Can a System Have Bad Intentions? - Chapter 23

“Please complete the wall-climbing race tonight at midnight and win first place.”

Lu Tang was stunned. “What is this?”

“Are you so young and already hard of hearing? Your brain is a good thing, don’t just let it sit there, use it sometime!”

“My brain works just fine, thank you very much! A normal person wouldn’t go climbing walls, let alone race. Who am I racing against?”

“Is Liang Cheng not a person?”

Lu Tang turned to look at Liang Cheng.

Liang Cheng was staring at her in shock and fear.

From Liang Cheng’s perspective, Lu Tang had just been holding a piece of duck tongue with her chopsticks in mid-air, her mouth slightly open, her face showing rich expressions, occasionally rolling her eyes and twitching the corners of her mouth.

It looked just like Old Wang from next door before he had a stroke.

Had this child been overstimulated today?

Please don’t become foolish!

Seeing Lu Tang looking at him, Liang Cheng took a step forward in fear and raised a hand to touch her forehead, “Little Tang, are you okay? If you’re not feeling well, just let it out. If it doesn’t help, you can hit me a few times.”

Lu Tang weakly licked her lips and said, “Let’s race. Tonight at midnight, let’s climb walls.”

Liang Cheng howled, half-squatting in front of Lu Tang, “Little Tang, have you really gone mad with anger?”

Lu Tang ruffled Liang Cheng’s hair like she was petting a dog. “Are you racing or not?”

Liang Cheng wiped away non-existent tears and nodded firmly, showing a deep sense of loyalty.

“Race! If it makes you feel better, I’ll climb walls with you or even eat walls! Little Tang, don’t be mad. We’ll sort this out. We’ll make Lu Yuchen kneel and apologize to you. Smile for me?”

Liang Cheng tried to comfort Lu Tang, trembling with fear.

Lu Tang felt a bit guilty, so she resisted the urge to kick him. She took a deep breath and gave a forced smile.

This scared Liang Cheng so much that his legs gave out, and he fell to the floor with a thud.

Just then, the waiter knocked on the door again, this time bringing the deluxe dinner for the room, placing two servings on the round table.

As the waiter left, Liang Cheng looked at Lu Tang nervously, “Little Tang, we just ate dinner. Can we not eat now? If you get hungry later, I’ll buy something for you.”

Lu Tang thought: This fool is worried I might have lost my sense of hunger and will eat myself to death!

She couldn’t help but laugh and said, “Stop worrying. I’m fine. I just thought of something.”

Liang Cheng looked at her suspiciously, “What did you think of?”

“Our family hires excellent chefs for all our inns. Now, the inn opposite, Qiao Family Inn, is almost deserted. What do you think happened to our chef?”

Liang Cheng immediately forgot his worries and focused on the dishes in front of him. “You mean, these might be cooked by your chef?”

Lu Tang picked up a piece of spicy pork kidney and tasted it.

“If the chefs at Chunxi Inn are ours, then,” she paused, her face darkening, “the candles are ours, the quilts are ours, and where do you think these ingredients come from?”

Liang Cheng’s anger flared up. “Damn it! These people have no morals!”

They were taking Qiao Family’s wages, using Qiao Family’s materials, earning their own money, and ruining Qiao Family’s reputation at the same time!

This kind of behavior deserved divine punishment.

Liang Cheng lost his appetite completely.

Lu Tang also lost her appetite but forced herself to take a few bites from each dish. “I want to see their chef!”

“What, are you going to beat him up on the spot? Little Tang, don’t be impulsive. We are strangers in this Sihe Town. Even a strong dragon can’t crush a local snake…”

Lu Tang kicked him under the table. “Why would I beat him up?”

She had to climb a wall at midnight anyway. Since she couldn’t sleep, she might as well cause some trouble!

She put down her chopsticks and walked to the door, shouting, “Waiter!”

There was a waiter on the third floor who quickly responded. “Yes, Young Master. How can I help you?”

Lu Tang said, “Who cooked the food in my room? Bring them here!”

Lu Tang’s face was calm, showing no emotion, but it was clear she wasn’t happy. The waiter hesitantly glanced inside the room.

Liang Cheng angrily threw down his chopsticks. “What’s this?”

The waiter, startled, nodded quickly, “Is there something wrong with the food, Young Master?”

Lu Tang said, “Do you understand if I tell you? Bring your chef here and have him bring the pickled peppers he used for the pork kidney.”

The waiter realized that the guest was unhappy with the food and didn’t dare to say more. “Please calm down. I’ll relay the message right away. Shall I get you more hot tea?”

Lu Tang gave him a stern look, silently telling him to hurry up.

The waiter quickly left.

Lu Tang left the door open and sat down opposite Liang Cheng to wait.

In the next room.

Song Qingzhan was surprised. “From the sound, it seems to be Young Master Lu.”

Qin Mo lay casually on the bed, legs crossed. He had recognized Lu Tang when he came upstairs and was surprised to see him here.

Without a word from Qin Mo, Song Qingzhan said, “What does he want with the chef? He can’t be planning to teach him a lesson over the food, right?”

Rumor had it that this Young Master Lu was a playboy, and such behavior wouldn’t be surprising.

Song Qingzhan hesitated, wondering if he should intervene.

Qin Mo laughed coldly, “You underestimate that fool!”

Song Qingzhan looked over.

Qin Mo sat up, “He must have figured something out.”

Song Qingzhan was shocked. “You mean he discovered that Chunxi Inn belongs to Lu Deren’s mistress?”

Qin Mo laughed, “More than that. Otherwise, why would he specifically ask to see the chef? He must have eaten before coming here.”

Song Qingzhan looked at Qin Mo, “How do you know he ate before coming here?”

Qin Mo smirked.

Their room faced the street, directly opposite Qiao Family Inn.

He had watched Lu Tang go into Qiao Family Inn, then leave with a dark face and head west.

To the west was a famous restaurant known for its osmanthus wine.

When the young master came upstairs, he still smelled of wine.

Would he go to a restuarant at night and not eat?

Even though he had already eaten, he still ordered the deluxe dinner.

The little fool was quite clever.

Just a bit too foolish. Wasn’t he afraid of being recognized by Lu Yuchen?