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It was really a hard mission for Ye Chen to do.
He had never even boiled water in his entire life, yet he had to make a heart-shaped chocolate now?
This is totally absurd!
Death System consoled him, “It’s not as hard as you think. Just melt the chocolate, pour it into a heart-shaped mold, and you’re golden.”
“Sounds pretty easy, huh?” said Ye Chen. “Why don’t you do it?”
Death System, “Hahaha!” Its way of laughing was absolutely shameless.
After keeping himself wrapped in the blanket and staying still for three seconds, Ye Chen decided to ‘study’ how to do it.
It can’t be helped. This daily mission is nicknamed ‘the life-threatening mission’, there’s no way I won’t do it!
It’s just making a love chocolate, isn’t it? Easy-peasy. I simply need to roll up my sleeves and get into action!
Ye Chen surfed the internet and found out that it wasn’t too difficult after all. As long as there was some chocolate, he simply needed to melt it and use a mold according to the desired shape and it could already be considered as a handmade chocolate.
The melting process looked quite easy. As for the mold…
Ye Chen didn’t have the guts to ask Xiao Liu to buy it. He feared that Xiao Liu would have thought that Ye Chen was sleep-talking when he received the call!
What am I going to do now… Should I buy it myself?
But where should I look for this kind of thing? Does the supermarket sell it?
Ye Chen took a deep breath and decided to go to the supermarket while putting on a disguise.
He dressed up so tightly he looked like a rice dumpling. Because of that, he felt so hot that his whole face turned bright red. As a result, he didn’t find what he was looking for.
Death System reminded, “It’s just a heart-shape, right? Why bother using a mold? You could just carve it yourself.”
Ye Chen thought about it for a while and felt that it made sense. His grandpa used to make wood carvings for him when he was a child. The tiny figurines his grandpa carved look especially life-like and lovely. According to the law of heredity, he might not be able to carve out a little fairy, but a heart shape shouldn’t be too much, right?
He couldn’t afford to waste any more time, so Brother Chen decided to challenge himself!
He noticed another problem after running back home: He had made a fruitless trip to the supermarket and even forgot to buy some chocolate.
Forget it, forget it, there are still some left at home. Queen Mother bought a lot of Debauve & Gallais chocolate from France a while back. I could melt it and use it the same way.
Afterward, Ye Chen rolled up his sleeve and prepared to ‘cook’ for the first time in his lifetime!
The first try was an utter failure because Ye Chen went to wash his face and brush his teeth since it took so long for the chocolate to melt. In the end, when he came back to take a look, the inside of the pot had turned pitch-black. He couldn’t tell whether it was the chocolate or the burned pot!
Ye Chen became more cautious on the second try. He kept watching the pot closely and melted the chocolate under a large heat. As a result, the chocolate was completely stuck to the bottom of the pot. It was so absolutely fond of the pot that it refused to part from the pot.
Ye Chen learned the way through trial and error and finally made a sticky chocolate on the third try. But unfortunately, he had miscalculated: the amount was too few, resulting in the chocolate sticking to the side of the pot and cannot be poured out!
Ye Chen took a deep breath, then continued the struggle. After doing it again and again for one and a half an hour, he finally realized that he needed to heat the chocolate under a water bath. Ye Chen felt so pleased after successfully melting all of the chocolate. He felt that he had created something out of his heart’s blood instead of chocolate!
If this still didn’t count as a ‘love’ chocolate, then Ye Chen would give Death System a slap.
Death System spoke using a tone like a father who was pleased, “Not bad, not bad. You’ve succeeded as long as you’ve made one love chocolate!”
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The result of Ye Chen’s painstaking effort for one and a half an hour was destroyed in a moment!
This was different from what he had in mind. Why was the chocolate so fragile?
Ye Chen picked up a piece of chocolate that barely looked like a triangle with a poker face, then he said, “I think this is heart-shaped.”
Death System, “…”
Ye Chen said again confidently, “This is a love chocolate I’ve made by myself!”
Death System, “Brace yourself a bit. Although I won’t mind if you cheat, you’re too nonchalant about this, you’re making a deer out to be a horse. At least the deer has four legs!”
Just when Ye Chen was about to defend himself, someone’s voice could be heard from outside. “What in the world are you doing…?”
Ye Chen could distinguish the visitor’s voice very easily: it was languid and lax. Added up with his dainty facial features, he looked like the spitting image of a demon.
