That One Rich Fan of Mine

After the battle, Lin Xizhou received the centre spot between four other celebrities in the popular variety show, ‘Celebrity Kitchen God’.

Manager Hong-jie sat on the sofa in the studio, she shook the contract in her hand and smiled disdainfully.

“This Qi Zhen rubbish had the guts to compete with me for resources?” She sneered. “I don’t know which financial backer’s bed he climbed into again, making him think he could drop into this show out of thin air. Ha!”

Lin Xizhou offered tea to Hong-jie. “You’re awesome, super awesome. You’re the best manager in the world, Hong-jie.” 

She glanced at him. His tone was slightly sour, with an air of unworthiness, but still with a hint of pride.

“You are a fool. I haven’t seen someone be in the entertainment industry for so long, yet without half an astute idea. Take Qi Zhen, for example, there are hidden intentions in every pore of his body.”

He smiled sincerely. “I don’t need it, with Hong-jie by my side.”

She flicked Lin Xizhou’s fluffy, empty head.

“It’s good that you know that. Perform well in Kitchen God, and you’ll rise in popularity.”

With his years of cooking experience and now with Hong-jie’s order, there was no reason he wouldn’t obey it! So every time he returned to his apartment after work, he practised by making various dishes.

Today’s menu was braised pork short ribs, numb and spicy diced chicken for tomorrow, and dry pot duck blood the day after tomorrow. During the rest of his spare time, he would even make dessert.

It was just that Lin Xiting, who came to eat a free meal, had put on weight.

It was the beginning of spring, and the weather suddenly turned warm. Lin Xiting had begun to buy a large number of suspender skirts and super shorts. As a city beauty in summer, she was in pain and joy from Lin Xizhou’s endlessly delicious food.

In order not to gain any more weight, she advised her brother, 

“If you make more than you can eat, why not just send it to BLK as their late-night snack? They order junk food at night anyway, and even Glutinous Rice has acne on his face from all the oily food he’s consumed.”

Why was Glutinous Rice used as an example? Because in all her past tutoring sessions, she would secretly admire Glutinous Rice’s smooth and delicate face. She couldn’t find a single inch of pockmarked skin. She wanted to peel off his skin and put it on herself. Then later, she went to check on his homework and found that the man had a pockmarked face. When she asked, it turned out it was from eating spicy crayfish past midnight.

This proposal received a positive response from Lin Xizhou.

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So he took the initiative to contact Ji Beiling.

The regular game season in the Spring Season was lukewarm. BLK lost a few small points, but lost none of the larger scores. They occupied the first position in the East, and the atmosphere in the team was relaxed and happy.

Their second victory in the World Championship had unloaded some of the burdens on their shoulders. They didn’t train day and night as the previous year.

Ji Beiling naturally agreed to Lin Xizhou’s request and even took the initiative to order a meal. 

“The dessert you made last time was quite delicious.” Ji Beiling talked to Lin Xizhou on the phone while controlling his champion.

Lin Xizhou quickly recorded it down in his book.

“What about others? Did they like it? Should I make more? I think I should make some for the staff, and the members of the secondary team too.”

Ji Beiling frowned. 

“No need, they don’t like sweets. Just making a few is enough.”

Lin Xizhou naturally believed in North God’s words.

Since Ji Beiling found out that the five of them had started a small group without permission, Bighead was scolded for a while and he timidly dissolved the group the next second. Lin Xizhou didn’t ask other team members individually as well. Now, with Ji Beiling’s approval, he began cooking.

Celebrity Kitchen God was a variety show that integrated food and tourism. Each episode would take place in a different location. Then the celebrities would make their own dishes according to the local food characteristics and flavour, complete set tasks, invite local people for a taste, and finally, the dish that was most loved by the people would be selected and the chef appointed the next ‘Kitchen God’. 

Therefore, Lin Xizhou naturally practised flavours from all around the country.

He cooked cuisines from the north the most. It happened that BLK team members liked spicy food, so he recreated several dishes from Sichuan.

Boiled spicy pork, spicy chicken, boiled fish…When the food was out of the pot and into the containers, the strong aroma filled the apartment. He had to fill three large insulated lunch boxes before it was finished. 

He took the mango mousse cakes out of the refrigerator and put them in the food gift box. The two small and exquisite desserts looked adorable and alluring.

