Chapter 274

Amidst Shen Siqi's continuous exclamations of praise, Qin Tian brought the two girls to the gathering spot by the lake.

Many of the boys and girls from the two classes immediately cast their curious gazes upon the three of them.

Everyone naturally recognized Xia Nuannuan, but several gazes from the girls of the English Department Class 2 were filled with a hint of curiosity as they sized up Shen Siqi.

"Shen Siqi, you're here!"

Chen Zhuang, who was standing behind the barbecue grill grilling skewers, greeted them loudly with a cheerful smile.

Shen Siqi, still harboring resentment, let out a huff and turned her head away.

The smile on Chen Zhuang's face stiffened, and he looked at Qin Tian with a bewildered expression.

"Ran into a bit of trouble."

Qin Tian said casually and walked straight over.

"Didn't I tell you to watch the fire? Why did you start cooking?"

"I was just worried they might be hungry, so I made a little something. It's ready to eat. What kind of trouble did you run into?"

"They were waiting for me over there, and a few blind idiots came over to hit on them."

Qin Tian explained briefly.

"What?"

Chen Zhuang was furious. With a dark face, he asked, "Where are they? I'll go find them."

"Don't bother, it's already been taken care of."

Qin Tian dissuaded him.

"No way, I have to go and teach them a lesson."

Chen Zhuang said with a frown.

"Why are you still going? Qin Tian already knocked them all down. By the time you get there, they'll be long gone."

Shen Siqi rolled her eyes at him in annoyance.

"Damn, I should have gone along. Brother Tian, why did you make me stay here and watch the fire!"

Chen Zhuang looked at Qin Tian with a resentful expression.

"How was I supposed to know something like that would happen?"

Qin Tian rolled his eyes.

Hearing this, the resentment in Shen Siqi's heart faded by more than half, and she said, "Alright, we didn't suffer any losses. Qin Tian is very skilled; he knocked them all down by himself."

"How many were there?"

Chen Zhuang asked in surprise.

"Four!"

Shen Siqi held up four fingers on her right hand, her face excited. "You didn't see it—Qin Tian was so cool! I hadn't even reacted yet, and in just a few seconds, he had knocked all four of them down."

Chen Zhuang blankly glanced at Qin Tian, then said unconvinced, "Just four people, what's that worth? Believe me, if I had been there, those four guys wouldn't have dared to say a word and would have turned around and left immediately."

"Yes, yes, yes, you're the most amazing."

Shen Siqi echoed dismissively, then looked at the skewers on the grill and said in surprise, "These look pretty good!"

"That goes without saying, try some!"

Chen Zhuang beamed and handed her two grilled lamb skewers.

"Alright, I'll give it a try."

Shen Siqi took the skewers and handed one to Xia Nuannuan.

Xia Nuannuan took it with a smile, tasted it, and nodded in praise, "Not bad, it's quite delicious."

"Yeah, it's alright!"

Shen Siqi echoed, finishing the skewer in a few bites.

"Hehe... then you should eat more."

Chen Zhuang happily gave up his spot to Qin Tian and said to Xia Nuannuan, "Brother Tian's skewers are also good. Xia Nuannuan, you should eat more of his later, so he doesn't blame me for overstepping."

"Heehee... it's fine, it's fine. I haven't eaten much seafood, so I can still eat a lot!"

Xia Nuannuan said with a radiant smile.

"Move aside, move aside."

Qin Tian pushed Chen Zhuang away in annoyance, then picked up the skewers he had made and handed them to Shen Siqi.

"Here, take these. It's Chen Dazhuang's kind gesture, don't waste it."

"What are you talking about? He made these for both of us to eat."

Shen Siqi blushed in embarrassment and reached out to take them, pretending to be reluctant.

Standing to the side, Chen Zhuang looked as if he were blooming with joy.

"Brother Zhuang, Yu Meng said the lamb skewers you made earlier were delicious. Are there any left? Bring a few over!"

Suddenly, a loud shout came from afar.

Shen Siqi froze and looked toward the group playing cards.

The smile on Chen Zhuang's face instantly froze, and he glared at Ceng Xin over there with a fierce look as if he wanted to eat him alive.

Sitting opposite Ceng Xin was Yu Meng, the girl who had just called out "Brother Zhuang." Perhaps they had planned it, as she was now deliberately putting on a shy expression.

"Chen Zhuang, take them over there. I'll just eat what Qin Tian makes later."

After withdrawing her gaze, Shen Siqi calmly handed the skewers in her hand to Chen Zhuang.

Chen Zhuang was stunned and explained in a panic, "Shen Siqi, don't misunderstand. All the girls ate what I made earlier and said it was good. That guy Ceng Xin is just doing this on purpose."

"Is that so? Everyone said it was good? It seems our Chef Chen is quite popular!"

Shen Siqi said with a meaningful smile.

Sweat broke out on Chen Zhuang's forehead, and he cast a look of distress toward Qin Tian for help.

"Why are you looking at me? I don't know anything."

Qin Tian busied himself with the skewers, secretly gloating in his heart.

Shen Siqi's eyes narrowed slightly.

Chen Zhuang was completely dumbfounded, then hardened his heart, thinking: *If you won't help me, then we'll go down together! *

"I'm telling the truth! Besides, the girls all scrambled for Qin Tian's skewers later, praising his as even better. They were all saying such sweet things."

"Chen Zhuang!"

Qin Tian was dumbstruck.

"Chef Qin, didn't you say you would personally take over once I arrived?"

Xia Nuannuan's resentful voice rang out.

Qin Tian's mouth twitched violently. Thinking quickly, he chuckled and said, "Nuannuan, I hadn't made barbecue before, so I wanted them to help me test it out and practice. That way, once you arrived, I could make something even better!"

As he spoke, he put on a serious and earnest expression and promised, "Don't worry, what I make next will definitely be much, much better than before. I only used fifty percent of my skill earlier—no, thirty percent. Now, I'm going to use my full power."

"Is that so? Alright then, I'll look forward to it. Hurry up and make it."

Xia Nuannuan beamed and urged him excitedly.

"You got it, it'll be ready in a moment."

Qin Tian nodded with a bright smile.

Chen Zhuang was completely stunned, thinking: *This actually works? *

"Brother Zhuang, don't worry, I definitely won't mention that you were chatting happily with those girls, or that that girl also called you 'Brother Zhuang'."

Qin Tian said out of the blue while brushing oil onto the skewers on the grill.

Xia Nuannuan looked at Chen Zhuang in astonishment.

Shen Siqi's gaze became very dangerous.

Chen Zhuang's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot; he regretted trying to drag Qin Tian down with him more than anything.

*This is impossible to win! *

"Here, Brother Zhuang, take these to your 'Dream' sister!"

Shen Siqi said coldly, walking over and shoving the skewers into Chen Zhuang's hand.

"Don't do this, listen to my explanation, it's not what you think."

"No need to explain, what does it have to do with me? I just want to eat what Qin Tian makes more. Hurry up and take them over, she's waiting. They won't taste good if they get cold."

"Siqi..."

Chen Zhuang was on the verge of tears; he felt like jumping into the Yellow River.

"Brother Tian, you're so mean!"

Xia Nuannuan leaned over to Qin Tian and whispered.

"If a man isn't a little bad, women won't love him. Don't you like it?"

Qin Tian winked at her.

Xia Nuannuan smiled like a flower and gave him a shy roll of her eyes.