The Chef Rules the Last Days-Chapter 45 - 43 The Stratagem

45: Chapter 43: The Stratagem

45 -43: The Stratagem

“My name is Su Mo, and this morning was the first time I saw you,” Su Mo said as she took a scoop of mashed potatoes into her mouth, trying to find a conversation topic to ease the atmosphere.

“Ah, I just got back this morning,” Zhao Changsheng replied as she blinked at her.

Su Mo felt like she saw the words ‘FLIRT’ written in capital letters in this woman’s eyes.

Jianxiong’s plate was empty as he had finished eating.

He wiped his mouth and, observing Zhao Changsheng’s unabashedly fixed and unhidden smile towards Su Mo, thought to himself, “Is this beauty a lesbian?

Does my sister have something on her face that you can’t stop staring at?”

“Yes,”

Zhao Changsheng didn’t avoid the question at all.

She was a lesbian, and she had fallen for a cute girl like Su Mo at first sight.

Upon hearing this, Su Mo felt like Lu Chen had gotten angry; she sensed the waves of coldness coming from beside her.

Although she didn’t oppose or discriminate against such people, when it came to herself, Su Mo still found it a bit strange since her own orientation was “normal.”

Before she could speak, Jianxiong was the first to jump up in opposition: “That won’t work, my sister is not for you to touch.”

He suddenly remembered something and stood up.

His huge body leaned towards Zhao Changsheng, and with a tilt of his thick lips, he smiled.

“Didn’t you know?

Those two have slept together.”

Um…the use of the word “slept” was really brilliant.

Su Mo didn’t need to look to know the man beside her had an even darker face now.

“Your boss?” Zhao Changsheng’s attractive melon-seed face darkened, her pretty fox-like eyes narrowed, and she winked at Su Mo again.

Sparks of electricity came from her fingertips, forcing Jianxiong to take several steps back: “It doesn’t matter, I won’t have to wait long.”

An Ice Blade suddenly appeared from Lu Chen’s hand without warning, hovering at Zhao Changsheng’s chest.

“What do you mean?” the man looked up, his eyes impenetrable.

It seemed she had let something slip.

As Zhao Changsheng met those eyes, her heart tightened.

The person she wanted to kill was not simple at all; just look at this aura.

No wonder that old man had prepared so many people.

The atmosphere was as tense as drawn swords, and the people around unconsciously moved a few steps away with their plates.

Su Mo realized that there was more to this strange woman’s words, and also darkened her face with an unfriendly gaze, waiting for her to respond.

Zhao Changsheng suddenly relaxed her superpower and gave Lu Chen the middle finger, not caring about the Ice Blade that remained across her chest.

She stood up and stepped back: “We’ll go looking for supplies together in three days.

I just came to say hello in advance; no need to be tense.”

She waved at Su Mo with an ambiguous tone: “See you in three days, Su Mo.”

Zhao Changsheng left the cafeteria, and the Ice Blade shot near her feet, slicing through her pants leg.

Without stopping, she walked away with long strides, not looking back.

A fifteen-centimeter-long Ice Blade was stuck in the ground.

A person with a skinny figure, who had been queuing for coarse wheat buns, quickly scanned between the two, licked his cracked lips, and dashed to pull out the Ice Blade stuck in the ground.

This scene drew many sidelong glances.

The ordinary people in line seemed to understand something, and a few more rushed out, fighting over the piece of ice.

Some even directly covered it with their tongues to lick.

“How long has it been since they’ve had water?” Su Mo frowned, no longer in the mood to eat.

“It hasn’t rained for nearly a month, so it’s not surprising,” Jianxiong said as he sat back down, patted the table in front of Su Mo, and made her look back at him.

“What’s the deal with you and that woman?

Why does she seem so familiar with you?”

Talking about that, Su Mo deliberately looked up to see Lu Chen’s reaction: “I really only saw her for the first time this morning.”

The man rubbed the top of her head and said with a cold voice of dislike, “Attracting bees and butterflies.”

Was this phrase really appropriate to describe a girl?

Su Mo pushed his hand away and kept stirring the leftover mashed potatoes on her plate with her chopsticks: “What did she mean by what she said just now?”

She always felt that the collection of supplies was part of a conspiracy.

“Literal meaning, let’s go,” Lu Chen stood up, planning to head back.

The cafeteria was almost empty by now, and the people outside who were fighting over a piece of ice were violently subdued by the natives, leaving only a puddle on the ground.

“You all go back first,” Su Mo said without moving from her seat, she still had things to do.

“Jianxiong, stay here,” Lu Chen gave Jianxiong a look and strode out of the cafeteria.

“Sister, are you planning to wait here for dinner?” Jianxiong propped his legs up on the table, let out a yawn from his mouth, and thought that these days of eating to his fill and then wanting to sleep were truly too blissful.

“You rest here for a bit,” Su Mo shook her head.

After waiting a while, when there were hardly any people left in the cafeteria, she went over to the food-serving window.

Looking inside, the bowls they had eaten from were being soaked in water and scrubbed with soap, in stark contrast to the situation outside where people almost came to blows over a piece of ice.

Su Niang and others were washing dishes, her face somewhat pale and seemingly struggling.

“Su Niang, our dishes are clean now, you can rest before cleaning ours; we’ll be going first,” said the person who did not have any intention of helping, eager to go back and rest after being busy all morning.

“Alright, and while at it, check how much food is left in the storage room behind.”

“Okay.”

The conversation reached Su Mo’s ears.

When the kitchen was left with just her, Su Mo turned her gaze and leaned on the window, calling softly inside, “Su Niang.”

“Yes,” Su Niang paused her washing, wiped her hands on her apron, and was about to stand up, “What’s the matter?”

It was then that Su Mo noticed not only did this woman look unwell, but her walking posture was also a bit awkward, and she immediately thought of something.

She rubbed her face to make it appear more flushed, “My brother has a big appetite, and this is still his first meal since he came to prison—he’s not yet full, could you possibly…”

She pointed at a figure not far from them, Jianxiong, sitting with his legs propped up, resembling a bull.

One glance at that bear-like physique, and Su Niang nodded knowingly, as she often had people asking her to add more to their meals when they were not full.

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Her expression was hesitant, “This is after mealtime; it’s not that Su Niang won’t help you, it’s just that the cafeteria also has its rules.”

Indeed, saying she could come to her anytime was just an empty formality; they had no authority to distribute food.

“He is also a superpower user who often gives up his food for me; he hasn’t eaten well for a whole week,”

As she spoke, Su Mo lowered her head and twisted her fingers, looking quite aggrieved.

“This…”

Seeing her hesitate to continue, Su Mo tiptoed to the outside of the serving window and whispered into her ear, “Su Niang, I wouldn’t ask for your help for nothing; we’re both women, and I can give you half the essential items every month.”

She paused and added, “My brother had gathered a lot for me before coming to prison; it’s all in my bag.”

Upon hearing this, Su Niang’s eyes, lined with fine wrinkles, widened, clearly tempted.

These past few days she was on her period, and while cooking was manageable, bending over to wash the dishes made her stomach unbearable, and she had nothing for padding, using only a few pieces of dirty and worn cloth underneath.

“Come in,”

After a moment’s hesitation, she agreed, opened a small door beside the serving window, and pulled Su Mo inside.