Putting on his hat and mask, Lin Xizhou drove to the BLK gaming house an hour before midnight. 

The team members in the base finished a ranked match and were discussing takeout.

“What are we eating today?”

“Spicy crayfish, barbecue?”

“Again?…Any more and I’m going to vomit.” 

Ji Beiling looked at WeChat, got up and announced to everyone in a flat tone.

“No need for takeout today. Someone is sending me a feast. Enough for everyone.”

Bighead was immediately coaxed.

“Yo~Someone sent you a feast~Who is that someone, North God?” 

Ji Beiling smiled but said nothing. He went to open the door for Lin Xizhou.

Lin Xizhou, wearing a thin black sweater, stood at the door. He pulled down his mask and smiled.

“Good evening, North God.”

“Good evening.” 

Ji Beiling, naturally, accepted the packages in Lin Xizhou hands’ and turned sideways to let the younger man in.

Lin Xizhou walked into the BLK gaming house with his hands behind his back, as if he were a familiar guest.

“Hello, everyone. Have you eaten? Are you tired? I came to see everyone!”

Originally, they were whispering gossip, but that fire in their eyes was extinguished—Lin Xizhou again? They thought they could see a virtuous little beauty, the future North God lady! 

Lin Xizhou took big and fast steps into the middle of the team. Looking back, he waved Ji Beiling, who was walking unhurriedly, like a pet.

“Come, come, let me show everyone my cooking skills!”

Bighead saw that Ji Beiling, who usually went at his own pace, accelerated his steps and opened the insulation lunch boxes as Lin Xizhou instructed.

Lin Xizhou was so proud that his invisible tail was wagging up a storm. He stood next to Ji Beiling with his hands behind his back and head tall, very much like a chef. 

He fake coughed to get everyone’s attention. “The first course—Ding-ding-ding, Sichuan boiled fish, delicious and spicy, with smooth and tender fish fillets—”

The aroma assaulted everyone’s nose, and the team members gave a “Woah” exclamation from the bottom of their hearts.

Bighead wanted to taste it. But Ji Beiling, who had lifted the lid off of the lunch box, stopped him with cold eyes.

As a result, several people were standing in front of the food like it was a punishment. After listening to Lin Xizhou boasting for a long time, their stomachs were almost hoarse from grumbling. 

Bighead sadly rubbed his stomach.

It was fine if Lin Xizhou was acting childish, but how could North God accompany Lin Xizhou to act childish!

Lin Xizhou finally finished boasting, and it was time to eat. His cooking skills were indeed amazing. Recently, he had worked very hard, and what he created was much better than ordinary takeout. The team members ate with tears in their eyes.

As Bighead ate, he saw Lin Xizhou open a beautiful and exquisite dessert box and hand two mango mousse cakes to Ji Beiling. 

Ji Beiling was very relaxed and content, moreover, shameless. He calmly finished the two desserts.

Those boxes were like the ones his captain took upstairs last time!

Bighead was angry and was about to ask Lin Xizhou why he only brought dessert for North God instead of others, but he was kicked by Little Dream under the table.

Little Dream was usually silent, but he always had his own way of looking at things. 

He leaned over to the other and whispered.

“Stop being a pain in the neck!”

Bighead was at a loss.

“What do you mean?” 

Little Dream gave him a ‘foolish children never learn’ expression.

“You couldn’t tell yet? It’s a love dessert, you know, that one!”

Which one???

Bighead ate a piece of spicy chicken. 

Chewing, he bit a chili pepper that made him show his teeth. As he was chugging water, it finally hit him.

——Fuck! Could North God be interested in Lin Xizhou!!!

His dangerous thoughts frightened him. The water in his mouth almost gushed out, and he nearly choked himself to death.

For a moment, everyone’s eyes were locked on Bighead. 

Who was trembling.

It was over. He learned a big secret.

Translator has something to add:

Teo: Pictures for the hungry readers and the hungry translator ;w; 

Just an update to my life. I recently got a new job that will start next week (10/18/21). What does this mean for the readers? Hopefully nothing, one thing that I can think of is less side project like TRF between my translations because this job has higher pay and I don’t think I can sneak translating at work hour like my last job.

But you never know, this insane translator does have four on-going project being release atm  Also totally didn’t plan the double chapter 24 releases today for both MP and TRF.