Daddy! Come Home for Dinner!-Chapter 545: Exposed

Even, far exceeding the strength that a food blogger should possess.

Even if she goes to a renowned high-end restaurant, she wouldn’t feel intimidated.

However, as the competition progressed, she forgot her original purpose.

The contest completely fired up her competitive spirit.

Furthermore, she’s not someone who wishes to give up.

If she were so quick to give up, she wouldn’t have given birth to Xiao Mo in the first place.

Nor would she have achieved the success she has now, step by step, relying on herself.

"That’s exactly what I’m here to remind you of." Zhao Gushen smiled, understanding her well, "I know you’re not someone who gives up easily. You’ve come this far; if you’re asked to quit, you wouldn’t agree."

"I was just worried that you’d forget about all of this in the heat of the moment, so I’m reminding you in advance." Zhao Gushen said with a smile.

"I remember." Ye Fei nodded.

Zhao Gushen gently ruffled Ye Fei’s hair.

He didn’t mind the many people watching nearby.

After all, they were familiar faces, mostly high-ranking officials of the competition.

The remaining two contestants, Xue Jieyu and Mi Ruoyun, had seen quite a bit of it earlier.

At this point, there’s no need to avoid suspicion.

So, Zhao Gushen simply didn’t care.

He lowered his head and kissed Ye Fei’s forehead: "Is everything really alright now?"

"It’s alright now," Ye Fei said, "At first, I truly felt terrible, but after saying a few words to you, I’m genuinely feeling much better now. I can compete normally, without fear."

"Do you still need to clean up the chicken yourself?" Zhao Gushen glanced at the chicken lying on the ground, completely lifeless and no longer twitching.

Without a head, its feathered body was stained with blood, indeed quite frightening. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Ye Fei nodded.

It’s necessary to pluck the feathers and clean it up.

Zhao Gushen narrowed his eyes, tempted to help Ye Fei with the task.

Before he could say it, Ye Fei already saw through his thoughts.

Ye Fei quickly pulled him aside, saying: "No way! I’ve relied on myself in previous contests. If you suddenly help me now, wouldn’t all my previous efforts be in vain? And what about all the things I said before? Wouldn’t that contradict them?"

"I promise you, I won’t force myself." Ye Fei assured, "If something similar happens, and I truly can’t overcome it, I’ll give up. Even if it means quitting the competition, I won’t continue to endure it and put myself in a tough spot."

Seeing Zhao Gushen silent, Ye Fei grabbed his hand, shaking it a bit: "Alright?"

Originally, she was embarrassed to hold Zhao Gushen’s hand.

Her hands weren’t clean from killing the chicken.

They were even stained with chicken blood.

But earlier, Zhao Gushen didn’t mind at all and directly held her hand.

Now, even Zhao Gushen’s hands were stained with the dried chicken blood.

His hands were white, with long fingers.

Blood-red stains on his fair hands made one feel particularly unworthy of such beautiful hands.

Whenever Ye Fei acted a bit coy, Zhao Gushen was completely helpless.

And now, he had no choice but to concede to Ye Fei.

"Alright, then give it a try, but if it’s too hard, come out." Zhao Gushen said, "Remember, your skills are enough for you to be the head chef at any high-end restaurant under Changping. No head chef of a restaurant needs to kill chickens or pluck feathers personally."

"So, you don’t need to feel that you’re not good enough or insist on carrying on." Zhao Gushen said.

"Yes." Ye Fei nodded firmly, "I remember."

Zhao Gushen kissed her forehead again before leading everyone away.

As he turned to leave, he looked back at Ye Fei every few steps with evident reluctance.

Ye Fei didn’t rush to handle the chicken and instead watched Zhao Gushen depart.

Every time he looked back, Ye Fei smiled at him, reassuring him.

Until Zhao Gushen faded from view.

When she turned back again, she saw Xue Jieyu and Mi Ruoyun’s dumbfounded faces.

Ye Fei said awkwardly, "Actually, Shi Jiumei and Ding Ruyun didn’t completely misjudge."

"I’m indeed with Zhao Gushen; we are..." Ye Fei pondered for a moment. Zhao Gushen has always publicly referred to her as his fiancée.

Hence, Ye Fei said, "He is my fiancé."

Xue Jieyu and Mi Ruoyun both gasped simultaneously.

Even the camera brother filming was taken aback.

His hand holding the camera shook a bit.

Actually, when Zhao Gushen appeared suddenly, the camera brother was already shocked, nearly dropping the camera.

After barely holding it steady, he was lost in watching Zhao Gushen and Ye Fei’s interaction.

The whole time, he forgot to react, becoming an emotionless human camera stand.

Still unable to calm down now.

Then they heard this huge news.

The camera brother was tormented, wishing he had asked Lu Chenghong earlier whether to continue filming.

Or should he pause for a while?

If he accidentally captured this big news, what if it leaked out?

"You... you guys..." Mi Ruoyun was too shocked to speak, "Are you really with Mr. Shen?"

Ye Fei nodded, "But Shi Jiumei and Ding Ruyun suspected our relationship was improper. They felt the Zhao Family wouldn’t regard my status highly, thinking we’d break up sooner or later, so they dared to keep targeting me."

"And I’m indeed worried that once people find out about my relationship with Zhao Gushen, they might think my participation in the competition is unfair. If I lose, that might be alright, but if I win, they’d question whether the victory is fair."

Ye Fei’s words resonated with Xue Jieyu and Mi Ruoyun.

First Shi Jiumei, then Ding Ruyun, followed by Fu Jiaxu today.

They had no evidence or personal witness yet assumed Ye Fei’s results were exaggerated.

Not to mention if Ye Fei’s relationship with Zhao Gushen becomes public.

"Now you’ve seen it." Ye Fei looked at them, "What do you think? Do you think my results are exaggerated?"

"Right now, only you two know, others don’t. But if you’re unsure and feel my results are exaggerated, afraid judges might give me high scores considering Zhao Gushen, I can withdraw." Ye Fei said.

Mi Ruoyun considered, then said: "Ye Fei, can I ask you something without you getting angry?"

"Go ahead." Ye Fei nodded.

"I certainly don’t feel your results were exaggerated in previous contests. As we told Fu Jiaxu earlier. I tasted the first round. Though I didn’t taste the second, just observing your technique and the precision of your product speaks volumes about your culinary skills."

"As for the flavor, I trust the judges’ judgment. Among the five judges, two are from our Changping Academy, two graduated from Changping Academy, and Lowell once served as a visiting professor at our Changping Academy during his time in Hua Country." Mi Ruoyun said.