Chapter 133 - 132: Patiently Inducing Reform, A Crushing Defeat

Seeing Liu Sisi gazing at him with a hint of resentment in her eyes, Li Jing seemed to understand.

He was not really that oblivious.

He understood everything that he should.

It’s just that in the past, he didn’t find it necessary to acknowledge it.

If he conceded every time someone wanted something from him, wouldn’t it seem like he had no principles?

Now, things were definitely different.

Coughing lightly, Li Jing stepped forward.

"Give me the chicken, you chat with Yuran. Dinner will be later. I still have to work in the kitchen for a while."

Seeing him reluctantly acknowledging her displeasure, Liu Sisi handed over the Spirit Chicken with a nod.

"Do you need my help?"

"No."

Li Jing replied with a smile.

"This is a rare opportunity for you to taste my cooking."

"Alright, I’ll wait for the meal then."

Liu Sisi nodded, watching Li Jing return to the kitchen.

Watching Li Jing walk away, Chen Yuran kept her eyes on him long enough to burn holes through him.

What she was gazing at, however, was not the man himself, but the chicken he was carrying.

She had eaten Spirit Chicken before.

The taste was something anyone would enjoy.

However, it was rare to get a chance to eat it.

One reason being that only freshly slaughtered spirit chickens retained their unique taste, and another being that preparing them was quite a hassle - ordinary cooking methods would make this delicacy taste quite mediocre.

As for others’ culinary skills, Chen Yuran couldn’t say.

But she knew exactly how good Li Jing was at cooking.

With a flicker of anticipation, Chen Yuran pulled Liu Sisi closer to her side.

"Sister Sisi, let’s sit down and chat."

"Mhm."

Liu Sisi nodded in agreement, sitting down with her on the sofa.

As soon as they sat down, Chen Yuran spoke with a grin.

"Yesterday night Li Jing came home and suddenly told me he wanted to move out. I was so surprised at first, then I came to know..."

She left her sentence hanging in the air with a meaningful smile.

Greeting Chen Yuran’s knowing smile, Liu Sisi blushed slightly and said,

"Let me make this clear, I didn’t ask him to move out and find another place to live, it was his own idea."

"I know."

Chen Yuran replied with a smile.

"I understand that Sister Sisi isn’t that petty."

With that, she snuggled up to Liu Sisi, pulling her into a hug.

"I live right next door, we should hang out more often. Don’t worry, I’ll only come over for meals, I won’t disturb your alone time."

Living next door, coming over for meals?

Liu Sisi paused in surprise.

It wasn’t too deep to think over...

Instead, she just wondered...

Was Li Jing’s cooking really that good?

Was it good enough for Chen Yuran to give her a heads up so she could smoothly join in for meals?

After a moment’s thought, Liu Sisi realized something was off, and frowned.

"I don’t think I said I was moving?"

"Huh?"

Chen Yuran was taken aback, saying,

"Aren’t you going to move in? Aren’t you afraid of others moving in while you’re away?"

"This..."

Liu Sisi hesitated.

Was she worried about what Chen Yuran mentioned? Not at all.

She knew very well what kind of person Li Jing was.

The man was like a piece of wood. Even if someone wanted to wiggle in, it would depend on whether they had the ability to shake him.

Even Chen Yuran, who was always beside him, might not be able to do that.

It wasn’t that Liu Sisi was blindly confident.

It was just that Li Jing treated her differently than other people.

She knew many things but kept them to herself.

In fact, if it weren’t for being treated as someone special, she would not have dug herself deeper into the situation after making a small error.

After all, there was no turning back from this error, and it might even affect her whole life.

At this moment, facing Chen Yuran’s words, Liu Sisi didn’t know how to respond.

Could she just say that she trusted Li Jing completely?

Wouldn’t that appear too overconfident?

While she was still pondering how to respond, Chen Yuran spoke with great solemnity.

"Sisi, I’m just saying, now that you and Li Jing have taken this step, there are things you should be concerned about."

As she spoke, she casually glanced in the direction of the kitchen, lowering her voice to say.

"Li Jing only served as an assistant inspector for a month before he became a patrol inspector, and there are a lot of things involved in this. Recently, he has been making a lot of contributions and earning a lot of bonuses. I can’t go into detail about the specifics. Let’s not talk about other things, this villa alone is worth 16 million. He has only earned enough to buy such a property in such a short time, which is enough to show how good his performance at work is."

Having said a lot, Chen Yuran added.

