The Female CEO Falls in Love with Me

(Yesterday I only added one chapter. Later, I got too tired and went to sleep without finishing the next chapter. I'm so ashamed! Lowest record since launching. I'm sorry everyone, I'm making it up with this chapter. If I don't update 4 chapters today, I won't have the face to see you all! I'll work hard!)

When Li Yan and his group entered, there were already five guests inside the Cook Hall. This number of people was easy to take in at a glance. The five guests were seated at three tables: a middle-aged couple who looked like they were from Gao Yun Country, a Celestial Continent man with a bushy beard, and the other two were Yun Country People, appearing to be grandfather and granddaughter, an elderly man with meticulously combed sparse white hair, and a quiet little girl.

They were brought in by Anthony. The middle-aged couple looked up, and it was because of this that they appeared to be from Gao Yun Country. The quiet little girl also looked over, her face delicate and her skin smooth as jade, with clear, bright eyes. The old man took a bite of food and was savoring it with his eyes closed. The Celestial Continent man was using a knife and fork to eat his steak, neither of them looked up.

The gaze of Li Yan's group fell on the Celestial Continent man. Because from him, they felt a similar aura!—Killing intent!

Not being from the same system or environment, their perception wasn't clear, only a faint aura of death lingered on him, and they are all experienced veterans, so they quickly sensed it.

But everyone just glanced over once, realizing that if the others looked too, it would be too obvious, so they shifted their gaze away.

Li Yan continued to stare at the foreigner. If they could notice it, so could he, and perhaps he was even prepared, so there was no need to disguise it.

Anthony led everyone to their seats, said a few words, then left.

Seeing the suspicious glances from Feng Wuqing and Shi Jian'en, Liu Xi quickly whispered, "I don't know what's going on, maybe it's a coincidence..."

But as he said this, he didn't even believe it himself. He had planned this setup to entertain King last minute yesterday, and there are very few guests here. How could it be that just as they arrived, a killer was here too?

"Could it be... Anthony?" If his friend Anthony had betrayed him, that would make sense.

Li Yan tapped his finger on the table lightly and said softly, "Since we're here, we might as well enjoy the expensive restaurant's food. Expensive and high-end don't always mean delicious and excellent, but if it can sell, it must have something unique." His gaze turned to the head chef in the kitchen.

His calmness didn't completely alleviate the tension from the others.

"We didn't bring weapons," Feng Wuqing whispered.

Shi Jian'en also looked around, surveying carefully, "There might be an ambush outside too..."

Yan Ping looked at the head chef, "If it was just Anthony who betrayed Liu Xi, can we still eat the food here?"

Liu Xi smiled wryly, "If that's the case, I'll cover for everyone to leave, and I won't let Anthony get away with it."

Qi Zhongtao, being more mature, contemplated for a moment before saying deeply, "If it's intentional, that person wouldn't allow a shootout here. This is a well-known hotel, and you said this Cook Hall is a prestigious restaurant, only accessible through introduction. The chance of poisoned food is very low; police would easily trace it. Renowned chefs have their own dignity. If it's a coincidence, we should control our emotions even more, maybe the other side is as nervous about us."

At this moment, the first dish was served.

"This dish is called Forgotten Beef. It's deliberately designed to look severely overcooked," the serving staff elegantly introduced, not leaving immediately. "The dish's inspiration comes from the chef's childhood memory of a dish accidentally left in the oven. Miyazaki beef is perfectly steamed and then coated with a layer of 'burnt-like' powder made from smoked eggplant skin, served with edible charcoal powder on the side."

For this kind of non-fixed menu dish, you really need the introduction to understand it a little.

After the server left, everyone began to taste it, each finding the flavor rather odd.

Li Yan noticed that the others were not truly savoring the specially designed beef, more distracted by the foreigner, but he didn't say anything more, letting them be tense while he focused on the experience of tasting.

Liu Xi had no appetite at the moment. Initially hosting, he was inviting his most respected idol, and though not usually particular about food, he had managed to arrange a reservation at this unique, expensive restaurant in a short time. Earlier, he had even specially driven everyone to the occasion. Now, faced with this situation, he was quite embarrassed. Although nobody directly accused him, after just dealing with an internal mole today, having another suspicion of being a mole himself was disconcerting.

While everyone occasionally kept their eyes on the foreigner, the sound of Li Yan quietly sampling the beef entered their ears, offering a brief respite.

"Stay alert, stay calm. Someone's about to make a move..."

As soon as he said this, the five of them became immediately tense. They were all closely observing, focusing on the foreign assassin's every movement, yet they hadn't noticed any sign that he was about to act. Both hands were still on the table, tasting the food. But nobody doubted King's words!

