Are You Crazy? He’s only an Intern Lawyer?
Chapter 216 - 215: Radish Misses the Date, Are They All Couples?

Chapter 216: Chapter 215: Radish Misses the Date, Are They All Couples?

Weekend, a day off.

Today was also the day Luo Xiaobu and Zhang Wei had agreed to meet up.

Early in the morning, Zhang Wei left Lin Mansion, heading happily towards his destination.

The place where Luo Xiaobu and he were to meet was quite familiar to Zhang Wei, it was the same Southeast Walking Street where he and Xia Qianyue had encountered a murder case.

This walking street was very popular in Dongfang Capital, its roadside shops appealed greatly to the youth, and it was considered a hit on social media.

Located near the commercial district, with large supermarkets and shopping malls nearby, it saw a steady stream of people.

Being the weekend, it was particularly bustling with crowds streaming in and out.

The destination Zhang Wei was headed to was called "Love Kitchen," known to be a highly popular spot among couples, who came here to cook together while fostering their relationships.

Of course, after searching the internet, Zhang Wei realized that this place also had a rather elegant nickname, "Breakup Kitchen."

According to the comments online, most of the young couples nowadays don’t cook, and even when they do, the results are often not very palatable.

Many of the couples came for the name of Love Kitchen, intending to spend a weekend with their significant other, not really planning to cook seriously.

And cooking is not easy, especially when it involves working in sync with a partner, so the kitchen often became a battleground for numerous conflicts.

Couples argue, that’s inevitable, and because of these kitchen-related quarrels, they ended up breaking up on the spot.

This became a rather common occurrence at Love Kitchen.

Thus, many netizens began calling it "Breakup Kitchen."

"Radish actually chose such a place, he really is..."

Zhang Wei shook his head, somewhat speechless.

This kid, don’t tell me he arranged to meet that female anchor he hit on last time, at this particular place.

"Zhang, I’ve arrived!"

As he waited, a gentle voice rang in his ears.

Without a doubt, the person Zhang Wei was meeting had arrived.

The person was none other than Jessica.

She was dressed in a red V-neck dress that flowed all the way down, her ample bosom captivating onlookers, and under the white lady’s sun hat was her shiny, golden curly hair.

Walking down the street, she turned heads left and right.

Among the several couples who passed her by, the men’s eyes seemed to be locked in place, unable to pull away from her sight.

This, naturally, caused their female companions to grow envious and resentful, even the glances they cast towards their own men shifted.

It reminded Zhang Wei of an internet meme where a woman walking by attracts all the attention of the men, who can’t tear their eyes away, while their partners brim with murderous intent.

Once these couples got home, he guessed these men would either be kneeling before their keyboards or kneeling before a durian...

Jessica met up with Zhang Wei.

"Zhang, is this the place?"

"Yeah, Love Kitchen. I’ll cook lunch for you!"

"That sounds great, but where is your friend? When is he coming?"

"Hmm, I’m wondering that too. That guy said he’d be here now, but he hasn’t shown up yet?"

Thinking it over, Zhang Wei quickly sent out a message, but to no avail—it went unanswered.

A little while later, he made a phone call, but once again, no one answered.

Zhang Wei was speechless—could it be that Luo Xiaobu was standing him up?

Was he preparing to bail?

Just as Zhang Wei was grumbling about Luo Xiaobu’s reliability, across the street at a coffee shop.

"Brother Jun, you called us out so early just to watch that kid shove dog food in our faces?"

"Yeah, I thought with no missions on the weekend, I could come to Central City in Dongfang Capital to hit on some girls, but you dragged us here for a mission!"

"What do you know, this mission is critical!"

Facing Luo Qi and Gao Yang’s complaints, Xia Qianjun seemed indifferent, offering only a perfunctory response.

His gaze remained fixed on the two people across the street.

"Damn, he actually arranged to meet a woman. How can you do this and still face my sister?"

Xia Qianjun’s eyes were filled with a murderous glint as he watched Zhang Wei chat eagerly with Jessica.

Chasing two rabbits at once, and now caught red-handed by me.

You’re done for, Zhang Wei!

"Say, Brother Jun, you’re not seriously planning on tailing this kid the entire day, are you?"

