Cooking Gourmet Meals in the Apocalypse

Chapter 117: Chapter 114: Song Yiguo, The Dream of How Many Women?

Since she was helping Song Yiguo, her safety in the Capital City was more or less guaranteed.

Song Yiguo shot a glance at Situ Yuanyuan.

Before Chen Xing arrived, this woman—whose name he couldn’t even remember—had tried to cling to him several times, and he’d found it incredibly annoying.

’Why can’t these women be more like Chen Xing and not be so obsessed with my good looks?’

Of course, Chen Xing had no idea what Song Yiguo was thinking just then.

If she had, she would have let out a cold snort and silently looked down on him.

He was handsome, that was a given, but... being this shameless was something else entirely.

"My old man and Situ Lei Hao are in there talking. I bet they’re about to announce the marriage alliance!" Song Yiguo said, his mind wandering even as he chatted with Mr. Qian.

The two of them had been in there for over an hour.

He had been worried that Chen Xing would be late, but thankfully, she had arrived just in time.

"So... I’m supposed to put Situ Yuanyuan in an impossible position so she can’t announce the engagement?" Chen Xing had never done anything like this before and had no idea where to start.

Song Yiguo was rendered speechless.

He looked at Chen Xing, his curiosity piqued once more.

’Does she not even watch trashy soap operas?’

’In a situation like this, all she had to do was pretend to be his lover—the undying, till-death-do-us-part kind—and burst into tears.’

’Failing that, she could just say she was carrying his child and couldn’t live without him.’

’Forget it!’

Seeing that Chen Xing genuinely didn’t understand, Song Yiguo pulled her over and had her link her arm through his. "Just say you’re my woman. Leave the rest to my old man!"

Chen Xing was speechless.

’Fine!’

In an instant, countless daggers shot from the eyes of those around them, all aimed at her.

She had definitely pulled a lot of aggro with that move.

She played along and didn’t push Song Yiguo away.

She rarely performed such an intimate gesture and felt a little awkward, but it didn’t matter.

The only thing on her mind was the RV she was about to get.

Situ Yuanyuan’s expression was a twisted mask of emotion.

Rage, jealousy, heartbreak...

She couldn’t even begin to describe her feelings. It was a chaotic mess, more complex than a jumble of all five flavors.

"Yuanyuan, isn’t Young Master Song supposed to get engaged to you today?" Li Sirong sidled up to Situ Yuanyuan, gloating as she feigned surprise. "Who is that woman?"

Inwardly, she was savoring every moment of this.

Song Yiguo was the man of so many women’s dreams.

And yet, Situ Yuanyuan had been the one to succeed, much to the chagrin of all the other socialites.

Now, seeing Song Yiguo getting close to another woman, they were both jealous and delighted.

Situ Yuanyuan clenched her fists in anger.

"They’re probably just friends, right?" Li Sirong said, twisting the knife.

Anyone could see their relationship was far from simple, which made the suggestion that they were "just friends" all the more infuriating.

"They are just friends!" How could Situ Yuanyuan admit defeat?

Her father was still inside discussing the marriage with Uncle Song.

"Oh?" Li Sirong’s drawn-out, knowing tone nearly made Situ Yuanyuan explode with rage.

Situ Yuanyuan stomped her foot and ran toward the room where the marriage arrangements were being discussed.

Now that Chen Xing had come to challenge her on her own turf, she had to deal with it as quickly as possible.

She couldn’t be bothered with maintaining her composure.

’No matter what, the engagement has to be announced today. That’ll make that bitch Chen Xing give up hope!’

’She refused to believe that Old Man Song would reject her as a daughter-in-law in favor of a commoner.’

She threw open the door and called out coyly, "Uncle Song!" Then, without reservation, she poured out her heart, expressing all her admiration for Brother Yiguo.

"Good, good. Uncle Song will back you up!" Seeing Situ Yuanyuan’s unwavering devotion to his son, a rare smile spread across General Song’s usually stern face.

His son... Just thinking about him gave the general a headache.

He had been such a promising only son, but then a bombshell dropped: he confessed that he was in love with Yan Junxi.

