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Chapter 164: I am Just the Gourmet!
“Ah?” Hua Li and Lan Jue cried out in unison
Chu Cheng nodded his head, indicating he understood their shock “You heard right She was related to the Prince of Demons What’s hter”
Lan Jue looked at hierous for your uncle’s lover, once grandpa found out”
Chu Cheng sighed “You bet! Grandpa was furious He thought she must have been there to spy on us, sent by Satan He wanted to kill her on the spot – to him, it was absolutely unthinkable to let her leave there alive By then uncle was in love with her, head over heels He would risk his life for her, and so he did… by raising his hand against his father If uncle had chosen to go all out, not even grandpa would have been able to stand against hiirl as they made their escape In the end they rievous injuries”
“Grandpa sunk in to depression The entire family was thrown in to panic They had to rely on protection from the North’s army After that day, uncle returned horandpa why he had tried to kill the girl I was there with randpa when he asked, and we all just stood looking at hirandpa threw him out Since then uncle has never coht, twelve years later, I’d find him here on Skyfire Avenue”
“And that’s all I know I never heard of what happened afterward Though once when I went back to visit grandpa, he told irl He only sent out people to find theot sick after that, and handed the reigns of the family to my father He lived in seclusion since then”
Hua Li looked on with a strange expression “That’d explain your playboy nature If you treat woo the way of your uncle, aed his shoulders “As possible an explanation as anything else, I guess In this regard the family has never iven me too much pressure Their only stipulation is I don’t leave the North too often Since we’re under protection, the Dark Toouldn’t dare come to the North and start trouble They probably knohere I a me on directly is no picnic Plus, Satan’s been pretty absent these last few years We don’t know if he’s training, or it’s so else”
Lan Jue’s brows furrowed as he took in the information “I had no idea the Gour to Chu Cheng recount the tale, Lan Jue couldn’t help but commiserate with the Avenue’s cook Perhaps the Gour went on “This is information I have to report to the family, A-Jue Will this influence you in any way?”
Lan Jue let a few o by “Give ht Chu Cheng replied “Give e I know ! The familiar chime of the jewelry store’s doorbell interrupted their discussion A decidedly upset looking Gour to their feet when they saho it was
The Gour with a cold glare while speaking “Tell the back I have no relationship with the Chu fa you, or any other ain If I do, you can’t blame me for my actions From this moment on, all I am to you is the Gourmet of Skyfire Avenue”
With that said, the older !
As the tintinnabular sounds hung in the air of the shop’s interior, both Hua Li and Lan Jue silently turned their eyes to Chu Cheng
The young Chu fae In truth he’d expected just this result “I figured this would happen Oh well, at least we have an explanation for where he went At the least he’s still alive”
“Do you plan to give him an explanation, on behalf of your fah was bitter “You sa he is Do you think he’s ready to listen to any sort of explanation fro his bicycle to the foot of Skyfire e had gone to find Hua Li, reputedly to watch his rehearsal
Before long Lan Jue spied Zhou Qianlin descending the mountain in her school uniform Her pretty face was still pale, but contrary to when he had left for Taihua her sood h spirits?” Lan Jue called to her, a srin
“Eh…, how auy isn’t around bugging you?” He was of course referring to Richard
“I’ve been home sick for a few days,” she said “He doesn’t knohen I’ll be returning to school A few days of giving hied his shoulders “That’s good then No more pointless trips in to the bush”
“What?”
Lan Jue chuckled “Nothing Just souard Don’t worry about it little lowered at him “You know et going I wouldn’t want you to be late”
“Ok” She plopped on to the back of the bike Her right hand naturally slipped around his waist
Lan Jue was surprised at her, this change in behavior, but pedaled forithout bringing attention to it
“Qianlin”
“Hm?”
“These last few days you’ve been unco that feels… different?”
“Actually yes,” she said “It actually feels like there’s so more within me now I don’t know”
Lan Jue nodded “How about I help check it out later?”