After Breaking the Persona, I Reach the Peak of My Life-Chapter 838 - 828: Too Afraid to Fall in Love

Upon hearing Ji Qiutang’s words, Ji Han really showed some interest, "Oh? Are you talking about the Xu Family’s branch over in Qing City?"

As he spoke, Ji Han leaned back in his chair and gently rubbed his temples, "But I remember over the years, the Xu Family Banquet in Qing City has been the best managed, even looking to surpass the main house in Beijing." 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Ji Qiutang snorted with a laugh, "That’s because the Xu Family Banquet in Qing City got hold of a recipe book, so the dishes they make are naturally far better than those at the Xu Family Banquet elsewhere."

"A recipe book?" Ji Han showed great interest, "Tell me more, is this recipe book really that good?"

Seeing his dad in full gossip mode, Ji Qiutang rolled his eyes in disdain, just you wait, you’re enjoying this gossip now, soon you’ll be jumping up.

Ji Qiutang curled his lips into a smile and enunciated each word slowly, "Xia, Family, Recipe, Book."

With a loud bang and a scream, Ji Qiutang laughed heartily without reservation.

Listening to his son’s mischievous laughter over the phone, Ji Han covered his leg, which he had banged against the edge of the table after jumping up too quickly, with irritation. But at this moment, he couldn’t bother scolding Ji Qiutang; Ji Han’s voice, unlike his previous gentleness, was now hoarse and distorted, "What recipe book did you say?! Is it the Xia Family Recipe Book?!"

Ji Qiutang answered leisurely, "Yes, it’s Grandpa Xia’s Xia Family Recipe Book."

Ji Han’s brow furrowed as he paced around the study, "How could this happen? How did the Xia Family Recipe Book end up in the hands of the Xu Family in Qing City?!"

Slowly getting up, Ji Qiutang stepped up the stairs and entered his study, "The matters involved are quite complicated, but I think you should also ask about the name of the new restaurant that toppled the Xu Family Banquet in Qing City."

His originally tangled steps halted, and Ji Han paused, "Could it be..."

He curled his lips into a smile, "That’s right, it’s called—Xia Family Cuisine."

With that, Ji Qiutang laughed lightly, "But this place wasn’t opened by the long-missing Grandpa Xia; it was started by a youngster named Bi Xia."

"Bi Xia?! What is going on," Ji Han lost his composure, "You little rascal, stop holding back the details!"

"Don’t worry, father," Ji Qiutang bent down, tapped on the keyboard, and opened his email, sending over the information he had gathered, "You can take a good look at the email I just sent you; indeed over these decades, especially in recent years, a lot has happened."

"By the way, I forgot to tell you," Ji Qiutang sent a photo over, "The photo I just sent you is Bi Xia himself, and you... guess who he is."

Listening to Ji Qiutang, Ji Han hurriedly opened his email, clicking on the second email first. The instant the photo appeared in front of him, the boy sat in the classroom, lazily leaning against the wall by the window. Despite the boy’s flawless face being expressionless, one could still see his arrogance and defiance through his starry eyes and demeanor.

In the sunlight, the boy seemed to be enveloped in layers of radiance, appearing both ethereal and somewhat enigmatic.

Ji Han paused, dazed for a moment, suddenly standing up to go to the bookshelf, he took out the album from the top shelf and flipped through the photos.

The album was filled with a little girl.

From infancy, to when the little girl grew into a graceful young lady. When he flipped to the last page, the girl was sitting cheerfully by the desk, resting her chin on one hand, her bright eyes curved, and her features looked exceedingly delicate in the sunlight.

The scene was similar, but the gender was different, yet... the features, the brows and eyes were incredibly similar.

In other words, if the girl cut her hair short, and the boy’s features softened a bit, they would look even more alike.

"He...he is..." Ji Han opened his mouth, "He is... Ashi’s... son?"

"Really resembles her... just like Ashi back then..."

Listening to Ji Han’s words, Ji Qiutang pursed his lips, only daring to secretly photograph people but not daring to confront them about a relationship. Hearing you talk, it sounds like you’ve met him in person, and yet you say it really resembles; saying it out loud, aren’t you afraid of embarrassment?

(ˉ▽￣～) Cutting you off~~