In the first-class cabin of the small airplane, with an ambiance reminiscent of a video rental booth, Shen Qiang sat in his seat, holding the book "Eight-Pack Abs Wild Monk" and read aloud, "The little nun, unclothed, hid by the water's edge, her heart wildly thumping as she watched the wild monk strip off his clothes. His muscles were well-defined; his eight-pack abs were like armor, and his magnificence below the waist was extreme, like..."

"Enough!" Sitting across the aisle, Xiu Ju yanked open the curtain that was in place and angrily said to Shen Qiang, "Haven't you had enough? Aren't you embarrassed? This is a public place!"

"I'm not finished." Shen Qiang, under the gaze of two flight attendants who were trying not to laugh, tossed the book aside and said seriously to Xiu Ju, "You must give me a reasonable explanation. Jin Chan is so small, so pure, so cute, why would you let her read this kind of thing?"

"She's only petite in stature, understand?" Xiu Ju retorted angrily: "She's three hundred years old, mentally mature, and smarter than you could ever imagine. Do you really think she doesn't understand anything? You won't take her out shopping, and make her stay at home all day, what's the harm in her reading some novels?"

"Then give her some good ones to read, not this sort of novel where even through the cover you can feel the hormones exploding, and every word seems to drip with moisture," Shen Qiang questioned.

Upon hearing this, Xiu Ju became infuriated and retorted, "Oh? You've turned into a moralist now, have you? What exactly is stored on your phone? If no one calls you out, you'd just shut up."

Shen Qiang raised an eyebrow, astonished, "What's the problem? It's natural for a man to watch some art films, it cultivates an appreciation ability, but if a woman watches this, she's going bad? Besides, you need to understand, Jin Chan is mine, and without my permission, you're not allowed to give her that kind of messed-up stuff."

Xiu Ju's eyes widened as she coldly said, "Men and women are equal. If you men are allowed to watch erotic movies, then we women can read novels."

"Not Jin Chan." Shen Qiang said dominantly: "She's pure, beautiful, and adorable, I won't allow her to read those. Of course, you're ugly, so do as you please, I wouldn't care if you read them yourself."

At these words, Xiu Ju's eyes narrowed: "I'm ugly so I can do whatever I want?"

"Yes." Shen Qiang nodded seriously.

Xiu Ju, fuming, said: "You jerk, you've had several girlfriends, stepping on multiple boats, you playboy, you stallion!"

Shen Qiang remained calm: "It's my skill that I can get girlfriends, you're a female thug, I won't allow you to provide any more novels to Jin Chan."

"Big stallion!"

"Female thug!"

Watching the argument escalate between the two, the flight attendants walked over with a smile.

"Sir, how may I assist you?"

Shen Qiang pointed at Xiu Ju with his hand and coldly said, "Tell that female thug not to let Jin Chan read any more dirty books."

The flight attendant's eyes curled into a smile, "Certainly, sir. We have the latest performance video of the sexy girl group. Would you like to watch it?"

Shen Qiang's eyes lit up, "Good."

Meanwhile, the other flight attendant whispered to Xiu Ju with a giggle, "Ma'am, I've also read that 'Eight-Pack Abs Wild Monk'."

Xiu Ju's eyes brightened, "What do you think of it?"

"It's pretty good, but I prefer watching anime most of the time, things like cross-dressing shota, Ouran High School Host Club, Black Bible, and so on."

"Are they good?" Xiu Ju's eyes shone even brighter.

With the intervention of the flight attendants, the quarrel between Shen Qiang and Xiu Ju was temporarily quelled.

Two hours later, they arrived in Shanghai.

Lv Shuyao's father had arranged for someone to pick them up ahead of time.

He took Shen Qiang and Xiu Ju to the hotel.

Along the way, the two of them remained silent, neither looking at the other.

It was only after arriving at the hotel that they were shocked to discover that the organizers of the competition had arranged for each team to stay in a double room and an eight-person room.

Moreover, all competing teams and their members were required to stay inside the hotel.

In this case, Lv Shuyao's father and the French chef personally escorted Shen Qiang and Xiu Ju from the Dark Department into a double room.

After discussing the competition matters for the next day, the two left.

Inside the hotel room.

There was only one double bed, a pair of chairs, a bathroom with a shower, a television, and Wi-Fi.

Sitting across the bed on one of the chairs.

After a moment of silence, Shen Qiang said, "You sleep on the bed tonight, I'll make do on the floor."

Xiu Ju raised an eyebrow, "Okay."

At that moment, Shen Qiang's phone rang—it was a call from Miss Chu Qing, the Gourmet.

She asked if Shen Qiang had arrived, and upon receiving confirmation, she invited him to dinner, saying she wanted to welcome and cleanse him from his travels.

Hearing this, Shen Qiang laughed, "I have a friend with me."

"Then she should come too."

Miss Beautiful Demon Fox Chu Qing spoke decisively.

Curious about her intentions, Shen Qiang immediately accepted her invitation.

By 5:30 in the evening, Shen Qiang was ready for the dinner appointment. That's when he saw Xiu Ju standing silently in front of the bathroom mirror, clutching the Jade Cream tightly in her hand.

"If you want to use it, use it. If not, put it away, we need to go. I don't like waiting for others, nor do I like being late," Shen Qiang frowned.

At that moment, Xiu Ju turned around, put away the Jade Cream, and with a smile said, "You say I'm ugly, I'm carefree, I need to change clothes, you go out."

Shen Qiang frowned, fell silent for a while without speaking, and then headed straight outside.

After waiting a good ten minutes or so, he saw Xiu Ju come out of the room dressed very formally, in gray casual slacks and black leather shoes, with glasses, carrying a bag. If it weren't for the semi-formal blazer which looked quite decent, she would have seemed somewhat like a staid elementary school teacher.

Her figure wasn't remarkable at all, and if she were on the street, surely no man would want to give her a second glance.

"You casually wasted fifteen minutes of my time," said Shen Qiang in a stern voice.

Xiu Ju smiled, "You could spend even more time discussing the importance of these minutes with me, but now, we can go."

Shen Qiang felt helpless.

He turned around, took Xiu Ju out the door, hailed a taxi, and went straight to the Wangjiang Tower on SD Road.

As soon as they walked in.

They saw Miss Chu Qing, smiling like a blooming flower in her red dress, chatting amiably with a very handsome gentleman and a middle-aged man. At the sight of Shen Qiang, her smile widened, and she promptly came over to greet them.

While shaking hands with Shen Qiang, she cheerfully introduced, "Hello Shen Qiang, these two gentlemen are renowned in Shanghai's culinary world. The handsome young man over here is Xiong Zhenghui, and this composed gentleman is Bao Yongkang. They have long admired you."

Shen Qiang shook hands with them while smiling, and at the same time, he activated his Observation Skill.

Instantly, Shen Qiang froze, because through his eyes, the handsome man transformed into a black bear, and Mr. Bao turned out to be a creature with tentacles—a tentacle monster.

Adding in Miss Chu Qing, who was a Three-tailed Demon Fox, the three people in front of Shen Qiang were clearly three Great Demons!

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