C23 It's a Disease It Has to be Cured.

By the time Soong Junlian rushed back, it had been more than two hours. He rushed straight into the kitchen and grabbed Tao Xiyuan from head to toe. After confirming that there was nothing wrong, his heart finally settled down.

Tao Xiyuan was busy and could not shake Soong Junlian off. She looked at the dishes in the pot and said anxiously, "Everyone said that I'm fine. Dongfang Su is the one who is in trouble. Let go of me, my dishes are going to get burnt!"

Soong Junlian finally let go of her, but the worry in his eyes still did not disappear. "If he comes again in the future, don't bother with him. Just tell someone to tell me. I'll deal with him."

Dongfang Su had always acted recklessly. If he was provoked, it was hard to say what he would do next.

Now that Chenchen was still lying on the bed, he could not let anything happen to her.

"Waiting for you?" Tao Xiyuan glanced at her and did not stop moving her hands. "There's no need. I always thought about enduring for Chenchen and hiding from her, but in the end, Chenchen is lying on the bed and unconscious. So sometimes, it's useless to hide from a lunatic."

Hiding would only result in the violence of the perpetrator. It would only allow them to be more lawless.

Soong Junlian's heart tightened and his fists could not help but curl up. "You know that he's a lunatic. What if he hurts you?"

Tao Xiyuan did not even raise her head. "I won't let him hurt me."

Since she dared to say this, she had the confidence to say it. However, Soong Junlian did not think so. "How can you guarantee it?"

Tao Xiyuan put down the spoon and said, "Soong Junlian, you can't avoid the first day, but you can't avoid the fifteenth day. You don't always stay by my side, and you don't have the power to escape from the heavens. You can protect me for a while, but you can't protect me forever."

Soong Junlian lowered his long eyelashes slightly and said, "How do you know that I can't do it?"

Tao Xiyuan paused for a moment, and her tone became gentler. However, she still looked at him seriously and said, "That's for later. Listen to me. Even if you brought me here today and chased him away, there will still be a next time. Because to him, I'm just a weak woman who hides behind you."

"You can protect me, it's my honor, but I want him to know that I, Tao Xiyuan, am not someone who can be bullied by others. If anyone wants to step into the future of Dongfang Su in the future, they should consider how much weight they have and whether they are strong enough to fight me."

Soong Junlian was speechless for a moment. After not seeing her for three years, the woman in front of him seemed to have changed into a different person. It made him both surprised and heartbroken.

Knowing that he couldn't persuade him, he could only say, "Then don't try to be arrogant. Everything is important to you. Don't worry, I will take care of everything. If you get tired of fighting that day, you can go back to my back and rest."

Tao Xiyuan looked at him and felt a warmth in her heart. She nodded her head and said, "Be careful when you're outside."

"Of course."

At that moment, Soong Junlian's heart felt like a piece of honey that had melted away, and his eyes could not hide the smile.

Suddenly, there was a smell of paste. Tao Xiyuan slapped her head and said, "Oh no! My food!"

She quickly scooped out the dishes from the pot, but they were already smashed. She could only throw them away and make another one.

Seeing her busy figure, Soong Junlian no longer bothered her and went to the front hall to greet the guests.

The restaurant was filled with people. At dusk, Tao Xiyuan finally stopped.

After sending off the last table of guests, she was extremely excited when she thought that she could finally eat hot pot. She said to everyone, "We have a great opening today. Tonight, we will celebrate!"

When the guards who were busy cleaning up heard that there would be new dishes tonight, they immediately became energetic and hurriedly finished their work. Then, they volunteered to help out in the kitchen.

This way, Tao Xiyuan saved a lot of time. While she was cooking the bottom of the pot, she also prepared the stove for the guards.

The temperature of the stove was just right. Tao Xiyuan set up the stove and let everyone sit down.

There were a few people, so they were divided into two tables. After the pot was cooked and the stove was prepared, they began to prepare the side dishes.

Everyone looked at the plates of vegetables that they didn't recognize and started to discuss in a low voice.

"These are all raw vegetables. How do we eat them?"

"There's also a plate of spicy soup in the middle. How do we drink it?"

"The key is that there are some unknown vegetables. How do we get them?"

The guards couldn't figure it out, so they turned their gazes to Soong Junlian.

Soong Junlian turned his gaze towards Tao Xiyuan who was sitting down. Tao Xiyuan looked at the stunned crowd and calmly introduced the dishes. As she spoke, she personally demonstrated the eating method of the hotpot.

Everyone looked at her and started to eat. However, some of the dishes were not familiar to them, so they asked, "Madam, what are these dishes called? Why have I never seen them before?"

Tao Xiyuan smiled slightly and did not answer. She only said, "Eat first. I'll explain it to you later. Don't worry, I guarantee that it will be delicious."

As she spoke, she first picked up her chopsticks and started to wash them. Soong Junlian followed closely behind her.

After all, after they tried the dishes, they all praised it and said that it was the most delicious food they had ever eaten.

When the guards saw this, they also picked up the dishes and started to wash them in the pot. In any case, the food that the Madam had chosen was definitely delicious.

Soong Junlian had already eaten so much that he did not even have the time to reply. He could not help but comment, "The hotpot that my wife invented is truly wonderful. It is spicy and has a rich fragrance. After eating it, the aftertaste will be endless."

Tao Xiyuan smiled a little guiltily. She had only copied the recipe. She did not dare to invent it.

"Anyway, I said that I would definitely make it delicious. You just have to eat it without worry."

Only Mu Chen had a subtle expression on his face. He did not dare to touch the dishes that he did not recognize.

This scene was seen by Soong Junlian. He directly asked him, "Why aren't you eating?"

Mu Chen's back tensed up as he said dryly, "I, I will eat some vegetables first."

Tao Xiyuan narrowed her eyes and looked at him. Knowing that he would not dare to try, she deliberately encouraged him, "This hotpot is the most fragrant. Hurry up and try it."

Being stared at by everyone, Mu Chen could only stiffly pick up a piece and hand it over to the pot.

In an instant, he felt that the distance between the chopsticks and the pot was so far away.

Just thinking about it, the smell of the morning and the ball of things that he had seen lingered in his nose.

As he thought about it, his hand involuntarily trembled and the chopsticks instantly emptied out.

At the same time, he felt a little awkward and heaved a sigh of relief.

However, Tao Xiyuan raised her eyebrows and shook her head as she teased, "Muchen, your hands are trembling at such a young age. This is a disease that needs to be treated."

Soong Junlian said considerately, "Another piece, and tomorrow, I will bring you to the doctor."

Mu Chen: "..."

The guards also carefully told Mu Chen about the aftertaste of the food.

"Let me tell you, although this grayish-brown is chewy, it doesn't sting your tongue."

"This white slice is crisp and not bad."

"This is a little soft, but I like this flavor."

Mu Chen: "..."

... I wonder if you will still be able to eat it so fragrant after knowing what it is.

However, one person was not enough to fight against the crowd. Under everyone's gaze, Mu Chen carefully ate a mouthful.

However, just this mouthful made him blurt out, “It’s fragrant.”