most shameless woman he has ever seen. She keeps hurting Lin Xiyao, so he will treat her like a man, what to do or what to do.

Lin Xiyao pulled Cheng Yinfan away, and Lin Jingjing yelled behind her: "Did you see that a pair of men and women bullied me? That woman stole my man, and now she's having sex with two men at the same time." One piece, have you ever seen such a shameless woman..."

Lin Jingjing's words became more and more outrageous, and Cheng Yinfan couldn't bear it anymore, he pulled out a short knife while turning around, and walked towards Lin Jingjing step by step, he planned to cut off this woman's tongue!
Lin Jingjing suddenly raised her head and saw the shiny blade in Cheng Yinfan's hand, which was still shining coldly. She was so frightened that she immediately got up from the ground, threw off her high heels, and ran away at a speed of [-] meters. The speed was so fast ,Surprisingly.

Cheng Yinfan's face turned cold, thinking that this woman was not afraid of anything, but it turned out that she was afraid of knives.

Cheng Yinfan wanted to send Lin Xiyao back to the hospital, but Lin Xiyao refused.

"Brother Cheng, thank you. I don't bother you. I want to go around."

"But..." Cheng Yinfan looked at her worriedly.

Lin Xiyao understood what he was worried about, and smiled: "Brother Cheng, don't worry. Lin Jingjing was scared away by you just now, and she won't come back. If she dares to do something to me, I will deal with it myself."

Cheng Yinfan had no choice but to obey her.

But he was worried after all, he quietly followed Lin Xiyao all the way, hiding in places where she could not see and secretly protecting her.

Although it had been more than two weeks since Lin Jingjing bullied her at the bus stop, Cheng Yinfan was still shocked.At that time, Xi Yao didn't have the ability to resist at all. If he and her elder brother hadn't passed by, I don't know what Lin Jingjing would do to her.

If Lin Jingjing meets her again, she will definitely not let her go, so he has to follow her just in case.

He just followed behind her silently. When Lin Xiyao entered a certain shop, he turned around and pulled out Lin Jingjing who was hiding not far away.

He asked in a deep voice, "Say, why are you following me! Are you not afraid of death?"

Lin Jingjing smiled sweetly: "Brother Cheng, why are you nervous? I haven't done anything to Lin Xiyao now? Don't threaten people with death!"

Cheng Yinfan let go of his hand: "If you have anything to say, just say it, or get out of here immediately!"

Lin Jingjing sneered and sized him up: "Brother Cheng, how can you say that you are also a man among men, but how can I see you as a poor man?"

"what do you want to say in the end?"

"For a long time, I thought you were Lin Xiyao's boyfriend, but it turned out not to be. You are just her admirer! You have been following her, looking at her tender eyes, that expression of admiration, worry and nervousness makes people It's really pitiful to see it. Why don't we cooperate, I'll help you get Lin Xiyao, but you have to help me get the nightclub..."

Before Lin Jingjing could finish her sentence, Cheng Yinfan interrupted: "If you dare to touch Xiyao's hair, I will pay you back a hundred times. I advise you not to think about my elder brother! Don't overestimate yourself!"

Lin Jingjing scolded: "Idiot, you deserve it!"

stomped away.

Later, when Lin Xiyao got on the bus, Cheng Yinfan drove slowly behind the bus, and he didn't leave at ease until she walked into the hospital.

In fact, Lin Xiyao had always known that Cheng Yinfan followed her, she felt very strange, why did brother Cheng follow her?Could he be too loyal to Ye Lanfeng?He must have thought she was Ye Lanfeng's woman, so he protected his sister-in-law like a bodyguard, right?
Lin Xiyao smiled, this man is really cute.

Back in the dormitory, she called Ye Lanfeng, and it took a long time for someone to pick up the phone: "What's the matter?"

His voice was cold.

"I'm sorry about the cooking competition, I misunderstood you."

"I forgot what you said." Ye Lanfeng hung up the phone directly.

Really angry?
Lin Xiyao felt very uncomfortable.

In a box.

Cheng Yinfan drank wine with the sullen Ye Lanfeng.

"Brother, are you angry with Xi Yao?"

Ye Lanfeng took a sip of wine and said, "Stupid woman, you don't know what's good!"

"Brother, if you do this, Xi Yao will understand your painstaking efforts in the future."

Ye Lanfeng said sullenly: "I don't need her to understand, I really just look at her so pitifully. But she just doesn't believe that she can win the championship, thinking that I helped. What did I help? I just It’s just a sign up for her.”

Cheng Yinfan smiled slightly: "Brother, Xi Yao just has too much self-esteem. Don't take it to heart."

Ye Lanfeng nodded: "Yes, I shouldn't care about anything with a little woman!"

Cheng Yinfan smiled, elder brother was rarely angry, this time he was so angry, it can be seen what position Xi Yao occupies in his heart.Because you care too much?

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With 10 yuan, Lin Xiyao breathed a sigh of relief.But Dad's debt still needs to be paid, Mom still needs to be hospitalized, so money still needs to be earned.

She appeared in the International Plaza again the next morning, and she wanted to find out what part-time jobs she could do.

In the huge international plaza, she couldn't find a suitable job after searching for more than an hour. She sat on a bench and drank water sullenly.

In front of her was a small car show, and several beautiful models stood beside the car and posed, allowing the onlookers to take pictures.

