"Turning around and leaving... the breakup just can’t be said~" Chen Ze humd a song as he stood in the kitchen, realizing that although he was approaching his thirties, he still enjoyed listening to Jay Chou’s music.
"Manager, is it really okay for you to do this?" Betty popped in, her eyes looking hollow as she gazed at Chen Ze.
"What’s wrong with ?" Chen Ze appeared bewildered. What had he done now?
"It’s about you letting Suki Umita learn to make noodles," Betty covered her face, sotis she just couldn’t understand Chen Ze. Although sotis the manager was very straightforward, Chen Ze seed to have so emotional intelligence at other tis—she just couldn’t understand.
"Making noodles, there’s nothing strange about that." Chen Ze rolled his eyes; asking Suki Umita to learn how to make saltwater noodles was a fairly normal thing to do.
Although nma was already a spiritual body, she could still eat. Thus, letting Suki Umita compensate nma with his culinary skills wasn’t excessive at all.
"Although that’s what you say..." Betty pinched the bridge of her nose, feeling that this was the ti for the manager to co up with sothing that could help nma.
"Betty, what do you think of the ending of ’Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day’?" Chen Ze wiped his hands and then took out so crabs, planning to make a crab roe soup dumpling since he had the fresh crabs at hand.
"It’s heart-wrenching, especially when the sunlight shines through nma’s chest..." Betty’s eyes imdiately reddened.
"So do you think Suki Umita should just live with his guilt forever? You should know, those friends have been unable to move on from nma’s shadow over the years, right?" Chen Ze cracked open the crab and began seasoning it, intending to try marinating the crab.
"This..." Betty hesitated; of course, she knew that over the years, nma’s death had never faded from her old friends’ hearts.
"So yeah... I’m not going to interfere, this ending might be for the best." Chen Ze placed the crab into the pot and turned on the heat.
"Want so breakfast?" Chen Ze turned back to look at Betty.
"No thanks... I’m not really in the mood to eat right now." Betty shook her head, walking out feeling dejected.
Having heard what Chen Ze said, Betty also felt that perhaps a destined release was the best outco, but she still couldn’t forget nma’s warm smile at the beginning of the ani.
"nma." Suki Umita raised his head, placing his hands on nma’s shoulders, gazing at her earnestly.
"Huh?" nma looked back at Suki Umita, confused.
"I will definitely fulfill your wish and help you reach nirvana!" Suki Umita nodded seriously, aware that by doing so, he might lose nma, the girl he had liked for so long, but it still had to be done.
"...Okay!" nma, with tears in her eyes, nodded vigorously.
"Um... Mister, thank you. How much is it?" Suki Umita stood up, then fumbled in his pockets, feeling embarrassed upon realizing that he forgot his wallet.
"Don’t worry about it, it’s on ." Chen Ze smiled; it was only two servings of saltwater noodles, and since it wasn’t acknowledged by the System, Chen Ze had no intention of charging.
"I will definitely make up for this!" Suki Umita bowed deeply, feeling the kindness of the manager.
"Thank you, Mister!" nma also followed Suki Umita and bowed.
Chen Ze watched the two of them, who were quite a match, and fell silent for a mont. If in another tiline nma hadn’t died, perhaps Suki Umita and nma would already be a couple of childhood sweethearts?
Perhaps they would even marry, have their own children, and live happily with their friends day by day. But...
Chen Ze knew that this might be the last ti he saw nma. Next ti, it would probably just be Suki Umita coming alone.
"Um..." Chen Ze called out to Suki Umita and nma as they were about to leave.
"What is it, Manager?" Suki Umita turned his head, looking anxiously at Chen Ze.
"nma, can we take a picture together?" Chen Ze looked at nma. In his restaurant, it was definitely possible to capture nma’s image.
"Eh?" nma looked at Chen Ze in surprise but still nodded her head.
"I want to join!" Betty imdiately rushed over, such an opportunity might not co again.
No, it would definitely not co again. nma was going to beco enlightened, right?
"Click," Chen Ze looked at the photo on his phone, smiling happily. In the picture were four people, among them the girl with white hair was smiling gently and serenely, just like "Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day" that remains unknown.
"Phew..." Chen Ze exhaled, then went back to the kitchen. He planned to print out the photo in a few days, fra it, and hang it on the wall.
Chen Ze glanced at Betty. After nma left, she stood listlessly, as if her soul had been lost, and her pace of wiping dishes had slowed down considerably.
"Betty, want so stead buns?" Chen Ze glanced at Betty. This ti it was a crab roe soup dumpling.
"Yes." Betty’s reply was very crisp.
"Alright." Chen Ze nodded in satisfaction, it seed that Betty was fine.
[You have made a perfect crab roe soup dumpling, increasing your noodle and dumpling making experience by 10 points]
[You have acquired the passive skill of Master of Noodles]
[Master of Noodles: Slightly increase the speed of noodle making]
Chen Ze rubbed his nose. Although it was sore, he was still very happy, after all, his experience in noodle making had improved once again.
"Phew, it seems this crab roe bun isn’t bad, just lacking a little sothing." Chen Ze took the dumpling off the heat, grabbed it with chopsticks, and let it cool in a bowl.
The soup dumpling was very hot. If you put it directly into your mouth and bit down, you could get scalded, so letting it cool down for a while was a good idea. However, you had to get the timing right, because if it got too cold, it wouldn’t be good anymore.
"Mr. Manager, long ti no see," the sound of wind chis and a slightly familiar voice ca in.
"I’ll still take a black tea," Professor Moriarty also ca in.
"Hello, Mr. Sherlock Hols and Professor Moriarty~" Betty’s greeting imdiately made Chen Ze aware of the guests who had just arrived.
"Mr. Sherlock Hols?!" Chen Ze was a bit surprised; this was Sherlock Hols, after all.
Chen Ze just poked his head out and then saw Sherlock Hols wearing a deerstalker cap, smiling at him.
"Manager, did you not see ?" Moriarty took off his hat and looked at Chen Ze sowhat displeased.
"Haha, Professor Moriarty, how was yesterday?" Chen Ze felt a mix of laughter and tears; really, Professor Moriarty, why are you so...
Um...unique.
"Very good." Moriarty smiled happily and then found a seat to sit down.
"Actually, most of my questions were answered, it’s just that your speed of serving food was too fast, Mr. Manager. I didn’t manage to ask all of them," Moriarty sighed.
The corner of Chen Ze’s mouth twitched. Is it my fault?
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