Transmigration: The Little Chef Calls The Shots
Chapter 1240 - 149 A Feast for the Eyes (First Update)

Chapter 1240: 149 A Feast for the Eyes (First Update)

Everyone was taken aback when Tian Xuan’s embroidery was unveiled!

Is this supposed to depict food? The embroidery clearly features a person, and what’s more, a very handsome man!

Look at his slightly curved thin lips, his lifted eyebrows, and that long hair tied high up. Add to that his handsome and robust figure, along with the fluttering robe, and one has to admit, the man in the embroidery is utterly handsome!

But wasn’t the theme of the competition food? Why had she embroidered a man instead?

The crowd below burst into an uproar, their discussions and pointing fingers causing Tian Xuan’s face to turn as red as a ripe red apple in deep autumn.

"What is Xuanxuan doing?!" From the teahouse above, Madam Tian stood up in shock and immediately commanded the maid to go downstairs and bring Tian Xuan back.

Down below, Lin Yuan and Xia Zheng were also stunned, though their expressions held a bit more surprise compared to others.

Others might not have noticed yet, but they had realized that the man in Tian Xuan’s embroidery looked familiar—on closer inspection, wasn’t it Cheng Haoxuan, who was obliviously fiddling with his Jade Pendant while slouching in his chair?

"Xuanxuan must be crazy!"

Although they had only known each other for a few days, Lin Yuan had already come to see this sincere and cute young girl as her own little sister. Now, she finally understood why Tian Xuan had suddenly been so absorbed in embroidery, and why she had been so desperate to enter the Red Smoke Pavilion—she had been blinded by love!

But to have her head clouded at a time like this? And in front of so many people? Did Tian Xuan care nothing for her reputation?

Since Tian Xuan was facing away from Cheng Haoxuan, the main character of her piece hadn’t noticed that he had become the subject of the embroidery. He was still casually playing with his Jade Pendant until a small pebble struck the back of his hand.

"Ouch! Who ambushed me?" Cheng Haoxuan sprung up from his chair, looking around bewildered until he finally spotted Lin Yuan frantically waving at him.

Frowning, it took Cheng Haoxuan nearly the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea to understand what Lin Yuan’s gesturing and eye-rolling meant.

"What’s going on? You actually want me to let it slide! Am I that kind of person? Although your cooking is very good, I am very principled in my actions, how could I possibly..."

Muttering to himself, Cheng Haoxuan approached Tian Xuan, and all his words suddenly got stuck in his throat, his brain momentarily ceasing to function.

How is there a portrait of me?

Cheng Haoxuan looked up at Tian Xuan, who was blushing and had eyes full of adoration, and managed a forced smile.

He finally understood what Lin Yuan’s gesturing meant—damn it, he had seen countless women confessing their feelings before, but this one in front of him was the craziest!

"Ahem." Subtly positioning his body in front of Tian Xuan’s embroidery, Cheng Haoxuan covered his slightly reddened ears and asked loudly, "Miss, why did you choose to embroider a self-portrait?"

"Not a self-portrait..."

As the man of her dreams stood right before her eyes, Tian Xuan was so thrilled that she almost held her breath. But before she could finish her sentence, someone suddenly stepped hard on her toes.

Cheng Haoxuan looked at this feverish woman and frowned, solemnly reminding her, "Isn’t it a portrait of yourself, Miss? I thought the lady in this painting was you!"

This comment sparked a new round of discussion.

How could it be a woman, when it’s clearly a man!

However, those at the back couldn’t see clearly, and those at the front had only glanced quickly. Now, with Cheng Haoxuan blocking the view, they indeed started to doubt themselves.

"Yes, yes, you were supposed to embroider food, so why did you embroider a beautiful lady?" Xiao Linshuang and Xiao He also went along with Cheng Haoxuan’s groundless statement.

Lin Yuan glared fiercely at Tian Xuan, shaking her head vigorously.

Even if Tian Xuan was feverish, she knew she had to protect her reputation first. Moreover, she had already spotted the maid from Madam Tian’s side desperately squeezing through the crowd to get to her.

Madam Tian hadn’t been able to see clearly at first either, but since Tian Xuan had embroidered this picture more than once at home, she recognized it at first glance. Now, hearing Cheng Haoxuan’s words, her heart shot up to her throat, hoping her daughter would not be blinded by emotions and would quickly come to her senses.

Clearly, Tian Xuan didn’t disappoint her mother. She took a deep breath, steadied her spirit, and explained, "It’s like this, this lady whom I saw a few years ago while traveling around the lake, though a woman, liked to wear men’s clothes and had excellent martial arts. When I saw her rescue a girl who was being besieged by villains, I thought she was the most beautiful person I had ever seen. So, when I heard the young master mention that today’s theme was about food, I thought of her. If I really must connect this lady with food, the term that best expresses my thoughts would be, ’a feast for the eyes.’"

So, that was it!

Hearing Tian Xuan’s explanation, everyone suddenly realized that the person in the picture was indeed a woman, just one who liked to dress in men’s clothes—it seemed she must be a heroine.

Lin Yuan sighed in relief, so did Madam Tian, and Cheng Haoxuan too. But before his heart could settle back into his stomach, he heard Tian Xuan whispering to him, "Young Master Cheng, have you forgotten me? That year when I sneaked out to the lake and met villains, it was you who saved me! You are the person in this painting, Young Master Cheng. All these years, I’ve never forgotten the scene of you descending from the sky and overpowering the villains..."

"Stop!" Cheng Haoxuan’s eyes widened as he looked at the blushing little girl and decisively interrupted her: "Overpowering by landing on them? Are you calling me fat? Humph, I am elegant and handsome, how could I be fat! Miss, you’re still young and must have remembered wrong. The heroine who saved you wasn’t me; you should give the embroidery to the right person!"

Hurriedly distancing himself from Tian Xuan, Cheng Haoxuan quickly left her side, and before leaving, he even flipped the embroidery in her hand upside down so that no one else could see its content.

Others might not have seen clearly, but that didn’t mean Madam Cheng couldn’t. She had clearly seen the male figure on Tian Xuan’s embroidery and knew very well that her words were actually a confession to her own son.

While feeling proud of her son’s excellence, Madam Cheng felt some disdain towards Tian Xuan. Although Tian Xuan came from a good family, how could a truly respectable lady of upbringing publicly confess her feelings to a man like this?

Whispering a few words to the maid beside her, the maid stepped forward and took the embroidery from Tian Xuan’s hands.

After being rejected by Cheng Haoxuan and feeling heartbroken, Tian Xuan became dazed and simply let the maid take the embroidery away.