The Chef Rules the Last Days
Chapter 171 - 168: Forced Kiss

Chapter 171: Chapter 168: Forced Kiss

Su Mo looked up at him, and immediately felt reassured.

She went upstairs, where Su Niang was accompanying Ling Ye as she lay down.

She put the clothes aside and went over to touch Ling Ye’s head, "The fever has gone down."

Su Niang sat up and nodded, "Yes, it’s good that it has."

Su Mo smiled, "I bought you two outfits. Try them on to see if they fit, and come down for dinner later."

Su Niang saw the clothes nearby and felt a bit embarrassed, "You’re always taking care of us."

"I’ll make some porridge for Ling Ye," Su Mo said with a smile as she stood and went downstairs.

Ling Ye on the bed opened her eyes, and in a blur, she saw that retreating figure.

At noon, Su Mo casually prepared something for everyone to eat. After she brought up the meat porridge, she sat at the round table with Lu Chen, while the others also took their seats, waiting for the man to speak.

Jianxiong then realized his boss had changed clothes, "Boss, why so formal, does the Jiang Residence have a mission?"

Lu Chen nodded, sitting upright, "In one month, I must set out for the Southern Island. This is the last thing I’ll do for the Jiang Residence. Before that, I’ll spend a month training troops."

When he spoke of training troops, it was actually about getting to understand the mission to Southern Island and to make sufficient preparations for it.

Su Mo grabbed Lu Chen’s hand, and their red bean bracelets clinked together, "I’m also going."

This was the longest sentence Lu Chen had said to them, and Zhao Changsheng immediately slammed the table and stood up, "If you’re going, take me."

Jianxiong also raised his hand promptly, "Boss, we need to go too."

Su Mo gestured for Zhao Changsheng to sit down, "You need to stay at the villa to protect Su Niang and Ling Ye. Our home can’t be left unwatched."

"Momo! You always do this!" Zhao Changsheng, feeling hurt, stood up and walked out, the door slamming behind him with a thundering sound.

Su Mo felt helpless, but the journey was fraught with danger, and she could not and did not want to involve innocent people.

"Boss, I’m a special forces soldier for the Jiang Residence, can I follow?" Jianxiong asked cautiously. Truth be told, he was an orphan and not someone afraid of death; he also wanted to protect the boss and sister he had followed all this way.

Lu Chen nodded in approval, "Yes."

If there were times he couldn’t be there, Jianxiong could replace him to protect her.

Li Qian raised his hand to indicate that he would not go either, "I’ll stay at the villa and watch Zhao Changsheng."

By watching, he actually meant to prevent any recklessness, as Su Niang also couldn’t handle her alone, and both Su Mo and Lu Chen agreed without objection.

In fact, Lu Chen had planned this from the start.

Su Mo stood up; there was still a problem upstairs, "Then it’s settled. I’ll go see Zhao Changsheng."

Lu Chen saw her going upstairs, and a moment later, stood up and followed her.

In Zhao Changsheng’s room, the clothes she had brought were carelessly thrown on the floor.

Su Mo sighed, picked them up one by one, and folded them on the bed, "Changsheng, let’s talk."

Continuously ignoring her feelings was indeed her fault, and Su Mo sat down beside her.

Zhao Changsheng turned her head away, her voice hoarse and sultry, "There’s nothing to talk about."

Su Mo tilted her head and looked at her, a hint of helplessness in her eyes, "Changsheng, can your world not accommodate anyone else but me?"

All the way here, all of Zhao Changsheng’s joys and angers had come from her, and she saw it with her own eyes.

Zhao Changsheng clenched her fists and hung her head, her fox-like eyes dimming, "Su Mo, I told you long ago that I like you."

"I know," Su Mo took her hand, the first time she had ever held it, but she could not reciprocate her feelings, "Changsheng, I already have someone I love, you know that, and moreover, this trip to Southern Island is very dangerous for you..."

Her level was only Level 2, and Su Mo had always been afraid something would happen to her.

"The way you love Lu Chen is how much I love you, I could even lay down my life for you," Zhao Changsheng raised her head, her fox-like eyes shimmering with tears.

Su Mo avoided her gaze and simply said, "In this lifetime, you will always be my best friend, and if something happens to you, I will stop at nothing to save you."

Zhao Changsheng’s hand withdrew from her palm, "Do I not have even a slight chance?"

Although Su Mo was reluctant, she nodded earnestly, "I do like you, but it’s the affection of friends, and as a friend, I don’t want anything bad to happen to you."

"If I become stronger, would you take me to Southern Island?" Zhao Changsheng asked in a low voice.

In just one month, Su Mo didn’t want to say anything that might give her hope, "During the time I’m not here, you should sort out your emotions."

She had just stood up when Zhao Changsheng suddenly grabbed her hand, and unprepared, Su Mo fell back, the whole person pressed down on the bed, "Su Mo, if I were a man, would you love me then?"

Zhao Changsheng hated men, something Su Mo had realized long ago; to hear her say such things now was proof enough of how much pain she was in.

Su Mo furrowed her brow, and even the current position with another woman felt extremely awkward. She placed her hands on her shoulders, meeting those bloodshot, pained fox-like eyes, "Zhao Changsheng, calm down, there’s no ’if’."

The girl beneath her looked so adorably touching that Zhao Changsheng, not knowing what came over her, almost kissed Su Mo’s lips.

"Zhao Changsheng!" Su Mo shouted in panic, she dared not exert any pressure that might hurt her, feeling as if she was about to split apart; could it be that in this lifetime she was going to be forcefully kissed by another woman?

"Let go," Lu Chen’s voice, tinged with a hint of cold anger, echoed in the room, his powerful aura directly knocking Zhao Changsheng to the ground.

The woman spat out a mouthful of blood as she lay on the ground.

Lu Chen swiftly lifted Su Mo off the bed.

Su Mo’s heart was racing, she looked up at him and gently pulled on his sleeve, "It’s okay, it’s okay."

Zhao Changsheng got up, sitting on the ground, her eyes clearing as she realized what she had done, looking up at Su Mo with worried eyes, she hesitantly spoke, "I’m sorry, I..."

Su Mo felt a pang of pity but still spoke resolutely, "Zhao Changsheng, I will not love you, and I do not love women, think it over."

To avoid making Lu Chen even angrier, she took the man’s hand and walked out.

As soon as she left the room, Su Mo was pushed against the wall, the man bit her collarbone as if punishing her, "If I hadn’t come, were you planning to let a woman kiss you?"

Su Mo shivered, pleading with him as she pressed against his chest, "I just didn’t have time."

Who could have imagined Zhao Changsheng capable of such a thing?

Lu Chen seemed not yet satisfied, catching her lips in a chasing game that lasted a while before he finally relented, satisfied only after touching her swollen lips with his thumb.

Su Mo’s face flushed as she saw Jianxiong and Li Qian standing lined up downstairs; she couldn’t help but punch Lu Chen in annoyance on his body—not too hard, of course, her punch soft and mushy, which he merely took as tickling.

Lu Chen turned around, his captivating gaze meeting theirs; Li Qian touched his nose and walked away while Jianxiong just whistled and looked elsewhere.