God of Cooking Chapter 100:

Once the conclusion had been made, the one who left the Grand Chef house was Chloe .
Chloe had a simple recipe that brought a delicious flavor, and Jo Minjoon’s lacked a bit but had a fine recipe . If you asked who of the two was more outstanding, you wouldn’t be able to reply easily .

But Grand Chef’s policy was clear . The judges made Jo Minjoon do the eliminating mission because the Korean meal he made didn’t match with the competition . There was no way that would change now .

The conclusion was made . Jo Minjoon lived and Chloe died . While sitting on a sofa that was at the lobby, Jo Minjoon kept putting an absentminded face . It wasn’t that Chloe eliminating was a shock, but he hated himself for wanting to survive even through the misfortune of others . He thought that he was going to be free from that greed .

“……Why are you putting on that dark expression?”

It wasn’t that familiar of a voice . As he turned to look back, Rachel was looking at him . Jo Minjoon smiled bitterly and said .

“It’s not the time to put a bright expression . ”
“Although a friend got eliminated, you survived . Aren’t you happy?”
“We weren’t together for long, but she’s a friend I really appreciated . I shouldn’t be happy . But perhaps I am . And I’m scared because there may be some of that thought in my heart . ”
“If you are a person it’s normal to think like that, there will be no one to blame you because you aren’t a moralist . And there’s no need to . Look at Serguei . Was he a moralist?”

Jo Minjoon, instead of replying, rolled his eyes with an awkward expression . Even if it was by joke, he couldn’t even joke his great sunbae . Jo Minjoon asked with a low voice .

“Why are you paying that much attention to me?”
“Because I fell for you . For your tongue . That’s a blessing given by **** . ” (PR:I knew it! Just kidding . )

Normally, it was a compliment that you would only be happy with . However Jo Minjoon couldn’t do that . It was also a surprise for Rachel because there wasn’t even a trace of happiness in Jo Minjoon’s face . Jo Minjoon asked back with a low voice .

“Then, if I didn’t have this sense of taste you wouldn’t even have paid attention to me in the first place . ”
“…… . Probably . But is there a need to?”
“The ability I have is different to what you are thinking of, Rachel . Perhaps, if you are really looking for someone with an absolute sense of taste…… She would be better . ”

Jo Minjoon talked like that and looked away . Kaya, that had finished her interview just in time, flinched at Rachel turning to look at her so suddenly .

“…… . . Why are you looking at me?”

Rachel didn’t reply and looked at her feeling that something hanged in her chest . Serguei was also like that, and now, Jo Minjoon too . That the one they had to look for was Kaya Lotus . It could clearly be seen that she had talent just by looking at her cooking . If she hadn’t known Jo Minjoon, she would probably have been the gemstone she would take as a disciple .

‘Am I making a mistake now……’

Rachel’s gaze sharpened . Kaya silently sat next to Jo Minjoon and opened her mouth .

“Why didn’t you go yet? That old man Serguei disappeared right after it ended . ”
“Serguei has a restaurant to run . ”
“And don’t you have one?”
“I’m only the owner . There’s a separate head chef . ”

Rachel talked like that and turned to look at Jo Minjon again . Even if Kaya was a nice gemstone, she wouldn’t be as good as this youth in front of her . That was her judgement .

“Do you have any plans after this? Be it winning or getting eliminated, you should have some plans . Ah, am I being too intrusive?”
“…… . . You aren’t particularly . If I win, I would have to go to many events as Grand Chef’s winner . After that, I would have to get in some restaurant . And if I’m lucky, I may even get received as a head chef . But in the first place, I’m not even ready for that . ”
“There are geniuses at times . There are also those that receive a Michelin star after becoming head chef at the age of 20, and at 30 they get their third star . ”

The moment she said that, Rachel’s eyes became teary . Rachel said with a low voice .

“But if you really think that you don’t have talent, come and look for me . If you need teaching, I can teach you all you want . I wanted to tell you this . ”
“…… . You didn’t come all the way here just to tell me this, right?”
“I think that you may get more moved if I say yes…… . But unfortunately that’s not the case . I also have to announce to the world that Rachel Rose isn’t dead yet . I can’t keep living as an elderly forever . And……”

Rachel’s eyes moved to Kaya .

“Today’s dishes were good . I also want to propose to you . One day, you will need my help . And don’t hesitate to come and look for me when that day comes . ”

Rachel stood up .

“I’m sorry to take the time of you young’uns . I will pray for better results from now on . ”

Kaya looked at Rachel’s back getting farther with confused eyes .

“Why is she getting like that?”
“What?”
“She’s strange . To go and look for her . And what’s the day we will need her?”
“Just receive it as good words . It means that she holds you in good regards . ”
“That means that…… . . ?”

Kaya rolled her eyes upwards as if she was still confused . Jo Minjoon smirked and replied . His burdened heart got lighter, even if it was a little .

“Don’t mind her . You just act like yourself . ”

Kaya didn’t reply anything and just looked at Jo Minjoon . She also had eyes, and was aware of her surroundings . And she could clearly see that this situation wasn’t that comfortable for him .

“It’s regrettable that Chloe got eliminated…… . But there’s no need for you to act as a sinner . ”
“Rather than a sinner……”
“It’s that face . Although it is regrettable, even so…… I’m honestly happy . Not that Chloe got eliminated, but you still being here . ”

Her eyes shone seriously . And Jo Minjoon just looked at her eyes . He had never felt that her sky blue eyes, under her dense double eyelids was this deep . And the skin that didn’t have make up and the part under her eyes was felt more clearly than ever . It was to the point that he wondered if he had seen her with only one eye all this time .