"Being a patrol inspector does offer quick money, but it’s certainly not easy. Rewards come with achievements. Sisi, I supposed you can understand this?"

"Um..."

Liu Sisi unconsciously nodded.

She didn’t really know about Li Jing’s work at the Assistant Inspector Department and the Patrol Inspector Bureau.

However, she had been watching him progress step by step.

Just yesterday, Li Jing, as the patrol inspector of the North City, was temporarily assigned to work on a case in the Shangcheng District.

If he did not have the capabilities, would he be transferred?

So...

What does this have to do with her moving in?

As she was pondering, Chen Yuran smelled the faint aroma of spiritual chicken meat coming from the kitchen and tightened her arms around herself.

"Sisi, do you know how many female patrol inspectors we have in the patrol inspector bureau? And how many of them are single?"

"Huh...?"

Liu Sisi was somewhat confused.

What did the number of single female patrol inspectors in the bureau have to do with her?

Before she could think about it, Chen Yuran said.

"If there is a young, promising patrol inspector who frequently makes achievements and earns a lot, do you think any of them might be interested?"

"..."

Liu Sisi remained silent.

She had some understanding of what Chen Yuran meant.

But as it was just mentioned, she was not worried.

Just as she was about to say something, Chen Yuran said with a serious tone.

"Sisi, I know that a man like Li Jing wouldn’t waver for ordinary women, but, as they say, it’s always the ’what ifs’ that get to us. Li Jing is somewhat naïve. If you don’t move here and stay with him day and night, how can you be sure he won’t be tempted when you’re not around?"

Having said that, she added.

"You need to know, those who can become patrol inspectors are no ordinary people. The mature hunters often appear as prey. If you don’t find a way to tie Li Jing down, should anything happen, it’ll be too late for you to regret."

"..."

Liu Sisi fell silent again.

She was smart.

Chen Yuran’s well-meant persuasion was very persuasive.

But she had to admit that, even after understanding the implications of Chen Yuran’s words, she was a little swayed.

She trusted Li Jing.

But if certain flirtatious onslaughts were too intense, she couldn’t be sure none of them had special skills.

After all, Li Jing was still young and hadn’t seen much "world".

In the adult world, you know what’s up.

Li Jing, being as naive as he is, there’s a chance he might be snatched away by some "capable" female patrol.

Considering this, Liu Sisi was overwhelmed by unease.

Chen Yuran looked at her wavering expression, and didn’t say anything else with a smiled.

Up to this point, it was enough.

If she continued to say more, it could potentially backfire.

Whether she could continue to enjoy spiritual chicken in the future depended on how much weight Li Jing held in Liu Sisi’s heart.

Just as Liu Sisi was worrying, Li Jing carried the prepared dishes out from the kitchen.

Seeing him coming out, Chen Yuran quickly adopted a harmless look and nudged Liu Sisi with her arm.

Liu Sisi got the hint, and also acted as if nothing had happened.

Despite her worries, she couldn’t show it.

At least not in front of Li Jing.

When Li Jing came out and saw the two women sitting close together on the sofa like sisters, both smiling sweetly at him, he inexplicably felt a chill.

This sudden sense of trepidation left him confused.

Stopping to look at the two women who seemed to be hiding something from him, Li Jing shook his head, placed the plates on the table, and arranged them neatly.

The world of women, it’s not something a man like him can understand.

As long as the two women were having a good chat, he’d let them be.

After setting the plates, Li Jing said.

"If you two are hungry, you can start eating now, you don’t have to wait for me. The spiritual chicken will take a little while longer, about ten minutes."

Hearing that they could start eating, Chen Yuran immediately perked up.

With Liu Sisi here, Li Jing really went all out.

At home, he usually made simple home-cooked dishes.

Today was different.

There were sweet and sour small ribs, fried pork chops, and all sorts of stir-fry dishes.

Compared to the spiritual chicken that had yet to be served, these didn’t really count as much.

But the table full of tempting dishes really whetted her appetite.

Without any hesitation, Chen Yuran got up and pulled Liu Sisi with her.

"Sisi, let’s eat a little to fill our stomachs a bit."

"Okay."

Liu Sisi responded.

She wasn’t used to having breakfast, and she had been busy interviewing people in the morning, so she was now quite hungry.

Li Jing had a table full of delicious dishes in front of him, just looking at it made her mouth water, and she was irresistibly attracted.

