Flames of Ambition

16: Decorating the Restaurant

Chapter 16: Decorating the Restaurant

After two weeks, the session of Feng Zhengying and Zexel was now complete. The only thing that Feng Zhengying needed to do was to continue practicing his legs to walk again.

He was now completely healed by Zexel, which made everyone, including Feng Zhengying, grateful to her.

Zexel was only monitoring the three-hour practice of Feng Zhengying on the parallel bars.

After their session, they ate snacks together.

"So, Your Highness, what's your plan after you complete this therapy? The time that you can now walk anytime you want," Zexel opened up the topic between the two of them since Feng Zhengying was really quiet.

"Still need to pretend that Benwang is still crippled. If they know that Benwang can walk again, everyone will scheme against this Prince," Feng Zhengying coldly said.

Zexel was already used to how Feng Zhengying talked to her. His tone was like a robot—it had no emotion. His face was stoic and he barely smiled during their sessions. She was used to it since it was also her facade when she was facing her people in her mafia.

She was only cold inside her mafia headquarters, but outside the HQ, she was two-faced and loved to act according to her taste.

So Zexel was immune to Feng Zhengying and she did not mind how cold his tone was. The only thing she wanted from him was to reply to her.

"After we eat, why don't you try to examine your cultivation to see if it has returned to your peak," Feng Zhengying nodded to her as they finished their meal.

After that, they both examined his cultivation. It was at Low Earthly Spiritualist, making Zexel shocked by his cultivation. It was too high for a person who came from a ninth-grade country like Pingjing Country.

"My cultivation peak is back," Feng Zhengying smiled at Zexel and hugged her, making her blush because of it.

But after a second, Zexel pushed him away gently.

"So-sorry," Feng Zhengying avoided making eye contact with Zexel, making the surroundings awkward.

"Uhm, this Lady needs to go back now. This Lady needs to rest since tomorrow is the day that we will make our plaque and decorate this Lady's restaurant," she said.

She flew using her Qinggong and went inside her courtyard to sleep.

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Early in the morning, Zexel was about to sneak out when she bumped into her father.

"Fan Lihua, where are you going?" her jerk father asked.

Zexel bowed slightly and smiled at him.

"Lihua greets Father. Replying to Father, this daughter was invited to a food tasting at the soon-to-be-open restaurant in the Silver Lane Market by a friend," she fake-smiled sweetly, making her father soften his heart.

"Then, would you mind bringing some for this Father?" Fan Xuan Yan said. Zexel nodded.

"Of course, this daughter will certainly bring some for Father and Grandmother," Fan Lihua said.

Fan Xuan Yan just gestured for her to leave, so Zexel immediately walked out of the manor.

She climbed up into her rented carriage and went to the restaurant.

--*--

"Alright, next week is the day that we will open our restaurant. And now, we will do our plaque and decorate the whole place. Manager Zhang, are the invitations that this Lady asked you to prepare all finished?" Zexel asked.

"Replying to Miss Zexel, all the invitations are finished. We just need to do the other things before we deliver them," the manager of the restaurant said.

Chong Zi Zhang was a slave before he became the manager of this store. He was really grateful to Zexel for giving him a job like this. And he vowed to himself that no matter what happened, he would never betray Zexel even if someone offered him money or threatened his life.

For him, Zexel was his savior, and she was the one who gave him hope and a new life. So he did not mind offering his life for her for the rest of his life.

"Now, let's do this." Their plaque was really unique because the females painted the background of the wide plank. Then the males carved a border near the edges with the design that Zexel had drawn before.

It was already noon when they finished the two tasks that were given to them, then Zexel was the one who wrote their restaurant's name:

ZUG Restaurant

It was written in English first, then the Mandarin letters were below the English name. She was sure that with this unique plaque, everyone would be curious about what was inside.

The other females painted the wall at the same time the plaque was made. The whole place was painted as a beautiful garden near the trees. Then they decorated the ceiling with vines, and the whole place was adorned with the preserved flowers that Zexel personally made. They would not rot as long as she was still alive.

The scent inside the restaurant was like the scent of flowers that were painted through the walls. The whole place gave off the vibe that you were inside an enchanted forest.

The whole place looked magical, which was the feeling that Zexel wanted to evoke. They decided to continue decorating the wall outside and decided to continue cultivating.

Everyone was advancing through the help of Zexel's pills and their determination. Most of them were already at the same level as Fan Qingyou, which is the High Primary Spiritualist.

Although it was common for someone their age to be at this stage, the fact was, they only began to cultivate less than a month ago, so it was not normal for them to advance that quickly. If someone found out about this, their jaw might drop to the floor—or they might faint immediately.

When evening came, Zexel monitored the practice of Feng Zhengying walking, and she was extremely satisfied with the result.

Then around Xui[1] hour, she decided to go back to their manor.

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1: Xui Hour (戌) - Dog Hour 7-9 pm

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