Chapter 13

Can it relieve worries?

I'm more than happy to have a hundred million!

The atmosphere next door gradually became somber, while Jiang Yalin, just a wall away, was holding her phone with her eyes crinkled in a smile, radiating a cheerful and happy aura. It just goes to show that there are differences between people.

Jiang Yalin didn't pay attention to when Jin Zhen'er left. When it was lunchtime, she came out of the break room with her bag to go eat. However, before leaving, she still said goodbye to Quan Zhilong. After all, she was now his assistant, and it was necessary to say goodbye in order to prevent him from being unable to find her. She couldn't make such a mistake on her first day of work.

Feeling that she had done a great job, Jiang Yalin gave herself a thumbs up in her mind, then knocked on the door of the practice room, and then opened it a crack and poked her head in.

"Kwon Ji-yong, it's time for lunch. If you don't have anything for me to do, I'd like to request an hour for lunch, is that alright?"

Kwon Ji-yong, who was rubbing his temples with a headache, looked up when he heard the sound and was instantly bombarded with a beautiful face. Moreover, Kang Ah-rin looked really cute like this.

[Kang Ya-rin...is quite cute...] Kwon Ji-yong, realizing what he was thinking, felt a little annoyed. He felt like he had really lost his mind. He hadn't even finished dealing with Noona's problem, and he still had time to think about whether his little assistant was cute or not. But why did his little assistant suddenly stop smiling...?

Jung politely smiled at Kwon Ji-yong's Kang Ah-rin, but the smile vanished instantly upon hearing those words.

She shouldn't have laughed.

"Kwon Ji-yong-ssi? Is there a problem?"

Quan Zhilong had a feeling that Jiang Yalin said those words with a hint of gritted teeth. He thought it was just his imagination, since the assistant seemed quite easy to talk to.

"I'm fine here, you can eat slowly, no rush. I don't have any schedule today, and I'll be having dinner with the members later."

"Okay, thank you for understanding. After dinner, I will go back next door. You can leave anything to me."

After Jiang Yalin finished her polite greetings, she decisively turned and left without any hesitation. Her clean and efficient manner left the five people in the practice room stunned.

Wow!!! There's a Chinese restaurant near YG?!

Not wanting to just grab a quick meal, Jiang Yalin unexpectedly discovered a newly opened Chinese restaurant, a discovery that was as surprising as finding a new continent.

Although I know that there should be a lot of foot traffic near the agency, since fans wait outside the agency every day, this is YG, not SM. Even though BigBang has been around for a year and is quite popular, there are still brave souls who open Chinese restaurants nearby.

With a sense of exploration in mind, Jiang Yalin finally decided to have lunch at this newly opened Chinese restaurant.

Contrary to the stereotypical image of Chinese restaurants held by Koreans, this restaurant completely abandoned the traditional red lanterns and bright red tabletops. Instead, it resembled the elegantly decorated and grand restaurants she had seen during her travels to China.

Seeing this made her feel like she was back in China, which made Jiang Yalin look forward to the taste of this restaurant.

Unlike most Koreans who prefer modified Chinese food, Kang Ah-rin prefers authentic Chinese cuisine.

Fang Zhixia watched the customers walk into the restaurant, a wave of disappointment quickly washing over her. She had hoped to see Quan Zhilong here, but the restaurant had been open for over half a month, and she hadn't seen him come in to eat. Was it because he didn't like Chinese food? Fang Zhixia began to doubt herself, wondering if her decision to open a Chinese restaurant had been a mistake.

Hmm? Another female lead?

Jiang Yalin frantically searched her mind for novels with a female protagonist named Fang Zhixia, and soon found one called "After Rebirth, I Became the Arrogant Dragon's Little Chef," whose female protagonist was indeed named Fang Zhixia.

Upon seeing this name, Jiang Yalin's face revealed an indescribable expression. Was this name chosen with her feet? Is there really no one who would be deterred by such a name?

But if you can become a junior chef, your cooking skills must be pretty good, right?

Picking up the menu from the table, Jiang Yalin felt like she had opened a Chinese cookbook. It contained all sorts of dishes, and the female lead seemed very confident in her culinary skills.

However, having so many dishes on a restaurant's menu can be really difficult for people with decision-making difficulties. Jiang Yalin wanted to try all the dishes on the menu, but her appetite for one meal was limited, so it was unrealistic to try them all. She could only order one by one, hoping that one day she could try all the dishes in the restaurant.

After ordering the food, and watching Fang Zhixia turn and go into the kitchen, Jiang Yalin began to idly observe the interior decoration of the restaurant.

