Chapter 40
Bro, you’re just all talk, right?
Although Yan He didn’t voice his doubt, Ling Ye saw right through him.
How could the proud Snow Leopard King allow anyone to question his ability?
As if insulted, Ling Ye immediately picked up his chopsticks and grabbed a pan-fried dumpling. The moment he picked it up, countless suspicious yet hopeful gazes turned toward him.
The moment the dumpling entered his mouth, everyone craned their necks, their standing bodies leaning forward, beginning to tremble!
It wasn’t until Ling Ye’s Adam’s apple bobbed and the dumpling slid down his esophagus into his hungry stomach that everyone erupted in fervent cheers, thunderous applause echoing throughout the exchange student villa.
“He ate! The Young Master voluntarily ate something! Ahhhh!”
Ling Ye smiled reservedly. “It was okay, just okay.”
The head bodyguard, moved to tears, had a camera in his hand at some point, tearfully recording this epic moment!
Yan He’s mind was filled with My young master can plant rice seedlings now, wow.
Yan He: “…”
Wow, you guys really love drama.
To fit in, Yan He quickly started clapping too.
Yan He seriously suspected this was a classic melodramatic plot pointâmistaken identity.
Previously, when feeding stray cats and dogs, he had been helping Bai Yuzhou. Could it be that Ling Ye was obsessed with Bai Yuzhou’s cooking but mistook it for his? Would he vomit it all up later, then fly into a rage and demand to know who really made the cat food?
But the next second, Ling Ye dispelled Yan He’s thought, casting an approving glance at him. “Very well done.”
Yan He silently glanced at the row of international chefs and didn’t dare make a sound. Ah? Really? Why would he fancy my dumplings? Is this the plot where the rich young master has never eaten street food?
Could it be because… the ingredients are good?
Yan He probed tentatively, “Then Young Master Ling, will you continue eating?”
Did he even need to be reminded?!
Ling Ye couldn’t wait any longer. He started devouring the food with his chopsticks. If not for his sunken cheeks, one would think he was the reincarnation of a gluttonous beast.
One bite, one dumpling, swallowing madly!
It was like he was washing the plates clean.
Tired of dumplings, he decisively picked up a spoon to scoop up the paste in the side dishâingredients unrecognizableâand drank it down without hesitation.
Where was the anorexia patient?
A group of chefs cast admiring and respectful glances at Yan He.
Yan He couldn’t help but look down at his slightly trembling hands. Did I get the “Overpowered Protagonist” script? Has my cooking skill become terrifyingly good without me knowing?
Am I that strong?
Ling Ye couldn’t say how the food tasted, but strangely enough, he could keep it down, and it tasted pretty good.
Seeing the number of dumplings dwindling, Yan He quickly said, “Don’t worry, Young Master Ling. I made a lot of dumplings. The rest are in the freezer and can be cooked immediately.”
Because it was so delicious, Ling Ye even transformed into a snow leopard with black spots on a white coat, a huge cat standing right on the dining table.
The head bodyguard opened his mouth but didn’t say anything. Well, let’s not worry about whether transforming is bad for now. Being able to eat a meal is the priority.
Ling Ye was too thin and hadn’t eaten for a long time, so eating too much at once was bad for his stomach. Afraid he would hurt himself, Yan He thought for a moment and immediately spoke to the bodyguard.
Meanwhile, Bai Yuzhou was frantic. He had just left when he received a call from Xiao Tu saying Yan He had been kidnapped.
Bai Yuzhou couldn’t care less about what President Wu wanted with him. He immediately transformed into an arctic wolf.
His superior wolf sense of smell allowed him to pinpoint Yan He’s faint, pleasant scentâwhich didn’t smell like a dog at allâamidst thousands of others, and he chased after the fading trail.
The alert wolf saw the soft white snow. Bai Yuzhou was an arctic wolf and loved this cold environment even more than a snow leopard.
He approached the floor-to-ceiling window with extreme caution, leaving a trail of wolf prints, and looked inside.
“Hahahaha, come play~”
Yan He had taken off his shoes and was standing on the high-end sofa, holding a large cat teaser. Fluffy ostrich feathers waved in the air, but dangling from the other end wasn’t a bird feather, butâ
A steaming dumpling.
The fluffy snow leopard on the carpet by the sofa lightly waved its leopard paws and leaped up, snatching a dumpling.
With the dumpling in his mouth, his round eyes darted around, looking at Yan He somewhat smugly.
Bai Yuzhou: “…”
Yan He was teasing the cat.
The key was that the snow leopard was willing to be teased.
Yan He thought it was fun. A snow leopard was bigger than a pet cat but smaller than a Siberian tigerâsimply the best choice for petting.
Because he was a snow leopard, even knowing it was Ling Ye’s beast form, Yan He couldn’t resist touching him.
Yan He held the cat teaser in one hand and hugged the big cat with the other, feeding him dumplings. “Come, come, our Bao-Bao is hungry.”
The snow leopard squirmed in Yan He’s arms, paws gently pressing on Yan He’s wrist, letting out a coquettish, cutesy sound.
Yan He couldn’t help it: “Ahhhhhâ!”
He reached out to rub the snow leopard’s warm, soft belly.
The surrounding bodyguards were silent. As long as they were happy, as long as their young master was willing to eat, anything was fine.
