Fujiwara Chika thought he didn't like it and felt a little nervous when she heard this.

"Does the president dislike ramen?"

"Not really, I just haven't tried it before. Compared to noodles, I prefer rice."

Whether in his past life or now, he didn't remember eating noodles much. Although he had always been curious about ramen, a cultural staple there, he had never actually tried it.

"So, this is your first time? Yay! President's first time is being taken by Fujiwara Chika!"

"Pfft..." Xia Chuanzou almost spat out his water.

Saying such dirty jokes in public, it's a wonder Fujiwara isn't ashamed at all.

Turning his head to look, he found Fujiwara looking excited, not at all affected by the subtle gazes of the people around them and him.

As expected of you, Fujiwara Chika.

"Since the president hasn't eaten it before, let me recommend it to you!"

"Okay." Xia Chuanzou nodded.

He knew that Fujiwara Chika loved to find delicious food, especially ramen, so he didn't ask her why she brought him to a ramen shop.

Although it's not common in Japanese culture for girls to go into such greasy ramen shops, there are always exceptions, so there's no need to give it too much strange attention.

The two found a place to sit down, and then Fujiwara Chika started negotiating with the boss.

"Soy sauce pork bone, light, noodles super hard! And a portion of Arctic ramen, slightly harder!"

Xia Chuanzou nodded, Fujiwara was indeed an expert in this, these terms showed she knew her stuff.

"Soy sauce pork bone is for me, right?"

He heard it was the most famous type, and the methods varied from place to place, so it should be friendly to a newbie like him, right?

"No, that's mine."

"...What?"

023. The President Needs to be Assertive!

Perhaps the night was dazzling and blurred his vision, leading to auditory hallucinations, so Xia Chuanzou asked again.

"Yes."

He got such an answer from the other side.

"..."

Okay, Arctic ramen it is. Although he hadn't heard of its name, it probably wasn't some kind of dark cuisine, right?

Xia Chuanzou believed in Fujiwara Chika. She shouldn't harm him anyway... right?

But it seemed a little too late to ask the store manager to change the menu. Xia Chuanzou had already seen him preparing the ingredients, so he simply chose not to cause trouble.

After knowing that the future he faced might not be peaceful, Xia Chuanzou became somewhat expectant.

Of course, not expecting to be victimized, but seeking that possibly insignificant other possibility—maybe Arctic ramen is also delicious?

The waiting process wasn't too torturous. Fujiwara Chika was at least seriously keeping him company, but when the store manager brought two bowls of noodles, she suddenly stood up and left.

"What's wrong?" Xia Chuanzou asked curiously.

"Getting ice water. President, eat first." Fujiwara Chika didn't even turn her head.

Japanese people generally don't have the habit of drinking hot water. Whether in summer or winter, they drink cold water, and such restaurants basically provide free cold water, and you can take as much as you want.

Xia Chuanzou put away his phone and nodded silently.

Taking the two bowls of noodles from the store manager, Xia Chuanzou lowered his head to observe.

First, Fujiwara Chika's soy sauce pork bone, char siu, shredded seaweed, green onion, red ginger, soft-boiled egg, the amount of side dishes was just right, and a rich aroma wafted over, it was clear at a glance that it was a delicious dish.

Looking at his Arctic ramen... although it had all the necessary side dishes, why did the color feel wrong?

It was just too brightly colored, right? Compared to Fujiwara's light pork bone noodles, his Arctic ramen looked like it had just been salvaged from a sea of fire.

It was particularly scary and pungent.

"I'm back." Fujiwara Chika appeared by his side at the right time.

Xia Chuanzou took the ice water she handed over and then pushed the pork bone noodles to her.

"Eh? President, you're not really going to eat Arctic ramen, are you?" Fujiwara Chika looked surprised.

This confused Xia Chuanzou.

"Then... otherwise? Didn't you recommend it to me?"

"Oh, I just wanted to tease the president." Fujiwara Chika stuck out her tongue and acted cute. "Actually, I wanted to eat it myself."

"I've always wanted to try it, but I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to finish it and it would be a waste, but it doesn't matter today with the president here. If I can't finish it, I'll give it to the president!"

Xia Chuanzou thought for a while and felt that there was no need to make things difficult for himself, so he readily agreed.

"I'm going to eat."

Breaking open the bamboo chopsticks, putting his hands together, and then starting to eat.

Gently picking up a small amount of noodles and putting them in his mouth, tasting its delicacy and deliciousness with the side dishes, the rich soup exploded in his mouth, and the mellow aroma instantly filled his entire nasal cavity...

It can indeed be called delicious...

"Wuwuwu!!!"

"..."

The movement next to him was really loud, and Xia Chuanzou couldn't concentrate on enjoying the food.

"What's wrong again?"

Looking at Fujiwara Chika with her eyes wide, raising her hand to cover her mouth, and flailing her arms in a flustered manner, Xia Chuanzou was speechless.

Looking at how lightly she said it just now, he thought she could at least finish half of it, but she was already overwhelmed by the spiciness after just the first bite?

"Have some water."

Xia Chuanzou silently handed over the water.

Fujiwara Chika couldn't wait to take the water glass and gulped down two big mouthfuls before letting out a long breath: "I'm alive."

