Chapter 475: An Extreme Sister-Complex
"Phew…"
After an entire afternoon of training, Qi Han stretched lazily as he stepped out of the training space and glanced around the new shop that he still hadn't completely gotten used to.
Hmm… time for the dinner business hours.
After greeting Pururu, he first opened the shop door, then sat down in the dining area and idly flipped through the Sun Moon Continent Ingredient Encyclopedia.
Although he had no idea why that wealthy young lady had wandered into such a remote street at noon, it was clearly a rare coincidence. So the dinner service probably wouldn't have much business either.
Thinking of that, Qi Han leaned back lazily in his cyberpunk-style high-end ergonomic chair, preparing to slack off for the next two hours.
"Brother! We're here, we're here! It's this place!"
Before he could even settle in, a somewhat familiar voice suddenly echoed into the restaurant.
That rich girl from noon came back?
Qi Han instantly became interested. That was a big customer, his Side Quest 10 might very well depend on her.
With that thought, he immediately sat upright.
Soon, the girl named Xu Yueyue appeared outside the door of Han Shi, and beside her stood a tall, well-built young man, presumably her older brother.
This man…
Qi Han raised his eyebrows the moment he saw him. Such dark skin was something he had never seen before on the Douluo Continent. The man's facial features were extremely handsome; even his dark complexion couldn't hide his good looks, if anything, it added a rugged charm to him.
The young man did not enter the restaurant together with the girl. Instead, he stood outside the door, carefully examining the storefront. Finally, his gaze fixed on the Han Shi signboard for quite a while before he slowly stepped inside, his eyes sharp as lightning, instantly locking onto Qi Han.
Seeing the undisguised vigilance in the man's eyes, Qi Han looked completely innocent.
What's going on here? This is our first time meeting, why does this guy seem so hostile toward me?
Glancing at the man's subtle movement of shielding the girl behind him, Qi Han seemed to realize something.
Could it be… this guy thinks I'm interested in his sister?
Is this guy a hardcore sis-con?
That was the only explanation for why he would show such hostility upon their very first meeting.
Qi Han silently cried injustice in his heart. Although the girl was indeed very pretty, to him she was just a customer.
After all, he had seen girls even prettier…
Believing he had figured out the reason for Xu Jiyun's hostility, Qi Han coughed lightly, chose to ignore the man's piercing gaze, and said with a smile:
"Welcome. What would the two of you like to order?"
"I'll have a bowl of Dragon Beard Noodles, one Spicy Fish Head with Chopped Peppers, and finally a serving of Swallow-Skin Dumplings."
Xu Yueyue clearly came prepared and spoke immediately.
In fact, she had already decided at noon what she wanted to eat tonight—she would simply order dishes she hadn't tried earlier.
"Alright." Qi Han nodded, then turned his gaze toward the dark-skinned young man—the extreme sister-con.
And after finishing her order, Xu Yueyue also looked toward her third brother.
Now the pressure shifted onto Xu Jiyun.
Xu Jiyun was extremely puzzled by Qi Han's reaction.
He had assumed that since Qi Han dared to open a restaurant in Mingdu City, he must be quite familiar with the Sun Moon royal family. At the very least, he should recognize him the moment he appeared.
The reason Xu Jiyun had scrutinized him so sharply upon entering was precisely to put pressure on him with his gaze, to let Qi Han know that all of his schemes on the Sun Moon Continent were already seen through.
Xu Jiyun believed that once Qi Han realized this, he would definitely reveal some flaw in front of him.
But Qi Han's reaction was completely different from what he had expected.
He showed no panic, nor did he pretend to stay calm. Everything he did seemed completely natural, just like a genuine restaurant owner welcoming customers.
Even under Xu Jiyun's scrutiny, the owner Qi Han's reaction was unexpected. After a brief moment of thought, he had actually shown… a look of disdain toward him?
Yes.
Being highly skilled at reading expressions, Xu Jiyun was absolutely certain that for that brief instant, Qi Han had shown a look of disgust.
He was the Third Prince of the Sun Moon Empire, and this man dared to look down on him?
What did that mean?
Could it be that he despised the Sun Moon Empire?
That damned barbarian from Douluo!
Xu Jiyun had followed his sister to Han Shi, but his mind was not on the meal at all. When he saw both of them looking at him, he was briefly stunned before realizing it was his turn to order. Without even glancing at the menu, he blurted out instinctively:
"Then bring one of every dish in your restaurant."
He didn't mean anything else by it, he simply wanted to exhaust Qi Han. In Xu Jiyun's mind, cooking every dish once must be extremely tiring. Since this guy was disguising himself as a chef, then he might as well keep up the act!
However, before Qi Han could respond, his own sister grabbed his arm.
"Brother, wasting food here will get you blacklisted."
"Huh?" Xu Jiyun's expression instantly became colorful.
So this guy not only pretended to be a chef, he also set up a bunch of ridiculous rules for the restaurant?
"There's such a rule?" Xu Jiyun stared fixedly at Qi Han, seemingly trying to find some flaw in his expression.
Qi Han couldn't help rolling his eyes.
This hardcore sister-con was definitely doing this on purpose. Just because his sister came here to eat once, was it really necessary to retaliate like this?
What an idiot.
"That's right. Wasting food will get you blacklisted," Qi Han said with a firm nod.
"Then…" Xu Jiyun silently reminded himself not to alert the enemy. Taking a deep breath, he said, "Yueyue, you order for me. You know how much I can eat."
"Alright!" Xu Yueyue loved the sound of that.
She immediately ordered several new dishes, ones she hadn't tried herself.
Later she could just taste a few bites from her third brother's portions. Surely he wouldn't mind!
After recording their orders, Qi Han tossed out a quick "Please wait," then turned and walked toward the kitchen to prepare their dinner. At the same time, he grumbled inwardly, wondering which landlord's foolish son this guy was. Not only was he a hardcore sister-con, he also looked like a complete idiot.
Completely unaware that Qi Han had just mentally given him two unexpected titles, Xu Jiyun watched the man stride casually into the kitchen. His frown deepened.
From the moment he entered the restaurant until the ordering was finished, every action Qi Han took seemed exactly like a genuine restaurant owner serving his customers. There wasn't the slightest suspicious detail to be found. He had even perfectly acted as though he didn't recognize Xu Jiyun at all.
Could someone really disguise themselves so flawlessly?
Or… could it be that this visitor from the Douluo Continent, who supposedly possessed the combat strength of a Fifth-Level Spirit Engineer, had actually come here to open a restaurant?
What a joke, that's impossible!
Xu Jiyun shook his head vigorously. The more he thought about it, the more unfathomable this Han Shi restaurant seemed, as if it were shrouded in layer upon layer of mystery that he simply couldn't comprehend.
"Brother, I feel like something's off with you. Do you have something on your mind?" Xu Yueyue quickly noticed her brother's unusual behavior and asked with concern.
"It's nothing." Xu Jiyun shook his head, then suddenly had an idea.
According to the intelligence reports, Han Shi had opened for the first time at noon today, and up to now only his sister had visited.
In other words, she was currently the restaurant's only customer.
Perhaps there were some clues hidden in her experience.
"Yueyue, tell me everything that happened when you ate here at noon."
"Huh? Oh, okay."
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