Coming to the table, Liu Sisi glanced at the fragrant various types of food on the table, looked at Li Jing’s figure returning to the kitchen, and looked at Chen Yuran who couldn’t wait to pick up her chopsticks with some disbelief.

"These... were all made by Li Jing?"

"Yes."

Chen Yuran quickly nodded, stuffed a piece of pork chop into her mouth, and mumbled,

"Li Jing’s cooking is delicious, try some, Sisi, it definitely won’t disappoint you."

Upon hearing this, Liu Sisi’s beautiful eyes blinked twice, picked up her chopsticks and tried a bite of the sweet and sour small ribs, followed by a shocked look.

What the heck was this?

Why is such ordinary food so delicious?

Looking at Chen Yuran, who had no idea how to act like a "lady" and was already gorging herself, Liu Sisi quickly sat down and grabbed something else to taste.

The more she ate, the brighter her eyes became.

In the past, she was the one cooking in their shop.

So she had never tasted the food Li Jing cooked.

Now that she had experienced Li Jing’s cooking skills, she understood why Chen Yuran was eager to come and join them for meals.

At this level, he is at least a top chef in a restaurant.

Who wouldn’t look forward to eating such delicious food every day?

...

Li Jing’s cooking skills were indeed something.

But it’s not that exaggerated.

The only thing is that this world is different from another world, the upper limit of food is very high.

In mundane food, not so many people strive for perfection.

Real chefs put their energy into food products like Spirit Chicken, which can be considered top-notch delicious just by being boiled, some study how to cook tasty food from One Realm monsters, and some simply focus on how to process edible spiritual objects for cooking.

There’s a lot to it.

Food products like Spirit Chicken taste good because the meat is rich in pure Heavenly and Earthly Spiritual Energy.

One Realm monsters’ flesh and blood and edible spiritual objects are the same.

Although throwing such food directly into the frying pan can still be considered extremely delicious, it is far from the most reasonable way to handle it, and can even be considered a waste of food.

Who would put too much thought into mundane food when everyone’s studying how to cook high-end food?

It’s all in the same pot.

Your pot contains cheap food ingredients that you bought for tens or twenties, ordinary to the point where it can’t be more ordinary.

Even if you cook it well, how much money can you make?

In contrast, others are frying food ingredients worth tens of thousands or even millions in their pot. The taste and profits are completely two different levels.

Of course.

This is not to say that the regular food in this world is not tasty, there are still some food delicacies, it’s just more casual.

After all, even a small roadside restaurant needs to rely on its taste to attract customers.

Regular food doesn’t make much money, but those in this line of business have to rely on this income to make a living.

People in the One Realm who can open up a small restaurant with a stable flow of customers, assure their food and clothing, it’s still pretty easy, a lot better than working in a factory.

Leaving all these aside.

In the kitchen, Li Jing was skillfully preparing the Spirit Chicken.

The essence of Spirit Chicken’s cooking methods, which are varied, is to lock the Heavenly and Earthly Spiritual Energy in the flesh and blood of the Spirit Chicken with one’s own spiritual energy during the cooking process, so as to prevent the spiritual energy from dissipating quickly after being put into the pot.

The rest is up to one’s own interpretation.

Li Jing doesn’t have spiritual qi, only spiritual power, so he had to substitute with spiritual power.

This process, it has to be said, is a bit troublesome.

There’s nothing else.

It’s just that his current spiritual power density and intensity are both very high, even with the support of Spirit Control Skill, he still had to put some effort to reduce the density and intensity of his spiritual power, otherwise the temperature in the pot wouldn’t affect the Spirit Chicken at all.

Because it’s a bit troublesome, Li Jing chose a simple cooking method and made the Spirit Chicken into Coca-Cola Chicken.

After some effort, it’s finally done.

Since it was his first time cooking Spirit Chicken, and he had never seen Liu Sisi cook Spirit Chicken into Coca-Cola Chicken before, Li Jing decided to take a piece from the pot and taste it.

The piece of chicken entered his mouth, and Li Jing slightly raised his eyebrows.

The taste was good, it was even more delicious than the Spirit Chicken work meals he usually ate, it shouldn’t disappoint the two women outside.

After tasting it, Li Jing plated the entire Coca-Cola Chicken and walked into the kitchen.

As soon as he stepped out of the door, he saw the two women eating with oil all around their mouths, completely without elegance.

Chen Yuran was fine, he’s used to her.

Liu Sisi, who always chewed slowly and swallowed...

On the other side, Chen Yuran saw Li Jing coming out and excitedly waved her small hand.

