He Jing breathed a sigh of relief, patted her chest, and said with great relief, "That's good. It seems I was overthinking it."
He Zhou felt deeply humiliated, as if an invisible slap had landed on his face. Every word he uttered was filled with deep resentment and anger: "You look down on me?"
He Jing smiled gently, her eyes clear: "Third Brother, only those who have perfect chemistry can become the best partners. When we get together, we'll only argue; we won't be able to focus on cooking."
He Zhou was inexplicably resentful: "Does wanting to be your partner mean I have to build a good relationship with you and do whatever you want?"
He Jing tilted her head, thought about it seriously for a moment, and replied, "At least you can't hate me."
He Zhou: "..."
He couldn't say anything in response.
He Zhou could only watch helplessly as He Jing left the competition venue with Yan Hanxi.
...
Stepping out of the building, the Zhou family's car was already parked in front. Zhou's father was waiting there, smoking a cigarette. When he saw that He Jing had someone else with her, he didn't pay much attention, but simply greeted her with a smile.
“Miss He Jing, you have indeed lived up to my expectations. Thanks to you, Zhou's Restaurant was able to weather this crisis. I'm willing to add another 200,000 to your reward. I wonder if Miss He Jing would be interested…”
Yan Hanxi interrupted immediately, refuting He Jing's claim: "She's not interested. Her goal is to study hard and improve every day."
Only then did Zhou's father take a proper look at Yan Hanxi. He felt that the other party looked familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen him before. He asked hesitantly, "And who is this?"
Yan Hanxi said indifferently, "My surname is Yan."
Mr. Zhou immediately gasped, then his attitude became even more enthusiastic: "So it's the famous Young Master Yan. I didn't expect to see Young Master Yan here. My Xue'er is at school, please take care of her."
Yan Hanxi gave a silent sneer, not wanting to lose face. He slowly looked at He Jing, preparing to take her away. He Jing said, "Thank you for your kindness, President Zhou, but I really can't take care of anything else right now except my studies. I'm really sorry."
Mr. Zhou had no choice but to abandon the idea and forced a smile: "It's alright, I hope we can cooperate again next time."
He Jing thought to herself: I'm afraid there's not much of a chance. The 200,000 yuan she earned is enough for the He family's expenses for the next five years. Unless absolutely necessary, she will never represent anyone in a competition again.
In the end, He Jing declined the Zhou family's offer of a luxury car and took the bus home.
He Zhou hasn't arrived home yet.
He Ning was sitting on the sofa watching TV, while He Chen was supervising He Xiaoguo as she did her homework.
He Sui and He Yi had disappeared somewhere. He Jing came in and asked, "Auntie had something to do, so she asked them to go and help out. Why are you back so early? Where's Lao San?" He Ning replied, "Auntie had something to do, so she asked them to go and help out. Why are you back so early? Where's Lao San?"
He Jing was unsure whether to tell the truth about her competition, but while she hesitated, He Ning called out again, "Third brother."
He Jing subconsciously turned around and saw He Zhou standing right behind her with a gloomy face. He looked sullen and unapproachable. He Ning called him, but he pretended not to hear her. He walked past He Jing and went back to his room, closing the door behind him.
Before He Chen and He Xiaoguo could react, they looked up and the person was gone, leaving them both feeling uneasy.
A moment of silence fell over the living room. Then, He Ning frowned, stood up from the sofa, and said, "I'll go take a look."
After saying that, he quickly followed.
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