Divorced and Determined: The CEO’s Ex-Wife Fights for Love

At the dinner table, Shen Muyan was eating the spicy boiled fish, her eyes sparkling.

"This fish is really delicious."

She had already eaten several pieces. Her husband's cooking skills were becoming more and more impressive. Shen Muyan thought, if she could hire him as the head chef at her hotel, customers would likely flock in.

She believed that within a year, the name 'Oury Hotel' would not only be famous throughout Jiangcheng and Haishi, but perhaps the entire province. However, Shen Muyan couldn't afford to hire Lu Qin.

Moreover, Lu Qin only wanted to run his food stall, carefree, and didn't want to work as a head chef in any restaurant. It was rather ironic. At first, Shen Muyan thought it was ridiculous for Lu Qin to set up a stall with the child. After all, he had a degree from a prestigious university—any job would be better than running a food stall. But now, it seemed laughable to her.

If a person is truly outstanding, no matter what they do or which industry they choose, they can shine brightly. In every industry, there are top achievers.

Lu Qin had undoubtedly perfected the food stall business and reached the peak of the industry. And he did all this in such a short time. Now, no matter where the Lu Qin food stall set up, it was incredibly popular. He was truly impressive!

While Shen Muyan enjoyed the delicious food, she glanced at the man eating with his head down. His chiseled features, deep dark eyes, high nose bridge, and moderately thick lips—despite Shen Muyan's discerning gaze, she was still a little mesmerized.

Her heart raced slightly, and she had to eat a few more pieces of the boiled fish to calm herself down. Lu Xiyao, enjoying the food, shook her head in delight.

"Daddy, this fish is super good, and there are no bones at all!"

Though Lu Qin had purposely reduced the spiciness, the little one still ate with delight.

"Yaoyao, if it's too spicy, eat less fish and have some other dishes that aren't spicy."

Lu Qin picked up a piece of scrambled eggs with tomatoes for her.

"It's not spicy at all, Daddy!"

"Sizzle! Sizzle!"

The little one stubbornly claimed it wasn't spicy, even though it was, because it tasted so good! After finishing dinner, Shen Muyan had to go back to work, so she left.

Shen Muyan was a bit busy today. She actually had a dinner party in the evening, but she canceled it to get the 'Boss Lady' name tag and specifically came over. Of course, eating Lu Qin's cooking was also very important.

And of course, it was necessary to see Lu Qin and the little one. Before coming, she had dressed up, initially wanting to assert her dominance in front of Xiaomi, but Xiaomi wasn't there, so she could only charm Boss Lu instead. Shen Muyan realized that she had many reasons to come to Lu Qin's place.

…

In the evening, Xiaomi came to open the food truck and head to the night market street, while Lu Qin took Lu Xiyao in his own car. Lu Qin Food Stall's business was booming, with customers increasing exponentially.

The new pickled chicken feet were selling very well. There were four or five stalls selling lemon chicken feet on the street. These stalls were very similar, selling "Internet-famous lemon chicken feet" along with pickled chicken feet and sometimes pickled radishes.

The entry barrier was low. The stall owners might have just taken a short online course and bought a food cart to set up a stall. The taste of their lemon chicken feet varied, and the competition was fierce with a stall every so often. Their business wasn't great.

Now that Lu Qin had started selling pickled chicken feet, the situation had worsened for them. At the east side of the university gate, several female students were out for a late-night snack.

"I'll go get milk tea. You guys bring me a main dish."

"I'll go get a portion of lemon chicken feet for everyone."

"I'll go buy dessert, let's meet at the usual place later."

One of the girls walked towards a narrow alley and found the area crowded with customers.

"Never mind, this place is too crowded. I can never get in line."

The girl gave up. She had never tried Lu Ji's food, but had heard it was really good. The problem was, there were so many people, she had tried several times but couldn't buy anything. So she stopped coming.

Maybe, for her, it was just something that sounded good. Just like with milk tea, everyone said Ba Wang Cha Ji's milk tea was great, but when she tried it, it was only slightly different from other places, just a different flavor. But nothing special.

She thought the same about this food stall. But when she walked a few more steps, a strong fragrance wafted over. The girl's eyes lit up.

"Wow, what's that smell… Is it Mapo Tofu?"

Mapo Tofu was her favorite dish. She was from Sichuan and had been living in Jiangcheng for college, but she hadn't had any good Mapo Tofu in a long time. Although there were restaurants outside, none were as authentic as the ones back home.

"Smells so good?! It must be delicious!"

The girl turned around and walked into the narrow alley. It turned out that the crowded customers had split into three lines. The middle line was slower because it was for freshly cooked food. The lines on the left and right were quicker, selling pre-cooked food.

"Before, there was just one long, slow line. Every time I came, I couldn't get anything. Now there are three counters, and the speed is much faster. I'll definitely be able to buy something now!"

The girl started to queue in the middle line, wanting to try the Mapo Tofu. As she watched customers walking back with all sorts of food, she was stunned. She remembered that this stall only sold fried rice noodles and a Chinese dessert called 'Ice Crystal Cake'.

But now, they even sold milk tea?

The girl quickly took out her phone and sent messages to her roommates.

"Come to the narrow alley next to the Hot Girl Hot Pot restaurant. I'm in line here!"

"Is it the popular fried rice stall with the handsome boss? Nah, the line's too long, I've never managed to try their fried rice!"

"I can get in line! It'll take about 15 minutes, there are about fifteen people ahead of me. There are two other lines too, they're really fast! Trust me!"

"I'm not coming. I'm getting milk tea at Ba Wang Cha Ji."

"This place sells milk tea too, and lots of people are buying it! It's gotta be good! I just asked a computer science major, and she said this milk tea is amazing!"

"Seriously? I'm coming over!"

"I'll check it out after I get my lemon chicken feet!"

"The handsome boss also sells pickled chicken feet! They're almost sold out! Hurry up and come!"

"Wait, I'll come see! Does the lemon chicken feet stall not have business because everyone's over at the handsome boss's stall?"

…

A group of girls lined up at Lu Qin Food Stall.

"Lu Qin Food Stall?! I remember it used to be a tiny three-wheeled food cart, but now it's a big one!"

"Oh my god! Fried rice noodles! Mapo Tofu! Imperial Chicken Wings! Chicken Tofu Flower! Ice-cold Mung Bean Paste! Osmanthus Oolong Milk Tea… How is the handsome boss selling so many things?"

"I'm so excited! Finally, I can try their food!"

…

Twenty minutes later, the girls sat down at their usual place, opening the bags of food from Lu Qin.

"Wow, it smells so good!"

"Wow, this Osmanthus Oolong Milk Tea is incredible! Compared to Bai Wang Cha Ji's milk tea, this one is in a league of its own!"

"Try the Mapo Tofu, it's even better than the Mapo Tofu at Ju Xian Lou, a hundred-year-old restaurant back in my hometown! So amazing!"

"Wow! This Ice Crystal Cake is unbeatable! It's like an ice cream cake—icy, sweet, and refreshing, but with the texture of glutinous rice cake, not overly sweet, and has a special rich flavor. I've never had anything like this before! So good!"

"The handsome boss is incredible! Everything he makes is amazing!"

"I regret not coming here sooner!"

"From now on, we don't need to go anywhere else, just head straight to Lu Ji!"