Chapter 298 Miss Liu's Loving Dessert

The next morning, just after Jiang Jing finished washing up and was debating whether to play a couple of games or tease his two new girlfriends, his phone rang.

The caller ID displayed none other than Liu Ruyan.

He was a bit surprised, not expecting her invitation to come even earlier than Yan Shuyao's.

As soon as he answered, Liu Ruyan's excited, slightly chirpy voice came through, her speech faster than usual: "Jiang Jing! Jiang Jing! Are you up yet?"

"Just got up. What's up, Miss Liu? Why so happy?" Jiang Jing asked with a smile.

"Let me tell you!" Liu Ruyan's voice was full of joy.

"I spent all of yesterday working on a tiramisu, and I failed the whole day! It made me so mad!"

Listening to this, Jiang Jing's mouth twitched slightly, his mind conjuring an image of this pampered young lady, who had never done a day's manual labor in her life, scrambling in the kitchen and stamping her feet at her failed creations.

"And then?" he asked, playing along.

"Then this morning, I had a flash of inspiration, and suddenly it clicked!" Liu Ruyan's tone carried the excitement of someone who had just discovered a new continent.

"It was a success on the first try, and the finished product is super perfect! I couldn't wait to let you taste it. This is the first dessert I've ever successfully made!"

Jiang Jing: "..."

After hearing Liu Ruyan's words, he felt no sense of being touched; instead, alarm bells rang in his heart, and he felt as if cold sweat were breaking out on his forehead.

Good grief!

Failed for a whole day, and then a "flash of inspiration" this morning led to success?

This young lady's persistence was certainly admirable, but the things she made with her "flashes of inspiration"...

Jiang Jing asked himself, and he truly didn't dare to easily try it!

What if that "inspiration" was the God of Cursed Cuisine possessing her?

He valued his life; he truly valued his life!

"Uh... well, Ruyan, I appreciate the sentiment, but..." Jiang Jing tried to decline politely.

"But nothing!" Liu Ruyan immediately cut him off and began to wheedle, "I finally succeeded, and I wanted to share it with you first!"

"Tell me which hotel and which room you're in, and I'll bring it over to you! I guarantee it's delicious!"

Jiang Jing wanted to struggle more, but he couldn't withstand Liu Ruyan's pouting and wheedling on the other end of the phone, so he finally had to helplessly give her the address.

After hanging up, Jiang Jing stared at his phone with a look of utter despair.

The breakfast in front of him no longer tasted good at all.

Zhou Wanqin and Lin Hong were nearby; although they tried hard to keep straight faces, their slightly twitching lips betrayed the fact that they were watching the joke unfold.

Less than half an hour later, the suite's doorbell rang.

Jiang Jing took a deep breath and walked over to open the door as if he were heading to the execution grounds.

Outside the door, Liu Ruyan stood prettily. She was wearing a fresh floral dress today, which made her look exceptionally charming.

Her little face was flushed, whether from rushing or excitement, and there was even a layer of fine sweat on the tip of her nose.

Her big, beautiful eyes were sparkling with anticipation; she was truly gorgeous.

In her hand, she was carefully carrying a small white box tied with an exquisite ribbon.

"Come on in." Jiang Jing stepped aside to let her in.

Liu Ruyan walked into the living room and placed the small box on the coffee table as if presenting a treasure. While untying the ribbon, she excitedly began to introduce her masterpiece.

"Look, look! This is the tiramisu I made!"

"I used Italian imported mascarpone cheese, the coffee powder is freshly ground Arabica, the cocoa powder is top-tier... look at these layers, this shape, isn't it perfect?"

The box opened, and inside lay a piece of dessert that looked like... well, let's call it a tiramisu.

However, the ladyfingers soaked in coffee liquid were dark to the point of black, the cheese layer seemed a bit too haphazard, and the overall shape had a touch of abstract art, far from the "perfect" thing she had described.

Looking at this "tiramisu" that resembled something indescribable, Jiang Jing's mouth twitched uncontrollably again, his face filled with visible resistance and doubt.

Liu Ruyan was immersed in the joy of success. When she looked up and saw Jiang Jing's expression, her pretty eyebrows immediately shot up, and she pouted.

"Hey! Jiang Jing! What kind of expression is that! I worked so hard on this! Do you think I'd try to hurt you?!"

Jiang Jing swallowed hard and tried to reason with her: "Uh... Ruyan, that's not what I meant."

"I just wanted to ask, those failed batches from yesterday... did you try them yourself?"

Liu Ruyan shook her head righteously: "No! If it failed, of course I threw it away immediately. Who would eat that!"

"Then... have you tasted this successful one?" Jiang Jing asked, holding onto a last shred of hope.

Liu Ruyan shook her head again, her eyes clear and innocent: "No! As soon as I succeeded, I carefully packaged it and brought it to you right away! I wanted you to be the first to taste it!"

Jiang Jing: "..."

He took a deep breath and was just about to sternly refuse the gift, citing reasons like having eaten breakfast, scientific analysis, and Mercury being in retrograde.

Zhou Wanqin, who was standing behind him to the side, suddenly stepped forward and, expressionless but with swift movements, snatched the dessert box away.

She said in a professional, official tone: "Miss Liu, I apologize. Mr. Jiang is now a national Academician and enjoys special protection protocols."

"All food intended for consumption must undergo strict inspection and safety testing by our security team. Only after it is confirmed to be safe can Mr. Jiang consume it."

"This is the regulation, please understand."

Jiang Jing felt as if he had just heard the music of the heavens and seen a savior arrive!

He nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, his face instantly switching to a look of helplessness, and gestured to Liu Ruyan with his hands: "Right, right! Ruyan, look, with my current status, I'm not my own master! It's so much trouble just to eat something, really... sigh!"

"But there's no help for it, it's the rules!"

He sighed, but anyone who wasn't blind could see that look of having "narrowly escaped disaster"...

Watching Jiang Jing, who was complaining about the trouble while his face clearly spelled out "I'm saved," Liu Ruyan pouted in anger.

She couldn't help but point her finger at his face, saying with a mix of annoyance and amusement: "Jiang Jing! Can't you wipe that look off your face before saying that? It's too fake!"

Exposed to his face, Jiang Jing didn't blush or skip a beat, his acting skills coming online instantly.

He immediately put on a deep and reflective expression, looked out the window, and said softly: "Sigh, Ruyan, you don't understand. This is what it means to hold a high position; one must walk on thin ice..."

"Pfft..." Liu Ruyan watched his clowning around, and her "anger" instantly vanished. She couldn't help but laugh out loud, completely defeated by this thick-skinned guy.

She rolled her eyes at Jiang Jing and chided: "Alright, alright, stop acting! If you won't eat it, forget it! I'll eat it myself!"

Saying this, she made a move to take back the box of dessert.

Zhou Wanqin, however, held the box and took a half-step back, still looking serious: "Miss Liu, since it has already been brought over, according to procedure, we need to take it away for testing. After testing is complete, it will be disposed of properly."

Liu Ruyan: "..."

She looked at the "impartial" Zhou Wanqin, and then at Jiang Jing, who was secretly giving Zhou Wanqin a thumbs-up on the side.

In the end, she could only helplessly stamp her foot: "Fine, fine! Go ahead and test it! Hmph!"

It's just that the final fate of Miss Liu's first culinary achievement would likely only be some testing instrument or the trash can...