This should be peak dining time, but perhaps because it's a Chinese restaurant, she's the only customer there so far.

Perhaps people in the neighborhood are used to the shops that have been open for a long time, and they don't have the courage to try a newly opened Chinese restaurant.

But it's okay, if the third female lead's cooking is really delicious, she doesn't mind helping to promote it, especially in front of the male lead.

The thought of the third female lead's arrival causing an even more chaotic scene made Jiang Yalin chuckle unkindly.

She didn't care about the lives of the male and female leads, as long as she had money and dramas to watch, that was enough. After all, that's what made life interesting.

She just ordered a bowl of steamed egg custard, a serving of rice, a plate of stir-fried pork with chili peppers, and a corn and pork rib soup. These are all her favorite dishes, especially the stir-fried pork with chili peppers, which is simply the perfect accompaniment to rice.

Except for the stir-fried pork with chili peppers, which was freshly cooked, everything else was already prepared and kept warm in the pot. So, about ten minutes later, everything she ordered was served.

Just by looking at them, Jiang Yalin could imagine how delicious the dishes must taste. She couldn't wait to pick up her chopsticks and take a piece of stir-fried pork with chili peppers. She put a piece of pork and a piece of chili pepper together into her mouth.

Instantly, her taste buds exploded, and the satisfaction from within made Jiang Yalin squint her eyes. At this moment, she no longer cared about speaking and began to eat frantically. During this process, she gave Fang Zhixia a thumbs up to express her praise for her cooking skills, which was already the limit.

Fang Zhixia squinted her eyes happily when her cooking skills were praised. This was a kind of comfort. She hadn't waited for the person she wanted to meet, but she had met a diner who appreciated her cooking skills. This was something to make her happy, because the other person's actions had greatly reduced her anxiety and unease over the past two weeks.

The dishes she ordered were all single-serving portions. Even Chinese food has to be adapted to local customs. After finishing them all, Jiang Yalin was stuffed. She lay back in her chair contentedly and decided in her heart to make this Chinese restaurant her canteen whenever she was at the company.

"This is hawthorn water, which can help with digestion."

Fang Zhixia brought over a cup of hawthorn water. Seeing how satisfied she was with the food, she felt incredibly satisfied too. Then she went to the kitchen and made her a cup of hawthorn water.

"Thank you, boss."

The hawthorn juice was just as delicious as the food she had just devoured. Jiang Yalin really wanted to ask Fang Zhixia if her hands were under some kind of magic, as the ingredients she processed became incredibly delicious.

But after thinking about it, I decided not to ask. After all, it would be a bit presumptuous to ask such a question since we don't know them well.

After finishing a glass of hawthorn water, her stomach no longer felt as bloated and uncomfortable as before. Jiang Yalin paid the bill and left the Chinese restaurant with a satisfied look on her face.

Like an old man strolling down a main road, Jiang Yalin walked slowly back to YG with her hands behind her back, and then entered the company amidst the envious gazes of the fans who had not yet left.

"Wow, is that girl a trainee? Daebak is so pretty!!!"

"I don't think so. She has a work badge on her, so she should be a staff member, right?"

"Daebak is so beautiful, why didn't she debut? I was thinking that if she did debut, I would be a fan, but it turns out she wasn't."

Jiang Yalin was unaware of the disappointment of the fans downstairs. After finishing her meal and returning upstairs, she first went to the practice room next door to check in, and then discovered that they were eating barbecue bento boxes. Compared to the delicious food she had just eaten, she felt a little sorry for these people.

"Would you like me to order food for you in the future, Kwon Ji-yong? I just found a delicious Chinese restaurant near the company, the food is really good."

"Huh? A Chinese restaurant? When did it open?"

Kwon Ji-yong genuinely didn't know there was a Chinese restaurant near the company, so he was quite surprised when his assistant mentioned it.

"It's probably newly opened, so there aren't many people yet. But the owner's cooking skills are really good, and there are many dishes to choose from. I counted about a hundred."

"Really hundreds of them?!?"

Dong Yongbae stared in shock. This was actually the first time he had spoken to Jiang Yalin. After all, as someone who had never been in a relationship, talking to girls made him a little shy.

"I didn't count carefully, but there are at least a hundred."

"Shall we give it a try tonight?"

Whether it was due to the assistant's recommendation or curiosity about the hundreds of dishes, Kwon Ji-yong was genuinely tempted.

Seeing his excited expression, Jiang Yalin's lips curled slightly, and she began to look forward to the scene of the male lead meeting the third female lead.

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