Chapter 148: Spreading Rumors Is Easy, Debunking Them Is Hard

Soon, Su Ming and others arrived at the agreed-upon restaurant.

“Boss, let me guess! Did you win the National Chef Competition?” Su Ming couldn’t help guessing when he saw Tang Feng.

“Yes,” Tang Feng nodded, “I did win the championship as I hoped.”

“Boss, you are really awesome! I knew you could win the championship!” Zhu Zihan said, giving a thumbs up.

Tang Feng smiled somewhat sheepishly.

“Xiaoli, were you with Tang Feng the whole time today?” Ning Xiao asked.

“Yes,” Su Xiaoli nodded, “For such an important competition, I definitely had to accompany him.”

“Were you worried about him during the competition?” Yu Li asked with a smile.

“Yes! The competitors in the National Chef Competition are all very strong! Especially that contestant from Japan, I think his name was Ishihara Jiro. Yes, that’s the name! If Tang Feng hadn’t participated, the championship would definitely have been his!” Su Xiaoli answered truthfully.

“Wait, isn’t it a national chef competition? How come there was a contestant from Japan?” Zhang Hao was quite puzzled.

“This Ishihara Jiro also opened a restaurant in Beijing, and it’s doing very well. I heard he stayed in Beijing specifically to participate in this competition,” Tang Feng explained briefly.

“So, he was the runner-up?” Guan Qian guessed.

“Right!” Tang Feng nodded, “But he didn’t accept the trophy. His goal was the championship, and the runner-up seemed meaningless to him.”

“It seems he was determined to win! Unfortunately, man proposes, but God disposes. He never dreamed you would participate in this time’s National Chef Competition!” Su Ming laughed.

“Exactly! And when he was leaving, he already threw down a challenge! He plans to defeat me in the International Chef Competition to prove that he is the real culinary god!” Tang Feng said, a bitter smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.

“Boss, are you planning to continue and participate in the International Chef Competition?” Zhu Zihan asked.

“Yes! Since he has challenged me, naturally, I have to accept the challenge! Otherwise, he might think I’m afraid!” Tang Feng answered.

“Boss, I advise you not to participate!” Zhang Hao hurriedly tried to dissuade him.

“Why is that?” Tang Feng was somewhat puzzled.

“If I’m not mistaken, once you participate in the International Chef Competition, you’ll be falling into their trap! They will definitely do everything they can to defeat you! They might even resort to unscrupulous measures!” Zhang Hao answered.

“I think Zhang Hao makes sense! The opponent has already lost to you in the National Chef Competition. If he loses to you again in the International Chef Competition, he would be utterly disgraced! To avoid this, he will definitely use any means necessary to defeat you!” Zhu Zihan agreed.

“No worries!” Tang Feng smiled slightly, “In the face of absolute strength, all schemes and plots are paper tigers! I want to conquer the judges of the International Chef Competition with the dishes I make! If they insist on being biased towards the other party, then the reputation of the International Chef Competition will be ruined!”

“Boss, I really admire you! Knowing there are tigers in the mountain, you still head towards Tiger Mountain! We’ll try to be there to cheer for you on the spot!” Su Ming offered.

“There’s still a long time to go, we’ll talk about it then,” Tang Feng said.

At this time, the dishes were served one after another.

Tang Feng invited everyone to start eating.

Everyone chatted while eating, creating a lively atmosphere.

Tang Feng occasionally added food to Su Xiaoli’s bowl!

His actions were very skillful and without any show-off element.

It appeared so natural.

Yu Li and others were extremely envious when they saw this.

After all, Tang Feng, despite having achieved so much, was still so good to Su Xiaoli!

It was truly commendable.

If it were any other guy, who knows where they would have drifted off to!

After dinner, Tang Feng had Su Ming and the others take Ning Xiao and her friends back.

He and Su Xiaoli strolled around the campus.

Despite it being night, students occasionally recognized them.

“Isn’t that Tang Feng and his girlfriend? Where are they heading?”

“They must be going out for the night!”

“Are they living together?”

“From what I’ve heard, Tang Feng bought a villa in the community opposite our school, and the two of them moved in.”

“Damn! The villas in that community aren’t cheap! Definitely in the millions!”

“Millions might be a huge amount for us, but for Tang Feng, it’s really nothing! Not to mention, just the prize money he got from solving those world-class math problems amounts to tens of millions! Buying a villa is a trivial matter for him.”

“This is what it means when they say knowledge is wealth. At the same age, he’s living in a villa with his girlfriend, while we’re still crammed four to a dorm room.”

“Enough with the envy! He’s a real genius. Not just in the country, but there’s only one of him in the whole world! Comparing yourself to him is just asking for punishment.”

Some of these comments reached Tang Feng and Su Xiaoli’s ears.

Su Xiaoli’s face turned extremely red!

Fortunately, it was dark, and under the absence of light, it was not visible.

Otherwise, she would have wished for a hole to crawl into.

She finally understood the meaning of the phrase “people can be terrifying.”

Originally, she and Tang Feng hadn’t done anything.

But in the mouths of others, things that never happened became true.

“These people’s words, you don’t need to take to heart,” Tang Feng looked at her, offering a kind reminder.

“I really admire them! They can turn the dead into the living!” Su Xiaoli felt quite helpless.

“Gossip is natural to everyone! They also heard it from somewhere else. As the saying goes, spreading rumors is easy, debunking them is hard. As long as we know the truth, that’s enough!” Tang Feng comforted her.

“I know!” Su Xiaoli nodded, “I’ll try to pretend I didn’t hear it.”

“That’s the spirit! How about we spend the night at the villa tonight?” Tang Feng took the opportunity to suggest.

“No!” Su Xiaoli quickly shook her head, “I need to go back to the dorm to rest! If I change places, I’ll definitely suffer from insomnia!”

Tang Feng didn’t insist.

The two unknowingly arrived at the lakeside and sat down on the grass.

Su Xiaoli naturally leaned into his embrace.

Time passed by second by second.

When it was about time, Tang Feng walked Su Xiaoli to the entrance of her dorm.

They waved goodbye to each other.

Then Tang Feng returned to his dormitory.

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