Ye Yuning made several calls to Ji Nan, but he didn’t answer any of them, nor did he reply to her messages. Have things quieted down? However, after her experiences over the past day, Ye Yuning wasn’t naive enough to believe the matter had truly quieted down. She wasn’t very familiar with Qin Jinchuan, but judging by his recent actions, the current silence felt somewhat eerie. He still wasn’t picking up, but Ye Yuning wasn’t about to just swallow her anger. "We’ll meet again," was it? She immediately made a call. Yan Jun quickly picked up on the other end. "Ningning." Ye Yuning asked, "Is ’Huijian’ the hotpot restaurant you own?" "Yes, want to come by? It’s on me!" "Someone named Ji Nan made a reservation; he’s my guest. You need to take special care of his tastes." Ye Yuning spoke in her usual tone. Yan Jun, completely missing the subtext, sincerely thought she meant for him to be well taken care of. "Sure, what does he like?" "He’s from Nanchuan and likes very spicy food." "How spicy?" Yan Jun raised an eyebrow. Ye Yuning said, "The kind with loads of chili peppers—sadistically spicy." As she said this, Ye Yuning silently gnashed her teeth. I swear I won’t rest until Qin Jinchuan ends up in the hospital tonight! Hotpot, is it? Let him eat until he croaks! When Yan Jun heard "sadistically spicy," she sounded a bit conflicted. "Ningning, you can’t handle that, can you?" Since he was Ye Yuning’s guest, Yan Jun naturally assumed Ye Yuning would be dining as well. Ye Yuning said, "Don’t worry about me. Just take good care of him first." "Alright then, I’ve got it," Yan Jun replied. "I’ll have the chef use a mix of chilies. We have an imported kind that you can’t even touch with your bare hands." "That’s the best!" Ye Yuning said without a second thought. She knew about those chili peppers; even the pickers had to wear gloves. "Okay, I’ll call the chef right away," Yan Jun said. She wasn’t at the restaurant herself, so she handled everything by phone. Since Ye Yuning had requested such "special attention," that’s exactly what she would provide. Yan Jun had complete faith in Ye Yuning’s words. Meanwhile, after receiving the call from his boss, Yan Jun, the restaurant manager confirmed with Ji Nan. Ji Nan knew Qin Jinchuan couldn’t handle spicy food, so he naturally had to ask his own boss, Qin Jinchuan, about the hotpot for that evening. He asked Qin Jinchuan, "Boss, hotpots are usually very spicy. Can you handle it?" "How could I not? Bring me the spiciest one!" Qin Jinchuan, who was furious, gritted his teeth and snapped out his response. When the manager heard the request for the spiciest option, it aligned perfectly with what his own boss, Yan Jun, had instructed. He immediately instructed the kitchen: "Make it sadistically spicy!" Xiao Linye had made her tomato-flavored pasta, but Ye Yuning had never favored bland tastes. Despite Xiao Linye’s excellent cooking skills, the flavor just wasn’t appealing to her at that moment. Seeing her pick at her food with a lackluster expression, Xiao Linye said, "You can’t even think about chili peppers before your face has healed." His words made Ye Yuning’s mouth twitch instantly. Can’t even think about it? So does this mean I’m not allowed to touch chili peppers until my face is healed? She cleared her throat. "Well, it’s not that serious. I didn’t avoid any foods when I had allergies before." She started to bring up the past again. But I never actually had allergies before, and this time... it isn’t real either! Xiao Linye, however, didn’t seem convinced. "You weren’t good at taking care of yourself before?" Ah? No, that’s not... Xiao Linye asked, "How did you even survive until now?" Ye Yuning was silent. How did I survive until now? It’s been a long time since I’ve thought about that. Before I grew up, life was incredibly hard. Yet, just saying "incredibly hard" couldn’t fully convey the depth of the suffering she had endured. "I just managed to survive, that’s all," Ye Yuning said nonchalantly. She was clearly reluctant to talk more about her past. Seeing that she was reluctant to talk, Xiao Linye didn’t press further. The two of them ate dinner in silence. Although Ye Yuning had little appetite for the tomato flavor, her usual hearty appetite was still there. She finished her meal, not even sparing the two fried eggs. Not long after they finished eating, Xiao Linye’s phone vibrated. Qin Jinchuan’s strained, gasping voice came through the phone, "Why do you like hotpot so much?" Xiao Linye asked, "Hotpot?" Ye Yuning, who had just finished putting the dishes away in the kitchen, came out just in time to hear the word "hotpot." Follow current novels on novel•fire.net Perhaps because she had a guilty conscience, her eyelid twitched. Calculating the time... If nothing went wrong, Qin Jinchuan should have been rushed to the hospital by now because of the spice, right? A wave of pure delight surged through Ye Yuning’s heart at the thought of that man with the bump on his head being hospitalized. When Xiao Linye looked at her, he saw an excited expression on her face, exactly like a mischievous child who had just gotten away with a prank.