Chapter 107: You Don’t Deserve It

“That’s what they say,” Yan Fei said, somewhat embarrassed. Seeing Su Yiren’s calm expression, showing no sign of wavering, he continued with a forced smile, “But many people speculate that the chef’s disciple is ugly, so they don’t dare to show their face.”

Su Yiren raised her eyes and glanced at him. Yan Fei immediately felt a chill down his spine and shut his mouth.

But Su Yiren lowered her eyes again, saying, “Their mouths are on their own faces. Let them say whatever they want.”

Yan Fei was at a loss for words and could only return dejectedly.

Lu Yunting was currently greeting guests at another table. Hearing the news brought back by Yan Fei, he muttered to himself, “She’s quite a spirited chef.”

At such a banquet, the chef would usually make an appearance in the end. After all, any profession needs publicity.

Even if her cooking was exquisite and delicious, if no one invited her, how would she earn money in the future?

He wondered if she was too stubborn, too aloof, or if she genuinely didn’t want to chase fame and fortune.

Suddenly, Lu Yunting’s mind flashed with Su Yiren’s cool and indifferent face.

As Susan, the world-renowned top designer, and the highly sought-after, silent painter, she was also so low-key.

It seemed they were truly kindred spirits.

Lu Yunting didn’t know why he suddenly thought of Su Yiren. As soon as he thought of her, the events of last night automatically appeared in his mind, making his face turn pale.

Ouyang Shasha happened to be sitting nearby and overheard their conversation. She turned to the few noblewomen around her and said, “This chef’s disciple is so arrogant. You’d think she was the chef herself!”

Someone chimed in, “Exactly! I’m very curious about what she looks like.”

“I heard she’s as beautiful as a celestial being!”

“If she’s so beautiful, why doesn’t she dare to show her face?”

Ouyang Shasha couldn’t stand hearing people talk about how beautiful someone was. She scoffed and said, “Whether she’s truly ‘as beautiful as a celestial being,’ we’ll go to the kitchen and see for ourselves!”

A few people who had a good relationship with the Ouyang family immediately echoed her, “Yes! Let’s go! We’ll go and see!”

Three or five people quietly left their seats and headed straight for the kitchen.

Su Yiren had already changed her clothes. She was still wearing a simple T-shirt and loose-fitting casual pants. Her slender waist was barely a handful, and her long legs, even under the cover of the casual pants, were slender and long, exceptionally eye-catching.

She tied her hair up in a high ponytail, looking youthful and energetic like a student, making the young chefs stare in awe, their cheeks slightly flushed.

Chef Li at Tongfulou, walked over shyly and said, “Miss Su, why don’t you stay and have dinner with us? We all came here for the Chef’s name. We want to learn more about him!”

“That’s right! We’ve been busy all day and haven’t even had a proper meal. We’ve been cooking for everyone else!”

“Having dinner won’t take much time. You can leave later.”

“I’m going back to Rongcheng tonight. Miss Su, if you don’t mind, you can have dinner and leave with me!”

Everyone was trying to persuade her to stay. Su Yiren knew that they were all very skilled chefs in China and wanted to learn from them.

After thinking for a moment, she no longer hesitated and nodded in agreement, “Alright, let’s have dinner together! I’ll treat you!”

“How can we let you treat us? It’ll be so embarrassing for us big men!”

Su Yiren smiled and didn’t say anything more.

Just then, the kitchen door was pushed open, and four or five young women walked in from outside.

Judging from their gold and silver attire, they must be the wives and daughters of wealthy families.

Su Yiren turned her head and happened to see Ouyang Shasha leading the way. A wave of disgust washed over her, and she immediately looked away.

But she was surrounded by the chefs, and Ouyang Shasha didn’t notice her.

As soon as Ouyang Shasha entered, she raised her voice and shouted, “Which one of you is the chef’s disciple? Come out and meet us!”

Her tone was like she was calling out to a monkey in a zoo: “Which one is the golden monkey? Come out and let me take a look!”

The chefs present were displeased and looked at her with impatient eyes. They said in unison, “This is the kitchen. No unauthorized personnel allowed.”

“That’s right, get out, get out! Don’t dirty up the kitchen!”

Ouyang Shasha glanced at the clean and tidy kitchen and frowned, “The banquet is over, isn’t it? What’s wrong with coming in?”

The few women who came with her echoed her, “That’s right! This is the kitchen, not some forbidden place. What’s wrong with coming in?”

“We want to see the chef’s disciple who’s been rumored to be so amazing. Let’s see if she’s really as beautiful as a celestial being.”

Chef Li, glanced at Su Yiren, who was slightly frowning, and his heart skipped a beat.

Indeed, even though she looked annoyed, she was still as beautiful as a fairy in a painting.

Seeing her displeasure, Chef Li, stiffened his neck and shouted, “She doesn’t want to see you, so she won’t see you. Do you have any manners?”

When it came to arguing, Chef Li, was no match for these women who were skilled at bickering.

As soon as he finished speaking, he was immediately attacked by the group,

“Oh! We don’t have manners? She’s the one without manners!”

“The organizer personally invited her, and she didn’t even go. How dare she be so arrogant?”

“No matter how skilled she is, she’s just a cook!”

Ouyang Shasha crossed her arms and smirked, “That’s right. If she offends the powerful people outside, will she still want to stay in Jiangcheng?”

The chefs were filled with righteous indignation and were about to argue with them again, but they heard Su Yiren’s cold and distant voice coming from beside them,

“If the powerful people in Jiangcheng are all as boring as you, then it wouldn’t be very interesting.”

With that, Su Yiren pushed her way through the crowd and walked out.

As soon as Ouyang Shasha saw Su Yiren, her eyes immediately lit up with fire!

“Su Yiren! What are you doing here!” She glanced at Su Yiren’s ordinary clothes, full of disdain, “Today is Lu’s Group’s anniversary celebration. You came dressed like this? Aren’t you afraid of embarrassing A Ting?”

Su Yiren found it amusing. She looked Ouyang Shasha up and down, seeing that she was wearing a stylish dress, a pink crystal necklace around her neck, and her hair was carefully styled. It was obvious that she had put a lot of effort into her appearance.

Su Yiren sneered and said nonchalantly, “Of course, it’s not as eye-catching as your flashy outfit, but even if your dress is beautiful, if it’s torn apart, wouldn’t it just be a pile of rags?”

“You!” Ouyang Shasha’s face flushed red and white, feeling extremely embarrassed.

The few noblewomen around also heard the implication in Su Yiren’s words and unconsciously glanced at Ouyang Shasha.

They had heard that last night, a young woman was almost raped in a grove of trees, her clothes torn apart!

Could it be Ouyang Shasha?

It couldn’t be, right?

Logically speaking, after suffering such a humiliation last night, how could she have the face to show up today?

Ouyang Shasha was furious and said, “Su Yiren, we’re here to see the chef’s disciple. It’s none of your business!”

Su Yiren crossed her arms and stood there, using the same words she had used last night, and said coldly to her, “You don’t deserve it.”