With the cooling and pain relief of the ice water, the fiery pain on the tip of her tongue was suppressed to a barely acceptable level.

However, Xia Chuanzou knew that this was just the beginning. After the effect of the ice water passed, Fujiwara would be able to feel what true pain was.

Sure enough, after a while, Fujiwara began to wail in a low voice:

"Guwuwu, my throat hurts..."

This was natural. Even her tongue couldn't withstand that level of spiciness, so how could her delicate throat endure it?

"Why don't you just give up? There's no need to force yourself to eat it."

"No! How can I waste food! Today, I will fight the 'Red Devil' three hundred rounds!" Fujiwara Chika waved her fist full of ambition, but the fine sweat on her forehead had already revealed her fear.

Seeing that he couldn't persuade her, Xia Chuanzou had no choice but to let her go.

However, looking at her miserable appearance of taking a bite of ramen and a mouthful of ice water, and sometimes looking up and shedding tears, he finally frowned.

So, without regard for Fujiwara Chika's reaction, Xia Chuanzou pushed his untouched portion of ramen to her, then grabbed and snatched the "Red Devil" from her hand.

"You eat this."

"Eh? But..."

"No buts, just eat it."

"..."

Seeing Fujiwara Chika lowering her head and remaining silent, Xia Chuanzou realized that his tone might have been a bit rough just now.

However, Fujiwara Chika on the opposite side looked twisted and shy, and the blush on her face, whether from the spiciness or from the shame of failing the challenge, was particularly conspicuous under the warm light.

"Okay, okay..."

"..."

Xia Chuanzou nodded hesitantly.

Although Fujiwara Chika's current situation was a bit strange, she at least listened to his advice and no longer wanted to challenge death.

It was good that she calmed down, but Xia Chuanzou himself was in trouble.

He really couldn't bring himself to eat the ramen in front of him, which was covered in red chili oil.

It wasn't that he couldn't eat spicy food. In fact, he liked to eat spicy food in his previous life, especially with some barbecue, which he enjoyed very much.

However, after coming here, because of the Japanese people's light eating habits, he also followed the local customs and hadn't eaten such food again. Now, it was normal for him to feel uncomfortable when suddenly asked to challenge it again.

After brewing his emotions, he picked up a small amount of noodles and put them in his mouth in front of Fujiwara Chika.

"..."

"H, how is it?" Fujiwara Chika next to him couldn't even care about her protesting taste buds and focused all her attention on Xia Chuanzou's actions.

"...It's okay." Xia Chuanzou raised an eyebrow.

It wasn't as explosively spicy as he had imagined, but within an acceptable range.

"You're lying, right? President, you're not afraid at all?" Fujiwara Chika covered her small mouth, looking incredulous.

"Could it be that the president is the legendary Chili Superman?"

"What kind of weird character is that?" Xia Chuanzou retorted.

Japanese people have special hobbies in this regard. No matter what they do, they like to put strange names on others.

Like "Ice Kaguya", "Cancer of the Earth", etc., highlighting a sense of chuunibyou.

"Then why isn't the president afraid of spiciness? It's so spicy!"

"Maybe it's because my physique is special?" Xia Chuanzou shrugged.

He himself didn't know what was going on. If he had to say why, it might be because this body was used to exercising, so it was resistant to abnormal states? After all, spiciness is pain, and if you're subjectively not afraid, you might really not be afraid.

But there was another possibility—it was just that the chili here wasn't spicy enough, and Fujiwara Chika herself was very weak.

However, Xia Chuanzou wouldn't say this, otherwise the Fujiwara Chika who was embarrassed and angry might retaliate against him.

After confirming that he could eat it, the next thing became much simpler. Xia Chuanzou ate Arctic ramen, and the weak Fujiwara Chika ate soy sauce pork bone noodles. Both of them enjoyed the delicious food.

During this period, Fujiwara Chika didn't believe in evil and felt that she had eaten the spiciest part before, so she tried a few more mouthfuls to her death, but she was still so spicy that she was dying. Only then did she affirm Xia Chuanzou's super strength.

"Mmm... Thank you for the meal!"

Fujiwara Chika's face bloomed with a bright smile after enjoying the delicious food, and Xia Chuanzou's mood also became a lot more pleasant.

"President, how was it? It was delicious, right!"

At this moment, Secretary Fujiwara looked like a kid asking for credit, as if saying "Praise me! Praise me!"

Xia Chuanzou naturally followed her wish.

"Yeah, it was delicious."

As a first attempt, the experience was not bad.

Although this idiot Fujiwara had the suspicion of wanting to see him make a fool of himself, the fact that she finally chose to eat the Arctic ramen herself made him feel somewhat warm.

Not all bad intentions, right? Xia Chuanzou thought.

Hearing Xia Chuanzou's affirmation, Fujiwara Chika smiled, and the smile on her face became silly.

The two paid the bill and left together, chatting along the way.

When it was about to separate, Xia Chuanzou finally couldn't help the thoughts in his heart and called to stop Fujiwara Chika.

"Fujiwara... I..."

"Nani Nani?" Fujiwara Chika turned around and looked at Xia Chuanzou with her head tilted. Seeing him looking shy and twisted, her tone suddenly became nervous.

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