"Is the Spirit Chicken ready? Quickly let me taste it!"

Liu Sisi blushed when she saw someone, took out a tissue to wipe the grease off her red lips, and sat upright.

While eating, she couldn’t help but got "assimilated" by Chen Yuran.

Seeing Liu Sisi sitting at the table looking uncomfortable, Li Jing couldn’t help but laugh. Pretending he hadn’t seen anything, he put the plate with the Coca-Cola Chicken on the table.

"I have tasted it, it’s quite good."

"Hmm."

Liu Sisi replied in a low voice.

Just as she was about to pick up her chopsticks, Chen Yuran beat her to it, picking up a piece of chicken and shoving it in her mouth, her beautiful eyes widening with an "umm" of astonishment.

Upon seeing her exaggerated reaction, Liu Sisi didn’t bat an eyelid.

She might not dare to say about everything else.

But when it comes to Spirit Chicken, her cooking is surely better than Li Jing’s.

She delicately picked a piece of chicken and fed it into her mouth. Liu Sisi’s body stiffened, tears brimming in her eyes.

She had lost, utterly defeated.

Hopelessly looking at someone expecting her to give a review, Liu Sisi pouted.

"Not bad, it’s quite delicious."

At her words, Li Jing smiled and sat down.

"If you think it’s delicious, eat a little more, in the future if there’s a chance, I’ll..."

Before he could finish his sentence, Liu Sisi said softly.

"From now on, you’re in charge of my food."

???

Li Jing.

Before he could react, Liu Sisi hummed.

"What? Are you willing to cook for Yuran but not for me?"

"...."

Li Jing.

This seemingly soul-searching question left him dumbfounded.

After a moment of silence, Li Jing said.

"No problem, as long as you don’t mind the trouble, just come over to eat when..."

Before he could finish, Liu Sisi bit her red lips lightly.

"I’ll go home and pack my bags this afternoon after I finish my work, and I’ll move in tonight."

???

Li Jing.

What’s going on?

Is Liu Sisi really moving in?

Is she serious?

Looking at Chen Yuran, who was buried in her food, Li Jing cleared his throat.

"What, Sisi, isn’t this... a bit sudden?"

"What’s so sudden about it? I’m just coming over to stay for a while. I’m going to be in closed practice for a while, and I’ll need to eat, won’t I?"

Liu Sisi hummed, saying.

"Being here, you can have Spirit Chicken every day."

Having Spirit Chicken every day?

Li Jing was slightly stunned, glanced at the Cola Chicken on the dining table and cleared his throat.

"Sure thing, later I’ll clear out a room for you. During your closed practice, I’ll cover your meals."

Hearing his words, Liu Sisi responded with a "hmm", but she was somewhat unhappy in her heart.

Even though she had anticipated it and she had said the words herself, she still felt wronged.

So a vibrant beauty like her was not as attractive as a Spirit Chicken?

If Chen Yuran wasn’t here, she wouldn’t have resorted to this "ace" of her Spirit Chicken.

The key point was that Chen Yuran was here, so she couldn’t "shine".

Chen Yuran looked at Liu Sisi who had made Li Jing yield with just a few words, she was outwardly calm but inwardly delighted.

This development was even more smooth than she had expected.

Liu Sisi’s word – "having Spirit Chicken every day" has made her heart bloom with joy.

She could afford the cost of meals.

The key was the cook and the fresh ingredients.

Now, she had it all!

Wasn’t it delightful?

Casually tossing a gnawed chicken bone to the tearful and yearning stinky tofu by the table, Chen Yuran said.

"Sisi, later give me your Immortal Message number, I can’t just eat your Spirit Chicken for free, later I’ll transfer the cost of this meal and future meals to you."

"...."

Liu Sisi turned her head.

She was so focused on Li Jing that she hadn’t thought about what Chen Yuran had just said to her in detail.

Now, she understood.

This woman, right from the start, was after her Spirit Chicken!

Moving her lips slightly, Liu Sisi shook her head and said.

"Forget about the cost of meals, I normally have the habit of eating a chicken every day myself anyway, I can’t finish it all, Yuran, you can help me eat it."

As she spoke, her gaze fell on Li Jing.

"Li Jing, eat less from now on, otherwise, Yuran and I won’t have enough. Apart from providing spiritual nourishment, the biggest advantage of Spirit Chicken is rejuvenation and body shaping, it’s not much use for a big man like you."

!!!

Li Jing.

His intuition told him, this was a trap.

....