Who could have imagined that this young man before my eyes—who had such a great stature it could make others blush and felt their heart thump when they looked at him—actually used to be a 180 jins fatty when he was younger!
As the saying goes, time is a butcher’s knife—indeed, the butcher had slaughtered the pig and somehow it turned into a demon.
Ye Chen was instantly alarmed. He said, “Has no one taught you to knock before entering someone’s house?”
Gu Xi replied, “I thought of knocking, but your door is wide open to begin with.”
Ye Chen, “…”
Gu Xi stepped into the house. His almond-shaped eyes were completely filled with curiosity as he scanned the insides. After sizing Ye Chen up, he was shocked. “You…you’re…actually making chocolate??”
Ye Chen, “…”
Gu Xi opened his eyes wide as he looked at Ye Chen. “Are you perhaps possessed, dearie?”
Ye Chen was shamed into anger. “Get outtt!”
Gu Xi wasn’t upset even though he was chased out like that. He felt that he would regret it for a lifetime if he let slip of this ‘happy occasion’. “Hey, who are you making this for?” He smiled mischievously, then added, “Who in the world is the lucky person?”
Ye Chen had no time to pay attention to Gu Xi. “Get out now. If you don’t, I’ll post that super beautiful photo of yours when you still weigh 180 jins to Weibo!”
Gu Xi said, “Don’t be shy, tell me who you’ve taken a fancy to. I could even offer some advice if you like.”
Ye Chen, “No need!”
Gu Xi smiled even more mischievously than before. “Seems like you really have a sweetheart already.”
Ye Chen said furiously, “Have a sweetheart my ass!”
Gu Xi knew his temperament, he would ‘jump off a wall’ when he was mad. So he simply waved his hand and said, “Fine, I’m not teasing you anymore, continue making your chocolate. I’m here just to ask about something.”
Ye Chen shot a glance at him. “What?”
Gu Xi asked, “You really won’t accept the role for that movie?”
Ye Chen replied, “I won’t!”
Gu Xi repeated his words, “If you won’t take such a good opportunity, who else could make you popular if not me!?”
Ye Chen remained unmoved. “So what if I’m popular? You think I’ll become a rarity?”
Gu Xi said, “Then why did you ever mingled in the entertainment circle in the first place?”
Ye Chen said nothing in response.
Gu Xi really can’t bear to see Ye Chen with that expression. He promptly said, “Fine, fine, it’s fine if you don’t want to act. There are still a lot of opportunities in the future. Father will find a better role for you next time.”
The instant he finished speaking, his cellphone rang. Gu Xi made a gesture to Ye Chen as he went to the side to answer the call.
Ye Chen looked at the pitch-dark chocolate and felt very bad.
What Gu Xi did was for his good, Ye Chen knew it very well.
But there was also someone out there who wanted him to die. Regardless of whether he fought back or not, him still being alive would be an eyesore for that person.
The car’s examination report had been issued. As expected, it had been tampered with by someone. Xiao Liu could simply breathe out in relief and said, “Brother Chen is fortunate, you must be blessed by God”. If he hadn’t stopped the car at that time, the car would’ve dashed straight ahead. Following that, the car would’ve crashed into the guardrail even if he only turned the steering wheel for a bit and he would die with his limbs scattered everywhere.
As a matter of fact, Ye Chen should have already ‘died’, him still breathing right now could be said as him being given a second chance to live.
His mind was obviously wandering elsewhere, but he could hear the name ‘Ren Jing’ precisely.
Gu Xi was still talking on the phone, “Ren Jing is free? Wait a bit for me, I’ll be right there, it’s pretty close from here.”
Not only was Ren Jing the lead actor in Gu Xi’s movie, he was also the investor for the project. As a result, the two meet often since they have a lot to discuss.
Ye Chen brightened up, then immediately asked, “Where are you going in a moment?”
Gu Xi told him the location.
Ye Chen memorized it properly.
Gu Xi took no notice of Ye Chen’s behavior. It wasn’t easy to get hold of Ren Jing, so he didn’t want to waste more time. He turned around and thought of leaving.
Right before he left, he caught sight of a packaging box in the trash can.
Gu Xi’s lips twitched. “You’ve failed your ancestors for wasting a box of two thousand yuans chocolate just like that.”
