A Foodie Transmigrated into the Palace Chapter 1609: Past Lives and Present Life 45
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Chapter 1609: Chapter 1607: Past Lives and Present Life 45
Chapter 1607
The clean and warm little room soon filled with the aroma of food.
Xia Ruqing didn’t make anything complicated, just some simple home-cooked dishes.
Some beef cubes, a cold wood ear salad, some peanuts, and a pot of fragrant rice.
When the dishes were placed on the table, Zhao Junyao’s eyes lit up.
“Didn’t you say we were just going to have a simple soup and rice?” Yet she’s prepared so much, this woman is really all talk.
Xia Ruqing gave him a sideways glance.
“You don’t have to eat if you don’t want to!”
Zhao Junyao quickly grabbed his empty bowl.
“I want to eat, I really do!”
For some reason, these dishes were extremely tempting, even more delicious than those served at the large villa.
It was strange, considering famous chefs were hired there!
He ended up eating two large bowls of plain rice.
All the dishes were devoured, and he still felt unsatisfied.
“So good!”
“Is there more?”
Xia Ruqing was a bit shocked.
“Are you a hungry ghost reincarnated? This is too much eating.”
“You finished the whole pot of rice?!!”
Zhao Junyao was quite pleased.
“It’s normal to eat more when it’s cold!”
“In my past life, when I practiced martial arts, I could finish three bowls!”
“But the taste of this…”
As he spoke, he suddenly furrowed his brow.
The taste of these dishes felt so familiar, like he had eaten them before.
In his past life, he never ate anything resembling these home-cooked dishes.
Nor had he in this life.
In the Zhao Family’s large villa, all the dishes were prepared by famous chefs and were celebrated dishes, each with elaborate descriptions.
Home-cooked simple dishes like these were never on the table.
So… when could it have been?
Could he be remembering wrong? Impossible.
Even if there were a mistake in memory, the taste wouldn’t be wrong.
People remember the things they’ve eaten; even if forgotten temporarily, the taste would bring back the memory.
Oh, I’ve tasted this dish before.
Now his mind was filled with familiarity.
“What’s wrong?” Xia Ruqing was a little surprised.
“Are you feeling uncomfortable? Why the frown!”
Zhao Junyao shook his head subconsciously.
“No! It’s nothing!”
After giving him another look, Xia Ruqing decided to ignore him.
After cleaning and tidying up, she sat down next to him, mercilessly sending him away.
“It’s getting late, you’ve eaten, time to go back!”
“Take your driver and assistant, they’re still waiting for you!”
Zhao Junyao didn’t want to leave.
“They’ll eat nearby when it’s mealtime, you don’t need to worry about them!”
Xia Ruqing offered another reason.
“But you can’t stay too long either!”
“If someone else sees a lone man and woman in one room, it would be hard for me to explain!”
“You should come less frequently in the future!”
“If there is anything, tell me over the phone!”
“Don’t call me unless necessary!”
Zhao Junyao: “…”
Suddenly, he was a bit angry.
“Just say you want to cut ties, would you please? I can’t believe you said so much!”
Having lived two lives, he had never been rejected by a woman before, she’s the first!
Unbelievable that a woman dared to reject him!
Xia Ruqing also felt aggrieved.
“I…”
“What can I do!”
Looking at her aggrieved face, Zhao Junyao felt a bit suffocated.
“Damn laws, why can you only marry one person? Men here are so pitiful!”
Xia Ruqing: “…”
So if you could marry two, would you marry both me and Shih Wanxin?
Sorry, I don’t want to marry then!
Not bothering to say more, she picked up his clothes and forcefully pushed him out the door.
“Go!”
“Go!”
“Just remember, visit less in the future!”
Zhao Junyao wanted to say something.
But the person in front of him already closed the door first.
‘Bang!’ nearly hit him right in the face.
“…”
Walking out of the community, Zhao Junyao’s expression was a bit intimidating.
The assistant and driver were in the car eating take-out, seeing him return, they quickly finished up and obediently
sat in place waiting for him.
Zhao Junyao got in the car gloomily, and gave them a dark look.
After a while, he said.
“You’ve all eaten, let’s go, head home!”
The driver responded, then started the car and left.
…
Nearing the Spring Festival.
Group employees were on vacation, those not on leave were wrapping up.
Zhao Junyao found himself with rare free time.
Spending New Year’s in this world for the first time, he really wasn’t used to it!
Most customs had changed, and the holiday atmosphere was different.
In the past, during New Year’s, the palace would host all sorts of large and small banquets, while people here seemed keener on going out.
Going out with friends, going out with family.
Many acquaintances even took their families abroad.
Hmm… It’s really different now.
The Zhao Family Villa also felt festive, with all the maids and chefs preparing various things.
Zhao Junyao had nothing much to prepare, so he spent his days idly reading in the study.
This day, Shih Wanxin drove over to find him.
“Ah Yao!”
“Many people are having weddings around New Year’s, a lot of brands and designers have new wedding gown styles, come accompany me to try some!”
Zhao Junyao frowned immediately.
“Now?”
With so many people and cars on the streets, traffic jams, the thought of it irritated him.
“It’s not too late to prepare after the New Year!”
“Why are you in such a hurry?”
Shih Wanxin was a bit displeased.
“Ah Yao, it’s really not early, we’re getting married after New Year’s, it’s a perfect time to try on wedding dresses!”
“Didn’t Father say you weren’t busy these days?”
Zhao Junyao was somewhat annoyed.
“So troublesome, you know I don’t like crowded places!”
“I don’t want to go!”
Shih Wanxin wanted to say more.
Zhao Junyao picked up a cup of tea, clearly not wanting to continue; she had to shut her mouth.
…
Leaving in anger.
The more Shih Wanxin thought, the angrier she got, she turned to ask the assistant.
“What’s been up with Ah Yao lately?”
“Isn’t his career going well? Why is he still unhappy?!”
Next fall would be the company’s new shareholder meeting, by then… they’d select the new chairman of Zhao Group.
Although Ah Yao had an accident and was injured earlier, he’s learning so fast now, it shouldn’t be a problem.
What exactly is he worrying about?
“Did Ah Yao go see that woman again?!”
The assistant opened the laptop, pulled up the surveillance records from Zhao Junyao’s car, then shook his head.
“It seems not!”
“There are only the driver and assistant in the car, no woman!”
“But they seemed to have gone out a day or two ago, and the driver and assistant ate take-out in the car!”
Shih Wanxin became alert immediately.
“Can you locate them? Was it the Lantian Community!”
That wicked woman moved to live there, thinking I wouldn’t know!
The assistant shook his head.
“We only installed the camera, no tracking device, can’t locate the position!”
Shih Wanxin angrily slammed the seat with her fist, gritting her teeth helplessly, yet couldn’t come up with a better plan.