At first, he’d assumed Yan Junxi was some starlet from the entertainment industry. Who would have guessed he was actually a man?

He had tried reasoning with him, scolding him... he’d even introduced him to all sorts of girls, but his son had rejected every single one.

He had even secretly found a place to live with that Yan Junxi.

If the apocalypse hadn’t suddenly struck, he would have remained completely in the dark.

Even now, he couldn’t let his guard down, because his unfilial son had brought Yan Junxi into the safe zone.

No matter what, he would not allow his son to go down the wrong path.

Now that a woman had appeared, claiming she loved his son so much that she would marry no one else, he was determined to help his son secure this match.

Once General Song and Situ Lei Hao finalized their agreement, they emerged from the lounge and headed toward a small platform in a corner of the hall.

However... before he had gone far, General Song suddenly stopped in his tracks.

A look of undisguised shock and joy spread across his face.

His son, Song Yiguo, was arm-in-arm with an ice-cold beauty?

And what a pair they made. They looked perfect together.

Naturally, Situ Lei Hao, who was right beside him, saw it too.

The smile on his face slowly vanished, replaced by a look of pure fury. "What... What is the meaning of this?"

This was a complete slap in the face!

And right in front of all the Four Great Families, no less.

"Dad..." Situ Yuanyuan’s voice was full of grievance, and her eyes were already glistening with tears.

She had assumed General Song would reprimand his son for the ambiguous display with another woman, but he hadn’t even questioned it.

’What the hell was with that relieved look on his face?’

"General Song..." Situ Lei Hao felt his family had been utterly disgraced, and his tone was harsh. "What exactly does your son mean by this? Who is that woman?"

General Song was in a completely different state of mind than Situ Lei Hao. He couldn’t have been more delighted.

Engagements, marriage alliances... none of it mattered. As long as he could turn his son straight, he’d even agree to him marrying a divorcée.

"Dad... Uncle Situ..." Seeing that his father had noticed him, Song Yiguo led Chen Xing over to them. "Finished with your important talk?"

"Hmph!" Situ Lei Hao was in no mood to be polite. He demanded bluntly, "Who is this woman?"

"Her name is Chen Xing! She kept insisting she had nothing to do with Brother Yiguo, but now they’re acting like a couple at my engagement party!" Situ Yuanyuan was on the verge of tears.

"Oh, so this wasn’t a gathering of the Four Great Families, it was your engagement party?" Song Yiguo said, feigning ignorance. "If you’d said so earlier, I would have prepared a gift for Situ."

He feigned a familiar tone, but only because he genuinely didn’t know the woman’s name—just that she was from the Situ family.

Situ Yuanyuan was at a loss for words.

The crowd was speechless.

While it was nominally a gathering of the Four Great Families, everyone knew it was really about the Song and Situ families wanting to form a marriage alliance.

This was precisely why the Li Family hadn’t even wanted to attend.

Those two families were already more powerful than his Li Family, which had a Royal Family bloodline. If they were to form an alliance through marriage, the Li Family would lose any chance of ever turning the tables and taking the lead.

If Lu Bingtian hadn’t persuaded them to come, he would have missed this incredibly satisfying scene!

As the representative of the Li Family and the doting father of his darling Li Sirong, Li Ruixiao couldn’t have been more pleased.

"Brother Yiguo..." Situ Yuanyuan never imagined Song Yiguo could be so heartless. She pointed at Chen Xing, and after a moment, she began to curse viciously, "What the hell is this Chen Xing, anyway? She’s just some commoner who doesn’t even know who her own father is! She saw that Cao Guangrong had some influence and latched onto the Cao Family, trying to pass herself off as their daughter—and who even knows if that’s true! How could a scheming, venomous woman like her possibly be worthy of Brother Yiguo? Uncle Song!"

"She’s just using her looks to seduce Brother Yiguo because she has her eye on the Song Family’s power, isn’t she?" Situ Yuanyuan’s only hope now was General Song. With tears in her eyes, she added with feigned concern, "Her background is a mystery, and she acts so secretive about her identity. I’m worried she’ll bring harm to Brother Yiguo!"