Chapter 99: The morning flight
Edwiin Morrison propped up his head and looked at her with a teasing expression. “Trying spicy food? I find that you’re quite amazing!”
Suzanne Reid was slightly annoyed. Biting her lip, she turned her head and decided to ignore the man.
Soon the chef served the spicy noodles. Without the soup, the white noodles were covered with a layer of sauce and pungent chili, which made her sneeze twice.
“The chilies are very spicy!” The chef kindly reminded her, “There have been many couples coming to challenge us these days, but they all drank water after taking a bite and gave up. Otherwise, how could the noodles be placed in our restaurant for so long?”
“Umm, can’t I drink water?”
“Of course not. Drinking water is considered a failure,” the chef said with a smile. He glanced at Edwiin and said to Suzanne quietly, “But if you can’t, you can give it to your boyfriend, it’s okay. It’s not against the rules!”
She coughed twice in fright, and the embarrassment on her face had nowhere to hide.
She heated her chopsticks and stirred the noodles in the bowl.
The spicy smell was very pungent, causing her to frown. She thought that it would not be as spicy as the hotpot she had eaten earlier, so she rolled up a pair of chopsticks and stuffed it into her mouth.
In less than three seconds, her face was flushed red. She slapped her small mouth with all her might and almost burned her throat.
His expression turned stern. He hurriedly poured a cup of warm tea and handed it over. He said unhappily, “He had said it’s spicy, but you insist on challenging her. Do you think it’s funny?”Material © of NôvelDrama.Org.
The chef reminded him, “You can’t drink water, or you’ll fail.”
She coughed and pushed the cup of tea away. After a long while, she managed to swallow the ball of noodles in her mouth. She stuck out her pink tongue and tried her best to shout. She didn’t want to taste it again.
He pointed at the toy and asked coldly, “How much is it?”
The cooker was stunned for a moment, and then shook his head with a smile. “The previous challenge was also the same. If you can’t eat the noodles, you cannot ask me how much you can sell them for. Sir, the toys are not for sale. It won’t be interesting if they are sold.”
“It’s just a toy. What’s so strange about it?” He snorted and said disdainfully, “I don’t believe that you can’t find it in Japan.”
“Sir, you’re right. You really can’t find it!”
The chef was still smiling. “This is the image logo we designed ourselves. Even if you go to the headquarters in Japan, you have to participate in the challenge to get the doll.”
Seeing that he was about to lose his temper, she quickly stopped him and whispered, “He’s just telling the truth. Edwiin, don’t be like this. You always vent your anger on others.”
He lowered his head to look at her and pointed at the table. “Are you going to continue the challenge?”
She glanced at the noodles from that night, still feeling a lingering fear. No matter what, she didn’t want to taste them again.
Biting her lips, she said somewhat discouragedly, “Forget it. It’s just a toy. It means that we’re not fated to be together.”
“Okay!” The chef was about to take away the bowl of noodles. “Miss, you can try something else. Our seafood noodles are also very good. I promise that you won’t forget the taste after tasting it.”
Edwiin pressed his hand down quickly. “We didn’t say that we weren’t going to eat it. Why are you in such a hurry to take it away?”
The cooker looked at him and smiled. He put the bowl back on the table and said, “All right, Sir. Please!”
She was shocked. Just as she was about to grab his arm, he had already sat down calmly. He stirred the noodles with the chopsticks she had just used, picked up a piece, and stuffed it into his mouth.
This was something she had just eaten!
She held her forehead and was a little annoyed and shy. She sat aside biting his lips and peeped at him from time to time.
Faced with the bowl of noodles, which was almost 80% full of chili pepper, he ate gracefully. He frowned slightly, but there was no trace of displeasure on his face, as if the noodles were not spicy to him.
In just a few minutes, the bowl of noodles was completely empty, and he just took out a few pieces of tissue to wipe the corners of his mouth.
The chef gave him a thumbs-up and praised him. “You’re the first one who finish the bowl of noodles.”
According to the rules of challenge, the chef took down the long toy hanging on the cabinet and handed it to her.
He grabbed everything in his hand and walked out. She followed him out of the noodle shop with the tall and slim toy in her arms.
On the way there, she kept glancing at him out of curiosity.
She felt a burning sensation in her throat when she ate the noodles. Why didn’t his face turn red when he ate them? Could it be that he could eat spicy noodles so well?
She didn’t know that he was not afraid of spiciness, but that he was restraining himself in front of her.
After driving back to the villa, he hid from her and went to the kitchen to drink a big pot of water.
He washed his face with cold water to get rid of the heat. He was a little unhappy and thought that he had to go to Japan when he had time and ask the owner of this shop to stop making toys, so as not to let everyone have one in the future.
She felt apologetic. After thinking for a long time, she took out some medicine from the first aid kit and handed it to him.
He had just taken a shower. He was wearing a pair of cotton trousers, and there were droplets of water dripping down from the tip of his wet hair. They splashed on his naked chest and sparkled with silver light.
He leaned against the door frame and lowered his head to peek at the box. “What do I need this for?”
The smell was so hot that she took two small steps back. She whispered, “Edwiin, the noodles you just ate are too spicy. Your stomach can’t take it. It’s better to eat some medicine before going to bed.”
He looked at her drooping head and pursed his thin lips. He still took the small box and said indifferently, “The butler will take you to the airport at six o’clock tomorrow morning. Don’t get up late.”
She replied and turned to walk back to her room.
It wasn’t until she entered the room that he looked away. Flipping through the small box in his hand, a faint smile appeared on his face. He then went downstairs to get some water and take his medicine.
Because it was six o’clock in the morning, Suzanne woke up at five in the morning. After washing up, she hurried to pack up and went downstairs. Before she left, she didn’t forget to take the toy.
“Miss, this can be left here,” the housekeeper said with a smile, “Anyway, you have to come over next time. There is no need to take it back. It will be too much of a hindrance when you board the plane.”
“It’s okay,” she said as she stuffed it into the backseat.
It was really too long, almost filling up the entire backseat. She had no choice but to run to the front passenger seat.
By the time she arrived at Jena City by plane, it was already bright. The warm sunshine almost covered the whole city, and her breath was full of freshness only in the morning.