Chapter 136: What a Bizarre Turn of Events! A Treasure Delivered Right to My Door!

Chu Lin heard Huang Bin’s words and asked with confusion, “What happened to that rich kid?”

Huang Bin hurriedly explained, “He was arrested by the police. He drugged and raped a wealthy socialite while drunk!”

“What?” Chu Lin was dumbfounded upon hearing this. “Is that guy insane? Did eating that cuttlefish bone make him too capable? Damn it, if I had known this would happen, I wouldn’t have sold it to him. He’s a disgrace to society.”

Huang Bin quickly added, “Actually, you can’t blame Young Master Tu entirely for this. His family had originally arranged an engagement for him, but after he developed that condition, the woman felt it was shameful and they discussed calling off the marriage.”

“Who would have thought that Young Master Tu ran into his former fiancée last night? A small conflict arose, and the former fiancée publicly exposed his condition during a party for wealthy heirs. Young Master Tu lost all face right then and there.”

“And that guy was bold enough to use some method to drug his former fiancée, take her away, and rape her. The key is that he even posted the video to his social media feed, letting everyone in his circle enjoy the spectacle.”

“???” Chu Lin was stunned. “Is this guy really that unhinged? More importantly, is it worth going to prison for a few years just for a moment of spite?”

He felt he had truly seen it all.

However, he could understand it to an extent. After all, that condition would naturally make a man feel inferior, and over time, it could make one manic. Being publicly called out by a woman was the ultimate humiliation.

It was just that this rich kid’s revenge was a bit extreme—total mutual destruction.

If he went to prison, his former fiancée would surely lose all her dignity as well. Who knows how many people in their social circles secretly saved the video? It was hard to say who lost more.

Huang Bin immediately said, “He didn’t go to prison. The woman came forward to clarify that it was just a joke and a misunderstanding between the two. The woman was even taken to the police station by her parents to apologize. It seems the engagement is back on. In the end, Young Master Tu only received a fine and a five-day detention for posting obscene videos.”

“……” Chu Lin opened his mouth at this result, truly not knowing what to say.

But thinking about it, given that rich kid’s family, if they could be engaged, it was surely a strong strategic alliance in business.

Now that this had happened, the woman’s family likely chose to maintain the engagement for the sake of their reputation and business interests. After all, it proved that the rich kid was cured of his condition. Since it had already happened, they might as well get the original engagement back on track.

In the face of the interests of a wealthy family, did the woman’s willingness even matter?

Cut off her credit cards, cut off her allowance—there were plenty of ways to handle it.

A pampered girl would have no way to endure hardship.

Judging by the outcome, the woman had clearly compromised.

“Do you want to see the video?” Huang Bin suddenly said with a sneaky tone. “I saved it the moment Young Master Tu posted it. That girl is actually quite good, especially her figure.”

“Stop babbling and send it over.” Chu Lin’s gossip instincts were in full swing.

“I’ll send it in a bit,” Huang Bin said, then reminded him, “However, many people know about this rich kid’s condition. Now that he’s cured, people with the same problem will surely investigate how he got better. They might eventually find their way to you and come begging.”

“Hmm, got it,” Chu Lin nodded.

With the rich kid causing such a scene, this was inevitable.

People with the same condition would suddenly see that he was cured, and those with the resources would certainly be curious enough to investigate.

After hanging up the phone, Chu Lin received the video Huang Bin sent.

He tapped to play and saw the woman from the incident.

She was indeed quite fair-skinned.

After watching, he clicked delete. There was no need to keep such a video; after all, this woman couldn’t compare to Miss Cai. He had videos of himself and Miss Cai on his phone.

Putting his phone away, he headed to the color-steel shed. He still had important work to do today.

A week had passed, and the cooking wine he had prepared earlier was ready.

He reached the room where the wine was stored and looked at the jars.

These had been intentionally prepared incorrectly, all to see if he could create a special cooking wine with inferior effects. He had made five types in total.

Two types were made by intentionally swapping the order of ingredients, two by messing up the ratios, and one by failing to control the temperature.

For the four where he messed up the ratios, he had specifically recorded the formulas so that he could replicate them if needed.

Regardless, these would certainly not reach perfection, but he would only know the exact effects after checking them.

Chu Lin grabbed five empty bottles, filled them with the five batches, and immediately entered the Atlantis map. He checked the remarks for each one in succession:

[Incomplete Mesopotamian Cooking Wine: Putrid]
[This is a failed product of the Mesopotamian cooking wine. Because the temperature was not controlled during fermentation, it produced a foul odor.]

That was the consequence of not controlling the temperature.

It seemed that controlling the temperature for this special cooking wine was quite important.

The next four remarks were basically the same:

[Incomplete Mesopotamian Cooking Wine: Ordinary!]
[This is a failed product of the Mesopotamian cooking wine. Because the preparation process went wrong, it failed to achieve a perfect effect. However, its flavor and aroma are still far superior to ordinary cooking wine, and it can also increase one’s appetite.]

Seeing the four identical remarks—especially the words “far superior to ordinary cooking wine”—he knew he was on safe ground.

As for the specific effects, he would have to cook with them to be sure.

Thinking this, Chu Lin took the five bottles of wine and exited the game, then called Miss Cai.

He needed to hand this over to her quickly. After all, his original plan was to keep her busy so that she would spend all her time at the company.

That way, she wouldn’t have time to meet other men. Besides, she had said herself that she didn’t want to date right now.

In a café, Cai Yao was having afternoon tea with Liu Ling. When she received Chu Lin’s call, she answered with a smile: “Mr. Chu.”

Chu Lin’s voice came through: “Ms. Cai, the ordinary versions of the cooking wine are ready. There are four varieties, but we’ll need to test them by cooking to see the actual effects. Let’s meet at the restaurant later.”