Ye Chen leaned sideways to block the other four boxes from Gu Xi’s sight.
The cost for his love chocolate wasn’t cheap. Five boxes of the chocolate nearly cost ten thousand yuans. He had basically burned five to six thousand yuans of chocolate into ashes in one go…
No, no, no, I shouldn’t count it that way. The ‘love’ chocolate itself is priceless!
Ye Chen continued to make the chocolate after Gu Xi left. This time, he searched the how-to on Baidu for a while and found a lot of information. After making some comparisons, he eventually gained more insight on what he should do.
He had a better grasp of the heat control now. He had also known that he should slightly shape the chocolate first before letting it cool down. The chocolate shouldn’t be left to cool off for too long, either…
After repeating the same process again and again for a long time, Ye Chen finally succeeded in making an asymmetrical heart-shaped chocolate.
Ye Chen heaved a deep sigh. He felt that he had never been putting this much effort in doing anything throughout his life!
The chocolate was done, but what’s more important is that Ren Jing has to eat it.
This would be difficult to do, but Ye Chen thought of something and found an excellent idea.
He dialed Xiao Liu’s number and told him to do something.
Xiao Liu said with confusion all over his face, “Brother Chen… Didn’t Director Gu just—”
Ye Chen cut him off and said seriously, “There’s a leap month in June this year.”
Xiao Liu, “…” T-true enough.
Around 9.30 AM, Ye Chen mightily rushed to the Linqing clubhouse.
Ye Chen reported Gu Xi’s name and the attendant guided him to the private room.
Inside the room, there were three more people beside Gu Xi and Ren Jing. They were seriously discussing the new movie, when…
The door suddenly swung open and a sweet smell wafted into the room. Everyone in the room was startled by their sudden appearance.
The beautiful cake was adorned with candles. The person who was holding the cake was completely dumbfounded, and the young man standing beside him had a broad smile on his face. He raised his voice and said, “Happy birthday, Brother Xi!”
Gu Xi, “…”
Ye Chen smiled awkwardly. “Am I interrupting your work?”
The onlookers promptly replied, “N-no, y-you aren’t!”
Ren Jing slightly knitted his brows. His pair of black eyes’ sight fell on Ye Chen.
Ye Chen inexplicably felt his body burning hot for a moment, but he did his best to brace himself up. He kept a calm look and smiled as he said, “Pardon me, I thought of giving Brother Xi a surprise. He’s always so busy that he forgot his own birthday. As a brother, there’s no way I could forget it. He was born exactly at 9.38 AM, so I came right at this time!”
Gu Xi’s lips twitched. He didn’t even know that he was born on 9.38 AM!
Ye Chen looked at Gu Xi as he smiled as brightly as the sun.
Although Gu Xi had no idea what had Ye Chen got up his sleeve, it wouldn’t be a good idea for him to pull the rug out from under Ye Chen’s feet in front of so many people. Therefore, he pretended to be surprised and said happily, “I truly had forgotten. Chen Chen is really kind to me.”
Hearing Gu Xi call him using that nickname made Ye Chen feel sick.
Ye Chen had goosebumps that he shivered. He tried his best to keep the smile on his face.
The onlookers applauded one after another, feeling deeply moved by their profound and heartwarming friendship. Following that, they wished Gu Xi a happy birthday and that they would make up for the gift.
Gu Xi also talked and laughed to smooth things over, resulting in the scene being especially harmonious.
Ren Jing didn’t keep staring at Ye Chen anymore and averted his gaze, then he turned around to talk with Gu Xi. One truly couldn’t find even the slightest bit of fault in his words, deeds, or manner, except the smile on his lips that wasn’t so pleasant on the eyes.
The author has something to say:
Movie King Ren is drinking vinegar!
Hahaha! ← I’m not rejoicing in other people’s misfortune at all.
T/N: Ehh..uhh… WOW it’s already 2024! Happy new yea— uh, you’re asking what took me so long? Ahahaha, y’know, the usual stuff! Haha… So yea enjoy!!
Anyway, after this chapter the rest are gonna be unedited. I’ll also try my best to re-TL and polish the earlier chapters I posted, which were the start of this journey. Y’know, chapter 19, 20, and so on. So… look forward to it? Haha~
Thousand dollar wasted in making a small chocolate.. Rich people.. ah rich people.. 🙂