Chapter 1413: Joined the army
If Ling Che was not worried about causing more trouble for the Mo family, he would have ignored Xu Tingfang's request. However, after the trouble that he had caused, he had no face to refuse Mo Qiang's small request.
When Xu Tingfang heard Ling Che's remark, she couldn't help but frown. She stepped forward and then said to Ling Che, "Ah Che, why are you acting so cold? I am here to save you."
"I don't recall asking you to save me." Ling Che curled his lips and stated in a cold voice. "If this is what you wanted to say to me, then I think that we have nothing to say."
He turned around on his feet, all set to walk out of the guest lounge, but before he could step out of the lounge, his wrist was caught by Xu Tingfang, who pulled him back.
"What is with that attitude of yours?" Xu Tingfang asked as if she was his girlfriend and had every right to question him.
"What do you mean?" Ling Che turned around and looked at the woman. For the first time in his life, he was truly shocked by the actions of a woman. What was up with her tone? It was as if the two of them were lovers who just had a lovers' spat and nothing else.
"What do you think I mean?" Xu Tingfang confidently began to speak. "Ling Che, it's true that I like you a lot but if you keep acting up like this then I am worried that I will have no choice but to get angry with you, humph!"
Ling Che: "..."
Mo Qiang: "..."
What the hell? What kind of crackpot did this woman smoke before coming here? Why should he care about whether she got angry or not?
He curled his lips and said to Xu Tingfang, " Miss Xu. It seems like you have misunderstood something. First of all, I do not care about your feelings. Secondly, even if you get angry, what does that have to do with me? Do I have to lower my head and please you even though I have done nothing that could have possibly led you on?"
This was certainly not in Xu Tingfang's plan. She did a slow blink and then said to Ling Che, "Have you lost your mind, Ling Che? If you don't come with me, then where will you go?"
She sneered and questioned, "Do you think that you can stay with Miss Mo? Though that woman is rich and influential, in the end she is just a small farmer. If you follow her, then you will never be able to reach your true potential."
"And I can reach my true potential with you?" Ling Che asked with a sneer, to which Xu Tingfang replied with a nod. "Of course, do you think I would have wasted my time here if I was not confident enough? Not only can I push you to greater heights, but I can also make you even more popular than you were before."
As soon as she finished speaking, Ling Che smiled. Seeing the smile on his lips, Xu Tingfang was certain that she had the cat in her bag, but then she heard Ling Che say, "Miss Xu, who in the world told you that I wanted to reach greater heights? The truth is that I have no such desires. I just want to work hard in the restaurant and earn a little livelihood. I never had such grand dreams."
"You are lying." No sooner did he finish speaking than Xu Tingfeng burst out screaming. She glared at Ling Che and said to him, "Are you really telling me that you actually wanted to open a small restaurant and cook food for others without gaining anything in return?"
In Xu Tingfang's eyes, that small restaurant was not worth Ling Che's efforts. After all, she could bring that restaurant to greater heights, but with Mo Qiang's skills, she was still where she was when she first started that restaurant.
Ling Che, however, felt amused when he heard the confident words of Xu Tingfang; he curled his lips in a disdainful smile and said to her, "Miss Xu, the confidence that you have currently is not due to my skills but because you believe that you will get your hands on the rare recipes that have caused the sensation in the nation, right?"
After speaking, he curled his lips in a mocking smile before saying to Xu Tingfang, "But there is no point in chasing me."
With half of her thoughts disclosed, Xu Tingfang's expression changed. She raised her head sharply as she questioned, "What do you mean by that?"
"It seems like my parents didn't relay the truth to you." Ling Che's smile widened as he stated, "I have signed a contract that strictly stipulates that I cannot disclose the recipes. So if you are chasing after me so frantically because you want me to give you the secret recipes... Then forget about it."
Once he finished speaking, Ling Che turned on his feet swiftly and turned to walk away.
Xu Tingfang, who was left behind, was left stumped. It was one thing that the mer rejected her so swiftly, but what made her even more furious was that he actually signed away the rights to those recipes.
She could have used those valuable recipes for so many things, and yet that stupid mer signed them all away!
"ARGH!!"
The scream of the distraught woman rang in the guest lounge, and Ling Che, who stepped out of the guest lounge, curled his lips in a disgusted smile. Love? Hah. He didn't believe in such a disgusting thing.
He who grew up being devoid of love from his own family—how dare he trust in love?
"Are you alright?" Mo Qiang saw that something was wrong with Ling Che and couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "Did she do something to you?" but from the distraught scream that came out of the guest lounge, Mo Qiang was certain that it was not Ling Che who was bullied.