“Okay, Mr. Chu, wait for me.” Cai Yao’s eyes lit up.

She had been waiting for this since they first discussed the cooking wine, and her ambition for her career was still very strong.

After hanging up, she said to Liu Ling, “I have something to take care of, I have to go.”

Liu Ling teased, “Now that you have a man, your best friend isn’t important anymore. You’re at Mr. Chu’s beck and call.”

“Mr. Chu and I aren’t in that kind of relationship,” Cai Yao explained to her friend.

Liu Ling didn’t believe it at all: “Who doesn’t know about the things you’ve admitted yourself? Stop pretending in front of me. If it’s not that, why don’t you introduce Mr. Chu to me?”

“For your own good, you’d better not get involved with him!” Cai Yao said, grabbing her bag and heading out.

Mr. Chu had a girlfriend. She had already suffered the consequences, so she shouldn’t let her friend get hurt too.

Besides, what would it look like for two best friends to be involved in that kind of situation with him?

“Pfft!” Liu Ling didn’t believe a word of it. The moment she mentioned being introduced to him, her friend became possessive.

Cai Yao soon arrived at Lin Yao Restaurant, met Chu Lin, and saw the four bottles of cooking wine: “Mr. Chu, are these the four bottles?”

“Yes,” Chu Lin nodded. “I’ve ordered someone to buy two of the best cooking wines on the market. We’ll have the chefs cook with them later, and we can taste and compare the effects together.”

Cai Yao nodded, then remembered something: “Since the formula will be under the Lin Yao Restaurant brand later, Erbai and I need to increase our capital investment by five million. We should take this opportunity to notify Mr. Wu and have him come over as well.”

“Sure, you’re in charge,” Chu Lin nodded.

Cai Yao picked up her phone to contact Mr. Wu.

…

Erbai Real Estate Group.

Wu Cuo was in his office, looking at an intern’s report with a helpless expression.

Just as he was reading, a girl skipped into the room: “Dad, I want to discuss something with you. Doesn’t our Erbai Group have shares in Lin Yao Restaurant? Arrange for me to intern there!”

Wu Cuo looked at his daughter, annoyed: “Look at your internship report. Isn’t our own company big enough for you to intern at? Look at what you’ve been doing these past few days! Who told you to bring a steamer into the office area? If you submit this report to your school, see if you don’t lose face.”

Wu Ying quickly acted spoiled: “Dad, you know I’m not interested in real estate, I just love food. My food blog account already has 100,000 followers! So, just let me intern at Lin Yao Restaurant. Recently, Lin Yao has become so famous in Min City that it’s been called the number one restaurant on food websites. Plus, I’ve eaten there once, and the food is really too delicious.”

Faced with his daughter’s pouting, Wu Cuo could only compromise: “I can arrange it, but you can’t be willful when you get to Lin Yao. You must follow instructions. I don’t want to offend their boss.”

When Wu Ying heard this, her pretty face lit up with joy: “Dad, you’re the best.”

Just then, Wu Cuo’s phone rang. It was from Ms. Cai at Lin Yao Restaurant—what a coincidence.

He answered: “Ms. Cai, hello!”

Cai Yao said immediately: “Mr. Wu, sorry to bother you. Mr. Chu and I have developed a few types of cooking wine and plan to open a factory to promote them under the Lin Yao name. We might need some capital increase, so we’d like to invite you over to discuss it.”

“Mr. Chu is there too? Alright, I’ll be there right away.” Wu Cuo smiled, hung up, and told Wu Ying, “Let’s go, I’m taking you to Lin Yao Restaurant.”

Naturally, if Mr. Chu hadn’t been there, he wouldn’t have made the trip himself; he would have just let Lin Quan, the general manager of Tianhui Plaza, handle it.

Not long after, Wu Cuo arrived at the restaurant with his daughter and met Chu Lin and Cai Yao. Both sides exchanged warm greetings.

“Mr. Chu, Ms. Cai, let me introduce you. This is my daughter, Wu Ying.” Wu Cuo had Wu Ying sit down and introduced her, then said to her, “Aren’t you going to say hello?”

“Mr. Chu, Ms. Cai, hello,” Wu Ying said politely. She wasn’t surprised by Ms. Cai, as she had learned about her when eating there with friends, and some even called her the most beautiful woman in the Min City catering industry on food websites.

However, she was surprised by Mr. Chu. Was this the person her father said he didn’t want to offend? But he looked about her age. How could he make her father act so cautiously?

He must be truly impressive.

Wu Cuo then added: “Mr. Chu, Ms. Cai, I have a small favor to ask. My daughter isn’t interested in real estate but loves tinkering with food. She even runs a food blog and really wants to work at Lin Yao. Could you arrange it? Just let her start from the bottom.”

Upon hearing this, Cai Yao’s eyes lit up, and she immediately said: “Miss Wu knows how to cook? That’s perfect. I happen to need an assistant in that area. If she doesn’t mind, she can be my assistant.”

Saying she needed an assistant was a white lie; needing Miss Wu’s status was the truth.

After all, she and Chu Lin had been planning to leverage Wu Cuo’s connections from the start. The owner of the Huiyong Supermarket chain, with its more than 1,000 branches, was a friend of Mr. Wu. Once the cooking wine was ready, they wanted to use those connections to get it into the supermarkets.

Normally, this would have required troubling Mr. Wu.

But if his daughter became her assistant, she wouldn’t even need to bother Mr. Wu. She could just take his daughter to Huiyong, or send Wu Ying to handle the negotiations herself.

He wouldn’t refuse to save face for his own daughter.

This was truly a treasure delivered to their doorstep.