Bai Yuzhou stared deeply at this scene through the glass window. An arctic wolf, almost blending into the snow, lay on the icy surface, panting and wriggling. Snowflakes falling from the sky landed on the soft fur of his belly, just like Yan He’s hand rubbing the snow leopard’s belly inside.
When will Yan He rub my belly?
“Young Master Ling, I put hundreds more dumplings in your freezer,” Yan He said, grabbing the snow leopard’s leisurely swaying tail.
Yan He was worried about this anorexia patient stopping eating as soon as he left.
The snow leopard raised his head, looking at Yan He curiously.
“In my country, finding a coin in a dumpling signifies good luck. However, I hid my nameplate in one of the dumplings.”
“Young Master Ling, eat on time from now on and see which day you find it.”
Yan He touched the tip of the tail and said, “If you find my nameplate, I can grant you one wish that is within my power.”
Yan He felt that for this kind of anorexia patientâand a big cat at thatâeating while playing was the way to go, giving him the impulse to continue eating.
The snow leopard’s eyes grew brighter.
Yan He quickly added, “But I don’t sell my ass.”
The snow leopard: “…”
Oh.
Yan He: ??
Why did he see disappointment on a snow leopard’s face?
The snow leopard dashed into the kitchen, patted the fridge with his paw, and successfully saw the rows of dumplings and meat-rice balls in the freezer.
The stockpile made him feel at ease.
Thinking of the hidden nameplate Yan He mentioned, the snow leopard couldn’t help but look forward to his next meals.
No, I’m the King of the Snowy Mountains. Why can I only eat three meals a day?
What’s wrong with eating five or six meals?
I should eat! The Ling family won’t go bankrupt feeding me!
“Young Master, He Shao from the F4 has sent word asking you to send Young Master Yan back soon.” The head bodyguard popped up at the right time, looking slightly regretful.
Although he didn’t know the principle behind it, that Yan He could make their young master eat.
The head bodyguard, moonlighting as a butler, wished he could snatch the person from Yun Xiao for their young master to be his lackey.
After all, their young master had a desperate need!
Ling Ye tilted his head, clearly displeased.
The head bodyguard continued, “Also, Young Master Yan being taken has seemingly spread throughout the academy forum.”
Then a very strange phenomenon occurred: both specially-enrolled students and rich kids unanimously expressed dissatisfaction and said they were going to find him.
“Then let Yan He go back first,” Ling Ye said, easily reverting to human form.
Yan He was still in the kitchen, hesitating as he looked at the top-tier ingredients still in the thermal boxes.
Why are there so many left?!
Should he make more food for Ling Ye? Taking all the remaining ingredients seemed a bit excessive.
Although the specially-enrolled student apartments had small fridges, they couldn’t hold this much stuff.
And this wasn’t like the jeweled pet brushes Yun Xiao gave him, which could be left anywhere. These were ingredients with expiration dates. Especially global top-tier ingredients, which probably had even stricter preservation requirements.
How was he supposed to store them?
“I… sell them to the academy’s Cafeteria No. 10?” Yan He thought for a moment and suddenly had an idea.
In all of Bestia, probably only Cafeteria No. 10, which catered to rich kids, had the capital to buy so many ingredients from him on short notice, right?
Yan He immediately called the ingredient procurement department of Cafeteria No. 10. Hearing the list of ingredients Yan He reported, the other end found it incredible. The only people in the academy who could get so many top-tier ingredients at once were the F4, but this voice clearly wasn’t any of them.
The procurement manager didn’t want to offend anyone, so he politely declined on the grounds that he couldn’t ensure the safety of the ingredient source.
Yan He was dumbfounded. Now what?
A slender hand suddenly reached over and took Yan He’s phone. “I ordered the ingredients.”
The other end paused. “Young Master Ling Ye?”
Upon confirmation, the other end instantly thought of the private jet this morning and immediately changed his tune. “Okay, Young Master Ling, we’ll arrange for someone to collect the ingredients right away.”
Ling Ye nodded and tossed the phone back to Yan He.
Yan He felt a sense of loss. He wasn’t as short of money as he used to be. Leaving one piece of each ingredient wouldn’t be easy to sell, so he could only sell it all to Cafeteria No. 10.
It was a pity that he wouldn’t get the chance to taste so many top-tier ingredients himself.
In less than half an hour, people from the Cafeteria No. 10 procurement department arrived, checking the list and calculating the price on the spot.
“Student Yan, oh no, Young Master Yan, if you confirm everything is correct, we will transfer eighty million to your account within three days. Please check it and pay your taxes on time.” The procurement manager was grinning from ear to ear.
Some of the ingredients were impossible to buy even with money; they required connections. They could buy them, but it was troublesome. But if it was through Ling Ye, it was much more convenient.
Not only convenient, but safe and reliable.
After calculating, Yan He asked uncertainly, “How is it eighty million? Did you miscalculate?”
The manager coughed, a little embarrassed. “It’s like this, Young Master Yan. Our restaurant manager asked if we could use your name to promote the acquisition of your ingredients to the entire academy. The extra ten million is the promotion fee we’re giving you.”
Yan He pointed at himself, thinking he had misheard. “Ah? Me?”
He wasn’t a celebrity. Was it a mistake to use a specially-enrolled student for promotion?
The procurement manager looked incredulous. “Young Master Yan, do you have any idea how popular you are at Bestia right now?”
Yan He: ?? Really? You guys surf the net without me?
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