Gao Yang gazed across the street at the pair, his eyes not filled with killing intent, but rather full of envy and jealousy.

He, Gao Yang, was tall and burly with a strong build, but how come he couldn’t snag a girl?

Look at that Zhang Wei across the street, not only was he involved with Xia Qianjun’s sister, but he was also intimately linked with a blond beauty—how could Gao Yang not be jealous?

Both were humans, so why was the gap between them so vast?

"Speaking of which, Qianjun, to catch this guy’s handle, don’t you need to take some evidence? Otherwise, just relying on your unilateral accusation as an eyewitness, there’s no way to pin that guy down. If he denies it, you also have no evidence, right?"

Luo Qi also pointed across the street, sounding quite familiar with the investigation and evidentiary procedures.

"Indeed!"

Xia Qianjun nodded; his mission was to catch Zhang Wei’s handle.

However, the two people across the street hadn’t done anything excessive yet, just conversing on the street.

Even if he told Li Qinghua or his sister, Zhang Wei could still find an excuse like "Just happened to bump into her on the street, and we talked for a moment as friends" to get out of it.

Evidence was needed, the real deal!

"Our mission today is to monitor that guy. As soon as there is any excessive behavior, we’ll gather evidence!"

Xia Qianjun pointed at Zhang Wei with a serious face.

"No way, Qianjun, are we really going to keep watch on him all day?"

"It’s the weekend, man. With the heavy tasks we usually have in the special combat unit, we rarely get a day off. I was thinking about asking a girl out to relax a bit..."

Xia Qianjun ignored his companions’ complaints, just stating coldly, "If you want to leave, you can leave. I’m not stopping you!"

While his words might have sounded permissive, Luo Qi and Gao Yang knew he was actually speaking ironically.

If the two of them really left, who knows what kind of terrifying things would await them when they got back to the combat unit.

For the sake of their own safety, Luo Qi and Gao Yang didn’t dare make any sudden moves.

Meanwhile, as they were watching Zhang Wei, two girls at the neighboring table were also keeping an eye across the street.

"Guoguo, what’s with that guy? It’s past the time you two agreed on, why hasn’t he sent you a message yet?"

"Is that guy not planning to show up? I remember he’s the ’sponsor’ you latched onto this month, right?"

"The chat logs you showed me before, that guy is a total bootlicker, and now he’s stood you up!"

"It’s always us women who stand men up, how dare that man do it to you?"

"Shh, Chengzi, keep it down!"

The girl referred to as Guoguo didn’t pay attention to her friend’s complaints but signaled for her to lower her voice.

Chengzi then realized that her friend’s gaze had shifted away and wasn’t watching across the street anymore.

She quickly followed her friend’s line of sight and saw a man sitting in a corner.

The man was extremely handsome, with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, a noble appearance, and just sitting there, he exuded an aura of fierceness.

A hottie, and a hottie with a great vibe at that!

Chengzi got the message in a second!

Guoguo had lost interest in that benefactor and found a new target now.

But she had to admit, the guy behind was indeed very handsome; should she also consider dumping her current boyfriend and give it a try?

Chengzi thought to herself if the handsome guy wasn’t into Guoguo, maybe she herself would have a chance...

As for her current boyfriend, it was just a casual thing anyway; no big deal to break it off.

Right as the two women were having diverse thoughts, Xia Qianjun made a move.

Or rather, Zhang Wei made a move across the street, and it was only natural for Xia Qianjun to follow.

Xia Qianjun saw that Zhang Wei and Jessica entered a store with "Love Kitchen" written on it.

"Let’s go, follow them!"

He didn’t dare tarry, leading his two brothers after them.

"Let’s go, Chengzi, we’re following them too!"

As Xia Qianjun made his move, the two girls at the neighboring table also took action.

The two groups, one after the other, also entered the Love Kitchen store.

...

Love Kitchen.

A woman with an apron tied around her waist was responsible for receiving Zhang Wei and Jessica.

"Are the two of you a couple?"

"Yes, we are!"

Zhang Wei and Jessica exchanged smiles and both acknowledged it.

A temporary couple also counts as a couple, right.

"Oh, wonderful, I’m so envious of you, young man, to have such a beautiful girlfriend, and she’s a foreigner too!"