Was it wet with saliva or if it was originally moist, her lips that shone with the help of a reflector opened . But Kaya turned her head . Anderson and Chloe were coming in through the lobby . Chloe laughed awkwardly .

“Hello . ”
“……Why the sudden greeting?”

Kaya replied with a weird voice . Anderson frowned .

“Don’t speak to those that died . ”
“……Saying that I’m dead rather hurts me . ”

Chloe put on a teary face . Anderson coughed with awkward face and sat down . Kaya sharpened her gaze .

“Why don’t you keep your words first?”

Anderson couldn’t say anything . Jo Minjoon let out a sigh and looked at Chloe . It wasn’t that he had particularly done anything wrong to her . Just at that moment, he had thought of a really selfish thing . If you were a person, you couldn’t help it but get that thought . But he was sorry because of that because Chloe treated him like a real family . And at times she was so gentle it made him misunderstand .

“… . . I’m sorry, Chloe . ”

When Jo Minjoon said those words, the ones that were next to him all put strange faces . And it wasn’t an exception for Chloe . She opened her mouth as if she was perplexed .

“Why are you sorry to me?”

He couldn’t reply anything at that question . It was a really embarrassing thing to reply back . And even if he did say it, it would only hurt Chloe . Jo Minjoon forced a smile . He didn’t want to send her with a suffering face .

“No . It’s nothing . Thank you for what you have done . ”
“Why thank me……”

Chloe scratched her cheeks with an awkward face . Kaya asked with a voice that you couldn’t even say by joke that it was cheerful .

“But why did you do that?”
“Huh?”
“The mission? Why did you suddenly make a familiar meal? You could make an even better dish . ”
“I wonder…… There are those situations when your mom is lecturing you, and even if you know that if you reply back it will only get longer, but you do it anyways . I think that I felt like that . ”

It was a weird and convincing reply . When Kaya and Anderson were nodding, Jo Minjoon just looked at Chloe without saying anything . Chloe, too, seemed like she wanted to say many things, but she couldn’t open her mouth maybe because of Anderson and Kaya . Anderson glanced at Chloe and suddenly brought his handphone that didn’t even ring to his ear .

“Yes, Martin . Yes . Right now? Understood . ”

Anderson stood up and looked at Kaya .

“Hey . Get up . ”
“What? Why so suddenly?”
“Martin says that he has something to ask . We have to go for a moment . ”
“…… . I wanted to be a little more with Chloe . ”

Kaya pouted her lips with a sad face . But she couldn’t act spoiled when the PD was calling her . At that moment, Anderson’s and Chloe’s eyes met . Anderson smirked, and Chloe that saw that could vaguely guess the situation . Chloe blushed and moved her feet sluggishly . Jo Minjoon mumbled with a weird voice .

“Why is Martin calling them?”
“Ye, yeah . It doesn’t happen normally . ”
“Well, if they come back we will know . ”

Jo Minjoon looked at Chloe . They sat facing each other with a table in the middle, and they looked tactfully at each other for different reasons . Chloe slowly opened her mouth .

“I got to go first . ”
“…… . We will be able to see again . Cooking, you will keep doing it, right?”

Honestly speaking, the words she had said to him kept roaming in his head . It had stimulated him, and at the same time made him worry . Would she think that this path wasn’t suited to her, and leave it? Chloe smiled merrily and nodded .

“Don’t worry . I’m not planning to stop . I just…… resisted for a moment . This cooking can be done, and that cannot . I don’t like differentiating that much . I told you that I’m going to run a restaurant . ”
“Right . You said that you were going to run a couple restaurant . I hope for your dreams to become true . ”

Jo Minjoon said while putting a soft, yet sad smile . Chloe just looked at his smile . She liked that expression she could see at times . Because she could feel that he thought about her . At Jo Minjoon’s one smile, Chloe imagined tens, or twenty things . She saw things that weren’t visible, and heard what wasn’t hearable . Chloe forced a leisure voice .

“If I want to run it, money is money, but I need a husband to run it together . And a chef husband on top of that . ”
“Ah, that’s also true . It will be a really difficult dream . ”

Jo Minjoon smiled bitterly . Chloe hesitated for a moment . Perhaps, this one sentence could ruin it all . But she couldn’t step back . Anderson had even lied and gave them space . Perhaps, her self right now would be too shabby…… . But if she couldn’t even bring this words, she wouldn’t become shabby but miserable . She wanted to at least avoid that .

Chloe opened her mouth . Through her lips, her tongue that was more watery and red than it showed itself through that space and hid again shyly . When he thought that a ‘whew’ sigh was going to get out of her mouth, Chloe’s eyes opened up clearly .

“…… . . I would like it if it was you . ”

At that moment, Jo Minjoon’s eyes shook . He slowly looked at Chloe’s eyes . He looked at that fierce waterfall of emotions, that whirlpool . He opened his mouth, but that wasn’t to say some words . It was to let out a noiseless expression of his perplexion . Chloe still looked at Jo Minjoon .

Worry and expectation, shyness and boldness, and love was contained in her eyes . No, it wasn’t only her eyes . Those things were contained in her flushed face, trembling mouth, and on her tears . On top of that, it was also contained in her clenched fists . So clearly he didn’t understand how he couldn’t feel it until now .

And those things flowed through words .

“I would like it…… . . If you were in my restaurant . ”

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