At this time, a model suddenly rushed out of the auto show clutching his stomach, but was quickly grabbed by the arm by a middle-aged man.

"What are you doing?" The middle-aged man asked displeased.

The beautiful model covered her belly with a pained look on her face: "Brother Ming, I'm sorry, I really can't stand up anymore. I have diarrhea."

"How many times have you pulled in the morning? Are you running around and still working?"

"Brother Ming, I can't help it? I've already taken the medicine, but it's useless. Why don't you find other sisters, okay?"

The middle-aged man frowned and said, "They all have jobs today, where do you tell me to find them?"

The beautiful model said with a mournful face: "Brother Ming, don't drag me down anymore, do you want me to make a fool of myself in public?"

She raised her head and looked at Lin Xiyao for a few seconds, then said: "That girl looks okay, Brother Ming, please ask her. I really have to go to the bathroom."

She broke free from Brother Kaiming's hand, clutched her stomach and walked away in pain.

Brother Ming had no choice but to walk up to Lin Xiyao, looked her up and down, and asked with a smile, "Excuse me, are you interested in helping that model stand for half a day? The price is 150 yuan an hour."

Lin Xiyao's heart skipped a beat. She usually only pays 15 yuan for an hour of part-time work, but here it is [-] yuan for an hour?

"Don't worry, we are a regular unit, we won't lie." Brother Ming saw her worry, said with a smile, and handed her a card, "You can just call me Brother Ming."

Lin Xiyao lowered her head and took a look. It turned out that this person was the person in charge of a certain brand of car show.

"Are you interested?" Brother Ming asked again.

"I... can I?" Lin Xiyao asked hesitantly.

Brother Ming nodded wildly: "I say yes."

In the end, Lin Xiyao was really moved by his persuasion, Brother Ming happily took out a temporary contract for her to sign, and finally asked her to take her to make up and change into a dress.

When Lin Xiyao, who was wearing makeup and a white tube top dress, appeared on the stage, everyone's eyes were attracted by her, and the blood of the men who watched the car suddenly boiled, and they all rushed over, because this car model was more beautiful than everyone present. All models should be beautiful, with a better figure and more outstanding temperament.

The few models over there suddenly became cold, and there were no people watching or taking pictures.They were full of anger, but they couldn't show it, so they had to endure it and continued to stand beside the car with a smile on their faces.

All of a sudden, the flash lights were turned on again and again, and everyone rushed to take pictures of Lin Xiyao.

Lin Xiyao was petrified on the spot, she was just a girl from a normal family, when had she faced so many flashing lights?She froze, not knowing how to react.

Suddenly, a man stood beside her, put his arms around Ban Guo's shoulders, and asked others to help take pictures. Lin Xiyao was so frightened that she struggled and covered her face with her hands.

Unexpectedly, the wretched man frivolously touched her buttocks, causing her to scream in fright, and slapped the man like a reflex, angrily: "What are you doing? Please show respect!"

The man dodged her slap, and said "Pooh": "Why are you pretending to be noble? Aren't people like you just out to sell meat? Let's make a price, how much is it for one night?"

Lin Xiyao was stunned and immediately thought of running away.

Brother Ming caught her: "Lin Xiyao, we have signed a contract. If you want to run away, first pay me a hundred times the liquidated damages, which is 12 in total. If you can't get 12, don't even think about leaving! Do you think Is money so easy to earn? If you want to leave, I can sue you with the contract! At that time, you will not only lose 12 yuan, but you can figure it out yourself!"

Lin Xiyao raised her head, and five or six tall and strong security guards surrounded her, their faces full of indifference.It seemed that as soon as Lin Xiyao ran away, they would catch her as quickly as possible.

Standing in place, want to cry but have no tears.

She never thought that this kind of thing would happen to her. If she knew, she wouldn't make this money even if she died.

Brother Ming softened his tone: "I just want to take a photo with you, why are you so excited?"

"Brother Ming, didn't you see where his hand was touching? Didn't you hear what he said?" Lin Xiyao argued.

Brother Ming replied with a look of disdain: "So what? I didn't see any missing piece of meat when I touched you. Just pretend you didn't hear what he said? Your job is to make everyone happy. You offended me just now. People, hurry up and apologize to him!"

Lin Xiyao was speechless for a moment.

It was obvious that the man deserved a beating, but she was the one who apologized?

Lin Xiyao walked up to the man: "Sir, you are getting old too, what would you think if your daughter was bullied? Please apologize to me!"

As soon as her words came out, everyone present was stunned, Brother Ming's face was extremely ugly, damn it, this woman is here to smash the scene!What if this man is a big client?
The man looked angry: "Bitch! Huh! I wanted to buy a car, but I'm not in the mood! Let's go!"

He gave a drink, and several people followed and left.

Brother Ming stepped forward to nod and bowed to the man with a flattering face, but the man still left without looking back.

Brother Ming turned around and angrily said to Lin Xiyao, "Get lost!"

Lin Xiyao raised her small face and said seriously: "Brother Ming, we have signed a contract, I can go, but please pay me 12 yuan!"

Brother Ming was angry: "Stand back for me!"

Lin Xiyao turned around and wanted to stand back beside the car, but in the blink of an eye, she saw a pair of bloodthirsty eyes staring at her with a dangerous light in the crowd...

(End of this chapter)