The woman smiled and promptly led the two of them into the store.

The Love Kitchen had a large space, an open-style kitchen with several tables and dedicated areas for chopping, washing, and preparing ingredients.

At this point, the kitchen was already filled with several couples, all talking at their respective spots.

When Zhang Wei and Jessica arrived, Jessica’s beauty naturally caught the attention of everyone in the kitchen.

Both men and women’s gazes quickly passed Zhang Wei and lingered on Jessica.

Soon after, a sharp pain shot through the waists of many men; their female companions next to them, seething with jealousy, had taken action.

"Seductress!"

"Slut!"

"Bitch!"

Zhang Wei could hear quite a few women cursing under their breath. It was nothing more than blatant jealousy, truly crude.

Unable to keep their own partners in check, they blamed others instead - what a funny thought.

Zhang Wei’s gaze swept past these people, and he chose a free spot along with Jessica.

After picking a good spot, he began looking around and realized that Luo Xiaobu had indeed not arrived.

"What’s up with Radish? I thought he’d already come in," he muttered to himself.

Zhang Wei felt gloomy. Could it be that Luo Xiaobu really stood him up?

While someone was feeling gloomy, the woman responsible for reception at the kitchen entrance felt the same.

"Are the three of you... a couple?"

She stared blankly at the trio in front of her, Xia Qianjun, Gao Yang, and Luo Qi.

"Goodness, are young people these days so open?"

She rubbed her eyes and looked again at the sign hanging at the entrance, double-checking that it indeed read "Love Kitchen."

"What’s going on? We’re here looking for someone!"

Xia Qianjun replied coldly, then pointed towards the kitchen inside, "The couple that came in earlier, did they go in there?"

"The previous couple, was there a blonde woman with them?"

"It seems they really went in!" Xia Qianjun narrowed his eyes, ready to head inside.

"Young man, you can’t go in!"

But the woman stepped in front of Xia Qianjun first: "Our kitchen rules say you have to enter as a couple, three people won’t do, at most only two can go in!"

"And moreover, our couples are always one man and one woman. Even if two of you big guys went in, it wouldn’t be appropriate!"

Similarly, the woman muttered to herself: "I’m afraid the people inside won’t be able to accept it. Although times are progressing, your kind isn’t something that can be accepted overnight!"

"Handsome, do you need a female companion?"

Just then, a female voice came from behind Xia Qianjun.

The two girls from the coffee shop had finally mustered their courage and approached Xia Qianjun to strike up a conversation.

"What the hell!"

"What the hell!"

This scene naturally drew exclamations of surprise from Luo Qi and Gao Yang.

They knew Qianjun’s face was attractive, but they hadn’t expected him to attract two girls so easily and for them to approach him so boldly.

Our Qianjun is too powerful!

However, as the person involved, Xia Qianjun instinctively furrowed his brows.

He didn’t appreciate being hit on by women, especially now during a mission. Being approached by women meant there was a higher chance for complications to arise!

"Handsome, this is Love Kitchen, you have to enter as a couple. If you don’t mind, I can be your temporary companion!"

Guoguo made the first move, not only sidling up to Xia Qianjun but also rubbing her sizable chest against his arm.

The flirting was very obvious.

She even eagerly anticipated in her heart the moment Xia Qianjun would agree and then accompany her into the kitchen.

It would definitely be thrilling!

"Yeah, handsome, our Guoguo has 500,000 followers on the platform. Normally, those top listers can’t even get an appointment with us. Today, we’re giving you this chance just because you look decent!"

Chengzi immediately chimed in, her eyes intently fixed on Xia Qianjun.

"Qianjun, the girls are inviting you so nicely, why don’t you just say yes!"

Gao Yang and Luo Qi, both anxious, quickly gave him imploring looks and verbal encouragement.

These were two girls after all. Although their makeup was a bit heavy and their perfume a bit strong, they at least had good figures.

And they were throwing themselves at you! If you rejected them, could you even call yourself a man?

But truthfully, Xia Qianjun really wanted to refuse because these two girls were troublesome.

Especially now that they were clinging to him, they were seriously complicating the mission!

"Young man, do you want to go in or not? The girl doesn’t mind pairing up with you, and you’re being picky. What’s the meaning of this?" the woman on the side pitched in with her encouragement.

