Chapter 155: Are You Capable?

Han Jiangxue offered herself words of comfort over and over, finally managing to settle her nerves.

"Mmm... I told you I’m a beauty; no one has a temperament as good as mine." A delightful smile curled the corners of Han Jiangxue’s lips.

Su Chen, meanwhile, was soothing her, saying, "Don't worry, that was just a simple scripted event. They were deliberately stopping us from completing the mission."

"Missions like this are usually difficult to finish, which is exactly why we were so flustered."

"If everything goes as expected, the next part should turn into a much more relaxed game."

Hearing Su Chen’s words, Han Jiangxue rolled her eyes, then nudged him with her elbow and said, "The next segment is all yours."

Han Jiangxue stifled a laugh, afraid that Su Chen might catch her malicious grin. According to her, when Su Chen played this mission, he had been completely at ease. He could control his raccoon character as it scurried around the room, manage his own blood pressure, and even nonchalantly call out the names of the ingredients. It made her want to shove the controller right into his head!

Thinking of this, Han Jiangxue felt like an innocent victim, especially since she had volunteered to do the hardest part! Thus, a sudden idea struck her: she and Su Chen should swap roles! This time, she would be the one doing nothing! She would just supervise a little, drop a few indifferent remarks, and watch Su Chen’s blood pressure skyrocket!

"…So, I’m chopping vegetables?"

Su Chen spread his hands helplessly: "Fine, how do you plan to handle it?"

"Just like you did earlier!" Han Jiangxue said with a straight face.

Su Chen was surprised: "Like what I did?"

"I just finished ordering several dishes, preparing them, and delivering the plates. It’s very busy—can you handle it?"

Interesting. He was actually asking if she could handle it? Asking a pretty girl if she could handle it? How could she possibly fail! At this thought, a smile tugged at the corners of Han Jiangxue’s mouth. Heh, you stinky man, what’s a little task like this? Don’t think you can fool me!

"No problem!"

Han Jiangxue looked at Su Chen with an air of righteousness and said, "If even you can do it, why can't I!"

*Hmph! Still trying to trick me? I am the woman known in China as Detective Di Renjie and in Asia as 'Detective Conan'!*

"Don't rush, don't rush! I can handle it!"

"You just focus on your own part."

"This..." Although it was also Su Chen’s first time playing this game, as a man, he had a better sense for this sort of thing. He knew very well that the task he was doing was far more difficult than chopping vegetables! That was just a task for a total novice! Having never heard such an absurd condition, Su Chen smiled, "Alright... alright, don't regret it!"

"Then you better not go back on your word..." Han Jiangxue gave him a wicked smile.

Afterward, Han Jiangxue handed the controller to Su Chen, grabbed his, and decisively pressed the start button!

"No time to talk, Master Su! Hurry up and chop these vegetables for me!"

Watching Han Jiangxue’s mischievous smile, Su Chen had no choice but to do as she asked. In fact, this mission was to make "scallion soup." However, for Su Chen, that recipe was a bit dull, so he had added onions, tomatoes, and mushrooms to the assessment this round. The method was simple: chop the ingredients into small pieces, put three of them into a large pot to boil, and plate them once they changed color.

It wasn't difficult. One person cooks, one chops, and one handles the plating. But here was the problem! This time, the silly and adorable Han Jiangxue had taken on the "burdensome" task of chopping, leaving Su Chen to do...

*Clang!*

A bell rang. Their roles were swapped, and the new round officially began! When the recipe appeared, Han Jiangxue suddenly laughed, showing her white teeth, and mimicked Su Chen’s tone: "Two bowls of onion soup, coming up!"

As she spoke, Han Jiangxue walked to the crate, climbed inside, and just like Su Chen, began rummaging through it. In an instant, onions, mushrooms, and tomatoes were being tossed toward Su Chen in a frenzy.

But, after only ten seconds! The ingredients Han Jiangxue had thrown him had already transformed into prepared dishes, returning to his side.

"Huh?"

Han Jiangxue was completely bewildered, staring blankly at Su Chen, who had already completed the task. This wasn't right... she had been swinging her arms so hard they felt like they were going to fly off, and she still hadn't finished. Why did everything become so easy in the hands of this jerk Su Chen?

"Look at the recipe, not at me," Su Chen said. He looked up and gave Han Jiangxue a wink. "This dish is very fast."

Hearing the joy in his tone, Han Jiangxue suddenly snapped out of her daze! When she saw the order timer, she was stunned!

"Damn it, it's too fast, we won't make it!"

"Quick, quick... hurry up and get the pot!"

"It's right there," Su Chen reminded her.

"Oh dear, oh dear, three onions, I can't carry them all!"

"We at least need a plate, don't we?"

"Ahhh... the dish... the dish is right here..."

As Han Jiangxue scrambled to find ingredients, Su Chen kindly warned her: "Mr. Han, your pot is about to burn."

"Hey, hey, hey! No, no, take it off, the plate... right, serve it!"

*Clang!*

Han Jiangxue looked at the numbers on the screen, secretly relieved that they had managed to finish in time. But before she could catch her breath, Su Chen continued from behind her: "Here! Three mushrooms, three tomatoes, three tomatoes, and one onion..."

*Thump, thump, thump!*

As Su Chen spoke, the kitchen knife in his hand traced a graceful arc in the air, like a fluttering butterfly. Just as they were admiring the scene, wave after wave of ingredients came flying toward Han Jiangxue, just like before...