As they entered, everyone had already gotten used to observing the restaurant's overall environment. Especially after discovering assassins, they kept an eye on the details at all times. Now, hearing Li Yan's warning, the assassins without weapons immediately prepared for battle. The knives and forks on the table became temporary weapons too.

At this moment, the middle-aged couple's conversation grew louder, and it was indeed in Liguo language. The man had a stern face, seemingly scolding something, while the woman stood up, responding as she rummaged through her handbag on the table.

"Hey, did the Liguo people lose their wallet? Are they going to dine and dash this time?" Shi Jian'en joked lightly amidst the tension.

"That's rude, all beings are equal, and everyone deserves our attention." Li Yan said calmly.

As they dined together, Shi Jian'en didn't think King was reprimanding him and continued to laugh, "But Liguo people don't feel equal to us. They think Gao Yun Country people rank low, they're the first in the universe..."

Just then, an unexpected change occurred. The woman, who seemed to be scolded by her husband and looking for a wallet, pulled a handgun from her bag! Then pointed it at someone—fired!

Their attention had been focused on the foreigner, and only Shi Jian'en had just began to notice the Liguo couple. But regardless, their peripheral vision in the small restaurant enabled them to see the couple. No one was interested in the Liguo aunt, but the gun was something they were very sensitive to. As soon as they spotted the gun, they immediately reacted, quickly crouching and taking cover behind tables and chairs.

At the same moment, two others also reacted swiftly. One was the foreigner they had kept under close watch; his hands were still on the table, but he already pulled a handgun seemingly casually hidden under a napkin!

Another gun!

In the small restaurant, there were two guns; that was already a threat. Moreover, the Liguo woman's gun was something they hadn't anticipated, which left these professional assassins both on high alert and a bit embarrassed. Besides, what shocked them even more was that King remained unmoved, calmly eating beef!

To show such composure eating beef at such a moment, really impressive! Could he be a bull (cool person)?

While secretly admiring him, they also worried for King, because at this moment, gunshots had already rung out!

Not only had the Liguo aunt fired, but the Liguo uncle, who posed as scolding her, also pulled out a handgun from beneath the dining table when she drew her weapon!

Three guns!

Almost simultaneously pulled out, their muzzles aimed at their respective targets in the next instant!

Feng Wuqing and the others completed their crouching cover movements within these two seconds, assessing the situation. At another table, the meticulous and serious old gentleman also quickly stood up during this brief time, showing no sign of age, using his body to shield the quiet little girl!

When the shots were fired, they finally saw the three guns' targets clearly. The Liguo aunt aimed to kill the little girl! The foreign man they identified as an assassin was sitting and raising his gun at the Liguo aunt. The Liguo uncle, in turn, drew his gun to shoot the foreign man!

In a confined space, from different positions, different people with different guns aimed to kill different targets...

Amidst the synchronous gunfight, panicked waiters and the head chef were also drawn in, along with Feng Wuqing, Shi Jian'en, and others. They suddenly understood. It was a coincidence! However, this wasn't targeted at them; it was a vendetta among the original five guests. Instead, their arrival as a group of six had made both sides feel pressured, thus prematurely igniting the gunfight.

Always suspecting ambushes and coincidences might be aimed at King, they found the situation somewhat laughably absurd. They had newfound respect for King, who, while more relaxed than them, had long ago surveyed the whole scene and grasped everything.

'All beings are equal, and everyone deserves our attention.' Only then did Shi Jian'en understand, King's words were meant to wake him up! Just because they appeared as an ordinary pair of Liguo middle-aged couple, they underestimated and overlooked the key.

The less conspicuous the assassin, the more dangerous!

"Bang!"

"Bang—bang!"

Nearly simultaneous successive shots, all aimed at their respective targets. The foreigner with the bushy beard shot the Liguo aunt, and almost simultaneously, he was shot by the Liguo uncle. The Liguo aunt herself got shot, but the shot she fired did not hit the quiet little girl nor the old man shielding her!

Because the moment she drew her gun, there was someone quicker than anyone else to see it half a second earlier and react half a second faster. Just as she was about to aim, a piece of beef had already flown over, landing on her gun barrel, blocking and deflecting it slightly.

At that moment, she fired, the old man shielded, the bullet meant to hit the beef was deflected, brushing past the old man!

This cool person, naturally, was Li Yan, who was eating beef. (To be continued, if you want to know what happens next, please visit www.qidian.com for more chapters, support the author, and support legitimate reading!)