Apocalypse Foodie System: Watch Her Cook!-Chapter 79 - 74: Arrogant

Pang Xiao didn’t want his foolish younger brother to be deceived. He wasn’t really concerned about the money but was afraid that Pang Zhi would be hurt. After all, this was Pang Zhi’s first investment. If he were to be scammed and lose everything, it would be a massive blow to him! His foolish brother had been pampered since childhood, and how could he bear to see him get hurt?

So he decided to demand forcefully that Pang Zhi break the contract, even if Pang Zhi got upset with him about it. He was determined to handle this matter.

However, what he didn’t expect was that Pang Zhi was exceptionally stubborn this time!

Of course, Pang Zhi refused to break the contract and even defied Pang Xiao, saying, "No way! I’ve already signed the contract with her! I’m a man and can’t go back on my word! Brother, just trust me for once, I will definitely succeed! I can tell, Sister Yiyi is a good person; she won’t deceive me!"

This was actually his intuition. Although he was intentionally raised to be a foodie by his scheming stepmother, resulting in a relatively chubby appearance and looking silly, he had never told anyone that he had exceptionally sharp intuition since childhood! He knew his stepmother had ill intentions, knew his father didn’t like him, and was aware that the servants at home were indifferent to him! The only person in the family he could rely on was his biological brother, Pang Xiao.

He knew Pang Xiao cared about him and knew Pang Xiao would never harm him, but he really didn’t want to give up this opportunity. Ever since he met Tang Yiyi, he had this intuition that this person meant no harm to him and that it would be best to befriend her.

Although the contract Tang Yiyi presented was rather harsh, he could see that she wasn’t just exploiting him but was aiming for mutual benefit. As long as she wasn’t lying, he believed that the future prospects with the Tang Family were absolutely promising!

Moreover, apart from anything else, he had a lot of faith in Pang Xiao’s business acumen! As long as Tang Yiyi could cook, and with his brother’s help in planning, he didn’t believe they could lose money!

He didn’t know how to explain his intuition to Pang Xiao, so he could only play the pity card, pleading earnestly, "Brother, please trust me this one time! I’m really not lying to you! Sister Yiyi isn’t just a good cook, but she can make a lot of dishes! If we open a restaurant, we could definitely make a lot of money!"

Pang Xiao remained silent because he was so angry he didn’t know what to say.

Without him speaking, Pang Zhi had to keep trying and continued to persuade: "Brother, this is my first investment. I want to try earning money on my own skills. Just let me have a go. If... if it really doesn’t work out, won’t I still have you?"

Hearing this, Pang Xiao’s heart softened first, then instantly felt comforted! Right, didn’t he still have him? What was there to be afraid of? With him keeping an eye on things, was he really afraid that his foolish younger brother would be scammed too badly? When did he become so timid?

Pang Zhi had already said this much, and Pang Xiao really couldn’t bear to refuse him any longer, so he reluctantly agreed. However, even after agreeing, he still felt uneasy, so he asked Pang Zhi to scan and send him the contract contents so he could see it for himself.

There was no way Tang Yiyi could know about the brothers’ interaction. After she sent Pang Zhi off and had a simple lunch, she began to wait for Pang Zhi to act. Before she sent him off, she deliberately instructed Pang Zhi on some matters, just to test him. If Pang Zhi could satisfy her, she would gradually release the remaining materials she had. If not, then the rest of the matters would have to be handled by her alone!

Pang Zhi didn’t keep her waiting for long. At two in the afternoon, Pang Zhi went back to where Tang Yiyi was staying. This time, he didn’t come alone; he brought along a lawyer and some indirect evidence regarding Xiong Wei’s long-standing practices of oppressing small store owners and seizing their recipes.

The indirect evidence wasn’t particularly strong. Even if it were presented, Xiong Wei could still deny or shift the blame to others. However, this was Pang Zhi’s way of expressing sincerity to Tang Yiyi, and with the detailed listing of the oppressed small store owners in the evidence, they could entirely focus on these individuals.

If Tang Yiyi didn’t have more effective evidence, she might really consider such an approach. But with the materials she had, what Pang Zhi brought didn’t serve much use.

What concerned Tang Yiyi more was the young, tall, and handsome lawyer. Although he was just an ordinary person, his gaze was incredibly sharp, like an unsheathed sword, exuding a piercing edge.

Seeing Tang Yiyi scrutinizing the lawyer, Pang Zhi hurriedly said, "Sister Yiyi, don’t worry, he’s a friend of my brother, definitely trustworthy!"

But despite what he said, Tang Yiyi could see that the lawyer’s expression wasn’t too friendly and he seemed to harbor hostility towards her! With someone like that, she couldn’t trust him!

She didn’t beat around the bush, looking directly at the lawyer, and asked, "I don’t think I’ve offended you, but you seem quite displeased with me? Can you tell me why?"

The lawyer’s face remained unchanged, only slightly raising an eyebrow in surprise, then he stated bluntly, "I’ve read all the news online, and it’s all very unfavorable to you. Whether or not this was deliberately schemed by someone, the elderly man involved was indeed seriously injured. Moreover, the contract you signed with Pang Zhi is unfair. I demand that the contract be renegotiated, or else I refuse to assist!"

Pang Zhi couldn’t believe he said that! This person was introduced by his brother, was conveniently nearby in Safe City, and came directly over, supposedly to help him. Who knew he would be so unreliable! He nervously looked at Tang Yiyi, afraid she would misunderstand and think the situation was deliberately set up, hastily explaining, "Sister Yiyi, I..."

Before he could finish, Tang Yiyi raised her hand to stop him, giving Pang Zhi a reassuring glance, then looked at the lawyer and asked, "Excuse me, in what capacity are you saying these things to me?"

The lawyer wasn’t intimidated by Tang Yiyi’s demeanor. He looked at her, his expression growing even darker, evidently extremely dissatisfied with her, "If it weren’t for Pang Zhi’s brother asking me to come over to help, do you think I would bother with your mess?"

Tang Yiyi sneered, "Is that so? Since you’re not here to help, the door is right there. Feel free to leave. Neither I nor Pang Zhi need a disobedient and arrogant lawyer. You can leave now." 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

Although she said "leave," her attitude was practically akin to telling him to "get lost." The lawyer’s face turned livid instantly. He stood up abruptly, staring at Tang Yiyi in disbelief, "You’re actually telling me to leave? Don’t you know..."

Tang Yiyi impatiently interrupted him, "I said, you can go now! We don’t need you here!"

"You!" The lawyer, fuming, turned to look at Pang Zhi, demanding resentfully, "Is this the partner you’ve found? You’re actually going to have me waste time helping someone like this?"

Pang Zhi’s face was quite unpleasant at this point. He had been quite happy when his brother introduced someone to help him, but it turned out this person wasn’t here to help at all—he clearly came to assert dominance!

He pointed to the door, glaring directly at the lawyer, "Whom I partner with is none of your business. Just leave! We don’t need you here anymore!" (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)