"Qianjun, just take one of them with you. You want to go in, right? The lady said, couples only are allowed!"

Gao Yang and Luo Qi also threw in their support.

"Fine, I agree!"

Xia Qianjun, out of options, decided to make a sacrifice to complete the mission.

Now that he had a partner, Xia Qianjun walked straight into the kitchen without looking back.

Guoguo saw the handsome guy agree and was ecstatic, but she still put on an affectation of modesty.

"Handsome guy, wait for me!"

After she spoke, she didn’t forget to remind her companion, "Chengzi, then you might as well go find..."

Chengzi turned her head to glance at Gao Yang and Luo Qi, then looked again at Xia Qianjun, who had entered the kitchen.

Disdain, pure disdain.

Chengzi thought to herself, if Guoguo could snag a hunk, why did it all fall apart when it came to her?

No, she couldn’t let herself be shortchanged.

"Aunty, I’ll go in with Guoguo. We’re both that handsome guy’s girlfriends!"

Chengzi immediately ditched Gao Yang and Luo Qi and, pushing Guoguo ahead and following Xia Qianjun, walked into the kitchen one after another.

"This..."

This scene left Luo Qi and Gao Yang speechless.

They had been snubbed—what was the point of their earlier assistance?

They had even planned that if Xia Qianjun accepted one of them, they might have a chance to chat up the other girl.

But the other girl had straight-up dismissed the two of them and also followed Xia Qianjun into the kitchen.

Now they were in complete disarray, as if they were desperate to find a corner to squat in.

"Hey, you two can come in too. I won’t stop you!"

The aunty nearby couldn’t bear to watch any longer and, after a fierce internal struggle, decided to cut them some slack.

Gao Yang and Luo Qi then walked into the kitchen, under the aunty’s peculiar gaze.

...

Inside the kitchen.

Zhang Wei and Jessica were chatting. They had already prepared the ingredients and were discussing what to make for lunch.

Suddenly, Zhang Wei caught a glimpse of a familiar figure flashing by the kitchen entrance.

"Good lord, it’s my brother-in-law!"

The sight took him aback.

Because Xia Qianjun had actually entered Love Kitchen, and he had two women chasing after him no less.

Although their faces were heavily made up, they looked decent overall with tall figures, long legs, and likely not low in attractiveness.

Now, it was Zhang Wei’s turn to look at Xia Qianjun with a strange expression.

Nice move, brother-in-law. If you’re gonna hook up, you hook up with not just one but two!

Jerk!

Too damn scummy!

But then, two more people came into the kitchen, two men, to be precise.

Their arrival drew everyone’s attention in the kitchen.

The couples there all opened their mouths agape, watching the two who had just come in.

Good lord!

This is Love Kitchen, meant only for couples to enter, which meant that these two men were...

"Honestly, they’re even more outrageous than my brother-in-law!"

Zhang Wei stared blankly at Gao Yang and Luo Qi, wondering if the pressure at the War Department had made both of their orientations shift.

No wonder the looks in their eyes were a bit strange back then, it was because...

Speaking of being unsettled, when Gao Yang and the other man came in, they also picked a spot to sit down.

The two nearby couples felt a chill down their spines, and the girls looked frightened, huddling close to their boyfriends.

"Darling, let’s change places quickly. I want to wash my eyes!"

"Honey, let’s not cook here. Let’s go out to eat!"

The two couples hurriedly ran off, trembling as they went, their faces full of disgust.

"Crap, we seem to have been misunderstood. The table next to us is giving us weird looks!"

"Isn’t that obvious? I’ve been aware since a while ago. It’s all Zhang Wei’s fault for choosing this place—it’s on him!"

"Right, blame Zhang Wei!"

Gao Yang and Luo Qi were inwardly cursing Zhang Wei to death.

If not for him, they wouldn’t have suffered such misunderstandings and be subjected to such weird gazes from the people around.

They then turned to look in the direction of Xia Qianjun, where they saw the two women constantly trying to chat him up while he gave them the cold shoulder, his gaze fixedly locked on Zhang Wei.

They didn’t even have a girl, yet Xia Qianjun was still being picky.

Sour, so sour!