CHAPTER 740: CHAPTER 742: WHO IS REALLY HELPING YUELAI RESTAURANT

Li Fuyou, having been severely ravaged by illness, fell sick again. He slept unusually deeply, from the afternoon straight through to the next morning’s dawn.

In the morning, Li Fuyou slowly opened his eyes, and, as usual, got up early to relieve himself.

Propping up his exhausted body, he got out of bed to heed nature’s call when he looked down to attend to his third leg.

His face instantly turned ashen white, and his heart couldn’t help but flutter—what on earth was happening? Why wasn’t his third leg "rising" this morning?

He tried hard to calm himself down—it couldn’t be. He must be overthinking it.

It must be because he was sick, weakened by his illness. In a few days, when he regained his strength, it would be fine again. It had to be.

Limping back into the room, he heard a knock at the door, "Knock knock."

Then came Amo’s voice, "Young master!"

"Come in. The door’s not latched."

Amo walked into the room, his demeanor hesitant, and Li Fuyou, surprised, then said, "What’s the matter? Spit it out!"

"Young master, Yuelai Restaurant has started targeting us at Dongfeng Restaurant again yesterday." Acheng still spoke up. The young master would have to find out sooner or later; better he knew early on to prepare a response.

Upon hearing this, Li Fuyou’s face darkened menacingly. His hands, which hung at his sides, clenched into fists, his bulging veins clearly visible. He had not expected the Chu Family’s eldest to go so far; this was an attempt to thoroughly ruin him.

He furrowed his brows, striving to control the rage bubbling within him, his voice low, "What tricks have they played this time? How low did they drop their prices now?"

"Young master, they haven’t lowered their prices this time."

Li Fuyou couldn’t figure out how they could target Dongfeng Restaurant without dropping prices, "Then what have they done?"

"For some unknown reason, Yuelai Restaurant has introduced nearly thirty new dishes overnight, and they’ve made bold claims that new dishes will keep coming. Those who went to try them yesterday were full of nothing but praise for their new menu, and after leaving, they’ve been spreading the word. If this continues, our patrons will be poached by them."

Li Fuyou’s eyes flickered with surprise, such a situation was incredibly rare. Did they hire some culinary genius? But even with a culinary genius, a never-ending stream of new dishes was impossible.

Yet this situation was decidedly unfavorable for them. Their restaurant hadn’t introduced new dishes for a long time. If this were to continue, Dongfeng Restaurant’s clientele would be completely taken by Yuelai Restaurant.

Amo continued, "There’s another issue. Among the new dishes introduced by Yuelai Restaurant, some are the signature dishes of our Dongfeng Restaurant."

"What?" Li Fuyou exclaimed in surprise, his eyebrows furrowing, "Has Dongfeng Restaurant been betrayed from the inside?"

"Not necessarily, young master, because everyone says that the same dishes at Yuelai Restaurant taste much better than ours at Dongfeng Restaurant."

With these words, Li Fuyou could no longer rein in his seething anger. He grabbed a teapot from the table and violently hurled it to the ground, "Investigate! Find out who is helping Yuelai Restaurant. Once found, bring him to our Dongfeng Restaurant."

Having calmed down, Li Fuyou gently sat down in a chair. His eyes glinted maliciously, the corners of his mouth twitching upward ever so slightly. He was determined to find the chef who was aiding Yuelai Restaurant and recruit him to Dongfeng Restaurant. Such a talented chef was a veritable goldmine, and how could he possibly let that go?